northernbook Chapter 6 Translation: What is a Surprise?
Chapter 6 Translation: What is a Surprise?
This is the Dao Xuan Sect's ritual formation for the salvation of souls. It both summons and guides them, allowing countless wronged spirits to find their way back to the underworld.
As for their mortal bodies left behind in the human world, they will also be transformed back into a wisp of wind in the world as the formation operates.
Li Tingyun told him to shut up, "I've read the original text, and I know most of this already, so I don't need your explanation."
But I, Wang Laoliu, couldn't contain my excitement. I had to say it, I just had to say it—what were you going to do about it?
Ultimately, it's understandable that Wang Laoliu was emotionally agitated.
How could one remain unmoved when the novel one had typed out on the keyboard came to life?
He simply longed to return to the real world, and the existence of the dark room and the system forced him to treat everything as a holographic projection game. Li Tingyun was his main character, while everyone else was an NPC, and he couldn't invest too much emotion in them.
Ying.
He was heartbroken at the thought of his own son, the male protagonist, being in his current situation.
Drawing a card that led him to play the villain was the worst decision he ever made.
He had many options in front of him, but he failed to cherish them. Only when he lost the opportunity to choose did he regret it.
If God could give him another chance, he would choose that good-for-nothing who had been in jail, and he would never give a second glance to the college student.
huh huh...
Wait, speaking of the protagonist, he suddenly remembered something important.
[Host, Mei Shiyu's spell to summon a soul will inevitably make her aware of the surrounding living beings. Although you hid the protagonist in the pile of junk, it's impossible to fool a cultivator's six senses and divine consciousness.]
Li Tingyun rubbed his fingers together, clearly having thought of the same problem. Mei Shiyu had dispelled the formation and was walking towards him, so he needed to quickly draft a plausible lie.
"Let's go, Yuan Che."
Mei Shiyu did not seem to notice anything unusual.
Li Tingyun exclaimed "Ah!" and tentatively asked, "Immortal Venerable, is it over?"
"Yes."
Mei Shiyu glanced back, then put on her cloak, concealing her features.
May they rest in peace and be reborn into a better life next time.
Seemingly fearing that the boy might take the opportunity to escape, he waved his hand and summoned a wisp of spiritual energy, which transformed into an invisible binding lock.
He tied Li Tingyun up and led her behind him.
The Binding Immortal Lock wouldn't stop Li Tingyun's normal physical movements, but he couldn't break free from Mei Shiyu's pull no matter what.
There was always a distance of three to five steps between them. When they were far apart, a strong force would pull him forward, and when they were close, it was as if they were separated by an invisible barrier, making him feel uncomfortable all over.
Li Tingyun's lips twitched. What the hell was the difference between this and a dog leash?!
He mentally questioned Wang Laoliu: "What exactly is going on?"
He didn't want to be kidnapped and taken home like a stray dog.
[Host, you might be in... big trouble.]
Do you remember when you were doing the beginner quests?
"Of course I remember, isn't it to help the protagonist ask a passing cultivator for help?"
"Isn't the so-called 'passing monk' just Mei Shiyu?"
No, that's not it... The system shows that the cultivator is still on his way on horseback...
"Why is Mei Shiyu here?!"
【Calm down, calm down.】
[Actually, I noticed something was off a long time ago. In the original text, Mei Shiyu should have appeared later in the story. He never came to Lingxi Village, nor did he just randomly "pick up" the protagonist.]
[You can carefully recall the original plot.]
Li Tingyun thought about it carefully.
Just as Lao Liu said.
He vaguely remembered that the person who guided the protagonist onto the righteous path of cultivation at the beginning was just a wandering immortal.
It's not like Mei Shiyu, a supporting character who plays an important role in the plot.
To put it bluntly, that wandering immortal is just a tool; his role is simply to guide the protagonist.
The wandering immortal led the protagonist on a leisurely tour of the cultivation world's beginner village, broadening his horizons. However, after only a few chapters, he promptly met his demise and logged off.
Following his dying instructions, the protagonist decides to go to Dao Xuan Sect, the top of the ten immortal sects, to participate in the triennial disciple recruitment ceremony.
Li Tingyun had long forgotten the details, such as what the loose immortal's name was and whether the Dao Xuan Sect was recruiting in the spring or autumn.
