Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 125 – You're unfathomable, you know?

"Where's my horse?"

In front of the herb shop, Su Yun looked confused. He found that his dragon horse, which had been tied up here, had disappeared along with the lamp post it was tied to.

The lamp post had been pulled out of the ground by a tremendous force, even pulling up the stone pedestal underneath it.

Someone approached and said, "Su Shi Zi, your horse took the lamp post with it. Since this is your first offense, just pay for the lamp post and it'll be forgiven."

Su Yun scowled and checked his pockets, but he was short on money since he had given it all to Qiu Shuijing. Fortunately, Chi Xiaoyao noticed his predicament and paid for the lamp post.

The dragon horse and the lamp post went back to Tian Shi Yuan, leaving Su Yun unable to take his senior sister for a ride. He and Chi Xiaoyao had to walk back to Sou Fang Academy.

On the way, Chi Xiaoyao gave him a lecture in a gentle voice, while Su Yun occasionally read books with his spiritual sense and compared notes with her. He learned quickly, and when he encountered something he didn't understand, Chi Xiaoyao explained it to him, and he understood it immediately.

Unknowingly, they walked to Wen Chang Academy, still discussing as they went. Suddenly, a carriage stopped in front of them. Zuo Songyan pushed open the window and said with a smile, "Su Shi Zi, Chi Shi Zi, get in the carriage, I'll give you a ride!"

Su Yun and Chi Xiaoyao got into the carriage, and Zuo Songyan said with a smile, "Chi Shi Zi, you go downstairs first. I have something to say to Su Shi Zi."

Chi Xiaoyao felt aggrieved but had no choice but to go downstairs alone.

Su Yun sat opposite Zuo Songyan, who smiled and said, "I heard that you and the Saint are traveling together to investigate a case in the Old No-Man's Land. How many Tian Jiangs or Yao Shen have died there?"

He was quite pleased, thinking to himself, "In the past, whenever the envoy made a mistake, I had to cover it up, and I almost let the Old Piao Ba Zi slip away. I had to invite the Piao Ba Zi from the 108 counties of the 17 provinces to help me out, which was quite embarrassing. But this time, it's finally the Saint's turn to take the blame!"

He really wanted to see how Shuo Fang Saint Xue Qingfu would react.

Su Yun cautiously replied, "No Tian Jiangs or Yao Shen died in the Old No-Man's Land this time."

Zuo Songyan was stunned and asked, "Did the God King or the Demon King die?"

"Neither of them died. The God King was seriously injured."

Su Yun hesitated for a moment and added, "The Saint almost died."

"Boom!"

There was a violent surge of blood and energy in the small building, and Zuo Songyan's blood and energy were unstable, causing a slight fluctuation inside him.

Su Yun was also shaken by the surging blood and energy, like waves surging endlessly. He quickly stabilized his blood and energy and saw that there were fine cracks all over the table and the window. "Zuo Shao's cultivation is really profound!" Su Yun secretly admired.

Zuo Songyan took a deep breath and finally suppressed his heart's palpitations. He asked, "The Shuo Fang Saint accompanied you to investigate the case but almost died? Even the Saint couldn't cover it up?"

Su Yun cautiously replied, "The Saint was seriously injured and almost died. I sent him to Doctor Dong for treatment. Doctor Dong said he needs to observe and treat him for a few more days before he can recover. His cultivation should be only one or two percent left."

Zuo Songyan couldn't help but shudder, and his face was uncertain. "Even the Saint almost died, Su Shi Zi's power is really not small. What kind of case are you investigating?"Su Yun truthfully reported: "The old immortal of the Tong family has already arrived and joined forces with the God King of the old no-man's land to ambush me and Saint Xue. I desperately tried to save him and asked some friends for help, and that's how I escaped."

"You rescued Saint Xue and asked friends for help?" Zuo Songyan was puzzled and probed, "Does the envoy have friends in the no-man's land?"

Su Yun hesitated again, nodded, and honestly admitted, "I, um, have a little bit of power in Tian Shi Yuan..."

Zuo Songyan stroked his beard and looked at him deeply, "Envoy, do you know how unfathomable you are?"

Su Yun was surprised, "Why do you say that, sir?"

Zuo Songyan sneered, "Saint Xue of the Shuofang is the number one master in the Shuofang. Among all the masters in the Shuofang, his strength can easily rank in the top ten! He traveled with you to handle the case, and he was almost killed, and now he is seriously injured, while you are fine. You are only in the Yulin realm, while he is in the Zhengsheng realm, and may even be in the Yuandao realm! If you are not unfathomable, who can deserve this praise?"

