When Wei Wuxian traveled back in time

Xiao Xingchen leaned against the wall with his legs crossed, stroking his Frost Sword and said, "After all, I was the one who broke the oath I made when I entered the mountain. Now that I have left the mountain, this has nothing to do with Master or the sect."

"Is that so?" Ah Qing said, "These past few days I've always seen the Taoist priest busying around alone. Didn't he make any good friends after he left the mountain?"

Xiao Xingchen looked towards the fire with a smile on his face. "I have a close friend named Song Lan, courtesy name Zichen. We once agreed to travel the world with swords together to settle the injustices in this world."

"What a great ambition." Ah Qing held up her chin and said, "I think that the person who can be called a close friend by the Taoist priest must be a great person like the Taoist priest."

Xiao Xingchen smiled slightly.

Ah Qing asked in confusion, "But didn't the Taoist priest say that he would travel the world with this good friend? Why didn't he come with you?"

Xiao Xingchen said, "I'm sure you've heard about the recent grave digging."

Ah Qing nodded.

Xiao Xingchen said: "Zi Chen and I will split up and search in two directions. I will go to Yicheng in the southwest, and he will go in the opposite direction. We will reunite after the matter is resolved."

Ah Qing said "Oh".

… …Uicheng…

……

Xue Yang had just returned to the inn, and as soon as he entered the room he saw Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji.

Xue Yang was stunned and froze.

Wei WuXian stood up with one hand on the table, stretched his arms and legs, and said, “Ah, I’m finally back. If you had come back any later, I would have brought Han Guang-Jun to rescue you.”

Xue Yang said: "I'm sorry to have made Brother Xian worried."

Wei WuXian waved his hand: “Nothing.”

He moved closer to Xue Yang and sniffed him: "Smells good, what did you eat?"

Xue Yang said: "After finishing the work, I grilled some fish in the wild to fill my stomach."

“Grilled fish is indeed delicious.” Wei WuXian said, “Are you full? I have some pastries in my room. Do you want me to bring them to you?”

Xue Yang said: "No, I'm full."

Wei WuXian nodded: "Have a good rest, we have to travel tomorrow."

Xue Yang agreed.

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji left the room, went to the next door and entered.

Door closed

Lan Wangji put his arm around the man’s shoulders and pulled him into his arms: “Are you relieved?”

“Yeah.” Wei WuXian fell on top of him. “It’s not that I’m worried, but I just saw that he didn’t look well so I wanted to keep an eye on him.”

……

The next morning, after breakfast, the three of them started on their journey.

I asked as I walked along the road until a thin layer of fog began to rise on the road. This showed that we had reached the eastern part of Shu, and if we walked further we would reach Yicheng.

Yicheng is located in the towering mountains, and the surrounding mountains block the sun completely.

Due to the lack of sunlight all year round and the high humidity, the entire city of Yicheng is almost always hidden in white fog.

The road under my feet is a highway with no branches, leading straight to the city gate of Lianyi City. There are not many weeds on the road, which shows that people often walk on this road.

The three of them walked to the tall city gate. The walls of the corner towers of the city gate were intact. They had been renovated and were not dilapidated.

Going further, you will see the very eye-catching red gate of Yicheng, which is tall, thick and durable.

Because there was thick white fog all around, only those who got close could tell what was in front of them.

The bright red color of the gate suddenly appeared before our eyes, looking extremely strange in the thick white fog.

Xue Yang said: "It's okay that Yicheng is foggy, but why are the doors closed in broad daylight? Don't they want to interact with people?"

Wei WuXian looked around and said, “This place has bad feng shui. It’s a typical place with poor mountains and bad water. Also, the local specialties are coffins, paper money and other funeral items. Plus, normally no one will leave the city except to deliver goods, so it’s not surprising that the city gates are closed.”

Xue Yang asked: "Then how do we get in?"

“No problem.” Wei WuXian placed his hand on the door and pushed it gently, and the door opened.

"Although the city gate is closed, we still need to communicate with the outside world, so this city gate will not be locked."

Xue Yang poked his head in and saw the same fog as outside: "Brother Xian knows a lot."

Wei WuXian smiled and said, “The more places I go, the more I know.”

Xue Yang murmured, "There are so many places to go..."

Wei Wuxian and Lan Wangji had already walked into the city first, and Xue Yang quickly followed.

The fog in the city was thicker than outside. There were vendors selling things on both sides of the street. Although it was crowded, it was much more desolate than other towns.

Walking along the street, you will meet two or three people from time to time.

After walking around a few streets, Xue Yang said, "Brother Xian, after walking these streets, I feel that although the feng shui of this place is a bit bad and there is something strange everywhere, it seems that nothing has happened at the moment. Those grave diggers may not be here."

Wei WuXian said: “Some things cannot be seen just by looking at the surface. Only by examining them carefully can we know what is really going on.”

The three of them walked for a long time and finally they found an inn in Yicheng.

The door was open, obviously ready to receive guests.

The three of them stepped in, and after entering, the whole house was deserted and there were almost no guests to be seen.

Even the waiter couldn't be seen.

Wei WuXian called out, “Is anyone there?”

When I shouted this, the room was so empty that I could almost hear the echo.

It took a long time before someone responded. An older man came down from upstairs. He seemed to be the owner of this store.

The shop owner was stunned when he saw the three people, then said, "You three don't look like locals?"

Wei WuXian said, “We are cultivators who have traveled far and wide, and this is our first time in Yicheng.”

"I think they look like the monks flying around in the sky." The inn owner said, "So do you want to stay overnight or stay in the inn?"

Wei WuXian said, “Let’s serve some home-cooked dishes first. We are almost starving after traveling all the way here.”

Lan Wangji turned his head to look at him.

"Okay." The shop owner led the three people to a clean square table by the window, sat down, and then left.

Lan Wangji took out a pancake from somewhere and handed it to Wei Wuxian.

Wei WuXian: “???”

Lan Wangji said, “Just a little help first.”

Wei WuXian thought of what he had just said: “I’m starving to death”.

Lan Wangji always took his every word seriously. Wei Wuxian grinned and pushed back Lan Wangji's outstretched hand:

"Han Guang-jun, I just used an exaggerated method to speak, don't take it seriously."

“Yeah.” Lan Wangji took the pancake back.

After sitting down, Wei Wuxian began to look around the store.

Yicheng is hidden in the deep mountains and thick fog. People inside rarely go out, and people outside rarely come in.

The existence of this inn is not in harmony with the self-sufficient life of each household in Yicheng.