Many groups had entered the Sacred Mountains, but everyone knew this was probably the number of people who were still alive.
Perhaps there were still survivors hiding in the wilderness, but it would not be easy to get out of the Sacred Mountains alive. On the way back, they would either have to walk through the canyon again, get hypnotized, and eventually die of exhaustion.
Or they could just close their eyes and feel their way out of the canyon to face those terrifying tarantulas.
It would be as difficult as ascending to the heavens for a single person to escape from the tarantula horde again.
The heavy fog in the few mountains might even trap a person to death.
Or they could just take the main roads, but the Pyro Company's troops were still stationed there. Although there were not many troops stationed there for the sake of the encirclement and suppression plan, it was still not a place that anyone could just barge into.
When Cheng Yu saw Vanilla and the Anjing House members, it was like he had seen his family. They quickly gathered together and started talking about their experiences.
Cheng Yu said he had a tough life. Of all the people he led, there was no serious atmosphere at all. Even when he was about to die, he still had to put on a show. The group sang and danced every day, and it did not seem like they were here to sabotage the Pyro Company's plans at all.
But as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Yu realized Vanilla and the others had fallen silent.
"What's the matter with y 'all?" Cheng Yu asked.
Vanilla hesitated for a long time before answering, "We're the same …"
Cheng Yu was stunned. When he recalled how the Pyro Company's choir looked when they appeared, he thought Vanilla's situation might not be any better.
However, an Anjing House member next to him said, "But did y 'all realize that at least both of your groups survived?"
This Anjing House member was called Wang Tianming, and he used to be in the same group as Wang Congyang. As the leader, he did not get into any trouble, and the group was rather harmonious without any trouble.
But now, his teammates were all gone!
He would rather there be trouble in the group. At least it would be safe.
Everyone was a practical person. Thinking about it carefully, wouldn't it be better to survive after enduring a little hardship?
As he spoke, Cheng Yu inadvertently looked at Ren Xiaosu. He thought to himself that the reason so many of them survived was indeed because someone had been secretly helping them all this while.
Now that White Mask had disappeared again, Cheng Yu understood that Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaojin were definitely White Mask's assistants. Without the three of them, there probably wouldn't be so many survivors in the team.
However, to Cheng Yu's surprise, Ren Xiaosu was staring at the box on Si Liren's back without blinking.
Li Shentan had wanted to say something, but when he saw the look on Ren Xiaosu's face, he fell silent and sighed.
Ren Xiaosu turned his head and looked at Li Shentan seriously. "Is it him?"
"Yes." Li Shentan nodded. He wanted to say something but didn't know where to start.
The people around them didn't know what they were talking about. Ren Xiaosu suddenly said to Yang Xiaojin, "Wait for me here."
Then he turned his head and said to Li Shentan and Si Liren, "Can you come with me for a while?"
Li Shentan nodded.
Ren Xiaosu, Li Shentan, and Si Liren left the crowd. Ren Xiaosu kept walking up the mountain path until he reached the end. The moonlight shone on the mountaintop. Li Shentan looked at Ren Xiaosu's back and suddenly felt that he was a little excited and a little lonely.
Ren Xiaosu turned around and looked at Si Liren. "Little Liren, can you put down the box on your back? I want to see him."
"Mhm." Si Liren obediently put down the box.
When Ren Xiaosu was about to open the box, he suddenly hesitated as though he was afraid of something.
"Can the two of you step aside for a while?" Ren Xiaosu looked at Li Shentan.
Li Shentan, who always liked to go against others, was surprisingly cooperative at this moment. "We'll wait for you at the hillside."
It wasn't until the two of them left that Ren Xiaosu slowly opened the box.
The moment before he saw Chen Wudi, he felt he was mentally prepared to endure any pain in the world.
But the moment he saw Chen Wudi, he nearly broke down. Tears rolled down his cheeks uncontrollably and dripped from his chin.
