TFOD Chapter 65

Wen Ning summoned several dozen disciples and personally escorted them to a lavish mansion. They secretly entered through the back door and led Wei Wuxian to a small room.

However, as soon as Wen Ning turned to close the door, not having a chance to take a breath, Wei Wuxian grabbed his neck again, questioning him in a low voice, “Where is this place?!”

Even though he had been saved by Wen Ning, he couldn’t possibly completely drop his guard against the Wen family so quickly. He had been on edge the entire time. As he followed Wen Ning through the mansion, they passed many rooms, and many of the people talking inside had the Qishan accent. The snippets of conversation leaking through the door and window cracks were all heard by him. From these fragments, he had picked up on the words “Supervision Office”!

Wen Ning frantically waved his hands, “No…I…”

Wei Wuxian said, “No what? Isn’t this the Supervision Office set up in Yiling? Which unlucky family’s land did you occupy again? What do you want to do bringing us here?”

Wen Ning tried hard to explain, “Young Master Wei, you, you listen to me. This is the Supervision Office. But…but I absolutely don’t mean to harm you. If I wanted to harm you, after I entered Lotus Pier last night, I could have immediately gone back on my word. And, and I wouldn’t have bothered to lead you here.”

Wei Wuxian’s mind had been tense these past few days, not relaxing for a moment. He was quick to react and easily agitated. Hearing this, he was still skeptical. Wen Ning continued, “This place is indeed the Supervision Office. If there’s any place where the Wen family wouldn’t search, it would only be here. You can stay here, but, just make sure you aren’t discovered by anyone else…”

After a pause, Wei Wuxian finally forced himself to release his grip and whispered a thank you and an apology. He laid Jiang Cheng’s body flat on the wooden bed in the room.

Unexpectedly, right at this moment, the wooden door to the small room was suddenly opened, and a female voice said, “I was just looking for you! You better explain yourself…”

They had just said not to get discovered, and immediately someone discovered them!

Wei Wuxian instantly broke out in a cold sweat, stepping in front of the bed to block it from view. Wen Ning was so frightened he couldn’t even speak.

The two of them stared stiffly at the woman standing at the door. Or rather, the girl. Her complexion was slightly dark, and she had a sweet appearance, but her eyebrows and eyes gave off an air of arrogance. She was wearing the blazing sun and fiery flame robes, the red of the flames was so bright it seemed like it was jumping at her cuffs and collar.

Her rank was very high, equal to Wen Chao!

The three of them stared at each other stiffly for a long time, when a rush of hurried footsteps sounded from outside. Wei Wuxian steeled his heart, ready to act, but unexpectedly, the girl moved before he did, slamming the door shut with a loud bang.

A voice asked from outside the door, “Chief Wen, what’s wrong?”

The girl said coldly, “Nothing. My younger brother is back. And he’s acting mopey again. Don’t go and bother him. Let’s go, we’ll continue talking back there.”

The people outside responded and walked away with her. Wen Ning let out a breath of relief and explained to Wei Wuxian, “My… my elder sister.”

Wei Wuxian said, “Wen Qing is your elder sister?”

Wen Ning nodded somewhat bashfully, “My elder sister. She’s very powerful.”

Indeed, she was powerful.

Wen Qing could be considered a celebrity of the Qishan Wen Clan. She wasn’t a biological daughter of Wen Ruohan, the Wen Clan leader, but rather a descendant of one of Wen Ruohan’s cousins. Although it was a distant cousin, Wen Ruohan and this cousin had a good relationship since childhood. Furthermore, Wen Qing had excelled in the civil examination and was particularly skilled in medicine, making her a talented person. Therefore, she was favored by Wen Ruohan and often accompanied him to various banquets hosted by the Qishan Wen Clan. That was why Wei Wuxian had some impression of her face; after all, she was a beauty. He also vaguely remembered hearing that she seemed to have a brother or a younger brother, but probably because he was not nearly as outstanding as Wen Qing, nobody ever talked about him.

