amaotonovel Chapter 70 Ill-fated
Chapter 70 Ill-fated
After arriving in Qingcheng, Lin Yue and her family lived discreetly near her parents. They tried to minimize going out, only occasionally visiting them secretly in the middle of the night. However, reality is always cruel; their peaceful stay was short-lived, and they were eventually discovered and even followed to their home.
Lin Yue and her family of five suddenly faced the perilous situation of being hunted down at any moment—perhaps hunted, perhaps confined, perhaps imprisoned. In short, whether it was cultivators or certain leaders in the political arena, their ugly human nature was now fully exposed, all attempting to monitor Lin Yue and her family for their own use.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong knew the situation was critical, and they began to meticulously plan their response. Although the children were young, they displayed extraordinary courage and determination. The family clung together, preparing to face the impending storm.
In this tense and oppressive atmosphere, Lin Yue and Gong Yong kept thinking about how to get out of this predicament, protect the safety of their family, and safeguard their hard-won peaceful life.
To ensure the safety of Lin Yue's parents, Lin Yue and Gong Yong used the counter-tracking magic they had learned from the library. Through these spells, they successfully identified the mastermind behind the plot to kill their family based on feedback from the enemy.
The two knew that simply dealing with these small fry would be futile; a decapitation strike was necessary. The little mouse's investigation quickly yielded results: Allah was currently residing in Kyoto, in a residential compound in the central area.
So, the family of five, along with all their Pokémon, resolutely set off from Qingcheng, preparing to head to Kyoto to carry out the decapitation strike. Along the way, they proceeded cautiously, avoiding possible tracking and surveillance. Though there was tension in the children's eyes, there was even more determination.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong kept discussing their action plan, considering all possible scenarios. They knew that this battle concerned the life and death of their entire family, and they had to be extremely cautious to ensure that nothing went wrong.
Finally, they gradually approached Kyoto, heading towards unknown dangers and challenges.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong were both cultivators, deeply aware of the power of cause and effect, and did not want to bear the burden of human lives and blood debts. Therefore, after arriving in Kyoto and learning about the family's situation, they decided to manipulate the feng shui.
First, they changed the feng shui layout of the family's current house; second, they thoroughly investigated the family's feng shui. Lin Yue and Gong Yong secretly investigated multiple times to confirm the family's names, ancestral home, and the feng shui location of their ancestors. Then, Lin Yue cleverly used a rat spirit to alter the important feng shui of the house, cutting off their luck, and also made some minor changes to the ancestral graves.
They waited patiently, not in a hurry. Soon, within three months, the family was reported for various misdeeds, including embezzlement and bribery, and was subsequently investigated. Six months later, most of the family members who should have gone to jail were imprisoned, and their wealth was gone.
In this way, Lin Yue's family successfully escaped danger. Because of their accident, the henchmen scattered and no longer lingered around Lin Yue's parents.
Lin Yue's family finally breathed a sigh of relief. They returned to a peaceful life, continuing their quiet cultivation and protecting the peace and happiness of their family.
In this way, Lin Yue's family gradually bought a villa near her parents' home, began to carefully renovate it, and the family of five began to live a normal life and settled down in Qingcheng.
Whenever someone tried to harm their parents or them, they would choose to act in this clandestine way, using methods such as altering feng shui, borrowing people's luck, and damaging ancestral graves to successfully resolve seven or eight threats from high-ranking officials and spiritual practitioners.
Later, anyone who tried to cause trouble for Lin Yue either faced accusations of corruption and bribery, suffered accidents, or encountered various family troubles. Those truly established families who wanted Lin Yue's support gradually discovered this pattern. If they acted maliciously behind her back, once Lin Yue intervened, they too would suffer, ending up with nothing but ruin and lost wealth. However, if they negotiated properly, Lin Yue would also make reasonable deals.
This is Lin Yue's way of surviving. With her wisdom and special methods, she has carved out a peaceful space for herself and her family in this complex world, protecting their happiness and tranquility.
It was another bright weekend. Lin Yue's eldest child had officially started high school, her second child had entered junior high, and her youngest was doing just as well in elementary school. This weekend, with the children resting, Lin Yue's family drove to a guesthouse at the foot of the Qingcheng Mountains for a relaxing getaway. The scenery was picturesque, making it a perfect place to unwind.
