The Spirit World

Chapter 639: Drowned Heart

"Hold on, keep up, don't dawdle!"

Chang Yufeng was lucky enough to meet the escort adjutant, who was right opposite the south gate of Fulan City. Monday and Friday were also watching the goods being moved into the city.

If the Tiger Chasing Faction does not have enough manpower, no, even if personnel are deployed, it will cause gaps or weak links in the defense in other places. It will not be difficult to make use of this gap and get in.

"I wonder if the Dragon-Curving Sect will come..."

"Maybe, but the scale should be small. Fulan is located in the central area because of the forest behind us. If a large army wants to enter this forest, only one scout can see it clearly. On the contrary, our small-scale team can avoid detection." Zhou Yi took out a very small storage bag and pulled out a very thin iron chain from it. The iron chain made no collision sound. It was thin and long. He glanced at Chang Yufeng who was approaching from behind and said: "The Qulong Sect is not that stupid. This place is easy to defend and difficult to attack. Behind Fulan City is the territory of the Zhuhu Sect. This forest blocks the supply of materials. Relying on the teleportation point for supply will definitely be strangled in a short time and the city will be captured again."

Zhou Yi sniffed and took a look at Chang Yufeng's calf. Although Chang Yufeng was not so bumpy, this kind of thing could not be hidden.

"Little brother seems to be injured." Friday also noticed it, but she also began to prepare things for going into the city, a hook for catching feet, and a long thin rope that was calculated.

"The little brother is very strong, don't worry about him."

On Monday, he wrapped the black iron chain around his body and hooked the chain with a grappling hook to test its toughness, then went to observe the south gate.

The goods were being unloaded bit by bit at the south gate. It was strange. If the team just now could move the goods, why did they unload them at the city gate? Or was there something wrong with the goods?

The leading adjutant reported to Charles Blueprint, who nodded and looked at the boxes that were being moved into the city one by one.

Those boxes were covered with black cloth, and they didn't look like they were anything good.

Chang Yufeng did not approach Zhou Yi and Zhou Wu, but slowly leaned against the tree. His legs did not feel much pain, but new blood was still flowing. He rolled up his trouser legs and began to change new gauze. He had a sharp nose and was very sensitive to blood. The ferocious hunting dogs of the Tiger Chasing Sect were not to be trifled with. Sealing the wound on the calf tightly could temporarily reduce the smell, but don't think too much about it. It's just not so easy to find, and the hunting dogs will still smell it.

"Oh... It seems there are a lot of bad things. Are you sure you want to go into the city?" Xun Huangying was lying on Chang Yufeng's head, reminding Chang Yufeng. As a tool man with "clairvoyance and super hearing", he was telling Chang Yufeng all the time that there was nothing he was looking for in the city.

"What is it?"

Chang Yufeng tightened the bandage and put his trouser legs in place. He did not have absolute trust in Xun Huangying, or rather, he felt that such a scary thing did not matter, because to a Muggle, anyone who could use spiritual power was extremely dangerous - this was a natural difference, and it depended on the moral quality of the spiritual power user. Otherwise, a Muggle would always be suppressed and would never be able to turn over.

Because of this, he was not afraid, so much so that when he said this, it was unusually calm. His breathing had ended, and he was slowly approaching Monday and Friday.

Monday and Friday spotted him but didn't signal him to come over.

"That one-eyed man's spiritual power should be at the third stage of the Wood Rank. He is good at using the Spiritual Path to summon things. His body movements are probably pretty good too, although they're still not good enough for me. That woman's spiritual power should be at the fifth stage of the Gold Rank. She is good at using the Shura Path and should be pretty good at using double blades."

Xun Huangying provided information to Chang Yufeng, staring at the black chain intently.

"That chain is pretty good, it should help you get into town."

"Are they from the Empire?" Chang Yufeng was a little surprised that Xun Huangying used the word "level" to describe the strength of Monday and Friday.

"How do I know?"

"Then you use the Gold Rank or the Earth Rank? In the Principality, strength is not divided that way."

"Oh, then, it's okay. As long as you understand what I'm saying, they are at the Gold Level, which is already quite strong. In Bailing Mountain, those at the Gold Level can go down the mountain to practice."

Xunhuangying doesn't care how to describe it, as long as it is understandable.

The strength on Monday should not be much different from that on Friday, and the strength of the Gold Level is indeed higher than that of the average person.

"That's what I said, but when it comes to actual combat, it depends on combat experience. It may not be that strong."

