Chapter 3: The figure of my master

Facing my question, Jiang Yi stood up and began to pace slowly, as if the answer to this question could not calm him down either. He also needed to calm down, organize himself, and then answer.

I waited patiently, but I didn’t know how long I could continue to be patient. I just forced myself to restrain, and finally when I was about to reach the critical point, Jiang Yi opened his mouth: “I didn’t personally participate in that scene. Even the staff who came back to tell the story said it very disorderly. I think the stimulation to them was too great. Let me organize the important points. First, none of our existing equipment can capture Penglai. Only human eyes can see it. Therefore, the last picture you saw was just the vast sea.

I pursed my lips. I absolutely understood this. To this day, what advanced equipment can achieve the level of the human eye? Even the basic pixels are still a long way off. Moreover, the human eye is definitely not the most developed pair of eyes among known creatures. It is not strange that the equipment cannot record it. The human eye cannot see ghosts either.

As for the specific reasons, I have no way of guessing. Whether it is Kunlun or Penglai, they are all too profound for me. My guesses may be laughable.

I remained silent, while Jiang Yi continued, “Second, according to the description, Penglai should not be an island, or rather, it should be a floating object. Forgive me, I’m not sure either, because at the time… the situation was too chaotic, and Penglai was shrouded in a layer of fog from beginning to end. They couldn’t describe clearly what kind of floating object it was.”

I nodded, indicating that I could accept it, and I waited quietly for Jiang Yi to continue giving me an answer.

“As for the third point, which is the focus of the question, why is it not certain whether your master and the others are still alive?” As he spoke, Jiang Yi took out the last photo, which was different from the fax. This photo was a color photo, which was much clearer than the fax, and then handed it to me.

Because I had seen the fax of this photo before, and because I had just been too focused on my master’s injuries, I hadn’t looked at the photo too closely. I didn’t understand what Jiangyi was doing by showing me this photo again.

“Look here!” Jiang Yi pointed to a dark blue sea. A sea area is not very eye-catching. I just glanced at it casually, and instinctively thought that this sea area should be what it looks like when you reach the deep sea. But when Jiang Yi pointed at it, I was surprised to discover that there was a small piece of body in it. Because it was also close to the color of dark blue, no wonder I didn’t notice it just now, and no wonder I didn’t see it on the fax.

“What do you think this is?” Jiang Yi asked, looking at me.

Of course I recognized it. Isn’t the spirit of existence sealed in Yuan Yi’s ancestral seal? This is a section of the body of a jiao. You can’t see it without looking closely, but once you see it, I immediately have an answer. I said, “This is a jiao, right?”

“Yes, the point is that this is a jiao that is about to transform into a dragon. It is also the one that your master and his party followed all the way, and even fought with it several times. At that time, the jiao was in a hurry to go to Penglai to complete the final step of transforming into a dragon, and it was already too lazy to care about your master and his party. Your master and his party…” Jiang Yi stopped talking at this point.

But I already guessed that, according to my master’s consistent bachelor character, he should have jumped into the sea without hesitation, and went to Penglai with the dragon to “dance” in the sea with the dragon. This is a very dangerous act. I dare say that it has no advantages at all. I don’t think my master is capable of fighting in the sea. At that moment, my master was completely a “bachelor,” and then a group of “bachelors” followed him!

Although I tried to think lightly, in fact, my heart involuntarily fantasized about that tense scene. My voice became a little tense. I said, “Then… what happened after that? Was it the dragon that attacked my master and his friends? Then you said, “I don’t know if my master is alive. Why did my master only look for the dragon, and then go to the desert, the forest, and other things that you are not comfortable talking about?”

I vaguely felt that this matter was very important, so I asked about it as well.

Jiang Yi’s expression changed for the first time, and he smiled bitterly, “In fact, the Jiaos did not attack your master and the others when the two recorders could still see them. It was only at that moment. How can I put it? Anyway, you can imagine that there was a huge storm, with huge waves and a dense fog that suddenly spread out. The boat they were on was so bumpy that they could only hide inside. After that, there was thunder, with dense lightning and rain. One of the recorders took a risk and looked out, and Penglai disappeared. That’s why I said I couldn’t tell you for sure whether your master and the others were still alive.

I was speechless. Anyone in this situation would be unable to tell me for sure, right? Unless… I pursed my lips again. There was only one “unless”: I could find out what it was like if I experienced it myself.

So, at that time, I was strangely not too worried. After all, I had grown up a little bit, because I knew that I no longer had any elders to rely on, and I could not let my heart be disturbed.

After a moment of silence, I asked Jiang Yi, “You haven’t answered me yet. What was the battle before that about?”

Jiang Yi looked at me. This time, he didn’t answer me directly, but instead asked me, “You will eventually embark on the path of Kunlun, won’t you?”

I nodded. I didn’t need to deny anything. Even if I failed the first time, I would try again the second and third time.

“Let me put it simply. Your master has more clues than you, and has been preparing for a long time. Can anyone go to Penglai and Kunlun? Even if you know the way to Kunlun, you still need to prepare. Chengyi, I can’t tell you too much here because it involves secrets. I can only say that if one day you also want to embark on the road to Kunlun and you eventually choose to cooperate with us, I will tell you all about it in detail.” Jiangyi said in a deep voice, very seriously. This time, I definitely wasn’t reporting the news.

I know I have no room to argue. The road to Kunlun is a road that may never be returned to. I am not as free as my master. I have too many ties in the secular world. I will not embark on the road to Kunlun so soon.

But who knows what will happen at that time? Maybe fate will not let me choose?

I sighed and didn’t say anything. Jiang Yi picked up the CD and said to me, “Don’t you want to take a look?”

“In the hotel, how can you watch it?” I said sullenly.

“Who says you can’t be prepared? When I came this time, I had someone bring a DVD player.” After that, Jiang Yi took out his cell phone and made a call. Within ten minutes, someone really came up with a DVD player and installed it quickly.

Jiang Yi put the disc into the DVD player and said to me, “Chengyi, maybe this will give you some comfort.”

I didn’t understand what Jiangyi was talking about, and looked at him with some confusion. He said to me, “You can keep this DVD and show it to the relevant people. After you’ve watched it, you can ask me questions again.”

I nodded, because at this time the DVD player had finished reading the disc and the picture appeared. It was in a deep mountain forest, and the picture was definitely not as clear as on TV, and it even occasionally trembled a little, so it was obvious that the person who filmed it was not very professional!

I can understand that the recorder is mainly used to bring back important news as a person, not as a documentary filmmaker. However, what is important is that I am only concerned about the news of my master.

The camera was recording everything around it in an unprofessional way. Here, I sensitively noticed that it was a very beautiful place. There were noisy voices around, but I couldn’t hear what they were saying because it was too noisy.

It was only after a few seconds that I clearly heard the voice of Master Hui: “Let me go first? You old scoundrel, you’re afraid to face it too? You’re no better than me. Wait, why should you tell me to go first? I’m not your second uncle, why should I listen to you? Do you see the words “porcelain horse” written on my face?

Master Hui, I had been holding back my tears, but at this moment I couldn’t hold back any longer, and tears fell down my face.

At this moment, a figure appeared in front of the camera, looking very disheveled, as if he had been kicked out. Then I saw the figure of my master appear in front of the camera.