Chapter 308: Ghost City Youdu
The moon's shadow flickered, becoming brighter as one went higher.
Looking at the endless night, Wen Yu suddenly felt that Gouwu Mountain was even colder than Qipan Pass, where there was constant wind and snow all year round.
She had never experienced walking alone in front of others like this before. Usually, she had her master and Chi Huang by her side. Later, in Jiangyang, there were Song Linsheng, A Yuan, A Zhu and others. Even when she arrived at the Wangsheng Inn, Yu Chang was always there...
Master is right, people are constantly losing.
All the way to the top of Gouwu Mountain, she didn't meet anyone else. Wen Yu looked around vigilantly, looking for the entrance to the earth vein.
"This is..." Wen Yu stopped as he looked at the courtyard that gradually appeared in front of him.
Zang Ling, who had followed closely, narrowed his eyes, a look of disbelief on his face, "Which... immortal cave?"
The moment the words were spoken, not only Zang Ling, but even Wen Yu understood.
The magic weapon guarding the entrance to the earth vein is Taihao's Wen Zhong, so there is no need to say more about who the owner of this cave is.
The reason why it appeared at this moment was probably because Wen Zhong moved not long ago, causing it to lose the protection of the barrier.
"Instead of living in the pavilions and towers of Zhuoying Palace and the immortal palace, you run off to the dirt mounds of Gouwu Mountain and become a savage." Zang Ling let go of her precious sword and sneered with her arms folded across her chest.
Wen Yu half-closed her eyes, as if she had not heard Zang Ling's muttering at all, and just looked ahead with a slightly unfocused look.
A few tiled houses stood there. They were indeed very simple, but they were kept very neat and clean. There wasn't even a dead leaf on the eaves of the houses amidst the fallen leaves of Gouwu Mountain. Hanging in the corridors were variously sized...
"Kite." Wen Yu murmured, feeling a vague sense of familiarity. "Wooden kite..."
They are very similar to the kites in Muyao Town, but these were obviously made a long time ago. Even though they are protected by divine power and maintain their former brightness, they still show signs of the passage of time.
Wen Yu's mind went blank, and suddenly he connected some vague and unclear things.
She thought of Yuan Que. Zang Ling said that Gouwu Mountain was where Yuan Que died, and now Tai Hao lived here. Could it be that...
Kites, wooden kites, Taihao, all of these are related to... Yuanque.
An inexplicable sense of loss surged into Wen Yu's heart, like a tide overflowing, giving him an endless feeling of suffocation.
She suddenly became stiff, and her legs refused to move forward at all.
"Wen Yu?" Seeing that something was wrong, Zang Ling hurried forward and called out with concern.
Wen Yu responded and turned her head slowly, seeing Zang Ling's face full of worry, but she felt nothing in her heart, only questions remained.
Is she worried about Wen Yu, or... Yuan Que?
Did the Hidden Spirit Goddess visit Gouwu Mountain, and the Emperor Taihao lived there? Did they meet at that time? Did they meet because of... Yuanque?
From the moment they met at Qipan Pass, although it could be felt that Lord Cangling disliked Emperor Taihao, it was also not difficult to see the familiarity between the two, otherwise how could Taihao allow her to provoke him repeatedly.
What is the relationship between the two of them, or between Taihao, Zang Ling and Yuanque?
"What's wrong with you?" Zang Ling placed his hands on Wen Yu's shoulders and anxiously checked her dazed eyes. "Don't scare me, Wen Yu."
As he spoke, Zang Ling's white hair moved in the wind, brushing against Wen Yu's nose.
The latter suddenly raised his hand and pinched the long hair with two fingers, looking into Zang Ling's eyes through a sliver of white.
Who is reflected in these eyes?
"What are you doing!" Yu Chang flew forward, raised his hand to separate Zang Ling, and stood in front of Wen Yu with a stern look on his face, "Stay away from her!"
Zang Ling dodged backwards and raised her hands innocently. At that moment, she ignored Yu Chang and focused on watching her hair pass through the gaps between Wen Yu's fingers.
Such intimacy, just like before.
"Wenyu, I'm late." Yu Chang glanced at Zang Ling, then quickly turned around to check on Wenyu. "Are you okay?"
