Chapter 1405 - 705: Missionary Appears (2)
Especially at this moment, she didn’t want to stir up trouble and make Lin Beichen angry.
If she argued with Zhou Yi now, Lin Beichen would definitely be annoyed, and if he got angry and sent them back, Hu Yi felt all her efforts would be in vain.
So she held back, letting Zhou Yi lean against her. This made Zhou Yi very pleased but left Hu Yi somewhat bewildered and helpless.
As long as he could stay by Hu Yi’s side, Zhou Yi felt very warm and secure inside.
Lin Beichen, meanwhile, was meditating and resting, saying not a word to anyone. The atmosphere was very tense throughout the night.
On this quiet night, everyone was lost in their own thoughts, speculating about Lin Beichen’s mind.
The stars in the sky were like pairs of bright eyes, watching them constantly, seemingly guessing their thoughts bit by bit.
Lin Beichen’s sharp gaze followed Zhou Yi’s every move in the darkness.
He didn’t want Zhou Yi to influence Hu Yi; Zhou Yi’s behavior was truly excessive.
Hu Yi slowly sensed something too, but she found it hard to believe, so she didn’t take it to heart.
When Lin Beichen finished meditating and opened his eyes, he saw Zhou Yi leaning on Hu Yi, which made him very displeased.
In front of so many people, Zhou Yi was so careless with his behavior, greatly offending Lin Beichen.
He slowly walked over and, somewhat angrily, pushed Zhou Yi away directly.
Zhou Yi was displeased, wanting to argue a few words, but when he looked up and saw Lin Beichen’s angry eyes, he could only swallow his words. Hu Yi was secretly pleased but afraid of disturbing Lin Beichen, so she dared not say much, although she felt somewhat awkward and uncomfortable inside, she could only bear it.
She glanced quickly at Lin Beichen, then pulled him over and said, "Master, you’ve finished meditating and cultivating, please sit here and rest for a while."
Lin Beichen nodded and sat down beside Hu Yi.
Zhou Yi looked angrily at Lin Beichen and Hu Yi, seeing them always together made him feel sour inside, but he had no choice and couldn’t complain, so he silently endured.
After Lin Beichen pushed him away, Zhou Yi, feeling guilty, dared not show any reaction, but everyone noticed, knowing full well what happened.
Zhou Yi vaguely felt that Lin Beichen had already detected his intentions.
After finally waiting for daylight, everyone quickly packed up their things and continued on their journey early in the morning.
During this difficult night, everyone eagerly awaited the arrival of dawn.
They felt that time passed too slowly, and in this wilderness, there was always a sense of danger, making it impossible to feel at ease.
Now finally able to set off, everyone’s mood was particularly joyous.
As they continued on, they vaguely saw a truck passing by.
Hu Yi was thrilled to see the truck, as she really didn’t want to stay in this wilderness any longer.
She turned around excitedly and said to Zhou Yi, "Go stop that truck and see if it can give us a ride, so we can save some time."
"And it can also give everyone a break, wouldn’t that be nice."
After Hu Yi finished speaking, Zhou Yi was naturally happy.
He managed to stop the truck, and everyone got on, feeling much more comfortable inside.
The truck took them to the nearest village, and upon seeing the village, everyone was delighted.
Hu Yi happily said to Lin Beichen, "Master, we’ve finally left that desolate place."
"Seeing signs of life here instantly warms my heart, and I’m not as afraid."
Lin Beichen nodded and said, "Now that everyone is entering the village, you must not clash with the villagers."
"Always keep a kind heart, or don’t blame me for being impolite."
Lin Beichen instructed everyone, fearing they would impulsively cause trouble, strain relations, and make the villagers resent them.
That would be bad, so everyone followed Lin Beichen’s arrangements.
However, Zhou Yi got on Lin Beichen’s nerves. After hearing Lin Beichen’s words, he looked disdainfully at the village and said, "Why is this village so rundown? What’s the point of being here?"
"There’s definitely nothing good to eat, and you can’t rest well. Look at these villagers; they’re filthy and messy, just uncomfortable to look at."
