In the world of "Covering the Sky," one can refine Gu (a type of poison) to become an immo

Chapter 78 Little Girl, Old Madman (2k)

The State of Yan, the second largest city.

This place has a population of no less than one million, is extremely prosperous, with wide streets, a constant flow of traffic and people.

"Zhongyuan Offal Soup is delicious and inexpensive."

"Our classic Golden Shrimp Balls are a money-back guarantee if you don't like them."

"Zhang's soup dumplings have thin skins, generous fillings, and are juicy and delicious. Come and try them!"

"Candied hawthorn berries, one skewer costs only one copper coin."

Shops lined both sides of the street, and the sounds of vendors hawking their wares filled the air.

At the street corner, there were various street performers, who attracted a large crowd of adults and children.

In front of each shop, enthusiastic staff members were trying to attract customers, offering a whole host of sweet words.

Ye Fan wore a black wig, his face was smeared with ash, he was dressed in short clothes, and carried a small basket on his back, looking like an ordinary mortal walking among the crowd.

During this period, Sha Xiao devoted himself entirely to refining Gu, making final preparations for entering the game.

He couldn't be of much help during those few days; he would come out every few days to gather information and update some daily necessities.

Finding a small alley near a restaurant, Ye Fan took out wild mushrooms and vegetables from his basket and laid them out on the ground.

While naturally hawking his business, he also used his extraordinary hearing to listen to the conversations of the cultivators who occasionally came to the restaurant to patronize it.

A group of cultivators, feasting and drinking in a restaurant, were exchanging information.

"Have you heard? The astrologers of Zhongzhou have deduced that the human traitor chosen by the Demon Emperor's true disciple has already fled to the Northern Region. Upon obtaining this information, the astrologer vomited three liters of blood on the spot and dared not continue his deductions."

"Heh, that's just a ruse. The Peacock King has reappeared in Cao Kingdom and fought a fierce battle with several important figures from the Holy Land. If that chosen divine son really escaped, why do you think the Peacock King is still here?"

"It is said that several important figures from holy lands and ancient families have been brought to the brink of death by the Peacock King. In order to save their lives, they have begun to gather people and prepare to attack the ancient forbidden land."

"This news is true. Wasn't it said that the chosen divine son came from beyond the realm? Those important figures are already searching for the people who traveled with him back then. Yanhua Cave Heaven and Lingxu Cave Heaven just refused to hand them over, so they were destroyed."

"I actually went to see the Yanxia Cave ruins. Blood flowed like rivers, and the mountains were melted by the heat. It's said that there wasn't a single survivor; it was incredibly tragic."

"Really? Then we'll wait a bit..."

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The Misty Cloud Cave Heaven has been destroyed!

Ye Fan was startled upon hearing this; they had actually caught up so quickly?

He wanted to hear more, but the cultivators seemed to have eaten and drunk their fill. They didn't pay, wiped their mouths, and rode away on their rainbows.

"Big brother—I'm hungry, please buy me a steamed bun, please, I'm so hungry."

A dirty, pitiful little girl wobbled through the crowd, blinking her big eyes and looking up at him.

Her clothes were tattered and her face was covered in dirt, but her eyes were bright and clear.

Ye Fan turned his head and looked at the pitiful little girl, feeling a pang of sadness in his heart. He couldn't bear to see such a thing.

He sighed, went to the side and exchanged some wild mushrooms for a soup dumpling for the little girl, watching her eat it with her face glistening with oil.

She secretly slipped some money to the soup dumpling owner, asking him to give her some food if he saw her going hungry.

Finally, he used his divine power to quietly sew a small cloth bag inside her clothes, stuffed in a few coins that could save her life, and then quietly left with his bamboo basket on his back.

Now that he and Sha Xiao are barely able to protect themselves, rashly helping others would only harm them. This world is just that cruel, and this is all he can do.

Even after Ye Fan's figure disappeared down the street, Xiao Yinyin still stared blankly in the direction he had left.

After leaving the capital of Yan, Ye Fan took out a bright green leaf and immediately disappeared without a trace.

