Lin Dan felt like a prisoner, and Bai Yan was the jailer in charge of guarding the prisoners. But she always has a good attitude, so she just waved her hand and said it was nothing. Seeing that she was indeed fine, Bai Yan poured her a glass of strong liquor and took a sip.
After dinner, the two went back to their rooms. In order to make it easier to keep watch, Bai Yan also asked for a room upstairs, which was next to Lin Dan. As long as she made the slightest movement, he would be able to notice it immediately through the wall between them. Lin Dan didn't feel restrained. After returning to his room, he took a shower and started meditating. Due to the constant severe pain in her body, she had no way of getting a good night's sleep and could only calm down and meditate. Fortunately, after practicing to her level, it doesn’t matter whether she sleeps or not. She only needs to meditate for two hours a day to stay energetic.
After she entered into a state of meditation, Bai Yan walked to the window, seemingly gazing into the distance, but actually concentrating on sensing the movements next door. The sound of breathing becomes shallower and slower until it disappears completely. This is the highest state of meditation, the tortoise breath, which can only be achieved by highly accomplished monks or people with particularly clear minds.
Lin Dan was suffering from the pain of being cut into pieces every moment. How could she completely forget the pain and enter a state of selflessness? Bai Yan frowned, looking confused, but after a moment he looked stern. He immediately jumped out of the window, stepped on the leaves and flew to Lin Dan's window, then froze.
He saw that Lin Dan did not pretend to be in a trance as he had expected and then ran out to kill people. She was still sitting cross-legged on the couch, with her hands suspended in the air on her knees, her eyes closed, her face calm, and she had completely forgotten herself. The Shura sword was also placed on her knees, flickering with a faint reddish cold light.
There was only one person and one knife in the room, and nothing happened.
Bai Yan's stern expression froze for a moment, and then was replaced by a slight embarrassment. This was the first time he had miscalculated something, and also the first time he had misunderstood someone. This was really... He shook his head and laughed at himself, but did not leave. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the tree trunk and began to meditate at a distance of three meters from Lin Dan.
But scenes of today kept flashing through his mind, and he was unable to enter into meditation as quickly as usual. Lin Dan crushed He Chongling's heart with a single knife, Lin Dan was invincible when fighting against a hundred people alone, Lin Dan stuck to her bottom line and never crossed the line... Her resolute face, her firm yet clear eyes, always lingered in Bai Yan's mind, making him unable to let it go.
He simply could not believe that this was the successor of the legendary Shura Sword. She did not go crazy, did not kill indiscriminately, and her every move was no different from that of a normal person. If it were Bai Yan himself, he would have no confidence that he could achieve the same level as Lin Dan. The endless pain of being cut into pieces, that feeling is terrifying just to think about. If it can make himself feel a little better, Bai Yan will not only slaughter his enemies, but he will probably kill all the people in Dong Tang Continent.
He has stood at the top of the mountains. Although he is so powerful, he cannot guarantee that he can do better than Lin Dan. Lin Dan's character might be even more resolute than he thought. He just didn't know how long she could hold on.
Thinking of this, Bai Yan opened his eyes and looked at Lin Dan. Seeing that her face was still peaceful, he couldn't help but reveal a hint of admiration in his eyes.
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The next day, Lin Dan ate a little breakfast and went out with a knife. She is now alone, homeless and can only wander around. The severe pain in the body is indeed unbearable, and the feeling of killing is indeed exhilarating, but so what? She couldn't lose her humanity just for a moment of pleasure. Without her humanity, is she still Lin Dan?
Bai Yan followed her not too far away, and saw that she was just walking around casually, strolling around, and when she saw something interesting, she would pick it up to study it, like a little girl who seldom left home and was ignorant of the world. A faint smile appeared in his eyes. Speaking of which, Lin Dan is only seventeen years old this year, one year younger than his apprentice He Yufei, but he has already seen the vicissitudes of life.
Who can be heartless and ruthless if he has never felt the deepest despair and experienced the most painful struggle? But Lin Dan did it, she dug out her own heart... Thinking of this, the smile in Bai Yan's eyes slowly faded, and his heart, which had not been moved for a long time, actually ached slightly.
At this moment, a commotion came from a drugstore on the street. After a while, a young man was thrown out by two strong men. He struggled to climb up the stairs and shouted miserably: "Please give me one! I really can't find a suitable medicine. The people nearby have moved away. There are only barren mountains and wilderness near the Bulao City, and there is no human habitation at all..."
Lin Dan put down the cloth tiger in his hand and looked at the young man with a thoughtful look in his eyes. If this person hadn't mentioned it, she would have forgotten that the area near the Bulao City was indeed deserted and she didn't even come across a small village along the way. But logically speaking, there will always be many small towns built near big cities, because humans are social animals and like to live together. On the other hand, the Bulao City, which covers such a vast area and is so prosperous inside, is like an isolated island. There is not even a single household within a thousand miles. This is very strange.
