Chapter 39: Riding a Crane
In the afternoon, the sun is warm and the time in Qihuang Valley is quiet.
Zuo Lingquan finished the task of carrying medicinal materials in the alchemy room, returned to the small courtyard under the waterfall, and continued to try to refine Qi in the house.
The room was neatly tidied. The sword and the talisman given by Jiang Yi were placed beside him, and there was a small wooden box next to the talisman.
The day before yesterday, I received a gift from Jiang Yi. Zuo Lingquan asked Wu Qingwan and found out that it was a 'Worry-free Talisman', which was extremely valuable. Jiang Yi only had a few of them, and she had been reluctant to use them since she was a child.
Because there is no true energy, the Wuyou Talisman can only be activated with white jade bahts. Jiang Yi also gave three white jade bahts as gifts. Zuo Lingquan naturally remembered such kindness in his heart. At the same time, he also felt that the rouge he sent along the way was a bit too casual. You have to prepare something decent.
However, Zuo Lingquan's family is extremely wealthy, but it is impossible to be richer than Jiang Yi. Pearls and jade are too philistine. In terms of spiritual practice, he is poor and has nothing to offer.
Zuo Lingquan thought about it for a long time, and finally carved a pendant by himself. Although it was not very valuable, it could at least represent some of his feelings.
It was a quiet spring day outside the window, and Zuo Lingquan was sitting cross-legged seriously, when a chirping sound suddenly came from outside:
"Have you heard..."
"Really really..."
Zuo Lingquan was slightly confused and walked out of the room to take a look, but saw the senior sisters gathered together in the bamboo forest and whispering.
"Why do you only want men? This is so unfair!"
"yes……"
Zuo Lingquan was about to ask when he saw a crane flying over in the distance. He originally thought it was a small crane raised in Qihuang Valley, but when it flew above the bamboo forest, the strong wind brought by its wings bent the green bamboo, and he was shocked to realize how big the crane was - its wings were spread nearly three feet, and two Standing straight on its legs, it was probably taller than a house, and its neck was as tall as a giraffe's.
Zuo Lingquan knew that there was an animal pen in the living room, which kept various rare and exotic animals, but he had never been there before. This was the first time he saw this big crane. However, he had also heard that this was the National Master Yue Pingyang. 's mount.
The white crane landed steadily in front of Zuo Lingquan's courtyard. It looked quite docile and stood quietly without making any other movements.
Zuo Lingquan was a little confused. It wasn't until a head popped out of Bai He's back that he realized there was someone on it.
Wu Qingwan was wearing a gorgeous cloud-white dress, which almost blended into one with Bai He. She sat sideways on Bai He's back, looked at Zuo Lingquan below, and hooked her hands:
"Ling Quan, come up here and come with me to Donghua City."
"Okay."
When Zuo Lingquan saw Wu Qingwan wearing the skirt he bought, he raised his lips and smiled. He turned around to get his belongings, walked quickly to the front, leaped high in the air, and was about to land on Bai He's back.
But what Zuo Lingquan never expected was that Bai He, who had been motionless just now, took a step to the side with his long legs.
It's true that Zuo Lingquan's jumping ability was amazing, but he couldn't fly after all, and he had nowhere to use his strength when he soared into the air. He stepped on the air and fell down on the spot.
Wu Qingwan knew this would happen. She quickly leaned forward, grabbed Zuo Lingquan's shoulder with one hand, lifted him onto Bai He's back, and said somewhat funny:
"Why are you jumping? With such strength, Bai He will definitely hide."
"I was reckless."
Zuo Lingquan landed on Bai He's broad back. Before he could sit firmly, Bai He spread his wings, flapped his wings a few times and soared up to the high altitude of Qihuang Valley.
Zuo Lingquan once dreamed of traveling for nine days one day, but he didn't expect that this day would come so suddenly. He was not mentally prepared at all. The down on Bai He's back was very smooth, and there was no safety belt. He subconsciously hugged the only thing next to him that he could hold, and looked cautiously at the valley below.
