I have been bound in a forbidden place for five hundred years. Why are you crying when I am a casual

In the northern borders of Zhongzhou, across the desolate Gobi Desert, the wind and sand, like knives, scraped across the jagged rocks, emitting a whimpering sound. Two puppets, completely out of place in this desolate environment, trudged along with difficulty.

The larger one had soft lines but was covered with scratches from wind and sand, and had many injuries of varying sizes on its body. Only one arm was still a human limb. This was He Mengyun, the former master of Wangui Valley, a direct descendant of the Supreme Being in the Qingxuan Holy Land.

The smaller one, shaped like a doll, was tied firmly to He Mengyun's waist with a tough spiritual thread.

She was naturally the puppet that housed Nian Chaoxi's last soul fire.

Nian Chaoxi's soul fire flickered in the core of the doll. Every expansion and contraction of the light carried an almost anxious sense of urgency, pulling the doll to struggle continuously in a certain direction.

He Mengyun clenched the spiritual silk tightly, and her knuckles turned white from the force.

It was not easy for her. On the one hand, she had to resist the wind and sand, be alert to her surroundings, and on the other hand, she had to distract herself to suppress the pure and stubborn instinct of her senior sister.

"Big Sister, it's almost there, it's really almost there!"

He Mengyun's voice came through the sound transmission array inside the puppet, with a tired and soothing tone:

"We have now successfully passed through the North Gate Pass. I have already inquired at the North Gate Pass. The biggest event in Zhongzhou right now is the opening of the Four Divine Beasts Secret Realm at Taihang Academy. Junior Brother must be there too."

"Just be patient, I will definitely lead you to find my junior brother."

These words were of no use, the doll was still struggling, trying to speed up.

This scene made He Mengyun, who had traveled through mountains and rivers and suffered a lot of hardships before finally arriving in Zhongzhou from the Nether Sea, not feel irritated or angry.

in contrast.

The only one she had.

Only distressed.

Senior Sister’s current situation is not even considered alive. Her body and soul have long been completely sacrificed and dissipated in the art of defying fate and changing destiny. Even if Heaven has turned the last of her original soul into a soul fire that seems to never burn out.

But in the end, she was considered dead.

The only thing left was this ball of soul fire that was almost maintained by instinct. Although it was not completely dead, there was basically no other hope.

But even though she felt heartbroken, He Mengyun had to remind her again:

"Big Sister, although Zhongzhou is the birthplace of the righteous path and not as dangerous as Beiming, our situation is special. If we are not careful, we may attract the covetousness of others. Therefore, we need to be more careful and cautious and absolutely not attract too much attention."

"If not, not only will we not be able to see Junior Brother Gu next time, but even if we do see him, we might not be able to help him and might even harm him."

"At this time, we must not act impulsively!"

When it came to Gu Xiu's safety, the little doll, which acted almost instinctively, immediately gave up struggling and stopped causing trouble.

This reaction once again made He Mengyun feel upset.

She wanted to cry.

But puppets can't cry.

She could only silently endure the pain in her heart, and then silently took Nian Chaoxi with her and started heading towards the relatively remote path she had planned, where there was almost no interaction with people.

But it didn't last long.

Nian Chaoxi, who had originally calmed down, suddenly began to struggle violently again without any warning. However, this time, she wasn't struggling in a specific direction. Instead, it was more like...

She wants to self-destruct!

He Mengyun hurriedly took action to appease her. After all, she was also a powerful puppeteer. After using a series of methods, Nian Chaoxi finally calmed down temporarily again. But even though she was quiet, the soul fire in her eyes that seemed to never go out, dimmed to the extreme at this moment.

He Mengyun was shocked and quickly tried to save the patient.

But at this moment.

A sudden pain came over her heart, and the feeling of having her bond, her concern, and the last trace of connection completely severed made her feel agonized, and she was terrified.

"Sister..."

"Junior brother...it seems he has completely...broken all ties with us..."

"he……"

"He has completely given up on us..."

He Mengyun was originally a weak, withdrawn and timid woman. Along the way, she has actually changed a lot and grown a lot. She always maintains confidence at all times and never forgets to cheer herself up.

But this time.

When she realized that the connection between herself and Gu Xiu had been severed, she seemed to have once again become the helpless girl who was unpopular, timid and cowardly in the Qingxuan Holy Land. Her words were trembling.

She was at a loss.

I don’t know where to go next, I don’t know what to do next.

but……

Looking at the light in Nian Chaoxi's eyes gradually dimming, He Mengyun bit her tongue and forced herself to calm down.

"Senior Sister, it's a good thing that Gu Xiu and Qing Xuan have completely severed ties."

"Qingxuan will only drag him down."

"Besides, we knew from the beginning that it was too late and there was no going back. We didn't have any extravagant expectations. We just wanted to help our junior brother, and that was enough."

"You said...right?"

These words really worked. At least the flame of Nian Chaoxi, which had dimmed to the point of being extinguished, began to flicker again and did not go out any more.

Yes.

