Chapter 260: The Song of Flying Time

Night was like water.

Shue Jin was lying in the corner, sleeping soundly.

Suddenly, Shue Jin opened his eyes. At this moment, he was keenly aware that a sharp saber spirit was emerging from Lin Xun’s room, full of the aura of savagery and destruction.

Oops!

Shue Jin felt a tinge fear in his heart. The next moment, he disappeared and rushed to Lin Xun’s room.

However—

Before he could get near, Lin Xun’s house was suddenly split into two by a blade light.

Before it could fall to the ground and cause greater damage, Shue Jin fiercely lashed his palm out and pressed hard in the void.

An invisible force emerged and imprisoned the swirling beams of blade light, holding it in mid-air. The rays disappeared after being spent.

Roar~~

The house was split into two halves; the walls collapsed and was about to be destroyed entirely. Shue Jin cursed at Lin Xun’s madness. Why was he playing demolition in the middle of the night?

If it hadn’t been for his timely action just now, the power of that cut would have destroyed the courtyard and even have affected buildings and streets farther away!

Right then, Lin Xun rushed out of his room. He was enshrouded by killing intent, and his eyes were full of raging desire to fight. His whole person was like a precious unsheathed saber that had emerged from the abyss to kill all the creatures in the world!

Shue Jin’s pupils shrank, and his expression suddenly became serious. It was wrong! This kid seemed to have evil spirits in his heart!

It was natural for Shue Jin, with his cultivation, to see through Lin Xun at a glance that Lin Xun was like a powder keg at this time. His mind was insane, his wit was deceived, and his whole body was full of slaughterous intentions. It was obviously a sign that he was about to go crazy.

In practice, there was only one reason that caused such symptoms—heart demons!

“Damn, this kid just started practicing today and earnestly asked me to protect him. Now, he’s encountering a cultivation barrier himself!”

Shue Jin’s heart sank instantly, and he felt that the matter was becoming extremely difficult.

Evil spirits in the heart were invisible but were the most horrible karma on the path of cultivation. When this kind of heart demon developed, the practitioner would be in danger. To be crippled in cultivation was the lightest of the problems; what was worse, some people directly died when they faced it.

The only person who could defuse evil spirits was himself. No one else could help at all.

“Kill!”

Lin Xun gave out a roar, killing intent all over his body. The battle saber in his hand was humming excitedly for a battle.

Shue Jin gritted his teeth and rushed forward, squeezing his palms tightly on Lin Xun’s neck before he could respond.

With a bang, Lin Xun fell on the ground with a limp body.

But he was not unconscious. He was still struggling to get up. That crazy look was totally different from the usual.

So far, Shue Jin had confirmed that there were too many evil spirits in Lin Xun’s heart, and the situation had reached a critical point!

What should he do?

Shue Jin was uncertain. He admired Lin Xun very much and believed that he was a genius both in cultivation and in spiritual tattoos.

It would be a pity for such a fellow to destroy himself.

But this time, Lin Xun met the heart demons and couldn’t be helped by others.

“It seems that I can only take him to that place…”

Shue Jin gritted his teeth as if he had made a decision. He immediately picked up Lin Xun in his hands and was about to leave, but he heard him suddenly utter hoarsely, “Old Jin, put me down… I can… I can deal with it by myself!”

Shue Jin was shocked. He looked down and found that although Lin Xun was crazed, there was a trace of clarity in his deep eyes.

However, his whole body was overflowing with vicious, murderous intentions, and his expression was distorted with ferocity. It made Shue Jin hesitate whether he should really follow his wishes.

“Hurry up!”

Lin Xun roared gruffly like a wild animal.

With a sigh, Shue Jin loosened his grip and let him sit down on the ground. Lin Xun took a few deep breaths and closed his eyes directly. He was running the Meditating Magic!

Shue Jin, who was guarding Lin, dared not be careless. As long as the slightest problem appeared, he would immediately take Lin away.

Over time, Lin Xun, who was sitting cross-legged on the ground, was still being haunted by his inner demons, but he did not show his madness anymore. Seeing this, Shue Jin breathed a sigh of relief.

Immediately, Shue Jin’s eyes became full of complex emotions. The evils of the heart were exceedingly terrible. No matter who encountered it, it almost resulted in adverse outcomes.

Could Lin Xun resolve this disaster by relying on his own strength?

Shue Jin was not clear.

He sat quietly at a stone table beside him and watched Lin Xun silently.

…

Keystone Business

It was late at night, but the hall was boiling, and the atmosphere became unprecedentedly fervent.

Many people were shouting excitedly; even those VIPs were agitated and full of thoughts at this time.

Liu Qingyan had already left the white jade platform, but no one in the hall was willing to leave. It seemed that they were all reminiscing the wonderful song just now.

Flying time, flying time;

Persuade thy to have another glass of wine.

High as heaven, deep as earth.

I don’t know the immensity of the universe.

I only feel the days pass and people get old,

As the sun brings warmth and the moon returns cold.

The rich have milk and meat,

While the poor live on nothing with bare feet.

Where is the heaven; where is my god?

Please show mercy to this miserable world.