Wei Wuxian asked strangely, “You’re really Wen Qing’s younger brother?”

Wen Ning assumed he was surprised that such an excellent and famous elder sister would have such an unremarkable younger brother. He admitted, “Yes. My elder sister is powerful. I… I’m not.”

Wei Wuxian said, “No, no. You’re also powerful. What I’m surprised about is, your sister is Wen Qing, a chief, and you dared to bring us…”

At this moment, Jiang Cheng on the bed moved slightly, his brows furrowing faintly. Wei Wuxian immediately turned to check on him, “Jiang Cheng?!”

Wen Ning quickly said, “He’s awake. He needs medicine. I’ll go get some medicine.”

He walked out, closing the door behind him. After being unconscious for so long, Jiang Cheng finally slowly woke up. At first, Wei Wuxian was overjoyed, but then, he quickly realized that something was not right.

Jiang Cheng’s expression was very strange, very calm. Too calm.

He looked at the ceiling, seemingly uninterested in his current situation, and indifferent to where he was.

Wei Wuxian did not expect this reaction from him. His heart leaped up, devoid of joy, sorrow, anger, or shock. “Jiang Cheng, can you see me? Can you hear me? Do you recognize who I am?”

Jiang Cheng glanced at him but didn’t speak. Wei Wuxian asked a few more questions. Finally, he used his arms to support himself on the wooden bed, and sat up. He looked down at the disciplinary whip scars on his chest and let out a cold laugh.

Once the disciplinary whip scars were inflicted, there was no way to erase the marks of shame. Wei Wuxian lied, “Don’t look at them. We’ll find a way to get rid of them.”

Jiang Cheng slapped him. The slap was weak and powerless, and Wei Wuxian didn’t even budge. “Hit me if it makes you feel better,” Wei Wuxian said.

Jiang Cheng asked, “Did you feel it?”

Wei Wuxian was stunned, “What? What did you feel?”

Jiang Cheng said, “Did you feel my spiritual power?”

Wei Wuxian said, “What spiritual power? You didn’t use any at all.”

Jiang Cheng said, “I did use it.”

Wei Wuxian said, “What are you…what are you saying?”

Jiang Cheng repeated every word, “I said, I used it. Just now, that slap, I used every bit of my spiritual power. I’m asking you, did you feel it?”

Wei Wuxian looked at him. After a moment of silence, he said, “Hit me again and see.”

Jiang Cheng said, “There’s no need. No matter how many times I hit, it will be the same result. Wei Wuxian, do you know why the Core-Melting Hand is called the Core-Melting Hand?”

His heart sank completely.

Jiang Cheng went on, “It’s because those hands can melt one’s core, making it impossible to form a core ever again. Their spiritual power dissipates, and one becomes an ordinary person.”

“And an ordinary descendant of a cultivation family is just a useless person. For the rest of their life, they will only be able to live a mundane life, unable to dream of reaching the top ever again.”

“Mother and Father were killed by Wen Zhuliu after he melted their cores, leaving them unable to resist.”

Wei Wuxian’s thoughts were chaotic, confused and at a loss. He muttered, “…Core-Melting Hand…Core-Melting Hand…”

Jiang Cheng laughed coldly, “Wen Zhuliu, Wen Zhuliu. I want revenge, I want revenge, but how can I take revenge? I don’t even have a core anymore. I can’t ever form a core again. What do I have to take revenge with? Hahahaha, hahahahahahaha…”

Wei Wuxian fell to the ground, looking at Jiang Cheng who seemed to be going mad on the bed. He could not utter a word.

No one knew better than he did, how competitive Jiang Cheng was, how much he valued his cultivation and spiritual power. But now, with one strike from the Core-Melting Hand, his cultivation, his self-respect, and his hope for revenge, had all been crushed into powder!

