Chapter 14 – Unexpected Transformation
Wang Lin felt a warmth in his heart. For the past month, he had had to get used to people’s ridicule. Now that he was back home, he felt the warmth of his parents.
“Second brother, Wang Lin is truly an immortal disciple. Your sixth brother is blind and said some harsh words. I hope you don’t take it too seriously. You know me; I have a sharp tongue, but a soft heart. This is all for Wang Lin’s own good.”
“Second Sister-in-law, when I told my daughter that I wasn’t engaged to her, she panicked and said that she absolutely must marry Tie Zhu from your family. Let’s get this marriage over with.”
“Lao Er, your fifth uncle is getting old. In the future, the Wang Family will depend on you. Your fifth uncle has always been concerned about your son. In my eyes, he’s even more promising than your older brother’s son.”
Wang Lin’s parents’ faces lit up. After the birthday party began, all the relatives praised Wang Lin endlessly. Even some who had drunk too much began to make noise about uniting to reclaim the inheritance that Wang Lin’s father deserved. Wang Lin’s father simply smiled, not taking it seriously. He knew very well how these relatives were.
Wang Lin’s father no longer cares about the past. He only wants Wang Lin to become better and better, nothing else.
After a busy day, as dusk fell, all the relatives had left. Wang Lin was looking at the gifts in the courtyard. His heart was filled with emotion. He remembered reading a book that said that when a person achieves success, those around them will also benefit. He finally understood those words.
That night, Wang Lin’s parents asked him about his life in the sect. Seeing the hope in his parents’ eyes, he lied to them for the first time. He explained how popular he was and how he practiced immortal techniques. His parents listened in awe.
For his parents, no matter how hard it was to be an honor student, no matter how much they teased him, he would still endure it. Because since childhood, he had never seen them this happy.
“Just ten years, I will endure!” Wang Lin decided in his heart.
Wang Lin stayed at home and spent two days with his parents. On the third day, his parents and everyone in the village saw him off. He put on an immortal talisman and left.
Even though he was far away, he could hear the voices of the villagers.
It was getting dark. The sky was filled with dark clouds. Thunder rumbled in the sky, and high humidity caused a fog to form.
Wang Lin couldn’t help but quicken his pace. He arrived at the Heng Yue Sect in the middle of the night and lay down on his bed. Zhang Hu was still snoring. Wang Lin tossed and turned, but couldn’t fall asleep. In the middle of the night, thunder rumbled outside and a flash of lightning lit up the room. Wang Lin touched the bead beside his chest. When he returned home, he asked his mother to make an inner pocket for him.
Want Lin took out the stone bead and examined it under the light of the oil lamp. He rubbed his eyes as he carefully examined the cloud pattern on the bead.
“This isn’t right. I remember there were five clouds last time, but now there are only six.” Wang Lin was shocked, he sat down and counted. Indeed, there were six clouds.
He was shocked and couldn’t think of a reason. This only piqued his curiosity about the stone beads. He put them back in his pocket, turned off the oil lamp, and went to bed.
Outside, the wind howled, thunder rumbled, lightning flashed, and rain poured down from the sky. The rain pounded against the window. Wang Lin was suddenly awakened by a blast of cold air. He opened his eyes and was stunned.
Continuous lightning illuminated the room. The room was filled with thick fog. The table, floor, and even the bed were wet. However, except for the damp spot where he had stored the beads, Wang Lin was completely dry. He looked at Zhang Hu and saw that his body was surrounded by white fog. His clothes were wet, his body was covered in frost, and his teeth were clenched tightly.
“Zhang Hu! Zhang Hu!” Wang Lin was shocked and immediately got up and shook Zhang Hu. However, Zhang Hu showed no signs of waking up, and his breathing was weak.
Wang Lin was very anxious. He was about to go out to find other students to ask for help, when he suddenly stopped and touched his clothes. A doubt arose in his mind.
“Why is it that even though we are in the same room, and both beds are wet, the rest of my body, except for this wet part, is dry?” Wang Lin pondered, then suddenly took out a stone bead from his chest pocket.
At that moment, all the water droplets vibrated and slowly began to float. Even the white mist on Zhang Hu began to form water droplets.
Lightning struck again and Wang Lin realized that all the water droplets looked like crystals and charged toward the stone bead in his hand.
Wang Lin immediately threw the stone beads and dropped them on the floor to avoid the water droplets.
The mysterious bead fell in a curve and rolled to a corner after hitting the ground. All the water droplets quickly shot toward the bead and disappeared into it.
A moment later, all the water in the room disappeared. Even the bed was dry. Zhang Hu’s breathing returned to normal.
After a long time, the thunderstorm was still raging outside, but the sky was no longer pitch black, and moonlight was streaming in. Wang Lin stood up and hesitantly picked up the stone bead. Upon closer inspection, he realized that the bead had changed.
The number of clouds above it increased to seven!
The previous scene had piqued his curiosity about the bead, but it had also instilled a hint of fear in him. If he hadn’t woken up in time, Zhang Hu would have frozen to death.
As for why he himself was not affected, Wang Lin could only guess that it was because he drank a lot of water mixed with dew from the beads.
However, Wang Lin was very curious about what the clouds were doing to the stone beads. However, he decided against going out and letting the beads absorb more water. He was afraid that the sight would draw everyone’s attention.
After a moment of hesitation, he carefully put the beads back into his pocket. Soon, dawn arrived, and just as Wang Lin was about to leave to do his chores, Zhang Hu jumped out of bed, shouting, “Water! Water! This thirst is killing me!”