Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Jianghu? What exactly is Jianghu?

I'm afraid no one can explain it clearly, but it is actually a road of struggle with life and death, flesh and blood. It is silent when entering and silent when leaving.

Even as strong as Ji Xuanfeng is, the martial arts world is still not a paradise. The law of the jungle may be right, but in terms of the results, this is really just a cemetery where everyone, strong or weak, will be buried.

As luck would have it, Shen Yichen and Yixuan walked into a cemetery, a cemetery with only mounds of earth but no tombstones, and it was an endless cemetery.

Jackdaws perch on dead branches, their mournful cries echoing through the wilderness.

The spring breeze from Yanquan did not seem to blow into the cemetery, and the white flowers floating on the graves added a bit of desolation.

"You, what kind of path are you leading?"

Yixuan seemed very scared, and the hand he was holding on Shen Yichen's hand was slightly painful.

"Are you afraid of ghosts?"

Shen Yichen was really surprised!

"I'm afraid of all monsters and demons. Are you satisfied?"

After Yixuan finished speaking, he moved closer to Shen Yichen.

"Brother Yixuan, you, don't get so close to me, I can't walk!"

Shen Yichen had never expected to walk into such a place. After they left the Tianjie Valley, they walked along the valley between the two mountains and then came here.

There are towering mountains on one side and deep ravines and cliffs on the other, and there is no other way to go.

"Brother Qingchen, why isn't there even a tombstone? There are so many people here, aren't they all wandering ghosts?"

Not only did Yixuan not leave, but he went straight to Shen Yichen.

Shen Yichen was only afraid of black holes; he was not afraid of these graves and dead bones.

"Shall we fly over there?"

Shen Yichen couldn't stand it anymore, a man was about to hug him.

Yixuan shook his head frantically!

"Brother Qingchen, let's not offend the gods. Even though we're both cultivators, we still need to be respectful!"

Shen Yichen was really speechless!

"Then let's go. You have to let me move forward!"

Yixuan turned to look at Shen Yichen, his voice very low!

"How about you just hold me and walk away?"

"Get lost! I'm a decent person, I don't have that fetish!"

Shen Yichen tried to break free from Yixuan's hand, but Yixuan refused to let go.

"You have Tian Xianglong, what are you afraid of?"

"You know shit! The only people in this world that practitioners respect are not the strong, but the dead, even those you killed!"

Yixuan hid in front of Shen Yichen for a while, then hid behind Shen Yichen for a while, and finally decided to stand beside Shen Yichen. He did not let go of his hand.

"quack…"

A few screams of crows!

Shen Yichen, who was walking forward, was also startled. The sound was really too sudden!

Yixuan threw herself directly into Shen Yichen's arms, hugged Shen Yichen, and closed her eyes.

Shen Yichen felt something was wrong. With Yixuan's personality, he shouldn't be so scared! He looked down at Yixuan in his arms and asked softly:

"Did you go through something when you were a kid? Is there a trauma in your heart?"

"You, you, you hug me, either hold me or you won't leave!"

Sweat broke out on Yixuan's forehead.

Shen Yichen was helpless. It was obvious that Yixuan had a shadow in his heart, just like he was afraid of black holes.

Shen Yichen could only pick up Yixuan and walk forward slowly.

"Brother Yixuan, why are you so light?"

There was one thing Shen Yichen didn't say, which was that Yixuan's waist was very thin. It was not visible at all when she was wearing clothes, but it was obvious when he hugged her.

"Don't speak, be respectful and humble to the gods!"

Yixuan hugged Shen Yichen tightly, his eyes closed, and the sweat on his forehead was getting more and more, which made Shen Yichen nervous.

Before entering the cemetery, Shen Yichen had planned to fly over it, but now he didn't dare to do so. There was an inexplicable solemn atmosphere in the cemetery.

The dead leaves under my feet made a crackling sound, the mournful wind beside my ears seemed to be filled with the breath of death, and the yellow dead grass on the grave swayed in the wind, as if someone was caressing it.

Shen Yichen swallowed a breath and hugged Yixuan tightly.

"Hmm, hey... um... hey..."

Suddenly, the sad and mournful sound of the erhu spread throughout the cemetery.

Shen Yichen was so frightened that he staggered and almost fell, and a few drops of cold sweat appeared on his forehead. The voice was too sudden and too sad!

"I told you not to fly over there!"

Yixuan didn't open his eyes or let go.

"You, did you know something in advance? Did Tian Xianglong give you a hint?"

