Chapter 263: The Secret Realm of Space and Time

These days, the atmosphere in Izumo City is as gloomy as the plum rain that has been lingering overhead. Ordinary people still don't know what to do, but some well-informed people have spread the news that the sect forces in Izumo City are going to be reshuffled throughout the streets and alleys.

Han Hu sighed heavily. What was to come was bound to come. As a man, he had to bear the responsibility, and it was not so easy for him to let go. The orders that had been prepared long ago were sent out in a secret form. The entire Qingyun Sect became a squeezed balloon, inflating and preparing to rebound.

"True Soul, now is a critical moment when your host's life is hanging by a thread. Why don't you come out and think of a solution~~" Tang Chuan roared. Of course, he was in a deep sleep and everything looked normal on the outside. The two Death God Sect warriors who were monitoring him just thought he was seriously injured and unconscious.

"Stop yelling, it's hurting my ears. Hey, you are me and I am you, so if you scold me, aren't you just scolding yourself?" Zhenhun's voice was as lazy as ever, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"Stop talking nonsense! Tell me how to cross the void and find the target in the virtual world?"

"It's very simple. First, sense the coordinates of the target you want to find, and then step over. Aren't you familiar with the virtual world now?"

"Nonsense, if I could find the coordinates, would I even need to ask you?"

"Think about how we subdued Bao Xiruo. It was her cry that attracted you and me, and then we established a summoning soul contract with her. Use your powerful soul power to search, and you should get something."

"I'm looking for an expert now, an expert in detoxification, not an expert in boredom~~"

"Okay, okay, don't worry, it's not just a joke. Isn't it just Cheng Lingsu? If you really fight her, your chances of winning are still quite high. It's just that how to find her is a problem."

"Oh my god, you haven't helped me for a long time, you idiot."

"Bao Xiruo's weak character is a shortcoming, but she is also full of love. She has saved countless animals and people..."

"I'm asking you about Cheng Lingsu, why are you bringing up Bao Xiruo? Wait, although Bao Xiruo doesn't know how to use poison, she is quite knowledgeable about herbs, and Cheng Lingsu should be associated with the Seven-Star Begonia."

"Haha, do you understand? Then I should go to bed. Next time, don't call me out unless it's a matter of life and death."

Tang Chuan didn't care that his true soul had gone back to sleep. He carefully calculated based on the flash of inspiration he had just had. There was probably a 50% chance of it, which was much better than having no clue at all.

In the sea of ​​consciousness, Tang Chuan easily grasped Bao Xiruo's soul connection, and a message was sent, and the other side responded immediately. Although this kind of connection across the void was intermittent and very mentally exhausting, it was the only way to do it when Bao Xiruo could not be summoned out.

"Husband, do you want me to help you find that girl called Cheng Lingsu? I understand your idea. Let me give it a try."

Ever since Bao Xiruo brought him into the virtual world last time, Tang Chuan has been able to easily enter Bao Xiruo's spiritual world and see the surrounding situation through her eyes. Of course, this first requires that his spiritual power is strong enough, and more importantly, Bao Xiruo is completely relaxed and accepts it. Only this kind of relationship between the two can satisfy these two elements.

In the virtual world, Bao Xiruo's eyes changed, becoming the sharp eyes of a man, but she quickly closed her eyes and slowly entered a trance state.

Back in the void, Tang Chuan's soul, who was like a lonely soul, loved to travel. The speed of a ray of consciousness is very fast, and it can reach the destination you want in an instant. At this time, Bao Xiruo was controlled by Tang Chuan's soul. It was Tang Chuan's soul that was released by the travel, but the senses deep in the soul belonged to Bao Xiruo. Tang Chuan's plan was to use Bao Xiruo's sensitivity to herbs to find out the whereabouts of the Seven-Star Begonia. With the Seven-Star Begonia, how far would Cheng Lingsu be?

This is a very strange ability. The person who casts the spell cannot explain why this ability arises. It is as if it arises naturally out of nothingness. After the possessed being is reborn, although this ability has great limitations, it is still powerful.

The process was also very strange. It was as if Tang Chuan was flying rapidly in the air with Bao Xiruo in his arms, enjoying countless views. Although most of them were always gray and monotonous in their eyes, they also saw some bright spots. Those bright spots were as conspicuous as oases in the desert.

When Tang Chuan saw the first bright spot in the gray haze, he approached it curiously. Just as he approached it, a sense of consciousness suddenly came over him, "Who is it? How dare you spy on me?" The voice was deafening, and Tang Chuan hurriedly took a detour. He was still wondering in his heart, who is this person? The induction should be very strong, so it is better not to provoke him.

To be on the safe side, Tang Chuan avoided many bright spots along the way. In the gray, he was not blindly bumping around. Although Bao Xiruo still did not sense the Seven-Star Begonia at this time, according to Tang Chuan's judgment, it should be near Yaowangzhuang in Dongting Lake.

Tang Chuan came to this conclusion based on Bao Xiruo's experience. Bao Xiruo's consciousness was generated near Niujia Village, not in Shangjing, which means that Bao Xiruo believed that her happy time should be in Niujia Village, so her consciousness chose Niujia Village. Cheng Lingsu met Hu Fei by the Dongting Lake. Would the joy of falling in love at first sight make Cheng Lingsu's consciousness also generated by the Dongting Lake?

There was no direction in the gray mist, but that didn't bother Tang Chuan, as his soul had long been accustomed to finding directions. According to his estimation, he was now heading towards Dongting Lake along the Yangtze River in the virtual world.