From the very beginning, they no longer expected Gu Xiu to forgive them. All they wanted to do was to help Gu Xiu unilaterally. In this case, it is understandable that Gu Xiu and Qing Xuan have completely severed all ties.

Seeing this, He Mengyun no longer indulged in grief, but took the lead and moved forward again.

Find Gu Xiu.

Help Gu Xiu.

Even if he didn't need help, even if he would never forgive them...

just.

Not long after He Mengyun took another step, a chill suddenly and without warning enveloped the space of dozens of feet in radius!

The whimpering sound of the wind and sand seemed to freeze in an instant, the air becoming thick and heavy, even the light dimming slightly. He Mengyun's heart rang with alarm, and he abruptly stopped. His puppet body instantly tensed, all hidden defensive array patterns silently lighting up, and he looked around vigilantly.

Nian Chaoxi, who was hung on her waist, also had the soul fire in his eyes rolling violently.

Looking in the direction of Nian Chaoxi's soul fire, He Mengyun's pupils suddenly contracted, and his eyes were extremely vigilant as he stared at the uninvited guest who appeared in front of him.

It was a person who appeared silently from the shadows on top of a huge rock ten feet in front of them.

The man was wearing a black robe. The robe was so wide that it seemed to absorb all light. The hood was pulled down very low. There was a black mist everywhere, and the identity and appearance of the man could not be seen clearly. One could only vaguely see a pair of extremely cold eyes through the black mist. There was obviously no spiritual energy fluctuation leaking out of the other party, but there was a suffocating sense of oppression on him.

Being stared at by him was like being stared at by a ferocious beast lurking on the edge of the abyss.

He Mengyun's heart sank to the bottom in an instant.

This person's strength was unfathomable, and his gaze was like a solid ice cone, piercing through her puppet shell and landing on the doll with swirling soul fire at her waist.

That look was filled with scrutiny, inquiry, and a hint of... fear?

Yes, fear!

He Mengyun keenly caught the fleeting emotion. The other party did not seem to come for killing, but rather to confirm something.

The man in black robe did not speak or make any movement, but just stood there quietly. However, the invisible pressure was like a tide, causing He Mengyun's puppet body to make a slight creaking sound. She felt like a small boat in a storm, which could be crushed at any time.

But just when He Mengyun thought that he was probably going to die this time.

The shadow under the black robe's hood shook slightly at this moment, and then the terrifying pressure that enveloped the world quickly receded like a tide.

The sound of wind and sand filled my ears again, and the light around me seemed to be brighter.

next moment.

The man in black robe looked at He Mengyun deeply, then silently retreated and entered the shadow again. The moment he entered the shadow, the black robe on his body faded and dissipated silently like ink dropped into water, until the end, as if it had never appeared.

This……

just leave?

He Mengyun's extremely tense heartstrings suddenly relaxed, and a huge feeling of exhaustion swept over him in an instant, and the power supporting the puppet almost collapsed.

"Big Sister...it's okay...that person is gone..."

He Mengyun's voice was trembling with the feeling of having survived a disaster. It seemed as if she was trying to comfort the doll around her waist, but also as if she was comforting herself.

just.

Before he could completely relax, a completely different, but equally creepy breath suddenly erupted from another direction!

This time, the breath was cold and greedy, with a sticky corrosive feeling specifically targeting the soul, like countless cold tentacles, instantly wrapping around!

"Hahahaha... after searching high and low for something, I finally found it without any effort!"

"Such a pure, such a tenacious soul fire, containing a trace of undying obsession... It's rare, rare!"

Accompanied by a strange and shrill laugh, a hunched figure appeared like a ghost on the stone where the man in black robe had stood before.

It was an old man wearing a gray-white robe embroidered with strange and twisted runes. His face was haggard and his eye sockets were sunken. His cloudy eyes were flashing with a heart-pounding greedy green light, and they were fixed on the small puppet on He Mengyun's waist!

Amidst this strange laughter, He Mengyun's remaining half soul felt as if it was about to leave her body. Fortunately, at the critical moment, the soul fire on her waist flickered, bringing some light, allowing her to regain her consciousness. She looked at the old man in front of her in horror:

"This is the Soul Separation Technique. You are from the Soul Tracing Palace!"

"Huh?" After she said that, the old man finally turned his head to look at her and exclaimed in admiration:

"You can use the Soul Splitting Technique, borrow an arm to be reborn, and use a puppet to exchange bodies. You can also see the Soul Separation Technique of my Soul Tracing Palace at a glance. I overlooked you just now. You are also a good material!"

"I never thought that when I had given up, I would encounter such a good thing."

"Okay, okay, okay!"

"God will not let me down, God will not let me down!"

The old man had a morbid ecstasy on his face, and hearing his laughter, especially meeting his gaze that seemed to be looking at a treasure rather than a person, He Mengyun's heart sank, and he subconsciously took a half step back, ready to run away.

really……

At this moment, the old man spoke gloomily:

"Girl, I can feel that your soul has been suffering."

"Since life is so painful."

"It's better than..."

"Give that little thing of yours to me, and then you will become a part of me. I will help you get rid of it. What do you think?"