Chapter 345 - Lips Are Sealed (1/2)
When he saw Master Zhao rus.h.i.+ng over, Li Changshou counted the days and roughly guessed something
If he was not wrong, the G.o.ddess of Golden Light, who had changed her clothes and style, must have fainted near the Luofu Cave. Master Zhao, who had returned home, happened to find her and hurriedly brought her back to the cave to treat her.
Then, the two of them were alone. At that moment, Master Zhao seemed to have suddenly understood something and captured the beauty of the G.o.ddess of Golden Light… When he came back to his senses, Master Zhao realized that he had never experienced such subtle emotions before. He did not understand what was going on and quickly looked for someone to discuss…
Guess!
Those were just reasonable guesses that Li Changshou made based on his understanding of Master Zhao’s personality! It was definitely not a brilliant plan!
After all, Li Changshou was very respectful to Master Zhao and was so “grateful to the immortals of Jie School. He also disliked getting involved in other people’s karma… Zhao Gongming walked over hurriedly and pulled Li Changshou’s paper effigy to sit on the chair. He frowned and hesitated. Then, he told Li Changshou the truth…
Yes, it was as Li Changshou had guessed.
“Changgeng! I thought that my Junior Sister, the G.o.ddess of Golden Light was injured in a battle with someone, so I brought her back to the cave to treat her injuries… In the end… Changgeng, what should we do? I did not feel anything previously, but suddenly…” Zhao Gongming was in a dilemma. His beautiful beard was in a knot. “At this moment, she is in my Cave Abode. My Disciple-Niece, the G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit has already gone to take care of her so I had a chance to run out. If others ask, how should I explain?”
“Just tell them the truth.” Li Changshou smiled and asked in return. A Divine Envoy gave him tea at the side. Li Changshou used his immortal power to hold the teacup and gestured for the Divine Envoy to leave.
Zhao Gongming was a little conflicted. He pondered for a while and sighed.
“I didn’t think so before. When I suddenly saw Junior Sister Jinguang today, I felt like she had become another person just because she had changed into a different dress… This feeling is really, really strange.” Li Changshou took a sip of tea and thought for a while. Then, he smiled and said,
“Brother, what do you think about the Dao companion tradition of Qi Refinement cultivators?”
Master Zhao smiled and cleared his throat. He said loudly, “It’s just… The two of them offered to send each other back. Then, the two of them looked at each other and left as if there was no one else around… Tsk, tsk, tsk.”
Li Changshou did not know whether to laugh or cry. He said, “Fairy Yun Xiao and I are not Dao companions yet. It’s mostly because of the incident in the peach blossom forest. Brother, in ancient times, there was a saying about Dharma, wealth, companions.h.i.+p, and land. At that time, Dao companions were very pure. At the end of the ancient times, the human race rose. Most of the human Qi Refinement cultivators were Dao companions who were husband and wife. Therefore, the mortals had the intention of being husband and wife. Even if Fairy Yun Xiao and I become Dao companions, we will still sit and discuss the Dao, chat, and support each other.”
Zhao Gongming kept nodding when he heard that. He said, “However, I’ve always felt that Jinguang doesn’t seem to want to be my Dao companion… Moreover, the people who have become Dao companions on Golden Ao Island are also concerned about their children.”
Li Changshou was rendered speechless. “That’s a troublesome question.” Zhao Gongming hurriedly asked, “Changgeng, how should I tell Junior Sister Jinguang this time?” Li Changshou put down his teacup and said seriously, “When it comes to feelings, just let nature take its course. Moreover, it’s hard to predict the changes too. Last time, you did not have any feelings for the G.o.ddess of Golden Light. Today, you came to me and said… that you think the G.o.ddess of Golden Light is actually not bad. Brother, it’s indeed very difficult for me to do that. You have to confirm your feelings first. Do you reject her or accept her? Do you mean it intentionally or not? I can help you only after you tell me, right?”
“Changgeng, you make sense.”
Zhao Gongming stroked his beard and sighed. He pondered carefully and slowly shook his head. “At this moment, I’m actually a little confused! Changgeng, do you have anything to do? If you don’t have anything to do, why don’t you accompany me out for a walk? Let me think of a way to sort out my feelings.” Li Changshou’s heart skipped a beat. “I happen to be going to the North Continent to visit the land of the Magi. Why don’t you come with me to the North?”
“Alright!”
Zhao Gongming agreed readily. As long as he did not return to the Luofu Cave, he would be fine wherever he went.
Li Changshou asked Zhao Gongming to wait for a while. He used Earth Escape to go to the paper effigy vault below and took some paper effigies as backup. Then, he and Zhao Gongming embarked on the journey to the North Continent. Li Changshou had to admit that he did have the intention to let Zhao Gongming enter the Heavenly Courts in advance to become an immortal. That way, he could help Master Zhao avoid the Great G.o.d-Conferment Tribulation.
