第一千七百五十三章 灵机一动

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第一千七百五十三章灵机一动

Chapter 1753: A Sudden Inspiration

yuán běn ， zhè yàng de shā shǒu jiǎn ， lín xuān bìng bù xiǎng yòng ， bì jìng zài guān jiàn shí kè ， zhè dōng xī ， kě shì néng gòu jiù mìng de ， yòng zài zhè zhǒng chǎng hé ， píng xīn lái shuō ， duō shǎo shì yǒu yī xiē làng fèi le 。

原本，这样的杀手锏，林轩并不想用，毕竟在关键时刻，这东西，可是能够救命的，用在这种场合，平心来说，多少是有一些浪费了。

Originally, Lin Xuan didn't intend to use such a trump card. After all, in critical moments, this could save his life. Using it here seemed a bit of a waste.

rán ér liǎng gè tú ér kě ài dào rú cǐ chéng dù ， lín xuān yòu bú shì tiě shí xīn cháng de rén wù ， zěn me kě néng qì tā men yú bù gù 。

然而两个徒儿可爱到如此程度，林轩又不是铁石心肠的人物，怎么可能弃她们于不顾。

However, these two disciples were so adorable that Lin Xuan couldn't bear to abandon them. If he did, even if he managed to escape, his conscience would be troubled for the rest of his life.

jiǎ rú zhēn nà yàng zuò ， zì jǐ jí shǐ táo tuō ， zhè liáng xīn ， yě huì zhōng shēng bù ān de 。

假如真那样做，自己即使逃脱，这良心，也会终生不安的。

I repay with sincerity what you show me in kindness.

jūn yǐ chéng dài wǒ ， wǒ bì yòng xīn bào zhī 。

君以诚待我，我必用心报之。

Although Lin Xuan was accustomed to the bloodshed and had a habit of not rising early without profit, compared to other cultivators, he still had principles. A man should have some courage; how could he fail to protect his own disciples?

lín xuān suī xí guàn le xīng fēng xuè yǔ ， yě xǐ huān wú lì bù zǎo qǐ ， dàn yǔ bié de xiū xiān zhě xiāng bǐ ， tā què shì yǒu dǐ xiàn dì 。

林轩虽习惯了腥风血雨，也喜欢无利不早起，但与别的修仙者相比，他却是有底线地。

With these thoughts swirling in his mind, Lin Xuan made up his mind. Using this pill here was worth it!

nán rén me ， zǒng gāi yǒu yì diǎn xuè xìng ， qǐ néng lián zì jǐ de tú ér dōu bù néng bǎo hù ， nà hái zài xiū xiān jiè hùn shén me ？

男人么，总该有一点血性，岂能连自己的徒儿都不能保护，那还在修仙界混什么？

Others might think him foolish, but in his heart, there was another scale.

nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān yǐ jiāng jué xīn xià dìng le ， zhè dān yào yòng zài cǐ chù ， zhí de ！

脑海中念头转过，林轩已将决心下定了，这丹药用在此处，值得！

Sacrifice and gain—Lin Xuan believed that doing so wasn't wrong.

huò xǔ bié rén huì jué de shǎ ， dàn zài tā de xīn zhōng ， què shì lìng yǒu yī gǎn chèng lái héng liáng de 。

或许别人会觉得傻，但在他的心中，却是另有一杆秤来衡量的。

Rolling up his sleeves, a jade bottle flew out. It was slightly smaller than usual spirit pills bottles but incredibly delicate. The patterns on its surface were blue-and-white porcelain, though the most striking feature was a禁制符箓贴ed at the bottom of the bottle, much smaller than usual.

shě de shě de ， lín xuān jué de zhè yàng zuò ， bìng méi yǒu cuò 。

舍得舍得，林轩觉得这样做，并没有错。

Even without opening it, Lin Xuan could feel the medicinal essence inside.

xiù páo yī fú ， yí gè yù píng fēi lüè ér chū ， bǐ tōng cháng shèng fàng líng dān de píng zi ， yào shāo wēi xiǎo shàng nà me yī xiē ， què jí wéi jīng zhì ， biǎo miàn de huā wén ， nǎi qīng huā cí ， bù guò gèng yǐn rén zhù mù dì shì ， zài zhè píng zi de dǐ bù ， hái tiē yǒu yī zhāng jìn zhì fú lù ， bù guò yě bǐ tōng cháng de ， yào xiǎo shàng xǔ duō 。

袖袍一拂，一个玉瓶飞掠而出，比通常盛放灵丹的瓶子，要稍微小上那么一些，却极为精致，表面的花纹，乃青花瓷，不过更引人注目的是，在这瓶子的底部，还贴有一张禁制符箓，不过也比通常的，要小上许多。

Though he had already made up his mind, looking at this object, Lin Xuan still felt a tinge of reluctance.

