Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 1193 The Cage of a Trapped Beast: Luowu's Situation

The warm sun shines above the floating clouds, and the still river ripples with clear waves.

A section of Yunlu Street runs right next to the Wangxing River. This was the first time Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue had seen the Wangxing River up close. Although the water flowed swiftly, the surface was calm and still, like a mirror.

"Yichen, this shouldn't be the case. Even the surface of the Heavenly Lake on Mount Shenshan doesn't seem as tranquil as this!"

Shen Yichen looked at Wang Xinghe and felt there was nothing to be surprised about.

"Qingxue, the Weiming Lake on Guanxing Mountain is much stranger than this river. The river ripples when the wind blows, but the water in Weiming Lake is unpredictable. Sometimes I jump in and the surface doesn't react at all. Other times, I sneeze by the lake and instantly a thousand waves rise up. When you come back to Guanxing Mountain with me someday, you'll understand. All the myriad changes of water in the world are contained in Weiming Lake!"

Mu Qingxue, a woman who has traveled far and wide, naturally did not believe it.

"Yichen, are you sure that's a real lake?"

"How could the lake be fake? I've lived by the lake for ten years!"

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he himself felt somewhat insecure, because he had never thought about this issue before.

Shen Yichen thought of the myriad paths of the Holy Emperor's Technique under the Emperor Tree in the mysterious space, which seemed to have a similar effect to the myriad phenomena of the water in the Unnamed Lake.

"My master said you should take me back to Guanxing Mountain. I really want to see the Weiming Lake you mentioned!"

Shen Yichen did not respond; he was contemplating the relationship between the path of cultivation and the myriad phenomena of heaven and earth.

Shen Yichen seemed to have touched something. Ever since he entered the Micro Dao Realm, Shen Yichen had been in a state of confusion. Although he could sense everything around him, he had no direction.

The myriad changes in the waters of Weiming Lake, isn't that the transformation of enlightenment?

"Yichen, what's wrong? Why are you spacing out? Oh, someone's waiting for us again!"

Mu Qingxue forcibly pulled Shen Yichen out of his reverie. The people waiting for them this time were a bit strange, and also a bit funny; they were two people in wheelchairs.

On the left is Mr. Mo Fan from Wulang Academy, and on the right is the divine physician Yun Tianming; both are under the willow branches.

Behind Yun Tianming was his maid, and behind Mr. Mo Fan was actually Mr. Si Yuan.

Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue had to stop. Although Shen Yichen was not afraid, he was full of surprise. He really did not expect to meet Mr. Siyuan here.

Shen Yichen bowed slightly.

"Junior Shen Yichen greets the two seniors!"

Mu Qingxue didn't recognize the two people, but she could roughly guess Mr. Mo Fan's identity.

"A person's fate is not determined by strength, but by perseverance. Young Master Shen, the path of the Jianghu in Yanquan is not easy. You must guard against villains as well as gentlemen, enemies as well as friends. Although you did not kill my guard, he died because of you. I will remember this debt!"

Mr. Mo Fan seemed to have lost his composure. One can only imagine the blow that Baili Zhao’s death had dealt him. Those were two people who had been inseparable for hundreds of years!

Rather than saying that Mr. Mo Fan saved Baili Zhao back then, wasn't Baili Zhao also Mr. Mo Fan's salvation?

When Zhuo Mofan lost both legs, he had suicidal thoughts. It was Baili Zhao who accompanied him through it. Mr. Mofan never got close to women and had no friends. He only had Baili Zhao as his brother.

"Senior, every step a person takes in the martial world is their own choice. Life and death are determined by fate, so how can you blame me? Since I chose to enter this game, I must be able to accept defeat and let go, even if it means losing my life!"

Shen Yichen was also furious. What was wrong with him joining the Yanquan Jianghu? Wulang Academy sent people to kill him, and now they're blaming him for his death? It doesn't make sense!

What's even more infuriating is that, given Mr. Mo Fan's status, he actually came to interrogate him. Before, he even bullied Yi Xuan because he was younger. Shen Yi Chen's goodwill towards Mr. Mo Fan has long since vanished!

As for Wulang Academy, Shen Yichen still needs to go there. He must find a way to enter Tianyi Pavilion. The Void Dust Pearl, the Chosen One, and his own cultivation all urgently require him to go to Tianyi Pavilion to learn the secrets of the martial world and the methods of cultivation!

Mu Qingxue was very well-behaved this time; she remained on the sidelines and had no intention of helping Shen Yichen.

Upon hearing this, Mr. Mo Fan actually laughed; the difference between anger and a smile was only a moment!

"If Young Master Shen can leave Luowu Ancient City, Wulang Academy welcomes you!"

Shen Yichen was taken aback by what he heard; Mr. Mo Fan's sudden change had truly baffled him.

Shen Yichen turned around and glanced at Mu Qingxue.

"What are you looking at me for? Hurry up, all the martial arts practitioners in Luowu Ancient City are watching you on this street. You're not going to chat with everyone, are you? If you do, we won't be able to reach Fulong Cave Pavilion tomorrow!"

Shen Yichen felt somewhat embarrassed and bowed to Mr. Mo Fan again.

"Senior, if fate allows, I will certainly visit Master Wulang Academy!"

Mr. Siyuan spoke up!

"Bai Lizhao's cultivation is not much worse than mine, Young Master Shen, you should be careful!"

