As the Universe Turns - Chapter 57
Chapter 57 Dongjie
After arriving at the cave, Yi Chen sat down cross-legged and practiced his martial arts. After waiting for nearly an hour, his mother-in-law did not come back. He wondered why he hadn’t returned after going there for so long. However, thinking about what his mother-in-law had just said, he did not dare to go out to take a look, so he could only continue to wait.
Another hour passed, and it was almost noon when her mother-in-law slowly walked in. Seeing that she had finally returned, Yi Chen asked, “Granny, why have you been there for so long?”
“Cough cough, how bad is this old woman? The young people nowadays are really! They are getting impatient after waiting for so long. They really don’t know how to respect the old man anymore! Hmph!”
Yi Chen was dumbfounded and confused by her inexplicable lesson. Her mother-in-law glanced at him and said, “Alright! Don’t sit there in a daze. Let’s go!”
“Oh, oh.”
Yi Chen hurriedly got up and followed him out. When night fell, he arrived at another mountain. Tonight, the moon was exceptionally round. Yi Chen sat at the entrance of the cave, staring at Moon in the sky. Does Master also look at this round of Moon?
Ai! When he was at Purple Night Peak, he had always wanted to come out to play. Now that he had come out, he suddenly missed his master, Ah Niang, and Sister Shen Jing. Sister Shen Jing had gone out to travel around the world, and she didn’t know where she was tonight … At this moment, they didn’t know each other’s faces.
“What? You miss your little lover?”
Suddenly, her mother-in-law came back from outside. Yi Chen raised his head and said, “No, I was thinking … Forget it.”
“Hmph.”
Granny snorted coldly and came in to sit down. After a long time, she said, “Ling Yin is strict in choosing her disciples. She hasn’t accepted any disciples for three hundred years. How could she accept such a stupid disciple like you?”
“Master doesn’t think I’m stupid. I’m not stupid. I’m just not too smart.” Yi Chen muttered softly.
“Are you trying to say that you are wise and foolish?” The mother-in-law sneered.
Yi Chen snorted, “That’s right. It’s called’others laughing at me for being insane, I can’t see through it ‘. Granny, do you know what that means? It means that most people are self-righteous now. He thinks what he thinks should be done. If it doesn’t conform to his own thoughts, he feels that someone else is wrong and doesn’t know how to think at all.”
The mother-in-law shook her head and smiled. She did not care and was too lazy to listen to his boring words.
The night was getting deeper and deeper. Yi Chen had been running around all these days and suddenly felt a burst of sleepiness. He had yet to confirm the identity of this granny, so he could not take out the Black Copper Mirror to take random pictures of her. He said, “Granny, I’m sleepy! I’m going to sleep!”
The mother-in-law seemed to ignore him and looked at Moon in the sky alone, as if she had sunk into deep thought. After a long time, she said, “Sleep.”
“Oh.”
Yi Chen muttered in a low voice. He thought to himself that this granny had become a little strange again. He was too lazy to think about it, so he fell asleep.
After a long time, the granny turned around and looked at him quietly. Suddenly, she smiled and said, “Righteous disciple, Diabolism Demon, if everyone in the Righteous path is like you, how could there be a righteous demon in this small world? Father, how could the Soldier Mortal Realm be formed?”
The night became even deeper.
It was not until dawn that a gust of wind suddenly sounded outside the cave. Two figures landed in front of the cave entrance. Looking closely, they were a Qingyi man and a woman in red.
The two hurriedly entered the cave. The mother-in-law immediately stood up and gestured for silence. Only then did the two notice the sleeping white-clothed youth beside them. The Qingyi man formed a seal in his hand and immediately formed a barrier to block all sounds.
After everything was done, the two of them knelt down on one knee and cupped their hands, saying, “Your Highness, your Highness, you deserve to die for being late in escorting me!”
“Humph!” The mother-in-law snorted coldly, and her voice suddenly turned into a girl’s voice, “Forget it, get up.”
“Thank you, Princess!”
Only then did the two of them stand up. The woman in red asked, “I wonder how the princess was in danger that day?” The young girl snorted, “If it weren’t for the two days … If it weren’t for the fact that I happened to be unwell, how could I have fallen into the hands of those two?”
“Cangfeng Valley” The red-clothed woman’s eyes suddenly turned cold as she said, “A small mortal cultivation force actually dares to offend Her Highness the Princess. Your Majesty will report this to the Netherworld Emperor and send troops to flatten this valley!”
“I don’t think it’s enough!”
The girl flicked her sleeves and said unhappily, “I said before, although the world is small, don’t underestimate the cultivation sects in the world and your identities at any time. It’s best that no one knows about you!”
The woman in red lowered her head and said, “Yes … Your servant is confused.”
The Qingyi man looked at Xiao Yichen, who was sleeping soundly under the stone wall, and asked, “Your Highness, this person is …”
“A disciple of the Xuanqing Sect.”
“Mysterious Azure Sect’s people …” A killing intent flashed in the eyes of the Qingyi man as he lowered his voice and said, “Then we have to get rid of …”
“Huh?” The young girl immediately glared at him, “If it wasn’t for this person’s sudden appearance that day, you would have waited for me to collect the corpse!”
“It was a dereliction of duty on my part. Princess, don’t worry …”
The Qingyi man subconsciously retreated. The young girl shook her hand and said, “Forget it, let’s go. It’s just a disciple of the Profound Sect. Don’t worry about it. It’s important to take care of business.”
