Chapter 281 - Their Temporary Separation (2/2)
Those crystal dew sinks into the earth and disappears instantly, just like Mu Tiannan’s unrequited love.
“Maybe Rong City is not a good place for me.” Mu Tiannan mutters and runs down the hill.
“Book a flight back to New York for me … Yes, tonight, I want the latest one.”
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“Just now, did Brother Mu want to tell you something?” Liu Zheng is just trying to fill silences. He doesn’t want to admit that without enough personal ability, he can only fly with Lin Luoran’s help. It’s a little shameful.
Lin Luoran smiles, “I have told him to wait for me at home. When I go back, I will ask him. Now I can’t wait to see the soul wood! Here we are. Let’s go! ”
The villa is close to Qingcheng Taoist Temple and it’s airline distance, so they arrive here very soon. Lin Luoran pulls Liu Zheng down. The crazy Taoist has been already waiting in the yard.
“Follow me!”
The entrance is a wall in the main room of the Qingcheng Taoist Temple. This place was probably the bedroom of Huizhu before. Now the mountainside is almost hollowed out by the crazy Taoist and his apprentices. Down the rotating stone steps, views are more open. Lin Luoran’s face is illuminated by a dim cyan light. It’s her first time to come to the place where the soul wood grows. She is so shocked.
She guesses that she might see a tree, and she does see a tree. But… what in front of her is just… too big…
Viewed from above, the rotating stone steps lead them to its bottom and this big tree has a diameter of more than ten meters. It is as tall as a building of dozens of floors in Rong City. Its one leaf can already wrap people, just like clothes. The trace of the vein is clearly visible and glowing greenly. It reminds Lin Luoran of the soul wood she has grown for a long time in s.p.a.ce. In reality, it is two years. But in fact, it’s hundreds of years old. For the first time, Lin Luoran feels inferior for s.p.a.ce.
“This is mature soul wood. If it is grown naturally, it takes at least ten thousand years.” The crazy Taoist leads the two of them down.
Lin Luoran and Liu Zheng follow him closely. Lin Luoran wonders, “I remember it’s planted less than two years ago. How can it be so huge?”
They have been to the bottom, and realizes the dim cyan light is from here. Lin Luoran sees many egg-sized crystals around the bottom of the tree root. She can feel the Wood Reiki without even touching it.
“These spirit stones are from the small Wood Reiki mine under the Qingcheng Taoist Temple. The master has been digging them to breed the soul wood.” Liu Zheng explains in a whisper.
Lighter than jadeite in color, looked like polished diamonds, and surrounded by Wood Reiki: these are the famous wood spirit stones?
They are like “diamonds of fire” which are born with Strange Fire. Maybe she has seen the so-called spirit stones before, but they are fire ones.
Lin Luoran picks one up and holds it for a while. Compared with the diamond of fire, these wooden spirit stones are used to cultivate the soul wood so they almost run out of Wood Reiki.
“Master, now can we use the soul wood?” Liu Zheng has told her long ago about it can work, but without a message from the crazy Taoist, Lin Luoran still can’t believe it.
The crazy Taoist hesitates for a while, and Lin Luoran becomes more nervous.
“If it’s only Baojia who uses it, then it can work… In fact, the ripening trick has destroyed the lineage of the soul wood. You can’t find such wood on earth in the future.”
As long as she can save Baojia, she doesn’t mind its lineage is essentially gone. Besides, there is actually another one in s.p.a.ce, but she definitely dare not to say it out. Instead, she asks the crazy Taoist the reason why he said so.
“If the soul wood is used to nourish Bao’s soul, then it will naturally wither. There is no way to save it. What you are looking at is mature soul wood. However, its potential is totally given away… Like what people say, it is just a paper tiger.” The crazy Taoist turns around the tree, kind of depressed.
Lin Luoran and Liu Zheng look at each other, and the latter changes the subject immediately, “Master, what are we going to do now?”
“Lin goes back to bring Bao Jia, and you stay here to help me prepare for it!”
Lin Luoran signifies her content with a nod. The crazy Taoist calls her again, “If everything goes well, Baojia will stay here for a long time. You can bring the junior one of Qin together.”
Well, the junior one of Qin, namely, Commander Qin. The crazy Taoist is really a kind man hallmarked with cold aspect. It’s so obvious that he still cares about Commander Qin. Why does he never show it?
Lin Luoran climbs out of the mountain and calls Commander Qin. As soon as the old man knows it is the crazy Taoist’s call, he smilingly promises to be Mount Qingcheng within half an hour.
Before Lin Luoran returns home, her parents have returned earlier than her and cleaned the petals on the ground. She doesn’t notice anything strange and then she gathers the whole family together.
“Sister Baojia is going to other places for treatment? When will she wake up?” Lin Luodong asks. Her parents and Li Xi’er also look at her anxiously.
Lin Luoran meditates in silence because she can’t answer this question. Baojia, lying in bed and long hair scattered, wears the ancient costume. The crazy Taoist says that costume is a dust-proof treasure, so there is no need to change her clothes. She is so peaceful, like a delicate porcelain doll.
She is in a dilemma. Fortunately, Commander Qin arrives here before long. Lin Luoran takes Baojia out of the house and does not let her family follow.
It’s better that fewer people know about where Baojia is going to be. If Lin Luodong or Li Xier accidentally lets out the secret, it will be dangerous for Baojia.
When Lin Luoran and Commander Qin leave, Mrs. Lin can’t help crying, “Bao Jia, what a good girl. Why does she suffer so much?”
Mr. Lin pats her hand, “You don’t need to be sad. Now Bao Jia can be cured and we should be happy about it. The separation is just temporary.”
Li Xi’er and Lin Luodong both nod. Mrs. Lin smiles through tears, “Yes, it won’t be long before Bao Jia comes back. We should be happy.”
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