"Old man, who are you? Are you... some master hermit! Or the leader of our Violet clan?"

"Hey, you're ignoring me. How did you and Feng Yin know each other?"

"Ah? Didn't you say you knew him before? You said you were lying to me, why? Then do you really know Huang Zhi? Is he particularly powerful?"

"Grandpa, how can I recover my spiritual power?"

"Is this World-Suppressing Art really so magical that it can delete other people's memories? Do you know the secret of the mermaid? Can that thing also delete other people's memories?"

"Grandpa, have you seen that spiritualist in Saint-Rondel before? Is he a member of the astrology tribe?"

Along the way, Bai Lianzhou kept chattering and asking questions, but no matter how he asked, the old man never uttered a word. Bai Lianzhou was asking for trouble, but he didn't want to get angry. After all, he finally met a noble man, and he also He was hoping that the old man could show him a clear path to a comeback, so he had no choice but to shut up and follow the old man.

Although Bai Lianzhou studied the map meticulously, when he actually walked it in person, he became dizzy after a while. Looking at the spiers of the royal capital that were suddenly near and then far away, he had no idea where he was.

After walking with the old man for a long time, Bai Lianzhou gradually became exhausted, his legs and feet became sore and uncontrollable, and he didn't even have anyone to talk to along the way. The further he walked, the more he felt dizzy and thirsty.

On the other hand, the old man, who is seventy or eighty years old, has completely white hair, and his waist is not sore or painful after walking all the way, and the wind is blowing under his feet.

Bai Lianzhou couldn't help but bend down and shouted loudly that he wanted to go on strike.

The old man ignored him and continued walking forward. Seeing that he had no intention of stopping, the young man had no choice but to drag his tired body three steps and two steps to catch up.

"Old man, it's almost dark, how long do we have to walk? Aren't you very rich? You're not even willing to rent a carriage. If you really can't afford it, keep it in my account. I'll pay you back when I make money later!" Bai Lianzhou couldn't chase him anymore, so he simply found a bench and lay down. Even if he was beaten to death today, he wouldn't take another step.

The old man turned around with a hint of displeasure in his eyes: "Who are you calling old man? There is no courtesy at all."

"Oh, please pay attention to me, old gentleman, please spare me this idiot, I am a waste, I am an idiot, I am rubbish, I really can't walk!"

The old man blew air from his nostrils and snorted coldly: "You can't stand such a small ordeal, and you still want to find Zhenshijue? The old man didn't even say that he wanted to rest, but you, a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, are complaining about being tired. Already?"

Bai Lianzhou protested: "You have the blessing of spiritual power. I am just an ordinary person. Of course my leg strength is not good. If you don't let me rest, my life will be gone. How can I find Zhenshijue?"

The old man looked at this piece of "rotten wood" and said helplessly: "If you have spiritual power, are you willing to follow me?"

"Of course, that goes without saying!" Bai Lianzhou pouted and replied loudly.

The old man placed his red-brown wooden walking stick heavily on the ground. Bai Lianzhou's body suddenly began to tremble. He heard a "crash" sound, and the wooden bench instantly collapsed and turned into a stream of water. The old man's walking stick hit the ground again. In an instant, it exploded like a balloon filled with water, throwing the young man above to the ground.

Before Bai Lianzhou could react, he was already submerged in the water. Just as he was about to curse, the old man's sleeves moved, and the water on his clothes "swished" and formed ice crystals at a very fast speed, which continued to spread upward until The ice flowers hung on the young man's hair and eyebrows, then gradually stopped, and the sound of freezing also stopped.

"You bad old man! How dare you plot against me!" Bai Lianzhou tried his best to break the ice and stood up. Even his mouth was blocked by ice and he couldn't pronounce words clearly.

The old man looked at the "big hockey puck" on the ground, laughing like a child who had succeeded in a prank, and his beard trembled slightly with his expression.

"Okay, young master, let's go." After the old man finished laughing, he took out a string from nowhere, walked up and put it around Bai Lianzhou's neck, holding the other end in his hand, and gently pulled, "Big

The "hockey ball" slid easily on the ground for a short while. The old man nodded and was very satisfied. No matter how much Bai Lianzhou cursed behind him, he ignored it and walked straight forward.

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After an unknown amount of time, Bai Lianzhou woke up from his sleep. He moved his limbs, his clothes and hair were dry, and he had already escaped from the big ice block.

He only felt that he was top-heavy, as if he had woken up after a high fever, and his brain was a little confused.

He found a match in the dark and lit the bedside lamp. Bai Lianzhou found himself in a very cozy room. Judging from the furnishings, tables, chairs, and doors, they were all relatively old, like a hotel. He was probably the old man.

