My Senior Brother Turned Black After I Died. Chapter 52
byChapter 52 Chapter 52 On the first day back in the real world, I thought…
Ji Hantong was galloping with his sword, the whistling wind was in his ears, and the sea of clouds was flying by in front of his eyes.
He didn’t dare to look back, didn’t dare to think about Shen Lanchuan’s appearance standing there, didn’t dare to think about how the light in Shen Lanchuan’s eyes dimmed little by little when he said “Senior brother, I’m sorry”.
“Host, go east, go east again!” System 0621’s voice was extremely urgent, “Quick! Li Cangming’s aura is getting weaker and weaker!”
Ji Hantong gritted his teeth and activated his spiritual power to the extreme.The snow-brushing sword turned into a white stream of light and tore through the sea of clouds, speeding eastward.
The place where Li Cangming encountered danger was actually in a remote place near the back mountain of Taixuan Dao Sect. Ji Hantong arrived quickly.
“Right there!” System 0621 shouted.
Ji Hantong rushed straight into the valley without any hesitation.
In the center of the valley is a huge formation with complex patterns and flowing auras.At this moment, Li Cangming was pale and kneeling in the center of the formation, covered in blood.
What made Ji Hantong’s heart tremble even more was that there was a bloody hole in Li Cangming’s back.Blood was pouring out of the hole, and half of his Chaos Immortal Bones had been taken out by humans.
Outside the formation, there were seven or eight figures standing.
The leader was a middle-aged man wearing a black brocade robe. He had an elegant face, but there was a chilling evil in his eyes.He stood with his hands behind his back, looking down at the dying young man in the formation, with a satisfied smile on his lips.
The people standing behind him were all dressed in Immortal Alliance deacon uniforms, with calm auras, and were at least at the Nascent Soul stage or above.
Ji Hantong recognized the leader.The deputy leader of the Immortal Alliance, Su Zhaohe.
“Li Cangming!” Ji Hantong dropped his sword light and rushed to the edge of the formation.
Li Cangming heard the voice and raised his head with difficulty.The face was covered with blood, and his eyes were blurry, but when he saw clearly that the person coming was Ji Hantong, his eyes still lit up.
“Master…Sir…” His voice was so hoarse that it was almost inaudible.
Ji Hantong stared at the formation, his thoughts racing.
Ji Hantong recognized this formation as the ancient trapped immortal formation. It was said to be a formation used to imprison powerful men in ancient times and had been lost for many years.Now he actually appears here to deal with a young man who is in the middle stage of the Golden Core.
“Host, this formation is very powerful, I’m afraid it won’t be easy to break.” System 0621’s voice sounded worried.
Su Zhaohe heard the noise and turned around.The moment he saw Ji Hantong, a trace of surprise flashed across his face.
“It’s really surprising that Immortal Yu Heng is here,” Su Zhaohe looked at Ji Hantong in surprise, “Today is the bonding ceremony between you and Immortal Mingshu, and you actually left your Taoist companion to save your apprentice.”
Ji Hantong ignored him.His eyes were fixed on Li Cangming in the formation, staring at the bloody hole, his fingers clenched the Snow Flow Sword, and his knuckles turned white.
“Su Zhaohe,” Ji Hantong’s voice was as cold as ice, “let him go.”
“I’m sorry, Immortal Lord, I can’t do it,” Su Zhaohe sighed, “As you know, the entire world of cultivation is worried about the foul air. Our alliance leader has a new secret method that can completely eliminate the foul air, but the Chaos Immortal Bones must be used. This is also for the sake of the people in the world. Please don’t stop it, Immortal Lord.”
“Broken–” Ji Hantong was too lazy to talk to them any more, and took out the snow-brushing sword from its sheath.
He didn’t have time to study how to break the formation, so he could only use the most direct method – breaking the formation with force.
The sword shines like a sword, slashing towards the formation.
With each sword strike, Ji Hantong’s face turned paler.Blood oozed from the corners of his mouth, dripping down his chin and onto the ground beneath his feet.
Su Zhaohe’s smile faded little by little.He watched Ji Hantong slash the formation crazily, and saw more and more cracks on the formation, with a hint of evil in his eyes.
“Why is Immortal Yuheng doing this?” He sighed, “Is it worth putting yourself in for a disciple?”
Ji Hantong didn’t answer. After cutting off countless swords——
“Boom——” The formation shattered.
Ji Hantong staggered a step, leaned his sword on the ground, and gasped for air.He could feel that the spiritual power in his body was passing away rapidly, and the vitality was being withdrawn from his body bit by bit.
But Ji Hantong didn’t care about this. He raised his head and walked towards Li Cangming.
“Master…” Li Cangming looked at Ji Hantong, tears mixed with blood rolling down his face, “I’m sorry…”
“Master, take you back.” Ji Hantong said hoarsely.
“Bah bang bang.”
Applause came from behind, and Ji Hantong paused.
Su Zhaohe’s voice came from behind, “Immortal Yuheng really values love and justice. He is willing to risk his life for his apprentice. Su admires him, I admire him.”
Ji Hantong slowly stood up and turned around.
Su Zhaohe stood not far away, and the deacons behind him had dispersed, surrounding them.
Ji Hantong’s eyes swept across those people and finally landed on Su Zhaohe’s face.
“Originally, we just wanted to take the Chaos Immortal Bones and save this kid’s life. After all, he is your disciple, and we in the Immortal Alliance don’t want to make things impossible.” The smile on Su Zhaohe’s face became colder little by little.
“But now that you’re here, it’s different.”
