Chapter 163 Confession
Pan Yun filled his two large wooden barrels with water and added another one as a backup. He started to boil water on the stove and took a refreshing hot bath in broad daylight and also washed his hair.

When she returned to the cave entrance, Zhou Wangdao was still waiting for her there.

Pan Jun thought that they were now cellmates, and that he had helped a lot, so he opened his mouth and asked him word by word, "Do you want some water?"

Zhou Wangdao understood, shook his head, and then opened his mouth and asked her, "Junior sister, was it you yesterday?"

Afraid that Pan Jun couldn't understand his lip reading, he pointed his finger into the deep hole.

The two of them leaned their heads forward and watched each other draw from a distance of about ten meters. Fortunately, the entrances of their holes were not facing each other but slanted, so it was not difficult to see.

Just as he was demonstrating enthusiastically, Zhou Wangdao's smile suddenly stopped, and his upper body retracted, leaving only his head exposed, looking up at Pan Jun and winking at her.

Pan Jun looked up and saw Cheng Lingzi standing on a flying sword and hovering above her head.

He said faintly: "After all, you two found each other, and you had a good chat."

Pan Yun smiled and said, "Senior Brother Cheng Lingzi, are you working again?"

Cheng Lingzi looked Pan Yun up and down, his eyes swept over her slightly wet long hair, and then looked at her outer cave, pondering: "Are you so capable that you have cultivated such a huge world in your sleeve, or is Sanqing Mountain so generous that it actually gave you such a huge world thing? You can bring in so many things and such a big bucket?"

Of course Pan Yun couldn't tell him that her spiritual realm was so vast that it seemed to have no end.

But the seal has not been broken yet.

"Brother Cheng Lingzi, do you know that there is a kind of ability in this world called the ability to collect?"

Cheng Lingzi raised his eyebrows.

Pan Yun said, "My sleeve world only needs to be able to hold a large wooden barrel. As for the other things, they can all be stored in the large wooden barrel."

Cheng Lingzi didn't know that she had extra water for the past few days. She glanced at the large wooden barrel in the corner of the outer cave and nodded, "That's a good idea."

Pan Jun chuckled at him.

Cheng Lingzi took out a clay pot and asked, "What about the water in this pot..."

Pan Yun immediately sat up and reached out to him.

Cheng Lingzi clicked his tongue and threw the clay pot to her.

Pan Yun returned the empty clay pot to him.

Cheng Lingzi caught it and the earthen jar disappeared.

Pan Yun knew that he had the secret in his sleeves, otherwise, with so many clay jars on this mountain, how long would it take him to carry them all by hand?

Cheng Lingzi flew towards Zhou Wangdao, threw the earthen jar to him and reached out to him.

Zhou Wangdao held the clay pot and said, "Brother, can I keep one more clay pot and give it to you tomorrow?"

Cheng Lingzi looked at him steadily for a while and nodded, "Okay."

Cheng Lingzi threw the steamed bun to him and left.

After that, every morning when Cheng Lingzi went down the mountain to fetch water, he would stop to watch Pan Yun fetching water with the wooden bucket.

Even though she is slow and will be pulled by people from other caves when she is mid-air, with Pan Xiaohei around, basically no one can snatch the water from her.

After two days, Pan Yun gradually realized something was wrong and asked Cheng Lingzi, "It seems that they are not trying to steal my water, but my wooden bucket and rope."

"When a wooden barrel full of water passes by their cave, they can use clay pots to steal the water. I told my dear Xiao Hei that if they try to steal the water, we should be more tolerant and let them have half a pot."

After all, she really wanted to have a good relationship with them so as to further explore the secrets of this mountain.

She has just moved in and has already discovered so many secrets. It seems that the people below have lived here longer and must have discovered more secrets.

Cheng Lingzi didn't tell her, but they might tell her.

But they did not accept the olive branch she offered them, and instead wanted to cut down the entire olive tree, which was too much.

Pan Yun was willing to give them some branches and leaves, but not the whole tree.

So she could only firmly defend her rights and let Pan Xiaohei scratch everyone who reached out, and everyone was injured to varying degrees.

Cheng Lingzi looked down at her, and after a while he sighed, "You are still a child, your mind is so pure."

Pan Yun: ...It was the first time someone said she was simple-minded.

Pan Yunyu straightened his back proudly and sat up, "I think so too. I am a kind person, and kind people have pure hearts."

Cheng Lingzi: "This is also the first time I've heard someone praise himself like this. It seems very... shameless."

Pan Yun smiled at him.

Cheng Lingzi explained, "You only have a month and a half of...sentence, so you have never thought of escaping. If you were sentenced to a year and a half in the cliff of remorse, and were in a state of panic about losing your energy and inner strength every day, would you be willing to stay here honestly or think about escaping?"

Pan Yun pondered, "You mean, they stole my barrel and rope in order to escape?"

Cheng Lingzi nodded.

Pan Jun looked down at his hands and raised his eyebrows, "So, without using any power, we can leave the cave?"

Cheng Lingzi smiled at her, but didn't answer. However, the answer was self-evident. Pan Yun pointed to the cave below and said, "Why don't those who live at the bottom jump directly? We live at a high place and might die if we jump down, but they won't."

