Chapter 239

Xie Bi An turned a deaf ear, directly passed by Fan Wu She, and walked to that wall. He gently stroked the mottled scratches with his fingers. This one stroke after another was like cutting on his heart. He then looked back at the overgrown grass before him, imagining a hundred years ago, this orchid garden once had the beautiful scenery of flowers competing for beauty, as well as two joyful figures, one big and one small, shuttling between the flower beds.

Who doesn't miss the old days? They just can't go back.

Xie Bi An slowly lowered his hand and said in a deep voice, "Let's go."

"Big brother, if you want, we can rebuild Wuji Palace."

"What is there in Wuji Palace that is worth remembering?" Xie Bi An asked in reply.

"..."

"My home is the place where is master, even if it’s in the underworld." Xie Bi An said lightly, "Now there is none."

"Big brother ..."

"Let’s go." Xie Bi An turned around without hesitation, no longer looking at the condensation of those hundred years of memories, and rose with his sword.

Fan Wu She thoughtfully glanced at the Orchid Garden and also followed him.

It is a long way to Mount Shu. They need to find a place to rest halfway. Fan Wu She unexpectedly chose a familiar place ---- Gutuo Town.

Xie Bi An was suddenly angry: "What the hell do you want to do? What is this memory worth recalling?"

"Because you are always avoiding it. You won't admit that I'm Xiao Jiu, so I'll let you keep remembering it." Fan Wu She stood with his hands clasped behind his back. His gaze looking at Xie Bi An was gentle but not losing any power, "We almost died in Chen Xing Yong's hands here and you missed the Jiaolong Assembly. You definitely won’t forget."

"So what if I remember?"

"I want you to remember how much you care about me. You can even forsake your life to save me."

Xie Bi An's gaze turned cold: "What face do you have to mention this?"

"As for me, even though I almost lost my life that day, I still remember and miss it all the time for more than a hundred years because I know the way you didn't hesitate to save me that day and completely put your own safety aside must be true." There was sadness in Fan Wu She’s eyes. "During my ten years of wandering in Jiuzhou, whenever I encountered danger and couldn’t bear it anymore, I always thought of you at that time. I thought of how young you were at that time, faced so many high-level cultivators alone, and was so seriously injured, yet you protected me well. You must have cared about me and loved me. You have been sincere to me, it's just that you changed afterwards. Now I understand that you have never changed. Only you are the most real and best person in the world who has never changed."

Xie Bi An looked at the quiet and simple town in front of him in silence. He couldn’t find the appearance in his memory at all, but he still remembered many fragments and scenes of that year. And Fan Wu She’s every word was heart stabbing. Of course he cared. That's his favorite younger brother. That determined feeling of risking his life to save Xiao Jiu actually never disappeared and was never forgotten. It was just suppressed in the deepest part of his heart, as if it was ten thousand pounds of Thunderfire Stones which he never dared to touch easily.

However, no matter how much he doesn’t want to admit it, he can’t ignore those memories. Fan Wu She spared no trouble to take him along to remember the past, which had completely messed up his heart.

Xie Bi An was not willing to spend the night in Gutuo Town, but there were no other towns nearby, and they had to hurry on with their journey tomorrow, so he had no choice but to stay.

Xie Bi An unsurprisingly lost sleep that night. He was lying on the bed, staring at the bed curtain with his eyes open, while Fan Wu She was sitting in a chair with his eyes closed and sleeping lightly. Fan Wu She refused to open two guest rooms, saying that he had to protect him at all times to prevent Jiang Qu Lian from sneak attacking. This excuse was irrefutable, so one could only be on the bed, and the other off the bed.

Xie Bi An was tossing and turning, unable to sleep, so he turned to his side and gazed at Fan Wu She with the help of the moonlight. He was breathing lightly. At the same time, his spiritual energy was running slowly in his body. Cultivating and resting at the same time, that quiet and peaceful appearance is really like a painting.

Xie Bi An thought a lot, but his thoughts were in a mess. There was no real content, but more fragments and details of his past memory. However, it was these hard to connect, bits and pieces of voices and scenes that made him forget his hatred and pain at this moment. He just simply looked at Fan Wu She and sighed with emotions at his extraordinary good appearance. He fell asleep in this long-lost peace.

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The next afternoon, the two arrived at Mount Shu.

A once lively and extraordinary Lanxi Town has become deserted and quiet. Foreign visitors are very rare, even the original street full of green-robed Daoists are also much less. Today's Lanxi Town is just like Daming City a hundred years ago. With the decline of the world's first sect, the town that grew up behind it will naturally become silent.

The two of them disguised themselves slightly, hurriedly ate a meal, waited until it was completely dark, and then went to the City God Temple.

The evil spirits that were released from Fengdu have already roamed all over Jiuzhou. Originally Mount Shu was a place that produced outstanding people with great Yang energy, where no evil spirits dared to come near. Plus there are several thousands of cultivators living here, so they would be looking for death if they came here. But these evil spirits are not idle things. They didn’t come close to Lanxi Town, but they are making trouble in the suburbs and mountains. In just one month, three villagers have already been killed, which was unimaginable before.

So during this time, the incense of the City God Temple was burning unusually strong, and the worshippers did not gradually disperse until dark.

