It’s Not Easy Being a Master

Chapter 35: true and false

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When Yan Jin looked over, Shen Zhixian's heart tightened, and his footsteps stopped immediately.

The slender youth held a sword in his hand, turned around indifferently, saw Shen Zhixian, so he relaxed his expression slightly, and said, "Master."

This Master's shout was extremely natural, and it was no different from the past. Shen Zhixian settled his mind, and after a while, he stepped up again, walked over slowly, and said as he walked, "You have also entered the secret realm..."

He stared at Yan Jin tightly, not letting go of any expression on his face. But Yan Jin was the same as usual, except for his eyes that were as red as blood, there was nothing different.

Seeing Shen Zhixian approaching, Yan Jin retracted his sword and sheathed it, his eyes that were bright red and clear like glaze turned slightly, and said softly, "Isn't Master injured?"

"No." Shen Zhixian suddenly caught a glimpse of his bloody hand from the corner of his eye, and paused, "What's wrong with the hand?"

He held Yan Jin's wrist very naturally and looked at the hideous wound on his head.

In order to wake up Yan Jin, the wound was not shallow, and the entire palm was covered in blood. At this time, it was almost solidified, and he looked a little embarrassed.

Shen Zhixian frowned, pulled a veil from his arms, and was about to treat Yan Jin's wound.

Just when he was about to wipe the blood around with the handkerchief, Yan Jin snapped his wrist, blocking Shen Zhixian's movements, and pulled out his hand: "I just cut it accidentally, it's a small injury. Master, don't worry."

Shen Zhixian's brow furrowed even tighter, and he disapproved, "What if I touch such a big wound later?"

Yan Jin shook his head slightly, put his hands on his side, curled his fingers slightly, and raised his eyes to look into the distance: "It's not in the way. Master, it's weird here, let's go and have a look."

Shen Zhixian stared at him for a while, but didn't move, and said, "A-Jin still minds the fact that I conceal my identity? This is not my original intention. It was because when I saw you a few days ago, I lost my mind for a while."

Yan Jin turned to look at him with a serious look, and took the attitude of a respectful and polite disciple: "It doesn't matter, Master can do whatever he wants."

Shen Zhixian narrowed his eyes slightly.

After a while, he turned around and walked in the opposite direction that Yan Jin pointed, saying, "When I came from there, I saw some interesting things, and you happened to be there, so let's go and have a look."

He didn't care about Yan Jin's response, and after taking a few steps to himself, did he hear Yan Jin's movement - not far or near, he followed a few steps and walked a little behind him.

Shen Zhixian squeezed a jade pendant in his hand and continued to walk quietly.

He went back the same way, but this way was different from when he came.

The thick fog gradually dissipated, and the surrounding area showed the appearance of an ordinary mountain forest. There were flowers, grass, trees and stones. The road was full of mud, and there were even vague footprints - it looked like the footprints of people, and there were quite a few.

Shen Zhixian raised Lao Gao's heart a little bit, and someone could say it.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard vague human voices coming from a distance, and there seemed to be more than one, noisily.

Shen Zhixian couldn't help but quickened his pace, walked a short distance, walked out of the woods, and suddenly saw a bright light in front of him. Not far away, six or seven young people were squatting on the side of the road, busy digging mud, and laughing loudly.

"Hey! Spirit Gathering Fruit!" One of the gray-robed men suddenly shouted in surprise, dropped the wooden branch in his hand, and carefully dug out a palm-sized piece of green grass.

The root of the grass bears a small yellow-orange-orange fruit, but it is the size of a finger, but he treats it like a treasure and picks it off with great care. inside.

He didn't even chew, he swallowed it whole, and then sat down on the spot with his knees crossed, digesting the fruit.

The people around were attracted by his shouting. Seeing his behavior, not only did they not despise him, but they all sighed with envy.

"This guy is so lucky to find something good every time..."

"No, his cultivation base is advancing by leaps and bounds, but it makes us look hot!"

"Hahahaha, yes... Hey, I'm afraid there's nothing left here, let's go, go over there... "

The group did not disturb the young man who was meditating on the spot, and walked away talking and laughing.

That fruit is actually just an ordinary Spirit Gathering Fruit, which contains spiritual energy, but not much, the man in gray robe has a little bit of work to digest it. He opened his eyes and saw that the surroundings were empty, he laughed, patted the dirt on the front of his shirt carelessly, and stood up.

