I Don’T Want To Be This Master For A Day Anymore. Chapter 30
byThe certainty of love
The next day, the three of them got up early and prepared to set off. As soon as Qiu Yin’an stepped outside the inn, he was stopped by the old shopkeeper.
Old shopkeeper: “Three guests, please wait for me. I will go with you.”
Qiu Yin’an glanced at him, “Why are you going to Hanling White Cliff?”
The old shopkeeper leaned on a cane and said, “If you have nothing to do, just take a walk around.”
Bai Chengying narrowed his eyes disdainfully and said in a cold tone: “Don’t you know that Hanling White Cliff is dangerous? Who do you think you are, and you still want to go there? Is that a place you understand clearly?”
Although Bai Chengying’s words were unpleasant, they made sense. The old shopkeeper couldn’t think of anything to refute, so he just snorted.
Wan Qiongju: “Old man, please take good care of the inn. If you have trouble with your legs and feet, it’s better not to wander around.”
“It doesn’t matter.” The old shopkeeper turned the top on his hand, and a wooden wheelchair rolled over on its wheels. He sat on it, “I have this, so I won’t delay my journey.”
Qiu Yin’an felt that the old shopkeeper was a bit strange, so it was better to stay away as soon as possible. He said: “Old man, if you are lonely and bored, just walk around Siqiao Town. We have something important to do, so we will leave first.”
Qiu Yin’an stopped talking and turned around to take Wan Qiongju and Bai Chengying away.
“Hey, wait, I know there is a shortcut that can help you get to the top of the cliff faster.”
The old shopkeeper’s words stopped the three of them.
Qiu Yin’an and Wan Qiongju looked at each other, and then stepped into the inn again. He asked the old shopkeeper, “What shortcut?”
The old shopkeeper chuckled, “You guys take me with you, and I’ll lead the way.”
Qiu Yin’an was silent for a long time and asked the old shopkeeper: “Why do you want to go to Hanling Baiya? Do you also want to sit on the Buddha’s hand?”
The old shopkeeper waved his hand and said, “I’m not a cultivator, so what do you want with that thing? Don’t worry, I won’t snatch that thing from you.”
That’s so strange. Yesterday, the old shopkeeper advised them not to go to dangerous places like Hanling White Cliff, and today he actually led them?
In fact, Qiu Yin’an was suspicious from the moment the old shopkeeper sent the peace talisman to Wan Qiongju, but there was nothing wrong with the talisman, so Qiu Yin’an did not investigate it in detail. But now, the old shopkeeper insisted on following them to Hanling Baiya, and his intuition told Qiu Yin’an that this old shopkeeper was definitely not as simple as it seemed.
But what his purpose was, Qiu Yin’an didn’t know.
Qiu Yin Anhuan looked at the inn and asked, “Old shopkeeper, how long has your inn been open?”
The old shopkeeper replied calmly: “It has been passed down from generation to generation for a long time. There were few people from other places and the business was not good, so it ended up like this.”
Before Qiu Yin’an could continue to ask, the old shopkeeper introduced himself and said, “I have never had a wife in my life. I have no children. I have lived here by myself all my life. If someone comes to stay, I will just chat with them. If there is no one, I will just talk to them.”Sitting alone in the shop in a daze, I have been living my life like this. I fell in love with your little apprentice. I have heard many things about Hanling White Cliff over the years, so I thought I could help you. Anyway, I have nothing to do.”
“Oh, so that’s it.” Qiu Yin’an tapped his knuckles rhythmically on the wooden table beside him. Although everything made sense, he still had doubts in his heart.
Qiu Yin’an was thinking about whether to let the old shopkeeper lead the way, when the jar on the wooden cabinet shook twice, and then went straight to the old shopkeeper’s head.
Qiu Yin’an reacted extremely quickly. He jumped up and kicked the jar, which flew away and shattered on the ground.
“Hey -” the old shopkeeper trembled with fear. He held his head and his teeth chattered. “I was so scared that I almost passed away.”
Wan Qiongju walked to Qiu Yin’an and whispered: “Master, this old man doesn’t seem to be a threat. He doesn’t even dare to accept an empty jar.”
Qiu Yin’an glanced at the debris on the ground and asked in a low voice: “Did you do this jar thing?”
Wan Qiongju: “Yeah.”
The moment the jar was smashed down, the old shopkeeper’s only way to save himself was to hold his head and scream in a rough voice. If Qiu Yin’an hadn’t kicked the jar open for him, the old shopkeeper would have been smashed to pieces at this moment.
At the moment when danger approached, the old shopkeeper had very little reaction time, and his reaction was based on instinct.
Qiu Yin’an thought that the old shopkeeper might really be just an ordinary old man as he said.
Qiu Yin’an asked in a low voice: “He gave you the amulet. Did you feel anything strange while wearing it?”
Wan Qiongju replied quietly: “No.”
Qiu Yin’an: “Then you should take less of it from now on. From now on, my teacher will draw one for you. Throw it away and take the one I gave as a gift.”
Wan Qiongju raised the corner of his mouth and smiled softly: “The disciple has to thank the master first.”
Bai Chengying walked towards the two of them, her eyebrows knitted together, “Yin’an, what did you whisper to him again? You always treat me like an outsider.”
Qiu Yin’an’s thoughts came back: “We don’t mean that. Brother Chengying, don’t worry too much. I’m a little hesitant about whether the old shopkeeper will take him with me, so I’ll discuss it with him.”
