Chapter 150: The one who greets

However, I did not feel the presence of any soul. I could only take this gust of wind as a coincidence between heaven and earth, as a sign of heaven and earth willing to send a hint of compassion to Ji Qing.

After I had finished telling him everything, he was silent for a long time before asking me, “Is this really true?”

Of course, Master didn’t disbelieve me. He just didn’t believe that one of his previous actions had caused Ji Qing so much harm. But how could he make up for it?

The exchanges between Ji Qing and I could have made up for some of the damage Ji Qing had suffered, but Ji Qing was so proud that he would never owe me anything until the day he died. Becoming a disciple of Master was almost a fixation in his heart.

I didn’t know what to say to the master, so I just looked at him, somewhat dazed. After a long time, the master sighed and said, “I know what to do. Let’s go.”

What kind of answer is this? I really couldn’t guess that Master would give such an answer, but seeing his somewhat weathered back, I couldn’t bear to ask any more.

I could only look at the quiet river, utter a word of sorrow for Ji Qing, and then follow my master’s footsteps and leave.

The other elders were already waiting for us on the bloody ship. If the gods had left any undead, they would be on these ships. These undead should be failures, and they can only row mechanically, so they can’t do any harm. We still need them, so we didn’t bother with them.

When I arrived at the familiar cabin on the first floor, the intoxicating fragrance still lingered in the cabin, but I couldn’t help but feel a little sad. The owner of this place was no longer here.

But, is this something worth being sad about? Could it be that Lin Jianguo’s wish was to be able to watch his son die and be relieved?

I sat silently in a corner of the cabin, still clinging to my master as I always did. I don’t know which of the elders came up with the idea, but somehow the boat managed to move forward without the so-called guardian beast appearing. Everything was unusually quiet.

I don’t know if we will be able to get out of here this time, but since Master said someone will come to pick us up, let’s just wait quietly.

Perhaps it was an indelible bond with the rivers and lakes, but this time the days on the boat were longer than I could have imagined. We actually stayed on the boat for five whole days as we followed the river.

The scenery outside kept changing, but everything was normal and couldn’t be more normal. I felt that this place could really be called a world, because after drifting for five days and constantly changing scenery, I didn’t feel that the river had reached its end.

I was a little anxious. We didn’t know where we were drifting to, and we didn’t see any hope of getting out. Could we get out?

Except for Master, Grandpa Hui and Grandma Lingqing, all the elders were as anxious as I was, but Master was always calm and said nothing.

The turning point came on the afternoon of the fifth day. That afternoon, we were sailing along the river as usual, but at the next corner, we finally… saw what we had been waiting for. The scenery began to repeat itself, infinitely.

I can’t describe how I felt at that moment. After all, even if the world is good, it’s not my original world. I feel trapped here and can’t get out. I’m anxious, but I finally found a door that I can get out. How can I not be happy?

In the endless repetition of boredom, everyone became happy, excitedly looking out of the boat again and again. Only the calm master seemed even more calm at this moment, and Wu Liyu, who was the most anxious at first, had not been on the deck once.

As when he first came in, after repeating this for a few hours, things finally changed… Thick fog began to appear outside the cabin, and apart from the sound of the water, all that remained was an inexplicable silence.

The master finally got up and walked out of the cabin. I subconsciously hurried to follow him, and then realized that we had actually come to the calm river section when we entered Guidaowan.

The master stood at the bow of the boat and suddenly said to me, “Chengyi, this is the exit… a very strange place. As long as our boat passes through this stretch of river and turns a corner, we will be back in familiar territory. People here can only enter, but not exit… I never thought we would actually be able to get out.”

“Master, since no one has ever left, how do you know all this?” I couldn’t help but wonder, and I sensed that the master’s voice was deliberately lowered.

“I know because of Lin Xiaohua. Besides, Chengyi, you have such a keen sense of the supernatural, you can’t not feel it? The most terrifying presence in this area is hidden here, so when you speak, lower your voice a little.” Master seemed to be very wary of the existence of a terrible being hidden here.

“Lin Xiaohua? Master, what do you know? What’s going on?” I didn’t know that Master had such a hidden past that he hadn’t told me about.

The boat was still sailing quietly, and I knew from having been here before that once we got out of this thick fog, we would see a calm stretch of water… after we got through it.

When my master heard me mention Lin Xiaohua, he asked me about her, and then took out his pipe and lit it before saying, “Lin Xiaohua is a good girl. During the years when we were in meditation, we were fortunate to have her care for us. It was a coincidence that she entered the place where we were in meditation… and then said many things to me in meditation. I heard everything, and I woke up from my meditation and then got in touch with this girl… I’ll tell you more about it later. In short, this place is off-limits, except for the occasional entrance of the gods, who tell Lin Xiaohua everything without reservation. Some of the taboos were told to me by Lin Xiaohua.

“What are the taboos here?” I couldn’t help but lower my voice and asked the master.

I didn’t expect that Master and Lin Xiaohua had such a past, but now that I think of this special girl, the sadness in my heart is still very heavy, so I can only choose not to mention it.

“Actually, there are no special taboos. To sum it up, it’s just one sentence. No one knows what this existence is, because it appears and kills all those who see it… But it seems very peaceful. Under normal circumstances, it won’t appear easily… So, it’s best not to disturb it. As for how to disturb it, there is no fixed way to say, but I think it’s better to be quiet and not speak too loudly.” The master didn’t say any more. His expression showed some worry, but I didn’t know what he was worried about.

Soon, the boat reached the edge of the foggy area, where the fog gradually thinned out a little, but the visibility was still limited.

I stood at the bow of the boat with my master, and I subconsciously felt a strong unease in my heart, and my master’s face also became more and more serious.

“Oh? There’s even a non-human guy waiting in front? How did he do that? It’s not possible.” After I felt the unease in my heart, the Taoist child in my heart suddenly asked a question.

However, when I tried to pursue the matter, the boat had already sailed out of the fog. I felt the will of the Taoist child in my body being suppressed. At that moment, I felt as if I were seeing countless fragments welling up in the depths of my soul, and then forming a new membrane covering a certain power.

The Taoist child was once again sealed by the barrier of reincarnation? The words of the master about spiritual power rang in my ears again. I knew that things were not that simple… and this time the membrane was no longer the barrier of reincarnation.

I didn’t have time to think about myself too much, because when the small blood vessel sailed out of the area, I finally knew where the uneasiness in my heart came from.

A magnificent golden ship appeared before my eyes, the same one that had carried the bride to the altar.

Before I could even take a look, I heard a series of applause, followed by a hoarse voice in my ear: “Chen Chengyi, you never disappoint me. Putting you in the Ghost Bay as a variable will produce a result that will surprise me.”

“Yang Sheng, I really want to ask you, do you remember what your voice sounded like when you first spoke?” I didn’t need to look up to know who was coming.

It turned out that the person who came to pick us up was him.