Jiang Cheng laughed like a madman for a while and lay back down on the bed. Spreading out his hands, he said self-destructively, “Wei Wuxian, why did you save me? What good is saving me? To let me live in this world, watch those Wen dogs act arrogantly, and watch myself be unable to do anything?”

Just at this moment, Wen Ning came in. He was wearing an almost flattering smile and was carrying a bowl of medicine. Before he could speak, the blazing sun and fiery flame robes came into Jiang Cheng’s sight, and his pupils instantly constricted.

Jiang Cheng kicked Wen Ning, causing him to spill the medicine all over himself. Wei Wuxian wanted to catch the bowl, but ended up grabbing Wen Ning who was in shock. Jiang Cheng roared at him, “What do you think you’re doing?!”

Wen Ning stumbled back in fright, and Jiang Cheng grabbed Wei Wuxian’s collar, yelling, “When you see a Wen dog you don’t kill him?! You went to pull him?! Do you want to die?!”

Although he used all his strength, his hands were still weak and powerless. Wei Wuxian easily broke free. As if only then realizing where he was, Jiang Cheng looked around, his eyes alert. “Where is this?”

Wen Ning said from afar, “The Yiling Supervision Office. But it’s very safe…”

Jiang Cheng turned abruptly to Wei Wuxian, “The Supervision Office?! You threw yourself into a trap?”

Wei Wuxian said, “It’s not!”

Jiang Cheng said sharply, “It’s not? Then what are you doing in the Supervision Office? How did you get here? Don’t tell me, you asked the Wen dogs for help?!”

Wei Wuxian grabbed him, “Jiang Cheng, calm down. This place is safe! You need to be clearheaded. The Core-Melting Hand is not necessarily unsolvable…”

Jiang Cheng couldn’t hear a word anyone was saying. He was already half-crazed, grabbing Wei Wuxian’s neck and laughing wildly, “Wei Wuxian, hahahahahaha, Wei Wuxian! You! You…”

Suddenly, a red figure kicked open the door and flashed in. She struck with her palm. A silver light flashed as she stabbed a needle into Jiang Cheng’s head, immediately causing him to fall back down. Wen Qing whirled around, closing the door, and whispered angrily, “Wen Ning, how could you be so stupid? You let him shout and laugh so loudly?! Are you afraid of not being found out?”

As if seeing a savior, Wen Ning cried, “Elder Sister!”

Wen Qing said, “What elder sister! I haven’t even asked you, when did you become so daring? You even dare to hide people! I just subtly asked around, no wonder you suddenly went to Yunmeng! You really have guts. Who gave you the confidence this time? If Wen Chao finds out what you did, wouldn’t he tear you to pieces? If he really decides to get rid of someone, do you think I can stop him?”

She spoke extremely quickly, with clear articulation and a firm, unyielding tone. Wei Wuxian couldn’t find a chance to interrupt. Wen Ning’s face turned pale, “Elder Sister, but Young Master Wei…” Wen Qing interrupted sternly, “I’m letting it go that you acted out of sentimentality. But these two can’t stay here for long! You suddenly came and suddenly left, Wen Chao immediately lost people. Do you think Wen Chao is so stupid? Sooner or later, they will search here. This is the Supervision Office that I manage, and this is your room. What crime would it be if someone discovered you were hiding someone? You better think hard!”

She explained the dangerous situation so clearly, it was like pointing at Wei Wuxian’s nose and telling him, ‘You guys better get lost, don’t stay here and drag us down.’ If Wei Wuxian had been the one who was injured, or if it was someone else who had saved them, he would definitely have stood tall and said they would meet again, and then immediately leave. But now, the one who was injured was Jiang Cheng. Not only injured, but he had also lost his core, and his mental state was extremely unstable. No matter what, he couldn’t act tough. Moreover, it was originally the Wen family who had caused them to fall into this situation, so it was hard for him not to feel resentful. Wei Wuxian could only grit his teeth and remain silent.