"Husband, I can sense the scent of many herbs, maybe there is the Seven Star Begonia."

"where is it?"

Following the direction pointed by Bao Xiruo, Tang Chuan's consciousness flew over. The long search had made Tang Chuan feel tired. Without the true soul, it was really difficult to continue. Soon, a bright spot was seen. Tang Chuan approached carefully, hiding in the gray mist and carefully looking at the bright area.

There was a nursery there, planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants. Tang Chuan, who was ignorant of flowers and plants, realized that these were some precious medicinal herbs after Bao Xiruo's guidance.

"Have you sensed the Seven-Star Begonia?"

"Husband, I haven't even seen the Seven-Star Begonia, how would I know?"

Tang Chuan was stunned, and then he remembered that Bao Xiruo and Cheng Lingsu were not characters in the same novel. But it was also a blessing in disguise. Although the Seven-Star Begonia was not found, these herbs must have been planted by someone, and it was most likely Cheng Lingsu, right?

Looking at the brightly lit area, it was larger than Bao Xiruo's residence. There was a tall gate with a plaque on it that read "Medicine King Manor". Tang Chuan was overjoyed. This should be the place where the Poisonous Hand Medicine King lived.

After waiting for about a cup of tea, no one showed up. Tang Chuan felt that he could no longer hold on, so he had to leave with Bao Xiruo. It took a long time to come here, but it only took a blink of an eye to go back. Using Bao Xiruo's body as a coordinate, the two of them returned to the hut in an instant.

"It should be there. Now we can be sure that the bright spots in the gray are places where conscious life exists. If there is no life in Yaowang Manor, there will be no light there. Xiruo, besides using you as a coordinate, what else can be used as a coordinate?"

"Well, apart from living coordinates like me who are connected to you physically and spiritually, dead coordinates are simpler. You just need to use your own blood essence to point to the place you want to locate, and use your heart blood to sense it, and you will move to that place within three days. However, that only works across boundaries. This method is invalid for people in the same virtual world."

"So simple? Why didn't you say it earlier? It would be great if I could shed a drop of blood there."

"My husband, you are not a physical entity now."

"Yeah. So how can my entity get there and bleed?"

Bao Xiruo tilted her head and thought for a moment, "I don't know."

Tang Chuan was discouraged again. Although he had found the coordinates, he could not confirm them. How could he be so sad to fail at the last moment when he was about to succeed? Feeling lost, his soul returned to his body. Although the soul itself was a little tired, Tang Chuan's physical brain, as the carrier, was so tired that it entered a compensatory sleep.

It seems that there is really nothing that simple in the world. After thinking carefully, Tang Chuan can only reach Yaowangzhuang through a stupid method, that is, after crossing the boundary to the virtual world, go upstream to Dongting Lake and find Cheng Lingsu in person. According to the time exchange between the virtual world and the fantasy world, a day there is only an hour here. A day here should be enough to reach Dongting Lake over there, right?
While Tang Chuan was sleeping, the fighting among the sects outside had officially become public, and the mayor of Izumo City, Geshu Yinan, naturally did not ask about it under the guidance of Madam Ningyu. The residents who had already known the news also closed their doors and windows. The entire Izumo City became the stage of the temple on that day, and it also became a bloody day.

In fact, the real battle did not last for a whole day. After two hours of siege, Han Hu's headquarters was breached and Han Hu was captured. The dispute in the world of cultivation was actually over. The other sporadic battles were all aimed at eliminating the remnants of Qingyun Sect.

As for the Soul Hunting Staff treasure map fabricated by Ning Yu and Tang Chuan, it was of course not found. However, because Han Hu secretly moved his family and some confidants away before the war, the whereabouts of the treasure map is still being tracked down.

Qi Dashan has been extremely busy these days, which makes the two ladies, Hongyi and Lushang, very lonely. Although these two ladies are also very skilled in martial arts, they are not needed in this operation.

In front of Tang Chuan's door, the two women in red and green sent away the Death God Sect disciples guarding the door and walked gently into Tang Chuan's room. Green clothes made a lightning-fast move and pressed the sleeping acupoints of Tang Chuan who was still sleeping.

"Sister Xiaohong, do you really want to kill him?"

"Why? Can't bear to part with it? Didn't the treasure map not get found? The captured Han Hu also denied it flatly. There are very few people who can not tell the truth under so much pressure. Han Hu should not be one of those people. According to everyone's confession and clues, the thing in Han Hu's hand that is said to be a treasure map is actually a magic array map, which is also very precious, but far inferior to the treasure map. You say, in this case, how can this little jerk who said he had the treasure map not die?"

"Yes. He is definitely dead, but did he come up with all those lies by himself? Only someone who is familiar with the situation of Qingyun Sect can tell such a series of lies. How did he come up with them? Last time I used the Red Eye Technique to interrogate him, but there was no flaw at all. Could it be that my Red Eye Technique failed?"

"Humph, before we hand him over to the temple for public trial, we will certainly try to get the truth out of him."

After the two women left, Tang Chuan woke up. The so-called sleep point is to cut off the blood supply to the brain, but Tang Chuan's sea of ​​consciousness does not have the defect of insufficient blood supply at all, and of course it will not be pressed by the sleep point.

Time, what he needs now is time to grow. Izumo City was never his home, and the current situation is not favorable for him. Is it time to leave?

