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Chapter 689: Stories of Old Friends

Chapter 689: Stories of Old Friends

Accompany you all the way.

Yu Lie soon came to a beautiful area with vegetation everywhere, valleys and streams, and it was very quiet.

Moreover, this area looked somewhat familiar to Yu Lie.

Because this was exactly where Yu Lie's courtyard was when he first entered the Qianzhou Taoist Palace.

"It's right in front. The person Lord Liezi is looking for should be in the house."

After the ghost led Yu Lie to a place where he could see a house in the distance, he stopped sensibly and did not move forward any further.

"Thank you, fellow Taoist."

Yu Lie looked at the courtyard in the distance and found that it was indeed the house he remembered. The scenery of the few acres of land on both sides of the house was exactly the same as when he left that year, with little difference.

The ghost god bowed and said, "In that case, I will take my leave first. If Liezi has anything else to ask, you can call me anytime."

Yu Lie said amiably, "Friend Wei, take care."

The ghost nodded and was about to burrow into the ground. But suddenly, it froze, thinking of something, and looked at Yu Lie in astonishment.

You must know that it has been very respectful from the beginning until now, and did not rashly reveal its name, and Yu Lie did not ask it.

Yu Lie saw the stunned expression of the ghost, and he smiled and said, "Master Wei, how are you?"

"You, you, me!" The ghost's face was suddenly filled with excitement, and his body was shaking. It took him a long time to utter a few words:

"Master Liezi, you still remember me!"

Yu Lie replied politely: "How could I not remember? Back then, I was led by the Taoist priest into the palace and got this house."

He pointed to the small courtyard in the distance.

That’s right, the ghosts and gods that Yu Lie summoned today were exactly the ghosts and gods in the palace who were responsible for guiding him when he entered the palace that year.

The ghost named Wei not only helped Yu Lie find a house in the past, but also helped Yu Lie with many things later. He was one of Yu Lie's few acquaintances in the Taoist palace.

However, now that they are old, the two have not seen each other for a long time, and the last time Yu Lie returned to the palace, he did not seem to have seen this person either, so the relationship between the two sides is quite unfamiliar.

In addition, even though this god was blessed with dragon energy, his life span was almost over, and his appearance had changed a lot compared to before, and he looked very old, making it difficult for Yu Lie to recognize him. Yu Lie searched his memory for a long time, and combined with some of the other party's actions, he was able to recognize this person.

After some greetings, the ghost named Wei said with relief, "If Shouwu could live a few more years, he might have seen your majesty today."

It shook its head and sighed: "I don't know whether to say that guy died young, or that you came back too late."

Upon hearing this, Yu Lie was shocked and said, "The Shouwu offering is gone? Didn't it turn into a ghost or god in the first place..."

But soon, he realized that more than sixty years had passed since he first entered Qianzhou Dao City.

After the Yin God of the Daoist official stage becomes a ghost god, the Yin life span that can be extended is only 60 years. Even if it has more dragon energy and takes elixirs specially for ghosts and spirits, it can only linger for a while at most, and it will still die in the end.

The ghost named Wei paused, and suddenly said, "But it's not too late for you to come back now. Go quickly. Those two girls should be waiting for you."

It pointed at the small courtyard in front and urged Yu Lie to go over.

At this time, Yu Lie also understood. No wonder the ghost knew that he was going to come to this place after only hearing a few words from him. It turned out that not only was the other party an old man who had been in the palace that year, but he also had private contact with Luo Sen and Miao Mu in recent years.

Yu Lie did not delay any longer. After paying his respects to the old ghost, he walked quickly towards the courtyard.

Walk all the way to the gate of the courtyard.

Yu Lie looked at the familiar open space in front of the door, and it seemed as if he had reappeared the scene in front of him where he had entertained guests several times in the past, with the guests riding in groups, even blocking the entrance to the courtyard.

However, he had already felt enough emotion today, so he did not recall any more. He just took a breath of the cool air around him, then walked forward with a smile on his face and knocked on the gate.

Bang bang bang!

To Yu Lie's surprise, after he knocked on the door, no one came out to open it.

“Didn’t you hear?” Yu Lie was stunned.

He simply shouted to the courtyard: "Sister Luo, Sister Miao, I'm back!"

But after three consecutive shouts, there was still no movement in the yard.

Yu Lie frowned slightly, thinking that there was no one in the room, so he planned to use his spiritual sense to pry open the formation and enter by himself.

As a result, he discovered that there was a formation covering the courtyard at this moment, and the spiritual light was strong.

