The Wheel-Turning Master

There is no spring rain in the mountains, and the afternoon sun shines through the branches of the trees, reflecting mottled patches on the ground.

After a big battle, not a few branches were broken, and the number of leaves blown down was not as many as those blown down by the wild wind in the mountains and forests.

None of the four spoke.

Pei Ning sat on her knees and helped Lin Bai up hard, letting him lean against her.

She no longer took any precautions and panted to look at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai's body was trembling slightly, as if he was very cold, but sweat was pouring out from his neck.

The blood on his face was mixed with sweat, and his brows were deeply furrowed, as if he was holding back pain.

But even though he looked like his kidneys were overdrawn, Lin Bai forced his eyes open and stared at Song Qing and Zhang Han.

Peining let Lin Bai lean against him and held his shoulder tightly with one hand, trying to keep him warm.

She seemed to have accepted her fate and no longer planned to resist.

"nothing?"

Lin Bai couldn't understand. The black cicada was so powerful just now that it destroyed the black turtle in just one blow. How could Song Qing and Zhang Han remain unscathed in the end?

"Could it be said that Black Chan's offensive was offset by Black Turtle?"

Lin Bai's whole body was in severe pain, and his mind was even more confused. He felt like he was being pricked by needles even when he thought about something.

"Eat." Pei Ning pinched three pills of pills and stuffed them into Lin Bai's mouth. Her tone was soft, as if she didn't care about Song and Zhang at all.

Then he reached out and touched Lin Bai's collar. It was even more sticky, and his hand was sweating.

Just now, Pei Ning heard from Song Qing that it was Lin Bai who had forced the talisman to be used and drained him of his body.

"It really looks like the legendary Ma Feng..."

Pei Ning muttered, raised his head slightly, and looked at Song Qing and Zhang Han.

The two people were standing there, not moving forward, looking at each other, as if they were deep in thought and confused.

The two of them raised their hands to look at each other, not as if they were making spells to cast spells, but as if they were examining their own hands.

Lin Bai felt that he could no longer hold on any longer and desperately wanted to close his eyes and rest. But now, how dare you close your eyes and leave everything to Peining?

He rolled his eyes and looked at Peining.

Peining was also looking at him.

"You used to always tell me to be cautious and steady. Look at me, that's how cautious you are! That's how you're really steady!"

Pei Ning panted, and actually patted Lin Bai, "Now that everyone is sure of winning, they still don't come forward and talk with their eyes, as if they are afraid that we might eavesdrop!"

Lin Bai wanted to open his mouth to speak, but he couldn't spit out even a single word.

The blood on the corner of Pei Ning's mouth was not dry, and he was panting. He did not take the pill, and just continued to mutter: "As immortal masters, they are so cautious. They are really as timid as mice."

There was no fear on her face, but she smiled, stretched out a hand, and gently placed it on Lin Bai's face.

Lin Bai knew in her heart that Sister Pei had no future again. This was because she was determined to die!

He wanted to persuade her to run away, but he knew she would never leave, so he didn't try to persuade her and just stared at Song and Zhang.

After staring for several breaths, the two people remained motionless, just looking at each other, not even themselves.

"They said they would take you back to the mountain gate and ask the elders to search for your soul or something. I'm afraid you will suffer a terrible crime..."

Pei Ning wiped the blood on Lin Bai's face with her hand, with a look of determination on her face, but her tone was extremely gentle, "I know your temperament. If you weren't worried about Mr. Bai, Xiuxiu...and me, you would have run away long ago. , I won’t be reduced to this... Don’t worry, I won’t let you be alone!”

As she spoke, she put her palm on Lin Bai's head.

Lin Bai already had a headache and didn't think about Peining's nagging at all. He just looked at Song Qing and Zhang Han.

"My breath is a little sluggish, I have to let you die happily." Pei Ning smiled, took back his hand, took out the pill bottle, poured out two pills, and swallowed them.

After a slight movement of his internal energy, the effect of the elixir was immediately apparent, and his body felt warm and moist. He could clearly feel his injuries recovering and his body gained strength.

She looked down at Lin Bai, sighed, put her palm on Lin Bai's head, close to his ear, and whispered: "Be patient, I'll be there soon."

