"How many years have you been here?" Su Jin asked softly.
The old man sighed and sat down. "I don't know how many years have passed, but I remember being full of vigor back then, not much older than you."
"Why don't you leave?" Su Jin blurted out, but then remembered that this protective formation meant one could enter but not leave.
"How did you get in? Are you from Phoenix Pavilion?" Why hasn't anyone come to rescue him?
"Whoever is from Phoenix Pavilion, I will have absolutely no connection with Phoenix Pavilion even when I am a ghost!" The old man suddenly became angry.
Su Jin asked hesitantly, "Then who are you?"
The old man straightened up and said with great pride, "I am the young master of the Lone Shadow Society. Our Lone Shadow Society welcomes all those who have wandered the world. As long as you want to come, we will give you a home."
"Our Lone Shadow Heart Method is the fastest way to cultivate internal strength in this world. Once you join our Lone Shadow Society, no one will be able to bully you anymore."
As he spoke of these things, the old man suddenly became excited, his eyes shining as if he were a young man, full of vigor and ambition.
"Then how did you get trapped here?"
The old man became angry again, his eyes blazing as if they were about to spew fire.
"Shen Zhenyu, that cunning and ruthless villain, harmed my wife and trapped me here, yet he himself cowered like a tortoise, too cowardly to fight me! What a coward!"
The old man started cursing loudly.
Su Jinxia vaguely remembered the name Shen Zhenyu. She frowned and thought hard for a moment, then suddenly realized!
Isn't that Shen Qianxue's grandfather?
After asking Su Jin in detail, she roughly learned about their story.
The grave outside the house contains the remains of Shen Zhenyu's younger sister, Shen Shuangshuang. Shen Shuangshuang was in love with Han Chuan, the young master of the Lonely Shadow Society, but Shen Zhenyu did not approve of their relationship.
Shen Shuangshuang insisted on going with Han Chuan, so Shen Zhenyu imprisoned her here. He also sent a message to Han Chuan, saying that if Han Chuan could take Shen Shuangshuang away from the protective mountain formation, he would agree to the marriage.
Han Chuan, young and impetuous, accepted the invitation without hesitation and found Shen Shuangshuang.
However, when the two were breaking through the formation, Shen Shuangshuang died from poisoning.
By the time Shen Zhenyu arrived, it was already too late.
Han Chuan and Shen Zhenyu got into a fight, and Han Chuan seriously injured Shen Zhenyu. After that, Shen Zhenyu never appeared again.
Although Han Chuan was highly skilled in martial arts, he knew nothing about formations and was trapped here for the rest of his life.
Su Jinxia really didn't understand why Shen Zhenyu insisted on breaking up a couple in love!
At the same time, she also sincerely admired Han Chuan.
Imprisoned here for decades, enduring loneliness and guarding one's mind, most people would have gone mad long ago.
After decades of holding back his past experiences, Han Chuan suddenly felt a bit dazed and empty inside.
Su Jinxia told him that the current head of Phoenix Pavilion is Shen Zhenyu's grandson, and that Shen Zhenyu and even his son have passed away.
The old man was overjoyed and laughed heartily.
Su Jin was truly speechless, but considering the thirty years of internal energy cultivation they had accumulated, she said, "Uncle, don't worry. Although I don't understand formations either, someone will definitely come looking for me, and then we'll be able to get out."
Han Chuan's expression shifted slightly; he naturally wanted to go out.
But his gaze fell on the grave outside the house. His beloved could never leave again. What good would it do for an old man like him to go out?
Han Chuan looked Su Jin up and down and said, "You're so sure, that person must be surnamed Chen, right?"
Su Jinxia remained silent, which was taken as tacit agreement, but she wondered to herself, "Would Han Chuan take his anger out on Shen Qianxue because of this?"
Han Chuan raised his aged, withered hand and gently patted Su Jinxia's shoulder, giving her a piece of advice.
"The men of the Shen family are all heartless and ungrateful; don't be foolish."
Su Jin smiled dismissively, "Uncle, you can't generalize and condemn everyone."
Han Chuan shook his head. Young people, most of them, don't listen to advice.
With a sigh, Han Chuan shakily got up and walked out of the room.
"It's getting dark, old man, where are you going?"
"Keep the appointment."
Su Jin opened her eyes wide in confusion. Were there other people here?
Su Jin was really curious, so she silently followed.
Han Chuan walked quite fast and hurriedly, until he reached the riverbank. He then patted his clothes, stood up straight, and his wrinkled face gained a bit of radiance, as if he were about to welcome someone important.
As night deepened, the moon quietly hid behind the clouds, revealing only half of its shy face.
A gentle breeze swept by, and Han Chuan suddenly stretched out his arm, his hand slightly bending in the air, and said with a smile, "You've come."
Su Jin blinked, a chill running down her spine.
"I have good news for you. That girl has woken up. She's just like a little rabbit, exactly like you."
Han Chuan slowly walked along the riverbank, gently raising his hand as if to hold someone's hand.
"I didn't let you down. I really saved her. Aren't I amazing? Do you want to praise me?"
"You're such a sweet talker, always knowing how to flatter me."
Su Jin followed quietly, unable to tell whether she herself had gone mad or Han Chuan had gone mad.
"She said she could get out, but I don't know if she's just bragging. If she really can get out, that would be good, as she can take the Lone Shadow Manual with her and clear the name of the Lone Shadow Society!"
"It's a pity that I won't live to see that day... Am I really so useless that I can't save you or the Lone Shadow Society? I can't do anything."
Han Chuan stopped in his tracks, his shoulders trembling, and he cried like a child, his sobs growing louder and louder.
People say that when you're sad, you shouldn't be comforted, because the more you try to comfort someone, the harder you'll cry.
I wonder if anyone is comforting him now.
Su Jin's eyes welled up with tears, and she turned and left quietly.
Whether in her past life or this one, Su Jinxia always felt that a person's life was very long, but today she suddenly felt that it was also very short.
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