"I'm forty-three years old this year. When I was your age, I should have been at the same cultivation realm as this female householder."
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling's eyelids drooped and said nonchalantly. However, Ding Ning was shocked. He cried out in disbelief, "You're only forty-three years old this year? Who are you trying to fool? "
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling shrugged noncommittally and smiled without saying a word.
However, Mei said with a serious expression, "Taoist Priest Xuan Ling didn't lie to you. His age is not a secret in the entire Soaring Wind Continent. When I saw him a few years ago, he was still in his early thirties. I didn't expect that in just a few years, he … would become like this."
Ding Ning was dumbfounded and his face was filled with disbelief. Taoist Priest Xuan Ling was in his twenties and had the same cultivation realm as Mei. Didn't this mean that he had cultivated to the peak of the Transformed God Realm in his twenties?
This kind of aptitude, this kind of cultivation speed, this kind of abnormal evildoer. How could he, who claimed to be a peerless genius, endure this?
"So, the reason why you're at the end of your life and about to die of old age is because you've revealed the secrets of heaven and suffered from heaven's punishment?"
Ding Ning suddenly came to a realization and asked in a low voice.
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling nodded his head lightly. However, he didn't have the slightest dispiritedness or complaint because he was about to die. He was still as calm as the surface of a lake.
It seemed that he didn't have any fear of death. His indifference to life and death was like an old man who had seen through the vicissitudes of the world. It was impossible for people to associate him with his actual age.
Ding Ning sighed softly and shook his head. "This is your fate, not an illness. I can't do anything about it."
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling's face revealed a strange expression. He looked at him with some amusement. "Did you think that I waited for you to come so that you could help me struggle at death's door?"
"Uh, I'm a doctor. It's a professional habit, a professional habit."
Ding Ning's face turned red and he said embarrassedly.
"Taoist Priest, I won't hide it from you. I can't hide it even if I hide it from you. He isn't from this world. He was drawn here by the space turbulence. Now, if he wants to go back, what should he do? Please guide me. "
Mei's temperament had always been like this. She liked to be straightforward. Although she respected Taoist Priest Xuan Ling very much, it was only respect. It was not to the extent that she would feel sad for him because his life was about to end. Instead, because he could die at any time, she was afraid that it would cut off Ding Ning's way back, so she asked anxiously.
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling was not displeased by her outspokenness, nor was he surprised by Ding Ning's background. His expression was as calm as ever as he calmly nodded. "This is also why I have been holding my breath and waiting for your arrival."
Hearing this, Mei looked happy, but Ding Ning felt very strange. He always felt that this Taoist Priest Xuanling was too powerful.
In this world, there may be paranormals who have the ability to foresee the future, but they can only foresee a certain scene in an instant. However, Taoist Priest Xuan Ling seemed to be omniscient and omnipotent, as if he knew everything clearly.
How could such an omniscient and omnipotent person exist in this world? Ding Ning asked himself. Even if he cultivated to the peak of Original Dao, he would not be able to know everything like the back of his hand like Taoist Priest Xuan Ling.
Therefore, he concluded that this Taoist Priest Xuan Ling was not simple. Even if he was not the mastermind behind everything, he must have some special relationship with him.
Although the person manipulating everything behind the scenes did not reveal any evil intentions from the beginning to the end, one may know a person's face but not his heart. Moreover, this person had used some kind of demonic technique to bewitch the Mei into not leaving with him. This made him secretly wary. Before he could figure out the person's purpose, he would not easily believe this Taoist Priest Xuan Ling.
However, reality proved that there were many things in this world that were not up to him to decide. In the face of absolute power, all of his precautions were useless.
Taoist Priest Xuan Ling did not even give him a chance to speak before he said, "I am holding on to my last breath, waiting to send you back."
After he finished speaking, without waiting for Ding Ning to say anything, he stretched out his finger and lightly drew a line in the air. The space was like a curtain that had been cut open by a pair of scissors. A huge crack suddenly appeared.
A violent spatial fluctuation came. Ding Ning did not even have time to react before he was swallowed by the spatial crack.
"Mei!"
Ding Ning turned pale with fright. The moment the spatial crack closed, he struggled to turn his head and shouted at the Mei, who had a reluctant look on her face.
Unfortunately, the spatial turbulence was wreaking havoc and his voice could not be transmitted at all. He could only watch as the lonely figure of the Mei moved further and further away from him. It was so far away that it seemed to be separated by the river of time and was forever out of reach.
The violent spatial fluctuation made him feel dizzy. After a moment of dizziness, he fell to the ground with a thud.
Fortunately, his skin was coarse and his flesh was thick. Even if he fell from a high altitude, he would not be injured in the slightest. After he got up, he looked around. This was an extremely unfamiliar wilderness, but from the familiar thin spiritual energy in the air, he knew that he had returned to Earth.
In the Soaring Wind Continent, in the White Cloud Temple, the Mei silently closed her eyes. Two streams of tears flowed down from the corners of her eyes.
It was said that lovesickness was bitter, but she felt that even lovesickness was also sweet.
Only when they were separated, when the attachment and reluctance in one's heart surged like a tide, that kind of sadness was the most difficult to accept.
After a long time, the Mei finally broke free from the pain of parting and bowed to Taoist Priest Xuan Ling with a sincere expression. "Thank you for your help, Taoist Priest."
However, after waiting for a long time, she did not receive a reply from Taoist Priest Xuan Ling. She looked up strangely and was shocked to find that although Taoist Priest Xuan Ling was still sitting on the cattail hassock, his neck was drooping and he did not make a sound. She did not know when he had passed away.
