klisemfg Chapter 452: Granddaughter and Grandfather
Chapter 452: Granddaughter and Grandfather
Chapter 452: Granddaughter and Grandfather
After Gu Heng and Qin Yiyao had eaten and drunk their fill, they left Youjian Inn.
His next plan was naturally to buy a house in the deserted city. It didn't need to be too big. Since he wasn't going to open a shop anymore, he had enough money to live on for three or four lifetimes. He could just buy a house and live a peaceful life.
And on the way.
Qin Yiyao watched as Gu Heng praised the surrounding streets, saying they were much better than Yunling City... she was completely baffled.
Because in her eyes, the streets of the desolate city were truly dilapidated and broken, and the pedestrians around her all looked exactly alike. At a glance, they were all ordinary people, and their eyes seemed particularly strange.
But Qin Yiyao's intuition told her...
This city is definitely not as simple and dilapidated as it appears on the surface! Nor are the people here!
"Girl, take a look at this room and see what you think."
Gu Heng led Qin Yiyao to a courtyard that was slightly smaller than the Gu Family Medical Clinic, but it was in a good location and relatively quiet, so it shouldn't attract any disturbances.
The yard is a bit small, but it still has a front yard and a back yard. However, it lacks a small house in the back yard. The interior decoration is quite nice, but it looks like no one has lived here for a long time.
Gu Heng wants to buy this place.
"How about it? The second floor can still be turned into the room you want."
He confirmed with Qin Yiyao.
If she likes this place, then there's no need to look any further; it'll save her some trouble.
how about it?
Qin Yiyao looked around the courtyard, which was still desolate and barren. The house was covered in dust, but these seemed to be just "appearances." Qin Yiyao knew that there was something wrong with the whole desolate city, as if it was covered by a "disguise" that she could not see through. So this house must be really good.
"Oh, that's alright."
Qin Yiyao's mind was not on the room at all.
Rather, it lies in the "secret" of this desolate city.
“Okay, we’ll move in right away, but we don’t know who to ask to make the arrangements.”
Gu Heng first dusted off the two chairs, so that he and the little girl would at least have a place to sit.
It's a place that's even bigger than Yunling City, but the population doesn't seem to be that big. At least in this kind of environment, you don't have to worry about the trouble of too many people around.
After all, Qin Yiyao is likely to make a name for herself in the foreseeable future. Once someone becomes famous, they will inevitably face more troubles. It is beneficial to live in a place where there are not many people.
He enjoys being in crowded and lively places, but he absolutely dislikes being disturbed in his peace and quiet.
"This yard would look even better if we planted some vegetation. It's surrounded by mountains, which would also make it a good place to relax..."
Gu Heng had already begun to plan how to make some changes to this house and courtyard.
"Does the young master intend to stay in my desolate city for an extended period?"
Suddenly, a clear and charming voice entered my ears.
Gu Heng turned around and saw two women standing at the courtyard gate, walking gracefully towards them. One of them, a beautiful woman in a purple dress, looked at Gu Heng with a stunningly beautiful appearance and a lively spirit in her eyes.
The other woman, dressed in green, followed behind the woman in purple with some restraint.
Gu Heng paused for half a second, then reacted and smiled, "My apologies. May I ask who you two ladies are?" "My name is Yin Xueling, and this is my maid, Xiaoqin."
"Nice to meet you."
Unexpectedly receiving a visit, especially from what appeared to be well-bred young ladies from this desolate city, Gu Heng felt slightly embarrassed and quickly invited them inside to sit down.
Although strictly speaking, this is not his house yet.
"My name is Gu Heng, and this is my apprentice, Qin Yiyao."
Qin Yiyao narrowed her eyes.
She knew two women had arrived, and these two women were clearly different! They were fundamentally different from the lifeless pedestrians she had seen on the streets of the desolate city!
They seemed out of place in this dilapidated, desolate city; their vibrant colors were almost too normal.
Yin Xueling smiled faintly: "Disciple...your disciple seems to be very talented."
As she spoke, she tapped her finger lightly.
In an instant, Qin Yiyao felt that everything around her had changed almost instantly!
The house, which had been gloomy just moments before, was now completely transformed, as if a "disguise" that she couldn't see through had been removed, revealing the "truth"!
Qin Yiyao's eyes widened immediately.
really!
This desolate city does indeed possess some extremely complex and powerful formation that is influencing outsiders!
But this effect seems to only make people feel disgusted with the deserted city and leave early...
"Master, this room is indeed very nice..."
Qin Yiyao looked around and murmured.
"Didn't I tell you this already..."
Gu Heng felt a little embarrassed. The little girl was acting strangely today. Even though the environment here was quite nice, much better than Yunling City, she had been looking suspicious ever since they arrived. He didn't know why.
"Young Master Gu, did you come from outside?" Yin Xueling looked at Gu Heng with a smile.
"Yes, the environment of this ancient wilderness is quite good, so I brought my apprentice here to settle down and also plan to buy this house."
Gu Heng also confessed.
There aren't many people here, and everyone probably knows each other. So, if two outsiders come, it will obviously be very noticeable.
"I wonder what business Miss Yin has with me?"
"Nothing else, I just heard that outsiders have come, so I'm curious."
