Elaborate on the world of mortals

Chapter 882: Destiny Will Meet
On this day, Yi Shuyuan was telling a story in a village. The village was not big but it had a thatched ancestral hall. People gathered here and listened to the story attentively.

It tells the story of "Ghost's Vengeance", which is the famous case in Yuanjiang County Government back then.

"The executioner stretched his shoulders, then grabbed the long handle of the guillotine with both hands, gathered all his strength, and pressed down suddenly."

Yi Shuyuan's voice suddenly stopped, but the audience around him were waiting and did not dare to disturb him, thinking that the storyteller did it on purpose. After all, this situation had happened many times in the storytelling before.

But after waiting for a long time, I didn't hear the storyteller continue.

"Mr. Da, what happened next?" "Yes, is Jia Yuntong dead?"

Yi Shuyuan seemed to have just come to his senses and looked at the villagers gathered in the ancestral hall.

"The knife pressed down and the head fell to the ground. Jia Yuntong is dead. Let's stop here. It's getting late. Let's go."

After saying that, Yi Shuyuan put away the folding fan in his hand and picked up the ruler.

Now it is the busy farming season, and people would take the time after dinner in the evening to listen to books. By the time they were done it was already dark, so naturally everyone would go their separate ways.

“Crash, la, la, la”

It started to drizzle outside. Yi Shuyuan stood beside the gate of the ancestral hall, watching the villagers carrying their stools and chairs away one by one.

"Mr. Yi, don't sleep in the ancestral hall tonight. You can spend the night in my humble abode!"

The old village chief walked over carrying a bench and said something, and Yi Shuyuan smiled and shook his head.

"No, I have something to do and I won't stay long!"

“But it’s dark now.”

"It's okay, old village chief. Although I look elegant, I have learned some martial arts when I was out in the world. Don't worry about my safety!"

The old man nodded. He knew martial arts. He wanted to say something, but when he saw Yi Shuyuan’s calm eyes, he didn’t say much.

"Then please tell the guard, Old Li, before you leave."

"Okay! It's going to rain heavily, old village chief, you should go home quickly."

The old man nodded again, picked up the stool and walked into the drizzle. However, after walking a dozen steps, the rain started to get heavier. He couldn't help but quicken his pace. He didn't think much about what Mr. Yi said. After all, it was common to rain at this time of year. Once the rain started, it was normal for the rain to get heavier.

A little gray marten came back from the rain and landed on Yi Shuyuan's shoulder, holding a plant rhizome with a little mud on it in its hand. It wiped it clean with its paws but did not eat it. Instead, it stuffed it under its neck and disappeared after a flash of light.

"What's wrong, sir? I didn't even hear the last stroke of the pen when he finished the story."

"Let's go back to Dayong first."
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In the 20th year of Jiande in Dayong, during the Grain in Ear season, after traveling around the world for some years, Yi Shuyuan returned here again, walking along the Kaiyang Grand Canal at night.

Today also happens to be the Dragon Boat Festival, and the aroma of rice dumplings wafts from the large and small boats moored on the river bank at night.

The water in Kaiyang area seemed to have risen a little. Yi Shuyuan did not disturb anyone, but at this moment, the nearby water flow was rippling with waves, and a person gradually floated up from the water.

"Mr. Yi, long time no see!"

The man bowed to Yi Shuyuan, and he nodded in return.

"Mr. Chu is going to Chengtian Prefecture?"

Chu Hang smiled and nodded.

"I am here to see the student off. If he is willing, I will talk to the local underworld and have him taken away."

Oh, it’s time for Yu Ziye too.

"I wonder where you are going, sir?"

Hui Mian spoke over Yi Shuyuan's shoulder.

"Chu Hang, why are you asking so many questions?"

Yi Shuyuan patted Hui Mian's head and smiled at Chu Hang.

"It is still unclear, so I can't say anything!"

Chu Hang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. The two separated in front of a tributary of the Kaiyang Canal. One continued along the main road to Chengtian Prefecture, while Yi Shuyuan continued along the direction of the small river.

The river gradually narrowed and the flow became slower and slower, but the surrounding scenery became familiar.

Not long after, Yi Shuyuan and Hui Mian went ashore at a step by the river. After walking along the familiar road for a while, they arrived at the courtyard at the back of Yusang Village.

But when they got here, Yi Shuyuan looked around with a slight surprise on his face, and Hui Mian also stood up and looked around.

Then Yi Shuyuan opened the gate and walked into the yard. The moment he passed through the gate, there seemed to be a layer of water-like restriction that lighted up slightly, but it was not a big deal.

Yi Shuyuan walked to the room where the spinning wheel was. The sound of the spinning wheel could be heard from time to time. After opening the door, there was no one sitting in front of the spinning wheel.

"The sir is here!"

Zhuo Qing's voice was heard. There was a recliner against the wall behind the spinning wheel, next to the window. Next to the chair was a stool. She lay on it and just moved her fingers, and the golden shuttle and wooden loom on the spinning wheel would move by themselves to weave cloth.

Yi Shuyuan walked over, and Zhuo Qing had a slightly reserved smile on her face, perhaps with a bit of uneasiness.

"I know that with your ability, even if I seal the courtyard with a ban, you will definitely be able to detect it."

Hui Mian jumped directly from Yi Shuyuan's shoulder and landed on the recliner, staring at the woman above him with wide eyes.

