Chapter 58

  Lin Ruhai and Old Master Lin walked in to see their two daughters embracing each other and crying bitterly.

  Cough... Although that's a bit of an exaggeration, it's true that Lin Ruo Lan and Madam Lin were both crying.

  This startled Lin Ruhai and his father, Old Master Lin.

  "Madam, why are you crying so sorrowfully? What has happened that you can tell your husband?" Mr. Lin grasped Mrs. Lin's hand with a flustered expression, asking repeatedly; the anxious look on his face didn't seem fake.

  Lin Ruhai had a clear goal, he bypassed his own mother and came to Lin Ruolan's side; took out a snow-white handkerchief from his pocket and handed it to Lin Ruolan, saying warmly.

  "Sister, good sister, don't cry; isn't it just a matter of leaving?" Lin Ruhai was extremely intelligent and took one look at the scene in the house. Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, and Lan Xiang, several maidservants, were carrying large and small packages, full to the brim, what else didn't she understand?

  Her mother's thoughts were meticulous, and she must have been reluctant to part with her sister, so she burst into tears; as for her younger sister, it seemed that she was crying because of her mother's tears.

  "Brother!" Lin Ruolan raised her tearful and blurry eyes to look at Lin Ruhai curiously.

  Lin Ruhai's words naturally also caused dissatisfaction from his parents, Lin Furen and Lin Lao Ye. The couple looked at Lin Ruhai with discontent and said: "Son (you little brat), how can you talk like that? Are you willing to let Lan'er leave?"

  This time, Mrs. Lin also stopped crying and spoke in unison with her husband.

  Lin Ruo Lan also found it strange, logically speaking Lin Ru Hai should be the one who loves herself the most in this family; the culprit of being overly spoiled and doted on, the words from earlier seemed like something Lin Ru Hai wouldn't say; yet coincidentally, they were indeed spoken by Lin Ru Hai.

  Lin Ruhai gave Lin Furen and Lin Lao a slightly calm gaze, then turned to Lin Ruolan and said calmly: "Sister, half of the past ten years have already passed; there are only five more years left, our family will still have plenty of time together in the future; just like you said - come back tomorrow!"

  Pausing for a moment, Lin Ruhai continued: "To take a step back, little sister, as long as you work hard to master your skills during these five years; when the time comes... aren't you in possession of that Instant Transfer Symbol? Traveling between Yunhe Mountain and home will be just a matter of sipping a cup of tea."

  Actually, Lin Ruhai's heart was more reluctant to part with Lin Ruolan than his own parents; however, the two women at home were already in tears, so he could only put all his reluctance and sadness in his heart.

  Alas... In short, being a big brother is tough! Especially when you're a sis-con big brother, it's even more headache-inducing!

  Lin Ruhai's words made Lin Ruolan's eyes light up, right! Didn't she still have the teleportation symbol? Turning back, after returning, she would cultivate her magic properly, and then come and go between the Lin Mansion and Yunhe Mountain; heh heh... wouldn't that be a matter of minutes to settle?

  But Lin Ruolan didn't know that after she returned to Yunhe Mountain this time, there would be even greater 'surprises' waiting for her. After the family parted ways this time, it would be several years before they reunited again. This was not only unexpected by Lin Ruhai, but also by Lin Ruolan herself.

  A faint crane's cry echoed through the sky above Liuguang Temple, and Lin Ruo Lan knew that it was Qingwei Zi, the old Daoist of the Xuanhe sect, who had come to fetch her; the parting had come so suddenly? Wasn't there supposed to be one more day?

  Lin Ruo Lan's expression changed, had something big happened at Yun Jian Mountain? But even if something big really did happen, with her small arms and legs, she wouldn't be of much help anyway?

  Lin Ruo Lan's unusual expression on her face naturally did not escape Lin Ru Hai's eyes: "Little sister, is something wrong?"

  Lin Ruhai also heard the urgent crane calls in the sky above Liuguang Institute at this time. In fact, it was not only Lin Ruhai who heard it; even Mrs. Lin and Old Master Lin, as well as Bai Zhi, Mo Zhu, Qing Luan, and Lan Ting, the four maidservants, all heard it very clearly.

  After hearing Lin Ruhai's question, everyone's eyes turned to Lin Ruolan; making Lin Ruolan feel very awkward all of a sudden.

  "The crane's cry outside is the Xuanhe from Yunjian Mountain, probably Master asked it to come and pick me up back to Yunjian Mountain; at this moment it is urging me to hurry up on the road." Lin Ruolan's mouth corner floated a wry smile, explaining to Lin Ruhai, Lin Furen and Lin Lao Ye: "I suppose something has happened in Yunjian Mountain, so Master asked Xuanhe to come back one day earlier to pick me up."

  Lin Ruo Lan naturally could see the dissatisfaction in Lin Ru Hai, Mrs. Lin and Old Master Lin's eyes, but she was also very curious about what exactly made Xuan He rush so urgently.

  Lin Ruolan didn't think that with Qing Weizi's abilities, Yunju Mountain would have any major events occurring; besides, ordinary people wouldn't be able to find the location of Yunju Mountain anyway, right?

  Taking a step back, if something big really happened on Yunju Mountain; Qingwei Zi the old Daoist wouldn't possibly not use Xuan Guang Huan Ying to contact himself.

  Lin Ruolan walked out of the house and beckoned to the black crane that had been circling above the Flowing Light Courtyard, calling it down; the two-meter-tall black crane with its all-white plumage was naturally welcomed by everyone.