Ren Xiaosu had once told Yan Liuyuan that this world did not believe in tears. No matter how difficult things were, he would never allow himself to be weak.
But during the battle that day, he did not even get to bid farewell to Chen Wudi, nor did he get to see him for the last time. By the time he woke up, all the bones in his body were broken, and Chen Wudi had already perished in that stronghold.
After that, Ren Xiaosu did not even have the courage to look at his disciple. He continued his peaceful life, took his revenge, and came to the Central Plains to look for Chen Wudi. But the only thing Ren Xiaosu did not return to the Southwest to look for Chen Wudi.
He always told himself, 'Yes, isn't this how the world is? Everyone is living in a sorry state and living a life where there is no tomorrow.'
It was already very difficult for the living, so why did he always bring up the memories of the dead to embarrass himself?
Everyone knew that Ren Xiaosu was very sad, but he was unwilling to admit it.
Just like when he learned of Chen Wudi's death, he would rather use the pain of his broken bones to cover up his emotions than say that he was very sad.
Ren Xiaosu felt that this was how he had endured since he was young, wasn't it?
But at this moment, he admitted that this was not the case.
When he saw Luo Lan's power, Ren Xiaosu swore he was jealous that Luo Lan could awaken such a power. So he disregarded everything else and even wasted two Perfect Skill Duplication Scrolls to copy the power.
When he discovered a glimmer of hope, Ren Xiaosu finally understood his desire. Actually, that memory had never been erased. It was just like when he dreamed in the middle of the night, someone would still call him "master."
At this moment, Ren Xiaosu's body shone with a golden light, just like when Luo Lan summoned his martyr.
Ren Xiaosu sat across from Chen Wudi and said in a serious tone, "Actually, I'm not a qualified master, am I? I lied to you and said that if you feel like you're constantly being devoured by darkness, then you yourself are that beam of light. When I said that, I didn't believe it myself. But you were too naive, so you believed it.
"At that time, I even laughed to myself and thought that your disciple was really gullible.
"But later on, I suddenly realized that I was the one who should reflect on myself."
It was like a child asking his father, "Daddy, are there really immortals in this world?"
His father smiled and joked, "Of course there are."
The child said, "Then take me there to have a look."
So his father teased his child and led him to the top of the mountain. Then he said to the child with a smile, "You shouted for the immortals to open the Heavenly Gate."
In fact, at that moment, his father did not believe that the Heavenly Gate would open, nor did he believe that there really were immortals in this world. The immortal chivalrous dream he had when he was a child had long since been ground away by the ways of the world. All that was left was his firm but worldly heart. He started learning to be tactful, how to get along with people, and how to behave in the secular world.
But he never thought that when his child shouted for the immortals to open the Heavenly Gate …
The Heavenly Gate had really opened.
This was just a story, but just like Ren Xiaosu and Chen Wudi, Chen Wudi said, "Master, should there really be good people in this world?"
Ren Xiaosu said, "You're right, you're that ray of light."
But when Ren Xiaosu thought that nothing would happen, Chen Wudi really became the world's brightest ray of light and was engraved in the hearts of many people.
Ren Xiaosu was like most people.
He was used to the fact that there were no fairy tales in this world. He was used to the fact that this world was no longer fair. He was also used to not being a good person.
But when he looked back, he realized that it was he who had missed out on those beautiful moments. It was not that they did not really exist.
Because he chased after the snow, he encountered the mountain. Because he saw the light, he bravely dreamed.
This was the karma of the world.
Ren Xiaosu said, "Perhaps I wasn't a good master in the past, but I'm willing to have a new start."
"Come back, Wudi."
The moonlight was bright in the sky, and Chen Wudi's body seemed to be covered in a layer of silver light. It shone on his broken golden chainmail. Although the chainmail had turned into a stone statue, its brilliance could still be seen from before it was turned into stone.
