Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Empty yet full, confused yet clear, Shen Yichen looked back at the dark city in the desert and sighed softly:

"What on earth am I doing here?"

"I came here to chase women, but in the end I found that there was not a single one left. Sister Yan must have loved you the most and didn't let you return empty-handed!"

Ji Xuanyan in black was really mean, she actually held Shen Yichen's arm, but her smile was really sweet!

Shen Yichen was a little stunned!

"Sister Yan, your lip is broken!"

"what!"

With a scream, Shen Yichen fell into the sand valley again.

Shen Yichen didn't get up, just lay there quietly with a smile on his face.

Ji Xuanyan in black looked at Shen Yichen quietly. She touched her broken lip with a faint smile on her lips. She actually took out a zither, sat on the sand dune, and started playing by herself.

Its sound is distant and its voice is graceful.

Shen Yichen closed his eyes and listened, his thoughts were flying and his mood was returning to normal.

"My father is still alive, and you have seen him, right? Sister Yan!"

The sound of the piano remains, but the notes fade away.

"Why do I have memories of my father, but they are so hazy? And why is my mother also hazy? I even remember Zhiqing sitting alone by the window, watching the sunset, but I can't remember my own father and mother?"

The sound of the piano rises, and the quicksand and wind clear.

"It took me a long time to figure it out. Zhiqing is genuine, even innocent. Her heart is filled with hatred. But my father and mother's hearts are probably too complicated. They themselves probably don't know what they want!"

People need to talk, and Shen Yichen is no exception. He chose Ji Xuanyan in black as his confidant. Shen Yichen himself was a little surprised, but this was what he was thinking at the moment, and he wanted to say it at this time.

Ji Xuanyan in black was still playing the piano, as if she didn't hear anything. Her eyes never left Shen Yichen, and in her eyes, this place was not the sand dunes, but Yinyanju.

Ji Xuanyan in black never told Ji Xuanyan in white that she actually also liked the name Yinyanju.

"In my memory, Dad and Mom loved each other, but that was just an appearance. No, that's not right. Love was real, but there were so many things hidden behind their love that it became distorted and hurt!"

Ji Xuanyan in black played the piano lightly, her slender fingers were slow and natural, as if she was caressing Shen Yichen's face.

"If love isn't pure, why do they still love each other? Am I really part of their love? Am I really just a pawn in my father's quest for world dominance? Am I really just bait on a hook? And what about my mother? Could she also be her pawn? And, are they both fish caught in the bait? Is my departure their way of jumping out of the deep pond and avoiding the hook?"

Ji Xuanyan in black stopped her hands and the sound of the piano disappeared.

"Thirteen years ago, the disappearance of our family of three was not only the work of my father, but also the work of my mother. Behind the love between them, there was another hidden word: murder! The first person they wanted to kill was me!"

Shen Yichen suddenly opened his eyes, and at this moment cold sweat slowly flowed down his forehead. He was shocked by his thoughts, and of course more afraid, but he had no doubt.

"Sister Yan, am I right?"

Ji Xuanyan in black only responded with one sentence:

"Zhiqing is indeed very simple. Her hatred is real, and her love for you is also real!"

"What about my father and mother? Their love is real, but could their murderous intent be rooted in hatred?"

Ji Xuanyan in black did not respond. She only admitted one thing, that is, the relationship between Ji Qingyun and Shen Surong was complicated. She had no comment on the rest of Shen Yichen's words. Perhaps Shen Yichen's feeling was right. After all, they were close relatives.

"Why did your master save you and bring you back to Stargazing Mountain?"

Ji Xuanyan in black asked a nonsense question, of course Shen Yichen didn't know the answer.

"Sister Yan, if love isn't pure, is there any need for me to love again? I'm afraid I'll disappoint you. You won't get the answer to Dao Heng's eternal life from me!"

Shen Yichen was crying because his love was not pure. No, to be more precise, other people's love for him was not pure.

"My love is no longer pure, because I am no longer a simple person. When I left Guanxing Mountain, the old Taoist priest warned me to stay away from the Ji family. Now I understand that what the old Taoist priest really meant was for me to be a simple person, or a chess piece that is neither black nor white!"

Shen Yichen let his tears fall into the sand dunes. He really wanted to cry. He actually missed Stargazing Mountain a little bit. He missed the carefree life there. Although it was monotonous, he was still a simple person.

