Chapter 2005: Hiding in the Smoke
There was sadness and even some fear in his eyes.
"The result is that they rarely have a good ending."
"Is it rare to have a good ending?"
"Yes," Elder Wen said with a sad look on his face, "Although we haven't witnessed the past events with our own eyes, we have heard that after our ancestors, people have constantly wanted to leave this deserted earthen city and explore the outside world, but in the end, they all returned to Yumen Pass."
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"And after they come back, they all die soon."
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"Like—my mother."
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When he said these words, his expression was extremely sad, as if his whole spirit was immersed in the sad past. He murmured, "At that time, she really couldn't bear to spend her whole life in this desolate place. She had to leave Yumen Pass."
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"Her father, the old grandfather, couldn't bear to see her life go to waste, so he let her go."
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"At that time, he thought, so many people have devoted their lives here. If his daughter could really leave, perhaps the Wen family's suffering would end here."
Hearing this, a trace of sympathy and pity appeared in Xue Yun's eyes.
She asked softly, "What's the result?"
"result……"
Elder Wen smiled bitterly and said, "She did leave, but after a few years, she returned to Yumen Pass."
“…”
"She came back pregnant."
Xue Yun said: "That's it——"
Elder Wen nodded and said, "That's me."
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"She came back pregnant, but she never mentioned where she had been, what she had experienced, or who she had met during those years."
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"Especially, my father..."
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"She didn't say a word about it."
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"She seemed to have died in her heart. Not long after giving birth to me, she died of depression."
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"so--"
"so,"
Zhu Feng frowned and said in a low, hoarse voice, "You still stay at Yumen Pass, guarding the word 'Jade' like every generation before you."
Elder Wen said solemnly, "Yes."
Everyone looked at each other, fell silent and stopped talking.
Elder Wen continued, "For the people of the Wen family, there is only one destination in the end, which is—"
He said, looking out the door again.
In the dark night, the quiet cemetery seemed to be telling these sad past events.
Zhu Feng said, "Then you can just sit here and watch with peace of mind?"
"yes……"
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"After hearing my grandfather talk about my mother's past, I also developed a fear of the outside world. Although I was sometimes very lonely, I didn't dare to go out easily. Later, I met an orphan who had drifted to this place. I married her and had two children with her."
Obviously, it was Xiao Shiqi's father and the man just now.
Zhu Feng asked: "Then, what are your two sons——"
Tears welled up in Elder Wen's eyes as he said sadly, "Unfortunately, they are also unwilling to settle down. My eldest son, the father of this child,
As he spoke, he reached out and stroked Xiao Shiqi's hair. Xiao Shiqi opened his bright eyes wide and looked at him blankly, seemingly unaware of how much suffering these stories he told had brought to him and his people.
Elder Wen continued, "He also wanted to see the outside world, so he left."
Zhu Feng asked, "When did it happen?"
"A few years ago."
"Then he—"
"Who knew that we would run into sand bandits not long after we left."
“……!”
Hearing this, everyone looked at each other and said nothing.
Obviously, it was the group of sand bandits from Hot Moon Bay that they had just eliminated. They were evil and would not let this man off easily.
Elder Wen said with tears in his eyes, "I was really worried about him, so I wanted to go out and check on him. But I found his body not far from here, and it was already in a terrible state."
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"I, this old man, will drag him back and bury him in the ancestral tomb."
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"It's a pity that he wanted to leave Yumen Pass so badly, but in the end he couldn't get out."
Zhu Feng remained silent, but just clenched his fists slightly.
He couldn't help but think that if he had acted earlier, if he had been able to eliminate those evil bandits in Hot Moon Bay earlier, then the people here would have suffered less harm.
Maybe Xiao Shiqi's father would not die.
The grandfather and grandson would not be so lonely and helpless.
He let out a deep breath and said, "We must eradicate all evil, and we must eradicate it as soon as possible."
Ye Zheng and the others naturally understood the emotion in his words. They remained silent, but their eyes clearly revealed a hint of sadness.
Zhu Feng continued, "Your youngest son also died because of that incident..."
"No, he's not."
Elder Wen shook his head and said, "He was injured more than 20 years ago."
“……!”
Upon hearing this, Zhu Feng's breath sank slightly.
More than 20 years ago.
Yumen Pass more than 20 years ago?
There was a flicker in his eyes, but it was well hidden by his calm expression. When he spoke, his voice was slightly hoarse. "Tell me, what's going on?"
Elder Wen finally stopped crying, wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and then said, "Speaking of which, it's related to the second sentence on the stone tablet."
"Second sentence?"
Zhu Feng thought for a moment and whispered, "Hide in the smoke?"
"yes."
"What does this mean?"
"This sentence was also left by the old Taoist priest. For so many years, everyone in the Wen family has followed the first sentence. We still don't quite understand the second sentence. Our ancestors even speculated that the 'smoke' in this sentence might refer to the smoke of war."
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"Originally, after the fall of Yumen Pass, the Central Plains fell into long years of war."
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"We live in seclusion here. Although we are isolated from the world, we are not involved in it and have not been affected by a larger impact."
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"However, more than 20 years ago, this sentence came true again."
Zhu Feng immediately asked, "How did it come true?"
Elder Wen said, "I can't remember exactly what day it was. I only remember that at that time, we hadn't seen any strangers for a long time. It had been at least a few years since Yumen Pass had seen any travelers or merchants passing through."
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"But on that day, we suddenly saw a wisp of green smoke rising in the distance."
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"My idiot son, who hadn't contracted the disease at the time, was also yearning for the outside world. When he suddenly saw fireworks outside and knew there were people outside, he wanted to go out and take a look."
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