A day quickly passed. Xiao Chen was getting closer and closer to his grandfather's residence. He estimated that he would reach his destination in less than four hours.
He could no longer hear Sha Zang Tian and King Pi Mi's roars and battle sounds. Sha Zang Tian did not chase after him, nor did King Pi Mi chase after him. There were no other powerful desolate beasts either. Xiao Chen finally successfully approached the cave that he and his grandfather lived in — the small home that he had lived in for more than ten years.
"Da Huang, we will be home soon. We will be able to see our grandfather. Do you miss Grandfather? Anyway, I miss Grandfather very much. I miss him very much … "
Xiao Chen looked at the familiar scenery around him as a warm and gentle expression appeared on his cold face. As he ran, he looked down at the yellow dog in his arms and spoke in an extremely gentle tone. It was as though he was talking to his younger brother who was sleeping soundly in his arms.
His eyes unknowingly shimmered with tears. Clearly, Da Huang's "death" made him extremely sad. When they left the vast wilderness, the two brothers were alive and kicking. However, when they returned, one of them had lost all signs of life. It was unknown if he could be revived. Although Xiao Chen yearned for a miracle, the chances of such a miracle happening were too low. It was so low that it was negligible.
Time passed. In a blink of an eye, another hour had passed. Xiao Chen was still running.
Along the way, he would eat dry rations when he was hungry and drink spring water or river water when he was thirsty. When he was tired, he would rest for a while. After recovering his stamina and replenishing his Power of Desolate, he would continue running. As for sleep, it was a luxury for Xiao Chen. He had not slept for two days and two nights.
"Lake! That's the Sun Moon Blue Lake! Da Huang, we are finally home! "
Xiao Chen, who was still running, suddenly cheered and jumped for joy. He pulled out his right hand and pointed at the ground between two mountains. His expression became a little absent-minded, because under the sunlight, there was a lake in the middle of the mountains, and it didn't seem to be small at all.
The Sun Moon Blue Lake was actually the name that Xiao Chen had given to the lake when he was young. This was because there were two small islands in the middle of the lake. These two islands had very strange shapes. One was roughly in the shape of a sun, and the other was roughly in the shape of a half moon.
At that time, Xiao Chen, who was still a child, suddenly had an idea and named the lake Sun-Moon Blue Lake. He even ran back to the cave excitedly and told his grandfather that he had chosen a nice name for the lake. Then, he puffed out his little chest, raised his little face, and grinned proudly. His smile was very sunny and very brilliant …
"Grandpa! We're back! "
Xiao Chen snapped out of his childhood memories. For some reason, the corners of his mouth curled into a happy smile. He could not wait to circulate the Power of Desolates and shout for his grandfather with his voice. He hoped to get a response from his grandfather. It would be best if he could see his grandfather come out to welcome him.
But —
After waiting for a while, Xiao Chen did not hear his grandfather's cordial response. He did not see his grandfather's tall and burly figure, nor did he see his grandfather's benevolent smile. Xiao Chen could not help but feel a little disappointed. The uneasiness in his heart was extremely strong.
"Whew!"
Xiao Chen did not say another word. He quickly leaped up a hill and ran towards the Sun Moon Blue Lake. This was because the cave they lived in was a hidden spot at the foot of a mountain beside the Sun Moon Blue Lake. He wanted to return to the cave that he had left half a year ago. He wanted to check if his grandfather was still living in the cave.
After the time it took for an incense stick to burn, Xiao Chen was standing in front of a cave that was covered with dense grass and vines. He pushed the vines away with his hand and nimbly squeezed into the cave. In front of him was a cave that was blocked by a stone door. Xiao Chen slapped the stone wall next to the door six times in a familiar manner.
"Rumble!"
The originally flat and smooth cave wall suddenly caved in, forming six bowl-sized holes. They were about a finger's depth. At this moment, the bottom of the small holes began to move, as though it was rotating. It was very magical. Following that, the tightly shut stone door slowly opened from the bottom up. From the sound of it opening, the stone door was very heavy, probably weighing thousands of pounds.
