Chapter Twenty-Three: A Thousand Miles to the Ground
"Thank you, ma'am, thank you for taking me in for so long, I will write to you when I have time. ”
"A Chinese, be more careful in this foreign country. Watching Yan Hou turn around and go back to the room to pack up her things, Catherine suddenly felt a little reluctant, this young man was as cheerful and knowledgeable and polite as her grandson, but because of Elena, she used to be a little entangled in whether to accept a foreigner as her grandson-in-law, although Yan Hou's refusal had made her very annoyed for a while, but after such a long period of contact, Yan Hou was still a good young man, but ...... It seems that he has no fate with Elena.
Yan Hou left a letter like this, and moved out of Elena's house, everyone was a little distant, but at least they understood. But Elena was not so happy, Yan Hou actually left like this? He didn't even say goodbye, just left a text message! How could he do this! He knew ...... to him How could he do this to himself?!Elena was furious, turned around and ran to the stable, mounted her horse and chased after her, but she stopped not long after she got on the road, because Elena suddenly remembered that she didn't know where to go after Yan Hou, and where Yan Hou went, the letter didn't mention it at all...... Elena looked around with tears in her eyes, hoping that he hadn't gone far, that she could still see Yan Hou's carriage, but ...... Nothing.
"Elena, don't make a fuss, that's enough, go home. Catherine and the others came in a carriage. Catherine stepped out of the carriage and gave a stern scold, which made Elena very ashamed. She rushed out like this, and the family would be worried. After a brief impulse, Elena returned home. She canceled all social interactions, and often just sat in the living room in a daze, hoping that Yan Hou would suddenly come back or receive a letter from him. But Yan Hou didn't send anything, and he didn't come back.
Yan Hou has not been idle since he moved to London. Every day I have to go to the house of a lady, and a friend needs a notekeeper to introduce this lady. It's about the daily routine, because this lady doesn't have a good memory, and sometimes she has an appointment with others, but she doesn't remember going. Yan Hou can take this opportunity to practice his English reading and writing skills again. Every day, I will clean up and rush to my wife's house, and my wife will provide Yan Hou with three meals a day, and Yan Hou and my wife have breakfast together, and then I will remind my wife of today's itinerary. The two of them will go out, and sometimes if today's trip ends early, Mrs. will give Yan Hou the fare to go home directly, and Yan Hou can get off work early. This lady was relatively generous, not only providing three meals a day, but also giving Yan Hou a relatively generous remuneration. After a month, Yan Hou basically didn't need other expenses except for rent, so Yan Hou saved the money and asked a friend to help inquire where the cargo ships from China were transporting. At first, everyone thought it was strange why Yan Hou kept asking about this, but Yan Hou explained that he had entrusted someone to bring some goods from China and wanted to sell them for a little money, and everyone was relieved. After all, Britain, as a colonial country, has seen many Chinese selling Chinese goods, and silk tea porcelain is still very popular.
"Hey, Howard!" Richard was one of Yan Hou's acquaintances in London, he worked for a shipping company, and Yan Hou often asked for it. As soon as Yan Hou got off work that day, he saw Richard waiting for him at the door of his house.
"Hey, Richard, how's it going?
"Of course, let's go, go to your place for a drink, it's so cold outside!"
"Hehe, okay, I happened to buy a bottle of rum yesterday. ”
"Wow, that's great!" Yan Hou said as he opened the door and invited Richard to come in and sit down. After Yan Hou got the news, he made some french fries and took out cookies to entertain Richard. Because of his work, he only came back after dinner at his wife's house, and he was not a bachelor who knew how to cook, but the french fries were very convenient, and they were quite popular to take out for entertainment. So every time a male friend like Richard came, Yan Hou would prepare wine and chips and biscuits at home, and the adult man would just send a dinner. After Richard left, these things were also very good to pack.
Richard, who often provides news to Yan Hou, is related to shipping, so they are more casual, and they don't mind that Yan Hou doesn't have expensive wine or delicious hospitality, because everyone is a bachelor, and sometimes they don't drink at Yan Hou's place, but make an appointment to their own home, and Yan Hou will bring a good bottle of vodka or whiskey, so that those people will be more enthusiastic about providing Yan Hou with all kinds of news.
