C101

The winding mountain paths, the deep cave walls, and the gloomy light rays …

Li Qingniu never would have thought that his master, a generation of Dou Huang who used to be dazzling in front of the world, would actually be residing in a place where the sun could no longer reach.

He's waiting for you. Didn't you want to see him for a long time? Liruo said.

Li Qingliu nodded and followed behind him. They entered a long and gloomy mountain path.

After winding and twisting for who knows how many times, Liruo finally brought Li Qingniu to a stone room.

Under the dim light, a thin figure was lying on a stone bed. A woman with a curvy figure was sitting on the edge of the bed, taking care of him.

Nie Wushuang's hair was in disarray at the moment, and his originally lively and energetic face was now covered with a haggard look. He was so skinny that only skin and bones remained, and he had suddenly aged a lot.

On the stone table beside him was a bowl of porridge that still had steam rising from it. There was still a large half bowl left untouched, but Nie Wushuang was already unable to continue eating it, the porridge had finally ended and a medicinal fragrance was wafting in the air. Li Qingniu was able to identify the ingredients for the medicinal fragrance, and amongst them, there were a few medicinal ingredients that were used to repair the defects of his five organs, as well as the obstruction of his meridians.

Therefore, Nie Wushuang's organs and meridians must have suffered heavy injuries, if not for Nie Wushuang having an extraordinary physique and being able to barely stay alive for one breath, others would have already died tens of times.

Master... Li Qingniu ran to the side of the bed, looked at Nie Wushuang who was on the bed, and could not believe that this was the Dou Huang who used to shake the world.

Master, how could this be? What had happened? Who brought you to...

With great difficulty, he sat up on the bed and leaned against the wall. He looked at Li Qingniu with a loving gaze, and his rough hands slowly caressed Li Qingniu's face, as if he was trying to feel the growth that he had experienced in the past few days.

You have changed a lot, I can see that you have grown a lot these days, but I have also changed a lot, cough cough …

His master was still that heroic and mighty Dou Huang.

Hahahaha... He's going to coax her. Not bad, not bad, he'll definitely charm a lot of girls in the future. Nie Wushuang forced a smile and said.

Li Qingniu couldn't laugh at all now: "Master, quickly tell me what happened. Who caused you to become like this, I will go and take revenge for you."

Nie Wushuang shook his head: No, at least not now. Otherwise, you would be in danger, I can't let you go find him right now.

Who was he exactly, the person his master was talking about? Was it the person that brought the Grandma Long and the rest away? Master had always been looking for the whereabouts of Grandma Long and the rest. Could it be because Master already had an idea, that he became like this? Li Qingniu kept asking.

Nie Wushuang smiled with relief and said: To be able to deduce it so quickly, you have indeed grown, and have also matured, the wind and rain tribulation is the catalyst to the growth of one's life, you have not disappointed me in the end, but although your strength is already strong, it is still far from enough to fight with him, so at least right now I cannot let you know.

They are trapped in Zodiac Realm, you cannot find them. Nie Wushuang shook his head.

Zodiac Realm? What is Zodiac Realm? This was the first time Li Qingniu heard this name, so he did not understand.

Nie Wushuang shook his head: When I turn back, I'll let him tell you.

Li Qingniu knew that the 'he' his master mentioned was the Sword Spirit in his body.

Born from the very beginning of the Primordial Era, Mr. Jian had experienced the fantasy evolution of heaven and earth, so he naturally knew of this point.

Nie Wushuang then looked at the lady who took care of her as well as Liruo who was in charge of the Cyan Bull s arrival, and said: "The reason why I agreed to see you today, is to resolve the misunderstanding between you two. Actually, Liruo was asked by me to go and probe your current cultivation.

That day, Li Qingniu came to the Stellar Pavilion, and asked about the whereabouts of Nie Wushuang and the others. At the beginning, he didn't know whether was an enemy or friend, but the person conveniently rejected his request. In order to confirm Li Qingniu's identity, the hall master of the Stellar Pavilion, who was at the side, the lady who took care of her, came to him to confirm Li Qingniu's identity.

It was at that time that Nie Wushuang found out that Li Qingniu had also came to the Xihua City, so he told her about Zhang Liqing's arrangements and asked him to probe out Li Qingniu's current strength and see how much he had improved in these few days.

In the end, he was sure that he was comforted, but because he was in pain and on the verge of death, in order to prevent Li Qingniu from worrying, and also in order to prevent him from asking him about the whereabouts of his enemy, he decided to temporarily not see him.

However, he never expected that Li Qingniu would meet him again in the Martial House, and had followed up on the clues related to Fenghua Mansion. Seeing that the two were already at the point where they were going to fight to the death, Nie Wushuang agreed to meet Li Qingniu.

