newbobooks Chapter 240
Chapter 240
Ni Yangzhou ran back to the room excitedly and saw that the window was closed.
Before Ni Yangzhou could open his mouth, the young man in black stepped away from the window, knelt on one knee, and bowed deeply.
"Thank you, Taoist priest, for saving my life. Thank you, Immortal, for saving my life."
Even though Ni Yangzhou looked a few years younger than him.
It was so polite that Ni Yangzhou gave the person a light support to help him stand up.
"Is there any other discomfort?"
The young man in black had a thin face, and his fine clothes looked ill-fitting and empty:
"It's much better now."
Ni Yangzhou poured a cup of tea from the table and handed it over: "Do you know the prince who just came? Did he come for you?"
The young man in black nodded and then shook his head: "I know you. My name is Xiaobai, and I am a servant of the Yongding Palace. I was ordered to serve the prince in the sect selection. The servants of the same generation couldn't stand it, so they threatened me that the prince was in a good mood this morning and wanted to pick morning dew to make tea. When we got to the edge of the cliff...
The prince has many servants around him, and it seems that there is no need for me."
Ni Yangzhou sat up straight, looking at the boy whose name was so casually given: "The prince's family is so wealthy, and his servants all wear such fine materials?"
"I……"
Xiaobai tried his best and white smoke came out of the tea in his hand.
He pulled out a narrow and long knife from his waist with one hand. Ni Yangzhou looked at it with some surprise. The other party tilted the small cup slightly. The moment the tea fell on the long knife, the blade caught fire and the tea turned into steaming mist in the blink of an eye.
At this level of Qi Refining, the use of elements can be considered to be perfection.
"I only have one fire spirit root. I started practicing six years ago after a serious illness. I didn't dare to tell my parents and I learned by myself. I reached the ninth level of Qi Refining. I was discovered by the masters by chance and was called to be the prince's companion."
Ni Yangzhou took the teacup back and felt it was a little hot. He poured it over with both hands and quickly put it on the table, pinching his earlobe.
I understand this time.
The prince who was born without any experience in worldly affairs is going to enter the sect to practice. If he gets a few servants who can practice, he can still live the life of a prince in the world of cultivation.
And since she was sent to join the sect, she should be dressed up so as not to lose the grandeur of the royal palace.
Ni Yangzhou nodded and asked, "What do you want? Tell me and I'll see if it's reasonable."
Xiaobai buttoned his hands together beside the clothes, raised his head to look at the boy who was pinching his ear on the chair, and the idea of asking him to help introduce him to the powerful man behind him suddenly disappeared. He just felt that the child in front of him might be a high-level monk who was unwilling to show his identity.
Ni Yangzhou had thought it through thoroughly. The other party introduced himself and talked about his miserable situation first. He probably wanted to win sympathy. He never mentioned his parents. He was afraid that he had already cut off all ties with him. The cliff was not high and he would be seriously injured at most if he fell down. However, he allowed himself to be bullied by several servants whose cultivation level was lower than his own. He should be taking advantage of the situation and trying to find a way to escape.
Xiaobai knelt back on the ground and bowed down. This time Ni Yangzhou did not stop him.
"I want a permit to leave."
"Lu Yin?"
Xiaobai kowtowed and said, "The pass can allow me to leave this place, but I don't want to follow the prince into Minghong Sect."
Ni Yangzhou was surprised by such a request.
This person was low-key, clear-sighted and determined. Ni Yangzhou thought that he would take this opportunity to become his disciple or something.
Ni Yangzhou asked, "Why don't you want to join the sect? Minghong Sect has abundant spiritual energy, and everyone yearns for it. It is also vast and populated. If you work hard to cultivate after you enter, you won't necessarily be held hostage by others all the time."
Xiao Bai refused to look up and whispered, "Being a slave means being looked down upon, being beaten and scolded at the least, and losing your life at the worst. I have lived in this world for more than ten years and have nothing to ask for. I have been able to cultivate myself and my mind, which is much better than ordinary people. Now I just want to be free.
No matter how good the Minghong Sect is, it is not what I want."
Ni Yangzhou was a little impressed by him now. He stood up and helped him up. "I can ask Master about this pass, but are the children born in wealthy families still considered slaves? Traveling like this..."
Xiao Bai shook his head: "In order to appease my parents, the mansion has changed it uniformly."
Ni Yangzhou asked: "Then are you going back to pick up your parents?"
“I can’t answer it.”
Xiaobai's voice was calm.
"To send me to follow the prince to cultivate immortality, my parents both drank poison and committed suicide in order to cut off their worldly ties."
Ni Yangzhou was choked for a moment.
"Because of this, I can no longer let down the freedom they bought for me with their lives."
Ni Yangzhou walked to the door: "Wait a moment."
After saying that, Xiaobai watched the boy run to another room on the golden light. After a while, he hurried back with a piece of paper.
"Xiaobai, go on."
Xiaobai took it and what he found in his hand was not a pass, but a piece of oil paper used to wrap snacks.
"Take it and use it as a guide."
Ni Yangzhou said: "I asked Master to cast a sleight of hand. To ordinary people, this is the guide. When you go to different places, remember to refill your spiritual energy."
Unexpectedly, it went so smoothly. Xiaobai couldn't believe it for a moment, but he immediately came to his senses and was about to kneel down again.
Ni Yangzhou quickly supported him and said with a smile, "Don't do that. I took the punishment for Master just now. It's enough. If you kneel again, you will shorten your life."
Xiaobai felt the traces of magic on the oil paper, his hands were shaking, and he kept nodding and thanking: "Thank you, thank you..."
"Don't thank me, let's go, this is someone else's land, get out of here first."
Xiao Bai was about to step out upon hearing this, but suddenly stopped and said, "May I ask the Taoist priest's name? If I can really escape from this world, I hope I can give you a chance to repay me."
Ni Yangzhou thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to report us. If you meet someone who has a simple desire and is determined, and has no intention of harming others, you might as well help them."
Xiaobai bowed deeply and said, "If I can become a free cultivator and get rid of the shackles of the world, I will return to the mountains and become an idle layman. I will follow the instructions of my benefactor. If someone like this comes to ask for help, I will definitely lend a helping hand."
Ni Yangzhou waved his hand and let them go. He looked at the back of Xiaobai in black robe walking out with firm steps, as if he saw the other party gradually growing up and would surely find a place of his own.
After sending the people off, Ni Yangzhou continued to meditate and practice. Perhaps because he had done good deeds, the young man was in a peaceful state of mind, and his practice was twice as effective with half the effort. When he opened his eyes again, it was already evening, and he heard the footsteps of Manager Liu again.
Sure enough, there was another knock on the door:
"Master Huaiyu, do you need hot water for a bath today?"
There was no sound from the master's room next to him, so Ni Yangzhou also refused: "No need."
Manager Liu responded and went back to the front yard of the inn, where several servants were running around carrying water for the new guests.
There were merchants passing by, as well as cultivators who came specifically to participate in the selection of disciples. The waiters in the store were busy all the time. Shopkeeper Liu stared for a while, yawned, and went back to sleep.
Who would have thought that the next day, a scream would break the tranquility of the early morning.
A waiter ran to Shopkeeper Liu's door with a terrified look on his face and knocked loudly, "Shopkeeper, wake up! Something bad has happened! A guest has died from a ghost!"