Let alone a reader like him who only cares about the exciting parts not remembering, even Wang Laoliu, the author who only cares about writing about face-slapping and leveling up, has long forgotten about it.
However, they could still tell that Mei Shiyu's appearance in the story was brought forward, which was a bit odd.
The protagonist only became Mei Shiyu's disciple at the Dao Xuan Sect's disciple-acceptance ceremony, which was a very solemn and formal occasion.
The author of "Old Six" devotes a great deal of ink to describing the image of the immortal sect, the spiritual root test, and the turmoil of becoming a disciple. Through a series of twists and turns, the master-disciple relationship is established, and the two guests successfully become a couple.
This apprentice-acceptance ceremony can be considered a minor climax in the entire story.
The author wrote this kind of plot carefully, and the reader remembers it clearly.
Anyway, the protagonist isn't the wild apprentice that Mei Shiyu picked up along the way.
Mei Shiyu is not a random, unorthodox master whom the protagonist just recognizes.
Li Tingyun suddenly remembered what Mei Shiyu had said to him when she mistook him for the protagonist Yuan Che.
—Sorry, I'm late again this time.
If you're late, you're late. Why add the word "still"?
It sounds like he's been given a second chance, fully aware of everything that's happening here, but unable to make amends in time.
Therefore, I feel very guilty.
[Hey! Host, you're really in trouble!]
[Friendly Reminder 001: After the author of "The First Sword of Immortal Cultivation" abandoned the series, the world in the book collapsed. When the dimensional space administrator intervened to restore it, a major bug was accidentally left behind, causing some characters to be reborn with memories from the original book.]
[The following characters are currently known to have been reborn: Mei Shiyu, the peak master of the Hidden Sword Peak of the Dao Xuan Sect, and... Yuan Che, the former disciple of the Hidden Sword Peak of the Dao Xuan Sect.]
[Wow~ The protagonist has been reborn too! Surprised? Unexpected, right?]
"Translate this for me, what does 'surprise' mean?!"
Li Tingyun almost tripped over his own feet and fell flat on his face. "That damn administrator, was it an accident or did it on purpose!"
If it were only Mei Shiyu who was reborn, he could still manage to fool them.
After all, this immortal venerable doesn't seem to have very good eyesight, but he seems to have a kind heart.
But why?! Why did the protagonist also get reborn?!
[Sigh, this is also my fault. When I was writing, in order to create more unforgettable moments for the readers, I left the fact that Mei Shiyu betrayed the righteous path and secretly helped the protagonist as an undercover agent unrevealed until his death.]
The master and apprentice were constantly entangled in a huge misunderstanding.
The protagonist harbored such hatred in his heart, tsk tsk tsk. His martial arts skills were taught by Mei Shiyu step by step, and his values were practically a carbon copy of Mei Shiyu's. His master taught him to be good and to pursue the Way of Heaven, and treated him with kindness as heavy as a mountain.
It is said that a mentor is like a father, but one day he discovered that his mentor was a hypocrite, and the collapse of his decades of faith had a tremendous impact on him.
It's like a child who has always idolized their father suddenly discovering that their dad is cheating on them, only to realize that he is a complete scumbag. They might even have the urge to stab him to death or turn against their own family for the greater good.
"It seems the protagonist didn't want to see Mei Shiyu again, so after waking up, he simply ran away."
Li Tingyun thought to himself.
Yes. System notification: The storyline has been passively altered, the beginner quests have expired, and no new quests have been issued yet.
[For the next period of time, it will be up to the host to make their own progress.]
"This damn system is better off without it, it's terrible with it."
Li Tingyun thought to himself, when suddenly, Mei Shiyu, who was walking in front of him, stopped and turned around to look at him with a complicated expression.
Before Li Tingyun could even understand what was happening, someone touched his head.
The sudden physical contact made him feel uncomfortable and he instinctively wanted to defend himself.
He slapped away the hand that was stroking his head.
"Do not touch me!"
I hate people who have no sense of boundaries... not even beautiful people.
Mei Shiyu frowned slightly, leaned down to look him in the eye, and asked softly, "Why are you covering your face? Are you injured somewhere?"
"No."
Li Tingyun clenched his fist, then slowly relaxed it.
"I'm too ugly... I'm afraid I'll scare you to death."