bù yòng dǎ kāi ， lín xuān yě gǎn jué dào yào líng zài lǐ miàn 。

不用打开，林轩也感觉到药灵在里面。

But what could he do? Could he really expect that old monster of the sea to treat Bai Cao Sect as if they were family?

jǐn guǎn yǐ jīng jiāng jué xīn xià dìng le ， bù guò kàn zhe cǐ wù ， lín xuān xīn zhōng hái shì yǒu yī sī bù shě 。

尽管已经将决心下定了，不过看着此物，林轩心中还是有一丝不舍。

Lin Xuan thought with a touch of self-deprecating humor.

kě xiàn zài ， yòu néng rú hé ， nán dào hái néng shē wàng nà hǎi zú lǎo guài wù ， jiāng bǎi cǎo mén ， dàng chéng shì zì jǐ rén ？

可现在，又能如何，难道还能奢望那海族老怪物，将百草门，当成是自己人？

Then he froze.

lín xuān yǒu xiē zì cháo de xiǎng zhe 。

林轩有些自嘲的想着。

Wait, this assumption sounded absurd but wasn't entirely impossible.

què yī xià zi dāi zhù 。

却一下子呆住。

With his divine sense sinking into his waistband, Lin Xuan searched through the须臾袋in an instant. Soon, a delighted expression appeared on his face as he gently patted it. A tiny and delicate command talisman emerged in his palm.

děng děng ， zhè ge jiǎ shè ， tīng qǐ lái huāng miù ， dàn yě bìng fēi ， méi yǒu nà me yī sī kě néng 。

等等，这个假设，听起来荒谬，但也并非，没有那么一丝可能。

It was a blackish iron plate smaller than half a palm, unremarkable at first glance. Strange characters were carved on its front, though Lin Xuan didn't recognize them. The back featured an illustration of a whale, looking imposing.

lín xuān jiāng shén shí chén rù yāo jiān ， zài xū yú dài zhōng fān zhǎo qǐ lái 。

林轩将神识沉入腰间，在须臾袋中翻找起来。

With a flick of his fingers, an ancient voice emanated from the talisman. Though he couldn't tell what material it was made from, it was undoubtedly very hard.

hěn kuài ， tā liǎn shàng xǐ sè yī xiǎn ， shēn chū shǒu lái ， zài shàng miàn qīng qīng yī pāi ， yī xiǎo qiǎo líng lóng de lìng fú ， jiù chū xiàn zài le zhǎng xīn lǐ miàn 。

很快，他脸上喜色一显，伸出手来，在上面轻轻一拍，一小巧玲珑的令符，就出现在了掌心里面。

As they say, one can’t judge a book by its cover; nor can one measure the depth of the sea with a dipper.

shì yī kuài wū hēi fà liàng de tiě pái ， bǐ bàn gè bā zhǎng hái yào xiǎo yì diǎn ， háo bù qǐ yǎn ， zhèng miàn kè zhe gǔ guài de wén zì ， kě xī lín xuān bìng bù rèn shí ， ér bèi miàn zé huà zhe yī mǒ jīng yú ， kàn shàng qù xióng zhuàng wú bǐ 。

是一块乌黑发亮的铁牌，比半个巴掌还要小一点，毫不起眼，正面刻着古怪的文字，可惜林轩并不认识，而背面则画着一抹鲸鱼，看上去雄壮无比。

This unremarkable thing might be a treasure. Thinking back, that was four hundred years ago. At the time, he had saved the princess of the Great Whale King due to sheer luck. The young girl, grateful for his help, secretly left without any treasures on her person. So she gave him her father's command talisman.

qū zhǐ wēi dàn ， yī gǔ piáo de shēng yīn cóng shàng miàn sàn fà chū lái ， suī rán méi kàn chū shì shén me cái liào suǒ zhù ， dàn wú yí shì fēi cháng jiān yìng de 。

屈指微弹，一古朴的声音从上面散发出来，虽然没看出是什么材料所铸，但无疑是非常坚硬的。

He hadn’t paid much attention to it and casually tucked it away. Time passed like a white horse, gradually fading from memory until he finally remembered it at the last moment.

sú huà shuō ， rén bù kě mào xiàng ， hǎi shuǐ bù kě dǒu liáng 。

俗话说，人不可貌相，海水不可斗量。

Could this talisman help them out of danger?

zhè bù qǐ yǎn de dōng xī ， wèi bì jiù bú shì bǎo wù ， suàn suàn ， nà dōu shì sì bǎi nián qián de shì le ， dāng shí ， zì jǐ jī yuán qiǎo hé ， jiù le jù jīng wáng de jùn zhǔ ， xiǎo yā tou xīn zhōng gǎn jī ， kě tā shì qiāo qiāo liū chū lái dì ， shēn shàng méi dài shén me bǎo wù ， yú shì jiù jiāng fù wáng de lìng fú ， zèng yǔ lín xuān le 。