What's coming soon? I usually arrive last!

"???" Lin Bai looked at Pei Ning, felt her palm, and was frightened, and quickly said: "Don't..."

Lin Bai finally understood what Peining was going to do. He tried hard to raise his hand, but he didn't raise it at all.

"I know what you want to say." Peining grabbed his hand, put it against her face, and said softly, "I can't let you go either."

Lin Bai was stunned: How could Pei Ning, who was decisive and heroic in the past, act like a little girl? Just because he was about to die, his true nature was exposed?

He turned his head, glared at Song and Zhang, held back some strength, and shouted in a low voice: "You two are fighting but not fighting, retreating yet not retreating! What do you mean?"

After saying this, Lin Bai felt out of breath, and his head hurt even more.

"That's right!" Pei Ning also spoke, reached out and touched a piece of gravel, and threw it towards Song Qing.

"puff!"

The stone hit Song Qing on the shoulder and then fell to the ground.

Song Qing didn't dodge, didn't stop, and didn't say a word.

Looking at Zhang Han again, he turned around and looked back, as if he wanted to leave, but he seemed to be hesitating whether to take a step or not.

The tenderness on Pei Ning's face disappeared immediately, and she frowned and looked at Lin Bai.

Lin Bai was also looking at her.

Both of them are smart people and have had a lot of dealings with immortal masters, so they immediately saw something was wrong!

These immortal masters are aloof and look down on the common people. If they are asked to sit down and reason, they will definitely be aggrieved and helpless.

And in this situation, the other party can still be said to be stable if he doesn't take action, but how can he let rocks hit him?

Although Song Qing was deep-minded and extremely safe, he didn't even take precautions or test him. How could he be considered deep-minded? How safe is this?

Lin Bai and Pei Ning finally realized that something was wrong with Song Qing and Zhang Han, something very wrong.

The two of them stared intently at Song and Zhang, without any trace of their charming attitude.

Song Qing's face showed a vicious look, and he gritted his teeth and looked at Lin Bai with hatred.

Then he slowly raised his hands, as if he was going to join them to make a seal.

But as soon as his hands came together, he felt as if he had been hit by a heavy hammer, shaking and unsteady.

Lin Bai looked intently and saw that Song Qing was out of breath and seemed extremely tired.

"What on earth is this?" Zhang Han's voice was dry and old, with a look of fear on his face.

"Yes... it should be the Deadwood Cicada. The Deadwood Cicada doesn't kill, it only makes noises to encourage people..." Song Qing opened his mouth, but he couldn't stop trembling.

Before he finished speaking, a gust of mountain breeze blew by, and his hair turned from black to white.

Whiter than winter snow, drier than dry grass.

Then wrinkles appear on the smooth face, turning from shallow to deep. At first it looked like dried orange peel, but soon it turned into the bark of the old jujube tree in Lin Bai’s yard.

His eyes were even more cloudy and dull, his body was hunched over, and he had no energy at all.

The young immortal master who was as handsome as jade, handsome and gentle in the past has turned into a decrepit old man whose fire of life has reached its end.

Looking at Zhang Han again, he was stooped and his beard and hair were extremely pale.

Both of them collapsed on the ground, coughing non-stop, and even coughed out a mouth full of teeth.

These two people are like ordinary old men who are in their twilight years, and they can no longer exert even half of the majesty of immortal masters.

It’s only been a cup of tea since the two parties threw out the talisman.

Pei Ning was stunned, too horrified to speak.

She has seen Qu Chengjia's unparalleled grace as he walks high in the sky, opening clouds and breaking fog, and she has also seen the mysterious magic of the Black Turtle...

But at this moment, Pei Ning couldn't understand: What kind of magical power can take away people's lifespan?

Just a short cup of tea seemed like a lifetime.

Pei Ning was already smart, and he immediately understood that he had just thrown gravel at Song Qing. It was not that he didn't block it, but that he didn't have the energy to block it.

As for Song Qing's pinching and casting spells, he really wanted to fight back before death, but he was unable to save his life.

Peining breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "What should we do next?"

"How can Foundation Establishment block the magical power of Jin Dan? They are already useless people..." Lin Bai could clearly feel that the breath of Foundation Establishment monks was gone from the two of them, and they were as weak as ordinary old people.