Xunhuangying shrank into a ball of fur and rolled over Changyufeng's head.

He was leisurely and comfortable, but Chang Yufeng was not necessarily leisurely and comfortable. He rolled around happily, and seeing that Chang Yufeng had a strong sense of self-management, he was extremely happy.

"What about them?" Chang Yufeng walked towards Monday and Friday, and fixed his eyes on Charles Blue and the adjutant. They were talking in a low voice, just like Chang Yufeng and Xun Huangying's conversation, and it was hard to hear in the whistling wind.

"That officer... wow, he's at the Star level, as strong as you were before~ I didn't expect him to be so strong, he should be a practitioner of the light element, he's more of a counter to you, the one next to him is not so good, he's probably at the Water level. With such strength escorting such an important thing... won't he be killed?"

"What is it?" Chang Yufeng asked again. Xun Huangying didn't answer before, but he asked it this time. It might be because "reporting information" made him feel energized. This kind of unique information happiness was only enjoyed by him.

"Animals that are infected by evil spirits."

"What?" Chang Yufeng stopped and pulled Xun Huangying off his hand: "What are they going to do?"

Xun Huangying was dragged by Chang Yufeng and dropped the hair in his hand. Chang Yufeng's precious hair was thrown to the ground by him, and it fluttered in the wind.

"What else can I do? Improve their combat effectiveness, understand? They are fighting, as long as I can win, I will use any method..."

"They want to die together?"

"Not really. Have you heard of chemical weapons? Animal cubs infected by demonic energy are like controllable biological bombs. Infecting one enemy is a great victory. And it can be contagious. Wouldn't that be lethal?"

“How could they do this…”

"Ah? You don't live in heaven, do you? I told you that this world is doomed, do you believe it or not?"

Chang Yufeng looked at Xun Huangying. Maybe Xun Huangying really didn't care, so he said it so lightly. But he could only clench his fists silently.

"Why are you so excited?" Xun Huangying smoothed his hair, and the white fluff that looked like bangs curled up softly, like a bunch of ugly things: "You are not from any faction. The ones who suffered the loss are the Qulong faction, and the ones who are unlucky are the Qulong faction. What does it have to do with you? Right..."

Chang Yufeng looked at him, and was a little angry at his words. He threw him to the ground, but it was definitely useless. Xun Huangying quickly lay comfortably on Chang Yufeng's head again.

"It's okay. You can go and stop them, right? It doesn't matter." Xun Huangying shrank back again. He was very rude and picked on Chang Yufeng's sore spot: "Oh, I forgot, you can't use spiritual power. The bloodline curse is really tormenting."

Chang Yufeng was very calm this time. He walked quietly towards Monday and Friday, no longer paying attention to Xun Huangying's nagging.

"Little brother, while Charles Blueprint is checking here, let's go in from the north gate." Zhou Yi only has one right eye, so when he looked at Chang Yufeng, Chang Yufeng could only look at his one eye without much focus.

The Charles blueprint should be referring to the Star-level master. The gap between the Star-level and the Gold-level is huge. The gap between the Gold-level and the Star-level is like a chasm. The only way to cross it is through talent and accumulation.

"Okay." Chang Yufeng replied, and seeing Zhou Wu looking at him, he finally diverted Zhou Wu's attention from his one eye. "Little brother, what exactly do you want to find in the city? Are you really looking for the Duke of Victoria? Are you kidding?" Zhou Wu looked at Chang Yufeng suspiciously, and fastened the hook on his hand: "If you haven't made up your mind, it's best not to follow me."

She glanced at Chang Yufeng's calf, and her meaning was very clear: Chang Yufeng in this state obviously should not appear in such a dangerous place.

As the saying goes, wealth and honor are sought in danger. Fulan City is now an abandoned city. Even if it is now, it was not in the past. Those princes and nobles always have valuable things that they cannot take away. If you can find some good things by walking around the city, it is definitely an example of taking a risk.

"Let's go separately." Chang Yufeng understood what she meant, and naturally he would not make things difficult for them.

"Then see you at Victoria Manor."

Monday and Friday quickly lowered their bodies and left, leaving only a gust of wind blowing on Chang Yufeng's face.

"I thought you knew them... turns out they are just passers-by." Xun Huangying watched Chang Yufeng approach the city wall of the South Gate. It was obvious that while the personnel in the city were being dispatched, Charles Blueprint went to the South Gate to personally inspect the important "goods". With the strength of Monday and Friday, two gold-level people, they would definitely be able to enter the city.

