Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 848 Pretend

When he was sitting on the back of the crane and rising into the sky, the old eunuch Yuan Zhaoning was both terrified and excited. When he saw Yan Bo riding the wind and flying with the white crane, his guess was confirmed.

"It turns out that Taoist Master Yan is really a deity."

Although Yuan Zhaoning spoke in a murmur, Yan Bo still heard it. He flew towards the flock of cranes on the wind and spoke to the old man.

"Yuan Bo, you don't have to call me Taoist priest, and you don't have to be in awe of me because of my immortality. If you want, you can just call me Sir. As I said before, I am just a gardener who wants to grow flowers."

The old man smiled, nodded and said nothing more. Although it was exciting to meet an immortal at the end of one's life, it didn't seem so exaggerated at this moment.

"Wow—"

The leading white crane let out a long cry, and the other cranes in the group also began to cry.

"Compared to these, Yuan Bo can appreciate this beautiful land. Even though the country has changed and disputes have continued, it still cannot hide the magnificence of the world!"

Yuan Zhaoning hugged the crane's neck and looked down. After he recovered from his initial fear of high school, the beautiful scenery of the mountains and rivers below made him unable to take his eyes off. This was the first time he appreciated the beauty of mountains and rivers from such a broad perspective, and he was intoxicated for a moment.

"Yuan Bo, you said that the world is so big, where can the remnants of Bai Yu Dao go?"

"what?"

Yuan Zhaoning didn't quite understand what was said, so he raised his head and looked sideways at his side.

"Mr. Yan is no longer an ordinary person, and Dayan has been destroyed for so many years. Who would care whether you are Baiyu Dao? And you won't tell everyone, right?"

Yan Bo smiled.

"Yan was talking about someone else, and it was decades ago, but I know the situation now."

While flying with the cranes, the clouds in the distance seemed to increase, but Yan Bo and the cranes' speed also increased.

Gray Mian whispered within the neck feathers of the leading white crane.

"Sir, the place we went to is not right!"

"Nothing's wrong, that's all."

He Yunqiao responded by voice transmission, and led the group of cranes and Yan Bo to fly towards the distant misty mountains.

After the demise of Baiyu Dao, the remaining members of Baiyu Dao were naturally condemned by everyone. Moreover, the one who succeeded to the throne later was Prince Yan Jian Xu, who was responsible for the demise of Baiyu Dao. Anyone or anything related to Baiyu Dao would be in trouble.

Even if one is an ordinary Taoist, everyone feels insecure. Taoism is declining while Buddhism is flourishing.

Then, Liao Wenzhi, the only direct disciple of Tianyu Zhenren Han Shiyong, and Liao Wenzhi's disciples, who have not been caught, are naturally the key targets of arrest across the country.

It is possible for others to get rid of the stigma of "remnants of Baiyu Dao", except for Liao Wenzhi and A Zheng, which is absolutely impossible.

When Han Shiyong was paraded through the streets before his execution, he had already given up hope. But when he suddenly found out that Liao Wenzhi had the audacity to come to see him off in disguise, tears immediately welled up in his eyes and he began to get nervous. He used lip language to tell Liao Wenzhi to run away because he understood this.

Therefore, the "remnants of Baiyu Dao" have nowhere to go in the world. The only places they can go are some remote places that people cannot find or even dare to find!
"Li——" "Woo-lululul."

The long cry of the white crane also brought up a strong wind, and a white shadow fell as its feathers fluttered.

In the distant mountains, at the foot of a mountain range, a group of white cranes landed with Yan Bo. There was a wetland near where they landed.

Yuan Zhaoning landed from the crouching white crane, and the cranes began to scatter to look for food. He followed Yan Bo in front and kept moving forward, and couldn't help but ask.

"Mr. Yan, where are we?"

Yan Bo looked around and glanced back.

"He Le Shan!"

Hele Mountain was once a well-known dangerous area in Dayan. It was full of miasma, poisonous insects, fierce beasts, and many dangers. It was even said that demons lurked here.

Few people dare to approach Heleshan. Even some experienced hunters and woodcutters only dare to move around the outskirts of some areas of Heleshan, and they definitely dare not approach places with many swamps.

However, from Yan Bo's perspective at this moment, he hardly noticed any miasma. Looking at the air in the mountain from the air, it did not feel that dangerous.

Perhaps it has been a rumor for a long time, or perhaps something has changed over the years.

"He Le Shan? Isn't this place very dangerous?"

Hearing the old man's words, Yan Bo smiled.

"Maybe it was once, but not necessarily now!"

The two walked one after the other in the mountains. Even Yuan Zhaoning, who looked old and weak, could keep up with Yan Bo's pace.

In fact, the destination was not far away. It was on a slope several feet higher than the swamp below. There was actually a house there, a small building on stilts made of wood, mud and hay. "There are people living here?"

Yuan Zhaoning was surprised and Yan Bo sighed.

“Now it’s gone!”

As they were talking, the two men had already arrived in front of the building and walked up the wooden stairs in front of it. There was a crossbar on the door, obviously to prevent wild animals from entering and making nests.

