As the Universe Turns - Chapter 28

Chapter 28 Zither Soul
“Chen … Chen’er.”

Wu Niang immediately ran out of the room. Even after more than three years had passed, the youth’s voice was no longer as tender as before. Even Shen Jing could not recognize it, but how could she not recognize it?

“Xiao … Xiao Chen.”

Shen Jing was also stunned. In her impression, it was the little ghost head who had been naughty and dirty all day. Who was this handsome white-clothed young man in front of her?

“Ah Niang, Sister Shen Jing, I’m back!”

“It’s good to be back, it’s good to be back!”

Wu Niang almost burst into tears of joy. In a flash, three years ago, the child of the past had already grown up. When the villagers heard that Xiao Yichen had returned, they rushed over to welcome him. Who would have thought that the most naughty child in the village of the past would have such extraordinary bearing now?

Inside the room, Wu Niang cooked a table full of dishes. Yi Chen saw a little more white hair appearing on her temples and saw Shen Jing picking up medicine outside. He frowned and said, “Ah Niang, have you been in a bad health recently?”

“Hey, this child is right, how could there be anything!” Wu Niang smiled at him and said, “It’s just that every time it rains, my leg hurts a little. It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. I’ll be fine if Xiao Jing applies some medicine to me …”

Now that Shen Jing had grown up, she was even brighter and more charming. Now that she heard him tell some more jokes, her face would sometimes turn slightly red. She glared at him and scolded him for joining the Immortal Sect and being as naughty as before.

Back then, the two of them had grown up together in this small village. They had been playing together since they were young. Later on, they gradually grew up. Wu Niang still wanted to put the two of them together. However, now, she didn’t mention it anymore. Shen Jing was one year older than Yi Chen. The two of them were like sensible sisters and a naughty little brother.

Wu Niang smiled and said, “Chen’er, you still don’t know, right? Xiao Jing’s medical skills are so brilliant now. She has already reached the Spring Festival, and all the villages in the world call her a miraculous hand immortal doctor.”

Shen Jing covered her mouth and smiled, “What’s wrong? Wu Niang, don’t make fun of Jing’er. There’s also an expert apprentice from Xuanqing Sect here.” At the end of his sentence, he glanced at Yi Chen.

Yi Chen smiled and remained silent, but he was thinking about something. He was no longer a child from back then. Now that he possessed the abilities of an Immortal Clan, he would naturally be able to observe people. Shen Jing’s aura was indeed extraordinary. Why not lure her to Xuanqing? After a hundred years, there might be another Medical Saint in Xuanqing Sect.

“Sister Shen Jing, why don’t you come to Xuanqing Sect?”

“Good! This is good!”

When Wu Niang heard this, she was overjoyed. Unexpectedly, Shen Jing snorted softly and shook her head carelessly, “I’m not going.”

“Why?”

The other two in the room were both surprised. Originally, Yi Chen thought that she would be filled with joy, but why didn’t she go? “Sister Shen Jing, that’s cultivating. Aren’t you even going to cultivate?”

“Xiuxian, I won’t go!” Shen Jing looked at him and stretched her arms. She smiled and said, “When I walk out of this village in the future, I will visit all the famous rivers in this mortal world and help the world …”

Hearing that, Yi Chen nodded slightly. She thought that everyone had their own aspirations. If she didn’t want to go, then she wouldn’t force her. She smiled and said, “Alright, when I get into a fight with someone in the future and don’t dare to go back to find Master, I’ll come and find you to apply medicine to me.”

“Alright!” Shen Jing smiled sweetly, her smile blooming like a spring flower.

…

At night.

Mingyue Zhaozhao, the sea of clouds rose and fell like an Immortal Domain. This was the peak of the clouds, the highest place in the entire Mystic Azure Mountain, and also the coldest place.

She is the most beautiful person in the world, and also the coldest person in the world.

She was like an iceberg that would never melt. The people of the Devil Dao avoided her from far away, and the people of the Righteous Dao did not dare to approach her.

She was from above the Nine Heavens, Fairy Yaoguang.

No one could hear the stringed fingers of ice, and the sound of the zither floating into the sea of clouds could be heard. In front of Ling Yin was a jade zither. However, the zither’s body was carved like a dragon soaring and a phoenix hiding. The seven zither strings were both empty and solid.

The sound of the zither was endless. It was as if it rose up into the clouds of the nine heavens and fell down into the world. Suddenly, a soft sigh sounded. It was not Ling Yin who let out the sigh, but it came from the zither.

“Little girl, it’s been a long time since I heard your zither.”

Suddenly, a clear youth’s voice came from the zither. Ling Yin pressed the strings to stop the tune and said, “Three hundred years, night and day, you’re awake.”

“I’ve already woken up. It’s just that that brat has been playing nonsense all day. I’m sick and tired of it. Finally, that brat is not here today.”

Suddenly, a phantom floated out of the zither. The phantom gradually became solid and turned into a fifteen or sixteen year old youth. The youth had a pair of purple pupils, and his face was covered in runes. He wore a moon-white robe that hung a foot above the ground. His hands were tied to his chest. Even when facing ExcellencyYaoguang, the arrogance in his eyes did not diminish.

Legend has it that in ancient times, Nuwa pinched the earth to make people, Shennong tasted all kinds of herbs, and Fuxi painted the sky, created the Eight Trigrams, and later passed down the music, looking for the Heavenspan Divine Tree “Da Chun” to take one of them, making a jade zither, later known as “Fuxi Zither”.