Wen Ning said, “But, but the Wen family people…” Wen Qing interrupted him, “What the Wen family did doesn’t represent what we did, and the Wen family’s sins don’t mean we have to shoulder them. Wei Ying, you don’t have to look at me like that. Debts have debtors. I’m the chief here in Yiling, but I was appointed to this position under orders. I am a physician and apothecary, I haven’t killed anyone. And I have never touched the blood of your Jiang family!”

Indeed, she had never heard of Wen Qing’s subordinates committing any murders or atrocities. Instead, everywhere was hoping that she would come and take over. Because Wen Qing was a rare individual within the Wen family who had a normal way of doing things. Sometimes she could even say a few good words in front of Wen Ruohan, so her reputation was always good.

Silence fell in the room.

After a while, Wen Qing said, “Don’t take out that needle. This brat will go crazy when he wakes up, and he’ll start yelling and making so much noise that everyone outside will hear him. Wait until his wounds have healed before you take it out, and then leave as soon as possible. I don’t want to deal with Wen Chao, especially that woman next to him. She makes me sick!”

After she finished, she abruptly left the room. Wei Wuxian said, “She…does this mean she’s saying we can’t stay for long, but we can stay for a few days…right?”

Wen Ning nodded quickly, “Thank you, Elder Sister!”

A package of herbs was tossed in from outside, and Wen Qing’s voice came from afar, “If you really want to thank me, then do better! What kind of weird medicine did you just make? Make it again!”

Wen Ning got hit directly by the package of herbs, but he was very happy, “The medicine that my elder sister makes must be good. It’s hundreds of times better than mine, definitely good.”

Wei Wuxian finally completely relaxed, “Thank you.”

He knew that this pair of siblings, one was turning a blind eye, and the other was offering a helping hand, both were taking a great risk. Just as Wen Qing had said, if Wen Chao was determined to get rid of someone, Wen Qing may not be able to stop him, and she might even be implicated. After all, siblings by another mother could never compare to a biological child.

Jiang Cheng stayed asleep with the needle in his head for three days. His bones and external injuries had healed. All that remained was the disciplinary whip scar that would never disappear, and the golden core that would never be recovered, both were destined not to heal.

Wei Wuxian had also been thinking for three days.

Three days later, Wei Wuxian bid farewell to Wen Ning and carried Jiang Cheng on his back. They walked for a while, and borrowed a small house from a forest ranger.

He closed the door and removed the silver needle from Jiang Cheng’s head. After a long time, Jiang Cheng finally opened his eyes.

He was awake, but he didn’t move at all, not even turning over or asking “Where is this place?”. He neither drank water nor ate food, as if he had set his mind on dying.

Wei Wuxian asked, “Do you really want to die?”

Jiang Cheng replied, “Living I cannot take revenge, I might as well die. Perhaps I can turn into a vengeful ghost.”

Wei Wuxian said, “You’re someone who received the soul soothing ritual from childhood, you won’t turn into a vengeful ghost after death.”

Jiang Cheng said, “Since death or life can’t achieve my revenge, then what is the difference between death or life?”

After saying this, he stopped speaking.

Wei Wuxian sat by the bed and watched him for a while. He patted his legs, stood up, and began to busy himself.

In the evening, he finally finished making a meal, set it on the table, and said, “Get up. It’s time to eat.”

Jiang Cheng naturally ignored him. Wei Wuxian sat at the table and picked up his chopsticks, “If you don’t replenish your strength, how are you going to get your golden core back?”

Hearing the words “golden core”, Jiang Cheng finally blinked.

Wei Wuxian continued, “Yes, don’t doubt it, you heard it correctly. I’m saying ‘get your golden core back’.”

Jiang Cheng moved his lips, his voice dry and hoarse, “…You have a way?”

Wei Wuxian said calmly, “I have a way.”

He turned around and said, “Didn’t you always know that my mother, Cangse Sanren, was a disciple of Baoshan Sanren?”