Cheng Lingzi: "Guess why they didn't jump?"

Pan Jun's heart skipped a beat. He couldn't guess the specific reason, but he knew that they definitely couldn't jump.

By the way, it seems that the head that was stuck out to reach the bucket can only reach halfway up the mountain. No head has ever appeared below the mountainside. Is there no one, or is it that no one can come out?

Pan Jun thought thoughtfully about the roar that came after the stone was thrown down.

This is truly a magical mountain and a magical formation.

Pan Yun was eager to conduct a more in-depth study.

Seeing her so excited, Cheng Lingzi was not angry at all. Instead, he nodded with satisfaction and said, "Not bad, not bad. My lineage has successors. You are so fascinated by formations. Maybe you will take over my job and guard the Cliff of Repentance in the future."

Pan Jun's expression froze, and he pointed at his nose and said, "Me? No, no, I'm not from Longhu Mountain, I'm from Sanqing Mountain."

Cheng Lingzi looked at her carefully and said, "I finally know why you were locked up for such a weird reason. You are so naive. You should just think about it in your heart. Why do you tell others about it?"

Pan Yun nodded: "I also realized my mistake."

Cheng Lingzi: "But you haven't changed yet."

Pan Yun: "That's because Senior Brother is not someone else, but one of our own. I trust him, so I tell the truth."

Cheng Lingzi looked at her steadily, "Are you...are you serious?"

Pan Jun nodded seriously.

Cheng Lingzi was silent for a moment, perhaps because he felt it was not good to betray her trust, and said, "Child, don't trust people so easily in the future. It's not good. People should be more profound."

He paused before continuing, "No matter what mountain you are from, Siguo Cliff is related to the safety of the world. This is the responsibility of every cultivator, and you have to go up when it's your turn."

Pan Yun's eyes widened. "Can this Cliff of Repentance really affect the safety of the world?"

Cheng Lingzi glanced at her and said, "What do you think? The previous dynasty was unjust, and demons and ghosts were rampant. Why did it gradually calm down after the establishment of this dynasty? There must be a place for demons and ghosts to go, right?"

Pan Yun's eyes widened, "Wait a minute, Senior Brother Cheng Lingzi, you're just telling me such a big secret?"

Cheng Lingzi looked confused, "Is this a big secret? Don't you have to take Taoism history classes when you go to school?"

"Oh," Pan Yun sat back and said, "Our history of Taoism class was scheduled to be taught by Senior Brother Zhang Liuzhen, but he was injured some time ago and has not been out for classes. The academy has not changed the teacher, so he did not attend."

Cheng Lingzi nodded, "This is an open secret. Those great demons and monsters are imprisoned in the Cliff of Repentance in Longhu Mountain. Not only do all Taoists in the world know this, but demons and monsters also know this. Otherwise, why do you think the Tianshi Mansion has not been moved for a hundred years?"

Although the scenery here is nice, it is not as developed as other places in the south of the Yangtze River. The Zhang family has been guarding here for generations, not only to continue the Taoist tradition, but also to guard against these demons and monsters.

"Although the Zhang family has made great efforts here, we cannot put all the pressure on them. Therefore, all Taoists in the world have the responsibility to guard the place."

Pan Yun: "What's your surname, Senior Brother?"

Cheng Lingzi grinned, "Zhang."

Pan Yun: …

Pan Yun gave him a thumbs up.

Cheng Lingzi looked at her suspiciously, "Are you mocking me by giving me that thumbs up?"

"No, it's admiration," Pan Yun said, "Although I said I'm not from Longhu Mountain, I agree with what you said. We are born as human beings, and we have responsibilities as human beings. After practicing Taoism, we have more responsibilities. Since the demons and monsters that are suppressed here are the ones that bring disaster to the world, then I do have a responsibility."

Cheng Lingzi nodded approvingly.

Pan Yun paused and said, "So I want to be honest with my senior brother."

"Confess what?"

Pan Yun said with a sad face: "I accidentally broke the stone wall when I was practicing martial arts in the cave a few days ago, revealing a big hole. I wonder if this will have any impact on protecting the people of the world?"

Cheng Lingzi's smile gradually faded.

The first time, Cheng Lingzi entered the opponent's cave before the prisoner came out of the cave.

As soon as Cheng Lingzi entered the inner cave, he was shocked by its layout.

When I straightened up, I saw a shelf on the right. On the shelf was a wooden basin with towels neatly hung on it. On the next shelf were toothbrushes, cups, etc.

Going forward along the shelf, there is a huge wooden barrel with a lid. Next to it is a naturally formed waterway connecting two pools, but there is no water in the pools.

There was a mattress on the stone platform, with a brightly colored quilt on top, and two pillows neatly placed on it. Next to it was a row of shelves with clothes hanging on them.

Cheng Lingzi suddenly reacted. Yes, she had changed her clothes. Although they were both Taoist robes, one could tell they were different.

So when others couldn't even wash their faces, she could wash clothes in the cave.

Cheng Lingzi looked at her silently, then looked forward and saw a big hole on the back side of the stone platform. The huge rocks piled on it had been smashed down by her at some point.

(End of this chapter)