Traversing Famous Mountains and Great Rivers, Witnessing the Joys and Sorrows of the Mortal World
Night
Lin Yu saw that the boy's breath was getting weaker and weaker, and his face was gradually turning pale.
He condensed a wisp of Spiritual Power at his fingertips, quietly protecting the boy's heart so that he could hear what he wanted to say and hug his mother properly.
As the boy's head gently rested on the woman's shoulder and his breathing gradually stopped, Lin Yu sighed softly.
The woman's heart-wrenching cries and the younger sister's desperate pleading as she threw herself on the boy, calling out, "Brother, wake up!" tugged at Lin Yu's heart like a knife.
At this moment, the boy's soul floated out of his body, his form somewhat transparent, yet still retaining the appearance he had in life.
He didn't leave immediately, but floated up slowly, looking down into the room.
The boy's soul reached out, wanting to touch his mother's hair, but his fingertips passed right through it.
Lin Yu had appeared at some unknown time, his figure hidden on the rooftop, visible only to the boy's soul.
"Thank you, Immortal Master." The young man turned around and saw Lin Yu, bowing deeply to his figure.
Lin Yu looked at the boy's soul and said softly, "You should have returned to the Underworld half an hour ago, but I used my Spiritual Power to protect your soul, allowing you to stay a little longer."
The boy's voice, ethereal and uniquely spiritual, was filled with gratitude. "If it weren't for the immortal giving me three days, I wouldn't have even been able to see my mother one last time, let alone fulfill my filial duty to her..."
He turned his head and looked back into the courtyard, his eyes filled with longing.
Lin Yu knew that his obsession was too deep, so to put his mind at ease, Lin Yu drew two talismans in the void and injected them into the mother and child's bodies.
"I have placed a talisman around them to ward off some disasters."
Upon hearing this, the young man's eyes lit up, and he bowed again to Lin Yu: "Thank you for your consideration, Immortal Master."
"All things in the world are subject to reincarnation." Lin Yu raised his hand and took out a ghost messenger token, pale golden patterns spreading from his fingertips.
Lin Yu used this opportunity to perform the "Communicating with the Netherworld" and "Restraining Spirits" Seventy-Two Earthly Fiend Arts, and summoned the ghost messenger from before.
As Lin Yu unleashed his supernatural powers
A yellowish-brown mist swirled in the corner of the courtyard, and a pale, beardless figure dressed in a gray robe tumbled out of the ground with a "plop."
"Which blind fool calls me up here?!" The ghost guard stood up, rubbing his waist, and was about to lash out when he heard a familiar voice calling from above.
Long time no see.
The ghost looked up at the sound and saw a boy standing on the roof.
The pale golden Spiritual Power surrounding him made him stiffen. In just one glance, he knew he couldn't defeat this person.
Then he saw Lin Yu's face, and his long-buried memories were instantly awakened.
Isn't this the Maoshan cultivator who was protected by that powerful figure a few years ago?
The previous hostility vanished instantly. The ghost messenger bowed so low he almost touched the ground, his voice softening with respect. "So it's you, sir! I was blind and didn't recognize you. What brings you here?"
Lin Yu was somewhat surprised to see him like this. "I didn't expect you to still remember me."
Lin Yu raised his hand and pointed, and the boy's soul slowly floated in front of the ghost messenger. "This boy was filial and kind in life, and now his wish has been fulfilled. Please take him into reincarnation, and take good care of him on the way, so that he can be reborn into a good family as soon as possible."
"Rest assured, sir! I guarantee I'll get it done!" The ghost messenger hurriedly agreed, reaching out to guide the boy's soul, but after stretching out his hand for a long time, his feet seemed nailed to the ground, unable to move at all.
The ghost messenger's face instantly turned a deep purplish-red. He scratched his head awkwardly and bowed to Lin Yu, saying, "M-Sir, your supernatural power... hasn't dissipated yet."
Lin Yu belatedly slapped his forehead, withdrawing his Spiritual Power from his fingertips, instantly retracting his supernatural power. "I forgot about that."
The ghost messenger, now freed from his restraints, breathed a sigh of relief and quickly led the boy's soul down into the underground.
After merging into the underground, the boy took one last look at the house, a trace of longing flashing in his eyes, before finally following the ghost messenger into the earthen-yellow mist.
The ghost messenger secretly glanced at Lin Yu, his heart filled with shock. In just a few years, this lord had actually been able to directly detain people from the Underworld.
No wonder she caught the eye of "that person".
On the rooftop, Lin Yu gazed at the ground where the ghost messengers had departed and sighed softly.
Having done all this, Lin Yu turned and disappeared into the Nightscape.
Perhaps this is the meaning of experience: to travel across famous mountains and rivers, and to witness the joys and sorrows of human life.
Cultivating oneself also involves cultivating one's mind.
Lin Yu then continued his journey through the world.
The scenery along the way gradually changed, and the weeds on the ridges of the fields grew taller and taller.
When Lin Yu arrived in Suzhou, his figure swept past the bamboo forest on the outskirts of the city.
After traveling for so many days, they finally saw a town, Lin Yu couldn't wait to enter it.
He found a small inn by the river to stay in. During the next few days, he enjoyed the beautiful scenery and delicious food of Suzhou during the day and practiced meditation at night.
We finally had a few peaceful days; before that, we were either on the go or dealing with evil spirits.
But beneath this calm, he always felt there was an inexplicable eeriness lurking.
These past few days, whenever he goes outside, several people always appear around him and watch him.
In the days that followed, he saw several men dressed in short clothes pushing a cart covered with a thick black cloth towards the outskirts of the city in the early morning.
When asked, they only said they were "hauling some old timber," but their eyes darted around.
Lin Yu could see through the black cloth; he could clearly see that underneath it were corpses.
Furthermore, these corpses even possessed a trace of evil energy, clearly indicating the presence of a sorcerer in this town.
That day, Lin Yu saw two men dressed in kimonos dragging a woman along the street.
Despite their swaggering manner, no one dared to step forward to stop them.
"Uncle, who are they?" Lin Yu asked the uncle next to him.
"They're a bunch of animals!" the uncle spat at them.
Lin Yu made some inquiries and learned that they were from an "East Asia Mutual Aid Society" that specifically helped homeless people.
Lin Yu's eyes fell on the two young women dressed in kimonos.
He noticed a faint trace of malevolent energy emanating from the two individuals.
He had planned to sneak in and investigate at night, but before it got dark, he realized something was wrong.
On his way back to the hotel, he was always followed by two faint footsteps.
It's obvious I'm being followed.
Lin Yu remained calm and quietly turned a corner, heading into an alley.
This alley is a dead end; at the end is the back wall of a house.
I had barely taken two steps into the alley when the footsteps behind me stopped.
Lin Yu turned around and saw two men dressed in coarse cloth standing at the entrance of the alley, carrying short sticks in their hands.
"What are you going to do?" Lin Yu asked, feigning fear.
"Kid! We've been watching you for a while now. You dare to wander around here all by yourself? You can only blame yourself for not having parents."
The man on the right urged, "Stop talking nonsense! This kid looks strong, perfect for sending him over! The ones we caught last time were too weak, they died before the end, causing us to get a scolding from the adults. This one might last a couple more days!"
After hearing this, Lin Yu thought to himself that these people were clearly targeting beggars and vagrants to abduct.