"Man proposes, God disposes. This old Taoist priest probably didn't expect that I would be entangled with the Ji family since I entered the martial arts world. What kind of legend does this legendary figure Ji Xuanfeng have, and what kind of relationship do we have with him? Why is his shadow everywhere on my journey through the martial arts world? Is this really a coincidence? Ji Xuanfeng left the Ji family for five hundred years, why does it seem like he is guiding me into the Ji family step by step?"

Ji Xuanyan in black finally changed her expression, and her thoughts left Yinyanju. No, in her thoughts, Shen Yichen in Yinyanju turned into Ji Xuanfeng.

"The person you are waiting for will eventually come to Shengyinlingyuan. I will help you find him after entering the martial arts world. However, you have to change the name of your courtyard. He is a martial arts person and will not like this name. How about Yinyanju?"

Ji Xuanfeng, dressed in white, walked out of Shengyin Lingyuan, but he wrote three words on a broken wooden plaque:

Hidden smoke residence!

It still hangs there today.

Ji Xuanyan in black suddenly stood up. Back then, she and Ji Xuanyan in white both thought that what Ji Xuanfeng said was a joke, and the person they were waiting for must be in the Ji family's imperial city.

Now it seemed that Ji Xuanfeng was right, but was Shen Yichen really the person Ji Xuanfeng was looking for them? Wasn't he the one chosen by fate? Wasn't all this just a coincidence?

Ji Xuanyan in black was confused!

"Sister Yan, Ji Xuanfeng should still be alive, and he should know of my existence. When you're fiddling with me as a chess piece, you'd better think more about who you're playing against and who else might be playing against you. Be careful that someone is secretly plotting a fatal move against you!"

Shen Yichen sat up and wiped away his tears. He was tired of being a chess piece, really tired, but fortunately, he was a chess piece with thoughts.

"Tsk tsk tsk, Brother Chen, you've really misunderstood Sister Yan. You are my Brother Chen, but you have never been my pawn!"

Ji Xuanyan in black didn't expect that Shen Yichen had talked for so long that he actually got her involved.

Shen Yichen slowly walked towards the sand dune and responded calmly:

"Whether it's true or not, we both know it. I don't mind. I even guessed that you might kill me. After all the events of Jian Ying, you probably still don't know who's hiding behind them. My death might help you figure it out!"

Ji Xuanyan in black was stunned.

Shen Yichen walked to Ji Xuanyan in black and put his hands on her shoulders!

"Sister Yan, I'm willing to die even if you want me to. Not only do I want to know who's behind this, but I'm also willing to die for you!"

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he lowered his head and kissed Ji Xuanyan in black affectionately.

"Ouch!"

With a scream, Shen Yichen covered his thigh, looking extremely painful, and spun around in place.

"Brother Chen, are you overthinking it if you want to take advantage of Sister Yan? But I can tell you the truth, I will indeed kill you!"

"Ouch, ouch...why are you all learning from Little White Girl?"

Shen Yichen thought of the little white girl Mu Wanqian. This was the little white girl's usual trick, and also her most ruthless trick.

"Little white girl, huh, didn't you say your love is no longer pure? Don't you love me anymore? You kissed me, isn't that just being a hooligan? I'm being very polite to a hooligan. Oh, I never liked needlework, I think I have to learn it in the future, so that I can carry a pair of scissors with me, which will be convenient when I encounter a hooligan next time!"

Ji Xuanyan in black was talking to herself.

Shen Yichen sighed and glared at Ji Xuanyan in black with resentment. This was really too cruel!

"By the way, Brother Chen, there's a place to learn embroidery at Wulang Academy. I could consider going there to learn embroidery. That way, I can keep you company and practice using scissors to protect myself from hooligans!"

Ji Xuanyan in black's eyes were filled with excitement.

"Didn't you say you were going to kill me? Why are you still going to Wulang Academy?"

Shen Yichen tried to stand up straight.

"Of course I have to kill you, but I don't think you'll die. Someone will definitely save you. In front of Yuyao Tower, it was someone from the Burial Gods Mansion who saved you. Who will it be next time? I'm really curious, Brother Chen, are you curious too?"

"Burial of Gods Palace? Is it a sect?"