Mr. Siyuan pushed Mr. Mofan away.

Mu Qingxue watched their retreating figures and murmured:

"Yichen, I have a feeling these two people didn't come for you!"

Shen Yichen didn't understand.

Behind him, Jian Chenqing surprisingly chimed in with a comment:

"I also think they didn't come looking for you!"

Shen Yichen didn't turn around. He was thinking about who had killed Baili Zhao!

Shen Yichen had thought about it before. He had always believed that it was the Ji family or the people of Luowu Ancient City who killed Baili Zhao. Now it seems that it was related to him. Mr. Mo Fan's appearance was probably a reminder to him that the person who killed Baili Zhao was in the crowd behind him. Who could it be?

"Brother Shen, your courage is commendable! You've chosen to advance as a form of retreat, and I admire you. But have you considered that if you can't retreat, you'll face certain death?"

The maid pushed Yun Tianming forward a few steps.

Yun Tianming's smile was somewhat bitter, because although the Luowu Situation was proceeding as he had envisioned, he had not expected that the Lord of Luowu would make such a grand spectacle.

No martial artist can get close to the Floating Dragon Cave!

Even now that Shen Yichen's Bloodline Power has been activated, his men can no longer capture Shen Yichen. Yun Tianming feels like he's tried to steal a chicken but lost the rice instead.

Yun Tianming couldn't help but admire Shen Yichen's courage in putting himself in a life-or-death situation; he himself lacked such boldness.

Little did Yun Tianming know that Shen Yichen was truly forced into this situation; it was all part of Mu Qingxue's scheme.

Mu Qingxue spoke up:

"Hey, is your method really going to work?"

"Miss Mu, isn't it a bit too late to ask now! You'll know whether it works or not when you get back. Good luck!"

Yun Tianming actually wanted to stop Shen Yichen, but he had no reason to do so and couldn't stop him. He could only hope that Shen Yichen could come back alive.

Shen Yichen let out a long sigh of relief, took Mu Qingxue's hand, and whispered:

"Qingxue, let's go, Lord Luowu is getting impatient!"

Shen Yichen simply nodded to Yun Tianming. He now understood that Yun Tianming had approached him because of his status as the chosen one, but he didn't care what Yun Tianming wanted.

As Yun Tianming watched Shen Yichen and his group depart, he gently patted his wheelchair and sighed:

"I hope he leaves Fulong Cave Heaven Pavilion alive!"

"Are our people really not going to rescue him?"

The maid looked worried.

"There's no way to save them now, and there's no way to save them. The Lord of Luowu probably won't touch them, otherwise her birthday banquet will turn into a funeral!"

The maid was slightly taken aback upon hearing this.

"Then what are you worried about?"

Yun Tianming looked up at the willow branches swaying in the wind and replied calmly:

"I'm worried that the Lord of Luowu is just an accomplice, in which case the Chosen One will disappear without a trace!"

"This, how is this possible? Which faction could it be?"

Yun Tianming only said two words:

"The Ji family!"

In fact, Mu Yulou and the masked man shared the same idea as Yun Tianming.

Lord Luowu's plan is a cage for trapped beasts. If the Ji family is behind it, Shen Yichen's return to the Ji family is certain, but Mu Qingxue's fate will be uncertain.

It's unlikely that Mu Qingxue will actually die, but she will definitely be captured and taken to the Ji family.

This is also why Mu Yulou urgently recalled the man in black robes; the man in black robes is none other than Xu Youguan.

Among the three officials of the Bone Tomb, the Void Wanderer is the most mysterious; he is the one who truly protects Mu Qingxue.

At first, Yunlu Street had some ordinary people on it. As Shen Yichen and his group walked further, there were fewer and fewer people on the street. However, the restaurants and inns on both sides of the street were all run by Jianghu people from Yanquan.

Some of these people were openly watching Shen Yichen from afar, some were observing coldly from the shadows, and some were simply there to join in the fun. Many of them were actually there to celebrate the birthday of the Lord of Luowu.

Most of these people belong to sects near the ancient city of Luowu. They are not large in scale, but have followed the Lord of Luowu for thousands of years, so they have naturally received special care.

Along the way, Shen Yichen saw many familiar faces. He felt that since entering Yanquan, most of the martial arts people he had met had probably come to Yunlu Street.

Shen Yichen had two completely different feelings!

First, I was flattered and overwhelmed;

Secondly, it gives one the feeling of heading towards the underworld.

Shen Yichen wasn't used to either feeling. He just wanted to be an ordinary person in the martial arts world, roaming freely. He couldn't bear the glory of being the center of attention.

Shen Yichen didn't stop on the road behind them. He and Mu Qingxue chatted and laughed. Strangely enough, everyone behind them was completely silent the whole way, including the two children.

As the sun rose high in the sky, Shen Yichen saw a pavilion floating in the void in the distance. Without a doubt, that was the Floating Dragon Cave Pavilion.

Shen Yichen pulled Mu Qingxue to sit outside a teahouse on the street for a short rest.

In reality, Shen Yichen was waiting for someone. There was no reason for Yixuan and Ji Xuanyan not to show up, because further ahead were all Luowu Guards.

Mu Qingxue, of course, saw through Shen Yichen's little scheme and whispered:

"Yichen, only women who have been with you to the point of sexual misconduct are worthy of your trust!"