"I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
The bone-chilling voice reverberated in Lin Chuan and Bu Lian Shi's ears. This sudden change caused Lin Chuan and Bu Lian Shi's hair to stand on end. However, this was not the most frightening thing. What made the two of them tremble even more was that the second voice did not come from the open cultivation room. Instead, it came from behind them. It was right on their shoulders, and it even seemed to be touching their cheeks as it whispered in their ears.
Hayashikawa's neck stiffly turned, and he saw the figure behind him.
Unknowingly, a withered figure had appeared beside his ear. This figure was exactly the same as the person sitting cross-legged in the center of the cultivation room.
There were … two people in this cultivation room!
One of them was invisible to Hayashikawa's Byakugan Eye, and he could not sense its aura. This scene was so familiar, because in the seventh floor of Beauty's Grave, there was also a similar figure inside the strange bronze coffin.
"Senior … We … We didn't mean to disturb your rest … We … We'll leave now …" Hayashikawa's voice trembled. He could feel how terrifying the spirit behind him was. Even though it had been dead for so many years, its aura was still so oppressive. It was as if it could turn them into ashes with a single thought.
"Since you're here, come in and have a seat!" The old voice continued to ring in Hayashikawa's ears. However, in the next moment, the figure suddenly flashed and entered the cultivation room. It looked at Hayashikawa, who was standing at the door. The murky gray color in its eyes was strange and mysterious, and a cold aura spread out like a cold current.
"I …" Hayashikawa did not know what to say. He did not know what would happen if he retreated now, but his rationality told him that it was best to follow the spirit's wishes. If the spirit wanted to kill him, it would only take a single thought. There was no need to waste time with him.
Bu Lianshi's expression turned ugly. This was the first time she had encountered such a spirit. She felt as if she had seen a ghost, and such a powerful one at that.
Hayashikawa took a deep breath. He could see that the gaze of this old man was always on his body, regarding Bu Lian Shi who was beside him as air. And according to the previous words of this old man, the person he was waiting for should be him. So Hayashikawa used Akatsuki's organization ring to send sound transmission to Bu Lian Shi, telling her not to follow him inside and to wait at the entrance.
As soon as Bu Lianshi stepped into the cultivation room, the stone door slammed shut, isolating him from the outside world.
"Take a seat!" The old man gestured to Hayashikawa and then sat down cross-legged, merging with the withered figure on the futon. However, Hayashikawa could see that the spirit did not enter the cross-legged corpse, but only merged with it.
"You punished me to guard the herb garden here, and I don't know how long this punishment will last, really …" The old man shook his head, as if he was talking to himself, but also as if he was talking to Hayashikawa.
"Senior, you … you must have mistaken me for someone else …" Hayashikawa braced himself and said.
Obviously, the person the old man was waiting for was definitely not him, not to mention that the person who punished the old man to guard the herb garden. This was simply impossible.
Hayashikawa himself was a transmigrator, and his previous body was that of a child, born in the Nakagawa Continent. How could he be related to the ancient Radiant God Sect?
"This pool is deep and leads to the core of the Medicine Valley. Although the most precious herbs of the Southern Ming Continent are planted there, you are really cruel to make me guard this place …" The old man continued, a little long-winded.
Hayashikawa frowned, but did not say anything, choosing to listen quietly.
"Every full moon night, I have to enter the Medicine Valley through this water channel and use my own origin to nourish the spiritual herbs there. Although I am unwilling, since it is your wish, I am willing to abide by it!"
"This place is actually quite boring. Although I can continue to cultivate, you don't even come to talk to me!"
…
The old man talked endlessly, many of which were useless complaints and ridicule, as if he was catching up with an old friend after a long separation. There was not much substantive content, but one could feel the friendship between them.
Hayashikawa did not interrupt the old man, and just listened. At the same time, he transmitted a message to Bu Lianshi, telling her not to worry.
Time passed slowly, and Hayashikawa sat in front of the old man, listening to him talk about the past. Even if he could not understand anything, he did not disturb him.
After such a long time, Hayashikawa had actually found some clues and guessed some things. However, as time passed, he had been trying to verify his own guesses.
Slowly, the old man seemed to have finished talking. After glancing at Hayashikawa, he reached out and took out a book from the tattered clothes in front of his chest, and handed it to Hayashikawa.
"Take it. This is the final result of my cultivation. Since you are here, I will give it to you. It should still be useful!" The old man's old voice sounded very gentle.
Lin Chuan took the booklet. There was no name on it. When he flipped it open, he saw many handwritten words. There were also many crossed-out parts. It looked like a draft. There were a lot of remarks and crossed-out things. It looked very messy and without any order.
"This is a cultivation technique that I created when I was bored. It's called the Mind Control Technique. Being alone is just too lonely …"
As soon as he finished speaking, Lin Chuan raised his head to look again. There was no trace of the spirit body, and the figure sitting cross-legged there was also dissipating at a speed visible to the naked eye. It was as if it had completed its final task and had finally fulfilled its wish and vanished into thin air.
"I know you are not him, but I can't wait any longer. You have his aura on you, and that is enough!"
At the last moment, these words echoed in Hayashikawa's mind. Following which, it was as if he had fallen into an eternal silence.
The stone door of the cultivation room opened once more, and Bu Lianshi appeared beside Hayashikawa with an anxious look on her face.
"Are you alright? Where is that spirit body? "Bu Lianshi asked.
"I'm fine. That old man has already disappeared." Hayashikawa shook his head. His heart was filled with complex emotions, and he did not know what to say.
The old man talked about many things in the past. Although Hayashikawa had not participated in these matters, he was still reminded of the events of his previous life, causing his mind to be in turmoil.
After a while, Hayashikawa saw the concern in Bu Lianshi's eyes and smiled. "That figure just now was not a spirit body, but an obsession. Perhaps it was his last wish before he died. For some reason, he actually left behind such a thought!"
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