Chapter 0 The Sharp Eyes
At this moment, Gu Feiyan, Li Yuanzhen, Ao Banwei, and others had gathered outside Fusheng Cave, including Lin Youqing, who was dressed as a tomboy in a green shirt, looking rather awkward.
“Master Qin actually entered Fusheng Cave?” Lin Youqing exclaimed. “They say those who undergo Fusheng can become a Great Virtue True Sage or attain Buddhahood immediately. But what if they fail?”
“Failure means death or serious injury,” Tang Simin shook her head helplessly.
“Then why did Chan Master Miaoyin allow Master Qin to enter? As far as I know, Master Qin’s cultivation is in the Li Jiu Realm, and it’s nine deaths, one survival in Fusheng Cave!” Lin Youqing’s delicate brows furrowed with worry. Her mission was to investigate the true character of this Master Qin while also ensuring his safety. Moreover, given her nature, she absolutely would not allow failure.
Tang Simin felt even more dejected. She couldn’t possibly say that she had thought the same way at first, intending to make him retreat. She had severely underestimated Master Qin’s true strength and how he instantly broke through the restriction outside the cave.
“Amitabha, this nun is concerned for Master Qin’s safety, but I also respect his choice.”
“If that’s the case, I must also go in. I cannot just stand by and watch Master Qin perish before my eyes.” With that, Lin Youqing walked towards the entrance of Fusheng Cave without hesitation.
Tang Simin’s figure was swift as lightning, instantly blocking Lin Youqing’s path. “Absolutely not. Fusheng Cave can only accommodate one person at a time. Before, someone tried to force their way in, and the moment they entered, there was only a horrific scream, and no further trace of them!”
Upon hearing this, Lin Youqing smiled faintly. “It seems Chan Master Miaoyin doesn’t truly understand me. Well, that’s understandable, as I have mostly operated within the Daojun Dynasty before.”
“You…”
“I certainly will not die, and I will complete all missions more perfectly and outstandingly than anyone else!”
“Sect Disciple Lin, please do not joke with your life. Besides the Immortal Gods recorded in ancient texts, who can guarantee they are eternal?”
“Immortal Gods? Gods are also human. Those who can control their own destiny are gods! He taught me that!”
Tang Simin couldn’t understand Lin Youqing’s reasoning, but the strong confidence radiating from her clear eyes at this moment told everyone that she truly feared death not one bit, and nothing in this world could truly defeat her.
Tang Simin asked with surprise and uncertainty, “Who is he?”
“A divine being who passed by,” Lin Youqing smiled radiantly.
On that day, no one knew how ‘he’ appeared or how ‘he’ left. And from then on, ‘his’ appearance in Lin Youqing’s memory faded irrevocably, as if that moment’s existence was solely to change ‘her’ entire life.
As they spoke, Lin Youqing had already passed Tang Simin and reached the entrance of Fusheng Cave. Her fair small hand clasped in front of her chest, she conjured an ancient folding fan out of thin air.
Seeing this, a shock crossed Tang Simin’s eyes. “This Natal Spirit Tool, could this person be…”
Suddenly, the entire entrance of Fusheng Cave was bathed in sacred Buddha light, a gentle warmth washing over everyone’s faces. Within a hundred zhang, exotic flowers bloomed, and a fragrant aroma filled the air.
“This phenomenon is exactly the same as when Chan Master Huiye successfully passed the trial according to the ancient texts!” Tang Simin exclaimed, unable to contain her surprise.
Lin Youqing stopped in her tracks.
Meanwhile, during the exchange between Lin Youqing and Tang Simin, Gu Feiyan, Ao Banwei, and Li Yuanzhen, who had already learned the true situation inside through Qin Gou’s dream spirit tool’s “Dream Servant” ability, showed no surprise. They simply and silently put away the pills they had intended to use to stimulate their potential.
This was a long-standing tacit understanding. If the positions were reversed, Qin Gou would have done the same.
“Ao Mei grade! The aptitude of this body has finally reached the same level as that girl Man’er!”
Qin Gou walked out of Fusheng Cave with a spring in his step, deeply moved. The first person he saw was the incredibly familiar Lin Youqing, and his breath hitched.
Was he seeing things? Or was it a hallucination?
The woman before him now had bright eyes and white teeth, delicate and plump. But having only been separated for the duration of one incense stick burning, Qin Gou couldn’t be wrong. Wasn’t she the little girl he had spent quite some time guiding and comforting in a garden just now?
What did it mean to grow up in the blink of an eye? Qin Gou suddenly had a personal experience of it.
“I am Lin Youqing, Commandant of the Hidden Dragon Guard from the Daojun Dynasty. Greetings, Master Qin!” Lin Youqing politely cupped his fists in salutation.
“Young Scholar? Hidden Dragon Guard? And Commandant?”
Lin Youqing’s words carried an immense amount of information for Qin Gou, feeling like a lifetime had passed. Yet, from her current expression, it seemed as if she were seeing him for the first time.
“Master Qin, did you successfully pass Fusheng Cave?” Tang Simin also eagerly and seriously inquired.
“Indeed.”
Tang Simin exclaimed with joy, “Congratulations, Master Qin!”
Qin Gou nodded and smiled, then looked at Lin Youqing. “I remember your Human Emperor extended an invitation to me on the Saint Immortal Ranking. Little Brother, you’ve traveled so far from the Daojun Dynasty; your journey must have been arduous.”
Lin Youqing stared at Qin Gou with utter astonishment.
“Little Qin, your eyes?!”
Gu Feiyan, Li Yuanzhen, and Ao Banwei immediately surrounded him, their spiritual power engulfing Qin Gou without hesitation.
The most dreaded thing had happened!
Chan Master Miaoyin was right. Fusheng Cave was fraught with danger, and it was nine deaths, one survival. Qin Gou was clearly trying to hold on so as not to worry them, but was actually severely injured. Otherwise, how could he have been fooled by Lin Youqing, who was so transparently cross-dressing that even a dog could see through it?
“Please don’t make a fuss. My eyes are perfectly fine,” Qin Gou said with a wry smile, waving his hand. “Of course, I could easily tell that this Fellow Daoist Lin is a woman.”
“Then why did Ah Qin just deliberately call her Little Brother?” After all, the term ‘Little Brother’ held many different meanings in the wicked Saintess’s dirty little mind.
Because she was the one I taught to be like that… Qin Gou naturally couldn’t say this. After all, the situation back then was better than letting Lin Youqing die young.
“Naturally, it’s because Fellow Daoist Lin is wearing a long robe and calls herself ‘Young Scholar.’ These two words already clearly indicate Fellow Daoist Lin’s way of life, and I am willing to respect her!” Qin Gou stood with his hands behind his back, a gentle smile on his face. “Of course, there is another, more important, and simpler reason… I simply wanted to!”
Hearing this, Tang Simin wore a strange expression. Had Master Qin really been injured in Fusheng Cave? Just not his eyes, but his consciousness!?
It was clearly calling white black, insisting on calling a young lady Little Brother, and coming up with all sorts of reasons.
However, at this moment, only Lin Youqing felt as if struck by lightning deep in her soul. She couldn’t help but tremble, her eyes gazing at him with affection, her expression filled with an indescribable sense of meeting someone she had longed for.
Observing the minute details and possessing sharp eyes, discerning people’s hearts in the blink of an eye! The supreme demeanor of A Generation’s Celestial Master, as rumored, was truly worthy of his fame!
