Zhang Yunyan hoped to see the immortal soon and worship to him to learn some more high-level cultivation.
She was very happy to realize her dream of more than a decade at this moment. From now on, she would have an immortal teacher to instruct her. She would be as capable as those experts and travel in Jianghu to compete with the powerful enemies.
At that moment, her abilities would be greatly enhanced and could match some heroes like Cloud-reaching Crane Bai Yunfei and Cloud-reaching Dragon Zhang Lianhu. She could have her own frame to frighten those bad guys.
She thought of the young and promising woman, Yue Xiaomei, and sighed. Since then, she needed to strive for it and enhance her skills. She hoped to become a heroine like Yue Xiaomei and eradicate the evils in the world.
Zhang Yunyan felt lucky in her mind. Thanks for falling down to the cave, she would not miss the chance to meet the immortal.
Perhaps, this opportunity was preserved by the immortal. She could have a chance to visit him. Her dream would be realized since she was young.
Thinking of this, Yunyan felt more regretful. If she did not hesitate to visit the immortal when he arrived at the half of the mountain. Now, she would stay with the immortal teacher, so she did not have to waste so many efforts.
Ah, it was all of her faults, so she should experience this horrible suffering.
It was said that good things would not realize in an easy way. Since she met such a good thing, she should suffer a lot. Then, she could know how difficult she got this and would cherish it more.
Yunyan thought of the care and protection from the immortal and felt happy and eager. She did not doubt that the immortal would recruit her as his disciple. She hoped to see her teacher at once.
Yunyan looked around while walking. Handwritings were everywhere on the wall. There were no more other words except for "fate".
Those words of "fate" were in different sizes and shapes. Some of them were tidy and neat, while some of them were casual. The typefaces were special and different.
It seemed that the immortal had practiced the character of "fate" so well. There were few people could be better than his handwriting. If he showed out these words, people would consider him as calligraphy. Those types would be pa.s.sed down from generation to generation and would be considered as follow boards.
As Zhang Yunyan stepping in, she felt more. It seemed that those handwritings were normal, but they were spiritual. Each of them would make people touched.
Some of the characters of "fate" were strong and powerful with splendid structure, giving out a feeling of power and courage.
Some characters of "fate" were gentle and soft, showing out vanity and tiredness.
Some were sharp and full of experience, revealing sadness and worry.
Some of the characters of "fate" were smooth and light, which made people feel pleasant and comfortable...
As a result, those uncountable characters of "fate" seemed to have lives and emotions. Happiness, anger, sadness, pleasant were all there. Anyone who saw the characters would be touched.
Zhang Yunyan walked all the way and felt a lot. She was puzzled and was guessing.
These "fate" were carved on the normal stones. They had no lives and souls, so how could they be so touched?
They had some unpredictable contents. They were mysterious and esoteric. They seemed to exude a power endlessly.
This invisible force could frighten people"s souls. n.o.body could resist it.
Zhang Yunyan did not know what kind of force it was and why it was so powerful. She did not know why such normal rocks would have magical spirits.
She deeply knew that this was formed by the immortal"s magical skills. It could tell that his ability was powerful and how deep his skills were. She was afraid that few people could match him in this world.
Yunyan was so lucky to worship such an expert to learn high-level skills. She could be called a rare lucky dog in this world.
The more Zhang Yunyan thought, the more she admired the immortal and the happier she was. Since the immortal had carved those characters of "fate", he must have his suggestion. Perhaps, he was trying to tell her that she was fated with this immortal.
This fate was really good. She could meet such a rare immortal and could be cultivated by the expert. Her abilities and skills would be greatly enhanced. She would learn a powerful tactic to defeat the enemy.
These words were so extraordinary, while the immortal must insert some powerful skills, forming the endless fluorescence. The words were added some mysterious appeal.
Perhaps, this was not the most horrible thing. If the magical skills in the characters of "fate" were activated, all the power would be released and might destroy everything.
Zhang Yunyan was guessing casually and laugh silently. This was the mechanism arranged by the immortal, so he would not destroy his cave or set himself in danger. She entertained all sorts of ideas.
Those characters were not that horrible as she thought, but still had some undiscovered secrets.
In the cave, it was complicated and deep. Yunyan felt mysterious everywhere. This feeling was visual and invisible, but it still existed and could not be denied. She did not know why and had no way to figure it out. She could only guess it.
Zhang Yunyan had something confused and did not why the immortal chose to use this character only. Why did he use the characters of "fate" to hide his magical power and mechanisms?
All of these were mysteries and she could not figure them out. She could only ask the immortal for advice when meeting him.
The cave was stretching underground. The road changed from time to time. It was curved and extremely quiet.
The fluorescent "fate" was uncountable, releasing its mysterious emotions silently.
There were some holes showing up on the wall of both sides, but there was nothing inside and all of them were quiet.
Zhang Yunyan entered several holes to have a check, but they were nothing different except for the flashing "fate". She could not tell where they led to.
Those holes were much darker without the flashing words. It seemed to have hidden some unknown secrets. This feeling was vague and difficult to tell. From her feeling, she could confirm that there must be some invisible secrets inside, but she did not know why.