Zhou Yi said a lot of disrespectful things disdainfully.
These words made Lin Beichen feel very uncomfortable, and coincidentally the villagers heard them, making them unhappy.
Lin Beichen was very angry, almost wanting to hit Zhou Yi, feeling that he was too ungrateful.
Compared to the wilderness, having such conditions was already very good, yet Zhou Yi was still not content.
Lin Beichen gave Zhou Yi a fierce glare, then walked towards a villager’s house. The villager was a bit surprised to see Lin Beichen come over.
Lin Beichen was very polite, explaining his identity and purpose here in detail to the villagers.
After understanding, the villagers warmly welcomed Lin Beichen, their attitude very amiable.
This made Lin Beichen very happy, as being welcomed and recognized by the villagers was more important than anything.
With the villagers’ enthusiastic hospitality, they all stayed, finally having a place to shelter from the wind and rain.
With the villagers’ warm care, Lin Beichen felt much more at ease and took the opportunity to tell them about Daoist art.
He wanted to spark their interest in Daoism, which was another of Lin Beichen’s goals. Wherever he went, he would promote Daoism, not missing any opportunity.
As everyone settled down, Zhou Yi started causing a fuss again, leaving Lin Beichen quite depressed.
He was extremely dissatisfied with the accommodation provided by the villagers, feeling he simply couldn’t stay any longer.
Zhou Yi walked over to Hu Yi and Lin Beichen, unwillingly saying, "Can we stay in a hotel? I really can’t stay here any longer."
"Some of their habits I simply can’t accept. If I stay any longer, I feel like I’m going to break down."
Lin Beichen listened to Zhou Yi’s words without any intention of stopping him.
"Sure, if you want to stay in a hotel, go ahead. I’ll stay here; being with the villagers puts my mind at ease," Lin Beichen said calmly.
Hearing that Lin Beichen didn’t want to leave, Hu Yi didn’t want to leave either.
No matter what, she wanted to be with Lin Beichen, never separating from him.
Hu Yi glanced at Zhou Yi with disdain and said, "If you can’t get used to it, go stay in a hotel. I want to stay with Master."
"Wherever Master is, I’ll be there too, never separating from him. Go where you want; no one’s stopping you."
Hu Yi never expected Zhou Yi to fuss so much and even look down on the villagers.
This made Hu Yi uneasy, but with Master around, she couldn’t say anything.
Zhou Yi, seeing that Hu Yi didn’t want to leave, had no choice but to reluctantly stay.
Lin Beichen, watching Zhou Yi sitting there motionless, wanted to give him a chance to change.
Lin Beichen sighed and said to Zhou Yi, "You can’t live like this; wherever you go, you must adapt to local customs."
"And always keep a kind heart. Your recent behavior really worries me; you’d better take care of yourself."
"Moreover, your recent studies have shown no progress, rather you’ve regressed a lot, your realm is changing, and maybe you haven’t even noticed yourself."
"Think carefully about what I’ve said today."
Zhou Yi listened to Lin Beichen’s guidance but was unconcerned, thinking he wasn’t wrong.
He felt this was the pursuit of life, speaking from the heart, and thought Lin Beichen was overthinking.
Zhou Yi didn’t realize how seriously he was wrong and didn’t take Lin Beichen’s admonition to heart.
He continued to act willfully, doing things his way. As long as he was dissatisfied, he complained and criticized.
This made Lin Beichen and Hu Yi feel Zhou Yi had changed a lot recently; they didn’t know why he suddenly seemed like a completely different person, making him unpredictable.
Seeing that persuasion was useless, Lin Beichen could only helplessly lie down to rest.
Just as he lay down, a group of missionaries suddenly barged in.
The missionaries were very arrogant and, upon seeing Lin Beichen and the others, acted haughtily.
"Take them all away!" one of the missionaries commanded the others.
Seeing the missionaries wanting to take them away, Lin Beichen didn’t resist and didn’t say a word.
He simply stood up obediently and followed them away.