Chapter 1378: Chapter 692: The Vanished Paper Fish (Part 2)
"I really don’t know," Zhou Yi scratched his head, appearing somewhat troubled.
His grandfather only instructed him to hand these items over to Lin Beichen, but did not inform him of their usage.
Seeing Lin Beichen staring intently at the two items in his hand, Zhou Yi guessed he must value them highly, and proposed taking Lin Beichen to ask his grandfather.
"That’s a good idea."
Following Zhou Yi to Mr. Zhou’s room, Lin Beichen noticed that Mr. Zhou’s condition had noticeably improved before he began to inquire about the origins of the two items.
"May I ask, sir, why did you insist on giving these two items to me?" Lin Beichen asked Mr. Zhou.
Upon seeing the two items, Mr. Zhou’s emotions became visibly agitated, and he tightly grasped the two ancient artifacts.
"These two items..." Mr. Zhou carefully caressed the objects in his hand, his eyes filled with excitement.
"These items were given to me by that expert."
After speaking, Mr. Zhou fell into contemplation.
He began recounting his experience of meeting that expert years ago.
It turns out that years ago, the expert predicted that Mr. Zhou would face a calamity in the future, so he handed these two items to him, instructing him to keep them safe and give them to that Daoist later.
Upon hearing this, Lin Beichen was utterly shocked.
He never expected these two items to have such a background.
This implies that even though he had never met this ancestor, the ancestor had anticipated his arrival and made preparations.
"Daoist, please accept these two items. Consider it our Zhou Family not letting down the expert’s instructions," Mr. Zhou looked at Lin Beichen, his expression excited.
Lin Beichen nodded, took the two items, expressed his thanks, and left Mr. Zhou’s bedroom.
"Mr. Zhou, may I borrow the study for a while?" Lin Beichen was eager to see what exactly the ancestor had left for him.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Yi immediately led Lin Beichen to the study next to Mr. Zhou’s bedroom without a word.
"Daoist, rest assured, I will instruct everyone not to disturb you. You can study these two items at your leisure here."
After speaking, Zhou Yi exited the study, carefully closing the door for Lin Beichen.
Lin Beichen sat by the desk, opened the envelope in hand.
Inside the envelope was a piece of letter paper, but upon seeing it, he couldn’t help but feel puzzled.
There wasn’t a single word on the letter paper!
Since there were no words on the letter paper, why did the ancestor insist on the Zhou family giving him this letter?
Lin Beichen vaguely felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
He began to carefully explore the letter paper, thinking that perhaps the ancestor had used some secret technique to prevent others from spying on the contents of the letter.
However, just as he was exploring the letter paper, something even more bizarre happened.
The previously soft and thin letter paper actually cut his finger and caused a wound!
As Lin Beichen stared blankly at the wound, the blood from it dripped onto the letter paper. As the blood bead spread on the paper, Lin Beichen felt a dizziness engulfing him.
Immediately afterward, his vision went black, and he lost consciousness.
Lin Beichen did not understand why this was happening; even though he’d fainted, his heart was still in a state of panic.
When he opened his eyes again, a breeze brushed against his face, bringing him a sense of tranquility and happiness.
Looking around, Lin Beichen was startled to find that he was no longer in Zhou’s study but in a picturesque piece of nature.
The scenery here was superb, just looking at it made one feel happy.
But he also understood that this was no real world but an Illusion Realm!
A letter that could open the door to an Illusion Realm astonished Lin Beichen.
At this moment, a phantom suddenly appeared before him.
Lin Beichen didn’t understand this at all, and instinctively maintained his guard, retreating a few steps.
As he backed away, Lin Beichen watched as the phantom turned into a solid figure.
The phantom transformed into an elder with white hair, smiling as he looked at him as if they were acquainted.
"May I ask where this place is?" Lin Beichen thought that since the elder could appear in the Illusion Realm, perhaps he knew its origin.
Moreover, he arrived in this Illusion Realm after reading that letter, so perhaps the things in this realm are related to his ancestor!
However, the elder did not answer Lin Beichen’s question, continuing to smile at him with a natural expression.
"If I’m not mistaken, you should know this is an Illusion Realm where I’ve been waiting for you for a long time."
Waiting for him for a long time?
These words reminded Lin Beichen of what the Zhou family had told him about his ancestor.
The ancestor instructed the Zhou family to go to Xuanzhen Temple to find him when Mr. Zhou encountered a destined calamity. Now, this elder in the Illusion Realm said he had been waiting for him, could it be that all of this was arranged by the ancestor?
At this moment, Lin Beichen’s mind was full of thoughts about the ancestor, not noticing the gentle and familiar way the elder was looking at him.
"Why do I appear here?" Lin Beichen looked up at the elder.
He felt that although this elder was just a phantom, he must know a lot of things, and surely he could get some answers from him.
Yet, the elder still did not directly answer Lin Beichen’s question, merely smiling at him, exuding an aura of a Daoist sage.
The elder’s silence inexplicably filled Lin Beichen with impatience.
Since he brought him to this Illusion Realm, it indicated a certain connection, so why wouldn’t the elder explain things clearly?
Seeing through Lin Beichen’s impatience, the elder chuckled softly, raised his right hand slowly, and lightly waved.
With his gesture, a ring floated in the air, slowly moving toward Lin Beichen.
Even with the appearance of this ring, Lin Beichen still did not understand why he was suddenly in this Illusion Realm.
Could it be just to give him this ring?
In the face of Lin Beichen’s confusion, the elder’s demeanor remained unchanged.
"The revival of Daoism falls upon your shoulders alone. I hope you can bravely move forward and persist."
This time, the elder looked at Lin Beichen with eyes full of expectation.
Although he didn’t receive any explanation for why he was in the Illusion Realm, which left Lin Beichen feeling a bit displeased, the elder’s words ignited an unprecedented sense of mission within him.
Before, he had also spoken about reviving Daoism.
But back then, it was just his own thought, nobody forced him, and nobody entrusted him with this task.
Yet at this moment, his feeling was entirely different.
"Although I don’t know who you are, nor why you are saying this to me, I will never give up on reviving Daoism!"
Hearing Lin Beichen’s response, the elder nodded in satisfaction.
Shortly after, the elder’s body turned into a phantom again, gradually disappearing.
With the sudden disappearance of the elder, Lin Beichen couldn’t determine whether he had left this Illusion Realm or had completely vanished without a trace. But regardless, Lin Beichen himself was powerless, unable to escape from this place.
After a brief conversation with the elder, the anxiety Lin Beichen felt upon first entering the Illusion Realm miraculously disappeared. Here, surrounded by scenic beauty, even staying here for a long time wouldn’t be a hardship.
He sat cross-legged on the ground, his gaze falling on the ring the elder handed to him earlier, and began meticulously studying the mysteries of this ring.
At first glance, this ring seemed no different from an ordinary ring, but upon close examination, it was engraved with elaborate, intricate patterns.
Due to its ancient origin, he couldn’t immediately identify the meaning behind these patterns, but it was evident that they were no ordinary markings.
When Lin Beichen’s fingers gently touched these patterns, he suddenly felt a wave of dizziness, as if caught up in an invisible force pulling him into a mysterious space.
This experience left Lin Beichen feeling bemused; he was already in an Illusion Realm, yet inexplicably found himself entering another space.
This situation would be difficult for anyone to accept.
However, Lin Beichen quickly adjusted his mindset. Since he was here, he decided to make the best of it, comforting himself.
