Chapter 172: Role-Playing
Mingyan, his senior sister, and Huang Feiyan rushed to the Blessed Land where the incident had occurred.
The preliminary guess was that it was a demonic cultivator who had massacred the sect.
There were quite a few demonic cultivators in this world. Although everyone knew that they were not accepted by the Great Dao and could not attain the position of an Emperor, not everyone was aiming for that position.
The cultivation methods of demonic cultivators were faster than most normal cultivation methods, and they took shape faster. With this attraction, there would always be people with weak minds who would walk down the wrong path.
Many of the cultivation methods of demonic cultivators were related to “seizing” and “killing.”
Mingyan couldn’t help but think of the tragic case of Sun Moon Village back then…
Mingyan sometimes couldn’t help but wonder, if no demonic cultivator had appeared at that time, would he still have entered the immortal gate now?
Or was it that his entry into the immortal gate was a kind of destiny?
“I suddenly thought of the things back then,” Huang Feiyan said. “Your relationship with Feixuan seems a bit subtle now. Did you two have some conflict?”
Huang Feiyan only knew that Mingyan’s attitude towards Ning Feixuan had suddenly undergone a big change. But as for why, she didn’t know. Her second aunt seemed to know at that time, but she was as tight-lipped as a clam. Every time Huang Feiyan asked, she would just smile and brush it off, very mysterious.
Hearing this, Yue Qingying also remembered. Yue Qingying sighed softly. “Junior Brother also encountered a demonic cultivator back then, right? These demonic cultivators are really a scourge.”
Mingyan shook his head. “Those things back then are already in the past. And in the end, I also killed him with my own hands. Although… it’s still difficult for him to repay the sins he committed.”
Huang Feiyan sighed lightly. “Sometime, I’ll go back with you too…”
Now Huang Feiyan was Mingyan’s fiancée. Mingyan had lived in that village after all. It seemed very necessary for her to go back and have a look.
Mingyan nodded. No matter what, Huang Feiyan was indeed his fiancée.
The three of them soon arrived at the Blessed Land where the incident had occurred. The three of them then began their investigation and found that there was not a single living person in the Blessed Land. The scene was a bit tragic.
These Blessed Lands recruited disciples within the sphere of influence of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land and naturally had to report to them. The strongest cultivator in this Blessed Land was at the peak of the Divine Gate Realm. It was a pity that this Blessed Land master had also died tragically on the spot, which meant that the strength of the massacrer had to be higher than the peak of the Divine Gate Realm.
Not long after, that elder from the Moon Shadow Branch came out. The elder began to use some Dao techniques to try to find some traces, to see if she could track down this massacrer.
After all, it was a massacre within the sphere of influence of the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land. If they did not care, the impact would be very bad. It would make the surrounding Blessed Lands distrust the Wind Spirit Moon Shadow Sacred Land and might not pay the “protection fee” anymore. Although the matter was already a foregone conclusion, at least they had to catch the murderer.
Although they were “driven out” by their master, the three of them still investigated the case seriously. After a period of tedious tracking, the elder finally made a discovery.
The murderer’s aura had appeared in a nearby cultivation town. After confirming his identity, they did not act immediately.
The other party’s cultivation was at the early Tai Yi Realm. It was obvious that the other party was injured. For him to deal with the entire Blessed Land alone, plus he was a demonic cultivator with an unstable foundation, it was understandable that he was injured.
When the demonic cultivator left the town, the few of them found that the other party seemed to have a new target. The elder of the Moon Shadow Branch directly subdued him and then directly searched his soul.
After that, there was not much for the three of them to do. Originally, this matter did not require Mingyan and Yue Qingying to appear. It was just that Yue Wu Xia really couldn’t stand these two rebellious disciples performing the most ancient human sport in front of her, so she had driven them out.
After solving this matter, the elder needed to go back and report. And Mingyan and the others originally also wanted to go back, but Yue Wu Xia directly let Mingyan take the two women and wander outside through the concentric pendant, as long as they did not leave the sphere of influence of Wind Spirit Moon Shadow.
Mingyan was a little speechless for a moment. He could guess his master’s thoughts. It was just a case of out of sight, out of mind… It seemed that his master still had a lot of complaints about him and his senior sister doing that kind of thing.
But what could they do outside? The most important thing now was to improve his own strength. Could it be that they had to change a place to “cultivate”?
Mingyan had a headache for a moment, but this made him think of the conversation just now. He decided to take his senior sister and Huang Feiyan to Sun Moon Village to have a look. Coincidentally, he also wanted to go and see that wall…
His sister had said that their “mother” was very likely to be inside the wall…
After making a decision, the three of them immediately set off.
And not long after the three of them left, Yue Ningshuang also arrived here. Yue Ningshuang was, after all, a Human Gateway Realm cultivator. With Mingyan and the others not deliberately hiding their tracks, it was not difficult to track them. Yue Ningshuang continued to follow.
Not long after, Yue Ningshuang caught up with the few of them. She thought for a moment and did not immediately show herself, but had been following behind them, waiting for a suitable opportunity to appear.
But as she walked, her heart stirred.
Yue Ningshuang was quite clear about Mingyan’s origin. This direction seemed to be the place where her disciple had met him, which was the mortal village where he had lived for a long time. Yue Ningshuang thought for a moment, directly sped up and passed the three of them, and directly arrived at Sun Moon Village first.
And when the three of them arrived at Sun Moon Village, Yue Ningshuang did not appear.
