Chapter 358: A Wonderful Night "I saw that most of the Taoists during the day had righteous auras, and most of them were righteous men. There was even one with a divine aura on his body, so he was probably not ordinary either." The middle-aged man sat opposite Lin Jue, separated by a night light, and spoke casually. Although there were monsters in the north, Lin Jue was able to catch up with the person in front. Now it was night and rainy outside, so there was no point in being anxious, so he just chatted with him calmly. "You can see these at a glance, it seems that you are not ordinary." "Haha, young Taoist priest, didn't you see that I was not ordinary at the first sight? Why did you test me now?" The middle-aged man laughed, "You are a Taoist priest, you brought a fox, and two stone horses followed you in the middle of the night, and you went to the north where the monster just happened. Are you ordinary?" "That makes sense." Lin Jue nodded, thinking so. "I haven't asked your name yet." "His surname was Chen and his given name was Xiangli." "That's Mr. Chen." Lin Jue said, "What else can Mr. Chen see?" "I can see that your five energies are pure, but you have too many thoughts. This is reflected in your water and earth energies: both are pure, but they have a different color. This shows that you are smart and honest, but you are not good enough." The man named Chen Xiangli did not hide anything and spoke frankly, "And right now you are thinking and calculating." "Ok?"

Lin Jue frowned and sat up slightly. On the one hand, it was because he knew that for someone to be able to see a person's five qi, whether it was a spirit or a god, the first prerequisite was that his own five qi must be relatively pure. On the other hand, what this person said is right. My own thoughts were probably about the two choices of northwest and northeast, and the plan he mentioned should refer to the fact that after I met him, I could tell at a glance that he was extraordinary, so I wanted to ask him about the two demon kings in the north. I knew in my heart that this person was probably not an evil monster. And this scene at this moment, taking shelter from the rain overnight in the village temple, this unusual encounter, reminded him of the night when he first saw Bufan in the Wang Family Ancestral Hall in Heng Village several years ago. Counting the past few years, both the world and myself have undergone tremendous changes. And I never saw that monster again. Just like this village and the temple in the village tonight, the unknown "Mr. Chen" I met, and most of the spirits I met along the way, all had only brief encounters and relationships. Then I heard the man in front of me laugh and say: "Haha, it's just human nature! We are not dead nor saints. Who doesn't have thoughts in their mind? Who doesn't have their own ideas? It's totally normal." "Mr. Chen has his own opinions." "Not really, not really, I just lived a long time." Mr. Chen shook his head and waved his hands repeatedly like an ordinary person, "When you live a long time, you talk a lot. When you stay alone for a long time, you get bored. So whenever I see someone staying here overnight, as long as they are interesting, I will definitely come out and talk to them. Please don't be offended by my talkativeness." "So am I an interesting person?" "Why not?" Mr. Chen said, and glanced at the fox beside him, "You have pure five qi, and you are highly accomplished. You travel on a white egret, and you are followed by a stone horse. The fox you brought with you is also not ordinary. You hurried from the capital to the north, so you must be going to exorcise monsters. I'm afraid your thoughts are also related to exorcising monsters. If you can't be called an interesting person, then the world is full of mediocre people." "..." Lin Jue was silent for a moment before he shook his head: "Mr. Chen really has an extraordinary vision, every word he said is right." "I just happen to have this ability." "What advice does Mr. Chen have?"

"Eh? That's absolutely not the case!" Mr. Chen cupped his hands, "I've only lived longer and seen more, but my vision is actually limited, and I'm not a very wise person." Lin Jue couldn't help but become a little interested: “What is great wisdom?” "I don't know either. Just like I said, I don't have one either." Mr. Chen laughed. "But I know that since ancient times, those who are smart and thoughtful in big things have mostly achieved success, but it is difficult for them to achieve big things. Those who achieve big things often have few but firm ideas in their minds. They have their own ideas in their hearts, and often make simple decisions based on them. Once they make a decision, they will stick to it. As for the difficulties and details that follow, these are the things that should be solved with wisdom and intelligence." Mr. Chen paused, smiling and thoughtful, as if he also found it interesting: "I think it's probably like strategy: anything that sounds amazing and shows amazing wisdom and calculation is just a small plan. Any real big plan or great strategy is often very ordinary when it is said, and it doesn't sound exciting, and it may even be summarized in one sentence." "Mr. Chen, do you want to say that the great truth is simple, and great wisdom is like stupidity?" "Oh! That's it!" Mr. Chen smiled and clapped his legs, "It's a pity that there is no wine or meat today, otherwise I would have talked with you until midnight!" "Who says there isn't?" Lin Jue smiled slightly, opened the cloth bag, and took out a pot of rice wine and some dried meat. So the two of them gathered the firewood that Taoist Jiang and his party had left by the wall during the day, lit a fire, heated up rice wine, roasted dried meat and jerky, chatted leisurely, and enjoyed this brief fate. After this chat, they found that they actually got along very well. This Mr. Chen looked like a middle-aged man, but he said that he had lived a long life. His vision was indeed not broad, but very profound. Just like he could tell at a glance that Master Jiang and his party were the same as Lin Jue, he had his own opinions on the world's history or the people and events of today, and these opinions were often to the point. And the elderly always have something to leave for future generations. To Lin Jue's surprise, he originally wanted to learn about the Leopard King and the Queen Mother of the East from this person, but in the end he didn't get it. However, chatting with him made his thoughts more firm. In this case, it seems unnecessary to ask the Leopard King and the Queen Mother of the East to judge which one is more worth going, which one is more dangerous and which one is easier. It's interesting to think about it - I passed by Qingyan County and went to ask the "Yaohua Goddess" for advice. My starting point was good. The "Yaohua Goddess" reminded me with good intentions. I would not have thought so much, and I am not a person who likes to think. But because of that reminder, I suddenly had many more thoughts. I was worried about fortune and misfortune, and I was afraid of making the wrong choice. It was a bit funny to think about it. Before they knew it, they had been talking all night. The wine was all gone, the meat was finished, and the fox lay beside them, closed his eyes and fell asleep. A hint of paleness appeared on the horizon. But the man stood up and said to him: "I have to go now." Lin Jue also stood up and said goodbye to him. We say we'll see each other again if we're destined to, but in fact, we know in our hearts that there's a high probability that this is the only time we'll be together in this life. The man was seen walking towards the door. When he reached the ceremonial gate of the village temple, a rooster crowed in the village. The man immediately stood still, as if he was frozen. Lin Jue looked over and saw a statue standing there. The statue had a middle-aged face, black clothes, and there were oil stains and the smell of alcohol on the corners of his mouth and cuffs. Only then did he realize that it was a statue of a judge in the village temple. "No wonder..." No wonder he has such a sharp eye and unique insights. It was light outside and the sky was clear.