He shouldn't have wasted time on Tai Hao and let a bloodthirsty and violent person like Zang Ling stay alone with Wen Yu.
"I'm fine..." Wen Yu shook her head.
Seeing Yu Chang bowing slightly in front of her and looking very anxious, her eyes couldn't help but slide over his shoulder and fall on Tai Hao behind him.
He was covered in moonlight, but the wound on his shoulder blossomed from the icy blue surrounding him like a charming and strange flower, staining most of his clothes red.
Half is cold and restrained, half is deadly and bewitching.
Tai Hao did not catch up like Yu Chang did. It was not because he didn't want to, but because he didn't dare.
She... discovered the secret he had hidden with the smell of the bell.
Thinking back to when he was in Muyao Town, his ridiculous hope had finally come true, but...
So what?
It was just a momentary flash, and Taihao's eyes became firm and powerful again.
When you do something, you should think about the day you will have to face it.
It was his cowardice that had caused him to miss out again and again in the past, and now he had to bring out even the vileness that he had tried so hard to hide—
Take it under the sun, take it under the moonlight, take it in front of Wen Yu and have a look.
They looked at each other in silence, neither Wen Yu nor Tai Hao spoke.
It seems that it would be nice if they could continue like this until the wind and moon stop and the mountains and rivers change color. At least at this moment... they only have each other in their eyes.
"I..." Tai Hao stepped forward, not retreating despite being covered in wounds.
But Wen Yu suddenly opened his mouth as if frightened, "This is the Emperor's Cave Residence."
She was afraid that if she didn't speak up, she would hear Taihao say something that she couldn't bear.
"Yes." Tai Hao answered affirmatively without any hesitation.
It was as if he would answer whatever she asked.
Wen Yu took a deep breath. Although she knew that this sounded childish and unreasonable, she hesitated and asked, "If that's the case, why did you go to the trouble of sending this little fairy to Zhongzhou from Broken Cloud..."
She knew that this trip was a request from her master, but she was probably instructed by Taihao. Who knew what he said mysteriously in the Spring Temple that day.
"No..." Tai Hao knew that Wen Yu had misunderstood, but he had no way to defend himself.
"Since this is the Emperor's cave," Wen Yu seemed calm, but in reality, he was gritting his teeth. "The Emperor can just stretch his feet and get there. Why should I rush all the way here?"
Tai Hao was so anxious that he rushed over to Wen Yu, not caring about Yu Chang who was right beside him. He just called out anxiously, "Xiao Yu..."
"Her name is Wen Yu." Yu Chang stretched out his hand to stop her, but was blocked by Tai Hao in two or three moves.
It seems that he did not use his full strength just now at the foot of the mountain.
Zang Ling, who was always looking for trouble, crossed his arms and looked down at Tai Hao, "I'm asking you a question."
She wanted to see how he explained it.
Thinking back to when I had a big fight with her on the top of Gouwu Mountain, I don’t know who was the one squatting on the ground with tears and snot, refusing to get up.
If you didn't know, you would think he was the loser.
Zang Ling's face froze and he couldn't smile.
In fact, whether he won or lost, she would also win or lose, because there was no winner in this fight. She and Taihao were just... pitiful people.
"..." Tai Hao remained silent, his hands tightening and loosening in his sleeves, but he never dared to touch Wen Yu at all.
He doesn't take anything others say to heart.
All he cares about is Wen Yu, only Wen Yu.
"Who is the Divine Lord talking to?" Wen Yu suddenly turned to Zang Ling. "The Emperor? How did the Divine Lord and the Emperor know each other?"
Zang Ling, whose expression had already changed, was now even more speechless, "..."
How come she has a share too?
Just when she was racking her brains to figure out how to explain to Wen Yu, the latter turned around and walked towards the entrance of the earth vein as if nothing had happened.
"Wen Yu——" Zang Ling's heart was in turmoil and he hurried to catch up.
"Your Majesty, there's no need to force yourself." Wen Yu continued to charge forward. "Go ahead and yell if you want. This is your Yuan Que."
"No, no, listen to me—" Zang Ling glared at Tai Hao and continued to chase him, "Wen Yu—"
Yu Chang raised his hand at the right time to stop the frightened Zang Ling, glanced at Tai Hao who was rooted to the spot, and followed Wen Yu with a swagger.