Mingyan brought his senior sister and Huang Feiyan to the village chief’s grave to pay their respects. The village chief had taken good care of him back then. After that, Mingyan let his senior sister and Huang Feiyan stay here for the time being, and he himself walked upstream along the Sun Moon River alone. But halfway, Mingyan saw a strange woman.
Mingyan was a little surprised. He saw that strange woman had been turning in circles in place, as if she had lost her way.
The other party’s strength was also at the Divine Gate Realm. And, she had a lotus on her forehead. This makeup and dress were obviously a Yaochi disciple, right?
Such a young Divine Gate Realm? Mingyan raised an eyebrow. Why didn’t he have any impression before? And this appearance… even in the Yaochi Sacred Land, which was full of beauties, it could be said to be a top-tier existence, right? It was probably hard to tell who was better between her and Ning Feixuan…
Such a Yaochi female disciple, how could she appear here?
Not many people should know about this place. Could it be that his sister had sent her?
The more Mingyan thought about it, the more strange it became. He walked up and stopped the strange woman. “Celestial maiden, are you alright?”
That celestial maiden who was turning in circles in place was Yue Ningshuang. After she had come to Sun Moon Village before, she had suddenly discovered that the river water in the village contained a mysterious substance. After touching it, she actually felt a strong life force. This was very similar to the feeling she had felt on Mingyan. This made her can’t help but walk upstream. But as she walked, Yue Ningshuang suddenly found that there seemed to be no end in front. But soon, she found that it was not that there was no end in front, but that she had been walking in place.
This made Yue Ningshuang’s heart tighten. She was a Human Gateway Realm cultivator, and she had actually been tricked so inexplicably. She hadn’t even noticed at all?
Just as Yue Ningshuang was at a loss, a familiar face suddenly appeared in front of her. This made Yue Ningshuang startled at first, but she quickly reacted, a faint joy on her face. “Yan… ahem, Young Master Ming!”
Yue Ningshuang had almost subconsciously called out ‘Yan’er’… that was her title for him as Ning Mengru. She couldn’t use it now, because now she was Yue Ningshuang.
“You know me?” Mingyan was a little strange, but soon he felt it was not surprising that the other party knew him. After all, he often went to Yaochi and it was normal to be a familiar face. “Just now I saw you walking in place, celestial maiden, did you encounter some situation?”
Speaking of this, Yue Ningshuang also remembered that the two of them were now in some kind of formation or illusion, and she couldn’t help but have a headache. Yue Ningshuang sighed. “Although I’m very happy to see you, Young Master Ming, we seem to have just been trapped here.”
Mingyan was a little puzzled. Why did her words sound so strange? What did she mean by being very happy to see him? These words…
Yue Ningshuang roughly explained the situation she had encountered. Mingyan was very surprised to hear this. Walking in place? Was there some kind of formation or environment here? How come he didn’t feel it?
“There’s such a thing?”
Thinking of this, Mingyan directly took a step back. But in Yue Ningshuang’s perspective, Mingyan had directly disappeared. She was surprised in her heart but quickly reacted and followed his example and took a step back. But she did not see Mingyan, and the surrounding scenery did not change at all… she seemed to still be trapped inside.
Not long after, Mingyan reappeared in front of Yue Ningshuang. Mingyan frowned. If the other party wasn’t acting, then it seemed she was indeed trapped in an illusion.
Yue Ningshuang also saw that Mingyan did not seem to be affected by the illusion. Only she was trapped in the environment. Yue Ningshuang blinked and said, “It seems that you… won’t be affected, Young Master Ming?”
Mingyan thought for a moment and soon thought of a reason. There was probably some kind of restriction here that only non-Human King Physiques could not go to, which was why this Yaochi celestial maiden was trapped inside.
Mingyan reached out and said, “If you don’t mind, celestial maiden, you can hold my hand. Perhaps I can take you out.”
Yue Ningshuang squatted for a while, then immediately reached out her hand. She realized that she couldn’t hesitate, because her setting was Mingyan’s ardent pursuer. If she hesitated, then she would seem self-conflicting.
And, after all, he was her junior. In the future, he might even be her disciple’s husband. There was nothing wrong with holding hands, right?
So not only did Yue Ningshuang hold Mingyan’s hand, she even showed a bit of surprise and shyness.
Seeing Yue Ningshuang’s reaction, Mingyan was a little strange… what was going on? Were all celestial maidens like this now?
But the other party was, after all, a Yaochi celestial maiden, a disciple of his own sister. So Mingyan still planned to help. Mingyan held her hand and then pulled her along and walked forward.
In almost an instant, Yue Ningshuang found that the picture in front of her had changed. She seemed to have left the environment.
It really worked? Yue Ningshuang was a little strange. But after Mingyan had pulled her out, he asked, “Do you feel any change in front of you, celestial maiden?”
“Hmm… I seem to have walked out,” Yue Ningshuang nodded. Hearing this, Mingyan let go of Yue Ningshuang’s hand. But as soon as he let go, the scene in front of Yue Ningshuang changed again, and she went back…
“Hmm… Young Master Ming… it seems that as soon as you let go of my hand, I’m trapped again,” Yue Ningshuang couldn’t see Mingyan, but she knew he could hear her voice. Mingyan was a little speechless for a moment. Mingyan came back again, held Yue Ningshuang’s hand, and walked back, completely bringing her out of the place affected by the illusion.