"Oh, by the way, Howard, I have a friend who is going to have a birthday party at his house tomorrow, would you be interested in coming? Although the lady you serve will serve you dinner, the party has good food! And there are pretty girls! Haha, come on! It only starts at 7 p.m., you can come after work." Let's have a meal together, the hostess of the house is very good at cooking!!"
"Tomorrow, the time is okay, whose birthday party is far away?" Yan Hou was a little moved, after all, the more people he attended in London, the more people he would meet.
"It's just next block, a 20-minute walk, and the organizer, you've met, is the caretaker of the museum. ”
"Oh, that George! I remember him, is it his birthday tomorrow? Then I must go!" This museum often exhibits some Chinese colonial trophies, so Yan Hou intends to have a good relationship with George, hoping that when the time comes, he can have the opportunity to get up close and personal with those trophies, and if there are ancient scriptures, he can find a way to get them out as soon as possible.
"Hey, Howard, there's an exhibition tomorrow, I heard that it's a batch of fine porcelain from your country, are you free?" "Howard, my grandmother said she got a few new weird-looking things lately, could you please take a look." "Howard! I'll introduce you to a few officers, all of whom have been to many places and have seen a lot of things. In this way, Yan Hou slowly infiltrated himself into all classes of Britain, and then through diplomatic relations, he traveled to many countries and recovered countless scriptures.
With his powerful memory, Yan Hou memorized all the scriptures that could not be passed down lightly, and then burned the originals. There were only a few copies, and Yan Hou was reluctant to burn them, because the ancient scrolls were attached to the Great Dao Divine Thoughts of his predecessors, and just holding them like this every day was like being in the universe, which was very beneficial to cultivation.
Yan Hou used spells to open up a personal space, hiding many ancient scrolls and other items that had to be kept in a key place, and only took them out to study and play with when no one was around, and even set up multiple defensive enchantments around it to feel at ease.
When Yan Hou left England and went to other countries, he would come back every few months, although there was a gap for a while, but it was all erased by Yan Hou with a spell, and all the people were unaware of Yan Hou's departure, and the boat crossed the water without a trace. In this way, Yan Hou lived in several countries according to this law for 17 years, and finally returned to China with a huge historical legacy.
Yan Hou actually wanted to find the master, but there was no trace of the master after 7 years of teaching, which made Yan Hou a little worried, whether the master had ascended to immortality, or was he looking for the land to sit down. After that, he went back to the cave of the master who had been sealed by him several times before, and put some ancient scriptures and classics in it for preservation. Although there is no guarantee that there will be other masters in this world, Yan Hou is really not worried that someone will be able to break his seal and take away these ancient scriptures. So every time Yan Hou was very relieved, he put down the ancient book and resealed it and left.
Although Yan Hou would come back every once in a while, he didn't meet the master every time. Time is like an arrow, and soon the appointed date of 20 years will come. Yan Hou cleaned up, went to the place where the master's cave was sealed, and after worshipping, he set off to rush home. After all, it's been 20 years since he left, and it's about to appear! Back to the English hut, this is not his only asset for so many years, he has also traveled to many other countries, and there are several similar huts there. It's just that the UK is going to stay a little longer. He's going back to China soon, so before leaving, I'm going to tidy up here.
In fact, it is not very clear what Yan Hou is, but since he was born, there has been a voice guiding him, telling him to come here and protect this place, as for why Yan Hou still does not understand. It was the location of "Nothing", and he didn't know what "Nothing" was, but he knew that it was dangerous and it seemed that there would be a mutation here, so the voice guided the Guardian to come here and stop the mutation that was about to happen. So for so many years, Yan Hou has been worried in his heart, I don't know what is going on there, if there are any changes, although he has learned a lot of skills from his master, Yan Hou has also arranged a lot of means there, once a change occurs, he will have a sense, but he still can't help but worry, as if from the bottom of his heart he can feel that "nothing" is turning from a noun into a reality little by little, and it exudes a danger signal that makes him uneasy.
