Chapter 103: A dispute

The fierce battle not far away has nothing to do with us. We walked along the ancient city wall, step by step, toward the mysterious and unknown gate, feeling the atmosphere that had been deposited over the years.

Holding Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao in our arms, we finally reached the front of the gate. Standing in front of the gate, we could faintly see the scene inside. It was an unusually lush grove, but the plants were growing strangely. I couldn’t say what was strange about it!

I was very surprised, but also very calm. However, Brother Chengxin was very excited, and subconsciously pulled me along, rushing inside, shouting, “Medicine, so much medicine! Is this heaven?”

I was pulled into the gate by Chengxin, but it was clearly less than a meter away. The moment I entered, I felt very strange, as if I had passed through something. The moment I entered, I felt very strange, as if I had passed through something.

After passing through the gate, I was still in that strange state, and I saw that Chengxin was also stunned. Obviously, he was feeling the same way.

We looked at each other, but Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao in our arms suddenly broke free and ran away inexplicably. It was only then that I and Cheng Xin came to our senses and tried to ask Xiao Xi something, but we discovered that the world inside the door was completely different from what we had seen outside.

Outside the door, we saw a small patch of forest. When we entered the door, we realized that there was something outside the door that restricted our vision. It was clearly a large forest, and in the distance was a faintly visible small mountain range.

What shocked us even more was that in the depths of the forest, there were faint traces of buildings on the small mountain range. Traces of buildings, that means there are people inside?

Once you enter the dragon tomb and abandon the mortal world, does it mean that you have to practice asceticism here for a long time?

I was a little puzzled. The shock this fairy tomb brought me was no less than the shock I felt when I went to the secret ghost market and entered that mysterious space!

What I saw, Chengxin naturally saw, but we could not feel a sense of crisis here, only because everything here was so lush and vibrant. The distant sounds of birds and animals were also full of a sense of time, making people feel as if they had returned to the mysterious “primitive” era!

Just as Chengxin and I were lost in thought, behind us suddenly came a sound of rippling water, and then a loud bang, like something closing. We looked back again, and were shocked again. Where was the gate? Where was the simple and ancient stone wall? All of it was gone! And all around us was a forest. The place we were in was a small clearing.

“I said that I think this place is strange. Brother Chengxin, have you noticed that in this forest, there are many such open spaces where nothing grows? What is the significance of their existence? Is it the center of a magic formation? Or something else?” I said with a slight frown.

What I didn’t say was that after entering, I didn’t see the figure of the master, nor did I see Ruoxue. My heart was burning with anxiety. The master had clearly said that the answer was inside the cemetery.

“I’m thinking, how are we going to get out? The door is gone, and the four guys are still outside.” Chengxin’s face didn’t look good either.

I took a deep breath and said, “Let’s not think about this for now. Let’s find Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao first. I think they ran that way.”

Yes, it’s no use thinking too much. After I said that, I turned and walked in the direction that Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao had just run in, but I didn’t expect Cheng Xin to call me back with a very serious voice.

“Chengyi.”

“Huh?” I turned around and looked at Chengxin with a puzzled expression, not understanding why he had suddenly become so serious.

“Tell me the truth. Do you want to stay here and never go out again?” Chengxin’s expression did not change at all because of my surprise, but instead became more serious.

“What do you mean? I don’t understand!” I really don’t understand why Cheng Xin suddenly asked me such a question.

“There are buildings here, which means there are people. Even if it’s just a guess, the possibility that someone is practicing asceticism here is very high! Don’t forget that Ruoxue once told you that someone entered here and inexplicably reinforced the formation. So are these buildings where those people live? Moreover, Ruoxue also said that once you enter the Dragon Tomb…” Chengxin brother analyzed it lightly, but his eyes became more and more serious.

I was inexplicably irritated, and said directly, “Can you get to the point?”

“The point is that Ruoxue is going to stay here. Do you also want to stay? I always knew you were a sentimental guy, and if you say you want to stay, I can understand.” At this point, Chengxin’s expression suddenly changed, becoming somewhat cold and somewhat lost.

I was furious and walked quickly to Chengxin’s face and said, “Are you going to fight? What do you mean? What makes you say that?”

“You’re always so childish. When you get angry, you can’t calm down. Just now the door disappeared, and I couldn’t tell how anxious you were. When I asked you how we were going to get out, you deliberately avoided my question! I don’t care what you think, but I’m going to get out anyway. My fellow apprentices are waiting for me. We’re going to go find Penglai together, find the master, find the final answer to the matter, and escape the fate of our old Li clan. Only when we achieve that can we let go of our stubbornness! You can stay here. Didn’t I say I could understand? Didn’t you see your uncle just now? Is Ruoxue here again?” Chengxin’s face wore a sneer, and every word was like a hammer striking my heart.

I was furious and went over to grab Chengxin by the collar, shouting, “What do you mean by this? You’re just being sarcastic to me. With Master and Ruoxue, you don’t care about your fellow disciples, your sect, or everyone’s hard work. You want to stay here? I never had that thought. Ru Xue’s sacrifice was her own choice. I can only respect her and not force her. She said that our fate was over, and as long as we remember each other’s feelings, that’s enough. I won’t cling to her. That’s understanding her. Besides, what if I met my master? That wasn’t the real master. It wasn’t!

Chengxin’s face changed immediately, and he asked, “What did you say? Not really a master?”

I let go of Chengxin’s collar and said in a somewhat despondent tone, “Do you think that if my master were here, the uncles wouldn’t be here? Master Hui, wouldn’t Grandma Lingqing be here? Don’t forget, I said there was a disc, although you haven’t seen it yet, and I haven’t finished watching it either. That disc is the real record of some of the trips my master took. There are too many strange things. And don’t you think that when my master was kneeling and talking to me, his eyes never looked at us, nor did they seem to have a focus, as if he was talking to himself and accomplishing something?

“Then it means that Master may have just been here, but he’s not here at all.” Cheng Xin didn’t see it as clearly as I did, but he was a smart guy, and as soon as I said it, he grasped the key to the problem.

I turned around and said, “That’s right. And even if Master and Ru Xue are here, what does it matter? I am a disciple of the Shan School, the eldest brother of the Old Li School. I will not abandon the things we are working on together because of my personal feelings! If I abandon everyone, Master will also expel me from the school, right? I have never thought about giving up everything in the school.

After saying that, I walked forward. This time, Brother Chengxin stopped me again: “Chengyi.”

“Huh?” This time I didn’t turn around.

“I’m really afraid that you’ll give up. You know, since Master left, you’ve been our mainstay. Forgive me for being suspicious and selfish. After all these years, finding Master and finding Kunlun has become an obsession that I can’t let go of in my life. I really don’t know what to do if you give up and stay here. Because I’m so afraid that you won’t be able to let go of your feelings for Ru Xue and forget everything.” Chengxin’s voice sounded behind me.

“If you don’t pick it up, you can’t put it down. How painful it is to temper your heart with the fire of the world. Master once said that I was being burned by the fire, but when did I say that Chen Chengyi would fall and resign to fate? Since I was a child, I have been so numb by the many separations that I have experienced, haven’t I?” I paused for a moment, and then said to Chengxin, “Whether it’s a big river or the sea, I will go with everyone.”

“Chengyi, I’m sorry!” Chengxin suddenly said.

“Let’s not talk about that. Let’s go,” I said calmly.

Then, Cheng Xinge caught up with me and ran in the direction of Xiao Xi and Xiao Mao, completely unaware of the shock we would encounter next!