Chapter 81 - : Caused By A Ceramic Bottle… (1/2)
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“Here?”
“Yes, move the Qian position another three inches. The base of the array should face south, and six feet and three inches underground.”
“I’ve found it… ah… hey!”
Three months after Jiu Jiu came out of seclusion, three figures were getting busy outside the Pill Chamber on the Little Qiong Peak.
Li Changshou commanded, and Ling’e supported him.
Jiu Jiu, on the other hand, was mult.i.tasking. She was in charge of suppressing the spiritual energy in the array formation, controlling the fluctuations of the array formations in various places, checking the positions of the bases of the array formations, and covering the refined ones with immortal power. She then slowly buried them underground…
Nothing should go wrong during this process.
After setting down the foundation of the array formation, Jiu Jiu let out a long breath and leaned against the tree trunk while panting heavily…
“How many more?”
Li Changshou took a look at his treasure pouch. There were still about one-third of array formations left, which amounted to about sixty.
However…
He only wanted Jiu Jiu to help him in name and wanted for her to remember the experience deeply. He did not actually need her to set up all the array foundations…
In reality, most of the array foundations he had set up this time had to be slightly adjusted later.
Li Changshou smiled and said, “There are only three left. Thank you, Aunt-Master.”
When she heard that there were only three more to go, Jiu Jiu’s eyes were filled with relief like she had just survived a calamity.
“Finally, it’s been a few months. I’m almost done.”
Standing at the side, Ling’e could tell from Li Changshou’s expression that he was deep in thought.
Senior Brother can already set up the array without Little Aunt-Master’s help?
Jiu Jiu took out a Spirit Wine Pill. With a few cracking sounds, she became energetic again!
“Settle them in one go!”
Jiu Jiu jumped up and rushed to the next place where the array formation had to be buried.
Ling’e straightened her hair and chuckled. She picked up her bamboo basket and quickly followed.
“Little Aunt-Master, have some fruits and get some rest.”
“Little Ling’e is so considerate, unlike your senior who does nothing but order me around and make me do work for him!”
“Senior is just sparing a thought for the safety of Little Qiong Peak. Thank you, Little Aunt-Master. Let me ma.s.sage your shoulders…”
“Ah, to the left… We both have hard lives.”
As they laughed, Ling’e and Jiu Jiu walked away from the forest.
Li Changshou slowly followed them. He pondered about activating the array formation and perfecting the theory of the Chain Array.
They worked for another half a day.
At sunset, the remaining three array foundations were finally settled.
Jiu Jiu acted like she was a completely different person. She was in high spirits. She pulled Ling’e along and called Li Changshou to go to the straw hut to have a game of ‘Battle The Almighty!’
Li Changshou sighed softly in his heart. The array formation had to be fine-tuned in detail for quite some time, so he was not in a hurry.
When he walked out of the forest, Li Changshou suddenly had a sudden urge.
This is…
Li Changshou looked at his Aunt-Master and junior who were jumping around in front of him. He retracted his right hand into his sleeve and immediately pinched his fingers to calculate. Very quickly, he understood something.
The pill in the porcelain bottle that he had given Jiu Wu had been taken out!
The porcelain bottle was naturally not an ordinary porcelain bottle. It was a Dharma artifact that could store immortal pills and preserve medicinal properties.
Li Changshou had tampered with it by adding two restrictions, and put a wisp of his spiritual senses into it.
As long as the pills inside were taken out, he would detect something!
What is going on…
Did Uncle-Master Jiu Wu use the ‘Corrosive Immortal Soul-Converging Pill’ because he’s in danger?
Or could Uncle-Master Jiu Wu have taken out the pill to show it to others?
Of course, he could not rule out the possibility that the bottle had shattered on its own…
Although Uncle-Master Jiu Wu is sometimes unreliable, he had always been cautious when he was outside.
Otherwise, the sect would not have given him the important task of preparing and organizing the Three Sects a.s.sembly, because he would have to be careful and not offend others…
There is most likely to be something wrong with Uncle-Master Jiu Wu.
The Middle Continent is too far away from this place. I can’t do anything immediately either.
Li Changshou immediately had an idea…
He shouted, “Aunt-Master Jiu!”
“Eh? What’s wrong? Come over and have fun! Hehehehe!”
Li Changshou coughed and spoke to Jiu Jiu seriously.
After hearing his words, Jiu Jiu and Ling’e’s expressions changed.
Weird…
Jiu Jiu asked in disbelief, “Really?”
“Of course.” Li Changshou nodded solemnly.
“Well.” Jiu Jiu could not help but blink. She raised her hand and pinched her thin earlobe. “You dreamed that my Fifth Senior Brother was in danger yesterday? He was being chased by seven or eight burly, bear-like people?”
“That’s right,” Li Changshou said with a serious expression. “After thinking about it today, I can’t stop feeling worried. As a Qi Refinement cultivator, my senses should be telling me something.”
Jiu Jiu frowned and whispered, “But you…”
“If Fifth Senior Brother is in trouble, the person dreaming of him should be my Fourth Senior Sister. Or, it could also be me. If I dream of him… that’d be reasonable. After all, Fifth Senior Brother had always treated me like he was my brother and father….”
“Why… did you dream of Senior Brother? What’s going on!?!”
“Uncle-Master Jiu Wu and I are also considered good friends and close confidantes.” Li Changshou smiled bitterly. “Let’s not dwell on the details.
“There should be a way to contact Uncle-Master Jiu Wu. Aunt-Master, are you willing to believe me for once?”
“Of course I believe you.”
Jiu Jiu said seriously, “Otherwise, we wouldn’t take everything that you give us.”
Ling’e turned her head to the side. She knew that Li Changshou was talking about serious matters, and hence she held back her laughter.
“Aunt-Master, please take this matter seriously,” Li Changshou said. “I rarely dream. There are a few instances that have been very accurate.”
Jiu Jiu hesitated a little and said softly, “But we’re going to disturb Fourth Senior Sister’s seclusion just because of your dream… Okay, I’ll try waking her up.”
Li Changshou added, “Please tell her that it was what you saw in your dream.”
“Why? Are you afraid of being scolded?”
“I’m not afraid of being scolded. I’m just afraid of being misunderstood… Besides, I really don’t want to attract any attention from the sect.”
Jiu Jiu scoffed and chided, “You’re making it sound as if everyone wants to stare at you! I’ll go and call for Fourth Senior Sister now. Wait for me here!”
“When I come back, we’ll continue playing ‘Fighting The G.o.d’!”
Li Changshou and Ling’e agreed at the same time. Jiu Jiu yawned and flew away with the huge gourd.
Just as Jiu Jiu left, Ling’e walked over with her hands behind her back. She knocked her slender shoulders lightly against Li Changshou.
“Senior Brother, are you serious?”
“About what?”
“Your dream about Uncle-Master Jiu Wu being chased by a few burly men.”
“Of course the dream wasn’t real.”
Li Changshou stood with his hands behind his back. There was a hint of helplessness in his eyes as he said, “However, it might be real that he’s in trouble.”
“Go back and pack your luggage. Bring all your useful items with you.”