Star Trace Gate

Chapter 775: Departure, Shadow Exploration Tunnel, White Ashes

Inside the room, the witch sister looked at the aggressive Ren Ye and snorted coldly: "Hehe, you little man speaks so toughly, but I always respond to soft words and not hard ones."

"I'm sorry, I'm really tough. You can pick something soft next time." Ren Ye stood up without hesitation after hearing that, and solemnly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your great help these days, sister. However, we can only say goodbye now because we are on different paths. As for the agreement between you and me, as long as I can survive until the final battle of the Emperor's Tomb, I will fight Chu Jin with all my strength to repay your protection during these days."

"Farewell!"

After saying everything he needed to say, Ren turned around decisively and prepared to leave without a trace of reluctance.

The witch sister looked at his back, her beautiful eyes moving and her thoughts surging.

"Squeak!"

The door opened wide and Ren took a step out.

"Oh, you little man are really heartless. I risked my life to protect you before." The witch said sarcastically.

Ren Ye turned around, pointed at the witch and said word by word: "I'll tell you something, the cunning and heartless person they're talking about is someone like me."

"...Forget it. Since we have been together through life and death, I will be honest with you today." The witch sister pulled frantically, and after seeing that Ren Ye was really about to leave, she weighed the pros and cons and replied: "I want to kill Chu Jin, but there are other reasons."

Ren Ye closed the door and sat back down in a flash: "Tell me more."

"Do you know that the Wuliang Zun in my hand is a treasure that is missing a corner of the sky?" the witch asked.

After Ren Ye sat for a while and pondered, he nodded slightly and said, "Not only is it a treasure that is missing a corner of the sky, but it is also a funerary artifact that has been hidden for countless years? Or it may have been dug out from a large tomb."

"You have good eyesight." The witch was speechless.

"It's not me who is good, it's Master Chu who is good. He is truly as good as an emperor in digging graves and snooping through cracks." The Little Bad King did not hide anything and pointed out directly that he had experts on his side.

"Well, that fat guy has some background." The witch sister nodded slightly, expressing her agreement: "But he probably doesn't know that the missing part of Wuliangzun Tian... is on Chu Jin."

Ren Ye really didn't know this information, so he was very surprised inside, but he didn't show it on his face.

"The missing corner is called the Infinite Pearl. All things are divided into yin and yang. The Infinite Jar is the yin, which collects the miasma and filthy things transformed by evil spirits and ghosts, and converges them and transforms them into infinite water. The Infinite Pearl is the yang, which can be used to absorb the pure spiritual energy from the miasma and filthy things. Therefore, this thing has the effect of nourishing the perception of the mind and greatly enhancing the magical powers. This treasure is also the foundation for Chu Jin to step into the ranks of the top geniuses of Jiuli."

"This item has been refined by Chu Jin. I want to kill him just to get the Infinite Pearl back and make the treasure complete."

“这个理由够吗？”

After the witch confessed the truth, she asked with a smile.

Ren Ye's thoughts were churning, and he was frantically analyzing the "truth" of this matter in his mind.

Chu Jin secretly reminded himself to be careful of the people around him. The purpose of that was definitely to get himself out of his own predicament. By the way, he warned himself not to be used as a knife by others, and there was also a subtle meaning of provoking relations.

Combining these details, plus Master Chu Daoye's previous judgment that the Wuliang Zun was a treasure that was missing a corner of the sky, and it was more likely to be a ghostly artifact... Therefore, the two treasures mentioned by the witch were highly consistent with the whole incident, and did not seem like an excuse made up on the spot. It was most likely true.

He paused for a moment when he thought of this and asked, "Still not enough?"

"What's not enough?" the witch asked softly.

"You have enough reasons to kill him, but not enough reasons for me to kill him." Ren Ye replied bluntly, "Why me? Can't you kill him yourself?"

"hehe."

The witch shook her head slightly and said, "Little man, not everything in this world is utilitarian. First of all, the reason why I insisted on you killing him has already been said. I have an irreconcilable feud with the Long family and the Xianlan Sect. My father...died at the hands of the Xianlan Sect, and it was because of the treasure, the Wuliang Zun. Wuchen killed my father in order to help his disciple Chu Jin obtain this treasure...This is why I have been against the entire Xianlan Five Cities for seven or eight years. The blood feud must be avenged."

"If you hadn't come, I would have been the witch that the high-ranking members of the Xianlan Sect wanted to kill. Now that you're here, I've simply found a fellow practitioner. If we join forces, we can each get what we want."

"Secondly, Wu Chen wants his disciple to become the peerless genius of Jiuli, inherit his own legacy, make him rise in the future, and continue the glory of Xianlan Sect, and he will do whatever it takes. Since he wants to do this, I will make the person who takes his disciple's opportunity, the person he hates the most, kill Chu Jin, and watch all his plans fall through... The plans for the next two hundred years will be like a big dream!!"

"The extreme hatred is to kill him and destroy his heart, and make him live in remorse and regret, so that he can't close his eyes until the day he dies!!!"

She became more and more excited as she spoke, unintentionally emitting a cold murderous intent, which also made Ren feel an emotion that he couldn't perform.

Just as she said, it was hatred to the extreme, loathing from the bottom of her heart.

Ren also felt her emotion, so he frowned and fell silent.

"Now that we've spoken, there's no need for us to hide anything." The witch calmed down and tried her best to conceal her trembling voice: "After entering the Emperor's Tomb, I can still sacrifice my life to protect you. But there is only one thing. No matter what, you must kill Chu Jin in front of everyone and help me get the Infinite Pearl back."

"Oh, by the way, the Infinite Pearl has been refined by Chu. You still need to use the power of luck to erase his aura and help me refine it."