Yunyan did not know where the immortal was sleeping and had nowhere to ask. She could only move forward and look for him in a hurry.
She noticed the cave was complicated and stretched to every direction. The road led her deeper. The big holes connected with some small holes. She could not tell how many they were and how deep this cave was.
She dared not move around casually and was afraid to enter some mechanisms arranged by the immortal. If so, she could not worship the immortal and would incur some disasters.
Zhang Yunyan went around carefully and felt it was mysterious everywhere. That vague feeling seemed to exist all the time. She did not know what kind of secrets hid inside and how many they were.
She seemed to learn deeper about the immortal and admired him more. She was excited to worship him soon.
The small hole was not flat, stretching to the underground with the uncountable characters of "fate" on the wall of both sides.
Inside, there was nothing else except for the rocks. It seemed that the tranquil was forever. In silence, there was a sense of mystery and coldness, which made her feel uneasy.
Zhang Yunyan found nothing attractive except for the fluorescence of countless "fate" on the way.
She wandered around and did not know how far she had moved and where she had arrived. She did not see the immortal and felt even more worried. She did not know where the immortal was and dared not shout. She was afraid of affecting his rest and had to look around.
Yunyan saw a hole in front of her and it was much brighter. She walked toward it with a longing desire.
This hole was wide. There were some stone tables and chairs. A set of tea service and a pair of Chinese chess was placed on the table.
The chessboard was carved in on the stone table. Some black and white chess pieces had been laid on the chessboard, with some pieces scattering elsewhere. It seemed to wait for chess players to come.
It seemed that this game had not completed.
Zhang Yunyan looked at the chessboard. She was somewhat surprised and had never thought that the immortal even liked some elegant games, like playing chess.
She was somewhat confused. Since the immortal was alone, was he waiting for her to play with him?
It was not easy for a person to play chess alone. Yunyan had some more recognition of the immortal. He was not only good at handwriting and playing chess. He must be a highly educated person.
This immortal had the literati"s preference and acted elegantly. It was really rare to be able to worship such an expert.
Under the instruction of her adopted father Lin Hailong, Zhang Yunyan was interested in playing Chinese chess and good at it.
She could not help thinking of the moment when she was playing chess with her brother Jiaxiang at a young age. She smiled silently.
Brother Jiaxiang was much better than her skills in playing chess. She hoped to win at each time, but the loss was more than win.
Every time when they played chess, her brother would tease her, which made her angry. She would lose the promising game because of anger and distraction.
Those were all things at childhood. Yunyan still remembered clearly. Every time, she would be too angry to cry.
She was not convinced and cried to look for her adopted parents to report. Her brother would be forced to apologize to her, but would tease her as usual next time.
Thinking of this, Yunyan burst into laughing. She felt sweet in her mind. She remembered that she did not satisfy when her brother just apologized to her. She must urge him to play chess with her until she won.
She felt strange that when it came to this moment, she would win. Now, she realized that her brother was always tolerating her and made her happy.
Zhang Yunyan smiled happily and sweetly when thinking of those interesting things at childhood.
Then, she sighed for a few times and felt painful. She tore down. Her beloved brother had pa.s.sed away and she really missed him...
She used to plan to marry her brother and enjoy their sweet life. However, her beautiful love was broken and they were blocked by the living and death. She felt into the endless grief...
Soon, Yunyan came back to reality from the miserable yearning. She wiped her tears and took a breath for a few times. Her grief was eased.
She looked at the unfinished chessboard. It had reached the last step. Win or lose would decide on her next choice.
Yunyan planned to pick up a piece to put on the chessboard, but she had never expected that the piece could not be picked up as if it was fixed on the stone table.
Zhang Yunyan was shocked and tried to pick up another one, but no one could be picked up, neither could those white and black pieces which had been placed on the chessboard.
Needless to say, this chessboard had been fixed by some magical skills of the immortal. It could not be moved except for him.
In her surprise, she touched the tea sets. They were also fixed on the stone table and could not be moved.
Yunyan sighed silently. This immortal was really extraordinary. He even spared his magical skills on those trivial things.
She felt funny. Since the immortal lived here alone, no one except him would touch those things. So why did he make those useless efforts?
Zhang Yunyan looked around and felt that the immortal would not live far since he would drink tea over here, so she would be better to wait here.
Suddenly, she came up with a thought. Whether would the immortal hide his shape and not be seen?
If so, she would not find him even if pa.s.sing by him. She might miss the opportunity and delay their encounter.
Yunyan eagerly worshiped the immortal and came to the entrance to shout for a few times. She hoped that the immortal could hear her and came to meet him soon.
Her shouts echoed in the huge and complex cave, but there was no answer. It fell into silence soon.
She sighed and realized that the immortal was resting indeed. She had to wait.
Zhang Yunyan turned around and came to the chessboard, pondering the chess path of both sides of the black and white pieces. She was thinking about where she should put the final piece.
Suddenly, there was a wind pa.s.sing by from distance to her. It enhanced and came for her direction.