Lin Jue went back to clean up the remnants of the temple fire, woke up the fox, and picked up the small bag. "I'm leaving too, Mr. Chen." Lin Jue said goodbye to him and walked out of the temple. It was an interesting encounter, but that’s where it ended. "Ah~~" With the cry of a egret, the Taoist rode away on the wind. Midway through the morning, people were seen riding horses on the official road near Qinglian County. The rumbling sound of horse hooves crushed the mud pits. The first person was riding a tall horse with a silver spear and a long sword hanging on the horse. As he was galloping, he looked up and saw a egret flapping its wings and flying slowly in the clouds. Egrets landed on the branches of the trees and the horse team stopped on the road. Mr. Luo walked in the front, followed by Wan Xinrong, Mr. Pan, Taoist Master Tao and others, and behind them were some strange men and people from the martial arts world who were armed with swords and knives. When Wan Xinrong and others saw the egret, they raised their hands to salute. "Master Lin." The strange men and people from the martial arts world behind him had stopped for unknown reasons. When they saw this scene, they all looked puzzled, but they also raised their hands and saluted the tree. But I never expected that the voice of Master Lin could actually be heard from the egret on the treetop: "Thank you all for following me to slay the demon." When everyone heard this, they looked at each other in surprise. Someone immediately stretched his neck to look at the egret's back, and someone else raised his head and asked loudly: "I heard from Master Lin's protector that Master Lin seems to be planning to go to the northwest to kill King Jinhua first. Is this true?" "nature." A calm voice came from the crane's back. Someone below immediately looked disappointed. Some people have heard about the ferocity and brutality of the Northwest Leopard King and the loss of the extraordinary people in the Juxian Mansion, and feel that it is dangerous. Some people think that the Longevity Sect of the Queen Mother of the East is recruiting talents in Yunmeng County, and if they follow Master Lin, they may be able to get a "Longevity Order". Some people think that there are already enough extraordinary people going to the northwest, enough to confront the Leopard King again, and they don't need them. On the contrary, there are relatively fewer people going to the northeast, so they should go to the northeast. These are all normal thoughts. "If you don't want to, you can leave." A voice came from the egret's back, "I don't know when the Leopard King will come out of the mountains again and rob the people again. I will not go with you and will go ahead first. If you want to go with me to find the Leopard King, I will wait for you in the Leopard Forest." As soon as the words fell, the egret lightly kicked the treetops, spread its wings and flapped them. The treetops shook, and the egret had already risen into the clouds. The people below were talking about it. Some people said they saw Master Lin sitting on the back of a egret, some people talked about the safety of going to the northwest, and some people discussed which direction to go. "thorough!" Luo Gong's precious horse immediately started running again.

Behind him, Wan Xinrong, Taoist Master Tao, Mr. Pan, and everyone else followed without hesitation, including those martial artists from the martial arts world, who also followed Mr. Luo. "Forget it! What are you afraid of? Master Lin dared to go to the Leopard Forest alone to explore the way for us. What else do we have to be afraid of?" "I heard that Master Lin is indifferent to fame and gain, and most of the rewards from the court are distributed to others! Those warriors also said that the protectors who follow Master Lin can always get most of the treasures. Is this not enough to match the immortality order of the Queen Mother of the East, which may not be obtained?" "rational!" A group of strange and extraordinary people, eight out of ten, also followed him. (End of this chapter)