Su Yun felt wronged and explained, "It's because my friend is powerful..."

Zuo Songyan's face became serious, "Since the old immortal of the Tong family has come, things have become much more dangerous. The old immortal of the Tong family is like an evergreen tree in the court of the Eastern Capital, deeply rooted and flourishing. He has experienced the reigns of the Emperors Yuan, Ai, and Ping, and has always stood firm. The Wen Chang Academy was founded by him, and many dignitaries came from the Wen Chang Academy. When they see him, they have to call him teacher."

Su Yun raised his eyebrows and asked, "What is the old immortal's goal?"

Zuo Songyan sneered, "After being an immortal for so long, he wants to change his taste and become an emperor. His power in the court and the world is flourishing. Perhaps he is the leader of the students. And the seven major families want to take this opportunity to become more powerful and become imperial relatives!"

Su Yun lowered his eyelids and asked softly, "Then, what does Saint Xue want to do?"

Zuo Songyan looked at him deeply, "He wants to become a real saint. It is not enough to be recognized as a saint by the people. He must be personally recognized as a saint by the emperor. Since he has this idea, he can cooperate with him to deal with the situation in Shuofang. Envoy, since the old immortal of the Tong family has appeared, I have to go and see Shuijing in person and prepare early!"

Su Yun got up and said goodbye and went downstairs.

Chi Xiaoyao quickly got off the carriage with him and whispered, "This small building is broken."

Before she finished speaking, there was a sudden loud noise, and the small building on the back of the mountain beast was shattered into pieces. Wood chips and smoke filled the air. When the smoke cleared, Su Yun saw that Zuo Songyan was still sitting there, and the wooden chair under his butt was still there.

However, a gust of wind blew, and the chair under Zuo Songyan's butt turned into wood chips and was blown away by the wind.

Chi Xiaoyao whispered, "It seems that Left Envoy was scared by something. Weird, what can scare Left Envoy like this?"

Su Yun didn't answer and walked forward with the girl, and the Shanshuiju was in sight. Su Yun suddenly asked, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao, do you think I am unfathomable?"

Chi Xiaoyao laughed, "You? You are the most innocent one in your family. Where did you get the cunning? Even Qing Qiuyue, that little girl, is more cunning than you!"

Su Yun sighed and silently thought, "Why do people like Left Envoy imagine me to be so sinister and cunning?"In the following days, Su Yun finally settled down and Zuo Songyan stopped pressuring him to investigate the case, allowing him to focus on his studies. Chi Xiaoyao stayed in Shanshui Residence and tutored him at night, and Su Yun finally caught up with Qing Qiuyue and the others' progress.

On New Year's Eve, Chi Xiaoyao finally finished teaching him all fourteen subjects, including the three old saint subjects of Confucianism, Taoism, and Buddhism. Even Qing Qiuyue, the youngest among them, had enough knowledge to be Chi Xiaoyao's teacher in these three subjects.

Therefore, Su Yun became the teacher and tutored her in these three subjects instead.

Other subjects, such as astronomy and geography, were relatively simple and only required memorization, making it easy. The most difficult subject was numerology, which originated from knot counting and was later developed by Taoism. Eventually, the knowledge of the Sema people surpassed that of Yuanshuo, and the numerology of the Wenchang Academy had the shadow of Sema people's knowledge.

Sema numerology was too complicated, so the Wenchang Academy simplified it by using runes instead of Sema numerology vocabulary, making it easier to learn and understand.

In just a few days, Su Yun and several little fox spirits had already mastered the content that a scholar would normally take several years to learn.

But the amount of money spent was equivalent to what other scholars would spend in several years!

Although Chi Xiaoyao was not expensive as a private tutor, twenty Tianyan coins per person were equivalent to ten Qinghong coins spent in just ten days!

It should be noted that some spiritualists may not even earn one Qinghong coin in half a year.

After the New Year's Eve dinner, Su Yun and Chi Xiaoyao strolled through the academy, where they saw some male and female students walking in pairs and enjoying the fireworks.

These were the magnificent scenes created by the spiritualists' divine powers in the sky, with various divine powers bursting in the sky, shining with brilliant colors and illuminating the night sky.

Su Yun and Chi Xiaoyao stopped and looked around. Chi Xiaoyao whispered, "Various events have been happening before the New Year, with natural and man-made disasters occurring frequently, and human disasters are even worse, making the people of Shuofang panic. Today, we finally have a sense of New Year's atmosphere."

