Chapter 182 My Friends Are Already Dead
Sheng Fei had been searching for Yu Sui these past few days. After seeing her, he looked her up and down and only felt relieved after confirming that she was not injured.
He noticed the three saints who had come down together not far away, and only then did he realize that Yu Sui was not lying. Something dangerous had indeed happened on the Mechanized Island, which had attracted the attention of the academy's saints.
While Ou Rushuang was still pretending to explain things to Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu, she glanced at the direction Wu Huaiwei had left and casually asked, "The Yin-Yang School doesn't go that way."
“I’m going to the Ghost Dao family, do you want to come?” Wu Huaiwei turned around and smiled at him.
Ou Rushuang paused, intrigued, and asked, "What are you going to the Ghost Daoist's house for?"
"You'll know when you get here." Wu Huaiwei winked ambiguously and then used her wind manipulation technique to leave.
Ou Rushuang turned to look at Leng Rouyin, who hadn't left yet. Leng Rouyin frowned and glanced at him unconsciously, saying, "What she does is none of my business."
After saying that, he used his wind manipulation technique to leave.
Zhang Xiangyun and Luo Fu exchanged glances, wondering to themselves how unfathomable the relationship between these two saints was.
Wu Huaiwei went to the Ghost Path Sanctuary under the cover of night.
We haven't encountered many disciples of the Ghost Dao Clan along the way; compared to other clans, the Ghost Dao Clan indeed has relatively few disciples.
Wu Huaiwei considered whether to directly kidnap the disciple in competition with Saint Changgen, or to make an attempt by giving him a heads-up.
After thinking it over, I decided to say hello first.
She arrived at the Ghost Path Sanctuary but did not go in. Even the Twenty-Four Saints could not force their way into Taiyi's Ghost Path Sanctuary.
The entrance to the Ghost Path Sanctuary is covered in blooming flowers, and the surrounding atmosphere is peaceful and serene. Outside, all things are full of life, but inside the sanctuary, the room is filled with dead people.
Wu Huaiwei made a hand seal with one hand and wrote a line of characters in the void. The characters eventually condensed into two small black and white fish, which circled each other and transformed into a yin-yang incantation seal that landed on the gate of the Ghost Path Holy Hall.
That's considered her giving a heads-up; all she has to do is wait until Saint Changgen goes out to see it.
I just don't know if he uses the door.
Wu Huaiwei was in a good mood and turned to find her new apprentice.
As she left, she saw Mei Liangyu heading towards the Ghost Path Sanctuary. She felt a pang of regret. This kid was actually quite good. He was the child of one of the Five Lords of Yin and Yang. How bad could the talent of the Yin-Yang School be? It was a pity that she couldn't compete with Saint Chang Gen back then.
However... I'm afraid Master Chang will soon lose this disciple.
When Mei Liangyu arrived at the gate of the Ghost Path Holy Hall, he did not notice the Yin-Yang Curse Seal left by Wu Huaiwei. He remembered that when he left, the gate was open and was not usually closed.
But it's not that no one comes here; Zhang Yuxuan is a frequent visitor, and he's the only one who closes the door.
As Mei Liangyu walked inside, she caught a glimpse of the green vines climbing the courtyard wall and felt as if she had stepped into another world.
As he walked up the stone steps, scenes from the Yan Kingdom flashed through his mind. Mei Liangyu remained calm and composed, showing no sign of anything amiss.
Once upon a time, Mei Liangyu deeply felt the loneliness of Chang Gen Saint among the Ghost Path Saints. The boy, who was only fifteen or sixteen years old, made a promise with Chang Gen Saint that if he was delayed for too long during the academy trials, he would come to the Ghost Path Saint Hall first when he had free time.
He arrived as promised.
Mei Liangyu stepped across the threshold of the main hall and entered the hall. The things on the table were the same as when he left. The portraits in the hall watched him silently. In the silence, the atmosphere gradually turned cold.
