"Madam, can you pass the news to Master for us? Just report that you are safe."
Madam Yan nodded: "Naturally, I will ask people to find a chance to send a message to Master Li."
It would be even better if the master could not enter the city. This city now makes Mo Chen feel precarious, just like the Valley of Burying Swords.
She turned her head, Xiaodong remained silent, just watching her quietly from the side.
The sun was about to set, and the slanting light of the setting sun hit his face, which made his pale complexion look a little warmer. But those eyes, dark and deep, made people a little startled.
Madam Yan felt sour for no reason, she turned her face away, not daring to look at Xiaodong again.
She thought that there was nothing in this world that could move her or make her worry. Even for Xiaodong, she was only doing her part.
let him live.
Leaving Tianjian City, the farther you go, the better.
But this sky city that has stretched for thousands of years is like a huge cage, no matter how far he is sent, he is still back now.
Before meeting him, Mrs. Yan had no expectations for this child. Only occasionally... Occasionally, I think, where is he now? How is he doing
The first time she saw Chen Jingzhi, Mrs. Yan knew that he was a counterfeit.
He is scheming, selfish and indifferent. Finding that Mrs. Yan is hard to please and has no influence, she turned around and voted for them without hesitation.
Mrs. Yan also thought about it, if such an old boy looked like this, she would have no regrets seeing or seeing that child.
But now she saw him.
At that moment, she didn't think about anything, but sighed in her heart.
It turned out that he grew up like this. A boy of this age has already begun to have some characteristics of an adult man, but Xiaodong has delicate eyebrows and eyes, and it seems that he still has the childishness of a boy. When he didn't move or speak, his expression showed melancholy and vicissitudes beyond his age, as if he had experienced many ups and downs in the world, life and death.
Madam Yan was a little afraid to meet such a pair of eyes. She was afraid that if she took another look, it would reveal some secret in her heart.
She was afraid that if she watched more, she would be reluctant to part with this child so soon.
Of course, they always have to separate, and the sooner the better.
If there was no accident yesterday, according to the original plan, they should have been outside Tianjian City by now.
"Ma'am..." Xiaodong said suddenly, with hesitation in his voice.
Madam Yan was inexplicably nervous.
She didn't know what Xiaodong was going to say.
Maybe it was another problem she couldn't answer.
"When Chen Jingzhi left the division, he took my pendant with him. Where is the pendant now?"
Originally asked this.
Madam Yan couldn't tell what she was feeling in her heart, whether she was faintly disappointed, or quietly relieved.
"The pendant is not with me. When he came to Tianjian City, I had seen the pendant, but then Elder Wu and the others made excuses, saying that the pendant should still be carried by him... Actually not, the pendant should be It was kept by one of Elder Wu and Elder Ma, and I couldn't get it for a while... "
"Is there anything special about the pendant?"
If it is only used as a token of recognition, then since Chen Jingzhi has "recognized" Mrs. Yan, the greatest meaning of the pendant will also be invalidated.
But for Elder Wu and the others to keep it under close guard, the pendant must be of great significance.
"It's something left by the previous city lord. Yu Tianjian city is of great significance." Mrs. Yan once thought about getting the pendant, but she had no chance.
Xiaodong asked softly: "If I stay, stay in Tianjian City, will I be like the previous City Lord?"
same what
Of course it is the same death.
Madam Yan was silent for a moment, she turned her face to the side, and nodded slightly.
Sure enough, they guessed right.
Mo Chen already knew it in his heart, Xiaodong also guessed it in his heart.
"Why?"
Madam Yan looked at the two young men standing in front of her.
They are not very old, Xiaodong is, and so is Mo Chen.
Young people like to ask these three words.
It is because I am young that I always like to get to the bottom of everything, and I must have a clear and clear answer before I am reconciled.
But there are so many reasons for things in the world. Why do people experience birth, old age, sickness and death, with less happiness and more suffering in their life
Madam Yan did not answer this question.
Xiaodong didn't ask his brother to help him, stood up straight, and walked to Mrs. Yan's side.
"Since it's something that is directly related to me, it shouldn't be too much for me to know the reason."
Madam Yan took a look at Mo Chen, but she was speaking to Xiaodong: "Your senior brother should have guessed a little about this matter, you can ask him."
What kind of answer is that
But did senior brother really guess the reason
Xiaodong looked at Mo Chen with doubts and panic.
Madam Yan went out quickly, and only Mo Chen and Xiaodong were left in this huge courtyard.
Xiaodong tentatively asked, "Eldest senior brother?"
Mo Chen helped him and let him sit down.
He really guessed the inside story.