Liruo and the hall master who was by her side had the best relationship, they were sisters. However, Liruo had loved the sound of music since she was young, and in the end, she chose to sacrifice her martial spirit and became the Zither Speaker.

In fact, Fenghua Mansion could also be considered a hidden branch of Stellar Pavilion. The people that passed by here were all very complicated, there were merchants, Fighter, and even officials of the empire.

Meanwhile, the female artistes here only sold their skills and did not allow customers to harass them. This made many of the wives and concubines of officials and nobles feel a lot more at ease.

He couldn't control his man's feet anyway. Rather than letting his man linger in such a place full of miasma like Smoky Willow Lane, he might as well put on an act here.

Maybe he could even bring a little romance to the women at home when he got home.

From the artists to the employees, they were all informants used to scout for information.

However, Fenghua Mansion did not directly belong to the Stellar Pavilion, it was merely a hidden stronghold under the Xihua City.

This was done to prevent any problems with the headquarters and all of the information networks in Dividing Hall below from being made known to the public, causing irreparable losses.

Therefore, every single part of the Dividing Hall had their own hidden strength, which only the Hall Master of the Dividing Hall knew about.

According to Nie Wushuang's description, about a month ago, he finally found some clues about Mo Nichang and the rest. But just as he was about to save them, that person appeared.

The person who defeated Grandma Long, Grandpa Quezi, Medicinal Residue, Blind Crutch and Ancient God Ox by himself.

If not for Mo Nichang and the rest helping him at the critical moment, it would have been hard for him to escape. Even though he managed to escape, he was seriously injured. Fortunately, his body was special, otherwise, with such heavy injuries, she would have died on the spot.

As he was escaping, he met Liruo who was working outside, but when he found out that she had been captured by Dou Huang, he immediately contacted his senior sister. In order to prevent others from finding out about Nie Wushuang's injuries and attracting his former enemies, the two of them secretly placed him here.

Other than the Liruo sisters, only the person who had received Li Qingniu on the first day was aware of this.

So when Li Qingniu went to find out where Nie Wushuang was, that person was so nervous, worried that the matter regarding Nie Wushuang had already been found out.

And then everything happened.

Because Nie Wushuang's body was currently very weak and he needed to rest more, and because he did not want Li Qingniu to know too much at the moment, in order to prevent him from being unable to control his own emotions and falling into danger, he could only maintain a simple explanation of the relationship between him and Liruo, which meant that he no longer had the strength to speak.

Li Qingniu was unwilling to force it, and could only leave the cave with a heavy heart.

Only the hall master of the Stars Hall was left in the cave to continue taking care of Nie Wushuang.

On the way back, Li Qingniu suddenly cupped his fists and said to Liruo: So it's because this lady saved Home Tutor, and had misunderstood you previously.

At first, Liruo was startled, but then she laughed: "You're finally willing to admit your wrongs to me, it's truly rare, but in the past, you've also pleaded for mercy on my behalf in front of the Old Master Wu, even if it was a setback, but you can't be so fierce to me anymore, no matter what, I'm still a weak girl.

No, I promise not. I wonder where did this lady save Home Tutor that day?

What? Didn't you hear what your master said? He doesn't want you to be involved in this matter so quickly. You are not his opponent yet, so if you have time to think about these things, you might as well think about how to improve your strength. When he thinks that you can defeat that invincible person, he will naturally tell you everything.

Li Qingniu heard something else in his tone and could not help but ask: "Does Miss still know something I do not know?" Can I ask the girl to enlighten me?

Liruo sighed: I have indeed heard of some things, but there are many things that cannot be changed by human power, knowing too much will only increase your sadness, I think your master does not wish for you to carry a heavy burden right now, but regarding the person beside you who lost his memory, I hope that you can give up on the thought of helping him recover his memories.

Why?

Liruo shook her head, and only said: In short, it's for your own good, I cannot speak too much with you, or else your master will worry about you again. It would be best for you to quickly leave that person, otherwise, he will bring misfortune to you sooner or later.

After saying these words, Liruo no longer lingered around, and turned towards the Fenghua Mansion.

Only Li Qingniu stood in place and thought about what she had said to himself.

Master, it seems like that Xun Yi is not a simple person, to be able to make someone like Liruo keep her mouth shut, he is definitely not an ordinary person.

Li Qingniu nodded his head and said: "I will find out everything about this matter sooner or later, but first tell me what Zodiac Realm is."

Ah, Zodiac Realm … What a long term. Mr. Jian heaved a sigh of relief, as he recalled the Great Thousand Worlds from a long time ago.

Then, he slowly said: Zodiac Realm does not belong to the human realm. At the beginning of the archaic era, the heaven and earth were not separated. Back then, the deities would often travel back and forth between the heaven and earth, inspecting everything in the mortal world. And each god's body had a vast space within it, which was known as Zodiac Realm …