HCB Chapter 36 I Choose Her This Time
Chapter 36 I Choose Her This Time
After hearing Pei Cangli's answer, Lin Yi understood that there was always a red line in Pei Cangli's heart, and everyone else was outside the red line. Even if this person had been saved by her, to her he was an insignificant stranger outside the red line.
Because she has always been very clear, whether she saved him, saved Si Yunzhou, or saved Gu Chen, it was just the kindness and integrity in her bones. She would not ask for repayment for a favor, nor would she move someone even a little bit towards the red line.
Perhaps Si Yunzhou's previous actions had caused slight ripples in the wind, but unfortunately, all the things that happened later would eventually make the wind return to calm, or even become even more intense.
After talking with Pei Cangli, Lin Yi sat alone in the yard for a long time and thought for a long time. He probably had no chance to become the person within the red line, and he didn't know which lucky person would eventually walk into that line.
But he will always be there, even if he can never get inside the line. But Lin Yi hopes that at least now, Pei Cangli will think of him first when something happens, and that is enough.
The next day, when Lin Yi was about to go out to do something, he saw the ring at the door. He guessed that Si Yunzhou had been there and probably heard what Pei Cangli said last night.
Picking up the ring and looking around, Lin Yi turned and walked in. At this time, Si Yunzhou's figure appeared at the corner. Looking at the closed door, it was as if Pei Cangli had pushed him away and closed the door of her heart.
Si Yunzhou thought of what Pei Cangli said last night. She didn't care about anyone now, so he still had a chance. He didn't want to regret his current inaction in the future, nor did he want to push Pei Cangli away again.
After returning to Qingying Sect and coming to his master's door, Si Yunzhou knelt down and said goodbye to his master, "Master, thank you for your teachings over the years. Today, I, Si Yunzhou, voluntarily leave the sect and bid farewell to you."
Mu Hua listened to the voice of the disciple outside the sect and knew that he had finally made a decision, so he called him in. "Yunzhou, since you entered the sect at the age of three, I have taught you for fifteen years. Today you decided to leave the sect. Is it related to Pei Cangli?"
"Master, it doesn't matter. This is my own decision. I don't want to be in a dilemma again if I encounter the same situation in the future. Last time I chose the sect, this time I will choose her."
"Yunzhou, since you made your decision last time and chose the sect, why did you change your mind now? Did you choose her this time and choose the sect next time? Are you sure you won't regret the decision you made now in the future?"
"Maybe I will regret it, but after what happened in the secret realm, I also know that there is no such thing as having the best of both worlds. If I choose one thing, I will naturally give up the other. Pei Cangli saved my life, but when her life was in danger, I looked around and talked about other things. This is not what a gentleman does. As for the next time, and the next time after that, I will still choose her."
After hearing what the disciple said, Mu Hua smiled with satisfaction, "Yunzhou, it's good that you can figure this out. I've also heard from your Junior Brother Ji Feng that Pei Cangli, the female cultivator, is one of the few people worth getting to know."
"Since the first time she saved you, there has been a cause and effect relationship between you. If you had saved her last time when she was on the verge of death, then the cause and effect relationship between you would have been resolved. It is precisely because you chose the sect that the only chance for the two of you to resolve the cause and effect is gone. The cause and effect relationship between you has deepened. Since you have accepted the cause, you will bear the result. This is all God's will."
Si Yunzhou knelt on the ground and kowtowed as he spoke, "Thank you Master for clearing up my doubts! Thank you Master for your help!"
Mu Hua smiled faintly and said, "I just explained to you the origin of the two of you and let you know the importance of your decision, but I did not agree that you should leave the sect. It is not easy for your master to teach you for fifteen years. I finally have a good disciple. How can I let go so easily?"
"But you don't have to worry. I will give you a hundred years to settle the cause and effect between you two. During this period, you don't have to worry about anything in the sect. I will report to the sect master and tell him that I sent you out to investigate an important matter. You must not delay."
Si Yunzhou said with tears in his eyes, "Thank you very much, Master, for your help. I will do my best to investigate whatever you need me to investigate."
"This incident happened hundreds of years ago. You don't need to investigate it specifically. The sect has been keeping an eye on it over the years. If you encounter it, just pay attention. Don't act alone. Someone has investigated this matter before, but accidents happened one after another."