“Yes, Your Highness.”
…
The next morning, Yi Chen woke up vaguely and called out “Granny”. No one answered for a long time. He went to look around outside the cave, but there was no trace of Granny. Did Granny leave last night? Back then, Senior Blame left without saying a word, and this Granny Blame left without saying a word. The two of them are really alike. Sigh, forget it. See you in Jianghu in the future if you have fate!
Thinking like this, Yi Chen went to the stream below the mountain and washed his face. He thought to himself that this place was not far from Dongjie. Uncle Mei, Senior Martial Uncle Jiangnan, and the others should have arrived early, so he had to quickly reunite with them.
Dongjie is located in the eastern region of the ancient land of Xianyuan, The mountains were uninterrupted, so there were many legends circulating in this place. After passing through the Dongjie Mountains, there was an endless East China Sea. In these past few years, there were also many strange people who went out to search for the Immortal Island. Some even said that they had seen the Azure Dragon, one of the four legendary spirits. However, most of the people who went out to sea either died in the belly of the fish or returned without success.
This afternoon, Yi Chen finally entered the Dongjie Territory. Looking around, he saw mountains stretching out like giant dragons sleeping on this ancient land.
Thinking of the dragon vein shift a few days ago, Yi Chen still had some lingering fears. The ancient land of Xianyuan was boundless and boundless. Since ancient times and today, there were countless odd people trying to cross the ancient land, but in the end, they did not have a single wish in their entire lives. The heavens and the earth were vast, mortals seeking immortality were difficult to reach the heavens, and Xuanqing Sect was also a drop in the ocean.
When dusk fell, Yi Chen arrived at a mountain range. This place had been empty for a long time. In addition, the ground was humid. The rotting leaves piled up on the ground and formed a thick layer. A layer of poisonous miasma was formed in the mountains by the sunlight. However, cultivators often had true energy to protect their bodies. As long as they did not walk dangerously, they would be fine.
After walking for a long time, Yi Chen did not see the people between his eyebrows nor did he see the people from Xuanqing Sect. Instead, he saw some people from other sects. However, he was not sure if those sects were on good terms with the Hidden Edge Valley. Before he met his Martial Uncle, he did not dare to show himself rashly to avoid causing trouble.
If he had seen the martial uncles of the other sects before this, he would have definitely gone over. However, ever since he saw the two elders of the Hidden Edge Valley slaughtering decisively, he felt that the hearts of the people in this world were ancient and that everything was better to be careful.
Along the way, Yi Chen withdrew his aura and used Ling Xian Step as a cover to secretly follow behind the sects. He wanted to follow these people and meet Uncle Mei and the others, so that he could see what these people were doing in Dongjie.
When night fell, about twenty to thirty people from the sects set up camp on the spot. The mountains of Dongjie were dangerous and there were many exotic beasts in the night. Therefore, it was best not to travel at night. Xiao Yichen also hid in the distance and found a hidden cave to rest. However, he did not relax his vigilance. He stared at the people there at all times and listened to what they said.
After quietly following them for two days, Yi Chen heard from the sects in front of him that something had appeared on Dongjie’s side. Could it be that it had attracted the attention of both the Righteous and Devil Dao?
Along the way, he was not worried. Along the way, there were people from those sects who opened the way, and there were ferocious birds and beasts that weren’t afraid. However, when dusk fell on this day, two streaks of sword light suddenly appeared in the sky and instantly transformed into an old man in green and an old man in red.
Yi Chen’s heart immediately froze. It was the two people from the Hidden Edge Valley. Could it be that the two of them were chasing after him? He held his breath and hid behind a boulder. The two of them landed in the forest. The people from several small sects greeted him one after another, “Senior Brother Xu, Senior Brother He.”
“Mm …”
The two of them nodded slightly and looked left and right. “Fellow Daoists, can you see my fellow disciples and brothers these two days?” Xu Taichang said.
Everyone shook their heads, “I didn’t see it.”
The two of them stroked their beards and pondered for a while before He Chongtian asked, “Have you found anyone else in the past two days?”
After hearing this, everyone shook their heads, “This mountain is vast. We didn’t see any other fellow Daoists when we entered.”
“Is that so …”
After pondering for a while, Yi Chen hid in the distance and thought to himself, these two people did not have good intentions. They must have come to capture him and the strange granny.
“Who’s over there!”
Suddenly, a loud shout rang out. Yi Chen immediately thought that something was wrong and was discovered!
“Whoosh!”
The wind blew through, and with a “bang”, the boulder was instantly shattered into pieces. Yi Chen jumped out from behind and hurriedly said, “Senior Martial Uncles, don’t fight, don’t fight, it’s me!”
“Huh?”
Everyone’s eyes narrowed. Where did this little brat come from? Yi Chen grinned and walked over, “Hello, Martial Uncles. This junior disciple of the Mysterious Azure Sect, Xiao Yichen, is a disciple of Fairy Miaoyin.”
“Is it Fairy Miaoyin’s disciple?”
Quite a few people were stunned. They had naturally heard of Ling Yin’s disciple making a splendid appearance in the Heavenly Gate Martial Arts Association. However, they had never seen him before. They never expected that he was actually such a young child.
Yi Chen smiled and walked over. He thought to himself, “You two bad guys, with so many people watching, it’s impossible for you to kill me and silence me, right?” We’ll meet up with Uncle Mei and the others later, and we’ll see what happens to you two.
