Chapter 66: Nameless Death, Leaving Handan

Moon Goddess's words made Dong Jun's expression pause slightly.

Heart demon?

how can that be possible?
Dongjun was lost in thought, recalling some things. After a long while, she took a breath.

She couldn't help but think of the advice that Sect Leader Donghuang Taiyi had given her after he woke her up. Thinking of it now, she felt her heart tremble.

After calming down, Dongjun felt that her mind had become much sharper. She glanced at the direction where Yueshen had left, circulated her internal energy, and after a few leaps and bounces, she caught up with Yueshen's back.

Sensing the changes in Dongjun, Yueshen had an inexplicable look on her face, with all kinds of feelings flooding her heart. Dongjun was still the same Dongjun, and her state of mind had improved a lot.

"Thank you"

Dongjun's tone was cold, but it showed some emotional changes. Yueshen was stunned for a moment, and Dongjun passed her and quickly flew away using the force.

"It's really hard to like you, my sister Dongjun."

The corners of the Moon Goddess' mouth rose slightly, with a complicated smile. She put away the smile and chased after him.

……

The afterglow of the setting sun, the grass, trees, mountains and rocks, the scene before your eyes always makes you want to express your feelings.

The owner of the Hanguang Sword was dying. He sat and watched the sunset, with relief and regret in his eyes, which could be clearly sensed by Jingwei and Lu who were standing next to him.

"I came without a name, and I leave without a name. How wonderful!"

The old man's smile completely dispelled the sadness of life and death. He looked at Jingwei and Lu and said with a smile: "We still can't wait for Xun Kuang to arrive. Those people are really difficult to deal with."

Lu shed tears and clenched his little fists. Enough people had died because of him.

"Lu, from now on, you are called Yan Lu, how about that?"

There was a little more expectation in the old man's smile. Lu was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses. He knelt on the ground, facing the old man, and kowtowed three times and nine times.

"From now on, my name is Yan Lu."

A pair of eyes, even though blurred by tears, were so firm.

It is difficult to repay your kindness. Now that I have been given this surname and name, I have been reborn.

The old man asked Yan Lu to stand up, rubbed his head, and then put the sword in his hand into Yan Lu's hand.

"The road contains light and shadow, just like the darkness under the light, which can be seen directly."

"If you can't avoid the vortex of trouble in the future, I hope that the people you kill with your sword are the ones who deserve to be killed."

Yan Lu gripped the hilt of the Hanguang Sword tightly, tears welled up in his eyes, and he nodded heavily.

The old man reached out and gently wiped away his tears, smiling and saying: "Child, the suffering a person experiences will make him make a choice."

"Because of the suffering he has experienced, he will wield the sword to do evil, have evil thoughts in his heart, and make more people suffer the same suffering."

"He will also use the sword for good because of the suffering he has experienced, and kill those who should be killed, so that more people will not suffer the suffering he has experienced."

"My child, having experienced suffering is not a reason for you to fall into the abyss. In this world, there are still groups of people who are looking to the light and wielding swords to eliminate evil."

Yan Lu seemed to understand, but he took a step back and bowed respectfully to thank his teacher for his teachings.

The old man's life was slipping away quickly, and his pale smile made Jingwei and Yan Lu feel depressed.

He asked Yan Lu to step aside first, and then asked Jingwei to come over.

"After I die, I will have to trouble you to lead the way and reunite with Xun Kuang."

Jingwei nodded, and then bowed to express her gratitude. This bow was to thank the old man, who also cleared up some confusion in her heart and made her more determined to follow her own path.

"No need to do that." The old man shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Go and walk your own path. Even if the road ahead is long and arduous, you will see different scenery."

"If you want to live in seclusion in Xiaoshengxian Manor, I will leave a letter and Xun Kuang will help you arrange it."

Jingwei shook his head and refused, saying: "You can't escape the cage by hiding and avoiding. Since you have chosen to draw your sword, you should go forward courageously without regrets, whether you live or die."

The determination and inexplicable artistic conception she exuded made the old man admire her very much. If this woman can safely survive the birth of her baby in her belly, her strength will definitely increase greatly.

Thinking of this, the old man took out a token from his arms and handed it to Jingwei.

"Our meeting is both a calamity and a fate."

"This token was given to me by a girl named Jiang Huang. I'm giving it to you today."

"If you encounter an unsolvable problem in the future, take out this token. It will give you a chance of survival."

Jingwei was stunned looking at the token. As a top-ranked killer of Luowang and having connections with some people, she certainly knew who Jiang Huang was.

"Senior, I and the Yin Yang family..."

She didn't take the token and wanted to explain her plan, but the old man shook his head and interrupted her, saying, "Just accept it."

"Leaving this token to Lu will do more harm than good. It will only make him fall further into the vortex."

"But this token given to you has a different use."

Hearing this, Jingwei thought about it for a moment and decided not to refuse. He took the token and put it away.

"Thank you, senior."

After a polite thank you, Jingwei felt that the old man's vitality had dissipated a lot, and he felt inexplicably sad.

The old man looked at her and chuckled, "Everyone has a place to come from and a place to return to." "The movement of heaven and earth, spring, summer, autumn and winter, birth, aging, sickness and death, is all like this."

"Lu, I'll ask you to escort him for a while."