The only ones who might be a little concerned are the two sisters Wang Daya and Wang Erya, but they should be safe under the control of Madam Ningyu. The rest is the path that I have to take.

"Brother, where are you going?" The two soldiers who were guarding him reached out to stop him.

"Madams Red and Green wanted me to come over. Didn't I see what they looked like just now?"

The two soldiers looked at each other, not knowing what to do. They knew the rumors about Tang Chuan's extraordinary talent, and the two ladies' romantic relationships were also well known. Moreover, the two ladies had just come to see this little guy and said that there was no problem between them, but these soldiers didn't believe it.

While the two soldiers were hesitating, Tang Chuan had already walked out of their sight. The two had no choice but to pretend that nothing had happened, otherwise if the affair was exposed, they would be the first to die tragically.

Tang Chuan's mastery of human nature and timing helped him pass the first level smoothly. The next step was how to get out of Qi Mansion. At this time, the battle between the temples was the most intense. Most of the guards in Qi Mansion had gone to the battlefield, and the remaining personnel were obviously negligent. Most importantly, Lu Chang had already told Tang Chuan about the guard situation of Qi Mansion. As long as Tang Chuan was careful, he could easily walk out of a secret side door of Qi Mansion.

There were no pedestrians on the street, and everyone was afraid of being implicated, so Tang Chuan arrived at the canal smoothly, where a sturdy freight man was waiting for him. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was Wang Chun himself who was driving the boat. Tang Chuan still had a good impression of this old man. In order to prevent the news from leaking out, he actually came to cover his way out of the city. Tang Chuan was deeply moved.

"Master Lou, quickly hide in the container on the ship. The inspections have been very strict recently. In order to prevent the Qingyun Sect's people from escaping, the three major sects have set up checkpoints at all the important roads. It is said that even the city lord has been bribed."

"Well, is there any problem, old man?"

"Don't worry. Your men, Chang Rui and others, are guarding the gate of the Izumo River. I'm familiar with them, and for your sake, they won't make things difficult for me."

As Wang Chun said, they left Izumo Castle without any troubles along the way. Wang Chun said goodbye to Tang Chuan only after he had escorted him to a place where he could not be seen from the tower.

"Father, you've taken a risk this time. If they investigate, I'm afraid you can't get away with it. Here's a note. Take it to Madam Ningyu of Ningyu Hall. She will protect you. If she asks you anything, just answer truthfully. And this brocade bag. After you answer the questions, give it to Madam Ningyu. Don't look at the note or the contents of the brocade bag, otherwise you'll get into trouble."

After finishing his instructions, Tang Chuan quickly disappeared into a dense forest.

Two hours later, Madam Ningyu received the note, which read, "Qi Dashan is Yunxiuqing."

"You are so good, Yun Xiuqing, you actually have three burrows. Do you think you can escape the eyes of the world like this? What blood refining magic skill are you talking about? Who is the person who sent the letter?"

"It's Wang Chun."

When Wang Chun saw Madam Ningyu, the Iron Lady who was feared by the temple, he felt a little nervous.

"Who gave you this note?"

"It's Tang Chuan, the leader of the Fire Cloud Branch of the Death God Sect."

"What about others?"

"We have already left Izumo City."

Madam Ningyu asked some more details, and Old Wangchun answered them one by one. Madam Ningyu asked Old Wangchun to leave first.

"By the way, Madam, Mr. Lou has a lucky bag for you before he leaves."

After Wang Chun left, Madam Ningyu opened the brocade bag. Inside was a brocade handkerchief with a vivid picture embroidered on it. Next to it was a line of small red characters, "When we meet someday, your face will be as beautiful as a fairy. I will repay you with a spring of gratitude for your kindness."

"You little jerk, you dare to be so rude to me. Cuiyu, bring your men to chase Tang Chuan back to me."

After Cui Yu took the order and left, Madam Ning Yu tightly grasped the brocade handkerchief in her hand, her whole body trembling, unable to exert any strength. In an instant, countless memories came flooding back. The memories that she could not bear to recall but were deeply rooted in her bones and she could not extricate herself from them, were so similar to the scene in the brocade handkerchief?
Tang Chuan, this little jerk, I still underestimated him. He even knew my past? Who told him about it among the few people who are still alive? No, I must catch him. If I had known that, I should have killed this little jerk.

"Wait, has Wang Chun seen the brocade bag? Probably not. The silk thread of the brocade bag was tied using Ningyu Tang's exclusive method that I taught to the little punk. There is no sign of it being tampered with. Just let Wang Chun go." A cold light flashed in Madam Ningyu's eyes.

"Perhaps, it is really as you said when we meet here? Where are you going?" Even Madam Ningyu herself could not hear the murmur, as if it was a sad voice coming only from the deepest seabed.

Tang Chuan knew that he was still very weak. In the fantasy world where the weak are the prey of the strong, he was at the bottom of the food chain. Therefore, he made a plan early on. Escaping from Chuyun City was only the first step, and there was still a long way to go.

Except for some city-states such as Izumo City, the vast southern part of the Fantasy Hero Continent is collectively called Nanman, or Nanhuang. There are countless foreign ethnic groups living in the mountains. These ethnic groups either eat raw meat and drink blood, or are cruel and murderous. In the eyes of the people in those city-states, they are no different from wild beasts.

Tang Chuan broke into the nearest mountain to Izumo City. The people of Izumo City called this place Cone Sky Peak, because the highest peak here stood straight up like a cone. This place was no longer the sphere of influence of the city-state people, and few people were willing to come to this deserted place. Instead, it was the place Tang Chuan wanted to come to the most.