After Shen Yichen stood firm, he walked forward slowly. Although it seemed that no one had been here for a long time, this road seemed to have been walked by people, and often. At this time of year, there was not even a trace of green.

"It's just a little gadget of mine, how can it possibly know everything?"

Shen Yichen could tell that the person playing the erhu should be not far ahead. He had been walking for so long, but he had not even reached half of the cemetery!

Shen Yichen felt that the entire clan must have been wiped out, and it must be a large family like the Ouyang family. The desolate graves were very far from the foot of the mountain to the cliff.

Shen Yichen was very surprised. There was no sign of anyone living here. Where did these people come from?

"Tell me about your experience when you have time. Why are you so timid and afraid of ghosts?"

"Tsk, who doesn't have a scar in their heart? Aren't you also hurt by love?"

Shen Yichen didn't ask anymore. Why were the two of them hurting each other?

Shen Yichen walked forward a long way and finally saw the person playing the erhu.

There was only one dead tree on the entire cliff, and under the dead tree an old man was sitting on the trunk playing the erhu.

The dead tree was growing crookedly, and the old man was wearing a tattered cotton robe. His black and white beard almost reached his heart, and his white hair was messy and disorderly.

Only after Shen Yichen got closer did he discover that there seemed to be black hair among the white hair. This person seemed to be growing younger, with obvious wrinkles and skin.

Shen Yichen was slightly shocked. He didn't know why this person grew younger. According to his knowledge, this should have nothing to do with cultivation. Even the old Taoist priest didn't grow younger. It should be some kind of secret technique!

Shen Yichen slowed down his pace, looked down at Yixuan, and whispered in his ear:

"Do you think I should say hello to him, or just ignore him and walk past?"

"Respect, respect, understand? We accidentally entered someone's graveyard, which is very rude. You must apologize, apologize very respectfully!"

Yixuan really didn't dare to open his eyes, and the old man playing the erhu seemed to have never opened his eyes.

Shen Yichen quickly came to the old man playing the erhu.

Only then did Shen Yichen realize that the old man was sitting on a tree stump, and the tree grew out of the stump.

Shen Yichen stopped while holding Yixuan and bowed slightly!

"I, a junior, have inadvertently barged in here. I beg your forgiveness for disturbing you!"

"Junior Yixuan apologizes for disturbing you!"

Yixuan still didn't open his eyes, and Shen Yichen wanted to laugh!

The erhu player didn't stop and didn't react at all.

Shen Yichen hesitated for a moment, then turned around and continued forward. He understood that the man didn't want to be disturbed by him.

Shen Yichen didn't take a few steps!

"Are you from the Ji family?"

The sudden voice and question made Shen Yichen and Yixuan's bodies tremble. They didn't know why this person said that.

Shen Yichen helplessly turned to look at the old man playing the erhu and responded politely:

"Senior, we are not the Ji family!"

Shen Yichen was very sure that the problem did not lie with him and Yixuan. There were very few people who could see through the Xuchen Pearl.

"How did you get here?"

The erhu stopped, and the man must be blind and did not open his eyes!

Shen Yichen didn't know what it meant, so he could only tell the truth!

"Senior, we passed the Thousand Machines Castle and headed west through the No Tribulation Valley, and we arrived here!"

"Then how did you get through the Ji family's formation?"

Yixuan opened his eyes, and Shen Yichen was also stunned for a moment. After a moment, he bowed slightly and responded politely:

"This junior didn't see the Ji family's formation!"

The blind old man was obviously stunned for a moment, and asked again:

"Did you really not see the Ji family's formation?"

Shen Yichen shook his head.

"Senior, we really didn't encounter the Ji family's formation. There should be more people coming after us. If you don't believe me, ask them later!"

Shen Yichen is really talkative, maybe he is a little panicked!

"Okay, then you two will wait a while. If anyone else comes, we'll let you go. It's been hundreds of years, and this is the first time I've played music for a living person here!"

Yixuan was pinching Shen Yichen, obviously blaming Shen Yichen for being too talkative.

But Shen Yichen didn't think there was anything wrong with him. It was obvious that the blind old man would not let the two of them leave easily. The blind old man's questions meant that it was abnormal for the two of them to be here.

But Shen Yichen didn't understand why it was related to the Ji family's formation? There was no trace of the Holy Emperor's aura along the way!

Shen Yichen muttered to himself:

"Could it be that there should be a Ji family formation outside the Heavenly Tribulation Valley? Is the Ji family formation a barrier here?"