It was almost dawn, and a strange tree was blooming.
It is very tall and very old. At this time of flowering, there is not a single leaf on the trunk, but it is filled with countless jasper-like buds.
In the dim light of the sky, countless strange flying insects and usually invisible golden birds were flying above the tree crowns.
The buds bloom very quickly, and the pollen inside quietly sprays out like countless dots of silver dust.
The whole tree was bathed in a strange glow, and even the scars left by insects and thunder and fire on its body began to glow with new life.
However, at the next moment, all the brilliance dimmed instantly, the pollen flying like silver dust turned yellow as mud, the jasper-like petals instantly withered, turned black and fell off, falling like black snow all over the sky with the wind.
With this strange tree as the center, a flood of exclamations and lamentations spread to all parts of the city.
In a small dilapidated courtyard in the north of the city, Lin Yi was also looking at the ancient tree that lit up and dimmed instantly from a distance.
When a withered black petal flew in the wind and brushed against his cheek, the first ray of dawn fell in the sky, illuminating the city.
Lin Yi sighed softly, shook his head, and started to fetch water from the old well in the yard to wash himself.
This is Jiankang City in the spring of the sixth year of Tianjian.
It has only been six years since Emperor Wu of Liang ascended the throne, took the title of Tianjian, and established the capital in Jiankang. However, this city has already taken on a completely new look, flourished, and is called an unprecedented new city.
The city is a new city, but most of the people are old people. However, with the change of imperial power, in just a few years, everyone's circumstances have been completely different.
Lin Yi has a class reunion today.
He was a student of the former Qiyun College.
Qiyun College was the best college in the previous dynasty. Those who could enter this college were all high-ranking officials or children of wealthy families.
His father, Lin Wangbei, was a high-ranking official and a general of chariots and cavalry. However, who could have expected that once there was a mutiny, Xiao Yan, the governor of Yongzhou, seized the throne, named his country Liang, and became Emperor Wu of Liang. The man who previously supported Emperor Wu of Liang
Bureaucrats will naturally rise to the top and become new rich, but if they are in opposition, they will naturally be punished.
Lin Wangbei did not belong to the opposition. He was in charge of the border army and was considered a neutral faction. However, he had not been on good terms with Emperor Wu of Liang in the past, so his military power was reduced. He was exiled to the border county to train horses, and all his family property was confiscated.
Lin Yi also changed from a prominent and powerful son to a poor orphan.
Among the Qiyun Academy students at the same time, less than half were in a similar situation to him, and some were even more miserable. Some were punished as slaves, and some had their entire families executed. However, there were also many who rose to the top in one step, and even directly became relatives of the emperor.
A class reunion is nothing more than a place for forming cliques and showing off for students who are in a good situation. Lin Yi, who fell from the clouds to the ground, may be deliberately ridiculed, but I heard that some friends also happened to come back.
Some people he wanted to see might also go, so Lin Yi didn't deliberately avoid them and wanted to see them.
The class reunion will be at noon, and the location will be Qingliufang, Sanyan Bridge in the city. He has already planned it in his mind. He will first walk to several used bookstores in the south of the city, and then go to Sanyan Bridge. The time is almost perfect.
.
"Lin Yi."
But after he washed up and ate a whole-grain steamed bun left last night for breakfast, he had just gone out and walked a few steps when he heard a clear and sweet female voice.
He turned his head following the sound with some surprise and saw an inconspicuous carriage parked on the roadside with no driver in front of it.
At this time, the car curtain opened, revealing a beautiful and delicate face.
"Baby Chen?" Lin Yi was a little surprised.
This is a beautiful girl and one of the few classmates he wants to see.
Chen Baobao's real name is actually Chen Baoyuan, but her family used to call her her nickname Chen Baobao. Lin Yi and several friends became familiar with her, so they often called her Chen Baobao as a joke. Later, they became smooth, but it was not the same.
Changed.
It must have been more than three years since I last saw him.
Lin Yi was a little dazed. Compared with three years ago, she seemed more mature and taller, almost as tall as him.
She was wearing nothing more than an ordinary plain cloth, but walking in the morning glow, she still looked undulating and graceful.
"We haven't seen you for three years, you are even more beautiful." Lin Yi smiled and praised sincerely.
"You're still as shameless as before, and you're not afraid that I'll think you're a bad guy." Chen Baowuan teased Lin Yi, looking calm and even more youthful and beautiful.
"Why are you here so early in the morning?" Lin Yi looked at her smiling face, feeling warm in his heart. In the past few years, many people have changed, but the other party seemed to have not changed much, and was still the same as before, "It was not the same before.
Where has your news gone in the past few years?"
Chen Baoyuan made an understatement: "I was sent away to study for a while by my family. I just returned to Jiankang yesterday and found out about you. I came here to see you early this morning. Are you touched?"
