Phi-Fic Chapter 376 Go find Brother Yun
Chapter 376 Go find Brother Yun
On the other side, in the bedroom of the headmaster of Taixu Palace, it was so quiet that one could hear the subtle sound of candle flames popping.
There were not many furnishings in the hall, only a step-down bed covered with ink-colored brocade.
A censer of agarwood was burning in the corner of the hall, and the curling green smoke drifted into the night sky through the gaps in the carved window lattices, entwining with the moonlight outside the window, casting hazy light and shadows on the blue brick ground.
The copper bell hanging on the beam was occasionally blown by the night wind, making a soft "ding" sound, and then fell into deeper silence.
Lin Xuantong sat on the armchair in front of the table, with the cuffs of his black Taoist robe casually draped over the armrests. He held five silver keys in his hands. The golden dragons carved on them shone coldly under the candlelight, and the dragon scale patterns were so fine and real that it was obviously not an ordinary object.
He rubbed the raised dragon head on the key repeatedly with his fingers, and his fingertips became hot from rubbing.
This is exactly what he got after killing the Gu father and son.
The key that can open the passage between the secular world and the secret realm of Dharma practice.
"Thousands of years... I never thought this thing would actually exist..."
Back then, Zulong sealed the secret realm of practicing magic and ordered people to create these five keys in order to prevent the practitioners from harming the secular world.
So many years have passed that practitioners have almost forgotten that there is another world outside this world of practice.
"The key to the passage, the Japanese monks... the emergence of Chaoyin Pavilion... are there any connections between these things?"
Lin Xuantong looked at the key in his hand, his brows furrowed, his face gloomy and uncertain, and it was impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.
At this moment, the palace door was gently pushed open a crack, and a slender figure tiptoed in. It was Lin Wan'er.
She was wearing a moon-white skirt, and when the hem of her skirt swept across the threshold, it created a slight breeze that startled the candlelight and made it tremble.
"What are you here for?"
Lin Xuantong hurriedly stuffed the key into his sleeve, his fingers subconsciously pressing on the cuff. His tone was deliberately calm, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Wan'er at the door.
Lin Wan'er froze in shock at her father's sudden question, then quickly gathered herself and said, "I... came to ask, Father, were you really the one who killed the Gu family father and son?"
"Are you questioning me?"
Lin Xuantong frowned slightly and his face darkened.
Lin Wan'er quickly said, "No, it's just that the Gu family father and son have a grudge against Brother Yun. If they're not dead, father, can you return them to Brother Yun..."
Lin Xuantong's pupils suddenly shrank, and he stood up abruptly. The hem of his black Taoist robe swept across the corner of the table, causing the bowl of cold tea to shake.
He stared at Lin Wan'er intently, his voice as cold as ice: "What kind of magic potion did that kid put on you? Ever since he came back, he's been talking about Brother Yun almost every other sentence. Do you still have me as your father?"
Lin Wan'er trembled at her father's furious shout, tears instantly filling her eyes. Her fingers clutching the hem of her skirt turned pale as she sobbed, "Father, I didn't do that! Brother Yun only saved me. I just felt... I felt it wouldn't be easy for him to avenge me..."
"Huh! Not easy?"
Lin Xuantong snorted coldly and said calmly, "He is now the disciple of the headmaster of the Divine Thunder Palace. He has the support of Lei Miaoyun and the entire Divine Thunder Palace behind him. Does he need you to be considerate of him?"
"Besides, this guy doesn't know what's good for him. You even risked your innocence to help him. Did he ever mention you?"
Lin Xuantong pressed on, his dark robe sweeping across the ground, bringing with it a chilling scent of Shenshuixiang. "He doesn't have you in his heart at all, and you're still foolishly speaking for him. You really disappoint me."
"Father, no..."
"Enough!" Lin Wan'er wanted to argue, but was interrupted by Lin Xuantong with a wave of his hand.
"Don't mention this matter again. The qualifying competition is coming soon. You should focus on your training and don't mention Brother Yun again. Otherwise... I don't mind killing him."
Lin Xuantong's words were like an ice-hardened knife, piercing into Lin Wan'er's heart.
She stumbled back two steps and bumped into the bedpost behind her. Tears finally burst out, and her voice trembled with despair: "Dad! He saved my life..."
"So what? We've already repaid the favor. Don't forget, if it weren't for Chu He, he would have died long ago."
"Can……"
Lin Wan'er wanted to say more, but was interrupted by Lin Xuantong with a wave of his hand.
"I've made it very clear, don't force me to do anything to him."
Lin Xuantong's eyes were as sharp as a knife, and his hand under the black Taoist robe quietly clenched the silver key, and his knuckles turned white due to the force.
"Dad..." Lin Wan'er looked at her father's resolute face, tears blurred her vision. She wanted to say something, but the sob in her throat blocked it.
She stamped her feet in anger, tears rolling down her cheeks, but she stubbornly refused to look back at her father.
She turned around suddenly, and the hem of her skirt swept across the threshold, creating a gust of wind that startled the candlelight in the hall and made it tremble again.
"Where are you going?" Lin Xuantong frowned and shouted sternly.
Lin Wan'er paused, but didn't turn around. Her voice was filled with tears and stubbornness: "Where I go is none of your business!"
After saying that, she ran out, and her slender figure quickly disappeared at the end of the corridor.
Lin Xuantong looked at the empty palace door, frowned, and then sighed helplessly.
"This girl...ah..."
That Yun Chen already has a Taoist partner. If my daughter marries him, she can only be a concubine... I am also doing this for my daughter's own good...
"Shadow Seven!"
As soon as Lin Xuantong finished speaking, a black figure flashed out from the shadows outside the hall, knelt on one knee, and his aura was as hidden as a ghost: "I am here."
"You follow Wan'er secretly and make sure she is safe." Lin Xuantong said in a deep voice.
"Yes." Ying Qi responded, and his figure flashed and disappeared into the night, leaving only a very faint breath to prove that he had appeared.
Lin Xuantong looked at the direction where Ying Qi left, sighed helplessly, and sat down again.
As his only daughter, he couldn't be too harsh on her. He just hoped that she wouldn't get too deeply involved.
.........
Lin Wan'er ran out of the headmaster's bedroom and ran all the way to the courtyard before stopping. She leaned against the rockery and slowly slid down to sit on the ground. Her eyes were red and swollen, and tears wet her eyelashes.
"Why? Why would Father do this? Brother Yun saved me, isn't it my duty to help him?"
"No, I need to go find Brother Yun... He should still be investigating the Gu family's father and son... He probably doesn't know that his master has been captured. I need to find him and tell him..."
Lin Wan'er wiped away her tears, got up from the ground, patted the dust off her skirt, and her eyes became firm again.
The mountain road was rugged and the night was getting darker. Occasionally, there were a few roars of beasts. Lin Wan'er ran along the mountain road towards the Divine Thunder Palace. She was so fast that she disappeared into the night in the blink of an eye.
The night wind whistled past, blowing up her clothes and ruffling her long hair.
Lin Wan'er's figure walked farther and farther away, and finally disappeared completely in the night.