Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Qin Ming, the current top disciple of the Wulang Academy's Miaokong Hall, is, to put it bluntly, a thief, or perhaps a robber.

This is why so many martial arts practitioners at the Red Dust Restaurant despise and are wary of Qin Ming: he may not kill people, but he can steal them!

When Qin Ming met Shen Yichen and Yi Xuan, he took a liking to two things: Yi Xuan's Heavenly Jade and Shen Yichen's Blood Bone Glazed Glass. He was waiting for an opportunity.

In the mountains of Beimeng, Qin Ming wasn't there to mediate a fight; he was there to steal things.

Shen Yichen and Yixuan were injured and lying on the ground, not yet understanding what had happened, when Tianxianglong and Xuegu Liuli were already in Qin Ming's hands, and Qin Ming's figure disappeared into the night in an instant.

"Is this the Jianghu of Yanquan? Murder, theft, robbery—truly shameless! Yichen, do you see this? This is the consequence of breaking the rules!"

Shen Yichen sat up and shook his head.

"Why aren't you worried at all?"

"Weren't you worried? Wasn't that your token of love?"

Shen Yichen looked at the crabapple tree, now reduced to mere roots, and said softly:

Whether or not they've pledged their love is unclear, but the tokens of their affection are definitely real!

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he sat cross-legged, and blood shadows appeared out of thin air around him.

"Blood, Blood Shifting Shadow Transformation Technique!"

Shen Yichen suddenly opened his eyes and looked at Yixuan!

"Who...who are you? How did you know?"

Shen Yichen was naturally shocked. It would be reasonable for Yixuan to shout out the Bloodthirsty Demon Art, but only he, Ouyang Zhiqing, Xue Lingxi, and Sister Qing knew the name Blood Shadow Transformation Art!

Shen Yichen and Yixuan exchanged glances for a moment, and they both realized at the same time that their relationship with Ouyang Zhiqing was extraordinary.

Shen Yichen sighed inwardly:

"That little courtyard with the crabapple blossoms probably holds many secrets!"

"Sigh, there's no other way. My things were stolen, so I have no choice but to let you know my secret: I really am a member of the Ji family!"

After Yi Xuan finished speaking, he sat cross-legged, and the true essence of the Holy Emperor Technique surged around his body.

Shen Yichen sighed in his heart:

"Hey!"

If childhood memories are illusions, then this moment feels incredibly real.

The Holy Emperor's Technique, Yi Xuan knows the Holy Emperor's Technique, so of course he's from the Ji family.

A hilarious scene unfolded in the mountains of Beimeng.

Qin Ming activated his cultivation technique, rapidly chasing after two objects, one flashing with a blood-red hue and the other flashing with a seven-colored hue—the Blood Bone Glaze and the Heavenly Phase Crystal.

Qin Ming was studying how to use them when these two items inexplicably slipped from his grasp and floated away into the air.

Qin Ming couldn't catch up. His lightness skill, if not the best in Yanquan, should be in the top five!

When Qin Ming saw Shen Yichen and Yi Xuan, they were smiling and waiting for him.

Qin Ming was embarrassed!

"Excuse me, I've always had a natural interest in these strange things. I just picked them up to take a look. I hope you two gentlemen don't mind."

"Brother Qin Ming, are you really blind or just pretending?"

Shen Yichen was really curious!

"Brother Shen, who said that being blindfolded makes you blind? Your understanding is far too superficial."

"Then isn't your understanding superficial? You dare to steal when you know nothing?"

After Yi Xuan finished speaking, he laughed out loud. Qin Ming was indeed in a sorry state at the moment, sweating profusely and panting heavily, clearly having run a lot.

"No, no, Brother Yixuan, that wasn't stealing. At the Red Dust Restaurant, you two personally asked me to take care of you. It's just that my way of taking care of you was a bit unusual!"

Shen Yichen and Yixuan were taken aback upon hearing this and exchanged a glance.

That's so shameless! But what Qin Ming said does seem to make sense.

"You're from the Wulang Academy's Miaokong Hall, aren't you?"

Qin Ming nodded, which was taken as an admission.

Qin Ming slowly walked towards the two of them, seemingly unconcerned that Shen Yichen and the other person would harm him.

"Brother Qin Ming, did you know all along that the Song family of Yishui would kill us?"

Qin Ming nodded again.

"The Song family of Yishui is very famous in Yanquan East. The two of you treated Song Xingzhou like that at the Hongchen Restaurant in front of many martial arts figures. Of course, the Song family will not let this go!"

Qin Ming walked up to Shen Yichen and the other person, smiled slightly, extended his hand, and whispered:

"Let's get to know each other again. Qin Ming of Miaokong Hall, known as the Blind Thief!"

Shen Yichen, not understanding what it meant, also extended his hand and said with a smile:

"My name is Shen Yichen, a newcomer to the martial world, without any sect or faction!"

