Chapter Thirty-Nine
Mu Changfeng felt extremely angry at what Zhou Nianping did, and his hands trembled violently.
Zhou Nianping also felt guilty for his behavior, lowered his head, and avoided Mu Changfeng's sharp eyes.
"Who is the girl you are talking about with poetry and books?" Mu Changfeng decided to give Zhou Nianping a chance, hoping that he would be honest with each other.
"Uh..." Zhou Nianping lowered his head and took a sip of wine, "When Master Lin's uncle Lin's niece came to Yulong Pavilion to visit his relatives, Master Mu asked her to change the name of the garden on a whim."
Mu Changfeng snorted secretly and said, "How did the uncle's sister disappear? Does senior brother know the details?"
Zhou Nianping said: "You can find out by looking up slowly. Let me first explain that the Grand Master doesn't like their family. If you help me find it, you will definitely touch the Grand Master's reverse scale. And there will be unpredictable big trouble."
After hearing the last sentence, Mu Changfeng's anger gradually faded. Thinking from the perspective of others, he could understand Zhou Nianping's difficulties.
He always thought that Mu Changfeng was still full of respect for the Grand Master as before, and must have known that looking for Xin Li would definitely be enemies of the Gemini Sect and the Demon Clan. He was afraid that Mu Changfeng would gradually find out the truth and would be out of the matter, so he had to use Wanlian's life threatening to exchange for his unchangeable promise.
If you think about it carefully, Zhou Nianping has always been such a person. He is willing to give sincerity to the people he cares about, but he does not believe that others have some sincerity towards him, insecure, and suspicious. His behavior can be said to be shameless or cautious.
In the end, Mu Changfeng blamed him for not caring enough for Zhou Nianping and giving very little, which forced him to be "shameless and cautious" for a while.
Zhou Nianping does love Wanlian very much, but Senior Sister Xin has raised him personally for several years. The elder sister is like a mother. How deep is the relationship between others?
He just chose the person he was most intimate with weighing the trade-offs and there was nothing to blame.
Mu Changfeng said: "No matter what price I pay, I must save Wanlian. No matter how hard it is, I will definitely help Master Zhou find his close relative who has been separated for many years. Whether the Grand Master is angry or angry, I don't care. I also care who will offend."
Zhou Nianping smiled sly, with an old fox-like cunning light flashing in his eyes, and said, "Good brother, I knew you would agree. Can you agree to a small request again?"
"Senior brother, please speak." Mu Changfeng laughed silently, really wanted to find a rag to cover Zhou Nianping's fox-like eyes.
Zhou Nianping said: "In the process of searching, you will definitely encounter many things that are puzzled by you. Don't ask more questions. You just need to help me when I need help."
Mu Changfeng nodded and said, "Yes."
Zhou Nianping patted Mu Changfeng's shoulder excitedly and said, "The Grand Master's wife once had a garden called "Nianfang Garden". She was hidden by the Grand Master's barrier. There is a string of glass Buddhist beads in the garden, which can help the corpse ghosts turn away their anger and restore human nature. We are brothers, and we are willing to go through fire and water for you. We will be beaten up by the Grand Master. I will also help you open the barrier and find glass Buddhist beads. How about it, it's enough brotherly loyal?"
Mu Changfeng nodded with a smile and said, "Senior brother is indeed loyal."
Zhou Nianping said: "That garden was hidden by the master's personal barrier. I can't open a gap, and you can't do it either. But if you and I join forces, you will definitely succeed. When the night is late tomorrow, you and I will be together in front of the garden and use the magic to find the glass Buddhist beads."
Mu Changfeng asked knowingly: "Where is the garden?"
Zhou Nianping said: "It's a coincidence that it's right next to the 'Suihan Sanyouyuan'. The Grand Master is in seclusion, several uncles are protecting the Dharma for him, and Master Mu is taking care of Wanlian. This is a good opportunity given by God and must not be missed."
This is indeed a good opportunity given by heaven. Mu Changfeng had long planned to sneak into the "Nianfang Garden" to find Xin Li's log. If he joined forces with Zhou Nianping, he would no longer have to break the barrier with his flesh and blood, and he nodded immediately to agree.
The two of them finished their discussion and then left.
Mu Changfeng returned to his bedroom and rested for a few hours, and it was already noon when he woke up.