After many instructions from Sang Yutang, Yu Lie was not an expert in formations, but he could see many clues. Therefore, he could tell at a glance that the formations in the courtyard were not running on their own after someone went out, but more like someone was in seclusion inside, strictly sealing off the formations.

Yu Lie looked suspicious: "They are both in seclusion? This shouldn't be possible..."

These few days have seen great changes in Qianzhou, and even in the mountains and seas. It is impossible for Losen and Miao Mu not to know that Yu Lie has returned, let alone go into seclusion to practice before even seeing Yu Lie.

Unless there is an explanation, the two women are deliberately avoiding Yu Lie and don't want to see him.

Yu Lie frowned, and immediately thought of the time when he first arrived at Qian Palace. He did not see the two women on the altar at that time, and the slight hints in Zi Zhuzi's words when he was going down the mountain.

This visit to find Losen and Miaomu was one of the two things that Zi Zhuzi asked Yu Lie to do.

The other thing is to let Yu Lie go to meet Heishuizi, give each other a way out, and repair the relationship.

Yu Lie originally planned to find the two women and bring them back to Qianshui County for a stroll, but he didn't expect that he couldn't even see the two women.

He wandered outside the courtyard, with a conflicted look on his face, wondering whether he should break in through the door forcibly.

The formation of the courtyard is amazing. Even people who have reached the Dancheng stage can withstand one or two attacks. This is obviously because Zi Zhuzi has taken special care of it over the years.

But for Yu Lie now, he doesn't need to do it himself. He just needs to summon a ghost sword to pierce through it. The formation can't stop him at all.

What really hindered him was not the formation, but the attitudes of the two women inside.

When Yu Lie was wandering outside the courtyard, at this moment in the courtyard.

Losen and Miaom stood on the steps in front of the hall, supporting each other and feeling very nervous.

Both of them were dressed up and carefully groomed, and from their looks, they had been waiting in the hall for a long time. They were both happy and terrified about Yu Lie's arrival.

The two girls were happy because Yu Lie had not forgotten them and came to find them on his own initiative.

What was frightening was that Yu Lie's current status was indeed very high, and the difference in status between the two sides was even greater than the difference between heaven and earth. Before facing Yu Lie, Luo Sen and Miao Mu were really terrified.

If it were just that, it would be fine, but the more important thing is that the two of them don’t want to meet Yu Lie now.

"Sister, if my husband really comes in, what should I do?"

Miaom clutched onto Losen's arm, her usually stern face now looking as helpless as a little girl.

Hearing this, Luo Sen stroked her palm and whispered, "Don't worry, don't worry, he can come in if he wants. You and I have already dressed up, so why should we be ashamed to see others?"

Luo Sen's eyes were complicated, and he asked back: "But you, are you really planning to never meet Yu Lang again? Can you bear it?"

"I, I!" Miao Mu was so excited that she mustered up the courage to say something, but the breeze in the yard blew her hair and entered her sight, instantly destroying the courage in her heart.

The woman held her pale hair in one hand, caressing her cheek, and whispered:

"On this day last year, the peach blossoms in this door had all faded.

Rather than letting Yu Lang see my gray hair and old appearance, it is better not to see me and just keep my old appearance in his heart."

When Losen heard this, a look of deep heartache appeared in her eyes. She knew that what Miao Mu said was true and it was not just a momentary timidity.

Over the past few decades, especially when she broke through to the Dao Li level, her physical body had consumed a lot of energy and blood, and even medicine could not make up for it. As a result, her appearance had deteriorated drastically, and Miao Mu no longer left any photos or paintings, and she simply burned all the images of her after her eighteenth appearance.

At first, she could still tell Rosen that she wanted to use this as an encouragement to warn the two of them to seize the time, build their foundation as soon as possible, and repair their bodies.

However, as time went by, his talent and potential were exhausted, especially since Miaom was a radical person. In order to increase his practice progress as quickly as possible, he encountered far more problems than Losen.

When Losen was constrained by his talent and accepted his fate, he planned to spend decades with slow work to wait for the opportunity to build his foundation.

Because of her broken arm and a number of old injuries, Miao Mu's Qi and blood declined prematurely, and she didn't even have a chance to gain strength through practice. She could only try to build a foundation before her physical Qi and blood completely declined, so that she would have a chance to surpass the ranks of Taoists.

After a series of attempts to break through, her energy and blood were severely damaged. Although she was a cultivator, she could no longer maintain her appearance. In just a few days, her hair turned white and she looked like an ordinary old woman.

Now that Yu Lie came to visit, Miao Mu was well prepared and her appearance had recovered to a certain extent, but her wrinkled skin and gray hair were still extremely obvious, so she did not dare to see Yu Lie.