这不起眼的东西，未必就不是宝物，算算，那都是四百年前的事了，当时，自己机缘巧合，救了巨鲸王的郡主，小丫头心中感激，可她是悄悄溜出来地，身上没带什么宝物，于是就将父王的令符，赠予林轩了。

Lin Xuan wasn't entirely sure but thought it was worth a try. After all, the six sea kings were closely related, and the relationship between the shark clan and the whale clan had always been good. On his side, they were just low-grade cultivators; the other party might give him some face.

zhè dōng xī ， zì jǐ yě méi zěn me zài yì ， suí shǒu shōu qǐ ， shí guāng rú bái jū guò xì ， jiàn jiàn yǐ dào le yí wàng de jìng dì ， gù ér cái yī shí méi yǒu xiǎng qǐ ……

这东西，自己也没怎么在意，随手收起，时光如白驹过隙，渐渐已到了遗忘的境地，故而才一时没有想起……

Even if he failed, he could still fight back later.

bù guò zǒng suàn zài zuì hòu shí kè ， jì qǐ zì jǐ hái yǒu zhè me yī jiàn bǎo wù ， rú guǒ yòng tā ， néng bù néng gòu huà xiǎn wéi yí ？

不过总算在最后时刻，记起自己还有这么一件宝物，如果用牠，能不能够化险为夷？

With these thoughts in mind, Lin Xuan's previously agitated expression calmed down.

lín xuān méi yǒu shí zú de bǎ wò ， dàn bù guǎn rú hé ， zǒng hái shì zhí de yī shì de ， bì jìng hǎi zú liù wáng tóng qì lián zhī ， kuáng shā yī zú yǔ jù jīng zú de guān xì xiàng lái bù cuò 。

林轩没有十足的把握，但不管如何，总还是值得一试的，毕竟海族六王同气连枝，狂鲨一族与巨鲸族的关系向来不错。

"Master, please leave quickly and don't worry about your disciples."

ér zì jǐ zhè biān zhǐ shì yī xiē dī jiē xiū xiān zhě ， duì fāng wèi bì bú huì gěi miàn zi de 。

而自己这边只是一些低阶修仙者，对方未必不会给面子的。

"Yes, Master. You only need to avenge us in the future."

fǎn zhèng shì yī shì yòu méi yǒu sǔn shī ， shí zài bù xíng zì jǐ zài yǔ duì fāng huǒ bìng bù chí 。

反正试一试又没有损失，实在不行自己再与对方火并不迟。

The two girls didn’t know what Lin Xuan was planning; they continued pleading.

nǎo hǎi zhōng niàn tou zhuǎn guò ， lín xuān yuán běn zhàn yì àng rán de biǎo qíng yě chóng xīn píng jìng xià lái le 。

脑海中念头转过，林轩原本战意盎然的表情也重新平静下来了。

"Enough, no need to say more. I have it under control. Don’t worry, I will protect you." Lin Xuan smiled gently, treating his understanding disciples kindly.

“ shī fù ， nín kuài zǒu ， bù yòng guǎn tú ér de 。”

“师傅，您快走，不用管徒儿的。”

"Really?"

“ shì a ， shī fù ， nín yǐ hòu ， zhǐ xiāo wèi wǒ men bào chóu 。”

“是啊，师傅，您以后，只消为我们报仇。”

The two girls were half-believing and half-doubting. Though their cultivation levels were low, they knew the terrifying realm of Profound Knowledge. A mere breath from a Profound Knowledge cultivator could turn them into ashes.

liǎng gè yā tou zì rán bù xiǎo de ， lín xuān cǐ kè xīn zhōng de dǎ suàn shì shén me ， yī jiù yí gè jìn de zài nà lǐ yāng qiú 。

两个丫头自然不晓得，林轩此刻心中的打算是什么，依旧一个劲的在那里央求。

"I won't lie to you. Go in now; don’t come out without my command." Lin Xuan’s voice was calm but firm. Facing such an old monster, it was hard to predict whether it would be a blessing or a curse. He needed to handle this alone.