Shen Yichen frowned slightly, thinking about who saved him. Soon, Shen Yichen exclaimed:

"Blind Eyes, Good Perception, isn't he from the Ancient Buddha Sect?"

Ji Xuanyan in black looked very solemn!

"Brother Chen, what exactly is the Burial Gods Mansion? I don't know. Even with the power of the Ji family and the ability of the Tianji Pavilion, they haven't been able to find any trace of the Burial Gods Mansion. It seems that it doesn't exist at all. This time, if they hadn't wanted to kill me to silence me, I wouldn't even know the name of the Burial Gods Mansion!"

Shen Yichen did not respond. His mind was a little confused. He always thought that Blind Shanjue caught the arrow for him as a way to repay Longmian Mountain's kindness.

"That's not right, Sister Yan. Blind Eyes and Good Perception should be repaying my kindness. Are you mistaken?"

Ji Xuanyan in black shrugged!

"I really don't know. I wanted to ask you, your cultivation is so low, and you left Stargazing Mountain alone. Is your master so relieved? Didn't he send anyone to protect you?"

Shen Yichen was startled when he heard this, and said in surprise:

"Sister Yan, do you suspect that the Burial Gods Mansion is related to my master? Impossible, impossible. In Stargazing Mountain, there are only my master and I, plus three monkeys. The people in the Burial Gods Mansion can't be monkeys, right?"

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he fell into deep thought, because the reasons for his rebuttal were completely untenable. With his master's cultivation level, if he had ever traveled in the martial arts world, he must have many friends, even disciples, and there were also those monsters controlled by the Xuanlingjing. But the monsters wanted to kill him!

"Why would the people from the Burial God Mansion save you? And it was only after they rescued you that we found out the name of the Burial God Mansion. Do you really dare to say that it had nothing to do with you?"

Ji Xuanyan in black has always believed that the Burial God Mansion is the one who secretly protects Shen Yichen. Shen Yichen seems to be in danger along the way, but he is still alive and well now, which cannot but make people suspicious!

"Sister Yan, I don't know. You can check it yourself. I really don't know!"

Shen Yichen didn't know how to explain it. He now remembered another very important thing. If Blind Shanjue was really from the Burial Gods Palace, then was their encounter in Longmian Mountain really an accidental encounter?

Shen Yichen shuddered all over!

"Brother Chen, what did you think of? Can you tell me?"

Ji Xuanyan in black discovered something unusual about Shen Yichen.

Shen Yichen hesitated for a moment and said softly:

"Sister Yan, go investigate two people. One is the man you threw into the river outside of Meixiang Pavilion in Meizhu City. His name is Qin Shou, from the Yin-Yang Xuanyu Sect. The other is a woman named Liu Yiren, from the Yanmeng Sect. If you have the ability, you can also investigate the two monks. I only know about the names of the fifth and sixth people, and I don't know anything else!"

Ji Xuanyan in black was stunned when she heard this. She had seen Qin Shou and Liu Yiren before. Their cultivation was not high, and she didn't notice anything unusual. Even Shen Yichen himself might be able to defeat them.

"Is there something wrong with them?"

"Believe it or not, I have nothing to do with the Burial God Palace. As for my master, I, I... he might be the same as you. You founded the Heavenly Secret Pavilion, and maybe my master also founded the Burial God Palace. I really don't know much about my master's past, but in terms of his character, my master doesn't seem like someone who would set foot in the world of martial arts!"

What came to Shen Yichen's mind was an old Taoist priest sitting alone on a cliff, with an ethereal air. He believed in his master. As for why he was confident in letting him roam the world, it was probably because of the Xuchen Pearl!

"Brother Chen, be realistic. Sister Yan also wants to act like a hooligan!"

After Ji Xuanyan in black finished speaking, she looked at Shen Yichen's face with an evil look.

Shen Yichen was frightened and flew upwards and escaped into the cave.

Ji Xuanyan in black shook her head and shouted:

"Brother Chen, Sister Yan's tea was not given to you in vain. Do you know how to think?"

"Go away, did I get a sip of tea?"

"Hey, Brother Chen, how can you deny it? That's a whole pot of good tea, made with the same ingredients as Moquan Yinxue's!"

The figures of the two people disappeared into the cave entrance, and Shen Yichen was finally about to enter the Holy City of Sword Welcome again!