Losen felt sorry for Miao Mu. She was actually feeling sad in her heart and couldn't help but touch her face.

How much better can she be than Miao Mu? She is now a woman of about 40 years old.

Even this is the result of their having enough food and wealth in the palace.

Most of the other female Taoist priests of the same age as them had more obvious signs of aging, and many of them had stiff faces or a strange smell of old age. They had taken too many secret medicines, and instead looked less pleasing to the eye than those who had aged naturally like them.

Therefore, Losen actually dared to meet Yu Lie only after dressing up and putting on makeup.

Even so, no matter how good her cosmetics and elixirs were, they could not restore her to the appearance of a girl in her early twenties. In terms of spirit and temperament, the two were completely different.

On the other hand, when the two women saw Yu Lie through the voice transmission image, they both had dazed looks.

Because Yu Lie's current appearance is exactly the same as when he was sixteen or seventeen years old. It seems that time has stopped for him. He is still full of vitality and energy.

This made Losen and Miao Mu feel complicated:

"Is this the difference between a true emperor's favorite and an ordinary Taoist?"

"Even time cannot catch up with their pace of cultivation, let alone us ordinary people."

Bang bang bang...bang.

Yu Lie's knocking on the door finally stopped outside the courtyard.

The two women withdrew their thoughts and felt suddenly empty in their hearts.

Rosen hesitated and whispered:

"He hasn't gone far yet. If you and I go out, maybe we can call him back. Also, sister, are you really not going to ask him for some precious medicine?

He is now a disciple of the Celestial Immortal, and he must have some magical medicine that can repair your body. Why delay and harm yourself just for a little face?"

Miao Mu heard this, she lowered her head, pushed Rosen forward, and shook her head:

"Even if I can repair my body, whether I can build my foundation depends on myself. It's a matter of self-reliance. Even if my husband really has the elixir in his hand, and I rely on him to build my foundation this time, what about when the elixir is ready in the future?

Even if I can rely on him when the elixir is completed, what about when I become an immortal the next day?"

Miao Mu seemed to smile bitterly, but also said in an open-minded way:

"If I can't even get through the foundation building stage on my own, there's no point in cultivating the immortal path. It would be better for me to hang myself and become a ghost god, beg him, stay in his garden, and ask for a place in immortality. This way I'll be more secure."

When Rosen heard this, shame appeared in his eyes.

Although her practice is more steady than Miao Mu's, she is far inferior to her in terms of Taoism.

Luo Sen hesitated to speak, Miao Mu seemed to know what he wanted to say, and smiled and said:

"Sister, there's no need to persuade me that it's better to live a miserable life than to die.

You know the price of becoming a ghost, sister. Even the legendary spiritual light reincarnation will no longer exist. If I rely on you to build my foundation today, even if I succeed this time, I will definitely become a ghost in the future. "

She said word by word:

"This is not what I want."

After saying this, Miaom pushed Rosen even harder and said with a wicked smile:

"Sister, you should hurry up and chase him. You don't have to stay here with me. I need to save some energy for the final breakthrough. I can't waste my energy just to meet that guy and ruin my path."

It turns out that the reason why Miao Mu still looks like an old woman is that she doesn't want to consume her energy and blood just for the sake of her appearance, thus affecting her last chance to build her foundation.

Upon hearing this, Luo Sen grabbed Miao Mu's hand and shook his head:

"No, no, no."

She looked at Miao Mu and said seriously, "When you succeed in breaking through and your body recovers, you can give me some pointers. I have also built my foundation, and we can go and meet that guy in a beautiful way.

Anyway, he has returned to the palace now, and that damned Chaos Domain will be abolished. The hundreds of thousands of miles of territory will be his. There will be plenty of opportunities to see him in the future."

Miao Mu was startled and replied with a smile:

"it is good."

The two women held hands and whispered to each other while looking at the gate of the courtyard.

They discussed that even if Yu Lie broke in, they would cover their faces and kick the guy out.

Even if I am a fairy, I still cannot enter their room or get on their bed without their permission!

At this moment, Yu Lie was wandering outside the yard.

He also thought to himself: "Since they don't want to see me, I can come back later. If I break the formation recklessly and really harm their cultivation, that would be bad.

There is ample time."

Yu Lie shook his head, turned around and left.

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But after leaving.

Yu Lie suddenly turned around, made a circle, and appeared at the gate of the courtyard again.

He took out a trace of weak innate immortal energy from his purple palace and shot it towards the courtyard.

When the undead energy penetrated the formation and settled inside as a precaution, his figure disappeared and left completely.