"In this way, neither you nor I owe each other anything. How about it?" the witch asked straightforwardly.

Ren Ye squinted at her, and after thinking for a long time, he agreed immediately: "Okay, let's do as you say. After entering the Emperor's Tomb, you will protect me, and I will kill Chu Jin."

"In three days, the emperor's tomb will be opened. When are we going to set off?!" the witch asked, changing the subject.

Ren also considered it again and again: "Since it is so difficult to enter the five cities of Xianlan, we can't wait there any longer. Let's set off in an hour and enter the five cities first."

"Okay, I'll order someone to prepare it."

"Thank you, sister."

"...Don't be so sweet-mouthed, I'll repay your kindness." The witch teased boldly, and her words came out straight and fast as soon as she opened her mouth.

"No, no, the cold and beautiful tigress is back home. We'll have to meet some other day." Ren had already figured out her routine and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "If you are in a hurry, I can introduce you to the sturdy fifth-grade hunk just now."

"Oh, sister, I don't like experienced old men. They are tasteless." The witch proudly shook her hair and walked away.

Ren Ye looked at her back deeply, and the teasing look on his face instantly disappeared.

……

Half an hour later, in the side hall of the bamboo house.

Ren has also explained in detail his plan to "smuggle" back to the Five Cities of Xianlan.

He considered carefully and decided to take only Chu Daoye, Li Yan, Yinhu, Aifei, Qingning, Xu Bangzi, Xiaobudian, and three God of Wealth bodyguards with him. The rest of Mingquan's family and Chunniang's family were to be protected by three other fifth-rank bodyguards and stay away from Xinzhou, randomly choosing a place to stay and hide.

The reason for this arrangement is that the group at the Emperor's Tomb is facing many crises, and Mingquan, Chunniang and others are of little help. If they follow everyone, their lives will be in danger. If they are left alone to find a hiding place, if something unexpected happens and they are captured by the Fifteen Sects, the Little Bad King may not have time to regret it.

With three fifth-rank masters escorting them, things would be much more stable. Moreover, there was no need to inform everyone of these people's whereabouts in advance. They could just wait for the trip to the Emperor's Tomb to be over and then reunite.

After everything was arranged, Ren solemnly clasped his fists towards Chunniang and said, "Sister-in-law, Xiaobutian is a person who has obtained the opportunity of the Great Emperor. If he gives up this trip to the Emperor's Tomb, he may never be able to gain enlightenment in his lifetime. He is your son, and it is up to you to decide whether to go or not."

After Xing Wuru left the "Heavenly Gate", Chunniang never showed any abnormality except for crying that day.

However, she was only in her thirties, but she looked much older than before, with dry and yellow hair and a haggard appearance.

The pain of watching her eldest son leave and not knowing when he would return home is something that ordinary people cannot understand. However, this extremely strong woman never brought this extremely depressed mood to other people, but endured it silently.

She listened to Ren Ye's words, slowly bent down, stroked her youngest son's forehead, smoothed his messy hair, and asked softly: "Son, mother always made decisions for you before, but mother... is just an ordinary peasant woman. No matter what I do... I can't keep what I want to keep, and I can't protect what I want to protect. No matter how hard I try, it's useless... Mother has figured it out now. Everything in this world is destined, and we can't fight against it."

"Little one, tell mother... do you want to go to the emperor's tomb? Do you want to walk this road of no return?"

She asked with red eyes and a trembling voice.

Asking a child for his opinion on such a big matter would seem a bit absurd. But life is so absurd. Countless books advise people to be good, saying that people should accumulate virtue and do good deeds, and follow the right path. But the Xianlan Sect has been oppressing the people for thousands of years, but the sect is becoming more and more prosperous, covering the sky with one hand!

It’s hard for people at the top to die, and it’s hard for people below to live!

Is this a mistake in the classics? Or is it that the lives of the poor people in this world are not living up to the beautiful stories on the stage?

Since the establishment of the imperial tomb, Chunniang has been wandering with Hongge's offspring and the emperor's people. In the end, looking back, all the decisions she made were like dust falling to the ground, and could not cause the slightest ripple in this world...

So, this time she chose to ask her son, the child chosen by the emperor.

The little kid looked at his mother and his brothers and sisters, his face full of confusion and hesitation.

He thought for a long time before he finally mustered up the courage to say, "Mom, I want to go! I want to become a cultivator... I want to become the strongest man in the world! Dad is gone, and my elder brother is gone too... Only if I become a strong man, our family won't be bullied... and you don't have to work day and night as a gardener for others... I hate those masters in the government office, who point fingers at mom and scold her at every turn! You... in my heart, you are not a servant! You are... my dearest person... I really feel bad!"

This was the most adult-like sentence he had ever said since he was born.

Chunniang was stunned for a long time, her face full of tears: "Okay. Mother is waiting for you to grow up...waiting for the day when I don't have to be a gardener. Go ahead, little one...!"

Beside him, Mingquan patted Ren Ye's shoulder heavily, and after a long pause he said, "Brother Zigui, I am only a third-rank person. Even if I am angry and unwilling, I have no ability to help you."

"Take care on your journey to the Emperor's Tomb! We will have a drink together when you return!"

"must!"

Ren nodded heavily.

Half an hour later, everyone said goodbye to each other in the bamboo house and left.

……

After Ren Ye and his party left Xinzhou, they crossed through Xiliangzhou under the guidance of the witch.

After traveling non-stop for a moment, it took everyone about a day and a half to return to the border area between Xiliang and the five cities of Xianlan.

According to the previous agreement, after entering this place, the witch will use the treasure of Wuliangzun to block everyone's perception, and then use special hypnotic talismans to make everyone fall asleep and blind everyone's five senses of sight and hearing.