When the secret realm was being built, all the elders contributed their efforts, including the second elder. As the second elder, he was the one who couldn't slack off the most, so he was extra serious when doing things, which everyone saw and remembered.
Therefore, after the secret realm was completed, everyone unanimously supported the Second Elder to rest for a couple more days. Although the other elders had contributed a lot, they were not professionals in this field and had the will but not the ability. Only the Second Elder was able to do it.
The Second Elder was constantly busy during this time; he dared not rest, worried about Yu Ze. But after being persuaded by everyone, he decided to take a day off, something he hadn't done in a while. But this idea marked the beginning of tragedy.
To prevent Yu Ze from causing trouble on the mountain, he specially arranged for someone to watch over Yu Ze and even gave him an invisibility talisman. Yu Ze asked for the talisman, saying, "I look like a monster right now, and I don't want anyone to see me. Can you give me an invisibility talisman so I can hide myself when there are people around?"
So, a father who loved his child dearly agreed to the request and gave him an invisibility talisman, a high-level one that could be used multiple times.
The Second Elder had always thought that Yu Ze had already let go of the past, but he never expected that the bombshell was still around and had never disappeared.
The enemy will always strike when you are not focused or paying attention, and deliver a fatal blow.
How could this not be considered a different kind of fatal blow to the Second Elder?
The two hurried down the mountain. The mother insects were in the box, and none of them moved.
There are only two possibilities for the mother worm not moving: first, the person possessed by the offspring worm has died; second, the distance is too far.
The path down the mountain from the sect was very long, so it was understandable that the mother insect did not react. The two did not notice anything unusual and continued to walk forward.
They walked all the way to the main street, where the lights were on and the night market was just beginning. The constant shouts of vendors and the coming and going of pedestrians only added to the difficulty for the two of them.
Both of them were anxious and showed no impatience. After searching most of the city and finding that the mother insect was still not moving, the Second Elder already had some answers in his mind.
The mother worm's range was within one kilometer. He traveled from the south to the north of the city, and from the west to the east of the city, visiting all these places, but the worm did not react.
That can only mean one thing: perhaps it's not that the distance is too far, but that the person is already dead.
The Second Elder stood in the suburbs, the night wind howling, colder than on the mountain peak. Even without the wind, his hands and feet were already icy cold, and he could barely stand.
He refused to believe this only outcome, slumped to the ground, and the person next to him pursed his lips, then slapped himself, "It's all my fault! If I hadn't failed to take good care of him, things wouldn't have turned out this way! It's all my fault! If only I had been more careful."
This man served the Second Elder on the mountain peak. He and the Second Elder had a very close relationship, like brothers. Now that the Second Elder's child was lost, he naturally felt extremely guilty.
The Second Elder felt his blood run cold and had no mind to comfort others. His mind was replaying all the things he had done in his life, and he thought that this was probably the end of his life.
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After they left, Yu Ze lay motionless on the spot, the only thing he did was to reattach the invisibility talisman to himself in case someone discovered his disheveled state.
Then he fell asleep peacefully, without a trace of coercion or resentment on his face, but rather a faint smile on his lips.
No one knows what he was thinking in life. After death, people are destined to sleep here. If there is no chance, he may stay here for the rest of his life until he rots and decays, or until a wise and enlightened person passes by and finds his body before it decomposes.
Otherwise, his body would simply rot and decompose, and only when the surrounding residents noticed something was wrong and came to investigate could they find it.
The Second Elder sat on the ground, tears streaming down his face. He had no strength left to walk, and no spiritual power to lift him forward. This stretch of road seemed very long, so long that he couldn't see the end.
He was probably very sad, holding the box containing the Gu worms in his hand, muttering to himself, "If I had known this day would come, I would have protected you better. Are you blaming me for not protecting you all along?"
The man sobbed uncontrollably. He had cried twice recently: once when Yu Ze roared at him like a madman, and he couldn't help but cry when he saw his miserable state; and once when Yu Ze died.
The Second Elder's grief did not last long. He sat cross-legged on the spot, his brows furrowed, his eyes closed, and his hands gesturing in the air in some incomprehensible symbols.
The old man standing nearby recognized what it was at a glance and stepped forward to stop him, "Second Elder! You can't!"
However, he was unable to get close and was blocked by an unnamed barrier. This was the Second Elder's masterpiece, and he was not able to open the barrier. Even in his prime, he was no match for the Second Elder now.
The Second Elder continuously burned his own essence and blood, and began to explore the surroundings with himself as the center. Fortunately, his location was right in the heart of Xuancheng.
He investigated every place and every room in the city, and even saw many sordid things that could not be made public.
For example, in brothels, countless men and women, in love, intimately embrace each other's bodies, engaging in sexual pleasure with smiles on their faces.
There are also men in black who commit murder and arson under the cover of darkness. While killing, they also kill two children under the age of five who happen to witness the crime.
He saw many things that others wanted to know, but there was nothing he sought.
The Second Elder's face turned pale, looking no different from a dead man. The old man slumped down outside the barrier, having no other choice, he took out the communication crystal from his pocket and sent a signal to Zi Sangyi.
Upon receiving the signal, Zisangyi did not hesitate and immediately put down what he was doing and walked outside. Xu Yuehuai looked at his suddenly departing figure, felt strange, and followed him.
Zisangyi moved very fast and didn't notice anyone following behind him. He continued to move forward according to the location indicated by the old man.
Meanwhile, the old man knelt outside, pleading, "Please stop! I beg you, if you die here today, I, Old Su, will be a sinner! I'm the one who lost the person, why should you pay with your life!"
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