"Zhuo Qing, what's wrong with you? How could this happen?" Yi Shuyuan looked at Zhuo Qing, and then followed her line of sight to the spinning wheel. On the bamboo woven fabric placed on one side of the wheel frame, there were seven silk cocoons emitting a faint glow.

"The Secret Method of Taiyin?"

Zhuo Qing nodded after hearing Yi Shuyuan's words.

"Taiyin Yuan Transformation Technique, but I don't plan to take back this Yuan Qi in the future."

The female fairies of Taiyin, especially the Taiyin Fairy, are always able to recover their cultivation at a relatively fast speed after being found every time they are reincarnated. It seems that it is not only because of the understanding from the previous life, but also because there are naturally other methods to pass down part of the cultivation from the previous life.

Although Zhuo Qing had never been a disciple of Taiyin Palace, Taiyin Palace was truly open to Zhuo Qing. There were some things that even Yi Shuyuan didn't know. But even so, Zhuo Qing still didn't want to join Taiyin Palace, as that would be too far away from her master!

Although not as good as Shi Sheng, Qi Zhongbin, or Hui Mian, but it is better in Yusang Village than in Taiyin Palace!

Hui Mian naturally figured out the key immediately and shouted.

"What are you doing? Why don't you discuss it with us? Xiaolin, you know, even if you don't tell the rest of us, you should at least tell your husband, right?"

Zhuo Qing reached out to touch Hui Mian, who did not avoid her but slapped her arm a few times with his tail.

"I'm just saying it. As for today, I just want to be alone with my husband."

Hui Mian stared at Zhuo Qing, feeling the force of his hair being stroked. Although he was extremely reluctant and wanted to stay very much, he still spoke with difficulty.

"Hmph, I'm going to eat mulberries!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Hui Mian rushed out and ran out of the house directly from a window not far away.

Yi Shuyuan sat down on the stool next to the recliner. Zhuo Qing noticed his slightly frowning expression, but she kept a faint smile on her face. She stretched out her hand and waved it lightly. The spinning wheel over there stopped, and the golden shuttle returned to her hand with a stream of light.

"I'm not willful, I just don't have enough character. I still can't let go of the past, nor can I let go of my delusions. I thought I could, but in fact..."

Yi Shuyuan frowned slightly. From what he had seen of Zhuo Qing's practice over the years, it was unlikely that he couldn't let go of the past.

But she said she couldn't let go of her delusions. Maybe her so-called inability to let go of the past was because of me?

“I’m not because of the past”

"I know!"

Zhuo Qing interrupted Yi Shuyuan before he could finish his words, but she did not continue speaking. She just looked at Yi Shuyuan in a daze for a long time.

"I don't want to join the Taiyin Palace. Will you come to find me?"

The Taiyin Secret Method can ensure the continuation of the self to the greatest extent. If the Yuan Ling is not too damaged in the reincarnation, it will be easier to find the true self. But it can also help people transcend the past life like looking back on a dream. In Yi Shuyuan's opinion, it is really a cheating method.

Yi Shuyuan sighed, shook his head and smiled, but this shake of the head showed a bit of helplessness in his expression.

"As long as I can figure out where you are, I will definitely go find you!"

"Ok!"

After thinking for a while, Zhuo Qing spoke hesitantly.

"Can you promise me one more thing?"

Yi Shuyuan nodded.

"you say!"

Zhuo Qing's face flushed slightly and she smiled again. Although her breath was weak, she looked even brighter and more charming.

"If possible, I hope you will come to pick me up wearing a red shirt."

"Okay, I will pick you up wearing a bright red shirt, personally lead you into the Dao, and personally teach you skills."

Yi Shuyuan said this while glancing at the zither, zheng and pipa hanging in a corner of the room, and continued with a smile.

"I will also personally teach you your favorite musical instrument and swordsmanship!"

Zhuo Qing's smile became brighter and brighter, she was very satisfied. The golden shuttle in her hand turned into a golden hairpin. She reached out to touch Yi Shuyuan's palm and pressed the golden hairpin into his hand.

"Don't lie to me."

"will not!"

The moment Zhuo Qing heard Yi Shuyuan's words, a smile appeared on her face. Her figure gradually faded away and in an instant she turned into a stream of light and flew away. Her soul would go straight into the world without passing through the underworld and enter the cycle of reincarnation.

Yi Shuyuan stood up, holding the golden hairpin, and walked to the window, watching the light fly away. Hui Mian, who had been hiding under the window sill and had never been to the mulberry forest, also looked up and watched until the light disappeared.
"Hey, silly girl, it would be great if you could work harder."

Hui Mian muttered to himself and looked up again, but he only saw Yi Shuyuan looking down at the golden hairpin in his hand and sighing at the window.

With the telepathic ability of the Qiankun Method, how could Yi Shuyuan not feel Zhuo Qing's complex emotions at that moment? Even with the golden hairpin in his hand, the feeling was still strong. Perhaps he had been deliberately avoiding her for a long time.

"We will meet each other if we are destined to. Well, let's stay here for a while."

"Oh, but should I tell others about this?"

"Once the ban was broken, they naturally felt something."

Although it was called a temporary residence, Yi Shuyuan actually lived here for quite a long time. Even when he went out to tell stories and travel around, he would come back later, but sometimes he would be gone for many years.

(End of this chapter)