Chapter 73: Return

I don’t want to see these fragments anymore, because seeing them is bound to be accompanied by the pain of my soul, and that kind of pain is the kind that once experienced, you don’t want to experience it a second time.

I suspect that if I experience this often, I will go crazy because I can’t stand the torment from my soul. Now, what’s worse, this pain also brings me inexplicable heartache… When I think of Wei Chaoyu’s name, my heart feels like it’s being wrapped in a handkerchief and then being twisted hard.

“Chengyi?” At this moment, a pair of hands held me and asked with concern. Who else but my master?

It was only a moment of pain, and my sweat had already soaked my clothes. I couldn’t help but gasp for breath, but fortunately, this attack came inexplicably today, but it ended quickly. It was as if there was a force deliberately suppressing the pain. When Master asked me, I had already completely recovered, except for a little weakness.

After all, in front of outsiders, I don’t want to say much. I reached out and wiped the sweat off my face, and apologized to the master and the few Miao people, saying, “It’s okay, I just used the secret technique before, and the aftereffects have set in.”

The Hmong people didn’t say much, but the master looked at me with a puzzled expression. If the aftereffects of the secret arts were to occur, I had already experienced them… Moreover, I had not told the master about the hallucinations I had experienced time and time again. I had just been unable to help but say the name Wei Chaoyu, and the master must have heard it.

But this name is very unfamiliar to Master… I think it is normal for Master to be confused at this moment. It is just that for the same reason, he did not say anything in front of outsiders.

This was just a small episode. After expressing their concern, the Miao people returned to the topic that had been interrupted.

“Master Jiang, Chengyi… Originally, we should have taken you to our village. But we didn’t know who you were, so…” Ah Maodou said this with some hesitation.

This made Master a bit confused and he couldn’t help but ask, “What? You don’t want us to go to your village?”

“How could that be? You are the honored guests of the Da Xing Grand Shaman, and Chengyi is the elder brother of Da Rong. How could we not welcome you to our village?” Ah Maodou hurriedly explained, even more anxious than we were!

In fact, Master was not deliberately asking so sharply. It was because of our current situation. If we didn’t go to the village to hide for a while and find Sun Qiang, we would almost be in a situation where there was no way out.

And who is Darong? How did I become Darong’s big brother? I froze for a moment, and suddenly I thought that maybe Sun Qiang’s name in the village was Darong? Because if I had a younger brother, then Huigen was one, and Qiangzi was the other!

Before I could ask, the master said something unexpected: “Darong? Isn’t that the Han name of Sun Qiang? How could he have that name in your village? This generation?”

“Yes, it’s true. It was only given to him a few years ago by the most respected shaman in the village.” Ah Maodou explained it so simply. As for Qiangzi… I don’t think he can say much about the secrets of the village, can he? Unless the shaman or Qiangzi himself tells us.

Thinking about this, my master and I didn’t ask any more questions. But we had to ask about something that was closely related to us. After a moment of thought, my master asked, “So, if they don’t want us to go to the village, what is it?”

Yes, what are they doing?

“This… involves some matters in our village, and I can’t explain it to Master Jiang for the time being. What I can say is that several of the great shamans in our village, including Darong, have gone to that town. Oh, and the great shaman Darxing is there too! Of course, I can’t make the decision to keep you from going to the village… but Darong is my best friend. I’m just asking if you want to go to the town first, and then we can go up the mountain together?” Ah Maodou’s Chinese was really not good, and he was in a hurry, so his explanation was a bit messy.

But we did understand what he meant, and then looked at each other… and went back to the town? We had just escaped from the town! I also began to worry, thinking of the “ferocious and vicious” people, and worrying about Qiangzi… They were originally coming for people with the blood of the Ancestor God? This time, with the discovery of me and my master, can they retreat so easily?

Since the people in the town have really notified the people in the village, it is impossible to guarantee that Zhaozi and the others will not notify Yang Sheng… According to Yang Sheng’s power…!

The more I think about it, the more serious it seems. I really think I should go back to the town to find Qiangzi… I believe that as long as everyone retreats to within the Broken Soul Staircase, even Yang Sheng…

But at this time, Master had already said it: “We really want to go to the town now. I worked with the Great Shaman for many years… I’m looking forward to seeing him again, and I also want to see Sun Qiang immediately. He is my nephew… But do you know the situation in the town now? Moreover, those people are also at odds with us, they are so mortal enemies, I’m afraid…”

It is indeed necessary to explain clearly. Even if I and my master do not explain the reasons for our involvement with Yang Sheng’s forces, we should explain the relationship. After all, if things can be resolved, but because my master and I have implicated the Lei Mountain Miao Village, it would be bad.

However, unexpectedly, Ah Mao Dou first looked stunned, then laughed a few times without paying attention, and the Miao people behind him laughed a few times as well. Then he said to me and my master in a very confident tone, “If we leave this mountain range, we won’t be afraid of anyone. That’s hard to say! But in this mountain range, we, the Miao people of Leishan, are not afraid even if the immortals come down to earth! Unless the Ancestor God comes, we can’t be submissive. Just go down the mountain with peace of mind… and everything will be fine.”

This is really a big mouth, not afraid of the gods? My master and I wanted to say something, but Ah Maodou already waved his hand and said, “Master Jiang, if Xiao Ge is worried about this, there is no need. If it is for another reason, then let’s go to the village now.”

My master and I were silent for a moment, but this time I didn’t wait for my master to speak. I just stepped forward and said, “Okay, then we’ll go down now.”

I didn’t take Ah Maodou’s words seriously. I just thought that he didn’t understand Yang Sheng’s power. But I was really worried about Qiangzi after all that nonsense. That year, I told Qiangzi, “You are my younger brother.” But I really didn’t see him very often. Unlike Huigen, I really took care of him. Just because Qiangzi was in danger, I should go.

As for what happens after I go, I’ll just have to see what happens… that’s what I was thinking.

When I said this, the master didn’t object. As soon as I finished speaking, he said, “Yes, you should go. Then let’s go.”

It is easy to go down the ladder of the broken soul, but difficult to go up. There was nothing special to worry about when going down the ladder, so after deciding, we quickly, in less than an hour, finished the long ladder of the broken soul and once again came to the entrance of the town.

When we reached the entrance, Ah Mao Dou stopped and looked at the strange carvings on the entrance several times with a puzzled look on his face. Then, as he looked, anger appeared on his face. I heard him mutter something, but it was in the Miao language of their village, which I couldn’t understand. I only knew a few simple Miao words, which Ru Xue had taught me.

However, when I think of the name Ru Xue, I suppress the thought. I am not very smart, but I have discovered one thing: this kind of soul pain can happen not only when Tao Tongzi appears, but also when I think of Ru Xue and my heart aches.

We didn’t stay long at the entrance to the mountain pass… We headed toward the town… In this mountain town, it always gets cold at night. Before we even entered the town, we could smell the lingering smell of blood from the gusts of cold wind blowing in with the cold.

What puzzled me was that when we escaped, the town was still in a state of chaos, but now it was quiet. Were all the people dead?

Thinking this way, I couldn’t help but quicken my pace… but was stopped by Ah Mao Dou. He said to me, “Things are more serious than I thought. Someone actually dared to kill someone within our village’s sphere of influence, even if it was…” At this point, Ah Mao Dou didn’t say any more, but pretended to be casual and patted my shoulder, saying, “Anyway, don’t rush, just walk slowly. With the Great Shaman Daxing and the others there, they will definitely fix everything. If we rush, it will seem like we don’t trust them.”

Is there a need for such a level of attention? I didn’t say anything, but my worries didn’t diminish in the slightest.