The Wheel-Turning Master

In the dark room, a small light was lit.

There was a man with black beard and black hair, wearing a black Taoist robe, leaning against the yellow candlelight, holding a black chess piece in his hand, concentrating on the horizontal and vertical principles.

There was only one person, a low table, two cushions, and no one else. It was obvious that he was playing chess alone, wanting to win.

He played chess for a long time before making a move.

Suddenly, a moth came slowly and circled around the candlelight.

The man raised his finger lightly, and the moth was immediately affected and floated away.

However, the moth was not discouraged, and found the candlelight again, not afraid of the fire, and was as pious as a person seeking the truth and going to death.

"The lamp attracts the moth to brush away the flame, sitting and guarding the chess alone."

The man sighed, "Brother Moth, although there is light ahead, it is not your way home."

As he spoke, he flicked his finger lightly, and the moth was pushed away again, disappearing under the shadow of the candlelight.

At this moment, the candlelight flickered slightly, and the man's eyes blurred, and he saw a man standing in front of him.

This man was in his twenties, with a good appearance, and only at the foundation-building stage.

This man was holding a ball of green. Although the candlelight was dim, it was still possible to tell that it was a green fox.

"Xiao Jiang, when did you recognize the moth as a brother?" The fox said lazily.

"Fairy." Jiang Xingchi immediately stood up and bowed.

"Don't hug me in the future, you stink." The fox broke free from Lin Bai's arms, jumped onto the low table, stared at the chessboard with big eyes, and asked: "Xiao Jiang, what's the point of playing with yourself in the middle of the night? Look at this kid-" She moved her tail, pointed at Lin Bai, and said: "He is better at finding fun than you, sleeping in your cave, eating your dry food, and sleeping with your children."

"..." Lin Bai knew that the fox was unreliable, but he didn't expect it to be so unreliable! I asked you to help, not to expose my past!

"Why are you looking at me? I didn't agree, so you can't say anything." The fox sneered, "You must be thinking in your heart that when you become successful in the future, you will get it back a hundredfold, right? Haha, you are dreaming about the Spring and Autumn Period."

Other Yuanyings use great supernatural powers to hurt people, but the fox only relies on a foul mouth.

"Old Ancestor, you are joking." Lin Bai was very thick-skinned and bowed to Jiang Xingchi again.

"Xiao Jiang, I heard that your family has the strictest education. Now that your baby has been eaten by someone, you should at least say something." The fox acted as a reasonable person, "I will never be partial!"

"Fairy," Jiang Xingchi smiled and said, "They are young men and women who suddenly get the Tao, so they are unruly. Besides, they have not left the black tower and have not advertised outside, so let them do what they want. Although my family has strict education, it is not a pedantic family."

Without saying anything, Lin Bai leaned over and bowed deeply.

"You are quite generous." The fox wagged its tail, "Let's play chess."

"Yes." Jiang Xingchi did not ask any more questions and returned to the futon to sit down, "Fairy plays white, it's your turn."

The fox didn't know whether it really understood or not. It looked at the chessboard for a while, and then touched a chess piece with its tail and put it on the chessboard.

Lin Bai knelt beside the fox, watching the game and stroking the fox's fur.

After a while, the white piece was in decline. It was obvious that the fox's ability was all in its mouth, and its chess skills were not very good.

But Yuanying is Yuanying after all, and the fox used tricks and used tricks outside the board, saying that Jiang Xingchi was stupid and that the Jiang family had bad feng shui.

But Jiang Xingchi was unmoved.

The fox saw that it was going to lose, and with a wag of its tail, Lin Bai immediately felt dizzy and knocked over the chessboard, and the white and black pieces fell to the ground.

"You are disturbing my interest." The fox said.

Lin Bai knew that he was thick-skinned, but compared to the fox, he was still three points behind.

"Grandmaster, I lost my temper. Please punish me." Lin Bai tried his best to smooth it over for her.

"Okay, okay, I won't bother with the junior." The fox was very generous and said, "Xiao Jiang, this little pervert is the only flatterer of my apprentice. This time he asked me to find you. It's not to propose marriage. He slept with your girl for nothing and never thought of taking it further. It's something else."

She disgusted him, swung her tail, sat cross-legged with her eyes closed, and didn't say anything more.