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly discovered something, and as soon as he turned around, he accurately caught the movement on Shen Zhixian's side.

"Huh?" He sighed suspiciously, as if surprised by the sudden appearance of people here. He looked at them for a long time before they came over, and greeted cheerfully, "Are you new here? I've never seen you before."

Shen Zhixian was about to speak, when he suddenly noticed something, was startled, and swallowed the words that were about to be blurted out. The man in gray robe was looking at Yan Jin from beginning to end.

In his words, there is only one word "you", not you.

Yan Jin didn't seem to notice anything. Seeing that Shen Zhixian didn't speak, he calmly returned to the gray-robed man's words: "Yes."

His tone was indifferent, and the gray-robed man didn't care, his eyes swept over them, glanced at the way they came, and asked with interest: "You came from there, did you see anything good?"

"Never."

The grey-robed man clapped his hands and invited, "Then let's go together? My companions are gone, and it's boring to be alone. With a company, we can still talk on the road."

Yan Jin couldn't make this decision, so he turned his head to look at Shen Zhixian and asked softly, "How is the Master's opinion?"

When Yan Jin asked these words, the man in gray robe was stunned, looked at Shen Zhixian doubtfully, and asked uncertainly, "You... who are you talking to?"

When he looked over, his eyes were confused, Shen Zhixian's hair was cold, he pursed his lips, and reached out and shook it in front of his eyes.

The gray-robed man didn't blink, as if he couldn't see Shen Zhixian at all. After looking here for a long time, he turned his gaze back to Yan Jin in doubt: "Here... someone?"

Shen Zhixian was about to stand up all over his body when he asked him.

Yan Jin didn't answer him, he frowned and wondered for a while, then suddenly realized: "Ah! I know, this is the newcomer!"

The man in gray robe smiled and said, "Look at my memory, I almost scared myself. New people are like this, and they can see the shadows after a while... Hey, let's go together?"

He seemed to be really afraid of loneliness, and insisted on inviting Yan Jin to go with him. Yan Jin looked at him coldly, but he did not flinch, but counted the benefits of walking together.

Shen Zhixian asked, "What do you mean by 'all newcomers are like this'? What will happen after a while?"

His voice was not too small, even because the man in gray robe was talking constantly, he deliberately raised his voice, but the man in gray robe seemed to not hear it, and he still spoke up.

Shen Zhixian tugged at Yan Jin's sleeve.

So Yan Jin repeated the question, interrupting the long speech of the man in gray robe.

"Hey, people who have just come here are invisible, and it will take a while to reveal their figures." The gray-robed man scratched his head and explained, "Or a few days, months, or even years, the worse it is. The later you are, the sooner you can see it."

"What's the principle? A few days, a few months, a few years... How long have you been here?"

This question stumped the gray-robed man. He pondered for a while, and said uncertainly: "I don't know what's going on. Anyway, I've been here for a long time, and I know these things. As for our stay here. How long... a long time."

He counted for a long time, but he couldn't remember the time at all. Finally, he waved his hand and said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter how long he takes, anyway, there is plenty of spiritual energy here, and there are many good things here. You can stay as long as you can... Let's go, let's go. Just go over there!"

Shen Zhixian had countless thoughts in his mind, and finally followed the man in gray robe and took a step forward.

Of course Yan Jin would not refute his decision. Seeing that he moved, he followed suit.

The gray-robed man was overjoyed. He thought that the newcomers must be unfamiliar with this place, so he naturally walked ahead and said as he walked, "You newcomers don't know, this place is so precious, I just did it. I dug up a Spirit Gathering Fruit…”

He rambled and praised the place, fully expressing his desire to linger. Shen Zhixian listened for a while, and then asked Yan Jin to ask a few questions, and his heart became more and more heavy.

This group of people, the time spent here, is at least in units of years—this is definitely not the person who entered the secret realm today.

But a lot of outside rumors say that this secret realm has never been opened! No one has even seen this secret realm before!

Where did these people come from? No matter how good the secret realm is and how many babies there are, are they still unwilling to leave after staying for so many years

Or, they can't leave at all

"How did you get into this secret realm?"

"How do you get in? Ah, it depends on whether you are lucky or not. I was practicing all over the place at the time, and suddenly I came across this secret realm... Hmm." The gray-robed man pondered for a moment, then described: "It floated down. A lot of fog rolled towards me, I just felt cold all over and was brought in."

This is exactly the same as what he just experienced!