Yin Xueling always spoke with a nonchalant yet playful air, an attitude that made her difficult to understand.
"Are you curious just because outsiders come?" "I doubt that we, master and disciple, have been to this place before."
Gu Heng frowned.
"But Young Master Gu, you are no ordinary outsider, are you?"
Yin Xueling's lips curled up slightly.
Gu Heng listened with a blank expression.
How can he not be an ordinary outsider?
"None of that matters. I'm here just to see if Young Master Gu can tell me what it's like outside."
Yin Xueling's tone revealed a hint of interest.
This is her purpose.
She had never left the desolate city since birth. Her grandfather kept a very close watch on her, and even if she occasionally managed to leave the city gates, she would be caught and brought back very quickly.
Over time, Yin Xueling's curiosity was suppressed by her indifferent nature. Until someone could rekindle her curiosity.
That would have been a recipe for disaster.
"……That's it?"
Gu Heng had assumed that this young lady had something important to discuss with him, which was why he was so nervous. But he never expected it to be for such a reason.
“I’m not worldly-wise.” Yin Xueling raised an eyebrow. “I’ve never left the desolate city in my life.”
Oh, so she's just a sheltered young lady from a wealthy family who's been overly protected.
Gu Heng couldn't help but laugh. It turned out that this was a woman who knew nothing but was very curious.
"It's easy."
If we're talking about telling a story...
Gu Heng felt he could embellish the story however he pleased.
...In a courtyard somewhere.
"Master Painter" Yin Rufeng was sitting on a stone bench, and the power of the Dao was orderly condensing into an extremely magnificent and huge painting under his guidance.
Although the painting appears to be less than half finished.
"Master Hua, what do you think?"
On the side, Yuan Chou reported to Yin Rufeng about the arrival of two "special" outsiders in the desolate city.
“Interesting. With the Five Realms Passage broken, the power of the Immortal and Demon Realms can no longer enter the Xuan Tian Realm. Without the infusion of ‘immortal energy,’ the Xuan Tian Realm should not have any cultivators who have surpassed the Supreme Saint stage.”
Yin Rufeng was very interested in what Yuan Chou said.
The desolate city is not without outsiders.
However, it's impossible for an outsider to be unaffected by the "Bewitching Illusion Array." Unless their strength has surpassed the existing cultivation system of this Mysterious Heaven Realm and reached a higher level.
Either ascend to immortality or fall into demonic possession...
Essentially, there is no difference between the two paths; the only difference lies in whether they are recognized by the celestial realm or the demon realm.
But this kind of thing should never have happened in the first place.
If "immortal energy" and "demonic energy" could enter the Xuan Tian Realm on a large scale through other means, then the "Virtual Immortal World" would have long lost its meaning.
and so……
The identity of one of the two outsiders is quite intriguing.
Either he is from the "Virtual Immortal Realm," in other words, an enemy of the Desolate City.
Or he was a completely unrelated cultivator, but he accomplished something that no native creature in the Xuan Tian Realm had been able to do since the Primordial Era—breaking through to the "Mortal Rank"! "Yes, apart from the 'Virtual Immortal World,' there can't possibly be any cultivators in the Xuan Tian Realm who have surpassed the 'Mortal Rank'."
Yuan Chou said with deep concern, "That's what I'm worried about."
Yin Rufeng sighed, and the magnificent painting before him, nearly half-finished, vanished into dust with his sigh.
He stood up.
"Yuan Chou, do you think that my desolate city, which has been living in seclusion for so long, has caused me to miss out on a lot?"
His expression suddenly turned somewhat desolate.
Yin Rufeng had a hunch that the outsider who was unaffected by the illusion array and whose strength had already broken through the "mortal level" probably had nothing to do with the Void Immortal World.
The Xuan Tian Realm is about to change.
Hidden behind the great formation, they were naturally unaware of these changes.
For example, the Xuan Tian Realm today may no longer be like it was before, where all cultivators were trapped in the "mortal realm".
The deserted city simply doesn't know about the changes happening outside.
"That's natural, but we have no choice but to live in seclusion."
Yuan Chou shook his head steadily, his tone resolute.
"Our desolate city has remained secluded from the world for so many years. No matter what happens in the outside world, we have remained indifferent and uninvolved, simply waiting for an opportunity to go to the Immortal Realm..."
"If we don't hide from the world and the Immortal Realm finds us, then the outcome will be..."
After hearing this, Yin Rufeng slowly turned his head and his gaze fell on Yuan Chou.
"When do you think the opportunity to go to the Immortal Realm will arise?"
"This……"
Yuan Chou paused, momentarily speechless. He simply couldn't answer that question.
"It was once said that breaking through the mortal realm would allow one to travel to a larger and wider world. But we obtained immortal energy through that unique method and broke through, so why can't we go to the immortal realm?"
Yin Rufeng murmured.
Yuan Chou didn't know what to say.
Indeed, if the rumors were true, they would have already left the Xuan Tian Realm and gone to explore the Immortal Realm.
But I can't go.
They still cannot escape this world.
"I'll go see that outsider. If he means no harm, it's fine to let him stay here."
Yin Rufeng decided to move her legs and feet.