dognovel Chapter 301 Yun Chen's Way
Chapter 301 Yun Chen's Way
"But...it's really strange."
"Not long after Gu Fengyang became the head of the family, this Master Gu Hong also disappeared."
"More than 20 years have passed in a flash, and there is still no news."
Yun Chen listened quietly, and his hands hanging by his sides unconsciously clenched.
All matched.
The time, the people, the relationships...all matched.
Sure enough, this Gu family is the Gu family he is looking for!
What about Ruoruo?
Could it be that... when they entered the space channel, they were dispersed by the space turbulence?
Or... did they encounter some other danger?
In an instant, countless bad possibilities flashed through Yun Chen's mind.
He didn't dare to think about it any more.
Seeing Yun Chen's face suddenly turn ugly, the shopkeeper sighed and showed a helpless expression.
"Sir, I'm not trying to pour cold water on you."
"Over the past twenty years, the Gu family master has come to our Tianji Pavilion countless times, and the spirit stones he scattered are almost piled up into a mountain, but what is the result?"
He spread his hands, looking embarrassed.
"Nothing came of it."
"I'm afraid this person...has already died outside."
"impossible!"
Yun Chen slammed the table so hard that the water in the teacup splashed out.
"He's not dead. I just saw him not long ago!"
Of course, he couldn't tell everything that happened in the secular world, but the news that "Gu Hong is still alive" was enough.
Sure enough, when the shopkeeper heard this, he stood there in a daze.
His eyes, which had been somewhat lazy at first, suddenly emitted two terrifying rays of light!
"what?"
The shopkeeper's voice changed, and he suddenly leaned forward and asked, "My friend, are you serious?
"Are you sure you saw Gu Hong, the one from the Gu family in Lingxiao City who has been missing for twenty years?"
"I am sure."
Yun Chen stared back at him coldly, without giving in at all.
"Good! Good! Good!"
The shopkeeper said "OK" three times in a row and slapped his thigh excitedly.
"As long as the person is still alive, it will be easy!"
"As long as he is still in this secret realm of cultivation, there will be no way my Tianji Pavilion will be able to find him!"
He stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of Yun Chen.
"Three days!"
"Sir, please give me three days."
"We will definitely be able to find out about him within three days!"
"No matter whether he's dead or alive, or what rat hole he's hiding in, I, the Tianji Pavilion, will dig him out for you."
Yun Chen nodded, his voice steady.
"Okay, three days is three days."
He looked at the shopkeeper and asked directly, "What's the reward?"
The excitement on the shopkeeper's face had not yet faded. He chuckled when he heard this and was about to speak when his eyes inadvertently swept across Lin Wan'er beside Yun Chen.
"No need for compensation."
"It is our honor to serve you two."
Ok?
Yun Chen frowned slightly. The shopkeeper's attitude changed too quickly.
He glanced at Lin Wan'er. What was Lin Wan'er's identity?
Can Tianji Pavilion help for free?
However, since the other party didn't want it, he didn't bother to ask any more questions.
"Thank you very much."
Yun Chen bowed, said nothing more, turned around and left Tianji Pavilion with Lin Wan'er.
As soon as he went out, the housekeeper of the Gu family came to greet him.
"Ms. Yun, Miss Lin, are you going back home now?"
"No, we want to just wander around the city. You should go back first."
Yun Chen waved his hand.
The butler didn't dare to ask more questions. He just answered yes and left.
……
As the two were walking, a scream suddenly came from the alley not far ahead.
Yun Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped. He looked in the direction of the sound and saw several thugs cornering a young woman.
When passersby saw this, they all took a detour, looking indifferent as if it had nothing to do with them.
"stop!"
Yun Chen frowned and walked forward.
A few thugs turned around impatiently and saw Yun Chen and Lin Wan'er walking over, with a frivolous look in their eyes.
The scarred thug in the lead looked Lin Wan'er up and down: "Boy, are you a hero saving a beauty?"
"Hey, another one?"
"Don't you know how much you weigh? Get out of here if you know what's good for you, don't let us ruin your business!"
Yun Chen was too lazy to talk nonsense with them.
He moved quickly, and in just a few breaths, all the thugs were lying on the ground.
"Are you OK?"
The woman looked at Yun Chen in shock, and it took her a long time to react. She quickly straightened her clothes and was about to kneel down in front of Yun Chen.
"Thank you so much for saving my life! Thank you so much, sir!"
Yun Chen reached out his hand to support her, preventing her from kneeling.
"Let's get out of here."
The woman thanked him several times with tears in her eyes before staggering away.
On the way back, he said nothing and his face was gloomy.
Lin Wan'er followed him cautiously. Seeing how bad his mood was, she couldn't help but whisper, "Brother Yun..."
"Actually, you don't need to worry about what happened just now."
"In this secret realm of law cultivation... this kind of thing happens countless times every day. It's impossible to control it."
Yun Chen's footsteps suddenly stopped. He turned his head sharply and stared at Lin Wan'er.
"Does this happen a lot?"
Lin Wan'er's heart skipped a beat when she saw him looking at her, but she nodded as a matter of course.
"correct."
“Here the strong are respected and the weak are preyed upon by the strong.
"Except for those large sects, the areas under the jurisdiction of the Great Dao are relatively stable. Isn't this kind of thing normal in other places?"
"Brother Yun...you don't know?"
Yun Chen calmly withdrew his gaze.
"Whether we can manage it or not, we have to manage it when we encounter it."
“Otherwise…what is the point of cultivating all this?
"To bully the weak like them?"
Lin Wan'er was stunned.
The education she received since childhood and the world she saw all told her that the purpose of cultivation was to become stronger, to avoid being bullied by others, and to stand taller.
"Isn't it... the pursuit of immortality and ascension to become an immortal?"
"What happens after the Great Dao is immortal and ascends to become an immortal?"
Yun Chen shook his head, his gaze drifting into the distance, with a complex emotion in his eyes that Lin Wan'er could not understand.
"If I ignore the most important thing about being a human just for these reasons, then I would rather never ascend and just remain a human forever."
"The most important thing?"
Lin Wan'er was completely confused.
Yun Chen turned his head and looked at her seriously.
“Everyone has his or her own path, and should persevere in pursuing it.”
"My path is justice, right and wrong, good and evil."
“You may not agree with me, but this is my way.”
"Protect the people I want to protect, guard the places I want to protect, and... love the people I love."
Lin Wan'er listened to Yun Chen's words in a daze.
"Everyone... has his own path..."
Yun Chen ignored her thoughts and walked away alone.
He finally understood now.
No wonder there are world-guarding tribes, and no wonder those people in the secular world have to guard against those who practice the law from setting foot in the secular world.
In just this corner of the secret realm of Dharma cultivation, human life is worthless and there is no reason to talk about it.
The strong can bully the weak with impunity, while the people around them all watch coldly.
He couldn't imagine what would happen if Gu Hong really opened the passage to the secret realm of cultivation with the key, and these cultivators rushed into the secular world...
What would the secular world look like then?
His family, everything he protects...
It seems... things are much more serious than he imagined.
Rescuing Ruoruo is just the first step.
We must find a way to get all five keys back!
We must never let Gu Hong open the passage between the secret realm of cultivation and the secular world!