The garden was quite lively, and many brothers came to visit Mu Wanlian. They were shocked and sad to see that she was still not awake and was firmly nailed by wooden stakes.
Several senior brothers planned to cut their wrists and get blood, so as not to be too hungry. Seeing that she didn't need fresh blood to fill her stomach for the time being, she gave up the idea.
Mu Changfeng came and saw him off, and before he knew it, he was busy at dusk. The garden suddenly became quiet. He ate supper speechlessly with his father, and then slipped out on the excuse that the wound was so painful that it needed to rest.
Zhou Nianping had already been waiting in front of "Nianfang Garden". The two of them waited for a while in secret. When the patrol disciples handed over the shift, they used spiritual skills together, successfully opening a gap in the barrier.
Zhou Nianping couldn't wait to jump in, Mu Changfeng followed closely behind, and finally saw the "Nian Fangyuan" that he had long been famous for.
The garden is full of ice sculptures, phoenixes spreading their wings and flying, majestic dragons, and also qilins, green phoenixes, white zodiacs, zodiacs, and veils. The shapes of various ancient divine beasts are lifelike and crystal clear.
In the middle of the garden are three houses made of white stones, bathed in the soft moonlight, emitting a holy and gentle light. In front of the white stone house on the right stands a statue of Shennong, holding Ganoderma lucidum in his hand and a solemn face. It is also made of ice, like a real person, with fine carvings and a vivid beard and eyebrows.
While Mu Changfeng was praising the sculptor's skill, Zhou Nianping suddenly shed two lines of tears. The scene of studying in the garden with Senior Sister Xin when he was young clearly appeared in front of him.
"If you don't accumulate small steps, you can't reach a thousand miles; if you don't accumulate small flows, you can't form a river and a sea. If you ride a horse, you can't leaps and you can't take ten steps. If you ride a horse, you can't get ten horses. If you ride a horse, you can't get ten horses. If you ride a horse, you can't get a lot of rotten wood. If you run a blindfold, you can't get a piece of gold and stone. If you don't have the strength of your claws and bones, you can eat soil above and drink the yellow spring below. You can use one heart. If you kneel six times and have two claws, you can't send it to the snake's cave, you can't use your heart."
"Nianping, you are a smart child, but you can't learn anything you learn, all because of your impetuousness. You have to learn to persevere in order to learn real skills and gain a foothold in the world in the future."
"I understand. Nianping listens to his senior sister's words the most. He must patiently learn magic and read and practice calligraphy well."
"Nianping is so good. When you finish reading, you will brew chrysanthemum wine with your senior sister. Let's drink it together during the Double Ninth Festival."
The past is like smoke, vivid in my mind. Zhou Nianping could no longer control himself and started crying with sobs, like a child who suffered all his grievances, crying pitifully and cutely.
Mu Changfeng asked knowingly: "Senior brother, why are you crying?"
Zhou Nianping hurriedly wiped his tears and said, "I feel uncomfortable when I think of the great master who has been a widower for decades. He must have hid the garden because he was afraid of being hurt by the scene. The old man who lost his wife is so pitiful. I still have no wife, and I am even more pitiful than him."
Mu Changfeng said "um" and tried his best to laugh. He thought that this senior brother Zhou was careless and lying was inappropriate.
"Why are the ice sculptures in the garden all ancient divine beasts?" Mu Changfeng was very puzzled when he thought of the poetic and picturesque 'Zhuo Yuxuan' and felt that it should be poetic and picturesque here.
Zhou Nianping said: "Every ice sculpture is carved with talismans, suppressing the thousand-year-old snow demon."
Mu Changfeng was shocked and said, "Thousand-year-old snow demon?"
Zhou Nianping said: "What do you think? The ice and snow in Yulong Mountain do not melt all year round, and the cold winds are biting all year round, all because of the thousand-year-old snow demon. I don't know who sealed it in Yulong Mountain. Five hundred years ago, the three ancestors set up a sect here and strengthened the seal to prevent the snow demon from breaking the seal. Except for the statue of Shennong, the other ice sculptures were all from the hands of Master Xin."
Mu Changfeng said in admiration: "Master Xin still has this ability, but Master Tai may not be able to do it anymore. He has never seen him carve anything."
Chapter completed!