Jingwei nodded seriously. The old man asked Yan Lu to come over and sit next to him. The old and the young sat and watched the sunset.

The backs of the old and the young slowly lengthened, and by the time the sun set in the west, the old man's eyes were already closed.

There is a lonely grave, and this is the old man’s final resting place.

Yan Lu was so sad and distressed that he lay down in front of the campfire and fell into a deep sleep.

Jingwei gently tidied up the loose hair on Yan Lu's forehead, then closed his eyes and rested.

……

"Is he dead?" In the small courtyard, Ying Zifei looked up at the moon which was mostly covered by dark clouds and sighed slightly.

"The fact that he was able to hold on until now despite being targeted by those people shows that he is strong enough."

Hei Bai Xuan Jian, who was standing at the side, said, "Are you really not going to intervene in Jing Wei's affairs? She is almost at that stage."

Ying Zifei shook his head and said, "From the moment she was sent to contact Wei Wuji, I will no longer be able to intervene in the short term."

"She is different from you. It's just because you met Wei Qianqian that they wanted to use you as some kind of experiment."

He looked at Hei Bai Xuan Jian and said, "I can follow the trend on your side because I know very well that even if I change your fate, all they will lose is an interesting experiment."

"The price I have to pay is still within my ability at this moment."

"But Jingwei is different. Whether it's some plan that Wei Wuji has for her or some things that those people covet, if I interfere too much, I will become the target of public criticism."

At this point, Ying Zifei shook his head and sighed, saying with some regret: "These days, people who don't know themselves will die miserably."

Hei Bai Xuan Jian understood the pressure that Ying Zi had to bear, and said: "As your first guest in the future, I think I will still be able to help you solve many problems."

"Of course, the salary and reward cannot be less. After all, I have to support my family."

Seeing his mercenary appearance, Ying Zifei couldn't help but twitch his lips, and complained: "Can taking that step really lead to such a big change in people?"

"Your status has dropped dramatically, and I am really a little uncomfortable with you."

Hei Bai Xuan Jian didn’t understand what “bi ge” meant, but he still understood what Ying Zi wanted to express.

He raised his eyebrows, leaned lazily against the door frame, and smiled: "Follow your heart, and your appearance is determined by your heart. Isn't it possible that the me at this moment is the real me?"

Ying Zifei looked at him as if he was a fool and said speechlessly: "Do you think I would believe such a thing?"

Hei Bai Xuan Jian laughed out loud and said happily: "Whether you believe it or not, it has nothing to do with me."

"I don't want to chat with you anymore. I can smell the aroma of barbecue. Ah Fu's cooking skills are really good."

Hei Bai Xuan Jian patted his butt and walked away in a carefree manner. Seeing this, Ying Zifei sighed. After crossing the chasm, is the scenery you see really different?

How difficult it is to bring the heart into harmony with the Tao!
Even though he had the ability to gain enlightenment through the country's destiny, Ying Zifei had not yet reached that step.

He didn't know whether the path he was pursuing in his heart was too illusory or too complicated.

"Ask your heart and follow the Tao. Where is my heart?"

Ying Zifei only felt that the moonlight was a little more illusory, and the cover of darkness seemed to be swallowing up the light.

……

The next day, Ying Zifei and his companions left Handan City. Spies from all sides gathered in Handan, and Ying Zifei did not want to expose his tracks for the time being.

Ying Zifei felt unhappy when he found out that in order to hide his tracks, he could no longer use his luxurious carriage and had to replace it with an ordinary carriage and horses.

The dignified Marquis Zhen'an of Qin State now can only avoid people like a rat. No matter how you think about it, you feel uncomfortable.

"Let's go. This life is really uncomfortable."

When Ah Fu and the others saw this, they knew that Young Master Ying Zifei was very angry at the moment, so they shrugged their shoulders and followed him.

"With our strength, it would be a deterrent to shock some of those annoying spies."

"People always seek benefits and avoid harm. Those spies are also afraid of death. I don't think your whereabouts will be exposed so easily."

Looking at Ah Fu whipping the horse, Hei Bai Xuan Jian leaned against the carriage and spoke calmly.

"It's better to keep a low profile in other people's territory." After Ying Zifei lay down and made himself more comfortable, he said leisurely: "The King of Zhao appointed a general, Pang Nuan organized the army, and that old guy seems to be more afraid of me."

"I don't want to be surrounded by a large army and then be shot or captured."

Hei Bai Xuan Jian shrugged his shoulders and had nothing to say. Although he had strength, if he really had to face the siege of a large army, he would be exhausted to death.

The carriage moved slowly. Inside the carriage, Hei Bai Xuan Jian became much lazier as he ate snacks and drank fine wine.

"You are very optimistic about Dian Qing, so you actually let him go to the border army to temper his strength through military battles."

Ying Zifei nodded slightly and said, "He is in the period of growing strength. Following me around and hiding from place to place is a waste of his talent."

"After three years of fighting at the border, he will have undergone a great transformation. I happen to be interested in testing a new army, so it would be a good idea for him to go there."

Hearing this, Hei Bai Xuan Jian stopped asking questions. As he already considered Ying Zifei to be the best disciple under his tutelage, he felt that he must be more sensible.

(End of this chapter)