binnovel Chapter 32 Someone He Didn't Even Want to Mention
Chapter 32 Someone He Didn't Even Want to Mention
A few snowflakes suddenly drifted down from the sky, landing on the ends of Li Tingyun's hair and the tips of her eyebrows.
He looked up at the sky in surprise.
Snowing.
It's snowing in the south in July?!
This snow not only came at the right time, but it was also cold and fierce.
The temperature plummeted.
Li Tingyun shivered unexpectedly.
As far as the eye could see, even the flickering flames seemed to struggle to burn, and gradually, they came to a standstill, sealed within the crystal-clear giant ice pillar in an incredible state of solidification.
Li Tingyun exhaled a cold breath, watching helplessly as the flames that had just seemed poised to pierce the sky were instantly frozen solid. As the ice and snow melted, they turned into wisps of water vapor, forming billowing white mist, completely losing their threat.
At the same time, layers of frost spread rapidly, enveloping the wooden and stone buildings that had already been ravaged and destroyed by the fire, solidifying them into sturdy ice sculptures and delaying the collapse of the high-rise buildings.
Those who had not yet managed to break through the barrier and escape were originally prepared to die, but at this moment they were given a chance to survive and emerged from the freezing indoor "snow cellar".
The world outside had been transformed, with everything piled high with silver and jade, and snow and mist filling the air.
Li Tingyun rubbed his hands together. "Master, the Rebirth Inn... I'll be waiting for you here."
Over there, Mei Shiyu simply replied with one word: "Okay."
Even though the conversation was taking place within his mind, Li Tingyun still felt a chill running through him.
Cats are most afraid of the cold. The moment the heavy snow fell, the group of cats gathered in front of the Rebirth Inn immediately scattered, forgetting their leader.
With Li Tingyun holding him by the scruff of his neck, Xuanmao couldn't go anywhere. Seeing that his brothers and sisters had all run away, he felt utterly cold and miserable. He couldn't care less about anything else, so he climbed up Li Tingyun's arm and crawled into the pocket of his chest to warm himself up.
Li Tingyun muttered to himself, "Have you no shame? I haven't even settled the score with you for bullying my dog, Dahuang... You're wearing such a thick fur coat, and you're still afraid of the cold? What's the point of having it? I might as well shave your head bald... Why hasn't Master arrived yet..."
Suddenly, he caught a whiff of plum blossom fragrance.
He glanced sideways slightly.
In the midst of the snow and ice, a few plum blossoms unexpectedly bloomed in an inconspicuous corner.
Red plum blossoms reflect the snow, defying the cold and frost, radiating a unique vitality amidst the bitter cold and desolation.
How amazing!
"Yuanbao" (a type of ancient Chinese currency).
A familiar call snapped him out of his daze.
Li Tingyun turned around, her eyes slightly shimmering.
He uttered two words softly:
"Master."
"Yuanbao, let's go."
Suddenly, a long, strong hand appeared around Li Tingyun's waist and pulled him to his side.
Mei Shiyu led him through the crowd at an extremely fast speed.
Faces with various expressions flashed by on the street, most of them looking bewildered and helpless, having survived the ordeal.
Li Tingyun threw out the fist-sized glass lamp from his Qiankun bag.
"Master, just follow the soul-guiding lamp."
At this moment, the gates of hell opened wide, and the anonymous elder brother's soul couldn't wait to drift towards the underworld, causing the glass lamp to "whoosh" away and activate its automatic navigation mode.
The soul is not bound by a physical body, and moves at an extremely fast speed, disappearing in the blink of an eye.
Mei Shiyu used the Big Dipper Steps of the Daoist School with ease and composure, holding her own.
The soul-guiding lamp led them to a stone wall.
Unlike the other buildings around it, this wall was not covered in heavy snow and ice. It was as if everywhere else was in the dead of winter, and this small area was a missing piece of spring.
Or rather, it's a misprinted jigsaw puzzle, a photo that's been photoshopped in.
It's special because it's not on the same layer as the others.
The soul-guiding lamp crashed against the wall with a loud bang.
A flash of sword light, and the wall collapsed.