Ren Xiaosu looked at Chen Wudi expectantly. He thought that he would walk out of the statue like Luo Lan's 12 martyrs. But in his trance, he heard someone whisper in his mind, "Master, I'm sorry."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Chen Wudi in disbelief. He could not accept this fact. He had risked his life to complete the mission in order to bring Wudi back, but he ended up failing in the end.
He could not tell who the voice in his mind belonged to. He did not know if it was a hallucination or if Chen Wudi was really answering him.
Next to him, Li Shentan, who had come to Ren Xiaosu's side at some point, said, "Don't be too sad."
Ren Xiaosu looked up at Li Shentan. "Why? Why did you fail?"
Li Shentan looked at Ren Xiaosu. He had never seen the young man in front of him lose his composure like this before. He did not even realize he had come up to him.
But Li Shentan said, "Are you trying to use Luo Lan's power to summon him? But Luo Lan's power is used to summon the dead. Have you ever thought that Chen Wudi has actually never died?"
Ren Xiaosu was shocked. He looked up at Li Shentan in surprise and did not know what to say.
But Li Shentan already knew about this.
When he first walked into the stronghold and sat across from Chen Wudi, he nagged at Chen Wudi for some unknown reason. In the end, when he said he would protect Chen Wudi's master for him, Chen Wudi's body was clearly glowing with a golden light. He looked like a swimming dragon under a stone statue.
At that time, he was stunned. Si Liren even asked him what was wrong, but he said he was fine.
From that day on, Si Liren started carrying a huge suitcase on her back. Li Shentan insisted that he would take Chen Wudi with him no matter where he went, no matter where he went.
So even though Ren Xiaosu had painstakingly replicated Luo Lan's power, Luo Lan's power was useless on the living.
Ren Xiaosu said with difficulty, "Then do you know how to wake him up?"
"He's the one who doesn't want to wake up," Li Shentan said dejectedly.
On that day, Chen Wudi lost all hope. Like a stone monkey that had jumped out of a rock, he became disheartened and turned back into a rock after experiencing the human heart.
From then on, he no longer believed that the world needed good people, heroes, or him, Chen Wudi.
Li Shentan said desolately, "If it weren't for me, he wouldn't have died that day. So I've always wanted to do something, but I don't know where to start. So I took him with me across mountains and rivers to see if there's still beauty in this world.
"Let me continue taking him with me. I'm the evilest person in the world, while he's the best good person in the world. Good people die because of evil people, but I want to show him that the world still needs him. That's because even the demon can be changed by him."
If it weren't for Chen Wudi, Li Shentan would have hypnotized Vanilla and the others.
If it weren't for Chen Wudi, Li Shentan would have stayed in Luoyang City and fooled everyone until they died in that stronghold.
If it weren't for Chen Wudi, Li Shentan might have already become a real demon. There was no good or evil in his heart.
So since Chen Wudi was unwilling to wake up, Li Shentan wanted to show Chen Wudi just how important he was to this world.
If even the evilest demon in the world could be changed, what else couldn't a ray of light change?
"Ren Xiaosu, do you believe me?" Li Shentan whispered, "One day, I'll make him willingly return to this world and continue being the Great Sage Equal to Heaven. On that day, the demon will also complete his redemption. This is his destiny, and also mine. So go and be that ray of light. He'll be very happy. "
That night, Ren Xiaosu sat with Chen Wudi on the mountain. He talked a lot about what he had experienced during this period of time.
For example, that damn fatty Benbo 'erba had also awakened.
For example, he had lost Yan Liuyuan.
For example, he had gotten to know a new good friend named Jiang Xu. The two of them were like teachers and friends, and Jiang Xu was also like a ray of light that persisted in his path.
For example, he even got to know the Knight, who was also a group of righteous friends who would stand up for others. It was just that they were a little bad at playing cards.
Ren Xiaosu said a lot more. In the end, he said to Chen Wudi, "Come back soon. Master is very lonely."
