Chapter 1264: Chapter 691: Returning to Gaoliang Mountain
In the World of Ignorance, Dragon Tail City once again became stagnant, like a painting suddenly struck by an immobilization spell.
The city’s lights should have flowed like the Milky Way, yet at this moment, they were eerily frozen. The red lanterns hanging from the restaurant eaves maintained their wind-swayed arcs, the candle flames inside solidifying into round amber-like orbs, no longer flickering. The horn lanterns carried by street vendors resembled fireflies encased in ice, casting stiff halos.
The signs on both sides of the long street were enveloped in deathly silence, even the folds of the wine banners were unnaturally suspended in mid-air. The street was abnormally dark, not due to the absence of light, but because all the brightness had lost its vibrancy.
The dusk was as thick as ink, spreading from the eaves’ corners and deep alleys, engulfing the distant street scenes layer by layer, with the long street extending endlessly into the dark depths.
Faces eagerly looking forward to this grand wedding, be they dignitaries or common folks, were frozen amidst the bustling hustle and bustle.
The smile of a rich lady hidden behind her fan was stuck at the corners of her mouth, her envy yet to turn into awe, children stood on tiptoe with open mouths like terracotta figures, wedding candy wrappers in their hands almost thrown yet not, an old woman selling flowers carried a bamboo basket, her jasmine about to fall yet holding on, while the pleats of commoners’ coarse clothes still carried undispersed wind and dust.
In this extreme silence, only Chen Yi and Donggong Ruoshu, one human and one ghost, were moving.
The two of them seemed like a gust of wind accidentally entering a mural, unable to stir the thick space-time around them, making them appear even more illusory.
Chen Yi was not stepping into the World of Ignorance for the first time, but it was the first experience for Donggong Ruoshu, who couldn’t hide her curiosity about the surroundings.
The stupid girl looked left and right, reluctant to leave, and several times couldn’t keep up with Chen Yi’s steps. Every time Chen Yi went far, she had to spread her steps urgently to catch up.
"Chen Yi, where are you going?!"
The stupid girl panted heavily, although a ghost, floating around in a hurry was still tiring.
Moreover, Chen Yi seemed directionless, wandering everywhere in the World of Ignorance.
"I’m looking for the Bright Hall." Chen Yi quickly replied.
"I know you’re looking for the Bright Hall, but where is it?"
"I don’t know."
"Huh? Then why search?"
"I’m looking because I don’t know." Chen Yi replied with some impatience, though he felt that no misfortune would befall the ladies, he still did not wish to linger here too long. As a stranger in a foreign land, the longer he stayed, the more unfavorable it was for him.
Yet even so, Donggong Ruoshu’s question was not without reason. He only knew to find the Bright Hall but didn’t know where it was exactly. Even with the Purity Saintess’s hints, he could only interpret them somewhat, but it was better than nothing.
Chen Yi leaped up, treading on rooftops and eaves, finally coming upon the city wall, looking into the distance, the dense darkness extending infinitely into the distance, swallowing up the horizon.
A shocking sensation surged up, revealing that the World of Ignorance was not limited to just Dragon Tail City. Chen Yi furrowed his brows; finding the Bright Hall here was akin to searching for a needle in a haystack.
Once he calmed his mind slightly, Chen Yi realized again that searching blindly like a headless fly would never find what he wanted.
In that case,
where should he go first?
"Gaoliang Mountain."
No further words were needed, since it was the Bright Hall, going to the Divine Sect’s headquarters at Gaoliang Mountain would undoubtedly be the best choice, even if the Bright Hall wasn’t found, clues about it could be.
Donggong Ruoshu floated over, thinking she could rest a bit, but Chen Yi turned and jumped, stepping off again,
"Hey, wait a minute."
Chen Yi paused his steps slightly, getting somewhat annoyed with the stupid girl. With a reverse grasp, Donggong Ruoshu gasped in surprise, her soul involuntarily pulled over and captured in Chen Yi’s hand.
Miss Donggong felt a wave of discomfort, wishing to break free, but heard Chen Yi sternly demand, "Don’t move."
"You, you’re capturing my soul..."
"You can’t keep up with me, so I can only drag your soul along," Chen Yi finished with, "Stop messing around, let’s go."
Upon hearing this, Donggong Ruoshu couldn’t help but get angry; how was she messing around? If not for her, Chen Yi would probably still be trapped, so she struggled even harder.
"I’m not messing around, you let go, you haven’t even apologized to me!"
Seeing Chen Yi unwilling to let go and being held uncomfortably, Donggong Ruoshu shouted.
"Apologize? Apologize for what?"
"...Isn’t it obvious?"
Speaking of this, Donggong Ruoshu was immediately embarrassed. The stupid girl, though simple-minded, was still a girl. She thought turning into a spirit would let her avoid this trial, yet she almost ended up in a bridal chamber again. Although it didn’t happen, the honeydew still had seeds... once again caught by others...
Thinking of this made Donggong Ruoshu uncomfortable, as if her spine was itching.
No need for the stupid girl to explain, Chen Yi knew exactly what was going on, no more than those three melons and two dates.
This stupid girl didn’t know that he had no interest in her at all, no matter how many melons he had seen. Even if he had seen tons of honeydews, how could he still care about her? Not to mention, at home, there was Min Ming, whom he had yet to touch, which was much more significant than any honeydew.
Moreover, even if the honeydew was big, the seeds were quite small.
"There were reasons back then. If I offended you, there’s nothing I could have done. The priority now is finding the Bright Hall, Miss Donggong, you know what’s important." Chen Yi said.
After hearing this, Donggong Ruoshu cooled down considerably. The stupid girl was not someone who couldn’t reason, her anger came quickly and dissipated just as fast. She nodded and said:
"I know you had reasons, being bewitched; I don’t mind."
Chen Yi nodded and said, "I don’t mind either."
Donggong Ruoshu, who was instinctively about to nod, suddenly froze and asked back, "You don’t mind?"
"Do you mind?" Chen Yi asked.
"..." The words once spoken, like water spilled, couldn’t be taken back, yet she felt a bit of displeasure inside. The stupid girl wasn’t one to show off in public or suffer in silence, so she said, "I do mind a little."
Chen Yi replied, "I don’t mind, so what do you mind?"
After hearing this, Donggong Ruoshu thought hard, then slowly said, "...seems you’re right."
"Then that’s it." Chen Yi said without turning his head.
Donggong Ruoshu floated following beside him, and those words were like a tonic for her soul, slowly sorting out her thoughts, realizing that if Chen Yi didn’t mind, neither should she.
Chen Yi didn’t give this stupid girl any more time to tangle her thoughts. He suddenly remembered the past life, when this stupid girl was around, always making things bothersome.
If only Yin Tingxue were here.
Even though she needed his protection and for him to worry constantly over her, guarding against hidden dangers, among many women, only the Little Fox was willing to accommodate him, maybe not entirely obedient and deferent, but enough for Chen Yi to truly entrust his heart.
As for Zhu E, who was completely submissive, Chen Yi was actually somewhat wary, for he was not yet the rightful Ming Venerable.
Chen Yi took a deep breath, quickly suppressing his emotions, dragging Miss Donggong, heading all the way towards Gaoliang Mountain.
And on Gaoliang Mountain,
someone was waiting for him.
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