If a sacred dragon does dwell under the divine tree in the east,

Who always hold the candle-sun flying in the sky to the west,

I will chop off the dragon’s feet and chew the dragon’s meat

So it can’t go back and time never flees?

Naturally, the old will not die,

The young will not cry?”

Why swallow the gold and jade to pursue longevity?

Who has seen a real immortal riding in the empty?

So many skeletons pave the path of cultivation.

Wake up! Don’t get drowning in our imagination.

It was the song of Flying Time!

This was the song that Liu Qingyan had sung when she came out tonight. This was an old tune handed down from the ancient times. It was reinvigorated by Liu Qingyan’s lyrics and underwent an entirely new change.

In the minds of that young generation of practitioners, the most prevalent sentence was, “

I will chop off the dragon’s feet and chew the dragon’s meat

So that it can’t go back and time never flees?”.

How heroic it was to chop a dragon and chew its meat so that time could remain still without day and night changes!

For those bigwigs, the most heartfelt lament was, “High as heaven, deep as earth. I don’t know the immensity of the universe. I only feel the days pass and people get old, as the sun brings warmth and the moon returns cold.”

This sentence illustrated much of sadness, struggle, helplessness, and unwillingness.

For Governor Liu Wujun, President Wei Lingzhen of Mist City, and General Du Dongtuo of Ziling Army, who had already attained a high level of cultivation, what shocked them most was the last sentence of the song: “So many skeletons pave the path of cultivation. Wake up! Don’t get drowning in our imagination.”

The more they advanced in cultivation, the more clearly they knew that many dead bones had turned into dust on the road of cultivation. So many powerful practitioners couldn’t realize their dream of achieving the pinnacle, and they didn’t even leave their names in history!

This made them wonder whether this path was wrong in the end.

Everyone in the hall had their own feelings resonating with this piece of music. Such fascinating musical attainments could only be displayed by the talented artistic practitioners such as Liu Qingyan!

Many people were sure that from tomorrow on, this song of Flying Time would cause a sensation and would become popular around the world. People would sing this song happily.

At this time, Liu Qingyan had left Keystone Business alone in a luxurious carriage. For her, today’s song was just a performance at a party, not an exciting thing.

Especially when she learned that Lin Xun had given the invitation letter to someone else and didn’t come in person, Liu Qingyan could not help feeling a bit of a loss.

“Granny, why all the people who should have come were there, but there wasn’t any trace of Childe Lin? Is he still angry with me?”

In the carriage, Liu Qingyan suddenly uttered.

“Why would that bastard be angry with you, Miss?”

Granny Wind didn’t understand what her young lady meant.

“Last time, he was forced to fight with Huang Jianchen, which made him popular all over the city. If it hadn’t been for me, how could he have been affected by it?”

Liu Qingyan pursed her lips. She really felt guilty inside. Lin Xun was kind enough to help her with the Ancient-rhythm Ocarina, but he was involved in the dispute with those disciples of big forces because of her relationship. It made her want to find an opportunity to make up for it.

She originally intended to apologize to him on the celebration day. Who would have thought that Lin Xun would not come?

This made Liu Qingyan wonder whether Lin Xun was displeased with her because of that matter.

Granny Wind refuted, “Miss, don’t overthink. Lin Xun won over Huang Jianchen and became popular in Mist City. He has good fame, and he must be happy about that.”

Liu Qingyan shook her head, “There are two things. If Lin Xun failed, he was doomed to lose his reputation. Who would have borne the consequences for him?”

“Miss, what happened to you?” Granny Wind asked with her eyebrows raised. She could see that Liu Qingyan seemed to have something in her mind.

“I want to talk to Childe Lin and apologize to him personally. Otherwise, it will make me feel uneasy.” Liu Qingyan thought about it and replied seriously.

“There are no other intentions behind this?” Granny Wind asked suspiciously.

Liu Qingyan stared at Granny Wind strangely, “Granny, you’re the one who really thinks too much.”

Granny Wind was quite worried actually. She had experienced the age and the mood Liu Qingyan was going through and knew clearly that her state was unusual. In case she had more business with the lad Lin Xun, something she didn’t expect might happen!

In this world, emotion and feeling was the most complicated thing. An inadvertent little thing might lead to the beginning of a new relationship.

And this was what Granny was most worried about.

The only thing that reassured her was that at least, Liu Qingyan had not shown anything too abnormal. Otherwise, she would definitely take away Liu Qingyan immediately and effectively put an end to her dealings with Lin Xun.

Who was Liu Qingyan? She was the most famous artistic practitioner in the empire who was highly praised by many nobles. How could Lin Xun, that cunning bastard, deserve her?

Granny Wind decided that as long as she was here, this thing must not happen!

“Granny, what do you think?”

Liu Qingyan stared at Granny with a slightly imploring look.

“It’s… It’s so late today. How about we go another day?”

Granny Wind said unwillingly.

“Let’s just go tonight since we have spare time. I can also take this opportunity to see Master Xun and know when my Ancient-rhythm Ocarina will be repaired.”

Liu Qingyan requested earnestly.

Granny Wind pondered for a while. Looking at the begging eyes between Liu Qing’s bright and clear eyebrows, she eventually agreed, “OK.”

Immediately, their carriage changed direction and headed for Lin Xun’s place of residence.