Mei Shiyu sheathed his sword and saw a dark area behind the stone wall, where a powerful vortex of air swirled.
Once you get close, you will be firmly attracted by an unknown force and find it difficult to escape.
The Soul-Guiding Lamp ignored everything and rushed inside.
Undoubtedly, this is the way out.
Mei Shiyu gave Li Tingyun a push, glanced back, and then followed.
After he left, all the frozen buildings in Eternal Calamity Town collapsed overnight, and the once well-arranged buildings and pavilions were instantly razed to the ground, making the view much more open and bright.
People who didn't understand what was going on stared in astonishment at everything before them.
On the vast wilderness, nothing catches the eye except for pure white.
The group almost forgot to look for a way out, unsure how much longer they would remain trapped in the ruins.
The heavy snow is still falling, relentlessly.
A vast expanse of white, so clean.
On the other side, Li Tingyun and Mei Shiyu had already safely arrived at the Gates of Hell, following the Soul-Guiding Lamp.
Mei Shiyu glanced at Xuan Yu, "You brought this cat along too?"
“I brought more than just this cat…”
Li Tingyun said, "I also put a fox into the Demon Locking Tower, and it's currently in my Qiankun Bag."
"fox?"
"It's that female fox that wasn't very powerful before."
Mei Shiyu recalled that in the barrier, the noodle shop owner threatened the little fox and demanded her demon core. After that, she disappeared. She probably tried to cause trouble for Yuanbao but failed and was instead captured by him using a magic artifact.
Li Tingyun continued, "This fox, like Si Wuxie, is from the Nine-Tailed Fox Clan. According to her, she has been cultivating for a thousand years, but her second tail hasn't grown yet... Judging from this, Si Wuxie might be over ten thousand years old. At such an advanced age, he's always harassing respectable men. He's shameless!"
Mei Shiyu, the so-called "good man" who was "teased" in his words, had a complicated expression on his face at this moment, and really didn't know how to correct his apprentice's nonsense.
After a long silence, he decided to speak frankly: "Yuanbao, from now on, the first thing you need to pay attention to when you speak is your choice of words, and the second thing is not to use foul language."
Li Tingyun casually replied, "Oh, okay."
“Master, I suspect that since we have this female fox, Si Wuxie will definitely come looking for us again. At that time, we can use this female fox to coerce him! He must have a deep understanding of the land, and perhaps we can get more valuable information out of him.”
Li Tingyun thought things through very thoroughly: "If it doesn't threaten him, it doesn't matter. It just means that this female fox is not important to him. Then I can take the fox's demon core. Whether I use it to improve my cultivation or sell it at the market, I won't lose out either way!"
"Yuanbao, your methods of threatening people are truly skillful. And your idea of making the most of everything is truly ruthless."
"It's only gotten this far, this is still considered..."
Li Tingyun suddenly sensed that something was wrong and immediately stopped talking.
Looking at Mei Shiyu's stern face, he thought to himself that he was unruly and very resentful.
One shouldn't waste too much effort on something that has absolutely no use to them.
If this fox wasn't of much use, he would have struck her dead with lightning long ago!
She should at least be grateful for his mercy in sparing her life; even if he used her to death, it was only fair.
Of course, he would never reveal a single word of these innermost thoughts to Mei Shiyu.
He was afraid that Mei Shiyu would find out that they were not on the same path after all, and then she would abandon him.
It makes me very sad just thinking about it.
"Making the best use of people's talents and resources is what I say, but I won't actually do anything to them."
Li Tingyun changed his tune, "Master, I'm still very kind, really! If you think digging up demon cores is a bad thing, then don't dig them up. Anyway, it doesn't really matter to me."
Mei Shiyu smiled gently, "Yuanbao, you seem to have an innate wickedness about you, and your words and actions always make it difficult for people to discern right from wrong."
It has both a good side and a bad side.
If someone is not mentally strong, they can easily be fooled by him.
That sinister aura of having no reverence for morality and extreme disregard for the lives of others often caused him to reveal a naive cruelty in his words and deeds... This reminded Mei Shiyu of someone from his past life.
Someone whose name he doesn't even want to mention.