…
When the first ray of sunlight shone on the mountaintop in the morning, Ren Xiaosu carefully wiped the dust off Chen Wudi's body. He said to Li Shentan, "I believe what you said, and I'll be waiting for that day."
After saying that, he turned around and went down the mountain. Meanwhile, Si Liren picked up the box again and flew to Li Shentan's side.
As they descended the mountain, Yang Xiaojin walked up to Ren Xiaosu. In front of everyone, she tiptoed and hugged Ren Xiaosu gently. This was probably the first time Yang Xiaojin and Ren Xiaosu had hugged.
"I'm here," Yang Xiaojin said.
"Mhm." Ren Xiaosu smiled.
Regardless of the outcome of last night, it was at least better than before. That was because he had thought Chen Wudi had died. But now, he realized Chen Wudi was not dead at all.
As long as he was not dead, everything was still possible.
Next to them, Zhou Yingxue, who was sitting by the campfire, said obediently, "Master, Madam, it's time for breakfast."
Ren Xiaosu looked at Zhou Yingxue in surprise. Then he looked at Yang Xiaojin. He could not understand how things had turned out this way in just one night.
…
…
Six hours ago.
While Ren Xiaosu was talking to Chen Wudi on the mountaintop, Yang Xiaojin turned around and looked at Vanilla and the others.
However, her gaze passed straight through the crowd and landed on Zhou Yingxue.
"Come with me for a while," Yang Xiaojin said as she walked outside.
Zhou Yingxue curled her lips. "Do you think I'll go over just because you want me to?"
But even though she was muttering to herself, she still obediently followed after her.
The group who had just successfully joined forces were a little confused by the series of changes. Why were they all leaving one after another?
They had already witnessed how powerful Li Shentan was. But now, Li Shentan had suddenly lost his crazy look in front of Ren Xiaosu. He seemed more like a normal person, more normal than a normal person.
As for Zhou Yingxue, she was always yelling at everyone in the group and ordering them around.
But after staying in the Sacred Mountains for a few days, everyone knew very well that this woman was also at the top of the pyramid in the supernatural world.
So when everyone was ordered around by Zhou Yingxue, they did not dare to voice their anger, especially when they realized Zhou Yingxue and Li Shentan seemed to have a pretty good relationship.
But now, why did Zhou Yingxue suddenly become a lot more obedient with just a few words from the girl in the cap?
Moreover, Zhou Yingxue had always been at the front of the group. But just now, she hid at the back of the group.
What the fuck was going on? Could someone explain it to her?!
Yang Xiaojin kept walking forward without saying a word. Instead, it was Zhou Yingxue who could not hold it in any longer. "I'm not afraid of you."
As soon as she said that, Yang Xiaojin finally turned around and stood still. Meanwhile, Zhou Yingxue regretted it so much that she wanted to slap herself. Because that sentence in itself was a form of cowardice!
Zhou Yingxue scolded herself for being so useless in her heart. She was already so powerful, so why should she be afraid of a little girl? She was a few years younger than her!
Yang Xiaojin looked Zhou Yingxue up and down. "I heard you're going to treat your mother?"
Zhou Yingxue almost cried. It's over. Master must know that I'm lying again!
However, Zhou Yingxue would never admit defeat. "I … I'm a wanderer. What's wrong with telling a lie to protect myself? Have you never lied before?"
"I have." Yang Xiaojin nodded as if it was not something she was ashamed to admit. Back then, she said she would give the dagger to Ren Xiaosu, but she took it back. She did not seem embarrassed at all.
This girl did not seem to know what it meant to be embarrassed.
Yang Xiaojin asked again, "How long have you been his maidservant?"
"About half a year …" Zhou Yingxue felt something was wrong. Why was she always being suppressed by Yang Xiaojin's aura? This wouldn't do. She had to fight back! When Yang Xiaojin tried to oppress her again, she would fight back!
But Yang Xiaojin suddenly asked, "Does he usually eat on time?"