"We survived..." Peining smiled and went to see Lin Bai.

I saw that Lin Bai had closed his eyes and rested, with a slight smile on his face.

"As expected, I am an old friend. I have given you such a good thing..."

Pei Ning's tone was no longer gentle, but rather sour.

She lightly patted Lin Bai on the face, then put Lin Bai down and said, "Have a good rest."

After Peining finished speaking, he stood up and picked up the broken sword.

Now Song and Zhang seem to have no resistance, but it is better to be safe.

Pei Ning was very steady. Although she believed Lin Bai's words, she felt that she still had to do something.

"Pei Ning, save my life." Song Qing collapsed on the ground, his voice was no different from that of an ordinary old man, his breath was weak, he was old and weak.

"Nvxia Pei, spare my life, and I will teach you how to enter Taoism..." Zhang Han was even more shameless and fell to his knees directly on the ground.

He has white hair, a wrinkled face, palms like chicken feet, and a flattering look. He really looks disgusting and old.

Pei Ning ignored it and kicked out a small stone, hitting Zhang Han in the face.

Zhang Han couldn't dodge at all, and his face was bleeding profusely. He covered his face and kept begging.

"After all, you are a Taoist, how can you...hiss like this!" Before Song Qing could finish reprimanding him, he also got a slap on the face.

Song Qing covered her face and looked at Peining with turbid eyes, her face sinister, as if she was holding back her anger.

"Bang!" Another stone flew towards him, hitting him right between the eyebrows.

"Pei... Nvxia Pei, spare my life." Song Qing clenched his fists, his whole body trembling, as if he had never experienced such humiliation. He leaned down and said in an old voice: "Spare my life... Lin Zhuanlun... wait. If he wakes up and wants to kill me, I will admit it.”

Peining said nothing.

Although Song Qing and Zhang Han were old, they were not stupid. They took off their storage rings and placed them beside them.

Very well behaved.

Pei Ning picked it up, then stepped forward and cut the two men's arms with a broken sword.

Blood flowed out immediately, but Peining still didn't speak, just watched silently.

"We are already useless, why do you need to test again?" Song Qing was so angry that the wrinkles on his face were straightening, and his whole body was shaking. It was obvious that he could no longer suppress his anger.

Zhang Han didn't care about his wounds and kept kowtowing.

Pei Ning still didn't speak, and cut Song Qing's arm again, and the bone was clearly visible.

Then he looked at their wounds silently.

She heard Lin Bai mention that the bodies of those who have entered the Tao are different from those of mortals. Because it is cleansed by spiritual energy and the spiritual energy condenses in the flesh and blood, even broken legs and feet can be slowly regenerated.

As for other sword wounds, they recovered quickly. It would be faster if there were elixirs to supplement it.

Pei Ning observed for a while and felt relieved when he saw that Song and Zhang's wounds were recovering very slowly.

But she was a cautious person after all, and she would cut another wound every hour. No matter how much Song and Zhang begged, she would not pay attention.

At this time, inside the stone plate.

Lin Bai sat in the middle of the stone plate, feeling that his whole body was still in severe pain, but his heart felt at peace and his head no longer hurt at all.

Because the spiritual power is exhausted, the qi and blood are exhausted, and the sea of ​​consciousness cannot bear it, this is the reason for the unbearable headache.

This stone plate is where Lin Bai's destiny lies, and his destiny is also hidden in the sea of ​​consciousness.

This stone plate has always had the effect of calming the mind and preventing dry and depressed thoughts.

"In the future, we need to find a way to train our spiritual consciousness."

The spiritual energy slowly came in from the mist around the stone plate, showing a green and yellow color, and finally slowly gathered in the center of the stone plate.

Ling the spiritual energy from the spiritual orifice into the sea of ​​​​qi, Lin Bai instantly felt pain like needles.

Just now, the talisman was forcibly activated, and the spiritual energy in the Qi Sea was drained. It was already exhausted and even slightly damaged.

Lin Bai silently slowed down the speed of the spiritual energy entering the body, only slowly washing over the body and slowly recuperating.

One day, two days, three days...

