Volume 1: Wind Rising From the Mountains and Lakes Chapter 160: Refining Jade
Before dawn, Lin Yi returned to the capital alone.
After reaching the sixth level of cultivation, it was much easier to drive the Biyunsha. Lin Yi sneaked back to his room, sat quietly for a while, and recovered his strength. When it was bright, he saw no signs of the Tianlong Sect leaving, so he left Siping Pavilion with confidence and walked towards the place Han Sheng said.
The rain that had been falling for several days stopped for a while, and there were more pedestrians on the street. However, some armed soldiers also appeared on the street, staring at the passers-by with a vigilant look.
Lin Yi stood at the corner of the street, looking at the situation in front of him, and heard the whispers of passers-by. These people were talking about the incident in the painting boat last night, such as thunder from the sky, masters of the world, and so on.
After thinking for a moment, Lin Yi shook his head with a strange look. Last night, only the woman knew his appearance, but he didn't expect to be recognized on the street.
Lin Yi walked past two street corners and saw many people gathered on the river bank from a distance, among which were some officials, pointing at the tilted pleasure boats. Remembering what Han Sheng said, he walked eastward across the wide street, away from the river bank.
Before he got far, Lin Yi was startled and stopped moving forward. He looked around casually and slowly walked towards the river bank.
A hundred feet away from the pleasure boat to the east, Han Sheng, who was in a state of despair, was holding a willow tree with his hand, shaking his head and stamping his feet with grief. Suddenly, a palm patted his shoulder lightly, and he was so shocked that his body softened and almost collapsed.
Han Sheng looked back in horror, and in an instant he became mixed with sadness and joy. He grabbed the other's collar, his eyes were red, and his voice was hoarse and low: "Brother Lin——!"
Seeing Han Sheng alone on the shore in a trance, he didn't know someone was approaching. Lin Yi called out softly, but there was no response, so he had to pat his shoulder. He didn't expect this to happen.
Lin Yi frowned and asked softly: "Why is Brother Han like this? What are you doing here?"
Han Sheng saw Lin Yi asking this, he did not let go, but took another step forward, tightly grabbed Lin Yi's sleeve, trembling all over, pointed to the pleasure boat and said anxiously: "Didn't you see? Everything is gone! You said you would help me, but Ruyan disappeared overnight! Are you helping me or harming me?"
Lin Yi looked back in surprise, he looked at Han Sheng and said: "How can I harm you?" As he said that, he took advantage of the momentum and waved his sleeve to brush away the other's arm.
Han Sheng looked sad, shook his head and said in a crying voice: "Although I can't see Ruyan, I can watch on the shore to relieve my longing. But now the pleasure boat is gone, and the fragrance has disappeared. Aren't you harming me?"
Lin Yi frowned, and couldn't keep up with Han Sheng's words. After a while, he suddenly said, "How do you know Ruyan is gone? Did you see it with your own eyes?"
Han Sheng was speechless, stamped his feet fiercely, and said hatefully, "How dare I go to see it? Didn't I see so many officials there? If I get entangled, I, a mere scholar, can't explain it clearly! But Cuimingxuan was torn into pieces last night, and many people saw it with their own eyes. How could Ruyan be spared?"
Han Sheng seemed to remember something and stared at Lin Yi. He took two steps back and jumped up all of a sudden, screaming like an enemy meeting: "This matter is inseparable from you, is it you who did it?"
The shouting and yelling on the shore attracted the attention of some passers-by. Several soldiers in the distance looked over here and walked over. But Han Sheng still refused to give in, and was ready to fight to the death.
"If you want to see someone, follow me!"
Lin Yi said coldly, without even looking at Han Sheng, turned around and left.
Suddenly seeing Lin Yi leave, Han Sheng wanted to throw a tantrum, but he seemed to hear something. He put his hand on his forehead, his eyes sparkling, lifted up his clothes and followed, stretched out his hand and shouted: "Brother Lin, wait for me--"
Lin Yi ignored him, walked through a street corner and entered an alley. Seeing that there was no one in front or behind, he turned around and looked coldly at Handan Sheng who followed him.
Han Sheng, panting, finally caught up with Lin Yi, and he stretched out his hand impatiently. The latter leaned to one side, leaving him empty-handed.
Han Sheng didn't care, and said breathlessly: "Brother Lin... my good brother, tell me where Ruyan is... you are my great benefactor!"
Lin Yi put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "If you say one more word of nonsense, I won't recognize you, Handan Sheng. How can I trust you with such a person who is so easily confused and can't protect himself? I think you should go to the river to jump into the water, so as not to make mistakes!"
"Ah--!" When Handan Sheng heard Lin Yi say this, he was shocked and bowed his hands He bowed and said awkwardly: "I am also worried and confused, I hope Brother Lin can forgive me! What you mean... are you talking about Miss Ruyan...?"