Bai Chengying said in a somewhat arrogant tone: “So what if you take it with you? What ability does he have to dare to play tricks in front of you and me?”
Qiu Yin’an shrugged, “That’s right.”
Bai Chengying slowly raised his eyes and said to the old shopkeeper: “If you want to do any tricks, you’d better weigh your weight. If I find any clues, you will suffer.”
The old shopkeeper glanced sideways at Bai Chengying, “You are a cultivator, you are really cruel.”
The three of them followed the old shopkeeper around the mountain for a long time and came to a suspension bridge.
The old shopkeeper said: “The mountain we are stepping on is the closest mountain to Hanling White Cliff. The bridge in front of us leads to the halfway up the mountain of Hanling White Cliff. By walking this way, we save a lot of effort than others.”
Bai Chengying: “What a saving in effort, I can get here by flying with my sword.”
Wan Qiongju: “Hanling White Cliff Yujian will disturb the souls of the dead. When the souls feel the spiritual power, they will rush up to absorb your essence. You have to be busy dealing with them. Yujian can’t get here.”
Qiu Yin’an raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, “How do you know this?”
Wan Qiongju thought about it for a long time and said: “I also forgot where I heard it. Maybe I heard it before when I was in Wanzong Mountain.”
The old shopkeeper: “You must be careful and don’t use magic at all times. It’s hard for one hero to defeat a group of ghosts.”
Qiu Yin’an: “Then we can only walk across this bridge.”
The suspension bridge is connected by several iron chains, and very few of the wooden boards on it are left.
Qiu Yin’an looked down and saw that the things on the ground were obscured by the mist and could not be seen clearly. It turned out that they had reached such a high place before they knew it. If they walked on the iron chain, they would fall down and lose their bones if they slipped even one step.
Qiu Yin’an murmured: “This bridge is too dangerous.”
Bai Chengying seemed to have thought of something, “Yin’an, why not use the art of transformation? By the time the dead souls sense us, we will have already arrived.”
Qiu Yin’an: “No, what about Wan Qiongju? He doesn’t know this kind of technique.”
Bai Chengying looked at Wan Qiongju and smiled proudly. He said to Qiu Yin’an: “Yin’an, since my nephew is in love with the old shopkeeper, why not let him go back to the inn with the old shopkeeper and wait. Anyway, neither of them can make it.”
“No, I won’t leave.” Wan Qiongju took half a step back, farther away from Bai Chengying.
Bai Chengying curled his lips disdainfully, “Then what do you want to do? Do you want to learn and sell now?”
“It’s not impossible.” Wan Qiongju frowned anxiously, “Master, teach me.”
“You can’t learn anything in a short time.” Qiu Yin’an was really worried about Wan Qiongju’s safety. He patted Wan Qiongju’s arm and said, “Xiao Wan, why don’t you do what he said first-”
“No.” Before Qiu Yin’an finished speaking, Wan Qiongju denied it anxiously, “Master, I will go wherever you go.”
At this time, the eagle was circling and flying in the sky, and its screams pierced the sky.
As if grasping a life-saving straw, Wan Qiongju hurriedly said: “Master, without me, this eagle will not go with you. Even if you get to the white cliffs of Hanling Mountains, it will be difficult to find the sitting Buddha’s hand. I have accompanied you here, so you should take me with you.”
Bai Chengying: “Can’t your eagle fly there and look for it now?”
Wan Qiongju stared at Bai Chengying: “What do you think? Do you want it to help you refine the elixir and feed it to your mouth?”
Bai Chengying was furious, “You are so presumptuous.”
Wan Qiongju ignored Bai Chengying and hugged Qiu Yin’an regardless, “Master, the White Cliffs in Hanling Mountain are so dangerous. I can’t see you. I don’t know if you are okay or not. I will worry myself to death.”
The corners of Qiu Yin’an’s mouth curved slightly. If someone hadn’t been there, he would have been intimate with Wan Qiongju for a while, but now was not the time to be bored. He said to Chengying: “Brother Chengying, you first use the art of transformation to get there, and I will accompany Wan Qiongju to use the Cloud Riding Bell.”
Bai Chengying: “Riding the Cloud Bell also requires casting a spell to activate it. It is no different from driving a weapon. If you do this, you will still disturb the souls of the dead.”
Qiu Yin’an: “It’s not the Cold Mountains and White Cliffs here, so there shouldn’t be many dead souls here, so it’s easy to deal with.”
The old shopkeeper, who had been silent for a long time, reminded: “Having said that, not all souls of the dead stay at Hanling White Cliff. There must be some outside. Why don’t we follow what the Taoist priest said and let Xiao Wan follow me back to the inn to wait for you.”
Qiu Yin’an: “No, we, master and apprentice, feel more at ease together.”
Bai Chengying was so angry that he stabbed Wan Qiongju twice with the hilt of his sword, “Your master has promised not to abandon you, but you still hug him endlessly.”
Wan Qiongju turned around and flicked his sleeves, almost pulling Bai Chengying’s sword away, “What does it have to do with you?”
Bai Chengying was so angry that veins popped out on his forehead: “Yin’an, he is getting more and more excessive. Do you care about him?”
“No matter what, I will talk to him when I get back.” Qiu Yin’an symbolically slapped Wan Qiongju’s butt twice, “Let’s discuss how to cross the bridge.”