Chapter 364 - The Past Like a Dream

“My Lord, your subordinate is here!”

The 12 figures that had suddenly appeared were the Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under the Moon. Xiao Chen stunned, said, “You…” Suddenly he felt warmth in his heart—it had to be them who had gone to find both Yi Tong and None-flower Dust.

“Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast ran up, and it blinked at the 12 people who suddenly appeared in front of it.

“Lord, you have suffered…” Ziyun’er choked as she looked at Xiao Chen in front. She had not seen him for a year and could see the vicissitudes he had been through on his face.

Xiao Chen smiled and shook his head gently, “Didn’t suffer.” Now, at this moment, his hair had grown much and scattered over his shoulders, his eyes were not as sharp as before, his mouth was full of beard, and he looked more mature.

“Haha!” Yi Tong looked up, laughed and said, “Well, there’s a restaurant 1,500 meters in front; let’s do Brother Xiao’s welcoming meal there!”

The group of people walked 1,500 meters and saw smoke. There were several houses built next to the road. They were about two floors. The main body was made of wooden boards. In this mountain, it was also able to shelter the rain for the travelers.

Although it was early in the morning, the mountain was full of birds, and the bistro was busy. A breeze came with an aromatic liquor scent. Yi Tong took a deep breath, laughed and said, “Brother Xiao, don’t see that it’s just a tiny bistro in the rural, the alcohol here is not inferior to the Golden Brews in the royal manor of the capital.”

The Hidden Fragrance Wafting Under the Moon did not enter the bistro while the three went in. The bistro owner who was wearing a blue and white robe immediately greeted warmly, “Hey! Master Yi Tong, Master None-flower, long time no see!” Then he looked at Xiao Chen and asked, “This is…”

“Oh! My surname is Xiao.” Xiao Chen bowed and smiled.

“I see, it’s Master Xiao! Hurry up! Please go upstairs!” The bistro owner was very enthusiastic and then he waved at the waiter who was busy in the tea room and said, “Zhuangzi! Stop with what you’re doing! Hurry up and bring the three Masters 10 jars of Fallen Mulberry Wine!”

“Sure!”

The three went up to the second floor and took the table near the window. The Koo-chee beast also ran up. The breeze outside the window blew, with the fragrance of grass and trees. Xiao Chen stared at the distance, in his sight was the range of mountains and the white fluffy clouds, and suddenly, he felt unfamiliar with this world.

The wines were served fast, and the three people drank carefreely and threw away those unhappy things behind their heads. Xiao Chen downed a glass and asked, “Oh yea, I’ve been in the tower for a year, I don’t know how it is outside. Anything happened recently?”

Yi Tong put down his wine glass and said, “About half a year ago, the Devils’ sects had frequent activities. Many Sect Leaders of the Orthodox Path had gone missing for no apparent reasons. I don’t know if this is related to the Devils’ sects .” Then he filled the wine glass.

“There’s such a thing!” Xiao Chen put down his glass of wine, and his look suddenly became stern.

None-flower Dust fed himself a fennel bean, as he chewed, he said slowly, “Brother Xiao, if I remembered correctly, once you didn’t care about your own life and removed a devil head called Guan, something ancestor, right? But none of those Orthodox Path sects remembered it, and as for how they treated you a year ago, you should know very well?”

Xiao Chen’s frowning brows gradually loosened and he smiled. Yes, everyone wanted him dead back in Tianyuan City. Now, whether they were to die or to be alive, why would that be his business?

“Koo-chee! Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast glared blinked its pair of big eyes and nodded. Yi Tong chuckled. “It seems that this little guy thinks more thoroughly than Brother Xiao. Come, little guy, cheers.” Then he handed it a wine glass.

The Koo-chee beast blinked and licked the wine twice then spat everything all over Yi Tong’s face.

The three laughed, None-flower Dust picked up the jar and filled the empty cups and said, “I’m a lone wolf who never care about the Orthodox Path or the Devil’s Practice. A pot of wine in the flower field, whoever drinks with me is my friend.”