Tang Chuan chose a cave with a wide view and a very secluded place as his residence. There were even few animal footprints here, and the humid and hot air made people feel uncomfortable. However, as a temporary place to stay, Tang Chuan didn't care much about it.

Tang Chuan dripped a drop of his own blood on a rock. It was the essence of his heart. Fearing that it was not enough, he dripped a few more drops on it, then crossed the air and came to Bao Xiruo.

Bao Xiruo in this life was lying on the bed. Tang Chuan smiled slightly, "Xiruo, my time is limited. I have to go to Dongting Lake now."

"Does anyone want to go with you?"

"No, you're fine here. If anything unexpected happens, this is a good place to stay."

Tang Chuan began his first long journey in the virtual world. For him, the layers of gray fog were the biggest obstacle. Unable to tell the direction, he could only rely on his senses and memories of his previous wandering to grope forward. After three full days, he finally arrived at a vast river. The river was also covered with the gray fog that never dissipated. However, he knew that it was the Yangtze River.

On the Yangtze River, I don't know which novel's ferry scene was repeating over and over again. Tang Chuan stole a small boat and went upstream along the river. In other words, the river in the virtual world was not particularly real, so rowing was not very difficult.

It's strange to say, although one day is equal to one hour when exchanged with the time in the Fantasy World, Tang Chuan would still be hungry every day. He could only pick some wild fruits along the way to fill his stomach. However, some wild fruits had no taste at all, and some were smelly. Occasionally, there were some delicious wild fruits, but they were not very filling.

Tang Chuan tried his best to avoid all the plots in the novel, as well as those areas where conscious life might exist, and he came to the shore of Dongting Lake smoothly. He sensed the blood essence he left in the Fantasy World, and it was still very clear. He could also sense the approximate location of Wang Daya and Wang Erya, but it was getting more and more vague.

After landing, I searched for another day and finally found the location of Yaowang Manor. I calculated my time and it took about 40 days in the virtual world, which exceeded my budget, but it was not bad. I arrived at my destination smoothly.

Tang Chuan also dripped a drop of his own blood on a stone that looked like a tiger near Yaowangzhuang, so that if the plan went wrong, he could travel back and forth between the two worlds.

Tang Chuan walked to the door of Yaowang Manor and knocked on the door. "Who is it?" It was a young girl's voice.

The door was opened, and a young girl walked out with a sad face. Looking closely, she looked exactly like Cheng Lingsu in the novel, with a very ordinary face, always looking hungry, and now with an extra layer of sadness, only her eyes were extremely bright, and in her arms was a pot of strange-shaped flowers that was half her height, with seven yellow flowers on it, which should be the legendary Seven-Star Begonia.

"Miss Cheng Lingsu, right?"

"Yes, I do. I never have any guests here. I had a guest a long time ago, but that person stole something from me and never showed up again."

"Ms. Cheng, I have something to ask of you."

"Huh, what?" Cheng Lingsu looked at Tang Chuan with a strange expression.

Is there something strange on my face? I touched it with my hand, but was shocked to find that my hand could no longer move. Not only my hand, but also my body could not move. Then, I couldn't even open my mouth.

Tang Chuan was terrified, not knowing when he had been tricked. When had the heart of Cheng Lingsu, the seemingly harmless little girl next door, become so vicious? The Poison Hand Medicine King was indeed no joke.

"Come in." Cheng Lingsu turned and left.

What made Tang Chuan feel even more terrified was that at this moment his body followed Cheng Lingsu into Yaowang Manor without his control. He jumped in like a zombie.

"Since the discovery that the Seven-Star Begonia can control human blood and muscles, you are the first experimenter. The effect is pretty good, right?" Cheng Lingsu, who was walking in front, said lightly.

Following Cheng Lingsu into a room, there was a simple single wooden bed. Cheng Lingsu ordered Tang Chuan to lie on it, put down the Seven-Star Begonia, turned around and took out a thin but sharp knife from a toolbox. "After a person's blood vessels and muscles are paralyzed, the nerves should also be paralyzed, right?"

The sharp knife stabbed into Tang Chuan's shoulder socket and cut down along his arm, leaving a deep cut. Strangely, blood did not flow out, but gradually filled the cut. There was no pain, but seeing his arm being abused, the psychological pain made Tang Chuan scared to death.

Cheng Lingsu continued to swing the sharp knife with a calm expression, leaving similarly thick cuts on Tang Chuan's limbs. Looking at the bright red bloodstains on his limbs, she still had no expression, but just murmured: "At that time, I should have kept him like this, but it's too late. And you are not him."

Tang Chuan watched in horror as Cheng Lingsu's sharp knife moved towards his neck, and then the knife cut his throat.

Tang Chuan was panting heavily, his hands covering his neck, even though there was only a deep blood-stain scar on it. He was killed in the virtual world, so he was naturally kicked out of the virtual world. And he landed accurately in his current cave.

"You attacked me without saying anything when we met, I will kill you." Tang Chuan thought angrily. Although Cheng Lingsu was so ordinary, she was almost crazy because of her desire for revenge. Tang Chuan felt unprecedentedly weak. It should be the sequelae of bloodletting, right? He lay quietly on the ground and rested for a while, sensing the drop of blood he left outside Yaowang Manor. It felt that it would not lose its effect as quickly as the time in the virtual world, so he lay quietly to recover his strength.

