boom!
The meteor fell directly to the ground, leaving a large crater.
Once the ground stabilized, Qin Bai led Zhang Xintian over, and sure enough, it was a familiar meteorite.
After the meteorite was opened, a bespectacled man emerged from it.
"I didn't expect to see two fellow countrymen so soon after I arrived. Hello, fellow countrymen, my name is Qi Yun, and I am a mentor. You may not know what a mentor is, so let me explain..."
Before the other person could continue, Qin Bai interrupted him: "No need to say anything, I know everything. Do you want to come to my place? There's already a mentor there."
Factions can choose mentors, and mentors can also choose the faction they want to stay in.
Su Nana chose to stay in Taoyuan because she saw Qin Bai's potential.
But the mentor in front of us, named Qi Yun, is a different story.
"I want to judge with my own eyes whether I should remain in your territory."
Qi Yun said with a smile.
"Alright, let's go back."
There are no clues about Zhang Jiangxin here, so staying here is a waste of time.
Just as they were about to go back, Qi Yun suddenly stopped: "Is the person you're looking for an old man with gray hair, around seventy years old, and wearing gray clothes?"
How did you know?
Qin Bai was taken aback.
"Because I have already seen him."
Qi Yun pointed behind them, and Qin Bai looked and sure enough, there was an old man watching them at the edge of the village.
And this old man is none other than Zhang Jiangxin!
"grandfather!"
Zhang Xintian was overjoyed and was about to run over.
Qin Bai immediately stopped her: "Sister, don't rush over there. That might not be Old Zhang."
Zhang Xintian was somewhat incredulous. Upon closer inspection, she realized that the old man's appearance was indeed a bit strange.
He looks like Old Zhang, but not quite; it's a strange feeling.
"That person, no, he's no longer human."
Qi Yun walked over, his expression somewhat strange.
"Generally speaking, this situation is rare. If I'm not mistaken, you should be that old man's blood relative, within three generations, right?"
Zhang Xintian nodded: "That's my grandfather."
"That's right. Your grandfather has developed a very rare phenomenon called the Spirit Cage."
"Ling Cage? What does that mean?"
"Simply put, your grandfather is trapped in a cage made of his own soul, where he is in a state of neither life nor death forever."
Qin Bai and Zhang Xintian exchanged a glance, neither of them understanding why this situation had occurred.
Why is this happening? Is there any hope for Old Zhang?
"have."
Qi Yun gave an affirmative answer.
"Please, please save my grandfather."
Zhang Xintian wished she could kneel down before Qi Yun.
Qi Yun shook his head: "It's not that I don't want to help you, but I can't tell you the solution either, otherwise I would die too."
"I have already been punished for what I just told you about Ling Cage."
As he spoke, he lifted his shirt, revealing a large number of bloody welts on his stomach, which were far more horrific than those on Su Nana.
Qin Bai's expression turned serious. Qi Yun was only meeting his mentor for the first time, and he was willing to have so many bloodstains on his body so that they would know the situation.
He knew from Su Nana that the pain from these bloodstains was unbearable for most people, let alone so many bloodstains.
"grateful."
Although they knew about the phenomenon of the Spirit Cage, they still had to go inside to rescue Elder Zhang.
Strangely, they had been inside before, so why didn't this happen then?
At this moment, Zhang Xintian suddenly spoke up: "Brother, I'll go in alone. I'm not the same person I used to be."
She wasn't exaggerating when she said that; with her abilities, she would be among the top even in Peach Blossom Spring.
"How can that be? I owe Old Zhang a favor because he helped me make the Tiger Soul Blade back then."
Ultimately, the two decided to go in together to see what was going on, but then Qi Yun said, "Anyway, I don't have anything else to do, so I'll go in with you."
“This has nothing to do with you, and you don’t need to risk your life.”
Qin Bai advised.
Based on the fact that Qi Yun was punished just to let them know about the Spirit Cage, Qin Bai wouldn't let him go in and risk his life.
"As I said, I will use these eyes to judge whether you are worth my time."
Seeing that he couldn't persuade Qi Yun, Qin Bai had no choice but to go in together with the other two.
They walked towards the village, but when they were about ten meters away, the old man who looked like Zhang Lao suddenly disappeared.
It was obvious that Qi Yun knew something, but he couldn't continue.
"Brother, I feel like the atmosphere here has changed?"
After walking for a while, Zhang Xintian said cautiously.
Qin Bai nodded and looked around. Although there was still no sound, the feeling was definitely different.
"Let me go to your house first."
Qin Bai walked directly toward the Sword and Saber Pavilion, but before they got close, an old man appeared before them.
This is another elderly man who resembles Mr. Zhang, but only partially.
Are you Mr. Zhang?
Qin Bai asked directly.
But the old man didn't say a word; he just stood there.
After a while, the old man stared blankly at Qin Bai, then glanced at Zhang Xintian, and uttered a weak voice: "Grand...daughter..."
As soon as he finished speaking, his figure disappeared again.
Qi Yun frowned, as if he wanted to say something, but he kept his mouth shut.
Qin Bai keenly noticed this: Was Old Zhang's condition really that bad?
They quickened their pace and arrived at the Sword and Blade Pavilion.
But just as they were about to go in, they heard the sound of blacksmithing coming from inside.
Zhang Xintian trembled and said incredulously, "That sound...it's the sound Grandpa made when he was forging blacksmiths, but Grandpa isn't..."
"You'll know once you go in and take a look."
They went inside and saw an old man with a bare chest wielding a large hammer, constantly pounding the sword blank in his hand.
This old man is very similar to Mr. Zhang.
"Is that Grandpa?"
Zhang Xintian was somewhat unsure, as the scene before her was simply too strange.
Why do they only see elderly people who look very similar to their grandfather, even though these people are not their grandfather?
The old man did not answer and continued forging.
Qi Yun's brows furrowed even more, but he still didn't say anything.
Just then, Qin Bai suddenly spoke up: "Old Zhang, your granddaughter has been captured and brought back. She is in great danger!"
Zhang Xintian looked puzzled. What is he talking about?
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