Wu Qingwan was a little excited and completely forgot about Zuo Lingquan's first riding position. She suddenly remembered when she was hugged by the shoulders and fell into Zuo Lingquan's arms.
"oh……"
Although Wu Qingwan was hugged, there was no abnormality on her mature cheeks. She immediately came back to her senses, like a caring elder, moved Zuo Lingquan's arm away, and then held his back:
"It doesn't matter, it will catch you if you fall."
Zuo Lingquan noticed that the action just now was inappropriate. Seeing that Wu Qingwan understood, he smiled:
"The first time I sat on it, it was a little scary."
As they were so close to each other, Zuo Lingquan glanced at Wu Qingwan's skirt - the white dress fit perfectly on Wu Qingwan, with no wrinkles on the whole body, and vividly outlined the original curves of the body, embellished with silver threads. The cloud patterns add a sense of being out of this world, especially now that she is sitting on the back of a white crane and walking in the wind, with three thousand blue hairs dancing in the wind. If there is a fairy in the world, she probably looks like this.
Wu Qingwan noticed Zuo Lingquan's eyes and did not shy away. She just smiled calmly:
"It fits well. You have good taste."
"Senior Wu, as long as he is satisfied."
Zuo Lingquan didn't stop at his target. Instead, he placed it on the grassy field below and asked:
"Why are you so anxious to go to Donghua City all of a sudden? I see that the senior sisters are very excited. Is there anything good?"
"It's a good thing. In the morning, a letter came from Jingtai Terrace, saying that the Nine Southern Sects were recruiting disciples and gave us three places in the Great Dan Dynasty. This is an unprecedented good thing."
Zuo Lingquan was stunned for a moment. He had longed for spiritual practice since he was a child and was very interested in this. He turned his head back:
"Really? Everyone has a chance to fight for it?"
Speaking of this, Wu Qingwan's eyes also showed a bit of disappointment, and she shook her head:
"I originally thought that everyone could fight for it. I dreamed of going to Jiuzong. I have a relative who went there more than 20 years ago. Unfortunately, the person I want this time must be a man, under the age of thirty. , Cultivation is above the eighth level of Qi refining.”
"Ah?"
Zuo Lingquan's joy disappeared immediately: "There are also gender and cultivation requirements?"
"Yes, I don't understand why only men are needed. You men have taken advantage in the secular world, and you still take advantage when it comes to cultivation. What about the balance of yin and yang and the fact that female cultivators also hold up half the sky?"
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Zuo Lingquan had no choice but to spread his hands: "I can't go even if I'm a man, it's the same for everyone."
Wu Qingwan smiled: "You still want to marry Jiang Yi, how can you run away? If you want to run away, you must take Jiang Yi with you, you can't be a heartless person."
"That's natural, I just want to go to heaven to see the cultivation; the grace of parents raising children is greater than the sky, and brothers and sisters are more important than the earth. How can you abandon them just because of a sentence of 'Supreme Forget Love'?"
Wu Qingwan also thought so, but the teachers didn't teach her that way. She was afraid that a casual compliment would become an insurmountable knot in Zuo Lingquan's future cultivation. After hesitating for a long time, she only showed a gentle smile in response.
The two rode on the crane, crossing the beautiful mountains and rivers below.
Zuo Lingquan looked down at the earth, and in his heart he also imagined the day when he could fly in the sky by himself, but as he thought about it, a faint fragrance wafted into his nose, which drew his thoughts back from thousands of miles away.
The back of the white crane was not very spacious, and Wu Qingwan sat in front, only a few feet away from Zuo Lingquan. As the white crane galloped, the breeze blew on his face, and the faint orchid fragrance on Wu Qingwan's body naturally reached Zuo Lingquan's nose.
Zuo Lingquan blinked his eyes, remembered something, and glanced at Wu Qingwan's collar inexplicably, and his eyes were retracted as soon as they touched, and soon turned to the mountains and rivers below...