"Master, what is this? How could it be that no one has been able to investigate it clearly for hundreds of years, and it is so dangerous?"
"There are people in this world who specialize in collecting top-grade spiritual roots. Anyone who is found to have top-grade spiritual roots will end up in a tragic situation, with their spiritual roots dug out, without exception. So, Yunzhou, when you are out this time, you must hide the fact that you have a top-grade wind spiritual root, and you must not let others know."
"Master, don't I have a mutated wind spirit root? When did it become a top-grade wind spirit root?"
"After returning from the secret realm, I checked your body and found that your spiritual roots have become top-grade spiritual roots. Although only a small part has changed, it is true. I wonder if it is because of some spiritual medicine you have taken in the past six months? Or is it because of your mutated wind spiritual root?"
Si Yunzhou thought about what happened in the past six months. He didn't take any special elixir. Suddenly he saw the gourd around his waist and remembered that Cangli once said that this spiritual spring was not ordinary water. He asked me to use it every day. Could it be because of this?
Thinking of this, Si Yunzhou took down the gourd, poured out a cup of spiritual spring water and gave it to his master. Mu Hua looked at this ordinary cup of water, picked up the cup and drank it.
After drinking one cup, not only some old illnesses were cured, but the whole body felt warm. It is impossible for one's own meridians to change anymore, but now they have been widened twice as much. When fighting with others in the future, won't my spiritual energy reserves be more than twice that of others?
Feeling the changes in himself, Mu Hua asked ecstatically, "Yunzhou, where did you get this thing? I think the change in your spiritual roots is most likely the effect of this spiritual spring. Also, wasn't the bamboo tube you used to store water in before? When did it become a gourd?"
Only then did Si Yunzhou realize that he had unknowingly received many benefits from Pei Cangli, but he abandoned her when she needed him. He deserved to die!
"Master, this is what Cangli gave me. Please keep it a secret for me. I will leave all the remaining spiritual springs to you, but I want to take this gourd away."
"Brat, would your master try to snatch your gourd? It was given to you by Pei Cangli, right? You don't have to give me all the spiritual spring water, just pour me another cup. This kind of good stuff should be left to you young people. At my age, I am already content with this good fortune."
"Also, you must be careful when investigating the top-grade spiritual roots, especially the spiritual spring that Pei Cangli has now. If other people knew about it, I'm afraid you wouldn't be able to protect her now, and you can't let anyone else use it."
"Master, I understand. I will take good care of myself and protect Cangli. I will go down the mountain first. Master, if you need anything, please ask Ji Feng to come find me."
When Si Yunzhou came down the mountain this time, he felt more relaxed than ever before, and was also happy to see Pei Cangli soon. However, he didn't know that Pei Cangli, who was far away in the courtyard, didn't want to see him again at all.
Pei Cangli's courtyard.
"Friend Pei, someone left a ring at the door. I brought it in. Can you see if it's yours?"
"It is indeed mine. I exchanged this ring for the formation. Fellow Daoist Lin, do you really not want to practice formations? You can take a look at this jade slip first and then make a decision."
Lin Yi didn't want to practice this formation. What if he was tripped up by it one day? It would be a waste of time. Besides, he had finally made Pei Cangli remember him, so he couldn't let this formation go.
"No need. I saved you just out of my own heart, just like you saved me without asking for anything in return."
When Pei Cangli saw that he really didn't want to practice, and thought that he didn't have anything to offer at the moment, he sent a message to Hongyu privately, asking her to go to the space to get some spiritual spring water and give it to Lin Yi.
After a while, Hongyu walked in with a gourd. Pei Cangli's eyes twitched. Why is it another gourd? Suddenly he remembered that he bought a lot of things last time, and Li San gave him another one.
Hong Yu handed the gourd to Lin Yi and said seriously, "Brother Lin Yi, this is the spiritual spring that my sister asked me to give you. Remember to use it every day, whether it's drinking or taking a bath. But don't give it to other people. You must remember this."
Lin Yi picked up the gourd and hung it around his waist happily. This was the first time Pei Cangli gave him something. It turned out that his decision not to practice formation was the right one.
Just as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the door and Hongyu ran out.