"what!"

With a scream, Yi Xuan turned around. Shen Yichen was about to ask what happened when a gasp escaped his lips:

"Holy crap, the incident in Twin Fish Town was done by people from the Myriad Void Hall!"

Shen Yichen's clothes disappeared again in an instant, and he hurriedly took out a new set of clothes and put them on.

"You are a member of the Ji family, yet you belong to no sect or faction. This is your punishment for not telling the truth!"

Shen Yichen felt incredibly aggrieved and took two steps back.

"You, you are sick!"

Shen Yichen knew that this was Qin Ming's joke, and at the same time, it was an expression of his frustration at having gained and then lost the two treasures.

Yixuan's face turned completely red!

"I also think Qin Ming is crazy. This joke is really inappropriate!"

After Qin Ming made a slight movement of his hand, he suddenly took two steps back and looked at Yi Xuan in shock.

"You, how did you do that?"

Qin Ming also wanted to take Yi Xuan's clothes, but he failed.

"Tch, do you think you can steal anything from Miaokong Hall? I didn't know you could steal, that's why you got away with it. Don't play these kinds of jokes on me again, it won't work!"

Yixuan's face was still a little red, which was really noticeable under the cold moonlight.

Shen Yichen understood that this was due to Tian Xianglong.

"Since you two still consider me a friend, let me offer a friendly reminder: before the moon is high in the sky, it's best to find somewhere to hide. The nights in Beimeng Mountain are anything but peaceful!"

After Qin Ming finished speaking, he left immediately.

Shen Yichen and Yixuan were both taken aback.

"Hey, Qin Ming, where are you going?"

"Of course we'll go to the temple! Buddha will protect us there, and evil spirits won't go there!"

Upon hearing the words "evil spirit" or "ghost," Yi Xuan immediately grabbed Shen Yi Chen's arm.

"How about we go hide in the temple for a while?"

"No, you go with him. I've met a female hooligan and then a male hooligan since I came to Yanquan. What bad luck!"

Shen Yichen only complained for a moment, and Yixuan's face turned bright red instantly, and she lowered her head.

"I'll go with you, let's get out of here first!"

Shen Yichen didn't notice Yixuan's strange behavior and continued walking along the official road. He really couldn't go to the Buddhist temple; he would rather encounter a ghost than a monk.

Qin Ming turned around and looked at Shen Yichen and Yi Xuan's retreating figures, shook his head, and muttered to himself:

"Alas, you are truly ignorant of your own limitations. I hope your treasures will protect you and keep you safe!"

Qin Ming looked up at the hanging moon, slightly startled, and then flew away and disappeared into the mountains and forests.

Midnight is almost here!

Shen Yichen and Yixuan walked a long way and arrived at a pass with huge rocks.

It can't really be called a pass; it's just that there are two protruding boulders by the roadside, facing each other, like a gate.

"How about we rest on the boulder for the night?"

Yixuan nodded.

"We'll be on a huge rock. You're not allowed to chase me away, leave me, or sleep!"

Shen Yichen was truly speechless and nodded helplessly.

"Okay, we won't walk at night anymore!"

"It's okay if you leave, as long as you don't run away!"

Tian Xianglong tied their wrists together again.

Shen Yichen didn't pay any attention, and the two of them flew and landed on the boulder.

It was a large platform, and Shen Yichen sat down directly, with Yixuan sitting next to him.

Not long after, Yi Xuan lay down on Shen Yi Chen's lap. Yi Xuan dared not close his eyes, nor did he allow Shen Yi Chen to close his eyes.

"Tell me, where have you been for the past ten years or so? Rumors in the Ji family say you've been dead for a long time!"

Have you heard of Star Gazing Mountain?

Yixuan shook his head.

"I know very little about the martial arts world. If I hadn't left the Ji family this time and read more books, I really wouldn't know anything. I never thought I would be able to enter the martial arts world one day!"

Shen Yichen looked up at the waning moon hanging high in the sky, thinking about Guanxing Mountain.

"After I left the Ji family, I lived on Guanxing Mountain. I am the opposite of you. From the first day I entered Guanxing Mountain, I knew that one day I would enter the martial arts world because my surname is Ji."

Isn't that strange? I've forgotten everything, except for the fact that my name is Ji Yichen, and that I come from the Ji family. I don't even know where the Ji family is!

"So that's how it is. But wait, Ji Xuan Ce Ling couldn't possibly be unaware of your fate!"

Yixuan frowned deeply; he was deep in thought!

"What Xuan Ce Ling? I've never heard of it before. Does it have anything to do with me?"

"You are the young master of the Ji family. Everything in the Ji family is related to you. In fact, many people in the Ji family are waiting for you to return!"

"Go back? Are my father and mother among those waiting for me?"