While dragging him with ice cubes, he fell asleep because he was too tired, and he slept until late at night.

He was sure that he had been tricked. This was simply a huge humiliation! After he lost all his spiritual power, everyone could bully him, and no one was willing to help him!

This old man, who claims to be rich and powerful, is actually just a charlatan. He only uses the despicable tricks of a water spirit master to freeze himself in ice and transport him to an unfamiliar place.

You had no intention of helping in the first place, so why did you go to such trouble to tease yourself?

But sulking like this is not the answer. Bai Lianzhou returned to the bed, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. At this moment, he should calm down and quietly feel the surrounding environment! Just breathe in and out.

Over time, he slowly drew a star map in his mind. The surrounding spiritual power units appeared on the star map like stars, rising and falling with his breathing.

Bai Lianzhou suddenly opened his eyes, exhaled slowly, and moved his arms again——

Has your spiritual power actually recovered?

He immediately stabilized his mind, put his hand in the air, and drew a six-pointed star shape with his fingers. This was a unique astrological method used by astrologers. After he lost his spiritual power, he could no longer use it. He tried it, and in his mind

Dots of stars appeared in front of them immediately, but they quickly disappeared.

Bai Lianzhou was overjoyed. The words he cursed at the old man just now were all ignored. He was blind and blind. Now he could just let him kneel on the ground and kowtow to the old man. He once again calmed down and felt the spiritual power in his body. Although it was not as good as before, it was only one-tenth of the original.

, but it’s enough. I didn’t expect this sleep to be so worthwhile!

"Hey, I should have thanked him." The young man sighed and said to himself in a plaintive tone: "Although I have no money in my pocket, no knowledge in my mind, and no spiritual power in my body, as a human being...

....You have to be grateful. Although the old man's words are unpleasant, he does good deeds without leaving his name. I can't find a place to repay my gratitude...Didn't I say that Zhen Shijue asked him to come?

I left here and went to Saint-Rondel, maybe I could see them..."

His voice was like a ball rolling further and further away, gradually getting lower.

After the old man left, he felt unprecedented loneliness and fear.

It had not been used for half a year, but now there was suddenly so much spiritual power in his body. Bai Lianzhou felt that his scalp was numb with this strong energy. Just now, when he stretched like that, his fingers and wrists were so sore that they felt like cramps. There was no such feeling like this.

It stopped, and even continued to spread to the arms and shoulders. I tried my best and could not relieve it, until half of the body was stiff and numb, and I lay on the bed unable to move.

Bai Lianzhou used the strength of his body to suppress the numb arm, but the more he struggled, the faster this abnormal feeling spread. Soon, the soreness and numbness spread to the other arm, then to the chest, lower abdomen, and finally

Not even the toes were spared.

The boy fell from the bed to the floor, rolling around in pain.

"What on earth...is going on..." His ears began to buzz, his eyes became covered with a layer of purple, and his vision began to blur.

"You're shedding your skin, kid."

A voice sounded in his ears. Bai Lianzhou couldn't hear it clearly, but he quickly shouted: "Ancestor...Old man, please save me..."

The man stopped answering, and the numbness gradually disappeared along with the voice. It took Bai Lianzhou a long time to recover, breathing heavily, and got up from the floor limply. He looked around the room, but the old man was nowhere to be seen.

What does "shedding" mean?

Bai Lianzhou raised his arms and looked around. The boy's skin was still wheat-colored, with firm muscles and clear lines. He could faintly see the cyan blood vessels under the skin.

"I'm not a snake, I haven't shed my skin yet?" He said to himself. Looking out of the corner of his eye, Bai Lianzhou saw a piece of paper on the ground. It should have fallen out of his pocket just now. It was wrinkled by him rolling back and forth.

Wrinkled, it says:

Depart for Salu Town tomorrow.

There was no signature, but the handwriting was strong and neat. It should have been left by the old man. Bai Lianzhou thought to himself, this old guy did good deeds without leaving his name. Not only did he restore his spiritual power, but he also wrote a note to tell me the next step.

Where are you going? If we meet again by chance in the future, I must express my gratitude.

"What kind of place is this town of Salou? Isn't it going to Saint-Rondel?"

Bai Lianzhou stood up and looked outside. Lights lit up in the city outside the window, like dots of starlight embedded in the Milky Way. The unique moist atmosphere of the Violet Empire slowly soaked into the air, exuding tranquility and peace.

The atmosphere came. Bai Lianzhou had never liked such humidity and always felt wet, but this time his love for the empire, his longing for the water element and his longing for the future surged from the bottom of his heart.

He moved his gaze downwards, staring intently at the light at the door of the hotel. The light was warm and just illuminated the street sign at the intersection——
Chapter completed!