These short few sentences instantly ignited the once lifeless eyes of Jiang Cheng.

Baoshan Sanren, a legendary immortal master who was said to have lived for hundreds of years, a reclusive expert who could bring the dead back to life and restore flesh to bones!

He trembled, “You’re saying…you’re saying…”

Wei Wuxian said clearly, “I’m saying, I know ‘Baoshan’, which mountain it is. In other words, I can take you to find Baoshan Sanren.”

Jiang Cheng said, “…But, but don’t you not remember things from when you were a child?!”

Wei Wuxian said, “I don’t not remember everything. I still remember some fragmented pieces that have been repeated many times. I always remember a woman’s voice repeating to me, telling me a location, and some things. This voice said, if I encounter an impossible situation in the future, I can go to that place, climb that mountain, and seek help from the immortals on the mountain.”

Jiang Cheng suddenly rolled off the bed.

He rushed to the table, and Wei Wuxian pushed the bowl and chopsticks in front of him, “Eat.”

Jiang Cheng was crouched at the table, excited, “I…”

Wei Wuxian said, “Eat. Speak while eating. Otherwise, I won’t talk.”

Jiang Cheng had no choice but to climb onto the stool, pick up the chopsticks, and start shoveling food into his mouth. He had originally been dead inside, but suddenly he discovered a turning point. He was so excited that he seemed to be burning with fire, restless. He didn’t even know that he had picked up his chopsticks the wrong way. Wei Wuxian watched him eat absentmindedly, then said, “In a few days, I’ll take you to find her.”

Jiang Cheng said, “Today!”

Wei Wuxian said, “What are you afraid of, she’s been an immortal for hundreds of years. Could she disappear in these few days? The reason why I say we will go in a few days, is because there are many taboos involved. I have to remind you of them slowly. Otherwise, if you break the taboos and anger our grandmaster, then we’ll be done for, you and I both.”

Jiang Cheng stared at him, hoping he would say more. Wei Wuxian then said, “After you go up the mountain, you can’t open your eyes and look around, remembering the scenery of the mountain, and looking at other people’s faces. Remember, no matter what they ask you to do, you have to do it without question.”

Jiang Cheng said, “Okay!”

Wei Wuxian said, “Also, the most important thing. If you’re asked who you are, you must say that you are the son of Cangse Sanren, you absolutely must not reveal your true identity!”

Jiang Cheng said, “Okay!”

It was estimated that right now, no matter what request Wei Wuxian made, he would say okay with red eyes. Wei Wuxian said, “Alright, eat your food, recover your strength and rest your mind. I need to prepare a few things these next few days.”

Jiang Cheng finally realized that he had picked up his chopsticks the wrong way. After he switched them around, he ate a few more mouthfuls. They were so spicy his eyes were red, but he still couldn’t help but curse, “…This is so bad!”

After being asked repeatedly for several days about details of Baoshan Sanren, Wei Wuxian took Jiang Cheng and set out, traversing mountains and rivers, until they arrived at the foot of a deep mountain in Yiling.

This mountain was lush and verdant, with exquisite peaks and a few spiritual auras, and the mountain peak was surrounded by clouds and mist, which did look a little bit like an immortal’s mountain. But it was still quite different from the divine mountains that people imagined. Jiang Cheng had been suspicious these past few days. Sometimes he doubted whether Wei Wuxian was tricking him. Sometimes he wondered if Wei Wuxian had misheard or misremembered when he was young. Sometimes he worried whether they could even find the place. When he saw this mountain, he became doubtful again. “Is this really the place where Baoshan Sanren lives?”

Wei Wuxian said confidently, “It’s definitely here. Would it do me any good to trick you? To trick you and make you happy for a few days, only to have you be even more crushed later?”

They had repeated similar conversations countless times. Wei Wuxian accompanied him to the halfway point of the mountain and said, “Okay, I can’t go any further up with you from here.”

