Shen Yun looked at his face and was momentarily dazed.
It's likely that Qi Yuan explained to him what the physical characteristics of the child he was looking for were like, but now he's seen an enlarged version.
It wasn't until his accompanying disciple gently called his name that Shen Yun belatedly came to his senses. "Did you see a child here just now?"
The alley is winding and filled with all sorts of odds and ends. If you just stand at the entrance and don't go in, you can't see what it's like inside.
This differs somewhat from Jimo Fan's memory.
Perhaps because he didn't show up here and interfere with the two buns, Xiao Jimo Fan has been squatting alone at the alley entrance all this time.
Shen Yun was able to spot the child he wanted to pick up as soon as he entered, and thus smoothly carry him back to the Yun Cang Sword Sect.
—What if he can't find Xiao Jimo Fan today?
The idea suddenly sprouted from my mind and grew rapidly without any need for watering.
"How could there be children here?" Ji Mo Fan heard himself say. "Have you lost your child?"
"I'm looking for someone," Shen Yun replied vaguely. "Since they're not here, let's look somewhere else."
Shen Yun left with his disciples very decisively, seemingly unwilling to enter this dirty alley.
Ji Mofan watched them walk away.
Then he turned around and walked into the dimly lit alley in front of him.
The children have already moved to a different location.
They spend almost every hour of the day searching for food, and now they're probably out figuring out how to steal or rob something to eat.
Ji Mofan had no recollection of what came after that, since his original life trajectory was now with Shen Yun.
But this illusion was constructed quite completely. Not to mention the parts that deviated significantly from his memory, many things that he had never seen before were also included, making it seem like a completely real world.
For several moments, Ji Mofan wondered if he had somehow traveled to another timeline.
After all, his rebirth was already unbelievable enough. If a person can time travel once, why can't they time travel a second time?
After carefully examining the small box containing the array manuscript in his hand, Ji Mofan took a deep breath and released his divine sense to track the children who had run away.
Even when he used his divine sense to explore, Ji Mofan was unable to find any clues about the illusionary formations in the city.
But if he wanted to explore further, he would have to move to the edge of the city.
He successfully found the group of children, who had run to a relatively secluded thatched hut.
That place, Jimo Fan, was very familiar with; it was the base camp of those little beggars back then.
Following the path of my somewhat hazy memories, familiar buildings came into view.
The thatched hut was just as he remembered it, with half of the roof beams collapsed, leaving only a triangular area inside for people to rest.
It doesn't block the wind or keep out the cold; it only turns heavy rain into light rain when it rains.
A group of children huddled together, trying to get through the cold winter night.
Ji Mofan saw his younger self squeezed to the outermost circle, wearing only thin clothes to keep warm, shivering as if he would lose consciousness at any moment.
Several times he almost couldn't resist the urge to lend a hand.
It was the feel of the small box in his hand that made him suppress his impulse time and time again.
It's no use. This isn't reality; it's just an illusion. He can't save his younger self.
...But what if he's mistaken, and this is the real world?
He hesitated several times, and his hesitation sank a hole in the ground beneath his feet.
Just as he couldn't resist the urge to step out from his hiding place—
A dark figure suddenly appeared.
Ji Mofan was taken aback. His body reacted faster than his brain. He immediately crouched down and hid behind the cover again.
The night was too dark for him to see the face of the shadow clearly, but he instinctively felt that it was very dangerous, and his sixth sense drove him to avoid contact with the other party.
But the person appeared on the roof of a thatched hut. It was unclear what purpose this person had in coming to the beggar's den where a group of little beggars gathered. Ji Mo Fan composed himself and poked his head out again.
The dark figure lingered on the rooftop for a moment.
Then it silently entered the room without waking any of the sleeping children.
The dark figure stared at the group of children for a short while.
Then suddenly he reached in and scooped one out.
Ji Mofan, who was crouching not far away, suddenly narrowed his eyes.
The child that the dark figure picked up was none other than himself when he was young!
He didn't care whether the person in front of him was in danger or not, and got up and chased after him.
The shadowy figure moved extremely fast.
Ji Mofan's light-footed skills were almost no match for his opponent's speed.
In general, cultivators are prohibited from using swords within cities. If they are accidentally discovered by the guards, the trouble they will cause will only be greater.
Fortunately, this place was already close to the city wall. Ji Mofan gritted his teeth and chased for a while, and finally managed not to be shaken off.
Having finally left the town, Ji Mofan was about to summon the Embracing Snow Sword to continue the pursuit when he saw the other party suddenly stop in his tracks.
"Why are you chasing me?" The man asked abruptly without turning around, speaking to a deserted place.
Ji Mofan paused, his hand resting on the Embracing Snow Sword.
The hesitation lasted only a few breaths before he emerged from his hiding place.
Without a doubt, this person must have discovered that he was being chased.
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