Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Soon, the big bowl of fish soup was emptied!
Yao Mengji wiped his lips with satisfaction. Swiftly after, he stood up and said to Li Nianfan politely, “Mr. Li, thank you for having me. I shall leave now.”
Li Nianfan looked at Yao Mengji for a moment and sighed. “Goodbye, Mr. Yao.”
He wondered if this was his farewell to Yao Mengji.
Yao Mengji jolted and let out a painful look. Finally, he nodded his head and walked out of the yard.
Li Nianfan looked at his back, feeling emotional. He was rather upset.
Life was full of uncertainties. Regardless if it was an ordinary man or a cultivator, they would face the same problem in the end. Perhaps this was what made life so precious.
Maybe when it came to the end of his life, Li Nianfan would be just like Yao Mengji.
No wonder the scholar insisted on finding the secret of longevity. Life was too short. Who would want to leave so soon?
Li Nianfan shook his head and went back to the making of the lightning rod. It was better to live in the present. Overthinking was bad.
Yao Mengji walked down the mountain slowly with a calm face. When he arrived at the foot of the mountain, Qin Manyun and the four Elders surrounded him with concern.
“Teacher, did the expert have any solution?” Qin Manyun asked impatiently.
Yao Mengji shook his head. He was so sad that he felt as if his heart was blocked by a stone. He looked like a child whose teacher complained about to his parents. His eyes reddened as he said with a hoarse voice, “No, I won’t stand a chance!”
Qin Manyun’s eyes reddened as she sobbed, “Teacher, I’ll go and beg the expert!”
“Stay!” Yao Mengji stopped her. He was terrified. “The expert knows I’ve reached the end of my life. He bid me farewell by preparing a bowl of fish head tofu soup, also…”
Yao Mengji’s lips trembled. It was apparent that he was repressing his sadness. He wiped off his tears. “Before I left, the expert said ‘goodbye’ to me. What he meant was clear! I’ve no more hope, so he let me go in peace.”
Qin Manyun and the others were in grief. They did not know what to say.
“Ha-ha-ha, don’t be too sad. The meal prepared by the expert was so delicious, it was beyond your imagination! I’ve no more regrets after tasting it! Don’t be too envious of me.” Yao Mengji smiled suddenly and he then waved it off, “Alright, you all may go now. The thunder will strike in the next two days. Let me stay here by myself.”
“Teacher!”
Qin Manyun was covered in tears. She seemed to have things to say but Yao Mengji had already turned into a light and traveled to the deep end of the forest.
“Don’t look for me, don’t bother me. If I die, don’t come looking for my body. That’s it for now…”
…
The night had fallen unknowingly.
Li Nianfan was still caught up in the making of the lightning rod. Since it was made to prevent lightning strikes, the quality had to be good. Li Nianfan had many things to consider since it was the first time he was making this. He had to try it out first to see if it worked.
The best way to test it was to do what the original creator of the lightning rod did—fly a kite to catch thunder and lightning!
Li Nianfan was going to do this!
The materials needed for the kite were simple. He could find them all over his yard. After completing the lightning rod, a simple kite was made as well. The kite looked like a big butterfly without any pattern on the surface—very plain.
After looking around, Li Nianfan’s eyes lit up. He took out a brush pen and wrote two words on the kite—’Come Here’!
With this written on it, the chances of lightning striking on it would be higher!
Li Nianfan was satisfied with his work. He smiled and said, “Everything’s set. Now I’m just missing an experimental product.”
Daji asked curiously, “Mr. Li, what do you lack? What’s an experimental product?”
Li Nianfan said nonchalantly, “When the lightning strikes, I need someone brave enough to run with the kite to attract the lightning. This is the only way to see if this would work. There’s no hurry, we can take it slow. If I can’t find any, there must be other ways.”
He put down the kite and yawned. He smiled and said, “Daji, it’s late. Sleep early.”
Daji nodded diligently. “Goodnight, Mr. Li.”
Gradually, the night sky had darkened. Daji walked out of the room cautiously. She walked gently to the door of the four-part architecture.
The little fox hanging by in the trees ran over in joy. “Sister! Sister!”
“Shush! Softer! Don’t wake my master up from resting.” Daji made a shushing gesture and ruffled its fur with surprise. “You’re growing an eighth tail! Not bad!”
“Waa…sister, those things in the yard are so mean to me! They bullied me and now my body’s still sore.” The little fox showed Daji its paw. “Look, a few patches of fur even fell off.”
“Alright, you’re so lazy. If they didn’t force you, would you ever improve?” Daji gently nudged the little fox’s head. She raised her hands and instantly, a frozen body appeared by her side.
Instantly, a strong wave of Immortal Qi came out from the body, causing one to shiver in fear.
The little fox was terrified. It jumped up abruptly.
“Sister, this—this is…”
“A body of an Immortal!” Daji looked at the body and said, “I’m planning to use it to awaken the bloodline in you.”
“Body of an…an Immortal?” The little fox was stunned. It stared at the body with wide eyes. It was tempted to touch it with its paw but was too terrified to do so.
Her sister was so cool now? She could even get hold of the body of an Immortal?
The little fox said with anticipation, “Sister, will it turn me into a nine-tailed?”
“Should be able to.” Daji nodded. “I checked out this body. I realized that the biggest difference between an Immortal and an ordinary person is the presence of Qi in them, the so-called Immortal Qi! Immortal Qi doesn’t exist in this Immortal Realm and species like us have an innate ancient bloodline. Although it’s just a hint, it’s still considered as a slight foundation of Immortal Qi. As long as you absorb this Immortal Qi to activate your bloodline, you should be able to turn into a nine-tailed fox.”
“That’s awesome!” The little fox’s eyes sparkled. Its tails all stood up and swayed.
‘Once I become a nine-tailed, nobody will bully me again!’
“Once you become a nine-tailed, you’ll finally be able to unleash your potential and become more useful to my master.” Daji was worried that her lazy sister would not be useful to her master.
“Alright, hold your breath and focus. I’ll now transfer the Immortal Qi from this body to you!” Daji squinted her eyes and said with a serious tone.
With that, she raised her hand and pointed between the brows of the body. Instantly, specks of white Immortal Qi that looked like ants crawled from all parts of the dead body and gathered between the brows…
Vroom!
The sky darkened with dark clouds all over. Wild lightning was flashing like crazy, causing loud and deafening thunderclaps that almost shook the ground.
Yao Mengji’s face darkened. He was waiting for his impending death inside a cave. He looked up at the sky and started to question his life.
“My natural tribulation just turned a notch stronger? God, what did I do to deserve such a traumatic death?”
