Everyone who was waiting heard the shaking sound coming from the cave, and their expressions changed.
Although I don’t know what is going on inside, but since there is such movement, it is most likely not a good sign.
What's more, the long rope on the ground hasn't moved since the sound.
"Son..."
Zhang San approached Wei Changtian and was about to speak but was interrupted by the latter with a wave of his hand.
"hold on."
"yes......"
Looking at Wei Changtian, whose face was a little gloomy, Zhang San didn't say anything more, and immediately stepped aside and remained silent.
Others looked at me and me at you, but they were equally silent and did not dare to say another word.
The bright moon rises out of the mountain forest, and the clear brilliance dyes the surrounding area silvery white. The entire forest is deserted and silent, as if sleeping.
Failed?
Wrong choice in four lives and one death?
Is Ning Yuke so unlucky?
Wei Changtian frowned and looked at the entrance of the cave not knowing what to think.
He is indeed in a bad mood now, but it's not because he didn't get Wanren Yin and Xingchen Scabbard for free, but...
It’s strange, why do I feel guilty?
This was just a transaction, and I didn't lie to Ning Yuke.
Besides, even if she doesn't die today, she will be killed by Ning Yongnian soon...
Wei Changtian kept looking for excuses to dissipate the guilt in his heart.
But no matter how much he tried to persuade himself, he could never really pretend that nothing had happened.
After all, no matter what, Ning Yuke only entered the cave for herself...
I don't know how long I stood like this, but the vibrations in the cave had stopped long ago.
"Zhang San..."
Wei Changtian shook his head. He was about to let someone pull out Ning Yuke's body, which was not yet complete, but his eyes suddenly froze.
He suddenly turned his head and looked up at the ground, only to see that the long rope that had not been moved for a long time suddenly shrank a few inches into the hole.
...
...
Facts have proved that Ning Yuke is indeed not that unlucky.
Gen position is a student, she made the right choice.
"Master!"
Coming out of the cave, Ning Yuke saw Wei Changtian at first sight.
She didn't even bother to take off the hemp rope around her waist, and immediately ran towards this side, as if she had a thousand words to say to the latter.
However, when she really stood in front of Wei Changtian, she suddenly didn't know where to start. After hesitating for a long time, she just handed the thing in her hand forward and said softly:
"Sir, this is what I got inside..."
A piece of ancient jade the size of a palm, and a scabbard that was completely black but had a few silvery white highlights embedded in it.
Yes, it is indeed the Wanbian Yin and the Star Scabbard.
He earned two thousand system points in vain, and also took away a big opportunity from Xiao Feng.
Wei Changtian reached out and took the two things, but his heart was not as happy as expected.
He looked up at Ning Yuke, who was a little unkempt, and asked softly:
"Are you injured?"
"No."
"Then what's going on?" Wei Changtian pointed at Ning Yuke's messy hair and several rips in her clothes.
"this......"
Ning Yuke lowered her head in embarrassment: "I ran too fast when I came out and accidentally fell..."
She looked a bit like a child who had done something wrong. When Wei Changtian heard this, he paused slightly and then said his thanks seriously.
"Thanks."
"Son..."
A soft murmur echoed in my ears.
Ning Yuke looked up at Wei Changtian with a happy smile, seemingly happy that she could help the man in front of her.
"Sir, would you like to...hear what I encountered in the cave?"
"..."
From a rational point of view, since the things have been obtained, it is the right thing to send Ning Yuke back to the palace now, but...
Wei Changtian was silent for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
"Okay, I happen to want to hear it too."
...
A quarter of an hour later.
"...Sir, that's about it."
On a piece of bluestone not far away, Wei Changtian and Ning Yuke sat side by side, while the others wisely stayed away.
Ning Yuke has already told a complete story about what happened in the cave, which is basically similar to what was described in the original work.
"Princess......"
Wei Changtian looked up at the dark clouds that covered half of the moon in the night sky, and asked with a smile: "Can I ask why you went to draw the Sword of Gen?"
"this......"
Ning Yuke's face turned slightly red: "I told you, Master, don't laugh at me."
"Just tell me, I will definitely not laugh at you."
"Well...actually it's because of my name."
Ning Yuke explained in a low voice: "My name contains the word jade, and jade comes from the mountains..."
"So you chose the Gen position, which means mountain?" Wei Changtian laughed dumbly.
"Young Master, you said you won't laugh at me..."
Ning Yuke was even more ashamed and muttered to himself: "Life and death are destiny, wealth is in heaven, maybe this is God's will?"
"That's true."
Wei Changtian nodded noncommittally, and was about to ask something else, but Ning Yuke's next unintentional sigh made him freeze in place like an electric shock.
"I don't know who said this..."
I don’t know... who said this...
Just like an unsolved case suddenly became clear due to a trivial clue, Wei Changtian suddenly noticed something because of these words.
Something that he had never cared about before, never paid attention to, but at this moment it had a great impact on his understanding of the world.
"Life and death are destiny, wealth and honor are in heaven."
Wei Changtian is very familiar with this sentence, and even knows that it comes from "The Analects of Confucius".
Then why is it engraved in the cave of the ancient sword cultivator in this world?
...
What's the problem?
This was the first time that Wei Changtian seriously thought about the relationship between the book "The Peak of Martial Arts" and the current world.
The original work does contain words describing the five forked roads in the cave, but the author does not explain why these words spoken by sages in previous lives appear in a world of cultivation.
From the author's point of view, this is not a problem. It is an imaginary world anyway, and the world setting can be just fine. Pursuing logic and reasonableness everywhere will probably be exhausting.
From the reader's point of view, this is not a problem. Anyway, it is a fun article to read, and it is enough to read ten lines at a glance.
But from the perspective of Wei Changtian, a time traveler, this is a big problem!
Since the setting of this world is highly consistent with the setting in the book, all the unreasonable things in the book must have a reasonable explanation.
"Princess...have you ever heard of Xunzi?"
"Xunzi? No."
"Confucius?"
"nor......"
"Wang Yangming?"
"No......"
"Princess, have you really never heard of the five sentences in the cave?"
"..."
Ning Yuke shook his head blankly for the fourth time, and Wei Changtian also took a deep breath and finally became convinced of one thing.
Since these words were not spoken by the natives of this world, there is only one reasonable explanation——
I am not the only time traveler.
At least the owner of this cave is the same as himself, coming from the land of China with five thousand years of splendid civilization!
"Son..."
Next to him, Ning Yuke pulled Wei Changtian's sleeve worriedly: "What's wrong with you?"
"fine......"
Wei Changtian shook his head and was just about to find a reason to deal with it, but Zhang San hurried over at this moment.
His expression was very serious, he just nodded to Ning Yuke, then leaned into Wei Changtian's ear and said in a very low voice:
"Sir, something happened in Prince Shun's Mansion."