Xiao Chen smiled lightly and picked up the wine glass. “To the two friends!” He could not help but think of Master Ling Yin. Master never let himself drink alcohol nor did she allow him to make friends with fair-weather friends of the world. But who knew? In the end, it was these two “fair-weather friends” who saved him in the crisis.

The three laughed and chatted about everything in the world. They drank from the early morning to the afternoon. In between, Xiao Chen asked None-flower Dust about how Gui Xian had been doing and learned that Gui Xian had been eager to gain a suitable body, and since the last time he was found by the subordinates of the Administration of Heaven, he would not stay in the same place for more than a month.

When it was near 3 p.m., Yi Tong paid the bill for the wines. The three went outside, and as they reached the intersection of three crossings, it was the time to part. Yi Tong smiled and said, “There are no never-ending banquets in the world, and the three of us shall say goodbye here. ”

Xiao Chen hugged his fists and said, “Alright, I’ll invite you two to drink again!” Yi Tong looked up, laughed and said, “The gentleman’s promise, can’t be bought over easily, deal!”

None-flower Dust said, “I just happened to be going back to the Xiyue State to play. I’ll take leave now. See you again!” Then he leapt, and flew away, only to hear a poem being recited from afar, “The sword rises from the sky and dreams are broken; the flowers bloom for another year, and look at the turmoils for 800 years, who is that person in the world? Only me, None-flower Dust…” The final song and the shadows disappeared together.

Before leaving, Yi Tong looked at the Koo-chee beast next to Xiao Chen and said, “Little guy, you sure that you don’t want to leave with me? I tell you, you can play with Qing’er, and it’s better than to be with this papaya.” ”

“Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast blinked its pair of big eyes and jumped onto Xiao Chen’s shoulder and went “Koo-chee, Koo-chee” non-stop.

Xiao Chen chuckled, and he remembered that Xiao Ning was still trapped under the tower and asked, “Oh right, Brother Yi, I wanted to ask, do the puppets that Sister Bai refines have souls?”

“Why did Bother Xiao Brother ask this question? Sister Bai’s Puppet-refining Technique is not skilled yet, and can’t allow the puppets to have its self-sense. You have to add your Soul power in them.”

Xiao Chen nodded. “I see.” It would still be necessary to go to the Corpse Refinery Sect to “borrow” a Corpse Puppet, he thought.

Yi Tong laughed and said, “Well, goodbye! See you later!” Then he took off his purplish golden gourd, turned it big and sat on top before he flew off. Only could hear him from afar, “Look at the turmoils for 800 years, besides you, None-flower Dust, there’s me as well…”

Xiao Chen chuckled. After the two left, he suddenly felt lonely again. Qingluan went forward. “Lord, where are we going now?”

Xiao Chen looked up at the blue sky and white clouds. Now the Orthodox Path could not tolerate him anymore. Heaven and earth are huge, where could be his home? He said, “We’ll walk up and see. Oh right, have you sent Xian’er and Zhiluan back the Human World?”

“Lord, Sister Murong refused to go back no matter what, so I’ve sent her to the Jade Qing Sect a year ago.”

Xiao Chen sighed, he could not go back to the Jade Qing Sect anymore. Muxue was taken away by Predecessor Yanluo that day. She should be fine now too.

They continued to walk until the sunset at dusk. It had probably rained a few days ago. Some mud pits still had water in them. Xiao Chen walked down to the side of the road and sat down next to the water. He quietly watched the reflection in the water, and occasionally there was sword radiance flashing past in the sky, probably some people who were on the road.

As he thought, looking back on the past, in the past three years, it was like a dream. He had been painstakingly pursuing the traces of his Master and found nothing in the end. Had he neglected too many people around him, Brother Yifeng, Senior Sister Luo…

Bai Ying, if Xiao Chen did not have memories of his past life, he would have already determined that Bai Ying was his only master. Luo Shangyan was the first person he met in Three Pure Sect. Before he studied under Ling Yin in his past life and was bullied by the members of his sect, no Senior Brothers or Senior Sisters stood up for him. As for this life, whenever something went wrong, Luo Shangyan had always stood up for him. He had always regarded Luo Shangyan as the best Senior Sister.

