The Return of Stars to the Jianghu

Let's go back a little over a month.

Ye Xuehan and Nan Tian followed Li Yongfu's soldiers to wipe out the bandits and found out Luo Yifei's whereabouts.

So the group headed towards the woods north of the reed-covered riverbank. Although it was dark, they could still see the path clearly thanks to the lanterns and torches Li Yongfu had brought.

The reed bed looked especially eerie in the night; the swaying reeds resembled ghostly arms, waving wildly in the darkness. The wind rustled through them, making a sound as if something was whispering.

None of them paid attention to the commotion behind them.

Nan Tian walked beside Ye Xuehan, constantly alert to their surroundings. He knew that danger could strike at any moment in this kind of place.

"Xuehan, do you think Luo Yifei and the others are in this forest?" Nantian couldn't help but ask.

Ye Xuehan frowned slightly, looking at the woods before her, a sense of uncertainty creeping into her heart. But besides that, they had no other clues.

"We can only try our luck," Ye Xuehan said.

Once inside the forest, the group immediately began their search. The forest wasn't large, but the trees were dense and the foliage lush, making it difficult to find anyone in such a short time.

Nan Tian and Li Yongfu split up, while Ye Xuehan searched with several soldiers. As they walked, they carefully observed the traces around them.

Suddenly, Ye Xuehan noticed something unusual. She saw some messy footprints under a tree, which looked like someone had stayed there.

"The footprints disappeared from here," Ye Xuehan muttered to herself, a sudden sense of familiarity washing over her.

She took a step forward and then disappeared in front of the soldiers.

Two soldiers in the group immediately split up to find Nan Tian and Li Yongfu.

Nan Tian and Li Yongfu arrived immediately with their soldiers.

When Nan Tian and Li Yongfu arrived at the place where Ye Xuehan had disappeared with their soldiers, they only saw an empty forest; Ye Xuehan was nowhere to be found.

"Xuehan!" Nantian called out anxiously, his voice echoing through the woods, but he received no response.

"Quickly, split up and search!" Li Yongfu reacted swiftly, ordering his soldiers to disperse and search for Ye Xuehan's whereabouts.

"Wait!" Nan Tian looked at the footprints on the ground and the surrounding trees, and suddenly had a very familiar feeling. This feeling reminded him of the forest on the outskirts of Qianmo City.

Four years ago, Nan Tian and Ye Xuehan traveled to 2010 through that tunnel.

When they tried to return, they found the tunnel was closed. They found an old man near the tunnel.

The old man told them how to answer the question about the future, and they successfully returned to the future. However, while the time was correct, the location was wrong; they ended up on the Xuan Tian Continent.

My thoughts return to the present.

Nan Tian looked at the footprints on the ground, took a step forward, and disappeared from everyone's sight.

A white light flashed before Nan Tian's eyes. When he opened his eyes that day, he saw that Li Yongfu and the soldiers were gone. What appeared in front of him was Ye Xuehan not far away.

Ye Xuehan hadn't gone far when she saw Nantian suddenly appear.

Meanwhile, on the mountain north of the forest, Luo Yifei and Shi Hao were in a temple on the island in the middle of the lake, looking at the inscriptions on the stone statues.

"Do you recognize these characters, Shi Hao?" Luo Yifei asked.

Shi Hao stared intently at the inscriptions on the stone statue, his brow furrowed, as if trying to decipher these ancient characters. After a while, he slowly raised his head, an expression of disbelief on his face.

"Brother Luo, I actually recognize these characters!" Shi Hao's voice was full of surprise.

"Oh? Really? What do these words mean?" Luo Yifei asked eagerly, his heart filled with anticipation.

Shi Hao took a deep breath and began to interpret the text word by word. As he spoke, Luo Yifei's expression gradually became serious.

“According to these written records, this place was once a sacred site of an ancient and mysterious tribe. They worshipped an immortal known as the ‘Messenger of the Celestial Realm,’ believing that he could guide them to a brighter future,” Shi Hao said slowly.

“A messenger from the celestial realm? That sounds like a figure from mythology.” Luo Yifei frowned in thought.

"Moreover, the text also mentions a secret about time travel. It might be the method of time travel that Mr. Ding has been searching for," Shi Hao continued.

"Time travel." Luo Yifei had a bad feeling.

The two exchanged a glance and decided to continue exploring the mysterious temple, hoping to find more clues about time travel. Following the guidance of the stone statues, they arrived at the deepest part of the temple.

Here, they discovered a secret chamber hidden behind a stone wall. Inside, there was an ancient book with pages detailing methods for time travel.

Luo Yifei and Shi Hao excitedly picked up the book and began to study it carefully. They discovered that this method required specific rituals and items as a medium to achieve time travel.

"It seems we've found the answer!" Luo Yifei excitedly patted Shi Hao on the shoulder.

“Yes, Brother Luo. Let’s gather all the necessary items now and then hold the ceremony!” Shi Hao was also full of anticipation.

The two immediately sprang into action, following the instructions in the book to find the necessary items. After some effort, they finally gathered all the items and began preparations for the ceremony.

Just as the ceremony was about to begin, Luo Yifei suddenly felt a strong wave of dizziness. He swayed against the stone wall, his face pale.

"Brother Luo, what's wrong?" Shi Hao rushed forward to support him upon seeing this.

"I...I don't know. I suddenly felt really dizzy." Luo Yifei frowned in pain.

"Could it be due to the effects of time travel?" Shi Hao guessed.

"Maybe. But I can't fall down now." Luo Yifei took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down.

He suppressed his dizziness and, together with Shi Hao, completed the preparations for the ceremony. When the final ritual was finished, the entire temple suddenly began to shake.

Luo Yifei and Shi Hao hugged each other tightly, waiting for the time travel to begin. After a while, the scene before them began to blur, and the surrounding scenery rapidly changed.

When they opened their eyes again, they found themselves in a completely unfamiliar place. They were surrounded by a dense forest, and the distant roars of wild beasts echoed through the air.

"We did it!" Shi Hao shouted excitedly.

Luo Yifei looked nervous. He knew they had left the barrier, but the place they had arrived at was definitely not a good place.

Just as Luo Yifei and Shi Hao left the temple, Ye Xuehan and Shi Hao in the southern forest were also enveloped in a cloud of light and then pushed out of the barrier.

Li Yongfu saw the two people who had suddenly fallen to the ground and quickly ran over to them.

"What's wrong with you two? What happened?" Li Yongfu helped the two up and asked with concern.

Ye Xuehan and Nan Tian exchanged a glance, both seeing surprise and confusion in each other's eyes. They shook their heads, indicating that they didn't know what had happened either.

"We must have just entered the barrier, and then we were suddenly pushed out of the barrier by a force," Nan Tian recalled his experience.

"Perhaps Luo Yifei and Shi Hao are inside that barrier. That ball of light just now might have taken them away from the barrier as well." Ye Xuehan's expression was somewhat solemn.

“They were pushed out of the barrier by some force.” Li Yongfu frowned in thought. He had heard Mr. Ding tell stories of such strange and supernatural events before. These events often occurred on the battlefield in the north.