Chapter 573: Back Home
"Swordswoman Yu, Master Jiang, do you know how to leave Earth?" Gu Dong suddenly asked with an expectant look in his eyes.
Compared to ordinary mortals, martial artists had longer lifespans.
However, not even Taoist masters had infinite lifespans.
From what Gu Dong knew, Taoist masters could live for five hundred years.
Similarly, divine martial masters could live for three hundred years.
This year, Gu Dong was two hundred and one years old.
If he didn’t leave Earth or become a Taoist master, he would die within one hundred years.
Thinking of this, Gu Dong was a little desperate and couldn’t help but question the two young people.
"Does ancestor Gu want to leave Earth?" Jiang Yue asked.
Hearing the non-answer, a trace of excitement flashed in the old man’s eyes.
From his perspective, Jiang Zhen’s refusal to answer was an admittance that he knew how to leave Earth.
"I am a martial artist. It’s natural to seek higher and better battlefields." Gu Dong said and Jiang Yue chuckled.
However, he still didn’t admit that he knew how to leave Earth.
After all, he and Yu Nianzhen didn’t have a reason to help strangers.
Unless they found a reason when they entered the ancient relic, the two wouldn’t reveal anything to the residents of the hidden world.
"Ancestor Gu, when can we enter the ancient relic?" Yu Nianzhen suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Gu Dong was a little disappointed.
However, he quickly suppressed his disappointment.
’This is only our first meeting. There will be many opportunities in the coming months.’ He thought and his body visibly relaxed.
"The relic will open in eight months. One month before, our hidden world will hold a martial tournament to choose the people who will enter."
"How many people can enter?"
"One hundred." Gu Dong said and continued to explain.
"Each of the five major families has five guaranteed places. Additionally, the thirteen divine martial masters have two places each."
"That means there are only forty-nine places for everyone else?" Jiang Yue asked.
"That’s the case." Old man Gu nodded.
Hearing this, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue were not surprised or dissatisfied.
In the end, this was how the world worked.
Whether in the mortal, martial, or cultivation world, the strong and powerful overwhelmed the weak.
Without strength, the weak could only drink the soup after the strong ate the meat.
"If swordswoman Yu and master Jiang want to stay in the hidden world, I can arrange appropriate accommodation." Gu Dong suddenly offered.
However, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue didn’t plan to stay in the world.
Although the way of heaven had drafted them to enter the ancient relic, they were still in the middle of the mortal experience.
Since the relic wouldn’t be open for another eight months, the two planned to go back to Lijia.
When the time came, they would return to the hidden world to do what was necessary.
After that, they would decide their course of action based on what they would uncover in the ancient relic.
"Thank you but that isn’t necessary." Jiang Yue refused.
"What do you mean?"
"My wife and I are in the middle of training. We plan to leave tomorrow."
Hearing this, Gu Dong frowned.
However, he wasn’t too worried because he knew the two would return.
"In that case, I wish you luck. May your training be fruitful."
The next day, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue quietly left the hidden world.
Since their bicycle was stored in a storage ring, the two had no choice but to walk to a highway.
Unfortunately, their luck was not good.
Although they found a busy road, they found no taxis and the private cars didn’t stop for them.
"What a mess." Jiang Yue complained.
"There is a small village two kilometres away." Yu Nianzhen said while looking at the map displayed on his phone.
"When we get there, we can pay someone to drive us to the next town or bus station."
"Good."
After deciding, the two walked to the village, found someone to drive them to a bus station, took a bus, and finally returned to Jialan City.
After that, they took a taxi and didn’t reach Lijia until five in the evening.
"I didn’t expect a picnic to turn into so much more." Jiang Yue said as he opened the door to their house.
"It was really unexpected." Yu Nianzhen agreed.
Soon after, the two showered and prepared dinner while talking about everything that happened.
"I don’t know if our guess is true but if it is, why do you think the way of heaven wants to send those people away?" Jiang Yue asked.
When he heard the question, Yu Nianzhen frowned.
He had also thought about the matter and could only come up with a few speculations.
"Maybe their ancestors were originally not from this world." He said.
"That’s true but the hidden world has been part of Earth for more than one million years. Haven’t the people earned the right to be citizens?" Jiang Yue was confused.
After all, there was such a thing as naturalisation.
After staying on Earth for so many years, the martial artists had already fulfilled the requirement for naturalisation.
Most importantly, the current group of martial artists was born on Earth.
Considering this, they were no different from other people.
"Maybe our speculation is wrong and the way of heaven has drafted us to do something else." Yu Nianzhen said and quickly continued.
"Even if our guess is right, there could be hidden things we don’t understand. Let’s wait until we enter the ancient relic." He said and Jiang Yue nodded in agreement.
In the next few months, Yu Nianzhen and Jiang Yue lived as usual.
Jiang Yue continued to publish his novel and Yu Nianzhen traded on the stock market.
Before they knew it, their net worth had increased from a few thousand yuan to more than three million.
Unfortunately, they didn’t have time to spend it.
Originally, the two planned to return to the hidden world when the relic was about to open.
However, before the time was up, they received an invitation to attend the martial tournament.