Yu Yifeng, thinking of Brother Yifeng, Xiao Chen sighed deeply. Brother Yifeng gave himself the Unsullied Sword in hopes that he would not kill too much, but he had disappointed him.

Murong Xian’er, Murong Xian’er, to him, she was a friend from thousands of years ago, and also his sister, his closest sister.

Huangfu Xin’er, the appointed marriage by the family of this life, however, because of the many misunderstandings, they went farther and farther away from each other, and eventually, they could not go back anymore.

No matter what, in his heart, there would always be a corner where no one could enter. A memory was sealed in there, engraved with a person’s figure, and that person, was Hua Weiyang.

“Koo-chee! Koo-chee, Koo-chee!” The Koo-chee beast blinked at him with its big eyes and interrupted his thoughts. Xiao Chen smiled. At this moment, he heard the sound of the horseshoes in the distance and saw 4 horses coming speedily. As they passed him, “Whoosh!”, they stepped on the puddle, splashing him with mud.

Ziyun’er yelled furiously in that instant, “Are you running to reincarnate!”

Xiao Chen stretched out his hand and said, “Forget it; it’s nothing.” Then he thought of Xiao Ning and Su Xiaomei, and smiled bitterly. “The word ‘love’ is just one word, and there are countless of ancient saints till now, but none of them can explain it.”

Qingluan said, “Not to be rude, ‘love’ is such as poison or evil spirit, the Lord must not be too attached to it…” Before she finished speaking, several horses galloped in the distance again. This time, Ziyun’er set up a Barrier that blocked in front of Xiao Chen in advance.

In less than 30 minutes, nearly 20 horses had galloped passed in the distance, and there were also many sword radiances crossing the sky. Xiao Chen was slightly puzzled. When the next horse rushed up, he went forward and asked, “Hey brother, may I know where you are going in a hurry?”

The horse rider was a bearded guy in the world. He glanced at him and looked at the women in a distant with purple blouses. He asked, “Are you from the Heartless Palace?”

Xiao Chen wrinkled his brows, Heartless Palace was the sect of Xin’er. Was there an accident? He asked, “No, what happened to Heartless Palace you just mentioned?”

That man answered, “You don’t even know this? Did you just arrive from the other continents? Several major sects are besieging the Heartless Palace, saying that it is necessary to eradicate the devil sect. Now, everyone is rushing over to see it.”

Xiao Chen’s whole body shook. He remembered that a year ago, Huangfu Xin’er had helped himself in front of the Orthodox Path sects. It seemed that now that the incident had occurred, eradicating the devil sect was just a facade for going after the Heartless martial arts.

Then the bearded man took off on his horse. Qingluan went forward and asked, “Lord, are you going?”

“Yes!” Xiao Chen brought the Koo-chee beast and was about to ride on his sword and in the direction of the Heartless Palace when Ziyun’er said hurriedly, “Lord, please hold!”

“Why?”

Ziyun’er held her palms tightly and murmured, “If the two want to forget each other, then they should not bother each other again… the Lord and the Empress Huangfu…”

Xiao Chen turned and looked at her, said, “What are you talking about? On that day, she was willing to help me and go against the Orthodox Path. Today she’s in trouble. How can I not go! Besides, even today, if it was Brother Yifeng or Brother Yi or Brother None-flower who’s in trouble, I’ll go too! If it was you who are in trouble, I will go too!” Then he stepped on his flying sword and left.

Qingluan glared Ziyun’er and said, “Talk less like this in the future. If you were in the Xiyue State, you would have already died countless times!”

Ziyun’er looked hurt and wronged, she said, “I’m just afraid that those sects will set up an ambush again. The Lord is not as scheming as them, so I’m afraid he’ll step into the trap of those despicable villains.”

Qingluan spoke no more. She yelled at the 10 people not far away “Follow up!” and then turned into a green radiance chasing after Xiao Chen.