Yan Bo removed the wooden bar and pushed the door open. The wooden hinge made a teeth-grinding creaking sound and a cloud of dust fell down.

The furnishings in the house were simple, but they were all covered with a layer of dust, and it was obvious that no one had lived there for a long time.

"Uncle Yuan, how about we live here?"

Yuan Zhaoning smiled.

“Better than expected, with green mountains and wetlands”

Yan Bo walked into the house and found sandalwood in a corner. He took a handful and walked out the door. Yuan Zhaoning didn't understand why but chose to follow him.

The two continued up the overgrown mountain path. After more than a quarter of an hour, they saw three graves on the hillside.

Yuan Zhaoning's heart trembled, and he stood there in a daze with his eyes wide open.

The first tomb has a tombstone that reads: "The tomb of Han Shiyong, the Great Yan Tianyu Master, respectfully erected by his disciple Liao Wenzhi"

The second tomb has the following inscription on the tombstone: "The tomb of Liao Wenzhi, the Great Yan Feiyu Master, respectfully erected by his disciple Lin Shuzheng"

The third grave has a tombstone that reads: "The tomb of Lin Shuzheng and Qian Chunjuan, erected by their son Lin Yuan"

Although Yuan Zhaoning didn't say anything, he understood in his heart that it seemed that everyone who had lived here was buried here.

Back then, Master Tianyu was beheaded in the capital. No one knows how they got the body here, or is it just a cenotaph?

Yan Bo took a deep breath, and some of the obsessions he had when he was trapped in the purple mud pool of Eshui also dissipated at this moment. He swung his right hand, and the sandalwood in his hand flew out, inserting three pillars in front of each grave.

Yan Bo waved his sleeves again, and flames ignited on all nine incense sticks, lighting the incense instantly.

"Grandmaster, Master, Junior Brother, Yan Bo, the unfilial disciple of Baiyu Dao, is here to see you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yan Bo knelt down and bowed in front of Liao Wenzhi's tomb in the middle, and Yuan Zhaoning on the side also knelt down and bowed.

What Bai Yudao did back then had long been judged, but Yuan Zhaoning, who had experienced that period of history, had long understood that Tianyu Taoist was not as despicable as people thought back then!
Deep in the Hele Mountain, there was a man sitting cross-legged on the top of the mountain, looking towards the outer area in confusion, and he seemed to hear faintly the cry of a crane.

This man has a burly build, or seems a little fat. He is the Great Toad King who returned to Hele Mountain in recent years. Although the Golden Toad Palace in the Northern Boundary has been rebuilt, for the Great Toad King, most of the things are left to his daughter to handle.

The Great Toad King himself said that Heleshan was not as comfortable. Of course, as a daughter, Chanqin understood that Madam Lingli was in the Eastern Realm, and the Fairy Mili mentioned by her father was suspected to be also in Taiyin Mountain in the Eastern Realm. So Heleshan must be more comfortable than Jinchan Palace.

The huge transformation of Heleshan is of course directly and profoundly related to the Great Toad King.

Since the battle with Bai He in the calamity that year, and the subsequent Xingluo Dharma Assembly, the Great Toad King made two breakthroughs with the help of the calamity and the elixir. After getting rid of the shackles, the deathly aura in his body was dispelled, his own condition improved, and his and Leshan's fate also changed.

The situation where there was once miasma and monsters everywhere no longer exists. Of course, the miasma might be the combined effect of the monster aura of the Great Toad King and the monsters in the mountains. The monsters in the mountains no longer exist, most of them were swallowed up by the Great Toad King when he was transcending the tribulation.

This time, the Big Toad King listened calmly and really seemed to hear the cry of a crane. Although it was normal for some wild cranes to fly to the Leshan area, he didn't know why he felt that this time was a little special.

Could it be that Bai He came to see me? I was away for so many years, and he came back empty-handed many times? I didn't leave a message, this is a bit rude!

After thinking for a while, the Toad King quickly stood up and patted his face to make himself look more energetic.

Be more enthusiastic, yes, be more enthusiastic!
Bai He, that guy, has a face that looks like someone owes him money, so when he comes, you have to welcome him warmly. Don't hit someone who smiles at you, and keep your anger to yourself!

Just do it!

Thinking of this, the Great Toad King sat down again, pretending that he didn't hear any noise. Although he was pretending, he deliberately released some Great Toad Qi.

This demonic aura was not obvious, and sometimes even looked like the fog in Leshan, but the Big Toad King knew that Baihe would be able to spot it with his keen sense, as this was a friendship that they had built up with the demon as their natural enemy!

Obviously, the Great Toad King guessed some things correctly. He Yunqiao, who was in the body of a white crane, naturally and easily noticed the Great Toad King's existence. Even Hui Mian, who was no longer the same as before, noticed it at the first time.

However, the Great Toad King obviously guessed some things wrong.

"Sir, that guy seems to have noticed you coming, what should I do?"

"What should I do? Pretend I don't know. Now I am a white-feathered crane, busy looking for food!"

The handsome white crane lowered its head and poked around the wetland with its beak, picking up a loach, shrimp, crab or something and throwing it aside, attracting people nearby to scramble for it.
(End of this chapter)