Chapter Twenty-Six: Du Huan
With the help of Xue Chuan's rich experience in escaping, Yin Manqing followed Xue Chuan out of the ambushed woodland without danger and came to the mountain forest outside the four mountains.
Looking from afar, outside the endless mountains, I don't know how far away, you can vaguely see an ancient city of considerable scale, standing surrounded by mountains, looking extraordinary.
That's the city of Duhuan.
As long as she arrived in Duhuan, Xue Chuan had the confidence to carry out a camouflage that was concealed enough for Yin Manqing, and then help her find a team that looked safer and send her south.
As for Xue Chuan himself, he would wait for an opportunity to follow another team and travel east to Litao to find an old acquaintance who Liu Shengyi had mentioned.
At this moment, Xue Chuan and Yin Manqing, who had been running for most of the day, temporarily set up a small camp in a slightly empty open space, and by the way, under the guidance of Xue Chuan, they made a bunch of simple bonfires and medicinal powder that was enough to repel snakes and insects.
It was late at night, the two sat next to each other around the bonfire, and Xue Chuan also caught a few herring fish from the stream not far away with great interest, and skewered them with fire-resistant wet wood branches and roasted them to fill their stomachs.
"Have you been walking by yourself all these years?" Yin Manqing asked vaguely as he nibbled on the fishy grilled fish.
Xue Chuan swallowed a mouthful of fish meat and said, "It's not a person, I've been following a group of people all along, and it's not lonely." ”
"Are you still an artist before?" Yin Manqing's eyes widened.
"No... Well... It should barely be counted, right?" Xue Chuan hesitated.
"Then what do you do on weekdays to make a living?" Yin Manqing was obviously extremely curious about Xue Chuan's experience.
"Uh... That is, to act for the local people, and when they are happy, they will give us money..."Xue Chuan said with some humility.
In fact, there is nothing wrong with Xue Chuan's words strictly speaking, because the fraud gang he was staying in at the beginning was indeed defrauding money by acting.
They go to great lengths to pretend to be ghosts, and put on a good show of catching ghosts, just to get some reward from the pockets of those rich and noble?
"It feels like your life is so rich. Yin Manqing couldn't help but sigh.
"Judging by your conversation and clothes, your status should not be low, right? Why do you envy me for the displaced life of a homeless person?" Xue Chuan asked casually.
"I've been staying in the twilight city of Yunshu before, and although it is extremely prosperous, I have somewhat lacked some long-term feelings. Yin Manqing sighed.
"Yun Shu?" Xue Chuan muttered, and then his tone increased: "Yun Shu?!"
"What's wrong?" Yin Manqing was a little overwhelmed by Xue Chuan's reaction.
"Are you from the Yun Shu Yin family?" Xue Chuan hurriedly asked.
"That's right. ”
When Xue Chuan heard this, he took a big bite of the fish and said with a smile: "I should have thought of it a long time ago, Yin Manqing, a member of the Yin family, and a prominent person, is naturally the Yin family." ”
"Listen to what you mean, you also know the Yin family?" Yin Manqing said curiously.
"Well, in the past, I only knew about the Yunshu Banquet, but I didn't know what it was, so I asked around, but I only knew that it was a gathering of young talents. In the process of understanding, I also learned about the existence of the Yin family by the way, but I only thought it was an ordinary big family, but I didn't expect it to be a cultivation family. Xue Chuan was amazed.
"By the way, I was just about to ask you, why are you obviously just a mortal, and you haven't even stepped into the threshold of blood quenching, but you seem to know quite a bit about the existence of cultivators?" Yin Manqing was puzzled.
"To tell you the truth, seven days ago, I was an ignorant mortal who didn't know anything. Xue Chuan smiled.
"At that time, wandering around, I only knew a little about the world. In my eyes at that time, the most powerful person was none other than the martial arts master of the martial arts hall. ”
Yin Manqing was very confused: "Then how did you come into contact with the world of cultivators? I remember that when the Son of Heaven was extremely clear about the boundaries between mortals and cultivators, it stands to reason that you should not be able to reach this level in your lifetime." ”
Xue Chuan smiled: "However, just seven days ago, I met a beautiful woman, whose beauty is the most beautiful I have ever seen in my life, she saved my life and taught me knowledge, since then, the world in my eyes is extraordinary." ”
At this time, somewhere where Xue Chuan and Yin Manqing couldn't see, Liu Shengyi was sitting on the branch of a tree and pouted: "This kid speaks very nicely." ”
With Liu Shengyi's experience, how can you not see that Xue Chuan is deliberately telling her?
Yin Manqing was a little surprised: "Could it be that a senior power?"
"I don't know this, I only know that she has a life-saving grace for me, and I don't know anything else. Xue Chuan didn't want to reveal too much, so he moved away from the topic.
"As far as mortals are concerned, you can indeed be called lucky, but unfortunately, if there is no one to guide you, you can only stand in the mortal realm after all, and it will be difficult for you to enter the world of cultivators. Yin Manqing sighed.
Xue Chuan smiled and didn't refute, but asked, "In this way, that Yunshu's Fengyun Banquet shouldn't be an ordinary talent gathering, right?"
Yin Manqing raised his head and looked at the starry sky: "This is nature. The people who participated in the Yunshu Wind and Cloud Banquet were all young and highly qualified young cultivators, all of whom wanted to ascend to the sky in one step. ”
"A feast for cultivators that covers the entire imperial dynasty, isn't it..."Xue Chuan thought thoughtfully.
