Chapter 228 - The Life of Being Watched (1/2)

Chapter 228 The Life of Being Watched

In the autumn night, the sound of insects was accompanied by the moonlight and the snow. Late at night, in the corridor in the backyard of the Sea G.o.d Temple, Li Changshou used the ident.i.ty of the old Daoist that his paper effigy was disguised as and looked up at the fairy beside him, who looked like she had walked out of his painting. He felt relieved.

I should be glad.

When I tried to convince the G.o.ddess of Golden Light and the others, I only rephrased my words and did not distort the truth.

Otherwise, it would be hard to explain himself in front of the fairy.

That made Li Changshou realize how important it was to stick to the principles he had set previously.

Men should persevere.

Who is this fairy?

Since she can look for me at this moment because of Zhao Gongming, and even cause my heart to stir a little… she probably isn’t anyone else other than G.o.ddess Yun Xiao, who had frightened Master Zhao.

Li Changshou smiled and said, “Fairy, why are you visiting so late at night?”

“I’ve come over from Big Brother’s place,” Yun Xiao said softly, but she stopped halfway. She placed her pair of soft hands behind her back. The long dress on her was made of cloud-like silk, giving it a light and soft texture. Every time she walked, there seemed to be two faint white clouds following her. Although she walked in the mortal world, she was not tainted by it at all. However, Li Changshou did not have the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery in front of him. His thoughts raced and he a.n.a.lyzed it carefully.

Did this fairy… come to question me?

That shouldn’t be the case. At most, Master Zhao would only say that he had stopped the experts from the Western Sect. It is unlikely that he would tell Yun Xiao how he had stopped them.

Li Changshou immediately had a solution. He smiled and said, “Senior Gongming, are you alright?” He heard Yun Xiao say softly, “Brother is fine. I’ve heard it from him. Fellow Daoist, when you tried to persuade Senior Brother Huang Long to help the dragon race, Big Brother felt that it was time for him to help. Hence, you helped him and caused karma for no reason. Fellow Daoist, I’m here to ask if you were doing it on purpose or not.” Li Changshou said seriously, “No. This is really just a coincidence. There was a reason for that incident that day. Perfected Huang Long was schemed by someone. Senior Gongming saved him and asked Perfected Huang Long to call me over…” Li Changshou then explained the fraud situation in the South Ocean.

The best way to deal with experts like Yun Xiao and the Great Daoist Master Xuan Du was to not have any tricks up his sleeves. He would stick to the strategy of ‘using sincerity to exchange for opportunities’ and put himself in the right position.

When Yun Xiao heard that, he let out a soft sigh and said worriedly, “Brother has now lost the cautiousness that he had during ancient times. The four of us have cultivated since ancient times. The higher our cultivation levels, the stronger our abilities, and the more enemies we have in the world. There are Saints in the Primordial World. The more one walks towards this realm, the more they would know that this is an insurmountable mountain. If such an existence wants to kill us, it will still be easy. Brother seems to have forgotten about that.”

Li Changshou was rendered speechless. If you can always remember these principles in the future and avoid trouble, your ending will definitely not be that miserable.

Li Changshou said, “Fairy, Senior Gongming’s cultivation level is high and his numinous treasure is powerful. He is like the sun in the sky. There’s no need to worry too much.”

Yunxiao chuckled and said gently, “Fellow Daoist, since you can come up with brilliant methods for the matters between the Jie School and the Western Sect, save the dragon race, and respond to the Heavenly Courts, you can naturally see through these. Why are you trying to coax me?”

“Uh… There are some things that you can say but I can’t, Fairy.”

“Fellow Daoist, I’ve embarra.s.sed myself. I heard your advice to Junior Sister Jinguang (G.o.ddess of Golden Light) just now. I feel a little emotional.” Yun Xiao turned her head to look at the old immortal beside her and asked gently, “Fellow Daoist, you are clearly just a young man with an intermediate Dao Heart. Why are you pretending to be old?”

Li Changshou smiled bitterly. Fairy Yun Xiao was really… a clever person. She had almost seen through him! “This appearance is only for convenience.” Li Changshou sighed. “A young man would be too outstanding. A middle-aged man would be slightly gloomy. Only a kind-looking old man can make others trust him.”

Yun Xiao praised, “Fellow Daoist, your thinking is really thorough and reliable.”

“I’m just not strong enough. I can only protect myself this way.”

Li Changshou chuckled and looked at Fairy Yun Xiao’s side profile.

Could it be… that this Yun Xiao is here to have a heart-to-heart talk with me today?

However, he heard Yun Xiao say, “Fellow Daoist, you should be able to see that there are many hidden dangers in Jie School. The Qi Refinement cultivators in the sect are of varying quality. Some of them may not be unethical, but they are foolish and tend to be made use of by others. Junior Sister Jinguang went to look for you today. I have seen all of your responses. You are truly flawless.”

Yun Xiao paused. He looked at Li Changshou and said, “I don’t mean to eavesdrop. I just didn’t want to appear and meet them, lest I cause trouble for nothing.”

“I understand.” Li Changshou smiled and said, “I understand that the G.o.ddess of Golden Light is worried about Senior Gongming.”

“Sigh, I’m really worried about Big Brother.” Yun Xiao stared at the crescent in the sky and said in an ethereal voice, “My two sisters were also fooling around. Big Brother doesn’t take anyone seriously. Recently, I have been feeling uneasy during my cultivation. I’m afraid that something bad has happened to my elder brother. I can ground my two sisters on the Three-Immortal Island, but Big Brother is still my brother… Right now, he is full of praise for you and admires you. He is avoiding me. Fellow Daoist, your words might be more effective than my persuasion. Fellow Daoist, can you give me an idea?”

“This…”

Li Changshou pondered for a while. He naturally had an idea and had many solutions. His general idea was to beat Master Zhao up and mess with him.

However, there was too much karma involved. It would be inappropriate for him to do that. It would be best if he stayed out of it. “I still have to wait for Senior Gongming to suffer and get into trouble. Forcefully interfering is useless.” Li Changshou thought for a while and said, “If you were in his shoes, Fairy, how would you feel if your two sisters were to lecture you now?” Yun Xiao said gently, “If what they say makes sense, I will naturally listen.”

“However, Senior Gongming… is very prideful,” Li Changshou said. “I’m a junior, and I don’t dare to say much. Fairy, you can find a solution for this.”

“Ah…”

Yun Xiao slowly sighed and stood at the side of the corridor. She frowned and kept thinking. She was also worried for her foster brother. Li Changshou suddenly felt the same way. He wanted to say a few more words of advice, but he kept his mouth shut.

Firstly, he did not have a suitable position, and secondly, he would be involved with unnecessary karma.

Seeing that Yunxiao seemed a little depressed, Li Changshou found another topic and began to talk about the painting. Yun Xiao could not get any solution to persuade her big brother from Li Changshou. She could only put that matter in his heart and chat with Li Changshou.

Li Changshou did not expect that he would take an idle stroll for two hours…