At this moment, the Zhang Yaoqin in front of Ling Yin was Fuxi Zither, and the youth named “Su Ye” was the soul of the zither. He had already surpassed the three dimensions and six dao, and his age was unfathomable.

Qin Hun came to the edge of the cliff and looked at the boundless sea of clouds. After a long time, he slowly said, “Every time I wake up, I can always accompany the changes in the world. This time, I think I’m no exception.”

…

The next morning, Yichen bid farewell to Ah Niang and returned to Xuanqing Sect. This time, he went directly to Wu Nian Peak. There were many restrictions on Wu Nian Peak, and there were many formations. However, to him, these were not considered too powerful. He arrived at the valley without hindrance.

At this moment, a furious rebuke came from a large hall, “Three months, what can you do? Trash, if you can’t do it again, I don’t think you need to stay at Thoughtless Peak anymore!”

“Elder, please calm down. Give me … and Senior Brother … more time …”

There was a red-robed old man sitting at the head of the hall, glaring angrily at the two people below. The two people below were none other than Huang Ying’er and the purple-clothed youth from before.

“Humph!” The red-robed old man snorted heavily and said coldly, “I’ll give you seven more days. Don’t blame me for not thinking about Elder Xu’s feelings. Scram!”

The two of them didn’t dare to speak. They lowered their heads and silently retreated. When the disciples outside saw the two of them come out, some sighed and some gloated. However, none of them stepped forward. Even those junior brothers and sisters who had received a lot of kindness from the two of them in the past would probably be neglected once they lost their status.

“Ever since Elder Xu left, I think this Yan is deliberately making things difficult for us. This Wu Nian Peak can’t stay any longer! Junior Sister, come with me. The heavens and the earth are big. Do you have to stay here and be angry?” The purple-clothed youth said hatefully.

“Senior Brother …”

Huang Ying’er raised her head. Now, her face had long since lost its former radiance. She slowly lowered her head and said, “Where can we go … I’ll go to the Medicine Refining Peak to beg Elder Pine Crane to lend him the Purple Essence Cauldron. Even if he doesn’t do so, I still need to use it …”

“Junior Sister” The purple-clothed youth tightly pinched his finger and said, “That Song He is not a good person either. I treated you back then …” At this point, he couldn’t continue. He forcefully brushed his sleeve and sighed. At this moment, a voice came from not far away, “Senior Sister Huang Ying.”

Just now, Yichen had heard the shouts in the hall and the conversation between the two of them. Huang Ying’er raised her head and was stunned for a long time before she reacted, “Little …”

“Senior Sister.”

Yichen smiled lightly and walked over. The purple-clothed youth beside him was also stunned. That young man in the past had actually grown so tall.

“You … why are you here?”

After a while, Huang Ying’er woke up like a dream. However, when she saw him again, she would no longer call him “little fellow” as she used to call him. It was as if she was a long distance away from him.

“What are you two still doing over there?”

At this moment, another shout came from the hall. The red-robed old man walked out at an unknown time. His gaze fell on Xiao Yichen and he said coldly, “Who are you? How did you get in?”

Many disciples in the plaza looked over. Yi Chen glanced at the red-robed old man and said indifferently, “Fairy Miaoyin, the eldest disciple under Xiao Yichen.”

“What?”

The disciples of Wu Nian Peak not far away were all stunned. Was it the disciple that ExcellencyYaoguang accepted three years ago? The red-robed old man was also slightly shocked. His gaze narrowed, and he immediately flew over. He cupped his hands in fear and said, “But what orders does the Sovereign have?”

“Fei Ye, I’m here to see Senior Sister.”

“Your Senior Sister …”

Only then did the red-robed old man gradually shift his gaze from him to Huang Ying’er. Suddenly, he felt a chill behind his back. Yi Chen said, “Elder, do you know who this person next to me is?”

“She, she is” The red-robed old man’s voice paused, and the coldness behind his back grew even more intense. Yi Chen said, “She is the person who led me into the sect in the past.”

Not only were the surrounding disciples shocked, the red-robed old man’s face turned pale as if he had fallen into an ice cellar. Only the three Pingyang Peak elders knew about Huang Ying’er’s introduction to Xiao Yichen. The red-robed old man had just arrived at Wu Nian Peak, but he had no idea about it at all.

Yi Chen smiled and said, “If there’s nothing else, then I’ll leave with Senior Sister first.”

“Please” The red-robed old man immediately gestured for him. The more the other party acted like this, the more frightened he felt at this moment. He never imagined that the youth that ExcellencyYaoguang had recruited into his sect three years ago was actually Huang Ying’er who had introduced Xuan Qing.

Outside the plaza, Huang Ying’er and the purple-clothed youth were still in a dream. They didn’t even know what to say. After a while, Yi Chen turned around and said, “That person shouldn’t make things difficult for you anymore.”

“Thank … thank you.”

Huang Ying’er looked up at him and quickly lowered her head. She held her fingers tightly and didn’t know what to say. She was different from three years ago.

“Just now, I heard Senior Sister say that she wants to go to the Medicine Refining Peak. Coincidentally, I’ll accompany you.” Yi Chen walked back and looked at her.

Huang Ying’er hurriedly shook her hand and lowered her head. The distance between the two of them seemed to be getting farther and farther, and it was impossible for them to be the same as before.

Yi Chen took a deep breath. For some unknown reason, he suddenly felt an indescribable pressure. Perhaps he had stayed in Purple Night Peak for too long. He did not know that the battles and cruelty below were similar to Elder Yan’s disdainful and respectful attitude just now.

People were like the wind and clouds, unpredictable.