In the early morning, in the dense jungle, Shen Chen and his party had left Wangyue Lake Hekou Village and were on the road to Yecheng.
Near Wangyue Lake, there are mountains one after another, and many places have winding mountain roads. It is inconvenient for chariots and even horses to travel among these high mountains. Therefore, even if you are as noble as Tantai Wanning, you can only make this trip. Able to follow through the thorns and thorns and walk through the mountain roads.
However, perhaps it was because she was accompanied by her brother Shen Chen, whom she had not seen for many years. The girl did not feel bored all the way. On the contrary, she stayed with Shen Chen from the beginning to the end, chatting, and there were bursts of people on the mountain road from time to time. The girl's silvery chuckle came out.
Along the way, Liu Hanyan has been depressed, and his ethereal and pretty little face is always at a loss, as if he has something on his mind. He looks at Shen Chen's back with a timid look...
Not long after, Mr. Shi also followed. The old man's eyes were on Shen Chen from beginning to end, as if he wanted to see through something. After staring for a long time to no avail, he finally couldn't help but come up to strike up a conversation.
"Young boy from the Shen Yifeng family, I haven't seen you for more than two years. You really impress me." There was a meaningful smile on Mr. Shi's face, and he couldn't help but look at Shen Chen and sigh.
"Ahem...Senior Shi, I wonder what you are talking about?"
When Shen Chen heard this, his heart tightened and he couldn't help but feel nervous.
Shen Chen did not dare to neglect the old man in front of him at all. This old man was a well-known strong man under Beifeng Hou. Even his father Shen Yifeng had to show some respect, let alone a junior like him...
What Shen Chen is most worried about right now is that the ancient mirror in his sea of consciousness is exposed. Almost all of his secrets are hidden in it. Not only the ancient mirror, but also the "Concentration of Spirits", the black crystals of the earth veins, and the huge number of black stones. Fish, these are all treasures that attract people's envy. Once exposed, with his current strength, he cannot protect them at all, and may even be killed.
Although this old man is an old acquaintance with him, and he has some friendship with his father Shen Yifeng, with Shen Chen's temperament, he will be cautious in everything, and those things must not be revealed to others easily, otherwise there will be endless trouble...
"Haha, what's that look in your kid's face? You just killed someone. Why hide? I will hurt you again?" Seeing Shen Chen acting crazy and acting stupid, Shi Tai glared angrily and said with a smile: "I didn't expect that after three days of separation, you could even kill a monk at the eighth level of the Blood Fusion Realm with one strike. I thought I underestimated you back then!"
"Hehehehe..." Shen Chen touched his nose and laughed dryly. He was secretly relieved in his heart. He originally thought that Mr. Shi had discovered some mystery, but in fact, he was overly concerned. What the old man wanted to say was not taboo for him. of those.
"Brother Chen Chen, have you also started practicing?" After hearing the conversation between the two, Tantai Wan Ning walked aside, with a look of curiosity on her eyebrows.
The girl had actually noticed the monk's aura fluctuations on Shen Chen before, but Shen Chen didn't say it clearly, and she didn't dare to ask more questions for fear of offending her brother Shen Chen. But now, since Mr. Shi took the initiative to mention it, the girl naturally I also want to know some secrets along the way.
"Well, I learned some things in a small sect in the past few months, but it's nothing!" Facing the two people's suspicions, Shen Chen started practicing Tai Chi and said lightly.
"Then why did Brother Shen Chen leave later?" Tantai Wan Ning was like a curious little girl. She kept asking, seemingly caring about everything about Brother Shen Chen and wanting to know more. .
Unfortunately, this incident obviously touched Shen Chen's pain.
"That sect... was destroyed..." He closed his eyes slightly and responded lightly without saying anything more.
"this……"
Hearing these words, Tantai Wan Ning and Shi Lao were both a little shocked, but they were both smart people and quickly thought of something.