After he recovered some strength, he set up a few simple traps and caught some wild animals to replenish his strength. The next day, seeing that the marks on his body had disappeared, Tang Chuan flew away again. This time, he appeared at the tiger-shaped stone outside Yaowang Manor.

He walked to the door of Yaowangzhuang again and raised his hand to knock on the door.

"Who is it?" Cheng Lingsu asked in surprise, and then she screamed, "Ah, ghost." Then there was a burst of hurried footsteps.

This was exactly the effect Tang Chuan wanted. He climbed over the wall and saw that the door of the room where he had been treated yesterday was still shaking. He jumped down the wall and rushed into the room. He saw Cheng Lingsu huddled in the corner with the pot of Begonia in her arms, staring at him with her big eyes in extreme fear.

"You dare to hurt me. I'm here to take your life today. I'm going to stab you with my sword first, and then I'll stop you." Tang Chuan suddenly felt his tongue getting bigger, and he couldn't hear the rest of the words clearly. How could he forget about the evil and stinky flowers of the Seven-Star Begonia? Tang Chuan was dumbfounded and blamed himself for his carelessness.

"Oh, it turns out it's not a ghost, but a human." Cheng Lingsu saw Tang Chuan was immobilized, so she stood up and walked over, touched and knocked a few times, muttering to herself, "Strange, you came here more than ten days ago and I killed you, are you the twin brother of that unlucky ghost? Lie down, let me check you carefully."

Tang Chuan was so depressed that he wanted to cry, but there was nothing he could do. His body was out of his control, so he naturally lay down on the bed again.

"Hey, that's weird, the clothes are torn, as if I cut them last time. But there's no scratch on the body, so weird."

Fortunately, Cheng Lingsu seemed to remember something at this time, took out a black pill from her pocket and threw it into Tang Chuan's mouth. Then she found a rope and fixed Tang Chuan's limbs and neck firmly to the wood.

The pill was moistened and digested by Tang Chuan's saliva. After a while, Tang Chuan felt that his hands and feet had finally regained vitality, and his body also regained feeling.

Feeling the coldness of the blade on his vital parts, Tang Chuan begged for mercy, "No, no. Lady, spare my life. I have an 80-year-old mother and a one-year-old child. My wife is sick at home, and I am the only laborer. If you kill me, it's like killing my whole family."

"Shut up! Just answer whatever I ask you."

"Who are you? How did you get here?"

"I am a poor man. I was poisoned by two kinds of poisons, both of which are extremely poisonous and have no antidote. I heard that the Poison Hand Medicine King can bring people back to health with his miraculous hands and is an expert in detoxification, so I came here to disturb you."

"Oh, you are indeed poisoned, but how do you know I will definitely save you?"

"Miss Cheng, you are kind-hearted..."

"That's enough! I've already seen your poison last time. I thought you were twin brothers, but how can brothers have the same symptoms and severity of poisoning? You are still the same person as last time. As for why you came back to life, it's very strange. One of your poisons is something I have never seen before. It is very strange and it will take a lot of effort to solve it. Although I have never seen the other poison before, it should be easy to solve it."

"Please have mercy, young lady..."

"You've been lonely for so long, so stay here with me first. I will slowly detoxify you."

After Cheng Lingsu finished writing, she fell into deep thought. The indifferent expression on her face was finally broken at this moment, as if she had made some important decision.

Tang Chuan certainly knew this classic story from "Legend of the Condor Heroes", but he didn't say anything and continued to listen. As expected, Cheng Lingsu sighed, "That girl was very silly, thinking that she could win over that woman, but later she found out that she didn't even have the chance to make a comeback. Last time you came, I thought you were the most precious gift God sent me, so I took away your most precious life. This time you came again, it seems you are here to collect a debt from me, so I have to give you my most precious gift in return. But my heart and my life have already been given to that unfaithful man, and they are no longer precious. But this, I didn't let that unfaithful man touch it, it is the purest and most beautiful gift."

"Wow, Master Lu, you are so excited. Did that wandering expert tell you all this? Who is he?"

"You know him too? Brother, you don't know him either, and I don't know who he is either."

"What did he tell you?"

"Didn't he tell you about the reality of this virtual world?"

"Master Lu, it seems like I'm the one asking you questions now." As he said that, Tang Chuan stepped heavily on Lu Guanying's face.

"Okay, I'll tell you. That wandering master said that this world is controlled by people. We are conscious people, and that wandering master is one of them. Breaking the Sky aims to break through the invisible cage, walk out of our own path, and create a free sky. At that time, the past that we once thought was just a dream will belong to us again. That is the real us, not the world shrouded in gray fog everywhere."

Lu Chengfeng became more and more excited as he spoke. If he hadn't been poisoned, he would probably be waving his arms and cheering now.

"For freedom?" Tang Chuan sneered. He had always believed in so-called freedom. Freedom was only freedom under certain conditions, and it did not mean freedom all the time. "What else did that master who broke the sky tell you?"

"Master Lu, wait a minute! Let's talk it over nicely. After all, we all want to break the shackles of the cage and regain our freedom, don't we? In that case, why don't we cooperate?" Tang Chuan stretched out his finger and quietly moved the tip of Sun Buer's sword away, but failed.

"Cooperation? That depends on your sincerity. Get the antidote first."

"The antidote is in my little sister's medicine bag."

Cheng Yaojia waved her hand, and a gray mist man came over carrying Cheng Lingsu's medicine bag. At this time, Tang Chuan realized that he was surrounded by nearly a hundred gray mist men without knowing when.