Mechanism door!
This stone door was clearly a mechanism door that could be opened by a mechanism. He never expected that Xiao Chen's grandfather would have such ability. He was definitely not a simple person. However, how could a young warrior that could nurture such an outstanding young warrior like Xiao Chen be a simple person?
"Whew!"
Xiao Chen waited for the stone door to completely open before he flashed into the cave. He originally thought that the cave would be pitch-black, but surprisingly, it was bright inside. It turned out that the walls of the cave were inlaid with night pearls the size of a pigeon's egg every ten feet. The night pearls emitted a gentle white light, illuminating the long cave like it was daytime.
The beginning of the cave was relatively narrow and long. However, the stone slabs on the ground were relatively flat. It was obvious that it had been artificially trimmed. At this moment, Xiao Chen was walking on the stone slabs. However, his footsteps gave off a strange feeling, as though he was dancing. Could it be that there were mechanisms on the ground?
This was very possible!
Since the stone door was actually controlled by some mysterious mechanism, it was completely reasonable to set up some defensive or offensive mechanisms on the stone slabs and the cave passageway. After living in the Great Desolate where danger lurked on every side and desolate beasts roamed freely for more than a decade, it would be quite dangerous if there were no defensive mechanisms in the cave during such a long time.
It was obvious that Xiao Chen's mysterious grandfather was not only a powerful martial artist, but also a powerful mechanism expert. Otherwise, he would not have taken Xiao Chen, who was still a child, to live in seclusion in the Great Desolate, one of the most dangerous places of the Wilderness God Continent. Without a certain level of strength and means, living in the Great Desolate was no different from committing suicide.
"Grandfather, are you at home?"
The cave passageway was not very long; it was only three to five feet long. After a few breaths of time, Xiao Chen walked through the passageway and entered a relatively large cave. This cave was the size of two rooms, and it gave off a feeling of sudden enlightenment. At this time, Xiao Chen asked with anticipation, but his eyes were a little disappointed as he glanced at the familiar furnishings in the cave.
Four-legged square wooden table, bamboo chair, wooden bed, iron pot, porcelain bowl, chopsticks … this small cave actually had all the simple daily necessities of a mountain dweller. It really did look like a warm little home, but this little home seemed to lack a bit of liveliness, as if no one had lived in it for a long time.
Cha! Cha! Cha!
Cha! Xiao Chen did not find that familiar and amiable figure. He could not help but feel a pain in his heart, and his mood was extremely disappointed. He walked to the side of the furniture and stretched out a hand to gently stroke the familiar chair and stool. His fingers began to tremble, and the trembling became more and more intense.
Because —
His originally clean fingers were astonishingly covered with a thick layer of dust!
This was not easy to imagine, nor was it normal to imagine. This was because Xiao Chen's grandfather loved cleanliness very much, and the chair would be carefully wiped every two days at most. There would never be a thick layer of dust on the chair. This could only mean that his grandfather had not lived in the cave for a long time. Looking at the thickness of the dust, his grandfather had left at least a month ago.
"Grandfather … where are you …" Xiao Chen called out to his grandfather, and painfully closed his eyes. Tears squeezed out from the slits of his eyes, and in an instant, his face was covered with tears.
After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Chen slowly opened his tearful eyes. His eyes were slightly red, and contained deep pain and longing. His gaze inadvertently swept over the folded quilt on the bed, and instantly froze. Then, his eyes widened, and his face became incomparably excited.
A letter!
On top of the quilt, there was actually a letter made of animal skin. Needless to say, this letter was left to him by Xiao Chen's grandfather. In it, there must be incomparably important information to Xiao Chen. This was related to Xiao Chen's life experience, and especially related to the life and death of Xiao Chen's grandfather and where he was.
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