Creation of the Universe

"Isn't this Aunt Wang? Why are you on the bridge again?"

"The mad woman is going crazy all day long. Can anyone drive her away? She's interfering with my business."

"She must be thinking about her son again, but he's already dead. What's the point of her being like this?"

The people standing under the bridge watching were talking about the woman on the bridge. Their tones ranged from sympathy to dissatisfaction, and some were just there to watch the fun.

Shen Zhan pieced together some information about Aunt Wang from the scattered words of these people. Just a few days ago, his son slipped and fell into the water and drowned in the river under the bridge.

From that day on, Aunt Wang started to behave abnormally. Every morning and evening, she would stand on the small stone bridge, staring blankly at the water, and she would stand there for an hour or two.

Shen Yunli asked the people beside her, "Is her child still in the river?"

"How could it be possible? It's been several days. We helped to retrieve the body and later buried it in a field not far away. We have an explanation, but Aunt Wang is still upset. She seems to have gone completely crazy!"

An older sister who was about the same age as Aunt Wang spoke and gestured with her hands, trying to explain to Shen Zhan and the others what happened that day.

"After all, her son died. This woman is quite pitiful."

Meng Zhong said this and took Han Fei away. Such misfortunes happen from time to time, and when they happen, all you can do is express sympathy, that's all.

Shen Zhan also pulled Shen Yunli away. They had been on the road so long that they had no time to eat. They just asked the inn attendant, who said there was a famous noodle restaurant in the town, and it was just on the other side of the bridge.

"Come on, let's go get something to eat. You coming?"

Shen Zhan asked Zhu Xiuyuan who was standing beside him, but the latter snorted and walked away in another direction without even looking back.

"Your master's bad temper didn't get out on you, did he?"

Shen Yunli chuckled and replied, "Master is very good to me. He never loses his temper in front of me. Last time he said he would teach me his famous skill 'Daluo Dongguan', but I don't know what it is.

The master didn't seem to intend to explain it to me first, but just told me to memorize the formula first so that I could learn this skill faster."

"Why, has he already told you the secret formula of Daluodongguan?"

Shen Zhan asked in surprise.

"Well, yes, Master told me, and I remember it all, but there are some parts I still don't understand."

Shen Zhan nodded.

He thought to himself, Zhu Xiuyuan, oh Zhu Xiuyuan, you pride yourself on being noble and arrogant, but now Li'er has become your weakness. However, you are a man of your word and have really taught me all your secret skills.

As they were talking, the two of them quickly walked into this noodle shop which was said to be delicious.

The noodle shop is run by a middle-aged couple. The boss is rolling noodles in front of the stove in the back kitchen, while the woman is busy cleaning up and greeting customers in the front.

Shen Zhan sat down and ordered two bowls of noodles, then said to Shen Yunli, "Zhu Xiuyuan's 'Daluo Dongguan' is an eighth-grade technique. Although it's not considered the most powerful among the various profound and mysterious techniques in this world, it is still a unique method in the world. It has very special abilities that other techniques do not possess."

"Ah! Brother, what exactly is this ability? Tell me quickly."

Shen Yunli immediately became interested and urged Shen Zhan to explain in more detail.

So Shen Zhan said, "Daluo Dongguan allows you to peek into your opponent's inner energy. Simply put, once you use this technique, you can easily see how your opponent is generating energy and making moves, thus being able to anticipate the enemy's moves and remain invincible forever.

In addition, it is said that this move can also spy on the opponent's spirit pool, and even tamper with it. I am not sure about the details, only Zhu Xiuyuan himself knows best."

Just by hearing this, Shen Yunli realized how powerful the skills her master was going to teach her were.

"Come here!"

A woman with a dark complexion came over with two bowls of noodles.

Shen Zhan took a bite and said with satisfaction, "That guy didn't lie to us. This noodle is indeed delicious."

Shen Yunli, who was sitting opposite, seemed to be worried at this time. Her fair face was always looking out the window, as if she cared about something.

"What's wrong, Li'er?"

"Brother, I suddenly feel something is wrong."

Shen Yunli's answer was very vague. She couldn't explain exactly what was wrong.

"Are you too tired? If so, let's go back quickly after eating and have a good sleep, and everything will be fine."

But Shen Yunli seemed a little distraught. Her hand holding the chopsticks trembled uncontrollably, and her pair of willow-shaped eyebrows were tightly furrowed.

"Brother, I feel like something is going to happen..."

Just as he finished speaking, there was a "thump" sound from outside the window, followed by people's exclamations and shouts, and some people seemed to be gloating.

"You dance well! You should have died long ago, so you wouldn't be acting crazy and scaring people all day long!"

"It's a life after all. Someone go down and save her. Don't let anyone else die."

Shen Zhan and Shen Yunli left the noodle shop in the blink of an eye and came to the river bank. They saw that the woman who was standing on the bridge had fallen into the water.

Her body was stretched straight, almost motionless, with her arms pressed against her body and not outstretched. It was obvious that she was depressed and had decided to go with her son.

Soon, two strong men jumped into the water and tried to drag the woman ashore. However, no matter how hard they tried, they just couldn't drag the woman away.

This scene was strange and bizarre. The woman's legs seemed to be rooted in the river. No matter how they dragged or pushed her, she could not move at all. This strange thing made the people on the shore panic.

"What's going on? Is there something pulling her in the water?"

Someone uttered these words tremblingly.

Unexpectedly, everyone was shocked by this sentence. The originally noisy river bank suddenly became quiet, and the two men in the water quickly gave up. They swam quickly towards the shore, fearing that something terrible would happen if they were a step late.

"Her son...it's her son..."

Shen Zhan heard Shen Yunli mumbling to herself, "Li'er, did you see something? Tell me quickly."

"I saw a child riding on the woman's neck, holding her head with both hands, and pushing her into the water."

"Brother, didn't you see it?"

In Shen Zhan's sight, there was no child at all. He was sure that Shen Yunli saw a scene that only she could see, but why?

Could it be that Shen Yunli figured out the ability of Daluo Dongguan just by relying on the formula?