Apart from Wen Yu, Zang Ling was not so good-tempered when facing other people. She immediately drew her knife and raised her sleeve to chop at Yu Chang.
It seemed that he had completely forgotten the thought of not causing trouble for Wen Yu when they were at the foot of the mountain.
"Are you going to do it in front of her?" Tai Hao didn't move.
But when Zang Ling looked back, he found a hint of ice blue nailed on Fu Xue's blade.
"You knew it was her!" She was not in a good mood and glared at Tai Hao angrily.
But despite this, she still put the knife at her waist.
In any case, he was right. She couldn't do it in front of Wen Yu again, and it would be best not to do it when her back was turned.
Yu Chang, who was walking away, did not pay attention to the movements behind him, but only focused on following Wen Yu.
"What are your plans?" He knew that these guys would not be worthy of Wen Yu's attention.
Wen Yu walked hurriedly, seemingly in a panic, but his thoughts were clear. "Enter the entrance to the spiritual vein and find the source of the earthquake."
In fact, there are some questions that she asks not for the sake of an answer.
On the contrary, compared with some things that cannot be explained or known, the exact answer is the least important.
Following the breath left by Wen Zhong, Wen Yu quickly found the exact location of the entrance to the earth vein.
It's strange to say, although it was the first time they met, she always felt that there was a strange connection between her and Wen Zhong. Could it be the effect of the gilded ball?
Gilded Ball and Wen Zhong, Song Linsheng and Tai Hao...
While they were distracted, Wen Yu and Yu Chang went deep into the earth veins one after another. Even after a long time, it was still pitch black in front of them.
"This underground is divided into the ghost town and the underworld, but I don't know where the earth veins are." Wen Yu stretched out his hand, but could not see anything.
Yu Chang followed the sound and held Wen Yu's hand, protecting her behind him. "What is it?"
"Weren't you there when Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu were bragging?" Wen Yu curled her fingertips awkwardly before finally pulling away. "Why weren't you listening more?"
Yu Chang couldn't have failed to notice the emptiness in his palm, but with the darkness in front of him covering it up, he felt inexplicably relieved that Wen Yu wouldn't see how ugly his expression was.
"How could I have the leisure time at that time?" After all, all his attention was on Wen Yu. He never even looked at Xie Bian and Fan Wujiu.
His voice was cold and he seemed unaffected. Wen Yu couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
"The ghost city of Youdu, the ghost city has its own ghost city lord, and Youdu has its own Youdu king. Divide and rule, each in charge of its own affairs."
Thinking of her small inn for the afterlife, Wen Yu couldn't help but shook her head, but when she remembered that Yu Chang couldn't see her movements now, she spoke instead.
"The Lord of Ghost City is in charge of the reincarnation of the six realms and the rebirth of souls. My reincarnation department in all directions is just a branch at the bottom of Ghost City."
Yu Chang paused until he heard the muffled sound of Wen Yu bumping into his back. Then he pursed his lips and asked, "What about the King of Youdu?"
After taking a deep breath, Wen Yu pressed his forehead, "And the King of Youdu is in charge of the Three Mountains and Five Peaks and the four seasons of farming. The mortal world calls her 'Hou Tu Niangniang', which is what we call the Earth Mother."
Chi Huang only said that there were frequent unusual movements in the central area, but he did not specify where exactly they were. Perhaps he was not very clear about it, so it seemed that he still needed to investigate.
"I originally said that if we found the Earth Mother's residence, we would naturally find the underground spiritual veins, but now it seems that I don't know where the boundaries of this ghost town, Youdu, are -"
Wen Yu seemed to be lost in thought, unable to tell that if she found the wrong place, all her efforts would be in vain.
Just when she was distracted, a hand emerged from the darkness, grabbed Wen Yu from behind and pulled her into her arms. She was so frightened that she immediately wanted to summon the Liuyun Fan.
"Wen Yu?" Yu Chang noticed something and simply stopped and turned around.
Wen Yu almost cried out in surprise, but the faint scent of jasmine lingered, instantly taking her breath away and slowing her reaction. "I'm fine."
The next moment, Tai Hao's voice came from her ear -
"There's no need for boundaries. Every inch of the land beneath your feet is a ghost town."
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