"Senior Jiang," Lin Bai bowed to Jiang Xingchi and said, "I have been living in your cave. I am grateful for your care. Jiang Huo and I used to call each other brothers and we knew each other. Later, I went out for something and happened to meet him. Jiang Huo asked me to pass this thing on."

As he spoke, he took out the stone tablet and presented it with both hands.

Jiang Xingchi took it, his expression unchanged, just glanced at it, and said, "It's thoughtful."

He didn't ask whether it was true or false, didn't ask about the origin, and didn't ask about Jiang Huo.

Lin Bai bowed again.

"If Jiang Huo were still alive, I would definitely take him with me to see the scenery." Jiang Xingchi sighed slightly, "It's a pity that God doesn't have mercy on you. Since you and Jiang Huo are brothers, you might as well go on his behalf. If you don't want to travel far, you can wait for the time, or there may be another chance."

The meaning of this sentence is clear, that is, if Jiang Xingchi solves the mystery of Shipai, he will invite Lin Bai to go with him and try his luck.

If Lin Bai doesn't want to go, then when Jiang Xingchi succeeds, there will be another thank you gift.

Lin Bai didn't ask any more questions when he heard Jiang Xingchi say this, and just bowed again.

He repaid the favor on behalf of Sister Pei and got a promise from the head of the Jiang family. He felt relieved.

As for whether to go or not, it depends on the situation.

"Fairy," Jiang Xingchi put away the stone tablet, saluted to the fox, and said, "Do you have any advice for me, fairy?"

The fox closed his eyes and dozed off for a long time before saying, "Small fish should not go into deep pools. To seek the great way, one should move forward bravely, but also have the mind to advance and retreat."

"Jiang Xingchi thanks the fairy for the teachings." Jiang Xingchi saluted.

The fox said no more, stood up, jumped on Lin Bai's head, and wrapped its tail around Lin Bai's neck.

Then the green shadow faded, and the fox and Lin Bai disappeared.

When he opened his eyes again, Lin Bai had fallen into the cave, still holding the fox's tail in his hand.

"Ancestor," Lin Bai hugged the fox and asked, "Ancestor, do you want me to go with him then?"

"The opportunity is not small, you should go. But..." The fox jumped to the ground and lay down.

The fox also liked to talk half-heartedly, so Lin Bai sat down and stroked her fur, hoping to give her more hints.

"But," the fox finally continued, "you'd better castrate yourself before leaving, otherwise you won't be able to come back, and your sweethearts will also have something to think about."

This fox spoke so nicely, with fragrance coming out of his mouth and hidden truths, Lin Bai was amazed.

"Let's work." The fox swung his tail and closed his eyes.

The fox was urging work, but Lin Bai, who had always been sensible, didn't dare to take any more chances, so he held back his energy and began to draw the talisman.

After working hard for a long time, I only made three eye-shielding talismans, which was considered enough for the job.

The fox's tail curled up, and three talismans slipped into her ears.

Lin Bai quickly stepped forward to stroke her fur, fearing that the fox would leave after eating enough.

"Ancestor, what exactly is this mist of my life? You are well-read and have many friends, do you have any clues?"

Lin Bai was full of doubts. Seeing the fox get something, he didn't run away immediately. It was really rare, so he took this opportunity to investigate.

"My destiny is inherently mysterious. There are common things and strange and rare things. There are only similarities, not the same. I don't know the destiny, how can I know it all?" The fox seemed to feel comfortable being stroked. , the voice is more lazy.

You don’t even have a clue about co-authorship! Lin Bai stopped asking. Since the fox didn't know the source of the fog, he probably didn't know the origin of the stone plate.

If you want to judge yourself, you still need to work hard on your own.

"Ancestor, can I practice the escape method?" Lin Bai looked honest, "Ancestor is good at this method. Even Ancestor Gu has repeatedly praised me. I want to learn from Ancestor..."

"Even if you can learn a little bit, it will be of great use in the future. Right?" The fox continued Lin Bai's words.

"..." Lin Bai still felt that it was okay for the fox to be a bit naughty and have a bad mouth. But if you are too clever, it will be much more difficult.

"Escape is difficult to cultivate. Talent is one, destiny is the other." The fox waved his tail and said: "I will talk about it another day when I am more interested. Today, someone pretended to be poor and lazy, which made me lose interest."

"..." Lin Bai was embarrassed and refused to say anything, so he asked again: "Ancestor, Ancestor Gu is secretly planning something, and he taught me a lot about formations."