The family of five originally intended to meditate and cultivate themselves here, to escape the distractions and temptations around them. Lin Yue also brought along her companions: an eagle spirit, two white dogs transformed from two snow wolves, a rat spirit, a willow tree spirit, and a ginseng spirit. The pangolin family of three, who were always serving the country, did not bring them this time. These spirits, along with Lin Yue's family, were allowed to roam freely around the guesthouse.
During their adventure, the rat spirit made a new discovery; it truly was a treasure-hunting rat. The rat hole led to a snake hole. Snakes are the natural enemies of rats, yet the rat spirit managed to eliminate the snake inside. Afterward, they arrived at a gathering place through the snake hole, which turned out to be a place of great feng shui. The rat spirit led its family of five to this place and found a small pavilion with a boardwalk, used for sightseeing.
That night, the family of five didn't stay at the guesthouse, but instead brought camping gear to this pavilion. Ostensibly, it was for camping, but in reality, they were preparing for a spiritual retreat. Carrying mosquito repellent, the family of five sat quietly in five corners, thus beginning their spiritual journey.
As night deepened, moonlight bathed the pavilion, and all around was quiet and peaceful, save for the occasional rustling of leaves in the gentle breeze. The Lin family, with their five members focused on their spiritual practice, immersed themselves in the world of cultivation, feeling the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, their hearts filled with utmost tranquility.
After a quiet night's rest, everyone walked down the pier the next morning, feeling refreshed, and arrived at the guesthouse. After breakfast, they enjoyed a series of activities at the guesthouse, including horseback riding and fishing in the river. Afterwards, the family of five returned to their villa, laughing and chatting, to begin a new week.
The children went to school, and Lin Yue and Gong Yong turned the rooftop of their villa into a small vegetable garden. Lin Yue resumed herbal medicine making, while Gong Yong rested beside her. They lived peacefully like this for three years.
These three years were ordinary yet filled with warmth. The children grew up and achieved academic success. Lin Yue's alchemy skills became increasingly refined, and Gong Yong also practiced his martial arts in his spare time to improve his strength. The small garden was beautiful, with flowers blooming in all four seasons.
However, peaceful life is always easily disrupted. One day, while refining medicine, Lin Yue suddenly felt uneasy, as if something major was about to happen. She stopped what she was doing, looked into the distance, and a sense of unease crept into her heart.
As soon as summer vacation began, Lin Yue immediately gave the order, and the family of five quickly packed their belongings, leaving everything in the room. That night, Lin Yue and Gong Yong secretly led the children into their backpacks and flew to Shenlong Valley, returning to their sect's residence.
Upon entering the sect, Lin Yue didn't find any major problems. However, when she saw the nine pillars, she noticed that their soul power had decreased again. Lin Yue was filled with doubt; why was the soul power disappearing so quickly? It hadn't been like this before. Upon inquiring, the spirits within the pillars explained that after her family left, someone had attempted to forcibly open the barrier, causing a significant loss of soul power.
Lin Yue realized the seriousness of the problem. It must be because of her frequent comings and goings that some people followed the clues and found the entrance to this small world, and even tried to force their way in.
Considering all this, Lin Yue and Gong Yong, along with their three children, hurriedly began making jade slips, hoping to copy all the ancient books in the Library and the Exquisite Pavilion and take them with them. Since these ancient books would likely vanish into thin air once they left this small world, the family of five worked tirelessly throughout the short two-month summer vacation. Lin Yue meticulously planned each day, working with the children to make as many copies as possible, and preparing to pack up and store the rest into their spatial dimension.
They knew the task was arduous, but in order to preserve this precious knowledge and heritage, the family of five worked together without daring to slack off in the slightest.
To test whether these ancient books would vanish upon being taken out of this small world, the three children each took out three children's books, copied and made rubbings of them by hand, and each carried one out. While Lin Yue and Gong Yong were busy, they quietly took them out of the small world. However, their actions were discovered by Lin Yue and Gong Yong. The family of five left the small world together, watching helplessly as the ancient books they had taken out instantly vanished into dust, turning into the dust of the world. They could only return to the small world dejectedly.