"Ahem... Boy, don't worry about it. This world is inherently cruel. Even a monk like me may die with hatred one day. It's all up to God and not man..." The old man coughed in embarrassment. After a few moments, he sighed, with a slightly worried look on his face.
"Brother Shen Chen, I'm sorry..." Tantai Wan Ning felt sad for a while, seeming to understand the pain in Shen Chen's heart at this moment, and apologized cautiously.
"Haha, it's nothing. Senior Shi is right. You can't blame anyone for your destiny..." But Shen Chen himself was very free and easy, and waved his hand indifferently.
Today's Shen Chen is like a wounded tiger cub. He already knows how to put away his edge and slowly accumulate energy. There are some things that are useless, such as blaming others and beating one's chest. What is really useful is to do something someday. What……
Seeing the free and easy expression on Shen Chen's face, Tantai Wan Ning's beautiful eyes curved into two crescent moons, she raised her wrists cutely and cheered him up: "Wan Ning believes that one day, those who have hurt Shen Chen will Everyone who belongs to my brother will be repaid a hundred times, and no one can escape!"
"Haha, Nizi, you really think highly of your brother Shen Chen..." Shen Chen was a little speechless. Nizi mistakenly regarded that huge man as a cat and a dog. If you want to take revenge, how can it be so easy in a short time... …
At this time, Tantai Wan Ning seemed to suddenly think of something, and a touch of joy filled her beautiful eyes. Then she turned to look at Mr. Shi, and begged in a low voice: "Grandpa Shi, since brother Shen Chen has nowhere to go now, then Can you……"
"Haha, I know what you, girl, want to say," Mr. Shi interrupted with a wry smile. He touched the girl's head dotingly, shook his head helplessly and said, "Girl, you should know that this matter is not for me to intercede. , can solve the problem. It’s not like you don’t know the rules of the Luo Yun Sect. Even if your father Beifeng Marquis has such a close relationship with the Luo Yun Sect, if you want to send this girl like you into the sect, you have to follow the rules, not to mention It’s someone else!”
"Then what if Brother Shen Chen is also allowed to participate in the competition for quotas? Grandpa Shi, can you ask the steward to turn a blind eye and not embarrass him too much?" The girl still refused to give up, her beautiful eyes filled with hope.
"This... I originally had some skills. I have some friendship with the old ghosts who were responsible for the selection of Yunzhou South Region this time. It's a pity..." Mr. Shi glanced at Shen Chen aside with some regret and sighed: "After all, this boy's training time is still short. Let's wait for another two years. If he can reach the ninth level of the Blood Melting Realm before he is eighteen years old, I can help him. This time...the sixth level of the Blood Melting Realm...after all, it is too I've suffered a bit, so there's no need to rush..."
The old man's words were very tactful, but the meaning behind them was very self-aware. Shen Chen immediately looked at the girl and shook his head with a smile: "Wan Ning, your kind intention, brother Shen Chen understands it, but what Mr. Shi said is extremely Yes, I am not hot enough now, and I will only be asking for trouble if I go!"
When he said this, Shen Chen felt very calm. He had no intention of getting angry with the old man. After all, his hometown did not intend to despise him, they were just discussing the matter. Now, his apparent strength is indeed only at the sixth level of the Blood Fusion Realm...
"Oh..." Tantai Wanning was a little depressed and responded. She couldn't help but mutter to herself: "It would be great if Uncle Shen also allowed Brother Shen Chen to practice. In that case, with Brother Shen Chen's talent, Now the cultivation level should not be lower than Wan Ning..."
Although the girl's whisper was barely audible, Shen Chen still heard it very clearly. Regarding this, he could only sigh in his heart.
Generally speaking, I can't really blame my father Shen Yifeng for this matter. Regarding the inexplicable strange disease in the Shen family, Shen Chen, as the only son of the Shen family, is naturally very aware of it. He knows that his father Shen Yifeng and several The reason why the clan elders did not allow him to practice was because he was afraid that he, an only child, would also encounter misfortune and die for no reason at the age of eighteen.