"Hey, girl, find the antidote for us immediately. It's best not to play any tricks. Remember this." Lu Chengfeng roughly pulled Cheng Lingsu's hair and turned her face towards Tang Chuan.

"Master Lu, is it too early to be happy now?" Tang Chuan said coldly, suddenly stood up and pounced on Sun Buer.

Sun Buer was worthy of being one of the Seven Sons of Quanzhen. He reacted quickly and stabbed out with the long sword that was close to Tang Chuan's throat. With a "puff", the sharp long sword pierced through Tang Chuan's throat. However, Tang Chuan avoided the vital points at the critical moment and would not be killed for the time being.

Sun Buer was undoubtedly an expert, but experts have a flaw, that is, they always have a backhand in case of emergency. Sun Buer never expected that Tang Chuan would not dodge or evade, but just tilt his head, allowing her to succeed in one strike, so she was stunned. Although she would not die immediately, who would do something that would definitely kill her?
Tang Chuan was fighting for his life, enduring the severe pain caused by his neck muscles sliding quickly on the sharp blade. If he had not just applied zombie powder on the tip of Sun Buer's sword, allowing the zombie powder to enter his body and greatly reduce the pain in his internal cells, he would probably have died of pain.

While Sun Buer was stunned, Tang Chuan's neck hit the handle of her sword, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of Tang Chuan's mouth, all over Sun Buer's face. Sun Buer closed her eyes and reacted very quickly. Although she was not used to Tang Chuan's desperate fighting style, she kicked out and leaned back. But her wrist was tightly held by Tang Chuan's hand. Although the kick hit Tang Chuan's lower abdomen, Tang Chuan was completely crazy.

He hooked his fingers and grabbed the golden ring hanging on Sun Buer's chest, and pulled it hard. "Ah~~" Sun Buer was trembling all over. Although he kicked Tang Chuan in the abdomen, he was immediately out of strength. Tang Chuan took advantage of the situation and pounced on Sun Buer, knocking him unconscious.

Tang Chuan's crazy movements were so fast that no one had time to react. Even if they reacted, they did not expect that after Tang Chuan, who was doomed to die, knocked Sun Buer unconscious, he actually grasped the hilt of the sword and pulled the sword out of his neck little by little.

Tang Chuan's eyes went dark, but he knew he had to hold on. Even though he didn't know how to use a sword, he still thrust the sword forward, not caring about the blood spurting out of the wound on his neck.

They might have seen people risking their lives, but to be so brave was beyond the comprehension of Lu Chengfeng, Lu Guanying and Cheng Yaojia. Especially when Cheng Yaojia saw her master being knocked down and a murderer with blood splattering in front of her and a sword in his hand walking towards her, her whole body went limp.

Lu Chengfeng's face turned cold and he was about to attack, but he heard a sharp whistle in his ears, and then his heart ached, and all the strength in his body disappeared. He stole a glance at his son, and saw that Lu Guanying was also shaking all over and couldn't move.

Cheng Lingsu, who was whistling, cried like a tearful person and fell in front of Tang Chuan, "Brother, are you okay?"

"Hehe, gurgle, puff puff~~~" Blood spurted out of Tang Chuan's mouth. His body softened and he fell into Cheng Lingsu's arms. Then his body gradually faded and became transparent, disappearing.

When Tang Chuan woke up from his drowsy state, the first thing that rang in his mind was Cheng Lingsu's anxious greeting. The voice was so hoarse: "Brother, that's great, you finally woke up."

"Didn't I tell you that I'm fine? In the virtual world, I'm immortal."

"But you were in a coma for a whole month. If we hadn't sensed your consciousness slowly returning, Sister Xiruo and I would have thought you were dead."

"Oh, I was unconscious for a whole day? Last time I was injured and kicked out of the virtual world, it seemed that I was unconscious for a short time, and I recovered in just one day..." Tang Chuan covered his neck, where there was an obvious sword mark, and he still felt the sharp pain of being stabbed.

"You finally woke up. I was so scared." Bao Xiruo's voice rang in Tang Chuan's mind and ears at the same time. He opened his eyes and saw Bao Xiruo's frighteningly pale face with tears streaming down her cheeks.

"Don't worry, I won't die that easily." Tang Chuan smiled, "Susu, have you settled Guiyun Manor?"

"Yes. Now it is impossible for those four people to turn their lives around. I have planted blind heart poison in them. As long as they hear our strange whistle, they will feel extremely heartbroken. They will die or live at will. They have no ability to resist at all."

"Very good. After I have rested, I will give them a good beating."

Tang Chuan suddenly felt an unusual emptiness in his dantian. He concentrated and thought for a while, then he found that his spiritual power had become more solid.

Tang Chuan ran into his cave and only breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Sun Buer standing guard at the door with a sword.

"Master, why do you want to run away? They are not very strong. I can kill them all by myself." Sun Buer asked calmly.

"When we are surrounded by enemies on all sides and they have long-range weapons such as javelins and bows and arrows, it is best for us to stay out of their range."

"But, Master, I can't stay in this world for too long now. I have to go back. Are you okay without my protection?"

"Hmph, you don't have to worry. If you can't defeat them, you can go back to Guiyun Manor. Why would I be afraid of them?"

