Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 74 The one you like

Along the way, Shi An saw scenery that was completely different from the Shi Village and the wilderness he was familiar with.

The mountains and rivers here are more majestic, and the rivers are more magnificent. Occasionally, you can see some rare flowers and plants that are rarely seen in the wilderness. They emit a faint fragrance and attract bees and butterflies to dance.

In addition, Shi An also encountered various creatures, some of which were friendly, while others were wary and hostile.

However, Shi An didn't pay any attention to them. Instead, he looked at the ancient city that was looming in the distance and said softly, "Jin Huang, let's go and take a look at that ancient city!"

"Ow~"

After receiving Shi An's order, Jin Huang immediately hummed softly, then quickened his pace and ran towards the ancient city that was gradually becoming clearer in the morning light.

Soon, the man and the beast arrived at the foot of the city.

This ancient city is called Yunyin. Its mottled city walls exude an ancient charm, as if every brick and stone is telling the story of its past glory and vicissitudes.

Since the city was not guarded, Shi An entered the city smoothly.

Inside the city, Shi An looked around and saw shops lining both sides of the street, selling all kinds of rare treasures, and many cultivators competing, exchanging, and verifying their goods here.

"It's really lively here. Compared to Shicun, it has a different flavor."

Shi An walked and strolled along the way, stopping from time to time to talk to stall owners or passers-by, trying to capture more information about the wilderness from their words.

But all he got was some ordinary news, almost nothing that interested him.

Finally, around noon, he walked into a teahouse called "Yunshui Yao".

Shi An found a place to sit down at random, ordered a pot of local special tea, and savored it carefully.

This teahouse seems to be doing good business, with a constant stream of tea drinkers. The sounds of chatting, laughing, and clinking of cups and plates interweave together, creating a warm and lively atmosphere.

Shi An sat quietly in the corner, sipping tea and listening attentively to the conversations of people around him.

From these casual conversations, he could occasionally catch some fragmentary information about Yunyin City and even the entire wasteland.

"Have you heard? The old sacrificial spirit of the Butian Pavilion is alive again!"

A dark-skinned man in tight clothes lowered his voice and spoke to his tablemate.

"What? It's not dead yet? Isn't it said to have existed since ancient times?"

"I've heard that too. I heard that on the day the old sacrificial spirit was resurrected, the entire Butian Pavilion experienced a divine rain, and all the disciples in the pavilion gained a lot of good fortune!"

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"Butian Pavilion...Old Sacrificial Spirit..."

Listening to this, Shi An couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

As far as he knew, the old sacrificial spirit of the Butian Pavilion was only experiencing a last hurrah and would soon die completely.

And with its passing, the Butian Pavilion will face an unprecedented crisis, and Shi Hao will also experience the pain of the destruction of his master.

However, Shi An had no intention of going to Butian Pavilion to rescue the other party.

This was because he did not know the old priest and had never even met him. If that was the case, why would he risk offending several gods to save him?

Secondly, with his current strength, he would not be able to help much even if he went. After all, the opponents of this old priest are either the Venerable or the Divine Fire.

On the other hand, he is only at the Spiritual Transformation Realm now. Although he seems very powerful and can suppress a strong man like the Monkey King, the Monkey King's strength is not enough in front of a true Venerable Realm.

Not to mention the Divine Fire Realm above it.

In short, he didn't want to be tortured. "But, a reminder is okay..."

As he was thinking, an idea suddenly flashed through Shi An's mind. He planned to remind Shi Hao to pay attention to the traitors in the Butian Pavilion, such as Yu Feng.

However, just as Shi An was about to leave the teahouse and find a place to enter the Virtual God Realm to convey the message to Shi Hao, the appearance of a piece of news made him stop.

"Why do you care about them? They are sacrificial spirits that have survived from ancient times. They are extremely powerful and exist in a completely different world from us. Instead of caring about them, you might as well care about the Saint of the Celestial Race!"

A tea drinker suddenly said.

"The Saint of the Celestial Race?"

Upon hearing this, another person immediately retorted, "Isn't she also an existence that is out of our reach?"

"That's wrong!"

In response, the previous tea drinker immediately broke the news: "Although this Saint of the Celestial Race is also unattainable for us, she is still a stunning beauty among the younger generation. Don't you want to know who her ideal partner is?"

As soon as these words came out, everyone in the teahouse immediately turned their attention to him. A handsome young man even exclaimed, "My beloved? Are you saying that the Saint of the Celestial Race has a beloved?"

But not everyone believed what the tea drinker said.

"impossible!"

Immediately, a tea drinker with connections stood up and retorted, "My aunt's seventh uncle's third uncle's niece's eighth aunt lives at the foot of Tianshen Mountain. She once saw the Celestial Saint from afar."

"It's said that she's aloof and aloof, never getting close to men. Where did you hear this rumor?"

Upon hearing this, the tea drinkers began to discuss the matter. Some were curious, while others were skeptical. The atmosphere in the teahouse became even more lively because of this topic.

But at this moment, the tea drinker who broke the news suddenly smiled mysteriously and lowered his voice, as if he was about to reveal a huge secret: "You don't know this. As the saying goes, things in the world are unpredictable, not to mention that matters of the heart are unpredictable."

As soon as these words came out, the tea drinkers immediately became skeptical. The tea drinker with "connections" couldn't help but ask, "Then tell me, what is the basis of your information?"

Seeing this, the man lowered his voice again and said slowly, "I got this information from a friend who once worked on Tianshen Mountain. It's absolutely reliable. It is said that this saint now only has one earring."

As he spoke, he looked around and continued, "What does this mean? I guess I don't need to explain it."

"An earring..."

“Is this… true???”

"It is said that the earrings of the Celestial Tribe are called Lingxi Pendants, and they are tokens of love for Celestial women. If a woman takes a fancy to a talented man, she will give him one of her Lingxi Pendants as a token of love."

The discussions in the teahouse grew increasingly noisy, and everyone's faces showed a mixture of surprise and curiosity.

However, Shi An, one of the parties involved, looked at a loss for words at the moment. Although he did take one of the other party's earrings, he was 100% sure that the other party not only did not like him, but might even wish him dead.

After all, he...

Shaking his head, Shi An no longer paid attention to the discussions in the teahouse and turned away.

"If you dare to talk nonsense again, you will stay here forever!"

But what surprised him was that he had just walked out of the teahouse not far when he heard a delicate cry coming from inside the teahouse. The voice seemed familiar to him, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"Forget it, it's probably someone I don't know."

In the end, he really couldn't remember who he was, so he found an inn at random and directly entered the virtual world.

(End of this chapter)