He took out a cloth strip and covered Jiang Cheng’s eyes, repeatedly warning him, “Absolutely, absolutely do not open your eyes. There are no fierce beasts on the mountain, you would be better off going slow. You cannot pull down the cloth strip even if you fall. You absolutely cannot be curious. Remember, you absolutely have to say that you are Wei Wuxian. You know what to answer if they ask you anything, right?”

The matter was about whether he could regain his golden core, and whether he could get revenge, so Jiang Cheng didn’t dare to be careless, and nodded nervously.

He turned around, slowly walking towards the mountain. Wei Wuxian said, “I’ll wait for you in that town earlier!”

After watching Jiang Cheng’s slowly moving back for a while, he turned around and took another mountain path.

Jiang Cheng’s ascent up the mountain took seven days.

The small town they agreed to meet in was built between the mountains. It was very desolate. There were not many people in the entire town. The streets were narrow and uneven, and there wasn’t even a peddler’s stand on the side of the road.

Wei Wuxian squatted by the side of the road, looked in the direction of the mountain, but still didn’t see Jiang Cheng’s shadow. He used his hands to support his knees, stood up, and felt dizzy. After shaking his head a bit, he walked towards the only teahouse in the town.

The teahouse could be considered the only non-dilapidated building in this small town. As soon as he entered the door, a waiter greeted him with a smile, “What would you like to drink?”

Wei Wuxian’s heart immediately jumped.

These days, he had been working hard and hadn’t had any time to rest. He could almost be described as unkempt. If a normal teahouse waiter saw him like this, not immediately scowling and chasing him out would already be considered very good. But to greet him so enthusiastically was a bit too fake.

He quickly scanned the teahouse. The accountant behind the counter was almost burying their head into the ledger. Seven or eight people were sitting at the ten tables, and many of them were wearing cloaks and drinking tea with their heads down, as if they were trying to cover something.

Wei Wuxian decisively turned around and retreated. But as soon as he took a step out of the teahouse door, a large black shadow came charging at him, and a palm struck his chest like thunder.

Wei Wuxian crashed through two tables. The waiter and the accountant fled in a panic. The seven or eight people inside lifted their cloaks to reveal the blazing sun and fiery flame robes that they wore underneath. Wen Zhuliu stepped over the threshold and stood before Wei Wuxian. He looked at him, who was struggling to stand up on the ground, then looked at his own palm with a pensive look. Someone kicked Wei Wuxian behind the knee, forcing him to kneel heavily. Wen Chao’s face appeared in his sight, full of cruel excitement. “So you’ve already fallen to your knees?! You stinking brat, weren’t you quite capable of jumping around at the bottom of the Xuanwu Cave? So now one palm is all it takes? Hahahaha, why don’t you try jumping again, let me see you act all arrogant!”

Wang Lingjiao’s impatient voice also rang out, “Quick! Young Master Wen, hurry and chop off his hands! He still owes us an arm!”

Wen Chao said, “No, no, no, no need to rush. It wasn’t easy to find this brat, so chopping off his hands will make him bleed too much. It won’t be fun if he dies right away. Let’s melt his core first. I want to hear him scream like that little bastard Jiang Cheng did last time!”

Wang Lingjiao said, “Then we’ll melt his core first, then chop off his hands!”

They were having a cheerful discussion, but Wei Wuxian suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood and said, “Sure! Whatever tortures you have, go ahead and use them!”

Wang Lingjiao laughed, “You said it!”

Wen Chao sneered, “You’re just putting on a brave face when death is already upon you!”

Wei Wuxian laughed coldly, “It’s precisely because death is upon me that I’m happy! I’m even worried I won’t die! If you have the guts, torture me to death! The more cruel it is, the better. After I die, I’m destined to turn into a fierce evil ghost, and I will harass the entire Qishan Wen Clan day and night, cursing you all!”