Furthermore, what is the medicine guide? Just as he thought of this, Lin Dan was shocked to find that the young man's black hair was quickly turning gray, but in the blink of an eye it had turned completely white, and a moment later he was lying facedown on the ground, dead. Looking at his exposed skin, it was full of wrinkles and spots, like a man in his seventies or eighties.
Lin Dan took a step forward to see what was going on, but saw a line of officers coming over and carrying the man's body away. The onlookers did not show any horror on their faces. Instead, they pointed and said with gloating: "Look, this is the result of not being able to find the medicine! Let's try harder and look for it in a farther place. If we can't complete the task assigned by the city lord this year, we won't get the elixir."
Lin Dan silently took note of these words and walked away. When she returned to the inn, the enthusiastic waiter had already prepared lunch for her and recommended that she go to East City for some fun. That was the most prosperous area in the Bulao City, with wine shops and restaurants everywhere, and it was very bustling with people coming and going.
Lin Dan nodded indifferently, and after lunch he sat for a while before heading to East City. As soon as he walked out of the inn, he saw He Yufei running towards him breathlessly, shouting, "Master, I finally found you!"
Lin Dan turned sideways and let her pounce on Bai Yan. The people that the original owner hated and loved the most are now with Lin Dan, but they cannot affect her at all. Just as they passed by each other, she noticed that the people around her looked at He Yufei in a strange way, as if they were very coveting her. The same was true when they looked at her, but because of the steel knife in her hand, they restrained themselves a little.
Lin Dan's eyes dimmed slightly, but her face showed no expression as she continued walking towards East City.
Since that day they parted, He Yufei tried her best to catch up with the two, but was still left far behind. When she finally arrived at the Eternal City, she was exhausted and could not even stand steadily. She hung on Bai Yan and complained in a delicate voice, "Master, you actually left me alone. I'm so sad!" She whimpered in a mischievous way as she spoke.
Bai Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at her, and said in a deep voice: "This place is dangerous, you leave first."
"What danger? Where is the danger?" He Yufei quickly stood up and looked around, her black and white eyes full of cunning.
"Forget it, follow me if you want." Seeing Lin Dan walking further and further away, Bai Yan had no choice but to let He Yufei stay.
Dongcheng was indeed very prosperous, with people coming and going on the streets, and the sounds of shouting, singing and noise blending into a prosperous scene. Lin Dan walked in this vanity with a cold gaze and an indifferent expression. She was observing the people around her and the scenery around her, and the more she looked, the weirder it seemed. There were no old people or children on the street. All who came and went were young and middle-aged men. There were very few women, only a few here and there. All of them showed interest and curiosity, and were obviously outsiders. This was very strange.
Bai Yan frowned slightly and walked slowly.
He Yufei, however, was unaware of this. Everything she saw was new and everything she played was interesting. She tugged at Bai Yan's sleeve and wandered among the stalls, constantly begging him to buy her some delicate and small items. Bai Yan just took out the silver, but his eyes were fixed on Lin Dan's figure. He knew that there was something strange about the Eternal City, but his most important task was to keep an eye on Lin Dan, and everything else had to take a back seat.
Seeing Lin Dan walk into a cloth shop, he immediately pushed He Yufei in and said calmly, "Go pick out some clothes."
He Yufei mistakenly thought that he was going to buy clothes for her. Her smile became even sweeter. She responded with a crisp "yes" and ran in. Seeing Lin Dan who was also picking clothes, she showed a hint of timidity, but she also knew that her master must have his reasons for following the other party, so she didn't think much about it.
"Lin Dan, do you need my help?" she asked reluctantly.
"No need." Lin Dan walked into the fitting room holding a black dress.
The shopkeeper served Bai Yan a pot of hot tea, picked out a few beautiful dresses for He Yufei, and pushed her into another changing room. This is the largest cloth shop in Dongcheng. It makes all women's clothing and sells all fancy women's cloth. It does not do business with men.
Lin Dan stared at the fragrant black dress in her arms, her eyebrows slightly raised. On the other side, He Yufei happily spread out her skirt and was about to put it on, but she fainted the next moment. Hearing the sound of her falling to the ground, Lin Dan also fainted. Quarter of an hour later, Lin Dan opened his eyes when he found that He Yufei had woken up. The two had been imprisoned in a dungeon, which was filled with a strong stench and intermittent crying sounds. The atmosphere was very terrifying.
"Where is this? Where is my master?" He Yufei rubbed her painful solar plexus, and after a while she shouted in horror: "My power is gone. What did you do to me?"
"What are you arguing about? Now that you're in the City of Eternal Youth, what else do you need for martial arts? Just give birth to a baby for us, hahaha..." Two green-clothed warriors walked to the prison door holding torches. With the help of the firelight, He Yufei finally saw the scene in the dungeon clearly.
There were many cells like hers around, in rows and columns, each holding three to four young women. Their eyes were dull and their hands and feet were weak. Some were crying softly, some were groaning in pain, and some were carrying a huge belly, not knowing whether they were alive or dead.
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