Lin Yue then led the three children and Gong Yong into her own space to examine the ancient book. They discovered that although it hadn't vanished, it was much older and more severely damaged. Even if it could be preserved, it would require special treatment. Thinking of this, the three children were once again dejected and could only return to their small world to work tirelessly, focusing all their efforts on making rubbings.
They knew that once they left, the chances of the ancient books being preserved were slim. So the family of five painstakingly sifted through the books, selecting only those that could be rubbed, those that were important and useful, and took them all with them. As for the others, they didn't care whether they were useful or not; they just focused on getting rid of the important ones first.
In this tense atmosphere, the family of five raced against time, their clothes soaked with sweat, but no one stopped for a moment, all in order to preserve as much of this precious knowledge as possible.
When the family of five was exhausted, the old man of the Fire Cloud Immortal Court said, "Lin Yue, this small world is about to collapse and has no energy to sustain it. But you can create a large space to put this small world inside. That way, the small world can survive in your space and be passed down forever."
When the family of five heard the news, they were stunned. But Lin Yue said, "I don't have the ability to make something this big." The old man of the Fire Cloud Immortal Court said, "You can, but you need materials. Take a look at these materials. They're in the Linglong Pavilion, the Mechanical Book over there, and those abandoned palaces. See if you can find all the materials I've listed for you. If you can, then in the shortest amount of time, you can refine a world, and then you can put your small world inside it. Because this small world was about to collapse anyway, once you put it inside, it will stop time, and you can enter the space within that small world. You can carry it with you at any time, and it won't be forcibly opened by others trying to find this space."
Lin Yue asked, "Is it really possible?" The old man from the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron replied, "Yes, it is." Lin Yue then began searching for the items they wanted in all the pavilions with Gong Yong, following the list provided by the old man from the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron. At first, they only found four items, still missing two. Unable to find them, the couple sat there dejectedly drinking tea.
Seeing that their parents were not in good spirits, the three children quickly came over to ask what was wrong. When Lin Yue and Gong Yong told the children that they couldn't find two things and showed them to them, the children said, "I know where this is." The second child said, "I know where that is too."
Xiao Bao led his family of five to the main hall, specifically to the roof beam of the sect's last main hall. This was the same beam the ginseng spirit had seen when they played hide-and-seek with Xiao Bao earlier. Following Xiao Bao's instructions, the little mouse spirit ran to the top of the beam and retrieved it. Lin Yue examined it and confirmed it was indeed the same thing.
Then Erbao said he had seen another item there as well, so Erbao led the family of five to a cave called Siya Cave in the sect, a place where sect disciples were punished for their mistakes. They found the item in a cold pool there, which the three sisters had discovered while playing hide-and-seek.
After gathering all five items, Lin Yue began refining the item, while Gong Yong was responsible for transferring the power. Since Lin Yue alone wasn't enough, they refined it together. A month quickly passed, and the couple still hadn't succeeded; they were missing a crucial element. The late Emperor Huoyun said, "You must leave this area and practice outside; only then can you possibly refine it successfully."
With school time fast approaching, the family of five packed their things and left their little world. Lin Yue and Gong Yong stayed behind, while the three children were transferred to Qingcheng to return to school. Lin Yue and Gong Yong each called their parents to tell them they had things to do and that the children would be staying with them temporarily.
Lin Yue and Gong Yong set up their camping gear on the open ground next to the small world and continued to work diligently on their crafting. During the process, several ginseng spirits, rat spirits, willow spirits, and two snow wolf spirits faithfully protected them.
After tireless efforts, the couple finally refined the six materials, gradually forming the prototype of a world. Just then, the sky suddenly changed color, and a series of nine bolts of lightning struck straight down, all aimed at the object they were refining. Although Lin Yue and Gong Yong tried their best to dodge, although the lightning did not strike them directly, some small fragments of lightning still lashed out at them, making their bodies numb.
However, the two persevered through gritted teeth until the heavenly lightning subsided. Miraculously, the treasure in Lin Yue's hands succeeded! Following the method taught by the Fire Cloud Immortal Cauldron Elder, Lin Yue carefully placed the crumbling little world into this newly crafted spatial artifact.
The moment they succeeded, Lin Yue and Gong Yong collapsed to the ground in relief, while the surrounding spirits cheered with joy. They knew that from now on, this precious little world would be properly settled and would no longer face the crisis of destruction.