Poisons and their antidotes usually accompany each other.
The ancients said that there must be an antidote wherever a poisonous snake lives. Though this is certainly an exaggeration, it is true to an extent. Nevertheless, the antidote Lin Luoran makes this time origins from the blood of the poisonous snake.
The red snake is highly toxic. Unlike the other poisonous snakes which only have a poison gland, this one is poisonous in its saliva, blood, and skin. Lin Luoran has a thought that why the snake itself is unharmed by the poison.
Clearly, the snake has an antidote in its body. After Lin burns the snake and purifies it, she gets some golden dust.
The golden dust, which can’t even be destroyed by the Strange Fire, hides in the snake’s blood. Lin Luoran runs a test of it on the snake poison she preserves and finds it effective.
Under the principle of wasting nothing, she takes half of the golden dust and adds some s
Li Anping looks at the doorplate of the house. This is the address which is written on the envelope. Li knocks at the door. A young boy opens the door. He asks alarmedly,“How can I help you?”Li Anping fakes a gentle smile and says, “Hi there, can you give this letter to the adults of your family?”Lin Luodong can’t help rolling his eyes. The man in front of him has dark circles under his eyes and he is fat. He looks even older than Lin’s father. Luodong holds back his desire to call this man “uncle” and takes the envelope. There is only the address without the name of the recipient, on the envelope. This man doesn’t even look like a postman or a delivery guy. Lin Luodong is smart. He never lets others into the house easily. He asks the man whether he has other requirements or not. After Li Anping says no, Luodong closes the door. Li Anping notices the elegant wooden building and the well-decorated y
It only takes two hours to get to Yueyang from Changsha by train. It’s drizzling today. There is mist over the lake. Though it’s the 21st century, old-style fishing boats are floating on the lake. Lin Luoran and Rong Donglin stand on the bank of Dongting Lake. Gentle wind is blowing. Their clothes are wet even though they are holding an umbrella. The lake waves. Dongting Lake has become much smaller than before and the water is not as clear as it used to be. Granted that there are dragons living in the lake, Lin doesn’t know how they could survive the pollution. Lin Luoran hasn’t seen any dragon. The fishing boats have anchored and the fishermen are sorting out the fish they have caught today. The closed fishing season is coming. The fishermen have to work for a long time recently. They catch the fish and bring them to the bank. Their wives and old peoples are responsible for sorting the fish out. It’s not the b
Lin Luoran asks the fisherman about the whereabouts of the Dragon Palace as if she is joking, which confuses Rong Donglin. However, the fisherman butts the cigarette and smiles hard till his eyes become a seam.“What a visionary girl you are... Only I can take you to this place. Well, the price...” His coldness shrinks away and his eyes squeeze so hard that it leaves only a slit. Rong Donglin finds his smile obscene yet Lin Luoran’s eyes light up instantly.They have only the records on the bamboo sheets which says that countless treasure will be found in the Dragon Palace under Dongting Lake. Yet the Dongting Lake covers too vast an area, making it difficult to find the palace.Although Xin Yuanping said about working together, Lin Luoran already learned not to be led by other people. Even if Xin Yuanping can bring her to the palace, she still needs a plan B.As a hindsight, Lin Luoran don’t even know what prompted h
In the scenic spot in the middle of the night, there are only the screams of owls.Lin Luoran flies to the shore carrying Rong Donglin. The morning sun is going to jump out of the lake. In a few seconds, Liao’s fishing boat has disappeared in the mist on the lake.“Ah! He hasn’t told us where the Dragon Palace is!” The nasty old man wants to swindle them out of 30,000. No way!Lin Luoran covers his mouth with her hand immediately. Rong is a good guy except that he is too nagging.“Let’s go. I know where it is. Keep your voice down. We’re trespassing.” Seeing Rong Donglin nod, she moves her hand away.Generally, there is maps at the entrance of tourist attractions. It’s very easy to identify the direction of a certain scenic spot on the map. Lin Luoran reads the map for a while before dragging Rong Donglin ahead. Seeing that Rong walks so slowly, she takes out a piece of “yellow paper” and puts it on Rong’s foot.
The Shui script on the wall is written lively and vigorous in calligraphy, also clear to see. It is easy to recognize for Rong Donglin who is well-educated. It is because he understands the meaning immediately that his expression becomes so weird.“What does it mean?” Lin Luoran asks anxiously.When Rong Donglin finally closes his eyes and reads the contents on the wall out loud, Lin Luoran is confused—“Knock three times and enter Dongting Dragon Palace.”Such a simple way is too incredible. Besides, the signature under the big characters make them astonished.“Liao didn’t lie to you, did he?”Liao! These characters are 100% Shui script, but they are newly engraved…Is all this arranged by Liao? Even Lin Luoran doubts if she was cheated by Liao, let alone Rong Donglin!Why did she believe in Liao? Lin Luoran finds she has no reason to do so.Knock three times. How should she knock
Dressed in Taoist rope, the appearance as pretty as a young woman with a plump face, this could not be anybody other than young master An. “Miss Lin!” An greets Lin Luoran, regardless of the different looks of all the people. It seems like An came closely after Xin Yuanping. With too much unknown to her, although things are happening too fast to catch up with her train of thought, Lin Luoran has the instinct that a clue is connecting the ambiguity together.“Now that young master An is here, and he represents master Huizhu, of course we need to share some treasures with him.” She solely wants the Soul Wood and doesn’t mind how much she gets. It looks like she is proposing casually, yet she is keeping an eye on the expressions of both Xin Yuanping and An.“Miss Lin must be joking. I’m here on behalf of the superior of the Qingcheng Taoist Temple to look for a missing old piece. Please excuse me for bothering you and Miss Xin.”
Just as the name implies, Sea-view Pavilion was the place where the Dragon King used to come to watch the sea. The pavilion is grand and splendid. Of course, Dongting Lake is a lake, not a sea. However, the Dragon King insisted to name the pavilion “Sea-view Pavilion”.Thousands of years ago, the pavilion must be popular. Now, the grand hall is empty. Lin Luoran never expected the trip to be so smooth. She is glad that she has reached the Sea-view Pavilion without encountering any danger and the treasure vault of the Dragon Palace is just around. “Miss Lin, look! It’s the Sea Stairs!”In the center of the hall, there are some stairs that lead to the second floor. It is said that the Dragon King usually took the stairs to the second floor to observe the water. The story is all recorded by the bamboo sheets. Lin Luoran wonders whom the tomb belongs to and why he was so familiar with the Dragon Palace.
It’s a trap! The bamboo sheets and even Liao are also parts of the trap!Lin Luoran is falling. She feels strange. She keeps falling down and she can’t use her Wakan. Lin now hates these tactful senior cultivators. All they could is either imprison her spiritual mind or make her Wakan is out of use. This is so annoying. Lin thinks of her experience in the secret land. Back when she was at the bottom of the deep valley, it was White Fairy who taught her to ride the flying sword to get out. Now, she can’t even use any of her Wakan… Lin is never a resigned person. Luckily, she still gets her clear eyes. She can see everything in the dark. Lin opens her eyes widely against the wind and sees some vines not far from her.This is it! She must save herself by these vines! The vines are as thick as the baby’s arms and they should be able to stand Lin’s weight. Nevertheless, she must try.Lin adjusts her direction of falling in the mid-air.