"It's understandable. If I'm not mistaken, the next feast will be in six years' time. Yin Manqing recalled.
Xue Chuan sighed: "Six years, it's a pity." ”
"What is a pity?" Yin Manqing was puzzled.
Xue Chuan didn't shy away from it, and said casually: "I only have six years left in my life, this is what the power that saved me told me." I'm afraid I won't be able to see that cloud feast in my lifetime. ”
"How could your lifespan be so short?" Yin Manqing's eyes widened, a little incredulous.
Yin Manqing looked at this young man who had always been full of relaxed smiles, and he was also a little pity for a while, and he didn't know how to comfort him, so he could only say awkwardly: "You... Don't worry too much about it, anyway, even if you live a long life, you won't be able to watch the feast... No, I didn't mean that, I mean-
Xue Chuan waved his hand, interrupted Yin Manqing's words, and said with a smile: "Don't talk about these frustrating things, let me guess, when you get to a safe place, you should be preparing for the next Fengyun banquet, right?"
Yin Manqing nodded hesitantly: "Indeed, this is my only chance to re-establish the Yin family. ”
"With that, what kind of blood Lingzhi, right?" Xue Chuan said casually.
"This..."Yin Manqing looked at Xue Chuan with some vigilance, not knowing how to answer.
"It's okay, don't be nervous, I'm just speculating. When Xue Chuan saw her like this, he also said helplessly.
When Yin Manqing heard this, he relaxed slightly.
"I don't have the slightest interest in that blood reishi of your family, because it's useless to me. Xue Chuan said bluntly.
"I just want to live the rest of my days happily now, to be a man, the most important thing is to be happy, I don't care about anything else. Xue Chuan smiled freely.
Yin Manqing looked at Xue Chuan's face, stopped talking, and was silent for a long time before sighing: "It would be good if I had the mentality of yours, the family blood feud is in my body, and the burden of revival is on me, six years later, I must win the top ten rankings of the dynasty." ”
"What should you do if you are in the top ten?" Xue Chuan asked.
"At that time, I will be able to worship under a certain powerful name, obtain a large number of cultivation resources, and finally let the name of the Yin family resound throughout the entire dynasty like my ancestors!" Yin Manqing's eyes were very determined.
"My ancestor was also a peerless genius, and with his insignificant status, he finally became a hegemon on his own, which is really admirable. Yin Manqing sighed.
"Is he your target?" Xue Chuan asked calmly.
Yin Manqing nodded, his eyes looking at the starry sky were full of longing: "Yes, I have wanted to be like him since I was a child, to reach the same height as him, if I can become a second ancestor, then-"
"Why do you always want to be someone else?" Xue Chuan asked suddenly.
When Yin Manqing heard this, he just wanted to answer, but he was stunned.
"What's your ancestor's name?" Xue Chuan asked again without giving Yin Manqing a chance to think.
"Yin... Yin Wenshu. Yin Manqing's voice was a little lower for some reason.
"Then what's your name?" Xue Chuan's tone was full of oppression.
"Yin Manqing. This time she replied neatly.
"Is your name Yin Wenshu?" Xue Chuan forced his gaze at Yin Manqing, who inexplicably did not dare to face Xue Chuan's gaze.
"No... Don't call..."Yin Manqing's voice became lower and lower.
"Since you are not called Yin Wenshu, why do you always tell yourself that you want to be him? Since you are Yin Manqing, why don't you go your own way?" Xue Chuan hit the nail on the head, leaving Yin Manqing speechless.
"Your ancestor was once on the list of Fengyun Banquets?"
"Fengyun Banquet Dynasty Fourth. ”
Xue Chuan nodded: "So, how much do you think you can get?"
Yin Manqing hesitated when he heard this: "Maybe... Grudging... Eighth, ninth?"
"No, you're wrong. Xue Chuan said decisively, making Yin Manqing suddenly at a loss.
"You are Yin Manqing, the height that your ancestors can reach, you will definitely be able to reach, but the height that your ancestors can reach is not your end!" Xue Chuan said categorically.
Yin Manqing heard Xue Chuan's words, and his eyes gradually gave birth to a sense of enlightenment.
"Go your own way, don't let your predecessors become a mountain that blocks your vision. After Xue Chuan said this, he stopped saying and gave Yin Manqing a little time to think.
"Yes, I am not my ancestor, his way and my way... There has never been a connection..."Yin Manqing muttered to himself.
"I'm going my own way... To prove... It's his own name!" Yin Manqing's heart suddenly brightened, but he suddenly felt that the heaviness that had been haunting his heart all this time was somewhat relieved.
"It's good to understand. Xue Chuan said with a smile.
Yin Manqing looked at Xue Chuan and stared into his eyes, but he didn't say a word, and Xue Chuan was extremely uncomfortable: "What are you looking at me? Although I think I'm a little handsome, I shouldn't be so attractive, right?"
Yin Manqing shook his head and chuckled: "I'm really curious, if you are not a mortal, if you embark on the path of cultivation, what kind of existence will you be?"
Xue Chuan heard this, pretended to frown and ponder for a moment, and then said in a very natural tone: "I am more modest, in my opinion, if it is really as you said, then I estimate it conservatively, no matter what-"
"Today, the lingering nightmare of all young talents. ”