As the Universe Turns - Chapter 198

Chapter 198 Patriarch Guituo

Seeing the other party ask, Xiao Chen immediately pretended to be Ye Lingfeng. He bowed slightly and smiled, “I was delayed for a while on the road with my little sister, so I came a moment late. Don’t blame me, Senior Brothers.”

The black-clothed man on the left said indifferently, “What’s wrong? It’s just that you’re so late. I’m afraid you won’t be able to see Master today. We’ll have to wait for him to come out tomorrow morning.”

Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang exchanged a glance and smiled, “No problem. Please lead the way, Senior Brothers.”

“Follow me.”

The two black-clothed men did not speak much. With a flick of their sleeves, a black wind covered them and they immediately rolled them up the mountain. When the two of them opened their eyes again, they were already on Ghost Tuoluo Mountain.

There were many caves on the mountain, and all kinds of buildings had strange shapes. Especially under the cover of night, they looked extremely strange. It seemed that if such a place was in Xianyuan Five Realms, it would be the Demon Sect’s location.

Right at this moment, a few more people walked over from afar and casually glanced at Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang. They didn’t pay much attention and negotiated with the two black-clothed men for a few words before hurrying down the mountain again.

The two men in black turned around and looked at Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang. “Follow me,” they said.

At this moment, two black-clothed men led the way and led the two of them to a courtyard. The black-clothed man on the right said, “Master, come out tomorrow morning. You two should rest here for the night.”

“In that case, I’ll have to trouble you two senior brothers.”

Xiao Chen followed Ye Lingfeng’s example and smiled. He bowed slightly and said.

“Yes.”

The two black-clothed men nodded casually and said, “Remember, you can’t come out at night, and you can’t walk freely on the mountain. Do you know what happened? The two of us can’t afford it.”

“Senior Brother, don’t worry. Little sister and I aren’t going anywhere tonight.”

“Yes.”

The two black-clothed men nodded a little and stopped talking. They looked at each other and went into the distance.

Only after the two of them disappeared did Hua Weiyang finally dare to put his hands on his shoulders, “It’s so cold, so cold, I’m so cold …”

“Are you alright?”

Xiao Chen turned around to look at her, then looked into the room, and said, “Go into the room.”

The two entered the room and lit the lights. This made the room slightly warmer. Hua Weiyang cast a flower fragrance spell on the bed. He did not even take off his shoes and quickly went into the quilt. He tightly gripped the quilt with both hands and said, “Finally, it’s warm …”

“Shh …”

Xiao Chen made a silent gesture and didn’t dare to set up a sound barrier in the room, so as to avoid being discovered by Patriarch Guituo and provoking suspicions.

Only then did Hua Weiyang realize that there was a man in the room. He pretended to be seriously coughing and looked at him with his big eyes wide open. “Well, I’m afraid of the cold, but you mustn’t come over” he said as he tightened his grip on the quilt.

Xiao Chen’s mind was full of unsealing talismans, but he didn’t have the mood to think nonsense with her. He waited until midnight, and the cold wind penetrated through the window. Hua Weiyang couldn’t help but shiver. Even if she was wrapped in a quilt, it would be difficult for her to resist the gloomy night of the Ghost Tuoluo Mountain.

“Are you OK?”

Xiao Chen turned around and looked at her. She saw that Hua Weiyang was tightly clutching the quilt, and his entire body was trembling with cold. “Not bad.”

The night of this Ghost Tuoluo Mountain was indeed extremely cold. Even Xiao Chen could feel this cold energy. However, he couldn’t understand why Wei Yang was so afraid of the cold …

At this moment, a rustling sound suddenly came from outside. Xiao Chen immediately made a silent gesture and looked out through the window. Under the moonlight, many figures passed by in the distance. These people were sneaky and did not know what they were doing.

After a while, when these people disappeared, Xiao Chen closed the window tightly. No matter what Ghost Tuoluo Mountain and the others wanted to do, it had nothing to do with him. In any case, his purpose this time was to obtain the Seal Release Talisman. After obtaining the Seal Release Talisman, he left with Wei Yang.

“Stupid … idiot, I’m a little cold …”

On the bed, Hua Weiyang shouted softly. Xiao Chen ignored the people outside. With a flick of his hand, he extinguished the candle on the table and walked to the bedside.

The moonlight outside the window was like ice, shining through the thin screen. Hua Weiyang’s face was a little pale, and he couldn’t hide it even if he was disguised.

Xiao Chen didn’t dare to rashly use his strength to defend her against the cold. After thinking for a while, he said, “Then … Otherwise, I’ll hug you.”

“Ah …”

Hua Weiyang raised his head and looked at him blankly. He lowered his head and secretly smiled, “I… I’m your sister now. What do you want to do? Are you ashamed?”

Xiao Chen didn’t have the mood to mess around with her right now. He only lasted until dawn the next morning before the cold and gloomy Qi finally dissipated.

After about two hours, two people’s footsteps sounded outside the courtyard, followed by a man’s voice, “Master has come out. You two can go over now.”

Inside the room, Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang were already ready. The two of them opened the door and went outside. Seeing the two men from yesterday, Hua Weiyang smiled and asked, “Senior Brothers, please lead the way.”

The two of them did not say anything else. They immediately took them to the Secluded Hall where Patriarch Guituo was. After about an incense stick of time, they arrived at the Secluded Hall. A cold and gloomy aura pervaded the hall, causing Hua Weiyang to tremble involuntarily.

“Master, the two of us from the Ye Clan have arrived.”

The two men came to a stone hall and cupped their hands.

There was a figure sitting on the high platform in the middle of the stone hall. That person was withered, his hair sparse, and wrinkles piled up on his face. He looked like a thousand-year-old corpse that had crawled out of a coffin. His appearance was extremely terrifying. This person was Patriarch Guituo.

“Mm …”

Patriarch Guituo opened his eyes and two dark green ghostly flames flashed in his pupils. He said in a deep voice, “Ye Family’s two little friends, come in.”

As soon as he entered the stone hall, the cold energy became even heavier. Xiao Chen followed Ye Lingfeng’s example and bowed his hands. Then, he smiled and said, “Ancestor’s lifespan is the same as Heaven’s. This disciple has come to pay his respects again today.”

Patriarch Guituo stroked his beard slightly. “You don’t have to be so glib. Did you bring anything?”

“Of course.”

Xiao Chen smiled lightly and took out the dozen jade bottles containing the pills from his sleeve. Patriarch Guituo stretched out his hand and took them from the air. He opened the bottle cap and sniffed them one by one before nodding slightly as if he was satisfied, “This time, it’s not bad.”

Hearing this, the two finally breathed a sigh of relief, but in the next moment, Patriarch Guituo’s eyes suddenly became sharp, “What else?”

Xiao Chen knew that he was asking about the Soul Altars that contained souls, so he took out the twelve black bone altars from his sleeves. Patriarch Guituo stretched out his hand and took out all the Soul Altars, carefully examining them one by one.

Seeing him inspect the bone altar, Xiao Chen and Hua Weiyang’s hearts slowly became suspended, but their faces were still very calm and composed. Right after Patriarch Guituo finished inspecting the last Soul Altar, a cold aura suddenly enveloped the two of them.

This time, it came in a hurry, and the two of them did not dare to use their strength to resist. Suddenly, Patriarch Gui Tuo’s two eyes turned abnormally cold and deep, “Why is there one missing?”