To put it bluntly, it is not difficult to guess. It's just... many times the truth is not as sweet and beautiful as a lie. Once the surface of the whitewashed peace is lifted, the ugly truth inside will make people hate and disgust.
"It should be because of the sacrifice."
He spoke word by word very slowly.
"Sacrifice?" Xiaodong didn't connect what the elder brother said with the question just now.
"Sects that have been passed down for a long time all have some town treasures. Some are spiritual treasures, some are strange beasts... They may be important formation eyes, or they may be the guardians of the mountain gate. But there are also some sects, most of which are sects in the magic way , The way they maintain their family and school's long-term prosperity is often sacrifices. A large number of killings, using living beings to fill up the lack of cultivation... "
Xiaodong slowly touched the side.
But this realization already made him frown.
Sacrifice, the relationship with inheritance...
It was finally connected with Xiaodong's question just now.
Tianjian City has existed for thousands of years, but the city lords, one by one, died young and died unhappily...
Mo Chen looked at Xiaodong's expression.
Even if the facts are not the same as what he deduced, they are not far behind.
"Tianjian City, is it filled with the lives of the city lords of the past... so it can be maintained?"
"Probably... that's it."
For a moment Xiaodong was terrified, trembling uncontrollably from head to toe.
... This seemingly independent Tianjian City, like a fairyland outside the world, has continued like this? Using human flesh and blood as the cornerstone, this city is obviously built on piles of white bones instead of hanging in the air.
Mo Chen held his hand and felt that Xiaodong was trembling all the time.
Based on what he knew about Xiaodong, Xiaodong's trembling was definitely not because he was afraid of being taken as a sacrifice.
Although he usually seems to have no temper, he is very easy to get along with, and he never takes cold words from others to his heart, but Mo Chen should be the person who knows him best in Huiliu Mountain. In fact, Xiaodong has a bit of a recalcitrant temper, and he is not as soft and manipulative as his appearance. When things happen, he is not timid, he will not complain, and he also attaches great importance to fairness and justice.
Others often praise him for teaching Xiaodong very well, and the senior brother has done his job very conscientiously. But Mo Chen felt that, apart from the matter of cultivation, he didn't give Xiaodong much advice on how to conduct himself and conduct himself. Before Xiaodong became a teacher, he was a very sensible person. Years of wandering life have made him far more knowledgeable than ordinary peers, and he has already had his own views and judgments on the right and wrong of things.
Even if Xiaodong didn't happen to the matter of Tianjian City, he would have hated it extremely, and he would never want such a place to exist in the world.
"So... Chen Jingzhi probably started to see signs of it after staying for a long time. Even if he doesn't know about other confidential matters, he must be extremely sensitive when others want to harm him."
Chen Jingzhi is not simple. After his biological mother passed away early, he grew up in the Chen family, among his stepmother and other people with ulterior motives. It can be said that he grew up with all kinds of malice. People in Tianjian City wanted to plot against him. He sensed the danger and That's why there is the current "missing".
But Tianjian City is not another place, and seeing him, he can't escape. Some people in Tianjian city knew that he was a fake, but there must be more people who didn't know, so they dug three feet to find the "young master".
The current situation of Tianjian City is not good, and all kinds of abnormalities can be seen. No matter what the foundation of the city is and where the spiritual energy comes from, it is almost exhausted and on the verge of collapse. If there is no way to stop and save it, the collapse of this city will probably be a hundred times more tragic than that of Burial Sword Valley. How can there be any cover? What face
Now that Xiaodong looks at this delicate hall and attic, he no longer thinks it is gorgeous, those white stones have long been stained with blood stains. The people living in this city enjoy the life obtained by sacrificing the lives of living people with peace of mind...
All this made Xiaodong feel contemptuous and disgusting.
The people outside were anxious to find Chen Jingzhi, while Mrs. Yan was anxious to send Xiaodong away, all for the same thing.
Now Mo Chen also understands Madam Yan's mood.
She would rather watch Tianjian City be destroyed, but also save Xiaodong's life.
But they didn't make it last time.
Also, the master came at this time.
Mo Chen felt that 80% of Master's visit was to find them. With such a good friend as Hu Zhenren, and the help of the new Beifu City Lord Li, it should not be difficult for Master to find their whereabouts.
As for Chen Jingzhi - of course Master will not let him go. But when it comes to finding them and punishing Chen Jingzhi, Master will make a choice without hesitation, putting their lives and safety as the top priority.
"Would you like another drink?"
Xiaodong nodded.
When Mo Chen handed him water again, he wanted to drink it himself, but the hand holding the cup was still trembling, and some water dripped on his body. (to be continued)