Chapter 53 Alzheimer's Disease

Chapter 53 Alzheimer's Disease

The sect's back lake covers a vast area, like an emerald surrounded by mountains. Its surface shimmers, reflecting the warm yellow sunset, making it exceptionally beautiful.

Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie gazed at the emerald-like lake behind them, which seemed to stretch endlessly. The scene before them was serene and peaceful, as if the sounds they had just heard were unreal.

The two looked at each other, speechless.

"Senior sister, we can't be hallucinating, can we?" At this moment, Lou Yuqing became somewhat insecure.

Si Nidie stroked her chin and said, "If only one of us heard it, it might be a hallucination, but since we both heard it, it can't be a hallucination."

Upon hearing this, Lou Yuqing felt a chill run down her spine, as if a ghost was blowing cold air at her. She suddenly straightened up, wanting to jump off the large rock.

"He said we're encroaching on his land. Should we move it?"

Lou Yuqing, an atheist, shouldn't have believed in such superstitious things, but since the time travel had already happened, what else could she not believe in?

Not to mention, the world of cultivation is full of fantastical and bizarre things.

Lou Yuqing wondered if the owner of that voice was a ghost from the lake. She had heard that water ghosts needed to find an unlucky person to take their place in order to escape the cycle of reincarnation.

However, the other party's behavior didn't seem to be about finding a scapegoat; rather, they seemed to want to get rid of them.

If it's not a water ghost, then what is it?

While Lou Yuqing was lost in thought.

Si Nidie grabbed her arm and patted it reassuringly, saying, "Don't be afraid of him, and don't leave. We were here first, and we were the ones who sat on this big rock first. If we give it up just because of his word, wouldn't that boost his morale and diminish our own?"

Lou Yuqing took Si Nidie's arm and secretly drew strength from it. Her cold back slowly warmed up, and she nodded: "Senior sister is right."

After she finished speaking, a possibility suddenly occurred to her.

Oh, right, the stone!

Could it be a stone demon?

After all, in this world, all living things can become spirits.

Thinking of this, Lou Yuqing felt uneasy and looked down at the grayish-white stone: it looked ordinary and had nothing special about it.

Si Nidie was still comforting her: "How could there be any demons or monsters causing trouble in the sect's territory? This person may have used some kind of trick to play tricks on us. Junior sister, don't fall for it."

After saying that, Si Nidie shouted at the lake, "Hey, you! If you want us to give up our space, then hurry up and show your true form. What kind of skill is it to hide in a corner like a coward!"

Lou Yuqing wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but after her senior sister finished speaking, she noticed that the large, grayish-white rock seemed to have moved slightly.

Lou Yuqing's heart skipped a beat, and she subconsciously looked up, but the stone showed no signs of moving. For a moment, she was in a state of utter confusion.

Is it just an illusion or something else?

Seeing that the other party did not react, Si Nidie wanted to say something more.

The next instant, that ethereal and distant voice rang out again, as if it had traveled through time and space from ancient times, carrying with it an endless sense of vastness and etherealness.

"You two little girls are blind, fine, but you can't recognize my true form and you're blaming me? Are you trying to bully an old man like me?"

Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie were both taken aback.

They kept an eye on their surroundings, but still couldn't pinpoint the source of the sound; if they had to describe it, it seemed to be everywhere.

This person is no ordinary individual!

Si Nidie suppressed her dissatisfaction and solemnly said to the air, "Are you a senior from the sect? My junior sister and I did not know your identity beforehand. Please forgive us if we have been disrespectful to you."

This statement is both an apology and a test.

"hehe."

The mysterious voice chuckled and remarked, "These young people nowadays are really shrewd. Alright, I won't hold this against you. Get off my back."

Two people: On their backs?!

Si Nidie was in a daze and stood there stunned.

Lou Yuqing quickly pulled her senior sister down and turned to look at the gray-white boulder. She saw that its once seamless exterior was now cracked, and stone chips were scattered into the air.

She wasn't mistaken; the stone had indeed moved.

A series of "crackling" sounds rang out as countless stones peeled off the rock. In just a few breaths, a great transformation was completed. The original stone disappeared, and in its place was a monster resembling a turtle.

The monster's shell was so white that it was without a single impurity, as if it were the most sacred white in the world. Everyone who saw it was amazed by its purity and clarity.

Its eyes seem to conceal a starry sky, each star representing a profound truth, causing those who gaze upon it to become involuntarily lost in its beauty.

Lou Yuqing was completely stunned: Is this really a stone demon?

It had no trace of demonic aura; instead, it exuded an ethereal, otherworldly charm.

The ancient white turtle stretched its limbs, glanced at Lou Yuqing casually, and said, "Little girl, wake up, your eyes are about to pop out of your head."

"..." Is it that obvious?

Lou Yuqing stood awkwardly: "This disciple has learned a great deal."

So stunned by the appearance of the ancient white turtle that she didn't even notice that it could speak human language. But since it was a demon, it shouldn't be strange that it could talk.