“ xíng le ， bù yòng duō shuō ， wèi shī xīn lǐ yǒu shù ， fàng xīn ， bù yòng dǎ ， wǒ yě yǒu bàn fǎ ， hù nǐ men zhōu quán de 。” lín xuān wēi xiào zhe shuō ， duì liǎng gè dǒng shì de ài tú ， tā shì hé yán yuè sè 。

“行了，不用多说，为师心里有数，放心，不用打，我也有办法，护你们周全的。”林轩微笑着说，对两个懂事的爱徒，他是和颜悦色。

"But…"

“ zhēn de ？”

“真的？”

The two girls still looked worried.

liǎng nǚ bàn xìn bàn yí ， tā men xiū wèi suī dī ， què yě míng bái ， dòng xuán qī ， jiū jìng shì zěn yàng de jìng dì ， fàng yǎn dōng hǎi ， nà jī hū yǐ shì zuì kě pà de cún zài ， chuī kǒu qì ， jiù néng ràng tā men huà wèi huī yān 。

两女半信半疑，她们修为虽低，却也明白，洞玄期，究竟是怎样的境地，放眼东海，那几乎已是最可怕的存在，吹口气，就能让他们化为灰烟。

"How dare you defy your master's orders?"

“ wèi shī bù dǎ kuáng yǔ ， nǐ men xiàn zài xiān jìn qù ， méi yǒu wǒ de fēn fù ， bù xǔ chū lái 。” lín xuān de shēng yīn ， suī shì dàn dàn dì ， dàn yǔ qì ， què bù róng zhì yí ， jiāng yào miàn duì dòng xuán qī lǎo guài wù ， shì fú shì huò ， zhe shí hěn nán liào de ， zì jǐ yí gè rén jiù gòu le 。

“为师不打诳语，妳们现在先进去，没有我的吩咐，不许出来。”林轩的声音，虽是淡淡地，但语气，却不容置疑，将要面对洞玄期老怪物，是福是祸，着实很难料的，自己一个人就够了。

"Disciple doesn’t dare, but…"

“ kě ……”

“可……”

Before Shangguan Yan could argue further, Lin Xuan raised his eyebrows. Time was short. With a wave of his sleeves, a beam of light sealed their abilities. Then he turned to Shangguan Daoist Friend: "Shangguan Daoist Friend, take these two girls to the cabin and stay there until I give you permission."

liǎng nǚ liǎn shàng yī jiù mǎn shì dān xīn zhī sè 。

两女脸上依旧满是担心之色。

"I understand. This time, it's our fault for dragging you down. Please be careful. If all else fails, please find a way out. We will be grateful even if we die at the hands of the sea clan in the afterlife." Shangguan Mudouyu sighed, her emotions complex.

“ zěn me ， nǐ men gǎn wéi kàng shī mìng me ？”

“怎么，妳们敢违抗师命么？”

Who wouldn't want to turn danger into safety? But she also knew that human strength had its limits. Lin Xuan had done his best.

“ tú ér bù gǎn ， zhǐ shì ……”

“徒儿不敢，只是……”

Since this was so, she couldn’t be too selfish and advised him accordingly.

shàng guān yàn hái xiǎng zhēng biàn ， lín xuān què méi tóu yī tiāo ， shí jiān bù duō ， xiù páo yī fú ， yī dào guāng xiá fēi lüè ér chū ， jiāng liǎng gè tú dì de fǎ lì fēng zhù ， suí hòu zhuǎn guò tóu lú ：“ shàng guān dào yǒu ， nǐ xiān jiāng zhè liǎng gè yā tou ， dài dào chuán cāng lǐ ， méi yǒu wǒ de fēn fù ， jiù zàn shí zài nà lǐ duǒ zhe 。”

上官雁还想争辩，林轩却眉头一挑，时间不多，袖袍一拂，一道光霞飞掠而出，将两个徒弟的法力封住，随后转过头颅：“上官道友，妳先将这两个丫头，带到船舱里，没有我的吩咐，就暂时在那里躲着。”

"Master Lin, indeed you are not like ordinary people." Shangguan Mudouyu felt deeply moved but didn't have time to linger. As the leader of a sect, she knew when to act. After regaining her freedom, she swept up her sleeves and took her two daughters with her, returning to the cabin.

“ qiè shēn qīng chǔ ， zhè yī cì shì wǒ men tuō lěi qián bèi le ， hái qǐng dào yǒu qiān wàn xiǎo xīn ， rú guǒ shí zài bù xíng ， qǐng xiǎng bàn fǎ lí qù ， wǒ men jí shǐ sǐ zài hǎi zú shǒu lǐ ， zài jiǔ quán zhī xià ， yě huì gǎn jī qián bèi dì 。” shàng guān mù yǔ tàn qì ， shuō zhè fān huà de xīn qíng gèng shì fù zá yǐ jí 。

“妾身清楚，这一次是我们拖累前辈了，还请道友千万小心，如果实在不行，请想办法离去，我们即使死在海族手里，在九泉之下，也会感激前辈地。”上官暮雨叹气，说这番话的心情更是复杂以极。

: The situation is still critical; currently ranked 8th in the仙侠 category. Fellow daoists, Phantom Rain will strive for it. Today's goal is 9000 words. Please check your waist pouches—do you have any more? Smash them into Bai Lian! RO!~!