Chang Yufeng walked west, looking for the secret door on the east side of Fulan City.

The wall of Fulan is very special. Because it is the capital, an extremely important design was retained during its construction, that is, the secret door in and out of the city. It was originally designed to facilitate the exit of the city by the princes and nobles, without alerting the Ministry of Internal Affairs or using the teleportation base point to let people know. It is not a secret that a city has a secret door in its walls. Chang Yufeng knew about this secret door only because he had met Lilia and Hall, so he learned the secret leading to the outside of the city from them.

The design of the secret door is very clever. It is located in the compartment between the moat and the foot of the city. As long as you find the underground river, you can lead to the secret door and reach the interior of the city.

Chang Yufeng, as an ordinary person, naturally thought about similar issues when he came here. He would not be so stupid as to walk through the city guarded by the Tiger Chasing Faction without preparation. Although he was very familiar with Fulan City and lived here, he had almost run through all the streets of Fulan, including the streets around Victoria Manor. But he had no right to enter, nor was he qualified to go to other places.

The wind gaps above Fulan blew violently day and night, blowing away all the residents of Fulan City. In addition, with the outbreak of war, no one wanted to stay in Fulan. Apart from military strategies, there was no other choice.

"In fact, I did only meet them once, and I was wandering in the forest and couldn't find a way out."

Chang Yufeng answered Xun Huangying, but it seemed like he was describing his own present: "I didn't know how to get out of that forest and find myself, and then they showed up and talked to me a lot. Then... I was left with only the motivation to find Victoria."

"really?"

"fake."

Chang Yufeng said without hesitation that what he said was a lie.

"In fact, I didn't know which way to go. I went to find Victoria only because I had never found her before. I wanted to find her for real once."

"and then?"

"Then, I locked myself in a coffin. I have an immortal disease. The worst-case scenario is that I will be burned to death."

Chang Yufeng's right foot shook and his body tilted slightly, but he forced himself to straighten it.

"Whatever you want to do, I think I will help you without any reason and trust you."

Xun Huangying knew what Chang Yufeng was saying, so he could only respond silently without leaving himself any hesitation.

Xun Huangying sighed and listened to Chang Yufeng complaining again.

"My life almost ended when I entered the coffin. Maybe one day, someone will find me out of the coffin and tell me why I was buried in the coffin instead of using my power to save everything. Why not live well and save the world."

"I can only tell them that I can't really change anyone. I can't even change myself."

Chang Yufeng leaned against the wall and began to slowly knock on the bricks next to him.

The bricks creaked twice, showing that they were solid. He looked for the location of the secret door that he vaguely remembered, and began to grope, knocking gently and sighing softly.

Xun Huangying also sighed.

"But this is not important. What is important is that you are still alive and well. Boy, you should live well while you are alive! Death is a thing of the past."

Xun Huangying watched Chang Yufeng knocking on the wall with no normal logic at all. He felt very calm, as if he knew Victoria was not in the city, and he would find a way to get into the city.

As soon as he entered the city, his heart stopped beating.

"You still didn't protect her, right?" Xun Huangying opened his eyes wide and looked at Chang Yufeng. Xun Huangying's eyes were dark, bright and colorful. In his eyes, Chang Yufeng gently knocked on the bricks of the secret door, like a sad old man knocking on a tree.

The old tree took root, sprouted, and grew in people's hearts.

"That man is too powerful, isn't he? You can't defeat him at all."

Xun Huangying asked, but the person didn't point at anything, so he didn't know who he was.

Perhaps, he was a very scary person, carrying all the evil in the world, and never caring about the death of the living. He laughed at the life and death of people, laughing madly unconsciously, and he affirmed everything about himself, denying all the affirmations in himself.

then……

Chang Yufeng knocked off a brick and slowly placed it on the ground. He removed the bricks one after another and reached his hand into the city wall as if it was into a bottomless black hole.

He leaned sideways and squatted into the cave that had just been emptied, put the bricks in place, and held his breath.

He looked into the black cave. The damp smell was so strong, with the fresh odor of moss. He jumped into the underground river.

This time, he was in the dark river and couldn't speak.

As long as people keep their pain in their hearts, they will no longer feel pain.

Loneliness is a terminal illness that consumes all good remedies.

Xun Huangying soaked in the water and watched the child start to swim...

Even though it was pitch black ahead of the underground river, the child still ran faster to prevent himself from being afraid of the darkness.

(End of this chapter)