The Sage Chang Gen is not here.
Mei Liangyu pulled up a chair and sat down in the hall. Leaning back against the chair, he slowly raised his head and looked at the portrait of his master facing him.
The candlelight inside the hall cast an orange glow, while the cool moonlight from outside slid in through the open doors and windows, curiously observing everything inside.
Mei Liangyu gazed at his master's portrait. The ink lines were extremely simple, yet they outlined a celestial and elegant figure. There was no specific appearance, only a simple outline, which made him feel very distant and ethereal.
As Mei Liangyu sat there, he recounted his experiences in Taiyi from beginning to end.
The memories he had accumulated over the past ten years in Taiyi were just as numerous as the memories he could recall.
In Mei Liangyu's mind, there was a very terrible conjecture. Before he could recall everything, he had to suppress this terrible thought and not let it affect his current judgment.
The portrait inside the hall moved without any wind. Mei Liangyu came back to her senses, her gaze refocusing on the portrait, and she greeted him with a soft smile, "Master."
Sage Changgen asked, "Were you injured on this trip?"
Although he remained silent, he already knew everything that had happened on the mechanical island.
“A minor injury is not a big deal, but the more troublesome thing is that Wen Yangzhou has been taken away by someone,” Mei Liangyu said. “It’s a rare Buddhist sorcerer. According to the Agricultural Sage, this Buddhist sorcerer used the Heavenly Secret Technique to steal Wen Yangzhou’s soul and possess him.”
Mei Liangyu frowned and said, "He took the Wenyang Axis away right in front of me. Master, you're not going to stop me from leaving Taiyi to find him, are you?"
Sage Changgen said, "The Wenyang family will handle this matter, and Taiyi will also begin to investigate."
"You've been talking for so long, but you still won't let me go." Mei Liangyu sneered and said nothing more.
Saint Changgen knew he was angry, but he thought that given the relationship between Mei Liangyu and Wen Yangzhou, it was understandable that he was angry because he was being prevented from rescuing people, but he could not back down.
If people are released from Taiyi, the consequences will be unimaginable.
As the Sage Changgen pondered how to appease the angry child, Mei Liangyu suddenly asked, "Master, don't you have any particularly close friends?"
"Wouldn't you be worried if your best friend were in a life-or-death crisis?"
An eerie silence fell over the hall.
Mei Liangyu patiently waited for Chang Gen Sheng Zhe's reply.
He knew that the Sage Changgen was currently in a state of leniency towards him, so he could say things he couldn't say on ordinary days and get answers he wouldn't normally get.
After a long time, a consciousness invaded Mei Liangyu's mind, a response from the Sage Chang Gen: "My friends are long dead."
Since then, he has never made any new friends.
Mei Liangyu suddenly realized that his time was different from his master's; he was still moving forward, while his master had stopped countless years ago.
After Yu Sui disembarked, she left with Sheng Fei and returned to her residence. After dealing with her third brother, she decided to go to the Ghost Path Holy Hall. She went back to her residence to take a bath and change her clothes. Just as she finished tying her hair up, she heard a knock on the door.
The person who came was Xue Mushi.
He was really curious about Nangong Sui's current state and what had happened last time.
Yu Sui opened the door and let him in.
Xue Mushi closed the door behind him and looked Yu Sui up and down. At first glance, Yu Sui seemed lively and energetic, without any signs of serious injury or death, and there was no indication that she had lost an arm or a leg in a fight.
"That day..." Xue Mushi had just started to speak when Yu Sui said, "If someone enters a near-death state, the Fire Spirit Orb can be triggered, allowing the Destroyer to have a conversation."
Xue Mushi nodded: "I know that."
Yu Sui added, "It doesn't have to be death."
Xue Mushi scratched his head, looking hesitant, and said, "But it can only be done when you're close to death, right?"
They were stuck between life and death, but there was only one chance of survival: a miracle through prayer.