The two of them walked slowly in the academy, watching the fireworks rising in the academy and other places in Shuofang City, exploding in the sky, illuminating the night and dispelling the darkness.

There were various beautiful patterns in the sky, with brilliant articles spread in the air, every word radiating light and suddenly turning into bright mountains and rivers, with Confucian saints walking among them.

Buddhas appeared, with temples everywhere and various sizes of Buddhas floating in the air.

Taoist immortals came riding on cranes, and various sizes of heavenly realms appeared in the air.

Music sounded from the sky, with various instruments such as bamboo flutes, Dongxiao, Konghou, Guqin, Guzheng, drums, and horns playing beautiful melodies in the air.

People used divine powers to build buildings in the sky, with long bridges lying on the waves, buildings and palaces, and water transportation.

There were also boats and painted boats sailing in the sky's divine river, exotic flowers blooming in the air, long dragons swimming among the dazzling divine powers, phoenixes soaring above the mountains and forests.

There were also large fish that could only be found in the sea swimming in the sky, mythical beasts that only existed in legends, and the ancestors of various major schools of thought appeared in the form of divine powers, seemingly alive and appearing in Shuofang's New Year's celebration.Su Yun suddenly heard Qing Qiuyue's call, followed the sound and saw that Qing Qiuyue, Li Xiaofan, and Hu Buping did not stay at Shanshuiju, but came out to play during the New Year's Eve. Several little fox demons were jumping and exclaiming in excitement.

Su Yun's heart moved, and the Ling Shen Tong Da Huang Zhong appeared above his head. With a clang, the clock rang, and the dragon's heads swam out of the clock. They ran and rushed to the little fox demons who were watching fireworks and supernatural powers.

The dragon's heads arched, and they lifted them onto the dragon's back. The dragons jumped and flew, carrying them higher and higher.

Qing Qiuyue, Li Xiaofan, and Hu Buping grabbed the dragon's horns, screaming in surprise. Suddenly, they laughed again, and they had already arrived in the sky, where supernatural powers were blooming everywhere.

Hu Buping stood up boldly, jumped out suddenly, and stood on the back of a passing civet. He waved excitedly to Qing Qiuyue and Li Xiaofan.

Qing Qiuyue and Li Xiaofan also jumped off the dragon's back, stepping on a series of flying characters, running in the air, and breaking into a long bridge.

The bridge was shining, and the two little foxes leaned over the bridge to look. They saw a boat emitting light passing under the bridge.

The two little fox demons had just jumped off the bridge and had not yet landed on the boat when the civet flew over. Hu Buping on the civet's back grabbed them and ran towards the distant city along the river.

There, there were more supernatural powers, forming another city in the sky.

Su Yun said, "These little guys are really troublesome!"

Suddenly, Chi Xiaoyao grabbed his hand, pulled him forward, and smiled, "Junior brother, let's go out and celebrate the New Year!"

Su Yun was stunned. He saw his senior sister's dress fluttering in front of him. Chi Xiaoyao turned her head. Her smile gradually became charming, like the spring sunshine on a winter day, shining brightly on his mood.

Su Yun followed her, and Chi Xiaoyao leaped lightly, stepping on a bunch of arrow feathers under her feet, rising higher and higher. The Huang Zhong above Su Yun's head turned slowly, and from time to time, a Bi Fang bird flew out, supporting their steps.

They rose into the sky, walking in the streets formed by supernatural powers, going to see the shadows of the great Buddha, ancient sages, and immortals.

The young men and women stood on the back of a huge kun, wandering in the sky. The great river surged behind them, flowing between the mountains and rivers. They also stood at the bow of the boat, pointing to the scenery on the shore, with lanterns hanging high behind them.

They walked among the flying instruments, listening to beautiful and moving melodies, with phoenixes flying and mandarin ducks swimming.

They saw more and more pedestrians in the sky, and many young spirit masters were also walking in the sky in groups, with laughter and joy coming from the sky.

The New Year's Eve in the northern frontier was indescribably lively.

They played until the middle of the night, until the supernatural powers in the sky gradually decreased. Then they walked down from the sky along a colorful article and came to the cloud bridge.

They walked on the cloud bridge, and saw that there were still pedestrians lingering on it. There were young men and women sitting on the long bridge, cuddling each other, waiting to watch the sunrise of the New Year.

That night, Su Yun witnessed the wonders of countless supernatural powers and the prosperity of the city.

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