Chapter 508
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Chapter 508: Extinction
Yun State, Zhonghang Sect
When Lin Jiang found Cao Ying, she was by a small stream, surrounded by hundreds of children. She looked like a kindergarten teacher, helping the children clean up in the stream after a day of work.
The children were covered in mud, as they had been working all day. Cao Ying loved the children very much, but she didn’t spoil them. Even though they were very young, she would take them to the fields to work. This was how they would learn to survive in the future.
The sun was setting, casting its golden light on Cao Ying. Lin Jiang was dazzled by her beauty, as if he saw a divine light surrounding her.
It had to be said that as the Zhonghang Sect entered the later stages of the war between the two sects, Cao Ying’s aura became more and more like that of the Human Emperor. Her actions in recent years had even surpassed those of the Human Emperor.
"Brother-in-law…"
A group of naughty kids saw Lin Jiang and shouted happily. They called Cao Ying "sister" and said Lin Jiang was her brother-in-law, even though they didn’t know that Lin Jiang hadn’t held Cao Ying’s hand in all these years.
"Why are you here?"
Cao Ying sent the group of naughty kids home and walked over to Lin Jiang.
"It’s time to go, it’s been twenty years."
"Already?"
"Look at those naughty kids, many of them are no longer orphans. They are the children of your disciples. Do you want this cycle to continue for generations?"
"I…"
"Let’s go. If you don’t go, I will."
Lin Jiang said firmly. This time, he wouldn’t compromise. If Cao Ying didn’t go, he would.
"Give me three days, after three days, we will leave together."
Cao Ying saw that Lin Jiang was determined and finally agreed.
"Okay, I will prepare to leave in these three days."
Lin Jiang said. Now the way from Zhonghang Sect to Cao Ying’s resting place is blocked, it’s thousands of miles away, we need to prepare.
Starting from the second day, Cao Ying began arranging and immediately spread the news of her leaving. Almost everyone in Zhonghang Sect begged Cao Ying to stay. There have been too many natural disasters in recent years. If the leader’s prestige is not enough, it will be uncontrollable. At present, only Cao Ying can manage it.
But this time, Cao Ying was also firm and not moved at all. All the pressure fell on Lin Jiang. At first, they begged Lin Jiang and Cao Ying to stay together. When Lin Jiang didn’t budge, their attitude changed, they started to curse, threaten, and accuse Lin Jiang of trying to take Cao Ying away, using all kinds of means.
Even on the evening of the third day, a woman stripped naked and broke into Lin Jiang’s room, then called for Cao Ying, trying to ruin their relationship.
Lin Jiang didn’t say much about these behaviors. He understood human nature well and took this opportunity to show Cao Ying what kind of people she had been helping for twenty years.
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"After crossing this mountain, there’s no more road ahead."
Three days later, Lin Jiang and Cao Ying left the Zhonghang Sect without looking back. Despite the three days of drama, Cao Ying didn’t say a word, but her actions had already made a judgment.
"Let the horses go, according to the map we have, it’s only a thousand miles to that place from here. By using our light footwork, we can reach there in a day."
"Take me there."
"Okay."
Lin Jiang intended to part ways here, but when Cao Ying said that, Lin Jiang decided to accompany her.
The two packed up their belongings, released the horses they rode in on, then used their light footwork to rush on the road. Both of them were martial arts experts, although they couldn’t fly, their light footwork allowed them to skim over the treetops, maintaining an extremely fast speed.
After taking a few breaks along the way, the group arrived at the cave they had planned to reach by the end of the day. Lin Jiang lit a torch and led the way.
The cave was very deep, inside it was almost impossible to see anything. After walking for a long time, they arrived at the edge of a cliff, and below the cliff was their destination.
The two people couldn’t be stopped by the hundred-meter cliff. They flew down and Lin Jiang found the night pearl from before, wiped off the dust, and the cave started to have a bit of light.
"The formation has lost its spiritual power, it’s no longer effective. But if you use your internal power to activate it, you can still continue using it. Do you know how to do it?"
Lin Jiang asked if the energy source for the formation used to be spiritual power, but now it can be replaced with internal power. It might be more troublesome, but it’s still doable.
"I know what to do. I’ll go make you a meal, after we eat, we’ll go our separate ways. I wonder how long it will be until we can meet again."
"Don’t worry about being apart. Being apart is for a better reunion next time. When the heavens awaken, with spiritual energy recovery, you might have a chance to become immortal."