Of course, Shen Chen has no regrets now that he has embarked on this path. Ever since he was captured by the old ghost Youquan, he no longer had many choices.
But the most important thing is that Shen Chen's temperament does not like to leave his fate to God. He never likes to wait for death. Just now the old man lamented that "it is not up to God, but man", but what Shen Chen believes in more is... I control my own life!
On the other side, Tantai Wan Ning has quickly recovered from her low mood. Her beautiful eyes are like autumn water, clear and moving. She no longer intends to dwell on these things anymore. Her soft jade-like hands hold Shen Chen's wrist and move towards the not far away place. ran happily to the small town.
"Brother Shen Chen, that seems to be Qingyuan County as shown on the map. Let's go to the streets to have some fun and find a place to stay..."
From the other end of the mountain road, a girl's chuckle soon came. At this time, the group had climbed over a large mountain. With the naked eye, they could already see a small town appearing several miles away. The buildings in the city were full of simple and natural atmosphere...
"Old Shi, does our young lady's friend really have no chance to compete with those young heroes?"
After Shen and Chen left, an old slave with a strong aura among Tantai Wanning's entourage came forward, looked at the old man respectfully and whispered.
Not only is this old slave not weak in cultivation, he is also obviously loyal to Tantai Wan Ning. He knows that the girl will be sad for a long time because of this incident. He just temporarily buried the loss in his heart. Now he came here specifically to ask, wanting to see Let's see if things can turn around again.
"Deshou, I know that over the years, you guys have valued that little girl's mood more than your own life, and you can't bear to see her feel any grievance at all."
Mr. Shi shook his head with a wry smile. He did not assert his identity and snub this loyal old slave. Instead, he explained seriously, "Those young people who are vying for the qualification to join Luo Yunzong are all very wrong. You are not De Shou." I don’t know, according to the practice in previous years, 90% of them are young talents above the ninth level of the Blood Fusion Realm. I don’t want that boy from the Shen Yifeng family to participate, but it is also out of good intentions, fearing that he will fail completely, hurt his self-esteem, and affect his future. Cultivation..."
"But... the old slave clearly feels that there seems to be endless majestic blood in Master Shen Chen's body. He shouldn't be as simple as he seems on the surface, right?" Another old slave came forward, and his aura was not weak. He seemed to be the same. I noticed something strange in Shen Chen's body, and now I hope to use this to convince the old man.
"Haha, you guys, do you really think that I am blind? How can I not see that this boy is so powerful and powerful?"
Shi Lao smiled and waved his hands, saying: "But the question is, do you think it will be that boy's own power? With such strong blood energy, let alone the sixth level of the Blood Fusion Realm, even if it is at the peak of the Blood Fusion Realm, It is even impossible to reach the bone forging realm in the future. I just thought about it carefully. This kid from the Shen Yifeng family probably swallowed some kind of precious medicine by luck before, so that in a short period of time, his blood was as strong as the sea and he was extremely powerful. , but such external power is not a long-term solution after all. If he joins the Luo Yun Sect based on this, once the potion wears off, he will be kicked out by the sect because he is too weak!"
"This... Mr. Shi, you are very observant and considerate. We almost went astray!"
Several old slaves were startled at first, and then they all suddenly realized. Then, when they looked in the direction where Shen Chen disappeared again, they couldn't help but feel sympathy and regret in their eyes. At this moment, they could only secretly sigh at the misfortune of the young master.
"Well, you don't need to worry about this matter. When the time comes, I will try my best to see if any of my old friends in the sect can sympathize with the boy's desperation and take him in privately and let him be registered. Disciple, this can be regarded as finding a way for that kid to survive, and he no longer has to worry about being hunted down by those guys in Netherworld Palace all day long!"
The old man waved his hands, his face regained its composure.