Chapter 97: Choice

Jenny naturally has a strong aura, and she doesn’t hide her strength.

So, in the face of this power and strength, even if we had a thousand things to say after parting and a million things to vent after parting, we could only hold them back.

The cave in this hall was clean, with long benches against the wall. We all sat on the benches, and in the center was an antique desk and a chair. At this moment, Jenny was sitting on the chair, her legs on the desk. It didn’t seem to match the antique look, but she didn’t care.

With a loud ‘pop’, she placed the wine bottle on the table, and then lit a lady’s cigar and put it in her mouth. She looked at us all and said, “I don’t need to hide my identity. One of the three elders of the Snow Mountain clan is me… that guy can only be considered an ordinary elder.”

“Hey.” When Jenny said this, she pointed at Bai Laoren. Obviously, the ordinary elder she was talking about was Bai Laoren. But Bai Laoren wasn’t annoyed. Instead, he laughed openly and happily. He stood there, not leaving, and Jenny didn’t chase him away. I don’t understand what that means.

“I came to the Snow Mountain Sect after my heart was cold and my feelings were hurt. I thought this was a quiet place… But all this is nonsense. The point is, I am a member of the Snow Mountain Sect. If it wasn’t for me, Jiang Xiaowa, do you think you could have gotten away so easily with the incident when you and Li Xiaowa caused a ruckus in the Snow Mountain Sect? And you, Chengyi, in front of so many enemies, you actually let Bai Laoren provoke you and steal the limelight. If it wasn’t for me, you would have died a horrible death. Do you believe it?” Jenny was very agitated when she spoke, waving her cigar in her hand, which made me frown.

And I heard my master whisper in my ear, “Is this Ling? She used to be such a gentle woman.”

Hearing my master call Jenny “sister” was still a bit strange, but the circle of cultivators is not something that can be measured by ordinary people’s eyes, so I had to accept it.

Not noticing these small details between me and my master, Jenny continued to speak: “In short, to sum up, it is you two who owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe me. You two owe

While she was talking, Jenny Sister-in-Chief patted the table. My master and I were shocked. What did she mean? What did Jenny Sister-in-Chief want to say?

At this time, the old man Bai coughed in a strange way. Sister Jenny looked over and said, “If you have something to say, just say it. What’s with the strange coughing?”

“Please, Grand Elder Ling, be aware that I did not incite Chen Chengyi to go out and show off. Rather, Grand Elder Ling, you think you wouldn’t protect this kid? Back then, another “ghost-seeing sorrow,” Jiang Lichun, caused such a big fuss, angering so many elders, and you were the one who protected him, weren’t you? At the time, what could I do? The Snow Mountain clan is not involved in worldly affairs, so I had to find a reason to protect him. I let him win a competition, pretended to discover his talent, and wanted to recruit him into the clan, and then… Elder Bai’s mouth… I sighed to the heavens, and he could really make black seem white.

Jenny, the leader of the group, was already having a headache. She pressed her temple and said, “Okay, okay, you don’t have to say anymore. I admit that you are only thinking about me, right? Don’t distract me from what I’m saying.”

“Okay, you go ahead.” Elder Bai took advantage of the situation and continued to stand there with his warm smile, smug and complacent.

Seeing this, I couldn’t help but turn my head to look at Brother Chengxin. His gaze also fell on Elder Bai. At this time, he pushed his glasses and also had a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Although he was smiling ‘bashfully’, I felt that he was smiling even more ‘coquettishly’. What does this mean? Want to try to compare smiles with Lao Bai?

I don’t bother to pay attention to it. In fact, the people of the Old Li lineage have some abnormal nerves, including myself!

“Just now I said that since you Li Yiming owe me the Snow Mountain Yiming, so I can also make a request. That is, all of Li Yiming stay with me in the Snow Mountain Yiming for ten years, whether it is hard labor or whatever, they are not allowed to step out of the Snow Mountain Yiming! In addition, related people who want to stay with Li Yiming these messy people can also, in short, I Jenny welcome.” As she spoke, Jenny had already thrown away the cigar she had been using to look cool, and she had also put her legs on the table.

Her body leaned forward slightly, and although her eyes were calm, there was an indescribable hardness to them that made people feel a tremendous pressure that could not be refused.