Lin Jiang nodded. He didn’t know when the spiritual energy recovery would happen, but he always had a bit of hope in his heart. When that time comes, Cao Ying might become immortal, or at least have the opportunity.
Cao Ying nodded, then went out to find some things. There were no pots or pans, but they could still have a barbecue and eat some wild game they caught along the way.
"Have a drink, this is the last of the spiritual wine."
"The spiritual energy is all gone."
"That is special wine, I have kept it for hundreds of years. In the past, this jar of wine would be worth tens of thousands of special stones."
"Then I must taste it very carefully."
Lin Jiang laughed and said. It is rare to find things from the time of cultivating immortality that can still be preserved now, especially something like special wine which is consumed gradually.
Lin Jiang took a sip and found it very delicious. It should be a top-tier special wine, but Lin Jiang couldn’t tell because he wasn’t a fan of it for a long time.
The two of them drank wine, ate barbecue, and talked about their hopes for the future, creating a cozy atmosphere like a fireside chat.
"After eating and drinking, Little Ying, what should I do next…"
Two hours later, Lin Jiang was done eating and drinking, and he was about to leave. He noticed Cao Ying’s eyes looking a bit envious, like a hungry wolf, which made him a little afraid.
But as soon as Lin Jiang stood up, his legs went weak, and he fell back down, exclaiming, "Little Ying, did you put something in the wine?"
"Yes."
"Why"
"What do you think"
Cao Ying stood up, lit torches around her, and took out two pieces of clothing from her bundle, both made of sturdy and soft monster leather from back in the days.
"Little Ying, don’t force yourself, a twisted melon is not sweet"
"Really, brother-in-law, after all these years, are you still a twisted melon?"
"No, Little Ying, that’s not what I meant. Look, I’m not alone, I have a sister, I have brothers, this matter is about proper marriage arrangements, right?"
Lin Jiang quickly tried to run away, but his legs and arms felt weak, and in the next moment, a thread wrapped around Lin Jiang’s feet and dragged him back.
"This was given to me by Lin Die years ago, even if you regain your powers, you may not be able to break free, so just listen to me and don’t make me tie you up."
"Little Ying, please don’t do this"
"You made me do this, all these years, it’s all because of you."
Cao Ying ripped Lin Jiang’s clothes and yelled loudly.
She felt pressured, being reassured that they could be together in the future. However, after spending hundreds of years together without any sign of affection, she tried to start intimate conversations multiple times, but he always avoided them. Being a young girl, it was not easy for her to make the first move.
Now they were about to be separated. Who knew how many hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years it would take for them to meet again? With no signs of affection, she knew she had to be more assertive.
"Ah, please don’t…"
"Stop, please stop."
"No, stop it…"
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Lin Jiang slowly woke up, too scared to open his eyes. He listened carefully to the silence around him, and when he felt it was safe, he opened his eyes. The torch had already gone out, and it was very quiet around him.
Lin Jiang got up, relit the torch, put on his clothes again, and the more he thought, the more angry he became. He couldn’t believe he had been tricked by the medicine, something that hadn’t happened in over three thousand years. Anyway, he was determined not to admit he was just tired in the end.
Cao Ying was already asleep, with a smile on her face, as Lin Jiang glanced at her. She must be smiling in her sleep.
"Forget it, forget it, hold on, hold on."
Lin Jiang thought about waking Cao Ying up for a scolding, but in the end, he let it go. Sometimes it’s better to take a loss, as they say, it’s a blessing to suffer a loss.
After packing up, Lin Jiang sealed off the place and quietly left.
"Is it snowing?"
Exiting the cave, Lin Jiang saw a layer of white frost outside, with a few snowflakes falling from the sky, his expression changing instantly.
Apart from some high mountain areas, Yun State never saw snow. With the snow falling now, it was uncertain how many people would die, or how many would survive.
"Drought, meteorites, plagues, locusts, snow – all kinds of disasters one after another. Would the next step be a volcanic eruption? No, wait, there has already been a volcanic eruption, in other states."
Lin Jiang was thinking, several common natural disasters had already occurred, even in the stable Yun State, the population had decreased to less than thirty percent. One could imagine the dire situation in other places, the human race was definitely facing the disaster of extinction.
"Look at this weather, a big snowstorm is possible, I must go into hibernation."
Lin Jiang glanced at the weather, it was still the light snow stage, but the sky was gloomy, there was a high possibility of a heavy snowstorm. Lin Jiang didn’t dare to stay outside for long. With his current strength, it was easy to freeze in such extreme weather. It was safer to go into hibernation early.