Han Sheng suddenly showed joy on his face, he immediately straightened up and said seriously: "I, Han Sheng, will protect Ruyan with my life, the gods will bear witness!" As the voice fell, he bowed again and said flatteringly: "It was Han Sheng's fault just now, I apologize to you, isn't it?"
Looking at Han Sheng who looked anxious in front of him, Lin Yi hesitated. If the distance was shorter, he could still escort Su Xueyun back, but it was five thousand miles away, and he didn't know how long it would take to go back and forth, and he couldn't split himself for a while.
Su Xueyun was a weak woman who couldn't travel far, so this Han Sheng was Lin Yi's only choice. Considering his infatuation with Miss Su, he didn't expect other incidents to arise.
But the journey was long, and this Han Sheng was really hard to trust.
Lin Yi shook his head helplessly and said to Han Sheng: "You leave immediately, hire a carriage, take the official road to Yunzhou, and wait for me a hundred miles away from the capital!"
Han Sheng thought he could see Ruyan right away, but after hearing what Lin Yi said, he was disappointed. But seeing the other party's stern expression, he didn't dare to disobey. He wanted to nod and agree, but his face turned red and his expression became shy.
Lin Yi reached out and took out a silver ingot and threw it into Han Sheng's arms, saying: "Don't mention this to others, set off immediately, remember?"
Han Sheng hurriedly caught the silver and said repeatedly: "I'll go now, I dare not delay!" Before he finished speaking, he turned around and ran, which was straightforward.
Watching Han Sheng go away, Lin Yi frowned. Su Xueyun's trip still made him worried. If something happened halfway, how could he be worthy of Mr. Su!
Lin Yi stood there and pondered for a long time, secretly sighing that his own cultivation was short and could not benefit others. If...
The fine rain fell, and Lin Yi was unaware of it. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he raised his foot and walked away.
Following the street, Lin Yi found a jade shop and spent hundreds of taels of silver to buy a few pieces of high-quality jade. In the past, he would not have dared to think about this.
The difference now is that when Jin Ke went out, he gave half of the money from the Foreign Affairs Hall to Lin Yi. With his previous savings, he was still quite wealthy.
Lin Yi hurried back to Siping Pavilion, closed the door, and after setting up the Four Elephants Flag Formation, he placed the jade on the bed. Then, he sat cross-legged, mobilized the spiritual power in his body, and waved his fingers like a sword.
The sword energy was sharp, and the jade chips flew. In a flash, Lin Yi cut two brick-sized jade into the shape of a jade pendant as big as half a palm. He waved his sleeves lightly, and the debris flew away. Twenty or thirty jade pendants were neatly placed on the couch.
Picking up a jade pendant, Lin Yi closed his eyes and thought deeply. After a while, he spread his palm and the jade pendant floated in the air. Then, his hands moved in the air, and strands of spiritual energy flowed out from his fingertips. Each strand of spiritual energy followed a wisp of spiritual consciousness, emitting a bright light.
As Lin Yi's fingers moved, more than a dozen spiritual consciousnesses slowly intertwined in the air, gradually forming a five-element pattern, which was slightly deformed and weird. After a while, the pattern became regular under the influence of the hand gestures.
Lin Yi then opened his eyes, took a deep breath, stretched out his fingers, and pointed at the void. The pattern slowly shrank and floated towards the jade pendant. Holding his breath, he stared at everything in front of him. The pattern of spiritual energy intertwined was integrated into the jade pendant bit by bit.
"Pah!" With a crisp explosion, the jade pendant broke into several pieces in an instant and fell to the ground.
Lin Yi shook his head and smiled bitterly at himself. It seems that all this is not as simple as imagined.
On the way back, Lin Yi remembered the jade pendant he had found for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law in Pujia Village. On a sudden impulse, he wanted to try to embed the five-element formation in the jade pendant. He has always been curious about the formation, but he knows very little about it. He saw a brief description of the formation in the jade slip of Xuanyuan Zhenren.
The simplest way to arrange the formation, which can also be regarded as an entry-level technique, is to use jade as the material, embed the formation and seal, and then use different methods to stimulate the power of the formation.
For this reason, Lin Yi always wanted to try it. However, he knew very little about the formation, but he was familiar with several formations in the Four Symbols Flag. In addition, there was the health-preserving jade pendant he had seen in Pujia Village.
In terms of cultivation, Lin Yi could only explore alone. Although it was helpless, it also gave him more insights.
Looking at the fragments of the jade pendant on the ground, Lin Yi knew that the formation he borrowed from the health-preserving jade pendant had failed to be refined.
After closing his eyes and meditating for a while, Lin Yi threw up another piece of jade pendant. With a quick tap of his finger, the health-preserving formation flashed with fluorescence and floated in the air.
The formation formed by the hand seal this time was less stiff and looked quite standard. The fluorescent array lightly floated towards the jade pendant and slowly immersed itself in it.
Seeing that the array was about to merge into the jade pendant, Lin Yi suddenly felt something was wrong. Before he could activate the hand seal, there was another crisp sound of "snap", and the jade pendant exploded into pieces.
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