When they waited until the people were gone, the two entered the City God Temple. Xie Bi An waved his hand and closed the door, holding Wuqiongbi in his hand, and the people and things that were invisible in the world of the living all appeared in front of his eyes.

"Hey, Little White Master!" Sun Xia Zhen, the City God of Mount Shu, was once an elder of Wuliang Sect. This man was as fond of wine as Zhong Kui, so they had a good friendship.

Xie Bi An arched his hand, "Elder Sun, long time no see."

"Why are you ..." Sun Xia Zhen immediately realized what was going on. He looked at Fan Wu She who was at one side, and his gaze instantly became frightened, "Could it be that he, he is..."

Fan Wu She removed his bamboo hat and looked at Sun Xia Zhen expressionlessly.

At the era of Emperor Zong, Sun Xia Zhen was still just a low-ranking disciple of the Wuliang Sect. He didn't even have the chance to participate in that battle to crusade against the Supreme Demon, but the fear of the Supreme Demon was a stigma on the people of Emperor Zong’s era, which couldn't be washed away even after death, so it wasn't surprising that he was afraid.

"Elder Sun doesn't need to be nervous, he ... he also wants to deal with Jiang Qu Lian. In fact, we are here today to ask for a favor."

"Little White Master ah." Sun Xia Zhen heaved a sigh heavily, and his eyes suddenly contained tears, "What has happened during these years ah? This world, how is this world in chaos?"

Xie Bi An said in a deep voice: "It's a long story. I believe Elder Sun has heard a lot."

Sun Xia Zhen wiped his face: "Heaven Master is gone, the Supreme Demon is born, and now even the Underworld has changed owners. The more I hear, the more confused I am. I do not know what to do."

"After the Hungry Ghost Festival, did the City God Temple have any impact?" Xie Bi An’s eyes have hidden pain. Not only Sun Xia Zhen, he also has a lot of confusion and incomprehension. About his two lives, about the human and ghost realms, and about the people. He’s the person who experienced first-hand and witnessed all of these, but he still couldn’t understand it fully.

Sun Xia Zhen sighed again: "There are too many souls to collect. The Underworld Generals are not coming and the Yin servants are not sent. The Wuliang Sect is very shaky and unstable and cannot manage this. It is too busy just simply relying on the Yin servants in my hands. It's the people around us who are suffering ah."

"I, as an Impermanence, can't do my job at this time ..." Xie Bi An said gloomily, "I hope Elder Sun can hold on for a while longer. I will definitely seize back the underworld."

"How is the underworld at this time? Did the Red King really take over the power?"

"Mm."

"What about, what about the emperor? With such a big commotion, how could the emperor not come out of seclusion?"

"The emperor was seriously injured back then, and has actually been recuperating for the past hundred years. It's not that he doesn't want to come out, but that he can't come out.”

"What about the ghost emperors?"

"The five ghost emperors are not willing to intervene in the affairs of the Underworld. This matter is very complicated."

Sun Xia Zhen seems to understand some of it: "Where is Official Lord Cui now?"

"In Jiang Qu Lian’s hands." Xie Bi An looked into Sun Xia Zhen's eyes and said earnestly, "Elder Sun, we need your help. We must sneak into the Underworld to save people."

Sun Xia Zhen nodded his head, "Little White Master, I understand. If this continues, the world will be in chaos. It is up to you to save the human and ghost realms." He secretly glanced at Fan Wu She, still a little wary, "Three days later, the night of the full moon is the time when the Yin energy is the densest. On that day, we will work together to open the Ghost Gate and send you guys back to the Underworld."

"Many thanks, Elder Sun."

"However, I do not have the power like the Red King after all. I do not know where this ripped entrance will be in Jiuyou. It may be in the barren mountains or deep streams, there may be miasma or a swamp, or you may encounter countless vicious ghosts and evil spirits. Moreover, Jiuyou is so big. What if that place is very far away from the underworld? You may not even be able to find the underworld. In short, this trip is dangerous, you must be careful ah."

"Don't worry, I ..."

"I’ll be around." Fan Wu She's voice is peaceful, but has a dignified power, "I will protect him."

Sun Xia Zhen subconsciously wiped the non-existent sweat on his forehead: "That's good, that's good."

"Then we'll wait for the night of the full moon." Xie Bi An asked again, "Elder Sun, how is the internal situation of the Wuliang Sect now?"

Sun Xia Zhen’s face was suddenly full of sorrow: "At this time, Li Zhi Qing is still thinking about the position of the sect leader. He didn’t even look at what qualifications he has. How can he support the family business?!"

This answer was not unexpected. Xie Bi An decided to go up to the mountain tomorrow to see.

 

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PS: AAAaaAAaAAAAaaHHH Finally, FINALLY I’ve caught up with SQC yeeeeee TIME TO GO BACK TO THE BLOOD CROWN and edit WCJ chapters all the way from the beginning…I'll also continue to update WCJ whenever SQC post a chapter

PPS: As my intern is coming to an end (this friday!!), boss asked me to do a presentation before I leave the company, so I will be putting more focus on my presentation this week. I may halt the chapter translation updates in these 2 days and upload the chapters on Friday evening after work.

PS from Emzie: YEEEES WE'RE FINALLY HERE YAAAS!! 

Edited on.... Hi Emzie from the future here. Apparently I was freaking out too hard back then cause I didn't put an edited date here either LOL (Emzie)

 

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