"You miss me so much, can't you wait?" Lin Yi's expression was also very relaxed.
"That's it." Chen Baoyuan laughed like a silver bell and looked at the courtyard behind Lin Yi: "Since we are at the door of your house, don't you invite me in to sit down?"
"As long as you don't dislike it." Lin Yi made a gesture of invitation; "I don't want it."
"Lin Yi, your room is really breathable."
Chen Baowan, who was following behind Lin Yi and looking around with interest as if he were just watching something go by, couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She saw that there were three bungalows in Lin Yi's yard, but two of them had holes in their roofs.
"Those two rooms are just filled with some unused clutter." Lin Yi joked back easily, "I, a lonely person, only use one room, but if you want to come and stay here occasionally, I can repair it.
between."
"How dare you? Are you afraid of spreading the word to someone's ears?" Chen Baoyuan sneered as if no one else was watching, "I guess you also want to see her at this class reunion, so you are interested in participating."
"I think so, but the hope is slim." Lin Yi didn't hide it, looked at her and said seriously: "No matter what, you are also one of the four people who make me want to go to the class reunion."
"There are four? Besides her and Shitou, who else is there?" Chen Baoyuan also stopped smiling and asked.
Lin Yidao: "There is also Lin Yuxuan. According to the relationship, she is actually my distant cousin."
Chen Baoyuan looked Lin Yi up and down: "You have a good relationship with her? Why didn't I notice it when we were in the academy?"
Lin Yi explained: "I am just concerned about her situation. Because of my relationship with the Lin family, she must have been a little involved. She was taciturn when she was in the academy, did not fight with others, and was easily bullied."
Chen Baowan couldn't help but shook his head: "Lin Yi, I didn't notice that you are overly protective."
Lin Yi smiled sheepishly, "Even if it's a little bit, it's not all. You don't know, she is really nice. If you help her a little, she will do her best to repay you without letting you know."
Chen Baoyuan was silent for a while and said, "But people change too."
"Of course, think on the bright side, you haven't changed, you are the same as before." Lin Yi laughed, seemingly joking, but actually serious.
Chen Baowan did not smile.
"You are the same as before." She looked into Lin Yi's eyes, even a little serious, "You are still as optimistic and confident as before, but you are still so naive. It seems that my worries are unnecessary."
"This is for you." Before Lin Yi could answer, she had already taken out a gray wooden box from her sleeve and handed it to Lin Yi.
Lin Yi was slightly startled, "What is this?"
"There is a yellow bud pill inside, as well as a letter of recommendation, which will allow you to enter Nantianyuan directly." Chen Baoyuan said without any nonsense.
Lin Yi was stunned for a moment, then shook his head, "This is too valuable. I know that even for you, such a thing is not a trivial matter, so I can't accept it."
Chen Baoyuan stood with her hands behind her hands and did not pick up the wooden box that Lin Yi pushed in front of her. She just said quietly: "This gift was originally prepared for you. Although I am the daughter of Shangshu Ling in the eyes of others,
But in your eyes, you are still the same Baby Chen as before, and I am sure that if we fall out today and I am the one who loses power in the family, you will still help me."
Lin Yi frowned, pondered for a moment and said, "I do need a letter of sponsorship, but in fact I don't need Huang Ya Dan."
"I can also see that you have turned into yellow buds." Chen Baoyuan smiled, but then she turned around, looked in the direction of the ancient tree, and said more seriously: "But today is different from the past. Since you have already
After condensing yellow buds and officially becoming a member of the world of practitioners, I don’t need to tell you, but you should also be able to guess that the era of spiritual desolation recorded in the book has officially arrived."
"Is it really confirmed?" Lin Yi's heart skipped a beat, and his face changed slightly.
"The situation is much worse than you imagined." Chen Baoyuan hesitated for a moment and did not turn around to look at him. After a moment, he slowly said in a low voice that only the two of them could hear: "This is still a secret that cannot be spread to the outside world.
, please remember not to tell anyone if you hear it. The aura of heaven and earth has indeed become thinner over the years. According to predictions, this year’s aura of heaven and earth will not only be unable to support the blooming of this green epiphyllum, but this ancient tree will soon die.
.Elixirs used for cultivation will become more and more rare in the future. Although you no longer need to rely on Huangya Dan to condense Huangya, Huangya Dan can be refined to improve your cultivation. More importantly, Huangya Dan can be refined to improve your cultivation.
, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth changes from south to north, and the spiritual energy here disappears faster than that in the north."
Her last few words were spoken in a particularly low voice, but when they reached Lin Yi's ears, they were more shocking than anything she had said before, like thunder.
(At the beginning of the new book, I need everyone’s support. I won’t say much more. I have to devote 100% of my energy to writing this book. I hope that my serialization can accompany you every day.) (To be continued)