However, the possibility of that idea succeeding was very low. Li Changshou did not dare to plot too much. He could only take advantage of the situation and guide them. He had to let Zhao Gongming leave a good impression on the Heavenly Courts first. Only then would he have more room to maneuver…
It could not be helped. Zhao Gongming’s death was the turning point of the Dao Sect’s decline.
The more Li Changshou a.n.a.lyzed the route to becoming a G.o.d, the more he felt that it would be difficult to save Master Zhao. Even though he had already taken away the Copper Coins of Treasurefall and helped Master Zhao gain some merit, he was still not confident.
After all, he still had to consider the power of restraining fate, calamity, and luck…
The biggest Life Gate, the Seven Arrows Book, was still in Daoist Lu Ya’s hands.
Speaking of Daoist Lu Ya… Recently, the black leopard couple did not dare to wors.h.i.+p mindlessly. Lu Ya’s memorial tablet had been removed. They did not know how Daoist Lu Ya was doing On the cloud path, Li Changshou smiled and asked, “Brother Zhao, how much do you know about the female Saint?”
Zhao Gongming, who was deep in thought, answered casually, “She is the Mother of the human race, a Daoist guest in Purple Cloud Palace… Why are you suddenly asking about that?”
“I just suddenly thought of something.” Li Changshou stood with his hands behind his back and looked at the mountains that were rapidly getting further in the distance. “If a huge battle breaks out between the human race and the demon race, I wonder if the Saint will take care of the human race or be biased towards the demon race.”
Zhao Gongming said, “Changgeng, you’re thinking too much. Why would the Saint care about such trivial matters?”
“That’s true.” Li Changshou smiled and agreed. He continued chatting and laughing with Zhao Gongming and rushed to the North Continent at a moderate speed. At the same time… in Luofu Cave of Mount Emei, a white cloud flew over hurriedly and entered the outer array formation familiarly. It arrived at the entrance of the cave and shouted, “Junior Brother Gongming, is Junior Brother Gongming at home?”
He heard a soft gasp from inside the cave. The jade pendants on the wall rang, and the G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit walked out of the cave.
She was dressed in a long dress that looked like it was formed from flames. She had a tall figure, a slender neck, and a beautiful face.
The G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit looked up and saw an old Daoist priest dressed in an earthen-yellow robe standing on the cloud in front of the cave. She pinched her slender fingers in her sleeve and quickly recalled who that person was. “Fire Spirit of Jie School greets Uncle-Master Huang Long.”
According to the order of entry for the disciples of the three sects, the master of the G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit, Daoist Duobao, had become a disciple of the Three Pure Ones before Huang Long did. Huang Long cupped his hands and frowned. “Is Junior Brother Gongming in the cave?”
The G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit smiled and said, “Uncle-Master Zhao has something to do and went to look for the Sea G.o.d… No, she went to look for the Water G.o.d. She asked me to stay here to look after the house. Aunt-Master Huang Long, do you have any instructions?”
“Water G.o.d…”
Perfected Huang Long could not help but frown. He looked at the jade token in his hand and sighed dejectedly. Why did I go into seclusion all of a sudden?! Over the years of cultivation, I hadn’t gained enlightenment for a long time. Yet, I just had to gain such enlightenment before the incident in the East Ocean, causing me to miss the message from the Water G.o.d. I could not go to the four seas to help… He was there to look for Zhao Gongming because he wanted Zhao Gongming to accompany him to Anshui City and ask if there were any ways to make up for it. He was too ashamed to go over! Thinking about that, Perfected Huang Long sighed again and said, “In this case, I’ll take my leave now. Sorry for disturbing you.” After saying that, Perfected Huang Long bowed to the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit and left.
Strange… The G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit blinked and shook her head slightly. She turned around and returned to the Luofu Cave.
There was a fairy who pretended to be injured and did not dare to move. She was waiting for her to go back and discuss what to do next. In the AparaG.o.dānīya Continent, under a tree in the spiritual mountain, a strange divine beast was lowering its head and talking about the simple conversation between the G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit and Perfected Huang Long. Putting everything else aside, the appearance of the divine beast was extraordinary. It had the head of a tiger, the body of a dragon, the tail of a lion, the horn of a dog, and the feet of a Qilin. It was more than 30 feet tall.
A young Daoist sat cross-legged at the foot of the divine beast. He was dressed in a tattered robe and was slowly opening his eyes. “The G.o.ddess of Fire Spirit is in the Luofu Cave?” The Daoist smiled and said that it was interesting. He took out a jade token and wrote a few words on it. The divine beast behind him asked again, “Master, why did you use such underhanded methods to plot against me?”
“It’s just a scheme. How can it be considered a show-off?”