  The swan's neck was hung with a brocade bag, Lin Ruolan took it down and opened it to take a look; as expected, it was something that the unreliable old man at home would do, and on the letter paper, two words were written in a flying dragon and phoenix style - Return immediately!

  Damn it!

  "Qing Wei Zi Lao Dao Shi, can you be any more unreliable?"

  Regardless of the reason, Lin Ruolan bid farewell to Mrs. Lin and Old Man Lin in advance; when she sat on the back of Xuanhe, Xuanhe couldn't wait to let out a long crane cry; with a flap of its wings, it broke through the air and left.

  Lin Ruo-lan, Lin Ru-hai, Mrs. Lin and Old Man Lin did not know that the scene of the crane breaking through the air just now had been seen by someone with ulterior motives.

  "Grandma, look at the crane just now, isn't that a girl on it?" Not far from Flowing Light Temple, in a garden, Jia Min was standing on the Nine-turn Bridge with Qingmei and Qingxiang; they had just witnessed this scene clearly.

  Qing Xiang pointed at the sky with her hand, exclaiming in surprise.

  Jia Min looked in the direction that Qing Xiang was pointing, and she remembered the rumors about Lin Ruolan that she had heard before; Jia Min had asked about the situation of Lin's family before getting engaged to Lin Ruhai, it was said that Lin Ruhai had a younger sister who had gone to practice immortal cultivation since childhood, it seemed that this rumor was true.

  Jia Min's eyes flashed with a hint of surprise as she thought to herself that her husband, who was still just a young girl, was already so different from others everywhere.

  Lin Ruolan had barely returned to the Cloud Top and hadn't even had time to catch her breath when she was intercepted by Bai Shi, who had been waiting for a long time.

  "Little Shifu, Master wants you to return and immediately go to the Clear Wind Cave to see him." Bai Shi said respectfully, taking a glance at Lin Ruolan who was becoming more and more elegant.

  "Clear Wind Cave?"

  Lin Ruo-lan's eyebrows were tightly furrowed, and she couldn't help but mutter under her breath: "Hmph... what is this old stinker up to now? Didn't he say that Qingfeng Cave was a forbidden place for their sect and shouldn't be trespassed upon? How come he's now deliberately breaking the rules himself? This guy only allows officials to start fires, but doesn't allow ordinary people to light lamps."

  Lin Ruolan obviously forgot one thing, that is, the entire Yunju Mountain Qingwei Zi old Taoist is the largest; what's called rules and regulations are naturally up to Qingwei Zi old Taoist himself.

  "Cough, cough..." Lin Ruolan glanced at Bai Shi standing beside her, cleared her throat and asked: "Little Stone, are you sure you didn't mishear? Old man... I mean your master's old self, really said he'd be waiting for me in the Clear Wind Cave?"

  "Little Shifu, Master Zu indeed instructed Xiao Shi Tou like this." Bai Shi nodded and said, Xiao Shi Tou was Bai Shi's nickname in Yunjian Mountain.

  It's no wonder that Lin Ruolan felt very surprised, she had been in Yunhe Mountain for five years; from the first day Lin Ruolan started learning magic, Qing Weizi had repeatedly reminded her.

  Qing Wei Zi warned Lin Ruo Lan, the entire Yun Jian Mountain she can casually think about how to stroll around; except for one place, that is Qing Feng Cave; saying what Qing Feng Cave is Yun Jian Mountain's forbidden land, except for the sect's leader and designated successor; no one else is allowed to enter.

  Lin Ruolan naturally wouldn't naively think that her five-year-old self would become the next leader of Yunhe Mountain; so regarding this Qingfeng Cave, Lin Ruolan could be said to have heard its name for a long time, but unfortunately, it was just a fleeting encounter.

  What's even more ridiculous is that Lin Ruolan, although she had heard of Qingfeng Cave so many times that it was like a familiar tune to her ears; yet in the five years she spent on Yunjian Mountain, she didn't know where this Qingfeng Cave was located.

  Although this matter sounds a bit ridiculous, it is true; not only did Lin Ruolan not know that the Qingfeng Cave was in a corner of Yunjian Mountain, but even other disciples of Qingweizi didn't know where the Qingfeng Cave was.

  Inside Qingfeng Cave!

  Qing Weizi stood in front of a transparent screen made of white crystal, looking at what should have been a clear and transparent crystal screen; yet it began to become murky at a speed visible to the naked eye. As the murkiness deepened, Qing Weizi's expression also became increasingly solemn.

  "Shouldn't Xuan He have brought that girl back by now?" Qing Wei Zi's eyebrows were furrowed tightly, and suddenly a sentence popped out of his mouth; however, the "girl" in Qing Wei Zi's words was probably referring to Lin Ruo Lan.

  "Why did the passage to the secret realm suddenly open ahead of schedule?" Qing Weizi muttered to himself with a look of utter bewilderment.

  It turns out that this so-called Qingfeng Cave is not a forbidden land at all, but just a passage to the secret realm; it's just a passage used to connect the secret realm with the outside world.

  The secret realm refers to a mysterious place, generally speaking; the secret realm represents countless heavenly treasures and earthly riches, numerous spiritual medicines and spiritual fruits; there are also top-grade immortal artifacts, spiritual artifacts... The spiritual medicines, spiritual fruits, heavenly treasures, and earthly riches in the secret realm are all rare in the world, even already extinct precious items.

  For a true cultivator, the secret realm represents treasure! The treasure that countless cultivators flock to like a swarm of birds!