Yu Sui held her hair back with one hand, a gold hairpin between her teeth, sat in front of the mirror and looked back at Xue Mushi standing at the door, saying indistinctly, "I've found that state."
Xue Mushi heard it clearly. He took a deep breath and looked at Yu Sui in disbelief: "So you did it on purpose last time?"
"More or less." Yu Sui fastened the hairpin behind her head, stood up and said, "But I can only do it in a safe place and at the right time, and I haven't decided when to contact you next time."
Xue Mushi was already pondering: "Should we tell them about the Heavenly Script?"
"Judging from their ages, the other three are all older and stronger than us, and they probably know just as much as we do," Yu Sui speculated. "One of them seems to have mentioned that he is hiding deep in the mountains and forests."
“One of them even disguised his voice, so we don’t know if he’s male or female. He’s very cautious. The second one knows to hide in a deserted place. And then there’s the third one…” When Xue Mushi was willing to use his brain to think, he could come up with a lot of ideas. “Although he has only been a World Destroyer for a short time, he also has some understanding of the Strange Fire. It’s just that his personal situation seems a bit complicated. He’s either killing people or being killed. He might be in some danger.”
Yu Sui followed his line of thought for a moment and nodded, saying, "But he should have some skill."
At this point, Yu Sui suddenly realized that she was chosen by the strange fire at birth. As an infant, even if the strange fire brought about other changes in power, she would not have been able to perceive it.
But Xue Mushi and others were different.
When chosen by a different flame, one should notice a significant difference.
Yu Sui always believed that the strange fire would bring about different changes in their power.
For example, her Five Elements Light Core.
Although Xue Mushi didn't say it, he didn't tell Yu Sui everything either.
Yu Sui and Xue Mushi summarized their speculations about the other three world destroyers, and then informed Xue Mushi about what had happened on the mechanical island.
"I've never heard of the Sea Eye and the Ruins of Return before." Xue Mushi sat down at the table, touched his nose, slumped his shoulders, and muttered, "If Shui Zhou really finds a way to destroy the strange fire, it doesn't seem like such a bad thing?"
Yu Sui said, "You mean finding the Eye of the Ruins, then throwing the strange fire into it to make it disappear, isn't that a bad thing?"
Xue Mushi nodded blankly.
Yu Sui patiently asked him, "How do I throw the strange fire in?"
Xue Mushi thought for a moment, his expression gradually becoming strange, his heart pounding wildly. Could it be?
"Could it be...could it be that...the Destroyer is thrown into the Ruins of Return?" Xue Mushi stammered.
Yu Sui didn't intend to scare him; it was good to keep Xue Mushi in this state of fear so he would be more vigilant.
She said, "It's not impossible, otherwise the Strange Fire wouldn't have gone into the Ruins on its own. How can the Strange Fire and the Destroyer be separated? We ourselves don't know, so how would Shui Zhou know? If they want to destroy the Strange Fire, they will inevitably have to destroy the Destroyer as well."
Therefore, if Shui Zhou truly finds the Eye of the Void and confirms that it can destroy the Strange Fire, then the Destroyer will face a problem:
Should we be willing to die to save all living beings?
Unfortunately, they didn't have the initiative.
Even if the Destroyer is unwilling, the Water Boat Saint, those who hate the Strange Fire, and all the people of the Xuan Gu Continent who are afraid of being burned to death by the Strange Fire will do everything they can to make the Destroyer die.
Xue Mushi knew he didn't have the courage to die willingly; he still had many things he wanted to do.
Besides, on what grounds?
Being chosen by a different flame is bad enough.
He paused for a moment, then asked in a low voice, "Are you going to tell the other three about this?"
Yu Sui nodded.
Xue Mushi asked, "When?"
Yu Sui thought for a moment and said, "The six kingdoms proclaimed to the world that the one who would destroy the world should go to the water boat on that day."
[Author's Note]
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