Soon, he returned to the place where he and Sha Xiao had temporarily settled.

This is a karst cave connected to the underground water system of the Yan Kingdom's capital, with a straight-line distance of less than two hundred kilometers.

Back in the secluded underground cave, they watched Sha Xiao, who had just finished refining the Gu worms.

Ye Fan casually returned the Blinding Immortal Gu and began to recount the news of the day.

"Old Sha, the Misty Cloud Cave has been razed to the ground. Should we...?"

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"Oh? Have you heard which family did it?"

Sha Xiao suddenly looked up and asked.

Ye Fan took out the daily necessities he had bought and recalled, "Before I came back, I took a peek at Qingfeng Town from afar, and there was indeed a magnificent and imposing atmosphere there."

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"He looks a lot like the man who attacked us alongside the Holy Lord of Yao Guang. Could he be from the Ancient Jiang Family?"

A glint flashed in Sha Xiao's eyes, and she already knew the answer: "That must be it, the entire town along with the Misty Cloud Cave was wiped out?"

"The Jiang family has been an ancient and powerful family for so long that they've forgotten how to hide something obvious."

Ye Fan immediately realized that Sha Xiao must have buried hooks and bait there.

"That's good. I thought we were going to move again. We've moved four times in the last two weeks, haven't we?"

As Ye Fan brought out a steaming feast for Sha Xiao, including steamed lamb, steamed bear paw, and steamed deer tail, he smiled and counted on his fingers.

Sha Xiao snatched the bear paw and bit into it fiercely, grumbling, "How can you blame me? Refining the Chaos Lotus Gu will inevitably leave a lot of Origin Qi behind. Who knows how those rogue cultivators could have such sharp noses?"

"We're 700 meters underground, and they still managed to find us! That's incredible."

Suddenly, the Azure Lotus Emperor's weapon leaped out of Sha Xiao's body and hung above his head.

"Hehehe, life is tough for a rogue cultivator, so naturally one has to develop a good nose."

An old man's laughter quietly appeared inside the cave.

"Snapped!"

Ye Fan's body crackled with golden lightning, the Sea of ​​Bitterness churned and roared, and strange phenomena appeared behind him.

A golden sea of ​​suffering is displayed on the outside, with a twin lotus flower rooted within it.

Ye Fan held the Azure Lotus Imperial Weapon in one hand, continuously pouring divine power into it.

Sha Xiao reached out and pressed Ye Fan down, shook her head at him, and waved her bear paw at the dark cave with a smile: "Senior, would you like to eat something together?"

"Oh? Okay."

The aged voice chuckled with some surprise.

He walked out silently from not far away, revealing himself to be an old man with a wrinkled face and a full head of white hair.

As the old man approached, Ye Fan keenly noticed that his feet were covered in dust, indicating that he had been standing there for an unknown amount of time.

The old man's face was bitter, yet he exuded an air of dominance.

After he sat down, he sat down without any hesitation and took the initiative to grab the food and start eating it in large bites.

The old man ate heartily while staring intently at Sha Xiao.

Suddenly, tears welled up in his eyes and soaked his cheeks.

"Mmm, delicious, delicious, just as good as it was back then. Good, good..."

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The old man seemed to be having a fit of hysteria, his eyes cloudy as he looked at Sha Xiao, muttering to himself incessantly.

Ye Fan watched as Sha Xiao calmly continued eating, even calling out to him, and sighed helplessly before joining in the meal.

In no time at all, the three of them devoured a meal that would last an ordinary family for several days.

The old man gradually calmed down. He lowered his head, wiped away his tears, and sighed softly, "What a long dream..."

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After a while, he raised his cloudy eyes and looked at Sha Xiao, saying in a low, hoarse voice, "Kid, don't go. There are only mountains of corpses and seas of blood there. Everyone will die, everyone will die."

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As he spoke, his voice began to choke again, and his mental state was not very stable.

In the blink of an eye, he disappeared again.

Just as he came, he vanished without a trace.