Nearly a month has passed in the stone plate, and Lin Bai's injuries have recovered. It's just that the sea of ​​​​qi needs to be slowly warmed up, but his movements are no longer hindered.

It was time to go out and take a look. Lin Bai felt that someone had been touching him, probably Pei Ning.

When I opened my eyes, it was already late at night.

There was a firelight beside me, and someone was taking something to wipe myself with. It was quite comfortable and cool. Just...why does it go down the more you rub it?

"Where are you touching?" Lin Bai said.

Pei Ning was startled, her face turned red, but then she said disdainfully: "Let me see if you can still spin the wheel."

"..."

Lin Bai felt it in silence, and found that all his wounds had recovered, there was no tinnitus and headache anymore, and his strength had increased.

It's just that the Qihai has been slightly damaged, and it will take some time to recover.

"Where are they?" Seeing Peining's relaxed tone, Lin Bai knew that he was safe.

Peining pursed her lips.

Lin Bai looked over and saw a fire a hundred steps away. Two old men were leaning on a stone, not knowing what they were talking about.

"Did they say anything?" Lin Bai asked.

"I have to wait until you wake up." Peining opened his hand, and there were two small copper rings inside.

Lin Bai put it away, stood up and walked towards Song and Zhang.

Only when they came to the fire where they rested, Song and Zhang discovered Lin Bai.

Under the firelight, the wrinkles on their faces became more prominent, and their silver hair was stirred by the night wind, giving them a bit of the fairy-like attitude of the past.

It's just that their arms were wrapped several times and there was blood oozing out, which made them feel a little depressed.

Their eyes were cloudy, and they both looked confused and worried.

This is really a tiger falling... a drowned phoenix is ​​really worse than a chicken! Lin Bai was just thinking about what to say when he heard Zhang Han start to cry.

Song Qing held a fire stick and picked at the fire with a sneer on his face.

"Why is Master Song laughing?" Lin Bai stepped forward and asked.

Song Qing ignored it.

"Why is Master Zhang Xian crying?" Lin Bai asked someone else.

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, go, go, 'ah..." Zhang Han cried even louder. There was a bit of desolation in the mountains and fields.

"Can you have some potential?" Song Qing couldn't stand it.

"How can I be successful?"

Zhang Han cried harder and harder. His white hair was messy and his face was stained with tears. He slumped on the ground, "In the past, I was Master Zhang. How could I not be greeted and coaxed wherever I went? Even the princes and princes had to kneel down when they saw me. What do I like? The women in my family, even the concubines and concubines of the dog emperor, have to be included in my account. Now, I am nothing, I shouldn’t be here..."

"Oh, how did you build the foundation of your character? Isn't it weaned yet?" Song Qing said.

"You have a good heart, you are a young man, and everyone praises you as a genius, so don't kneel down to Pei Ning!" Zhang Han was unconvinced, his beard flying non-stop.

Lin Bai went to see Pei Ning, who smiled and said nothing.

"You..." Song Qing was so angry that he couldn't speak.

"What? You're still not convinced?" Zhang Han wiped his nose and tears from his face, "Withered Wood Cicada is a magical skill of the Wood Demon Master. Even if your master Qu Chengjia comes, you have to avoid it. What else do you want?"

Song Qing looked at Lin Bai and remained silent.

"Look at him -" Zhang Han pointed at Lin Bai, looked at Zhang Han, and said: "He was busy with the talisman during the day, and now he is jumping around. He must have a magic medicine on him! You should know it before you come. It’s not bad or bad, I think you are a fool.”

"It's true that I'm a idiot, but at least I didn't cry." Song Qing said.

Zhang Han was stunned for a moment, then covered his face and started crying again.

It was late at night and the wind was cool, and the sound of sobbing actually attracted the chirping of apes in the distance.

"Master Zhang Xian, if you have something to say, why are you crying?" Lin Bai was a kind-hearted person who didn't want others to cry.

Zhang Han ignored him and just cried.

"Hold it in." Pei Ning suddenly said.

Zhang Han's crying stopped immediately, and he shrank into a ball in fear.

"Look," Pei Ning looked at Lin Bai and smiled, "What kind of immortal master is there? They are just insects and snakes in the mountains. Without their minions, they are better behaved than dogs."