Chapter 260 The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it’s almost dusk

Mrs. Hu closed her eyes, and two lines of tears flowed down her face, wetting her sore jaw onto Cheng Jiao's shoulder.

She didn't want to do this, but she didn't want to end up with a broken relationship with Nongyu. She had suffered too much and had gotten used to it, so she didn't mind putting herself in a difficult position.

But Nanyue is different. She is so beautiful and is in the best years of a woman's life. She should get the best love and live carefree with the one she loves.

Mrs. Hu held back her tears and suppressed her uncontrollable emotions.

"It's getting late, I should go back."

Cheng Jiao felt a little lost when the beautiful girl in his arms left him.

For some reason, the more Mrs. Hu acted like this, the more he liked this woman.

Is this human nature? Maybe he is too cheap, the more he can't get something, the more he wants it.

Cheng Jiao stood by the pool with his hands behind his back, admiring the sunset.

I could vaguely sense Mrs. Hu's struggle and compromise.

"The sunset is infinitely beautiful, but it is almost dusk..."

Cheng Jiao hummed slowly and softly.

Bai Luan stood behind Cheng Jiao with her arms folded.

"No wonder you are liked by so many beauties."

Cheng Jiao had known that Bai Luan was coming.

"Why are you here?"

Bai Luan walked to Cheng Jiao, sat on the stone steps, and watched the sun slowly set.

"Passing by."

Cheng Jiao smiled and said nothing. Although the mansion covered hundreds of acres and looked very large, it was actually not that big.

"Is Niangrong gone?"

Bai Luan stretched out her arms, stretched herself lazily, and stretched her proud figure, looking charming and graceful.

She said in a charming voice, "You just left not long ago. What, are you attracted to that girl? Haha."

Cheng Jiao coughed lightly and said, "Is that how I am in your eyes? I like everyone I meet?"

"Isn't it?"

……

"Maybe……"

Cheng Jiao found that he seemed unable to refute this at all. There were so many beauties around him who enriched Bai Luan's point of view.

“I want to go back to Korea.”

After a few moments of silence, Bai Luan stated the purpose of her coming here.

Cheng Jiao smiled and said, "Does this count as admitting that you are not just passing by?"

"Maybe……"

“What are you going to do in Korea?”

"Some things are still in Snow Castle."

"what?"

"My sister's relics."

"Are you going to give it to Mingzhu?"

"No, I want to keep it for myself."

"Oh……"

Cheng Jiao was not too concerned about how Bai Luan dealt with Madam Mingzhu's mother's belongings; it had nothing to do with him.

"when are we leaving?"

"These two days."

"for how long?"

"One month."

"So long? With your strength, half a month is more than enough."

In response to Cheng Jiao's questions, Bai Luan had already made a plan.

"I want to stay in Xinzheng for a while and talk to Mingzhu."

Cheng Jiao understood and said with a smile, "Do you not need me to intercede for you?"

Bai Luan didn't look into Cheng Jiao's eyes, but stared at the red sky.

"You're a pretty good person. I thought you would trap me here and not give me any chance."

"So, you have always wanted to leave me."

"I said no, do you believe me?"

"Of course... I don't believe it."

If you put yourself in his shoes, if he were controlled by someone, he would also try to find a way to break free from the control, even at the cost of dying in glory.

Bai Luan hugged her knees with both hands and suddenly said, "If I go back to Xinzheng and never come back, will you regret it?"

Cheng Jiao shook his head: "Maybe before today, but it's different now. As long as you don't hurt me and the people around me, I won't do anything to you."

"Why? Haven't you always been on guard against me?"

There was doubt in Bai Luan's beautiful eyes.

"Is this a conflict?"

Cheng Jiao smiled.

Being wary of Bai Luan is a rational behavior, and not caring about whether Bai Luan stays or leaves is also a rational behavior.

If he keeps relying on her, how can he become stronger?

Bai Luan crossed her slender fingers and clenched them tightly.

She was very surprised. She thought Cheng Jiao would make things difficult for her, put forward many conditions, and even add other means to control her.

"You seem to have changed."

"Really? What's changed?"

“The mentality has changed.”

"Can you tell?"

Cheng Jiao said with great interest.

Bai Luan chuckled and said, "It seems that you have your own path to follow."

Cheng Jiao was also sitting next to Bai Luan on the stone steps at this time.

"Yes, I want to pursue stronger power."

There was a strange light in Bai Luan's beautiful eyes.

"I didn't expect a lazy person like you would want to practice."

Cheng Jiao said speechlessly: "I have been practicing all the time, otherwise how could I have the strength I have now?"

Bai Luan said disdainfully: "I have seen you fight a few times. You are quite powerful, but you cannot exert your strength. You can't even keep your breath steady. It is obvious that your strength was enhanced by external forces."

Cheng Jiao did not deny that he could also sense these hidden dangers, which was why he wanted to rebuild it.

He is not like Zi Nu and Jing Wei, who have a solid foundation and only lack opportunity. After being promoted by him, he only needs to consolidate it and he will be able to master the increased power quickly.