"Are you Yan Hou?" Yan Hou instinctively turned around, but suddenly remembered that he had been using the name Howard for so many years, although Yan Hou was also a pseudonym, but he had not used it for a long time, who was this person, and he actually knew his name?! Moreover, with his own perception, this person could actually get close to him silently, this person was not simple! This person stood in the shadows on the side of the road, and he couldn't see clearly, but this shouldn't be! Yan Hou's current strength, even if he couldn't see his five fingers, couldn't affect his line of sight! But at this time, he couldn't see the appearance of the person who came clearly! He secretly raised his vigilance!
"Who are you?" Yan Hou didn't hide it, and released his qi, not only showing his strength to the visitor, but also locking the other party at the same time, just in case.
"Hehe, don't be nervous. But it seems that I have found the right one! I am so lucky!" The person who came slowly came out of the shadows and walked towards Yan Hou step by step, and Yan Hou gradually saw the person's appearance clearly, it was actually a Taoist priest?
"You?!" Could it be a fellow practitioner? This surprised Yan Hou a little.
"What you've done over the years, I probably know a little bit, I've heard of such a person as you, and I've always wanted to come to you, but it's a bit trivial, so it's been delayed until now. Hello, I'm Qingyun. Saying that, Qingyun also released his own qi, and his cultivation was not under Yan Hou.
"Are you looking for me?" Yan Hou still didn't quite understand the other party's intentions.
"Yes, I heard that you got a lot of good things?" Hearing this, Yan Hou's eyes instantly shot sharply towards Qingyun.
"Do you want it?" Although the tone was still so unwavering, Yan Hou had already held the Bai Yi Sword that his master had passed on to him in his hand.
"Hehe, don't be nervous, I just want to borrow it, I don't want to grab it. Qingyun's still relaxed appearance made Yan Hou unable to see through, did the other party really just want to borrow it. After all, he hadn't experienced many bloody battles, and Yan Hou wasn't very clear about some of the situations in the cultivation realm. But he didn't dare to be careless, those scriptures were not on him now, and in the master's cave, he couldn't just bring outsiders into the master's cave.
"Do you want to borrow the book? Do you think I will believe it? On the road against the sky, either you die or I live, this is what the master told me, why do you make me believe you?"
"Alas, ...... your master? Is your master still alive? Hehe, I have lived for 800 years, and I have seen a lot of life and death, if your master is still alive, you will not be wandering alone for so many years. Look at your roots are not bad, if you want, you can follow me in the future, and I have a successor. "The more Qingyun is like this, the more Yan Hou feels Alexander.
800 years?! Yan Hou suddenly realized that this person's 800 years of cultivation was definitely more than a little bit, how could he be as equal as his own self who had only 20 years? Could it be that he suppressed his cultivation? Why? Was it a last resort, or was it in order to let down his guard? For so many years, although he has been trying to be as natural as possible, he will show more or less traces, if not only Qingyun, but also many beings like Qingyun? Will they also come to worry about their own things? At this moment, Yan Hou suddenly felt that he was still too careless, and fortunately, they only blocked themselves in the UK, if they blocked themselves in the master's cave, then there was really no room for maneuver!
After all, it is the base area that Yan Hou has been operating for more than 20 years, and the British hut has a lot of defense methods carefully arranged by Yan Hou, Yan Hou suddenly attacked without saying a word, and at the same time activated all the formations to pull the entire hut into another time and space, everything around him was instantly distorted, and Yan Hou disappeared in place in an instant.
Seeing Yan Hou flee without saying a word, Qingyun was a little caught off guard, although he could probably crack these methods, but it was somewhat time-consuming, I originally thought it was just a little doll, but I didn't expect the means to be so sharp and so simple...... Careless......
Yan Hou used a self-made escape talisman, which was taught by his master how to do it. Although he worked hard back then, the five elements were a little weak, and the master also taught him the art of escaping to the ground in order to let him practice, just to let him practice instead of running away, and now he actually uses it to run but it seems to have a good effect, hehe. After looking at the stars and identifying the approximate location, Yan Hou's imperial envoy Bai Yi Sword used Bai Yi Sword to cut a void crack and drill into it. Although it is thousands of miles away, it is difficult to ensure that Qingyun has no means to chase him, in order to better erase the traces, it is safer to walk in the void.