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Standing on the peak of the mountain, Wu Chen looked at the raging mountain fire in the wilderness and the figure gradually dissipating in the mountain fire. He weighed the wooden box containing the thousand-year-old blood essence in his hand before turning around and walking into the long ancient road behind the mountain.
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The battle at Cangpo Ridge could be considered to have come to an end.
Blood, screams, mountain fires, killing intent…all of this was already far away.
Only the gentle mountain breeze, the fragrance of osmanthus flowers in the autumn night, and the unique majesty of the mountains remained on the mountain path.
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As he strolled along the mountain path, Wu Chen somehow felt as if there was an eye staring at him from behind.
One had to know that this place was already very close to Wu Chen's residence, and at the same time, it was a full fifty li away from Cangpo Ridge. Even if someone was following them, they should have discovered them by now, so how could they only sense it now?
It must be an illusion!
Could it be that someone knew that he was the one who did this?
No way. If that was the case, this person was too terrifying. He was able to calculate every step accurately. How could there be such a person in this world?
That's right! It must be an illusion. He was too paranoid!
After all, he had just killed someone and seized a treasure. It was understandable that he felt a little guilty. No matter how much he knew about the rules of Jianghu, he was still a seventeen-year-old boy. How could he feel at ease killing someone for the first time?
He tried to comfort himself, but it didn't have much of an effect in this situation. Wu Chen felt that someone was watching him from behind. To describe this feeling, it was like waking up in an unfamiliar and dark room with the sound of sharpening knives beside you. What would you think in such a situation? Even if the other party had no intention of killing you, you would still feel a sense of panic.
At this moment, Wu Chen felt like this. He kept feeling that there was something following him from behind. Once he stopped, the thing behind him would collide with him.
Even though the fear in his heart kept forcing Wu Chen to look back, he focused his attention on his feet.
He remembered that in the Heaven Prison, an old man had once told him about the rules of walking on the mountain road at night. If you feel uneasy, don't look back! He had to pay attention to his feet. His steps could not be chaotic. The road had to be steady and his steps had to be straight. Otherwise, it was easy to encounter strange things like ghosts hitting the wall. In the past, Wu Chen might not have paid attention to such comments, but after reading the notes left behind by Pu Shan, Wu Chen felt that the world was not as simple as it seemed, and he paid more attention to those strange things.
Something's not right! Ghost Hitting the Wall was a sinister act that could confuse people through their facial features. This kind of thing could at most cause trouble on ordinary people, so how could it cause trouble on a orthodox martial artist like Wu Chen? Moreover, the sound of the footsteps was not right either. Why was there an accent? Was it obvious that the two of them were walking together?
Assuming that there was someone behind Wu Chen, and that person was walking in the same footsteps as Wu Chen, the sound of his footsteps would definitely be covered by Wu Chen's footsteps. If the above assumption was true, then…
Regardless of whether it was an illusion, a ghost, or some other strange thing, even the prehistoric beast Wu Chen had to turn around to take a look.
He took a step forward on his left and slid his right foot backward. Wu Chen's entire body instantly turned 180 degrees, and the dagger hidden in his sleeve fell into Wu Chen's hand at the first moment. All of this was done beautifully, and no one could see any flaws.
There was no one! Looking at the empty mountain path behind him, Wu Chen couldn't help but gasp.
"Little guy, if you don't walk on the right path, how can you turn back? Are you looking for the old man?" Just as Wu Chen was searching for the possible existence behind this, a teasing voice came from above his head.
"Who is it? Come out!" Hearing this teasing tone, how could Wu Chen be as relaxed as the owner of the voice? All the nerves in his body tightened at the same time.
"Relax! Don't be so nervous. If you make it seem like I'm going to eat you, then I'll become a monster.”This teasing voice came from behind Wu Chen. At the same time, Wu Chen jumped forward and landed on a protruding rock beside the mountain path.
One wouldn't know if one didn't look, but an old man who was less than six feet tall was floating in the air where Wu Chen had been standing. The old man's body was well-proportioned, and it was obvious that he had martial arts skills. However, it was strange that Wu Chen could not tell the old man's true age. He was probably in his eighties or nineties. But he looked like he was in his seventies or eighties! However, no matter how he looked at it, it was undoubtedly an old man.
The old man was wearing a loose white robe. He had snow-white hair, a tender face, and a pale beard. Under the moonlight and the mountain breeze, it gave people a feeling of immortality. If one had to use a word to describe the old man, there was probably only one word in this world that could describe the old man's current image! However, contrary to this, there was an unusual mischievousness on the little old man's rosy cheeks.
"Grandpa, don't you know that this will scare people to death? If it wasn't for your shadow, I would have thought that I had encountered a ghost!”Even though he didn't know why he didn't see the little old man when he turned around, Wu Chen couldn't bring himself to ask such a silly question.