Sun Buer's figure gradually disappeared, and Tang Chuan's heart became uncertain. He actually had no confidence in himself, otherwise he would not have fled in a hurry when he realized the danger. Facing dozens of barbarians, the memory of the punk in his mind was very terrifying. In addition to their bodies being as fast as the wind, these Fierce Wind Tribes have very sharp long-range attacks. In the battle with the Southwest City-State Alliance, the warriors of the Fierce Wind Tribe have always been the most troublesome type of soldiers for the city-state warriors, so when he realized that the Fierce Wind Tribe had known the news, he ran away immediately.

At this time, Tang Chuan's cave was no longer a secret place, but the mountain at the entrance was steep and difficult to attack from below. After seeing Sun Buer's martial arts, the warriors of the Fierce Wind Tribe did not dare to act rashly, but blocked the entrance of the cave, and arrows were shot at the entrance from time to time.

Tang Chuan was not worried about his own safety. As he said, his retreat was the virtual world. If he couldn't win, he could just run away. He wouldn't lose anything. However, he had to set a permanent cross-border coordinate in this world. If he smeared his blood somewhere at this time, it would probably be destroyed by those barbarians, right?
Tang Chuan's expression became more and more serious as he stared at the Fierce Wind tribe members who were very good at hiding themselves in the dense forest. There seemed to be more and more people below. If they were to hunt down a murderer who killed a tribe member, it might be a bit too much of a fuss, right? Moreover, those people seemed to be very elite. Thinking back to the attack just now, it seemed that there was a clear division of labor and a strict organization.

The more Tang Chuan thought about it, the more his heart sank. He vaguely grasped something. Suddenly, his face lifted up, as if something on the top of the cave attracted his attention.

"Not good!" As soon as Tang Chuan thought about it, Bao Xiruo also disappeared. Then he wanted to jump into the air, but because of the delay just now, his action of jumping into the air required him to take one step and use his hands to pry open the void. Therefore, when the long rope of the man who jumped down from the top of the mountain tied him tightly, he only took half a step.

The weapon arrived first, and the owner of the weapon appeared at the entrance of the cave a few seconds later. It was a young man with long black hair that reached his waist. This shirtless member of the Fierce Wind tribe was much fairer than his fellow tribesmen, and the cloud-like pattern on his chest was black, while the leopard head was white.

The handsome young member of the Fierce Wind tribe glanced at the cave and found that only Tang Chuan was caught. A look of surprise appeared on his face. He waved his hand and the long rope brought Tang Chuan into his hand. Tang Chuan had tried it just now. He didn't know what the long rope was made of, but it was very tough. No matter how hard he bit it, there was no trace of teeth.

The young man did not say anything, but dragged Tang Chuan down from the cave halfway up the mountain, and soon dragged Tang Chuan in front of a group of Liefeng tribe members. He raised his hand, and Tang Chuan rolled a few times and fell in front of a Liefeng tribe member who looked like the leader. The long rope on his body shrank and quickly disappeared in the young man's hand, turning into a thick gauze wrapped around his hand.

"Peng Zhui, I have captured the person you want for you."

"Did anyone ask you for help, Pengyun?"

"It doesn't matter. This person is likely a member of the City-State Alliance. I advise you to be careful."

"Don't worry about it."

The long-haired young man shrugged, turned around and started walking, then stopped again. "We haven't found this guy's two accomplices yet. They may be hiding somewhere. Send your men to search for them."

The young man who seemed to be the leader ignored the long-haired young man and looked directly at Tang Chuan, "Who are you? Why are you here? Are you a spy from the City-State Alliance?" He spoke the authentic common language of the continent.

Tang Chuan endured the pain from the scratches on his body and looked around. The young man who asked the question was not very old, probably about 28 or 9. Compared with the young man just now, this one looked a little more robust, and his dark skin was one of the distinctive features of the Liefeng tribe. In particular, he was wearing iron armor, while the several tribesmen next to him who seemed to be his followers were wearing simple leather armor, and the other tribesmen surrounding him were all shirtless.

"My name is Tang Chuan. I was originally a commoner in Izumo City. Later, I offended Qingyun Sect, so I fled. I am not a spy of the City-State Alliance. I just happened to meet you, sir. I beg you to be magnanimous and forgive me this time."

"Tang Chuan? Then why did you kill my outpost?"

"Because your outposts wanted to bully us, I killed them in anger."

"You killed him? Your sword is very fast."

"No, it's my master's wife. My master's wife is Sun Bu'er, and she is an expert in swordsmanship. She has protected my woman and has taken her to a safe place. Although my master's sect is not well-known, they are all experts in assassination."

The leader hesitated for a while, and his eyes, which were looking directly at Tang Chuan, changed from time to time, occasionally showing murderous intent. In the end, he did not make a decision to execute Tang Chuan, but suddenly said something that frightened Tang Chuan, "Do you know Madam Ningyu?"

"Ah, yes. You know her... know her?"

"Madam Ningyu has offered a reward of 500 silver for the capture of Tang Chuan. It seems that you have a big grudge against her. If I sell you to Madam Ningyu, it would still be a small income, right?"

Tang Chuan's mind raced. In the current situation, it was impossible to escape. First of all, he had to make these people not to have murderous intentions towards him, so that he would have a chance to escape. And first of all, to make the other party not to have murderous intentions, then he had to be of some use. It looked like the Liefeng tribe was on the march, so it was probably not a simple hunt, right? And the nearest city-state was Izumo City. As the saying goes, when a war breaks out, intelligence comes first. I think the Liefeng tribe already knows the important intelligence in Izumo City, right? So he said his real name at the beginning, just to make the other party not to have murderous intentions for the time being. However, Tang Chuan did not expect that he would be rewarded by Madam Ningyu. It seems that the brocade handkerchief has brought a great impact to Madam Ningyu.