Zhou Yingxue was speechless. Why did she suddenly ask this? She was not playing by the rules!
The maidservant thought for a moment and answered, "He eats on time. Master lives a very regular life and spends most of his time reading."
As soon as she said that, Zhou Yingxue wanted to slap herself again. Why did she have to answer the question honestly?!
However, Yang Xiaojin continued asking, "Did he encounter any danger?"
Zhou Yingxue hurriedly answered, "It was quite dangerous at Stronghold 74. He was almost injured by the Experimentals. And that time at Luoyang City … "
Only then did Zhou Yingxue remember Yang Xiaojin was also there at Luoyang City. Furthermore, her master even abandoned her and ran away. Thinking of this, Zhou Yingxue got angry. So she abruptly said, "I stayed in the same room as Master!"
Yang Xiaojin nodded in acknowledgment.
Zhou Yingxue felt as if she had punched the air with all her might. She asked in disbelief, "You only said 'oh'? Aren't you curious about what happened? "
However, Yang Xiaojin gave her a strange look. "What could have happened between the two of you? It's not like he likes you."
Zhou Yingxue was on the verge of tears. Why did she have to be so straightforward?
However, Yang Xiaojin was the person who understood Ren Xiaosu the best. With how cowardly Ren Xiaosu looked at the critical moment, it would be strange if he could play any tricks!
Zhou Yingxue was a little indignant. "I …"
"Alright, you don't have to say anymore. I only believe what he told me himself," Yang Xiaojin interrupted.
Zhou Yingxue was completely discouraged. "Actually, Master only has you in his heart. Even when he needed to hold my hand when we entered Stronghold 61, he specifically went to look for a pair of gloves. Moreover, when that female celebrity named Li Ran liked him, he directly said that he already had someone he liked. It was the same when we were in Luoyang City. He even talked in his sleep once at night and called out your name. I don't know why there's such a pure man in this world. He's the first one I've met. "
Zhou Yingxue thought to herself that since she could not pressure Yang Xiaojin, she might as well say something nice to her. At the very least, she could still fight for better treatment in the future.
When Yang Xiaojin heard Zhou Yingxue's words, she finally revealed a smile. "Anything else?"
"Also, his favorite hobby is reading. There was once when he went out and I wanted to see what he was reading. In the end, I found that he had even made notes in the books. The title page of one of the books was filled with your name," Zhou Yingxue answered.
"Anything else?"
"Also, the second time he returned to Luoyang City, he went to Qinghe University to look for you. It was the first time I saw him so nervous. In the past, he would always be very calm no matter how dangerous the situation was. It was only that time that I sensed him panicking," Zhou Yingxue said weakly.
Yang Xiaojin nodded in satisfaction. "That's about it. Now, tell me about your superpower."
Zhou Yingxue was extremely depressed. She thought to herself, 'Why did I have to come to the Sacred Mountains? Wouldn't it be better if I went to the Northwest earlier to do something practical and prepare for Master's future succession? Why did I have to come here and get crushed by someone else?'
If she had known this would happen, she would have run away just now!
Yang Xiaojin said, "I'm a little hungry now. Go and prepare something for me to eat. It'd be best if you can make some porridge so that Ren Xiaosu can eat it when he comes down from the mountains tomorrow morning."
Zhou Yingxue lowered her head and said submissively, "Oh …"
Yang Xiaojin said nonchalantly, "Let's see how good you are at cooking first. If you do a good job, you can come with us to the Northwest after we're done here in the Sacred Mountains."
Zhou Yingxue immediately beamed with joy. "Oh, sure. Just wait and see. My culinary skills are superb!"
With that, Zhou Yingxue went to get busy. As she worked, she scolded herself, "Wretch, tell me what you're after!"
However, Zhou Yingxue stole a glance at Yang Xiaojin and became depressed again. This girl was not very old, but why did she have such a strong presence?
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