He is the type who relies entirely on chance and has no foundation.

"you're right……"

After laughing, Bai Luan fell silent.

"Why do you want more power?"

If she had not fallen into her current low point, with her pride as the only female marquis in Korea, she would never have asked such a question.

"Come to think of it, I don't want more power, but what I want requires more power. Do you... understand?"

Bai Luan said sadly: "Of course I understand. If I had the strength I have now, I would be able to save my sister even if she was possessed by a demon."

When he originally listened to Bai Luan's story, he just treated it as a clichéd story and listened to it for fun.

Listening to it now, it’s really sad.

Compared to Bai Luan, it is not too late for him to solve the hidden dangers.

Unlike Bai Luan, who had the ability but no opportunity.

"Then why do you still want to continue practicing and gain more powerful strength? The Heavenly Man Realm is already invincible in the world."

Bai Luan's eyes showed confusion: "Maybe it's obsession."

"Obsession? Aren't you afraid of becoming obsessed like your sister?"

Bai Luan glanced at Cheng Jiao and said, "You don't understand. If I didn't have this obsession, I would have gone astray by now. Everyone has a different path and different ways of practicing Taoism."

Cheng Jiao understood and said, "So this is what it means to be a fish, so how can you know the joy of a fish if you are not a fish." Bai Luan nodded slightly, "Zhuangzi and Huizi have different ways of thinking, so they look at problems from different angles and approach them in different ways. This little difference will make a bigger difference the further you go."

Cheng Jiao smiled, he understood this.

"Then you should practice well. As long as you work for me with peace of mind, the Huiling Pill will be yours."

Bai Luan was not as happy as Cheng Jiao had imagined, but felt even more lonely.

"In fact, what good will it do if you practice? It will only make you more desperate. As for your elixir, it doesn't matter if you have ten, a hundred, a thousand, or tens of thousands of them."

Cheng Jiao was surprised and asked, "Why?"

“The world has changed.”

"The End of Dharma?"

"That's right. The spiritual energy between heaven and earth is becoming less and less, and it is becoming more and more difficult to capture. If we can condense spiritual power, I'm afraid that after a hundred years, the celestial beings will become legends."

Cheng Jiao pondered and said, "Even if there are enough pills, it won't work?"

Bai Luan first nodded, then shook her head.

"I don't know either. Maybe it can work for celestial beings, but it's hard to say for those above celestial beings. There are ancient records that those above celestial beings need to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth. For such beings, elixirs should have no effect."

Cheng Jiao was a little troubled.

"Then do you know why this world has become like this, and when did it start to become like this?"

Bai Luan asked curiously, "Have you never heard of the ancient legends?"

Cheng Jiao hesitated and asked, "Are you talking about the battle between Huangdi and Chiyou?"

Bai Luan nodded, her eyes charming as she said, "It is said that in that era, spiritual energy was abundant, divine beasts appeared frequently, and so-called celestial beings were everywhere. They were also called foundation-building cultivators, cultivators who forged the foundation of the Tao."

Cheng Jiao's face was full of excitement: "Before building the foundation, is it called refining qi?"

"That's right, you also know how to refine spiritual energy for your own use, right?"

It's really a fairy-tale style, but I don't know what kind of fairy-tale worldview it is.

I hope it won’t be too horrible, with darkness and chaos sacrificing the world at every turn, and treating all living beings as straw dogs and pawns or something like that.

Cheng Jiao suddenly felt fortunate that he had not yet used the panel to break through to the heavenly realm.

Build the foundation, build the foundation, and forge the foundation of the Tao.

It is obvious that if I use the panel to break through, I will probably go all the way to the end.

It’s comparable to the college entrance examination.

"Is there any way to change that?"

Cheng Jiao asked the question that he was most concerned about.

Bai Luan was speechless again.

"You do not know?"

Cheng Jiao was stunned. What did he know? There was no such setting in the original book.

"The Seven Stars of Azure Dragon."

Bai Luan saw that Cheng Jiao was not pretending, so she slowly spit it out.

Cheng Jiao suddenly realized that it was dark under his lamp.

"Does the Blue Dragon Seven Stars really have this ability?"

Bai Luan was silent for a moment, "Maybe there is. It has been said for so many years that the Seven Azure Dragons are related to the ancient times and this world."

After a pause, he said, "Perhaps on the day when the Blue Dragon's Seven Stars are opened, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth will be revived."

Cheng Jiao narrowed his eyes. This possibility was indeed the greatest, so he could give it a try.

But now I need to rebuild it, and wait until I enter the realm of heaven, oh no, build the foundation, and then try to unlock the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

The Fantasy Sound Box, the Bronze Box, Ji Ruqianlong, or the pure Ji bloodline.

There is also Yan Fei's jade pendant necklace needed to open the bronze box. The original book also mentioned that the Baiyue treasure is also one of the keys to the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

Cheng Jiao sighed softly. No matter what he wanted to do, he needed to crack the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon.

The Phantom Sound Box is in the Mohist school, and the bronze boxes of the royal families of the seven countries are probably in the hands of the royal families.