The contemplative look in Shen Zhixian's eyes became more and more obvious. He stopped talking and just listened to the man in gray robe quietly. Along the way, I also met a few people. The gray-robed man obviously knew them, greeted them familiarly, and went their separate ways.

The three walked together, and soon came to a stream.

The stream was clear, and a sturdy deer was upriver, head bowed, drinking.

The man in the gray robe immediately regained his spirits, and happily made a silent gesture: "Shh, I'm having a good time today."

He observed for a while, and when he saw that the deer was drowning in drinking water, he suddenly threw himself at him, his five fingers became claws, and a black air lingered at his fingertips, which was cold and strange, and he simply grabbed the deer neatly. The neck is twisted fiercely!

One kill!

The deer died without a single bark. The gray-robed man grabbed the antlers and dragged it over to claim credit: "This stuff is great! It's delicious!"

He couldn't see Shen Zhixian, and he didn't have any scruples when he walked here. The deer was dragged by him and almost hit Shen Zhixian, and Shen Zhixian took two steps back calmly.

The gray-robed man dragged the deer over and threw it on the ground, and kindly told them: "No matter what is here, the neck is the most vulnerable, and you can die if you twist it... If you encounter one in the future, twist your neck. already."

He hummed and started to deal with the deer, Shen Zhixian watched him take out a knife, skillfully removed the skin and bones, and took two steps back calmly.

that deer...

Not a deer at all!

In the eyes of the gray-robed man, it was a bloody deer's head, but in Shen Zhixian's eyes, it was just a gray-white head skeleton!

As for the deer body... it's just a mass of black energy that is so thick that it is almost substantial!

The man in the gray robe cut off a few large pieces of black blood and said, "I'll go wash it." Then he walked to the stream to wash off the blood.

After washing and washing, he made another "hoo" sound, and quickly digging into the water with his eyes and hands, he caught a swimming fish with thick and long arms.

"What a fat and tender fish!" He praised, unscrewing the head of the fish easily and throwing it aside, and simply cleaned up the fish together.

The fish head landed in Shen Zhixian's eyes, and it was another fish head skeleton, bloodless and fleshless.

After a while, the man in gray robe packed up his things, pulled Yan Jin to make a fire, and started grilling meat and fish.

He seemed to be used to doing these things, and after tossing around with ease, he began to eat meat, comforting Shen Zhixian while chewing: "You just came, you haven't seen the shadows yet, you can't eat these things, after a while You can eat it."

Shen Zhixian watched him gobble down a strange black gas, and he was horrified—no no no, forget it, he doesn’t want to eat such strange things after a while!

Just thinking about it, Yan Jin also started eating meat in silence.

Compared to the man in gray robe, he ate very well, and he was the same as usual. Shen Zhixian pursed his lips and did not speak.

"Delicious, right?" The man in gray robe couldn't help but vaguely praised at the same time, "Dabu! It's really a pity that I can't eat it..."

He raised his head and grinned at Shen Zhixian's side. Shen Zhixian's back suddenly stiffened, and after a while, he seemed to relax casually.

- Skull.

There was only a brief moment just now, and the head of the gray-robed man also turned into a skull.

No blood and no flesh, only a cloud of black gas lingered on it, I don't know if it was his original or if he ate the black gas.

Creepy.

The situation is unknown, Shen Zhixian can't make a rash decision, fortunately, he can't eat or drink these weird things.

Shen Zhixian, who couldn't eat or drink, sat quietly by the side, and when the two who could eat and drink were full, it was almost dark.

There is no good place to rest here, so the three of them found a relatively clean place to rest and decided to rest.

The man in gray robe occupied a tree, Shen Zhixian and Yan Jin were under the same tree, leaning against the trunk to rest.

Shen Zhixian closed his eyes and fell asleep, pretending to be slow and long breathing, as if he was already asleep, but in fact, he was secretly paying attention to the surrounding movements with extreme vigilance.

The first half of the night was peaceful, Shen Zhixian had been tense for too long, and was already a little tired. Only by pinching his palms could he barely stay awake. Suddenly, Yan Jin moved slightly beside him.

His movements were very slight, but Shen Zhixian had been on guard against him and kept an eye on his movements.

Yan Jin didn't do anything. He carefully observed Shen Zhixian, his calm and indifferent eyes wandered from head to toe, and after a while, he raised his hand.

Shen Zhixian suddenly crushed the jade pendant that he had been holding in his hand.