Upon hearing this, Wen Chao actually stuttered for a moment. One must know that disciples from prominent families, like Jiang Fengmian and Yu Ziyuan, from birth were influenced by their families and magical instruments. During their growth, they were also subjected to countless soul-soothing rituals, making the possibility of them turning into vengeful ghosts after death extremely low. However, Wei Wuxian was different. He was the son of a servant, and he hadn’t grown up in the Jiang family from a young age, so he didn’t have the chance to undergo so many soul-soothing rituals. If he really did die and his resentment soared to the sky, turning into a vengeful ghost who would relentlessly harass them, that would be a headache. Moreover, the more torture he received before his death, the more fragmented and cruel the methods, the more ferocious the vengeful ghost he would become, and the harder it would be to deal with.

Seeing this, Wang Lingjiao quickly said, “Young Master Wen, don’t listen to his nonsense. Not everyone can turn into a vengeful ghost after death. It requires favorable timing, location, and people. Even if he really does, does the Qishan Wen Clan really not have any ways to deal with one lone ghost?! We’ve been catching people everywhere for so long, isn’t it to punish him? Are we going to let him go just because he spouted some nonsense?”

Wen Chao said, “Of course not!”

Wei Wuxian knew that his death was inevitable, but he was becoming calmer. The bone-deep hatred had settled into a cold and firm resolve. Wen Chao saw his expression and felt displeased and somewhat horrified, kicking him in the stomach. “You’re still acting! Trying to scare who! Acting like a hero!”

A group of disciples joined him in beating him violently. After they felt like they had beat him enough, Wen Chao shouted, “Enough!”

Wei Wuxian spat out a mouthful of blood, and thought with great determination, “Are you going to kill me now? Dying is still better than living, I still have a thirty percent chance of turning into a vengeful ghost to take revenge!”

Thinking this way, he felt an unparalleled excitement.

But Wen Chao said, “Wei Ying, don’t you always think that you’re fearless and brave and great?”

Wei Wuxian said in surprise, “Oh, a Wen dog is actually speaking like a human now?”

Wen Chao landed a punch, sneering, “Go ahead and put on an act, keep talking big. I want to see just how long you can keep acting like a hero!”

He ordered his men to grab Wei Wuxian, and Wen Zhuliu walked over, lifting him off the ground. Wei Wuxian struggled to lift his head, looking at the person who killed Jiang Fengmian and Madam Yu, and ruined Jiang Cheng’s core. He firmly etched his face, his cold expression, into his mind.

The Wen family brought him onto their swords and flew into the air. The small town and the deep mountain gradually drifted further away. Wei Wuxian thought, “Even if Jiang Cheng comes down, he won’t be able to find me… What are they doing, taking me so high? Are they going to drop me from the sky and kill me?”

They flew on their swords for a while, when the white clouds were suddenly split apart by a black, somber mountain.

This mountain was exuding an ominous, heavy death aura, like a massive ancient corpse. Just looking at it from afar was enough to make one’s blood run cold.

Wen Chao stopped right above this mountain. “Wei Ying, do you know what place this is?”

He laughed menacingly, “This place is called the Burial Mounds.”

Hearing this name, a chill crawled up Wei Wuxian’s back and up the back of his head.

Wen Chao continued, “These Burial Mounds are in Yiling. You people in Yunmeng must have heard of its great reputation. It’s a mountain of corpses, an ancient battlefield. If you just find any random spot and dig, you’ll find a corpse. And all the unnamed corpses, they just roll them in straw mats and throw them here.”

The sword formation slowly descended, getting closer to the mountain. Wen Chao said, “Look at this black air. Tsk, tsk, it’s very malevolent, right? The resentment is so strong, right? Even we in the Wen family can’t do anything about it, we can only surround it and forbid anyone from entering. This is still during the day. At night, all kinds of things really come out. Once a living person enters, their body and soul will never return. They can never get out.”

He grabbed Wei Wuxian’s hair, and said, word by word, sneering, “You, will never be able to get out either!”

After saying this, he threw Wei Wuxian down.

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