The Mei took a deep breath and a complicated look flashed across her eyes. She bowed respectfully to Taoist Priest Xuan Ling's body, turned around, and left the room.
On that day, the news of the death of the Divine Prophet Xuan Ling in the White Cloud Temple spread throughout the world, causing an uproar.
Just as everyone was feeling sorry for Xuan Ling Zi, in a remote county under the jurisdiction of the Heaven Ancient Imperial Court, scenes of drama were playing out one after another.
First, the Wu Family and the Zhao Family, who were relatives of the emperor, officially shed all pretense of cordiality. The county magistrate, Zhang Lukai, clearly stood on the side of the Wu Family and arrested the head of the Zhao Family, Zhao Da Hai, on the grounds of arresting the murderer.
Immediately after, the Zhao Family, who felt deeply humiliated, flew into a rage. Zhao Da Hai's wife went to the capital overnight to find her daughter, Zhao Yunting, for help.
Zhao Yunting's husband's surname was Sun. Although they were from a powerful family, they did not want to have any conflict with Concubine Xian. However, the young master of the Sun Family doted on this concubine very much. In front of his father, the patriarch, who had always doted on him, he put on a show.
The patriarch of the Sun Family only had one son. Seeing that he was about to die, he felt extremely distressed. However, he was an old fox after all. How could he be willing to go against the Wu Family?
Besides, Zhao Da Hai was his relative. If County Magistrate Zhang dared to lay his hands on him, it meant that he did not put the Sun Family in his eyes.
Head could be broken, blood could be shed, but face could not be lost.
Therefore, after weighing the pros and cons, the Sun Family decided to make a move. They did not choose to directly confront the Wu Family, but used the huge network of the family to launch an investigation on Zhang Lukai.
County Magistrate Zhang was the local tyrant in Zeyang County. Coupled with his greedy nature, how could his butt be clean?
In just two days, the situation had been reversed. The news that Zhang Lukai had taken bribes and perverted the law, killed someone in the grass, and was about to be dismissed from his post and investigated instantly spread throughout the entire Zeyang City.
Just when County Magistrate Zhang was in a state of panic, like a headless fly, he pestered Wu Shian and begged him to ask Imperial Concubine Xian for help. Just then, the messenger who arrived before Imperial Concubine Xian conveyed a piece of good news. Imperial Concubine Xian was about to come to Zeyang City to visit her cousin, Wu Shian.
This news was like a shot in the arm for Wu Shian and County Magistrate Zhang, making them see the hope of turning defeat into victory. Immediately, they abandoned everything and spent a huge amount of money to decorate the Wu Mansion, preparing to welcome Imperial Concubine Xian in an ostentatious manner.
It was unknown whether it was the arrival of Imperial Concubine Xian that made the undercurrent in Zeyang City return to peace. Those rumors that County Magistrate Zhang was about to be dismissed from his post and investigated also stopped abruptly.
Did the Sun Family just give up like this?
Wu Shian did not dare to believe it. But when he thought that the high and mighty Imperial Concubine Xian was about to come and he could get intimate with her, he was so excited as if he had been injected with chicken blood.
Imperial Concubine Xian arrived as scheduled. She was still so young and beautiful, gentle and elegant, as if time had not left any trace on her.
Wu Shian, who was bowing to welcome her, felt his heart throbbing. If it were not under the gaze of so many people, he would not dare to act rashly and would like to hold her in his arms and make love wantonly.
If it were not for County Magistrate Zhang who kept poking his waist from behind and reminding him not to forget to put in a good word for him in front of Imperial Concubine Xian, he would probably be drunk to death in Imperial Concubine Xian's every frown and smile.
Imperial Concubine Xian looked at Wu Shian's loss of self-control and secretly felt proud. For this handsome cousin, she could see that he was infatuated with her before she entered the palace.
In the deep palace, there were many beautiful women. Although she was an Imperial Concubine, in the eyes of His Majesty, she was already an old woman with a yellow face. Even if she occasionally came to the palace, she was just taking a nap. It was more like a perfunctory formality.
Although she was scheming and vicious, she was a woman after all and needed the nourishment of a man. She had been lonely for too long.
But in the palace, she needed to be careful in her words and actions. How dare she have an affair? That was a capital crime punishable by nine generations of execution. Therefore, three years ago, on a whim, she took a detour to visit this cousin who had been secretly in love with her and had that night of pleasure.
After that, she was actually extremely regretful and afraid. After all, if this scandal were to be leaked, what she had painstakingly planned for so many years would be in vain. She would also have to pay with the lives of the old and young of her family.
However, the wonderful feeling of a man and a woman's love was like a cat scratching her, making her yearn for it. Therefore, when she finally had the opportunity to go back to her hometown to visit her relatives, she came to Zeyang County again.
In fact, for a person like her, how could she not know what happened in Zeyang County recently? But she did not care about it at all.
Wasn't it just the Sun family? Her eldest son had already been decided to be the Crown Prince. If the Sun family had some brains, they would definitely give her face.
Before she came to Zeyang County, her guards had already known that the Sun family had already laid down their flags and stopped drumming. The signal of goodwill was very obvious, which made her extremely satisfied.
This was the taste of power. Only when one was in a high position and held great power, could one experience the wonderful feeling of being revered by others.
Xian Fei looked at her cousin, Wu Shian, who was already middle-aged but still had a good figure. There was a touch of excitement on her face. She even couldn't wait to be alone with him in a room to fill her three years of emptiness and loneliness.
The Cowherd and the Weaver Girl could still see each other once a year, but she could only satisfy her craving once every three years. She was even more thirsty than the Weaver Girl.
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