While talking, he carefully stroked the fox's fur.

"Learn. If you don't learn, you won't learn. I don't care if you sleep with her." The fox said.

This fox is not coquettish, but his words are coquettish. Lin Bai didn't take it seriously, and secretly inquired: "Ancestor, do you want to intervene?"

The fox waggled its tail, "I said back then that even if I entered the three sects, I would not take any action to favor others. Now, even though I have not entered the Yunxia Sect, I cannot take any action." She stared at Lin Bai and continued: "I am You wild fox, no one can prick my hair!"

"..." This fox had no taste for food and no virtue in his mouth. Lin Bai lost his temper and said, "Ancestor, how is Xiu Xiu? When can I see her?"

"What are you seeing?" The fox became angry when he heard this, and no longer looked lazy. "You are glib and talkative, and you are the best at deceiving ignorant girls. If you let Xiuxiu come, wouldn't your innocence be lost?" The fox glared at Lin Bai.

"Ancestor, Xiuxiu and I are brother and sister." Lin Bai was furious.

"She doesn't think so." The fox wagged his tail, "You are so shameless, little thief. Xiuxiu was not as old as your good apprentice at that time, right? I'm afraid Yue Xin didn't even come here, and you took advantage of it early. "

The fox's tail swept across Lin Bai's face and said, "You should be the fox."

I'm not a slut. Lin Bai didn't dare to say anything, but he stroked his hair more carefully.

"What are you turning over?" The fox saw Lin Bai lowering his head and stroking his fur vigorously, as if he had changed his temper.

"I couldn't help my ancestor even after thinking about it, so I just thought of scratching his lice, which was within my power." Lin Bai said piously.

"...If I had been as shameless as you, I would have been able to pester Master and avoid going to the Yang family to make a living." The fox sighed with emotion and stared at Lin Bai non-stop, "Really, you little thief, I I believe that even if you sell Xiuxiu, she will still count the money for you stupidly. "

After saying this, the fox kicked off his hind legs and immediately kicked Lin Bai away. The green figure turned pale, clearly trying to run away.

"Ancestor," Lin Bai hurriedly stepped forward and said, "When can we see you again? When I see my ancestor, I feel as warm as meeting my own... ancestor! Ancestor!"

"If your heart is sincere, I will be everywhere; if your heart is not sincere, don't even think about seeing me again." The fox threw out perfunctory words, swung its tail, twisted its butt, turned into a blue shadow, and disappeared.

"Ancestor! I made some elixirs for Xiu Xiu, take them back!" Lin Bai quickly took out a wooden box. As soon as he finished speaking, the wooden box disappeared out of thin air.

The fox finally became a human being for once.

Lin Bai sat on the ground, dazed for a while, and made two more batches of Tiger Wolf Pills to meditate.

Then he opened Qu Ruyi's letter and read it. The whole article didn't mention anything important. He just said that he had been released from confinement and had made some friends recently.

He also asked about Aunt Gu and Lu Haike. After asking about the war, he asked Gu Qingshui what he looked like and what his temperament was.

Finally, he said that he had something to discuss and would come to visit him soon.

"Qu Ruyi is by no means a kind person. Every time he meets her, he will encounter a crisis."

Lin Bai held a formation flag and said, "I have to find a way to hide."

Lin Bai had a headache for a while and was too lazy to pay attention to it anymore. He closed his eyes and came to the stone plate and continued to ponder the wonders of the formation.

The first seven formations in the book "Entering the Formation" start with the spirit gathering formation, then the five elements formation, the illusion formation, the trap formation, the protection formation, and even the seven absolute demon-suppressing formation with a strong killing intent.

These seven formations are from easy to difficult. The formation book not only talks about the formation, but also has many derived methods, and it goes from shallow to deep, and it is really the work of a formation master.

"The key to setting up the formation is to adapt to local conditions and take advantage of the situation."

Lin Bai pondered for a long time, and then practiced the formation on the stone plate again.

Although these seven formations are few, they are not rare secret formations.

The formation book explains the seven formations in detail, not just for teaching, but for the general outline. The purpose of giving pointers is to understand the formation, not to understand everything, but at least to learn from one example.

Even if you encounter an unfamiliar formation in the future, as long as you think carefully, there will always be similarities, whether it is learning or breaking, it will be faster.