He had seen Yan Fei's necklace.

If Yan Fei's bloodline power is insufficient, he can only hope that Ji Ruqianlong is the person who is destined to be born, and then he can only have one child with Yan Fei.

As for the Baiyue treasure, isn't it just a pile of gold coins? Could it really be one of the keys to unlock the Seven Stars of the Azure Dragon?

Cheng Jiao was very confused. Qin Shi Ming Yue had set too many traps for him. He could only get what he knew and was sure of first.

Seeing Cheng Jiao frowning in deep thought, Bai Luan said with a smile, "Do you really want to crack the secret of the Blue Dragon?"

Cheng Jiao snorted, "Is there anything wrong with that?"

Bai Luan replied, "Let's not talk about whether you can gather seven bronze treasure boxes. Even if you get them, what can you do? Eight hundred years ago, King Wen of Zhou and Jiang Taigong did gather seven bronze treasure boxes. Except for the prophecy of the Zhou Dynasty for eight hundred years, nothing happened."

Cheng Jiao was surprised and asked, "Didn't they say that King Wen pulled the chariot for 800 steps, which led to the rumor that the Zhou Dynasty lasted for 800 years? How is it related to the Blue Dragon and the Seven Stars?"

Bai Luan watched the sunset fade away and said, "Who knows? Maybe Jiang Ziya borrowed the bronze treasure box to glimpse the secret of heaven, and King Wen of Zhou wanted to know, so he let him pull the carriage."

"This……"

Cheng Jiao couldn’t say for sure, after all, it happened hundreds of years ago.

Seeing that Cheng Jiao was silent, Bai Luan stood up and clapped his hands.

"Okay, since you agree, I will go back to Xinzheng tomorrow."

Cheng Jiao waved his hand and told Bai Luan to go wherever she wanted.

Seeing Cheng Jiao seemed indifferent, Bai Luan snorted and said nothing.

Just as he was about to leave, Cheng Jiao suddenly said, "I have a favor to ask of you."

Bai Luan looked around and asked, "What's the matter?"

"Please help me take care of Zi Nu, Hong Lian, Ming Zhu, and Lady Hu."

The corner of Bai Luan's eye twitched, and veins faintly appeared on his forehead.

Gritting his teeth, he said, "Very good."

"Oh, by the way..."

Before Cheng Jiao could finish his words, Bai Luanlian took a step and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Cheng Jiao touched his chin and said, "Is it that serious?"

I originally wanted Bai Luan to investigate whether there were any unknown clues about the Baiyue treasure.

Forget it, let’s go find my brother-in-law Han Fei, he’s smart.

Bai Luan was strolling back to Xueyuan, feeling the cool summer night breeze, and she didn't know whether she was in a good or bad mood.

To describe it in one word, it's weird.

She only knew that Mingzhu and Cheng Jiao were having an affair, but she didn't know that even Han Wangan's beauty and daughter had unclear relationships with Cheng Jiao.

It seemed that the Mrs. Hu who was seen having an affair with Cheng Jiao that morning was Miss Hu’s sister.

Bai Luan's face showed a look of contempt for Cheng Jiao.

But there is no disgust.

She tried to practice the incomplete secret method today, and the results were gratifying. It is certain that it is effective.

Then he started thinking about how to find an opportunity to return to Snow Castle and study the contents of this secret technique again.

That's why I went to Xinzheng under the pretext of getting my sister's belongings.

Originally it would take a month, and I was just waiting for Cheng Jiao to bargain, but I didn’t expect the deal to be done in one go, it was very quick.

After the subsequent chat, she gave up the idea of ​​terminating Cheng Jiao's contract in Xinzheng.

It seems that Cheng Jiao is a nice person except that he is greedy for beautiful women and is a bit romantic.

He planned to continue according to the previous plan, work for Cheng Jiao for a few more years, and get a few more Huiling Pills.

As for Cheng Jiao's claim of cracking the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon, she just took it as a joke.

Now, she has confirmed that Cheng Jiao has not cracked the secret of the Seven Stars of the Blue Dragon at all. It can only be said that he may have found some treasure passed down from ancient times.

I accidentally entered some immortal cave or something like that and got a lot of good things.

Cheng Jiao looked at the bond value on Bai Luan's personal panel, which had jumped from sixty-five to seventy-two, and he had some understanding.

Is this the technique mentioned in the game, where players can increase their intimacy with their pets by having more contact with them?
Cheng Jiao thought for a moment and decided that before he entered the Heavenly Man Realm, Bai Luan would undoubtedly be a great help. If he could fall in love with him and have his help in improving himself, he would definitely be able to easily build a bridge between heaven and earth.

When Bai Luan comes back from Xinzheng, he will communicate with Bai Luan more.

With determination in his mind, Cheng Jiao stood up and prepared to go back to the house to rest.

When I walked to the backyard, I found the slim Li Wu preparing to go back to the house.

Cheng Jiao couldn't help but laugh and knew where to stay tonight.

He hadn't been intimate with Li Wu for several days, and he missed her a little.

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