This jade pendant looks extremely hard, but it is actually just a thin shell, which contains a lot of spiritual power. After Shen Zhixian was crushed, the spiritual power in it wandered around him instantly, forming a short-term barrier, blocking Yan Jin's hand that was about to touch him.

With a slight zilla sound, like the sound of meat being roasted on a fire, Yan Jin quickly retracted his hand, his red pupils stared at Shen Zhixian tightly, and after a while, he quietly sat back to his original position.

Shen Zhixian breathed a sigh of relief.

In the early morning of the next day, the three of them took a short rest, and the man in the gray robe took them to continue their journey.

Shen Zhixian didn't move, pondered for a while, and said to Yan Jin casually, "Let's go separately, and we can find more good things faster."

He thought that Yan Jin would not agree, and he thought about what to say next, but Yan Jin unexpectedly looked at it this time, and nodded almost without thinking: "If Master If you want to separate, let's separate."

Shen Zhixian stared at Yan Jin for a long while, the latter's expression was as usual, and the respect in his eyes remained the same. Seeing that he did not move, he called out again, "What's wrong with Master?"

"It's nothing." Shen Zhixian smiled slightly, no longer tangled, turned around without hesitation, chose a direction opposite to them, and walked away.

He walked calmly and naturally at first, bypassing a road and making sure that the two behind him could no longer see him, so he silently accelerated his pace.

Yan Jin…

He was almost certain that Yan Jin was a fake at all, and he didn't know who was going to pretend to be Yan Jin to deceive him.

Shen Zhixian didn't feel malicious about this fake Yanjin, but obviously this fake Yanjin didn't have any good intentions for him either, he seemed to be insisting on leading Shen Zhixian somewhere...

I don't know where the real Yan Jin is... He should also enter the secret realm, Shen Zhixian thought quickly, no matter how bad it is, if he can find Duan Yuan!

He walked briskly. The surrounding scenery was similar, and Shen Zhixian couldn't tell which way was safe, so he walked around randomly, walking for half an hour, and when he turned to another path, he was suddenly shocked and stopped abruptly—

The scene is reproduced again.

Not far from the path spreading out, a familiar figure appeared in front of him again.

Shen Zhixian only glanced at it, and without hesitation, turned around and walked in the other direction, but this time, before taking a few steps, another figure was standing there.

After changing several directions in a row, it was the same scene.

Shen Zhixian stopped, and then he heard a lot of footsteps coming from all directions - those "Yan Jin" were approaching him!

Shen Zhixian took a deep breath, moved in a certain direction, and ran!

The last time I ran like this without using spiritual power was when I was just passing through the book, I went to Si Kuang Ya to see Xiao Yan Jin. Shen Zhixian ran out of breath, thinking bitterly, fortunately he knew that his spiritual power was unstable and he had been consciously exercising himself.

Otherwise, he should have fallen down by now!

Those "Yan Jin" seemed to know that he had run away, and they all chased after him. Shen Zhixian could hear their voices, empty, calm, indifferent, and loud.

"Master..."

"The disciple is here..."

"It's dangerous there..."

"Come here..."

Shen Zhixian's scalp was numb when he heard it. There was a "Yan Jin" who was probably approaching the direction he ran out of, so he was so close now that Shen Zhixian could even hear the sound of his jacket being blown by the wind.

As if close at hand.

This kind of feeling is very bad, Shen Zhixian hurriedly looked back, sure enough, that "Yan Jin" with a hollow and indifferent expression with red eyes was already very close to him, and he would be able to reach him after running a few more steps—

There was another fork in the road ahead, and it turned into a mountain. The small hill that is not too high is on the side of the road, and the situation on that road is completely invisible. Shen Zhixian gritted his teeth, turned a corner decisively, and turned into a fork in the road.

Just as he turned the aisle, the figure in front of him flickered. He was caught off guard, and before he could take it in time, he slammed into the man's arms!

His nose was sour from the bump, Shen Zhixian gasped, and his eyes immediately turned red due to a physiological reaction.

Before he could react, the "Yan Jin" behind him was already chasing after him, and the man he bumped into immediately grabbed his waist and pulled him to the side, followed by a sword.

Leng Lie Jianguang split the "Yan Jin" instantly, forming a black mist in the wind.

Shen Zhixian's heart was pounding, and he couldn't tell whether it was because he ran too vigorously or because he was too nervous.

He gasped, raised his head slowly, and met the eyes of the man holding him.

Another Yan Jin.

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