The ancient white turtle smiled and shook its head, not surprised by her reaction. The first time humans met him, their reactions were not much different from this little girl's.

"Senior, are you the sect's guardian spirit beast, the Primordial White Turtle?" Just then, Si Nidie, who had been in a daze for a long time, finally came to her senses and excitedly asked the other party for confirmation.

She had seen the juvenile form of the spirit ape among the guardian beasts of the mountain. Although it was golden and quite beautiful, she had heard that its appearance after growing up was even more magnificent, like the sun, too beautiful to look directly at.

The ancient white turtle before her was a genuine adult, and its stunning beauty far exceeded her expectations, especially its eyes, which were filled with history and age. It was truly worthy of being a being that inherited from the ancient era.

The ancient white turtle smiled at Si Nidie like a kind old man: "I didn't expect that even though I don't appear in public, there are still disciples who remember me."

Si Nidie blushed: "It really is you!"

Suddenly, she remembered the words she had just used to insult the other person—"coward."

Si Nidie: "..."

Could it be that Senior White Turtle revealed his true form to them because she scolded him? The thought of this possibility immediately dampened most of her excitement.

Lou Yuqing also remembered this incident and gave her senior sister a warrior-like look. Si Nidie was on the verge of tears. She thought it was a villain who had scolded her so rudely.

However, since Senior White Turtle said he wouldn't hold their rudeness against them, he should keep his word.

"Tell me, how is the sect doing lately? Has anything major happened?" The Ancient White Turtle seemed oblivious to their subtle movements and smiled gently.

"Senior White Turtle!"

Just then, several voices came from the horizon as if by prior arrangement.

Lou Yuqing looked up and saw the four people, including Sect Leader Qingxuzi, appearing above the clouds. As their voices fell, they also arrived in front of the Primordial White Turtle.

Upon seeing Lou Yuqing and Si Nidie, Qingxuzi clearly showed surprise: "Yuqing, you two are chatting with Senior Bai Yuan?"

Lou Yuqing touched her nose, embarrassed to admit the misunderstanding, and simply nodded to them: "Yes, we just happened to run into Senior Bai Yuan here."

Shi Hua glanced at them curiously; it turned out that the sect leader and this girl knew each other.

Sect Leader Qingxuzi bowed to Bai Yuan: "Qingxuzi greets Senior Bai Yuan."

He didn't have high expectations when he came to ask the other party about something, because the ancient white turtle had been dormant on and off and rarely woke up.

In the past years, he had come to the sect's back lake but returned empty-handed. He never expected that this time he would happen to arrive just in time for the other party to awaken.

The ancient white turtle tilted its head, and a burst of brilliant light erupted from its body, blinding everyone. When the light faded, an old man with white hair and a youthful face came into view.

Lou Yuqing sighed inwardly: What a sage!

Thinking about how she and her senior sister had just been sitting on each other's backs enjoying the scenery, she suddenly felt a little ashamed. It seemed that they had really taken advantage of an old man.

The old man was none other than the Primordial White Turtle in human form. With his extraordinary cultivation, transformation was merely a thought away. He looked at Sect Leader Qingxuzi, narrowed his eyes, as if recalling something: "Qingxuzi, I seem to have some recollection of that Daoist name. You are that...that someone?"

Sect Leader Qingxu smiled wryly: "Junior Song Zhi."

“Yes, yes, yes, it’s Song Zhi. You are the 26th generation sect leader of Wendao Sect.” Bai Yuan suddenly realized and then said, “You’ve grown so much. I remember the first time I saw you, you were just a tiny little bean sprout, about half a person’s height.”

"Well."

Sect Leader Qingxuzi hesitated for a moment, then said awkwardly, "Senior Baiyuan may be mistaken. I was already an adult when I first met you."

"...Is that so?" Bai Yuan frowned, trying hard to dig into his memories, but found that the depths of his mind were empty. Oh well, he decided not to make things difficult for himself.

The white turtle looked at Qingxuzi and the others and asked gently, "What business do you have with me?"

Sect Leader Qingxuzi explained, "We came about the matter of the Spirit Pearl. Several years ago, the Spirit Pearl gave birth to offspring and entrusted them to you. Do you remember?"

The white turtle did not reply immediately, but murmured, "Spirit Pearl..."

A bad feeling rose in Qingxuzi's heart.

Then, the premonition immediately came true.

The ancient white turtle asked blankly, "Who is Lingzhu? Do I know her? When did she entrust her offspring to me?"

These three questions completely baffled everyone. As guardian spirit beasts of the mountain, the two should have a good relationship. How could Senior White Turtle have forgotten about him?!

Everyone felt like they had heard something unbelievable.

For a moment, the atmosphere was eerily quiet.

"Oh well, we can't blame Senior White Turtle for this; it's his fault for getting sick."

Lou Yuqing's inner thoughts echoed in everyone's ears.

He has Alzheimer's disease, so it's normal that he can't remember people.

Everyone looked shocked.