Yun Zhiqiu was taken aback. She didn't know why he would bring this up. She asked, "What do you suspect about Lao Bai?"
Miao Yi shook his head, as if he didn't want to talk about Lao Bai. He continued, "I didn't know what he meant at the time, but I gradually understood. Everything he said was verified. If one day, I really feel lonely, will you still be with me, Sister Qiu 'er?"
Yun Zhiqiu wrapped her legs around his waist and gently kissed his shoulder. She said softly, "As a married couple, we will never leave each other, even in death."
Miao Yi caressed her smooth thighs and said, "Ever since I came to this world, I've been through many bloody battles. I've escaped death countless times. When I came here, I wanted to be a rich man and leave the small world as my backyard. I never thought of having multiple wives and concubines, but I had no choice but to give up my newly established business in Heavenly Street. After that, I suffered all kinds of humiliation. Everyone in Purgatory bullied me, and I had to fight alone against an army of millions just to survive. Trapped in the Six Dao of Samsara, I had to lower myself to survive. Who would have thought that the five in-laws wouldn't even care about their bottom line and would join hands to kill me. Not a single one of them spoke up for me, even your grandfather. My heart was bitterly cold. Who could understand the coldness in the hopeless situation? There was no other way out. I was lucky to survive, and I still don't know how I did it. I didn't even have time to celebrate before I was punished. The severity of the punishment was up to fate. Who can understand how anxious I was then? At worst, I'll be beheaded. Who can save me? When I returned to Heavenly Street, all of you advised me to endure the humiliation. Didn't I know that killing them was like pulling chestnuts out of the fire? But the higher the heavens, the more influential people there are. How can I endure the consequences? I only have one way out, and that is to fight them to the end. Only by standing higher can I be safer. Now that I've made up my mind, I won't hesitate anymore. I'll move forward! "
"Let's go back!" Yun Zhiqiu's face was already covered in tears. She hugged him and shook her head, sobbing, "Niu Er, I was wrong. Let's go back. Let's go back to the small world. Let's not fight anymore."
"Go back? Could they still go back? There are people from the small world who can travel freely to the big world. Even your grandfather cannot be trusted. Who can guarantee that the Wizard Walker will keep his mouth shut forever? Once the people from the big world find us, how can we survive? The Heavenly Court can decide whether I live or die at any time, and the traitors of the Purgatory Hell can kill me at any time.
Where do you think I should go to make sure nothing goes wrong? I've already shouldered too many grudges and blood debts. There's no turning back. I can only keep moving forward! If I can't even hold on to the people around me, how am I supposed to move forward? Xu Tangran has repeatedly performed meritorious deeds, and his official rank is only below mine. I can't promote him any higher. He's still a long way from the Colorful Lotus Realm … "
"Don't say anymore. I understand!" Yun Zhiqiu suddenly twisted around and covered his mouth with hers. Tears streamed down her face as she pressed him down onto the bed. Crazy, proactive …
A few months later, seeing that there were no more movements from everywhere, the commotion ceased. The couple disguised themselves and left Celestial Avenue, bringing Qin Weiwei, Hong Mian, and Lu Liu back to the small world.
"Madam, where's Milord?"
Outside the small world, Yun Zhiqiu released Qin Weiwei and the others. Qin Weiwei couldn't help but ask as she looked left and right.
Yun Zhiqiu pointed downwards. Miao Yi hovered in the air above the Boundless Secular World.
After making a rough estimate of the location below, the vertical red mark on Miao Yi's forehead suddenly opened up, and a brilliant beam of light instantly burst forth. This was the first time Qin Weiwei, Hong Mian, and Lu Liu had witnessed such a scene. They were shocked; they didn't expect Miao Yi to have such a transcendent power.
Yun Zhiqiu was also stunned. She didn't expect Miao Yi to pause here to open his Heaven's Eye to investigate the Boundless Secular World.
Opening his Heaven's Eye, he quickly scanned the strange blood-colored mist below. His gaze pierced through the mist, sweeping across the pitch-black mountain range below. The familiar carbonized world was right below.
Based on the vague impression he had in his early years, his gaze quickly locked onto a basin. To Miao Yi's surprise, he discovered countless ferocious Hell Mantises of various sizes crawling within the basin. There were quite a few as big as a small mountain.
The Heaven's Eye was depleting his transcendence energy too quickly. With his current cultivation, he still wouldn't be able to sustain it for too long. Shifting his gaze, he focused on a mountain peak in the center of the basin. At the foot of the mountain, there were man-made stone steps leading to the peak.
Miao Yi's thoughts instantly drifted back to the past. He recalled the time when he heard the sound of the zither. He carried the butcher's knife and slowly climbed up the stone steps, one step at a time. As soon as he reached the peak, his attention was immediately attracted by a huge boulder. On the boulder was a carving of a lithe and graceful woman flying in the sky …
At this moment, the Heaven's Eye was searching. The carving of the lithe and graceful woman flying in the sky was still there after so many years. He had seen this woman's portrait in various forms in the outside world many times.
'The path of Xianxia has yet to end, the sea of blood is boundless, the white bone boat'. These words were also carved on the boulder. Miao Yi had also seen them many times on the treasure map of the outside world.
Finally, the item he was looking for appeared. On top of a stone table was a huge zither about ten feet long.
The body of the zither was embossed with the sun, moon, and stars, as well as the vicissitudes of life. Unfortunately, there were only three strings left on it. He could see that there were originally eight strings, but for some reason, five were destroyed. The remaining three strings resembled a miniature divine dragon. They were vivid and lifelike, extremely exquisite and extraordinary.