"I have some grudge against Madam Ningyu, and half of the reason for my escape is because of her. Please don't hand me over to Madam Ningyu."

"Oh. But tell me, what use you have to me that is worth me sparing your life regardless of the opinions of my people?"

"I am very familiar with Izumo Castle and have some friends in the city. If you give me a chance, I will help you to conquer Izumo Castle."

"How do you know we are going to attack Chuyun City?" The young man named Peng Zhui suddenly spoke in a harsh tone.

"Looking at your attire, the attire of your clansmen, and the warriors who kept walking by, I'm afraid no one would believe that they were going hunting. The war between the tribes in the Southern Wilderness and the Southwestern City-State Alliance has a long history. The destination of this march is probably the City-State Alliance, right? And Izumo City seems to be the closest city-state to here."

"Very good. You have some clever ideas. No wonder Ningyu offered a reward to capture you. Well, since you are willing to serve us in the Southern Wilds, I will give you a chance. Once we conquer Izumo City, you will naturally benefit greatly."

The interrogation ended without any torture or beating. With a hint of doubt, Tang Chuan was locked in a car with a cage by two Fierce Wind soldiers.

The cage was made of wood. It was very short, only one-third of a person's height, and very narrow, barely enough to fit a person's body inside. It was not long enough, probably a little more than half the length of a person lying down. Therefore, once a person was locked in, he could only half sit and half lie with his limbs locked up inside, so that his body was inside while his hands, feet and head were trapped outside the cage.

Tang Chuan was locked in a cage in a very uncomfortable position. He looked around and saw that there were already prisoners in the car. Besides him, there were 7 cages, containing 3 men and 4 women respectively. Judging from their attire, they must be people from the city-state, right?
Tang Chuan was brought here by Peng Zhui's personal attendant, who only told him to "keep a good look after him and do no harm" before leaving. As for those who were told by Peng Zhui, they really didn't dare to scold Tang Chuan easily.

Tang Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. If he was really insulted by these guys without mercy, then he would summon Sun Buer and the others to come out and kill them.

"Hey, big brother, how did you get caught by these barbarians?"

The big man tried to open his left eye, which could still see, and glanced at Tang Chuan. "I am a free mercenary from the Blue Star Ancient City. Three days ago, I received a mission to protect two men and three women to Izumo City. But I was so unlucky. The first time I received the mission, I encountered a large number of barbarian troops. I was supposed to protect them with 2 or so mercenaries, but everyone died or escaped, and I was caught. Damn it, these barbarians are so inhuman. They take it out on us. There were originally 3 mercenaries who were captured with us, and now only sister Ayu and I are left."

"Hey, brother, how did you get caught?"

"Me? I was also unlucky. I was supposed to deliver a letter to the Blue Star Ancient City, but I was caught halfway." Although Tang Chuan had no idea where the Blue Star Ancient City was.

Tang Chuan chatted with the big man and learned that the big man was not originally from the Southwest City-State Alliance. He was a wandering nomad from the far north and was good at using the scimitars commonly used by the nomads in the north. The other two men were small nobles in the Blue Star Ancient City. They brought their wives and came to Izumo City to do business. The female mercenary called Sister Ayu by Daqi was a member of a local mercenary group in the Blue Star Ancient City.

Seeing the look in Dazhi's eyes every time he talked about Sister Ayu, Tang Chuan knew that this big man from the north had a special liking for this woman.

The ox-horned beast pulling the cart finally stopped, and the soldiers around began to prepare for camp. Along the way, Tang Chuan saw many soldiers from other ethnic groups, some of whom even had scales or long hair on their bodies. When he asked Daqi, it turned out that this nomadic ranger didn't know the various ethnic groups in the Southern Wilderness.

After setting up camp, they lit a bonfire and began to eat in groups of three or five. The four guards had already been replaced by four new guards.

Tang Chuan knew why Daqi was so badly injured. It turned out to be the result of a disastrous defeat in a 1v4 battle. Not to mention that Daqi was already injured, even if he didn't fight, he would still be at a disadvantage against the wind-like warriors of the Fierce Wind Clan. Daqi, who was released, was quickly beaten to the ground and could only vent his anger.

"Brother Daqi, what's wrong with you? If you let him go, I will let you fuck me, but please don't beat him to death." Ayu cried and begged for mercy.

Daqi moved, but was hit hard on the back of the head by another person, knocking him unconscious instantly.

Of course, the commotion here could not be hidden from the soldiers in other camps. Many people came to watch, and many people stayed where they were. Tang Chuan had a good eye and he saw that some people had already drawn their swords and were about to rush over angrily, but they were held down by the soldiers.

Not only here, Tang Chuan's enhanced abilities now also allowed him to faintly hear a woman screaming in the distance. Could it be coming from another camp?

There were patrols that looked like leaders, but everyone quietly walked away without disturbing these revelers. Perhaps those who would go to the battlefield tomorrow, the soldiers who were already holding back their anger, if they didn't take care of themselves now, who knew if there would be a tomorrow?

"Leader Peng Zhui is here!" Someone shouted this, and all the lazy guys were so scared that they stood up hurriedly. They had to hide behind the crowd and watch Peng Zhui coming over.

(End of this chapter)