Only with this as a foundation, you can learn advanced formations faster in the future.

Lin Bai knew the author's intention, so as long as he achieved something, he would go out to try it.

First, set up a large formation of water mist in Yuhu Lake, and the water vapor would cover one side, which not only had the effect of confusing the enemy, but also helped to perform water magic.

The formation was set up again in the formation, which was to confuse the mind, make the person entering the formation have illusions in his mind, slow down his form, and confuse his mind.

Lin Bai forced Miaomiao to enter the formation, and Jiang Yatou forced Jiang Yu to enter the formation. The two did not care much and returned to the black tower to be happy.

After making a fuss for most of the day, the two children were released.

Three months passed in a blink of an eye, and Lin Bai had used seven formations at will. Not only was he familiar with the formations and practiced them freely, but he also had his own insights.

What was missing was that he had never been in actual combat. Miaomiao and Jiang Yu were not qualified to try the formation, so they could only be regarded as a disaster for them.

"I have to ask Aunt Gu for more formations, learn more and practice more. They will be useful at home or when traveling."

Lin Bai had made up his mind and called Miaomiao over.

This time, he was doing this for the sake of the unity of master and disciple, and hoped that Aunt Gu would be a little more compassionate to her master and not oppress her because she was young.

"I don't want to go." Miaomiao didn't want to go to Qiaoshan Sect.

Lin Bai quickly scolded her and taught her some life lessons.

Miaomiao listened to the lecture honestly, as if she was used to it, and her expression seemed to be looking forward to the end of the get out of class.

After the master and disciple finished their quarrel, someone outside injected a spiritual power.

When the door was opened, Jiang Chun was seen. There was another person beside him, a young Qigong practitioner wearing a cloud-patterned Taoist robe, the uniform of the Crystal Palace.

"Senior Qu has a letter." The young Qigong practitioner respectfully took out a letter and presented it with both hands.

"Thank you, Senior Brother." Miaomiao took it forward. She knew that her master had a lover in Yunxia Sect, so she winked at Lin Bai.

Now that Lin Bai has also reached the advanced stage of foundation building, he rewarded the Qi-refining disciple with a bottle of Qi-condensing pills, asked a few questions, and sent him away.

Sitting cross-legged to open the letter, Miaomiao smiled and leaned on Lin Bai's back to read it.

"Close your eyes." Lin Bai said.

Miaomiao covered her eyes with both hands, "Shame on you, Master also said shameful things in the letter to others."

Lin Bai has no temper, and he is not upright himself. In the end, he can't set an example, so it's really hard to scold Miaomiao.

Opening the letter, he saw Qu Ruyi's handwriting: Come to repay the favor. Crystal Palace.

Before Sister Pei went out to build the foundation, Lin Bai had not hooked up with Aunt Gu, so he took great pains to get a Qu Chengjia talisman from Qu Ruyi.

At that time, he made a promise to let Qu Ruyi drive him once.

"I'm still not done with other people's favors."

"Should I be a trustworthy person?" Lin Bai touched his chin.

"Keep your word when it's beneficial, and sleep when it's not." Miaomiao became a military advisor.

As expected, the master and the apprentice are connected by heart! Lin Bai immediately frowned and said, "If you don't keep your word when you're alive, what's the difference between you and animals? We cultivators should value trust and loyalty even more."

At this point, Lin Bai quickly added, "But Miaomiao, everything is different. If you encounter such a thing in the future, you need to discuss it with your master first."

After saying this, Lin Bai felt that it was useless. With Miaomiao's temperament, she would never do pedantic things.

"Master, Miaomiao remembers it!" Miaomiao replied casually, clearly not remembering it in her heart.

Lin Bai had no temper and drove Miaomiao away.

Touching the chain on his wrist, Lin Bai went out and went to the Crystal Palace.

When he arrived at the place, he went up to the second floor of the Crystal Palace, and another boy led the way.

After knocking on a door, Qu Ruyi showed her head. Seeing that it was Lin Bai, she smiled and pulled him in.

There were actually people inside, three men and one woman, all unfamiliar faces.

"Ahaha," Qu Ruyi pulled Lin Bai, smiling non-stop, and introduced him to everyone: "This person is my good friend, and his Taoist name is Zhuanlun, which means the cycle of the sun and the moon. He is proficient in alchemy, and because of his noble character and many good deeds, he is respectfully called Zhuanlunzi."