With Miao Yi's current vision, even though he couldn't recognize what it was, he could tell that it was definitely not an ordinary transcendent artifact. He wanted to go down and retrieve it, but after sweeping his Heaven's Eye over the densely packed Hell Mantises in the surrounding basin, he had no choice but to give up. With his current strength, he was absolutely no match for these entrenched Hell Mantises. He had already experienced this before, and had almost lost his life.
Sweeping his gaze across his surroundings, the brilliant beam of light emitted by the Heaven's Eye suddenly contracted and sealed itself. Miao Yi pondered for a moment, then raised his hand to his collar. He touched the dark green bead hanging around his neck, invoking his transcendence energy to examine it.
Just like before, his transcendence energy was unable to penetrate into the bead to find out what it was. Moreover, he didn't know what the string that bound the bead was made of. Even a high-purity red crystal sharp weapon couldn't cut it.
Smiling bitterly, he shook his head and flashed into the sky, saying to the girls, "You guys return to the Boundless Palace first."
Yun Zhiqiu asked, "You're not going back with us?"
Miao Yi replied, "I need to verify some things. It will be fine. You guys go back first."
"Then be careful," Yun Zhiqiu instructed. She wasn't too worried, as there was no one in the small world who could be Miao Yi's match. She turned around and led Qin Weiwei and the others to quickly fly away.
Watching them leave, Miao Yi also flipped over and flew out of the sky shrouded by the Boundless Secular World. He directly descended from the sky, landing on the ancient city walls of Changfeng Ancient City that had been repeatedly repaired. Sweeping his gaze around, he sat cross-legged on the city walls.
Once the transcendence energy he had used to invoke the Heaven's Eye had recovered, he flashed away, landing directly in a small alley in Changfeng City. With his current cultivation, it wouldn't be easy for an ordinary person to discover his whereabouts.
Walking among the bustling crowd, he sniffed the fragrance of folk food wafting over from the streets. Based on his memory, he searched for the location of that 'home' from all those years ago. After roughly locating it, he discovered that it had already turned into a crossroads. The houses in that area had all been flattened. Changfeng City had already become a place he didn't recognize. Now, even the last shred of his memory had been buried. Standing in the middle of the road, Miao Yi was silent for a long time. He didn't know where his little brother had gone, and whose side would his little sister be on?
Turning around, he walked into a small alley. Taking advantage of the fact that there was no one around, he instantly soared into the sky. He flew over the vast land, then crossed the boundless sea, and landed on an island.
It was the island where he and Lao Bai had lived all those years ago. The island was desolate and barren, covered with vines and grasses that were taller than a person's head. Based on his memory, he found the location of the cave. He discovered that the cave had long since collapsed for some reason, and the collapsed area had long since been covered with all sorts of vegetation.
Circling the island, he didn't find anything. He then took out the Star Bell and contacted the Sorcerer, but there was still no response …
By the time he returned to the Boundless Palace, it was already noon the next day. After meeting up with Yun Zhiqiu, he didn't say much. He immediately gathered all the relevant personnel in the harem and made arrangements.
After sitting down in the hall, Miao Yi looked down and asked, "Big Brother, Fourth Brother, is everyone ready?"
"Don't worry. Everything is ready. We can set off at any time."
The Eastern Host Master Xiong Wei and the Northern Host Master Hong Tian both responded in high spirits. The two of them had already received notice beforehand that they were going to be brought to the outside world this time. The two of them had been excited for a long time.
This time, they had to bring quite a number of people with them. Yan Xiu and Yang Zhaoqing were leaving, and so was Yang Qing. On the other hand, Yun Zhiqiu found an excuse to keep Qin Weiwei behind. The reason was that they needed someone trustworthy to hold the fort here. Yang Qing also agreed, and Miao Yi maintained his silence.
Because of that, Xiong Wei agreed to transfer the Flowing Clouds Dune Sea's Young Masters, Huang Qingtian and Wu Duo, to the Boundless Palace as guards.
Just as the arrangements for their departure were settled and the crowd dispersed, a report came in from outside. "Grandmaster Qi Jie requests an audience."
Miao Yi naturally wouldn't avoid meeting him. Not only did he invite him, he even personally went to the back palace to welcome him.
After exchanging pleasantries, the two of them walked back together. Grandmaster Qi Jie asked, "Does the Venerable Lord have any news about Ba Jie?"
Miao Yi sighed. "We've lost contact for many years. However, we can be sure that he's still alive. We can still contact Xingling. That bastard just won't reply. I don't know where he's hiding to enjoy himself."
Grandmaster Qi Jie sighed softly, "This old monk has placed a unique seal on Ba Jie's body. Previously, when I had my Sudden Inspiration, I could faintly sense that the seal had loosened a little. This old monk suspects that Ba Jie has already found a way to break the seal, or perhaps he has truly attained enlightenment? A few days ago, Sui Xingling contacted the Sorcerer, asking him to bring me to the outside world. I might have a way to find him and see what's going on. The Sorcerer said that he's in the outside world, so it's inconvenient for him to come. He said that the Venerable Lord will be returning to the small world in a few days, so he asked me to bring him along. I wonder if it's convenient for the Venerable Lord? "
The corner of Miao Yi's mouth twitched, and his scalp felt a little numb. With a stiff expression, he asked, "Grandmaster, are you saying that the Sorcerer already knew that I would be returning to the small world a few days ago?"
Grandmaster Qi Jie smiled and nodded. He knew what Miao Yi was thinking.
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