"Hey, what are you talking about? How am I like a ghost? Besides, who said that ghosts don't have shadows? You've never seen them before, so don't talk nonsense. Really, she had no manners at all!”The little old man shook the sleeves on his body and looked at Wu Chen, who was standing on the mountain rock, with disdain.
"It's already so late. Why aren't you resting? Why are you following me?”No matter how one looked at it, the little old man in front of him was not simple. Although he did not know why the old man was following him, Wu Chen still put away his airs and cupped his fists at the old man out of courtesy.
"Nothing much. I just came out for a walk after eating and admired the moon. I accidentally saw you kill someone…This is your first time killing someone, right? Good, accurate, and ruthless. You can be considered a promising person. However, it's a pity that you're not ruthless enough. It's not good to be a person like this!”The old man narrowed his small eyes. His expression was as wretched as it could be. No matter how he looked at it, he felt that this old thing was not a good thing.
Hearing this, Wu Chen couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat. He didn't know that the old man had seen what he had done overnight, and that Wu Chen was able to discover that the old man had done it on purpose. Where did this person come from? Why was he following her? Now that he was with him, what about Zhang Mazi?
In his shock, the old man's voice entered Wu Chen's ears,""Brat, I see that your mind is not bad. Come and try!”
The old man didn't wait for Wu Chen's reaction. Wu Chen felt his vision blur. Everything that had happened tonight appeared before his eyes again for some reason, and it was even more real than what he had experienced before. The moment the Soldier Splitting Talisman exploded, the helpless cries and the burning corpses echoed in Wu Chen's mind over and over again. Especially the unwillingness and hatred in the eyes of the cultivator before he died, it made Wu Chen's heart sink into a bottomless abyss.
Lives were being lost one after another, and Wu Chen's mind was slowly collapsing. Everything that he had experienced in his youth slowly surfaced, and an unyielding will to life gradually occupied Wu Chen's mind. Under this unyielding will, Wu Chen's consciousness slowly returned.
"Senior, I admit defeat. You don't have to try again. Ask whatever you want!”The return of his consciousness made Wu Chen understand that the gap between him and the old man could no longer be calculated with words.
"Brat, I saw the ruthlessness you displayed in the illusion. You don't look like a weak person.”The old man held his head in his hands and looked at Wu Chen in confusion.
"Senior, are you asking why I didn't kill Zhang Mazi when he was heavily injured? Firstly, I have no enmity with Zhang Mazi, so why should I kill him? Secondly, Zhang Mazi was a man, and if I killed him, wouldn't there be one less man in the world? Thirdly, Zhang Mazi treated me sincerely, so how could I bear to do such a thing? This thousand-year-old blood essence is the source of all this. Countless people have died for it. I don't want to lose myself for a treasure.”Wu Chen took out the wooden box containing the thousand-year-old blood essence and looked at the old man in silence.
"You have to know that Crown Prince Peak is very powerful now. It's normal for Zhang Mazi to report you for survival. Even though you have been covering your face, isn't it easy for Crown Prince Peak to find someone?”The old man looked at the young man in front of him with interest.
"So what? If Zhang Mazi went to report it, it would mean that the Zhang Mazi I knew was already dead. I deserved to be caught because of this. What does this have to do with Senior?”The old man kept asking questions. Wu Chen really couldn't understand what the old man was trying to do. If they wanted to report him, there was no need for that at all? If he wanted to tell Wu Chen that Zhang Mazi might betray him in the future, it didn't seem necessary.
"You're the old man's disciple. How can I live if you die?”
Looking at the old man's matter-of-factly surprised expression, Wu Chen almost wanted to die. What was going on?" I'm his internal disciple. Who knows if I want a master?"”
"Senior, we are all cultivators. The relationship between inheritances cannot be messed up!”Although Wu Chen was very unhappy with this old man who had unfathomable methods, he could not make it too obvious.
The old man was very satisfied with Wu Chen's answer. He stroked his beard and said leisurely,"He's accurate in his calculations, ruthless in his character, respectful of his elders, and even more commendable is that he's neither servile nor overbearing when he meets people. Good, very good! That's all for today. You should be tired after killing people and stealing goods. Go back and rest! I'll wait for you to treat me to tea. We'll talk slowly then!”
A breeze blew past, and the old man's figure had already disappeared.
The mountain wind was still blowing, and the fragrance of osmanthus was pleasant. It was as if nothing had happened before. Wu Chen's clothes were drenched in cold sweat, and even now, he was not sure if the person he had just seen was a human or a ghost.
Wu Chen had seen ghosts before, so he knew that the old man from before was definitely not a ghost. If he was a human, then this method was too heaven-defying.
Looking in the direction where the old man had disappeared, Wu Chen felt as if something was missing from his heart after a night of nervousness and being disturbed by the old man. He didn't know where all the strength in his body had gone. Why did the old man leave without knowing the cause and effect? This made Wu Chen feel quite troubled.
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