“If you don’t say anything, then that’s it.” Sister Jane seemed relieved, waved her hand, and then wanted to tell White Elder something… but at this time, the master next to me suddenly stood up.

He said, “Elder Ling, I disagree! I, Li, am responsible for the Li lineage, and I absolutely cannot stay in the Xue Mountain lineage for ten years.”

“Elder Ling, are you being too formal?” Jenny didn’t seem angry, but looked at the master with her big eyes. There was only a deep, calm look in her eyes, which was hard to penetrate.

“Speaking of the responsibilities of the sect, Li Chun has to be clear about public and private matters.” Master Li didn’t give in at all.

“That’s right, I’m not from your Li family.” Jenny’s eyes were a little dim, but she quickly regained her composure and looked up at my master and said, “Of course you can refuse me, but all you have to rely on is what I just said, giving you a choice.”

“Yes, I believe Elder Ling has other options for us.” The master spoke with a clenched fist, his voice more calm and composed, but his resolute will felt like iron and rock that could not be destroyed.

“Haha, it’s not that I want to give you a choice, but it’s the rule of the Snow Mountain lineage! No matter what, as long as you ring the prayer drum, you can change… If you can ring the prayer drum three times and then pass three levels, you can be the elder of the Snow Mountain lineage. What you mean is that you are determined to ring the prayer drum?” Sister Jenny asked Master.

“Yes, I am determined to not change.” The Master’s voice was once again firm and resolute.

“What’s wrong with the Snow Mountain Sect? It’s well-resourced and full of spiritual energy. You’ll be here for eight or ten years, so what’s the harm? By then, you’ll be strong and able to protect yourselves. Even if the world outside changes, what does it have to do with you? Just be careful, that’s all. Don’t tell me you can’t leave your family and friends behind. You can see them once a year. Just be discreet! What’s wrong with me planning for you like this?” Jenny looked at her master, and her tone already hinted at suppressed anger.

But at this moment, the master walked to the center of the cave and immediately knelt down in front of Jenny. Jenny immediately stood up and came out from behind the table to pull the master up, but the master didn’t wait for Jenny at all, instead he bowed three times on his own.

Then he looked up and said to Jenny, who was already standing in front of him, “How could Li Chun not know that Elder Ling was planning for my old Li lineage? Including when I and Cheng Yizi came, the persuasion of Elder Bai was also at your behest, right? However, when we came, Li Chun said one thing to his disciple Cheng Yizi: no matter who he is or where he goes, he must not forget his identity as a disciple of the old Li lineage! And behind this identity, there is also the responsibility of a disciple of the old Li lineage. I use this to educate my disciple Chengyi. However, Elder Ling, I never fail to remind myself that I cannot forget that I am Li Yiguang’s disciple. I am kneeling down to thank you for your protection, but Li Chun will never change his mind.

As he spoke, the master had already stood up and calmly asked the white elder, “When can we go and ring the prayer drum?”

White Elder sighed and did not answer the Master’s question, but whispered, “It seems that the Snow Mountain lineage will never have a quiet day…”

Jenny looked at the master with an expressionless face, then looked directly past the master and at all of us, saying, “He can’t represent the Li clan on his own. Is that what you all mean?”

At this point, I couldn’t sit still any longer. Yes, an easy life of cultivation and a life-and-death battle, any fool would know which to choose. Besides, Jenny wasn’t asking us to give up, she was just trying to keep us safe for ten years until we were strong enough.

But… thinking about this, I quickly walked behind my master and said, “Jenny, I never forget what my master taught me. Ten years of peace and stability, especially with people who are so important to me, is something I have always dreamed of… but time has already run out for me to do so. I agree with my master.”

Yes, that’s what I was thinking. I remembered the arrogant words of the lamas before I got into the carriage… Now is the time. Should I wait until it’s too late?

I thought that people would pursue the dreams in their hearts throughout their lives. These dreams are either money, power, freedom, or stability. To some extent, these dreams are also a reaction to desires, but they are not evil.

But today I discovered that from history to the present day, the reason why there have been so many heroic figures is that between dreams and the Dao, they chose the Dao and chose righteousness (great righteousness).

This is a kind of transcendence, a transcendence of oneself and of human nature, and that is why they became heroes, at least heroes of their own kind.

Chen Chengyi is not a hero, nor is Jiang Lichun. We don’t want to flaunt ourselves like this, but we dare not forget that we are the descendants of Old Li.