Chapter 20: The Ladder to the Sky
Yun'an County, the largest county in Dongzhou, with beautiful mountains and beautiful waters, outstanding people, is the place where Haoran Sect opened the mountain and carried forward. Since ancient times, the strong have come out in large numbers, heroes have gathered, and the incense is prosperous and thriving.
Canglan Mountains, the only mountain range in Yun'an County, is also the most central mountain range in Dongzhou. Here, the mountains are continuous, towering into the clouds, rare birds and beasts, flying rocks and strange waterfalls, strange rocks and dangerous caves, grass and forests, etc., there are all kinds of things in the world, majestic and magnificent, magical, can be called the first strange vein in the world, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the place where Dongzhou luck is condensed.
Yuncang Mountain, the highest and largest peak of the Canglan Mountains, is also the richest place in the entire mountain range.
At the foot of Yuncang Mountain, there is a steep and simple stone ladder, although it has existed for thousands of years, it has been invaded by wind and rain, but it has always been lying there, like a giant dragon, winding around the whole mountain, standing still, it is the only passage up the mountain - climbing the ladder. It is the meaning of the carp jumping over the dragon gate and ascending to the sky in one step.
However, although it is the only way to go up the mountain, for the disciples of the Haoran Sect, although the Yuncang Mountain is high, it will eventually come to an end, and it can be crossed by simply urging the Sky Weapon or simply relying on its own ability, and there is no need for such trouble.
Therefore, over time, the ladder has become a decoration, except for recruiting new disciples every three years to take them to pay homage to the legacy of the ancestors, no one has set foot on it, but it has also become a rare secluded place on the mountain.
At this moment, at the foot of the mountain, a figure slowly walked from the mist, looming, and then stepped out and stopped at the bottom of the ladder, revealing his true face.
The person who came was dressed in a thin green shirt, with black hair like a waterfall, a delicate face, and a very simple look, which was easy to make people feel good. But what impressed people was the strand of white hair on his forehead, which gave people a sense of being out of the world after looking at it for a long time, which was very eye-catching.
The person who came was none other than Mu Yiyang. Since the last cliff fall, autumn has gone to winter, and two years have passed since the turn of the four seasons.
On that day, he suddenly fell from a cliff, and under the interaction of toxins and water, he quickly fell into a coma, thinking that he would die. Unexpectedly, at this critical moment, the nameless mantra suddenly came from his ears. He subconsciously operated the breath in his body according to the mantra, who knows, a moment later, a dragon groan suddenly sounded, he woke up suddenly, only to see a gold and a white light suddenly lit up, and a strange picture appeared in front of his eyes.
After just one glance, he felt a splitting headache, his heart trembled, and he was instantly drowned in a huge pain, and he lost consciousness.
In the dark, only that mantra kept ringing in his ears, guiding him, constantly adjusting the internal breath of his body, over and over again, and it seemed that there would never end.
He didn't know how long he had been unconscious in the river, nor what had happened to his body during that time, but when he woke up, his whole body had been tightly entangled with all kinds of unknown aquatic plants, and he was lying under the river, like a baby, looking at the world strangely and fearfully.
Later, he swam up from the bottom of the river, only to find that his clothes had rotted away in many places, and there were many small holes, and he looked strange and embarrassed.
Immediately afterwards, he ran in the direction of the cave, but when he climbed Yunsonggang, he saw Luo Yinghua blooming all over the mountain, his feet suddenly stopped, his body trembled, and he stood there in shock and dazedness.
It was only at that time that he realized that he had been asleep for two years unconsciously. He thought that he had just slept for a while, but he never thought that Luo Yinghua, which only bloomed once every two years, had just withered, and in an instant, it was proudly blooming in front of his eyes.
He suddenly remembered the corner of the clothes floating in the wind on the high cliff, and thought of Fauber, the serious but considerate old man, was he really gone?
He also thought of Shen Mingyue, the little girl who circled around him all day long, she hadn't seen her for so long, was she okay?
As for the mysterious woman in white, she must have already left! However, what is the relationship between her and Fu Bo? Why did she suddenly come to the Medicine King Valley? Why did the Blood Spirit Bead appear on her body? Why did the people in Tsing Yi chase and kill her?
As soon as he thought of these questions, Mu Yiyang's mind was in chaos, and his heart was even more mixed, which was very unpleasant, but no one could give him an answer.
Maybe he should be a passer-by who comes and goes, as Fauber said, but those people and things come to his mind as soon as he closes his eyes, how can he forget? How dare he forget?
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After a long time, Mu Yiyang slowly came back to his senses, with a dignified tired look on his face, and stepped on the ladder to the sky, but the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, with a hint of bitter smile and mockery.
At that time, he was so distraught that he went to the Medicine King Valley on his own initiative, naively thinking that it would be his only life-saving straw. But instead of thinking, he saw what he least wanted to see, a fact that Fauber had tried so hard to hide.
So, just as Fauber had feared, his heart was lost there, never to be picked up.
That day, that night, he was twelve years old, and he was just full of hope for the future, but after all, he still went the wrong way, and before he had time to say goodbye, he lost those people forever.
He knows that there is no turning back in life, so he has always told himself that no matter how difficult it is, he must continue to walk hard. Just like the first time he killed someone, as long as he gritted his teeth, it was just a knife, a second, a blink of an eye, and it was no big deal.
However, after all, he still overestimated himself, it was easy to kill a person, but it was a hundred times more difficult to forget a person than he imagined, not to mention that it was a person he didn't want to forget from the bottom of his heart!
To be honest, he has always been confused about the future, and for him, the so-called direction is nothing more than a choice without a choice.
All along, he has been pushed forward by people, always looking cautious, and there seem to be roads everywhere in front of him, but he knows that if he takes one wrong step, the next step is wrong. Therefore, in the end, he doesn't have many choices, and he can never avoid life and death.
Perhaps, he should listen to Fu Bo, it is indeed unimaginable to change his life against the sky, but he still has to give it a try, after all, there is not much time left for him!