“You have seen our faces and know our identities. If we let you go back, we will not be able to explain to Mingshu Immortal Lord and Taixuan Dao Sect.”
Su Zhaohe sighed, as if he was really embarrassed.
“So, I have no choice but to ask you to stay here with your apprentice.”
As soon as he finished speaking, the deacons took action at the same time.
Sharp auras flooded toward Ji Hantong and Li Cangming.
Ji Hantong’s pupils shrank suddenly.He wanted to fight back, but breaking the formation had already exhausted most of his cultivation. At this moment, his spiritual energy was in chaos and he couldn’t even stand firmly.
Ji Hantong tried his best to hold up a spiritual shield and protect Li Cangming behind him.
But those deacons are all masters at the Nascent Soul stage and above. How can he block a combined attack now?
The shield shattered instantly.
Ji Hantong groaned, and blood gushes out from the corner of his mouth.
“Master!” Li Cangming hissed, struggling to get up.
Ji Hantong held him down and refused to let him move.
“Do it!” Su Zhaohe made a gesture, and everyone launched a full blow again, attacking Ji Hantong and Li Cangming.
Ji Hantong did not dodge, lowered his head and looked at Li Cangming, and whispered: “Stay alive.”
“And…forget it, let’s not talk about it.”
Then he stood up, stood in front of Li Cangming, and several spiritual lights struck Ji Hantong at the same time.
Ji Hantong mobilized all his spiritual power to self-destruct.
Warm blood splashed on Li Cangming’s face, and Ji Hantong’s body fell softly.
“Master——!!!”
Li Cangming’s screams rang in his ears.
Ji Hantong lay on the ground, looking at the fog gradually dissipating in the sky, feeling that his body was getting lighter little by little.
There was a blood hole in his chest that was gushing blood, but Ji Hantong felt no pain.
He just felt very tired, very tired, very tired…
“Host.” System 0621’s voice sounded in my mind, with deep sadness, “The mission is completed, you can go back.”
Ji Hantong didn’t answer.He looked at the sky, and his 400 years of experience in the world of cultivation gradually emerged in his mind.And in all the pictures, there is the shadow of Shen Lanchuan.
A tear fell from the corner of Ji Hantong’s eyes.
I’m sorry, senior brother, and… you must live well.
Ji Hantong closed his eyes.
At the last moment, he heard the voice of System 0621:
“Host, welcome home.”
Home?Where is his home?
*
When Ji Hantong opened his eyes again, he saw a white ceiling that was familiar yet unfamiliar.
There is a long, thin crack in the ceiling that extends from the upper right corner to next to the lamp base.It was a crack he could see every day while lying on his bed during his three years of high school. The landlord kept saying he would fix it, but never did.
There was no sound of wind, no sound of swords, and no rapid beep of system 0621.
The only sounds outside the window were the faint sound of car horns and the sound of the neighbor next door clattering spatulas while cooking.
Ji Hantong lay on the bed, motionless.He stared at the crack for a long time, until his eyes felt sore before he blinked slowly.
Everything is still the same as before.After the college entrance examination, Ji Hantong was admitted to a well-known prestigious university, but because he was terminally ill, he did not have time to go to school. Instead, he died alone in a rental house, and was then bound by System 0621 to do tasks in the world of cultivation.
Ji Hantong slowly raised his hand and looked at his palm.
The hands were white and clean, with well-proportioned bones and flesh. There were no pinholes left by frequent injections. They were just ordinary hands.
Four hundred and fifty-seven years.
He stayed in that world for four hundred and fifty-seven years.
Get up at Mao hour and meditate, and then rest at Hai hour.No cell phones, no wifi, no fried chicken, cola and milk tea.
But when he finally returned to the real world, Ji Hantong had no thoughts about those things. He only missed Shen Lanchuan.
“Host.”
The voice of System 0621 sounded in my mind. This time the tone was different from the previous ones, but with a touch of sadness.
“Host, are you okay?”
Ji Hantong closed his eyes.
“0621.” Ji Hantong’s voice was hoarse, as if he hadn’t spoken for a long time, “Do you think he will hate me?”
System 0621 was silent for a moment.
Ji Hantong didn’t need it to answer either.He lay there with his eyes closed, the image appearing over and over again in his mind——
Under the sky full of red silk, Shen Lanchuan stood alone in front of the altar.
Wearing a bright red wedding dress, she is lonely and desolate.
Hate it as much as you want, as long as senior brother can be safe.
“Host.” System 0621’s voice sounded again, “The mission is completed, I want to say goodbye to you.”
“To thank you for successfully completing this mission, the Quick Travel Bureau specially credited 100 million yuan to your account.” System 0621 paused, “100 million yuan, not Happy Beans. You are now a rich man. You can buy a big house, travel around the world, go to school, you can…”
“0621.” Ji Hantong interrupted.
“Huh?”
Ji Hantong’s voice was very soft, “Is that world real?”
System 0621: “Host, every minute and every second of the four hundred and fifty-seven years you experienced there was real.”
“Those feelings are also real.”
“Also,” System 0621’s voice was full of reluctance, “I really have to leave. According to the rules of the bureau, the system must be unbound from the host after the task is completed.”
“That’s it…”
“Thank you for taking care of me over the years. Although you always say that I talk too much, the more than four hundred years of performing missions with you have been the happiest time since I left the factory.”
“I hope everything goes well for you from now on.”
Ji Hantong’s eyes became sore again: “0621, thank you.”
“Goodbye, host.”
The sound gradually faded away, and finally disappeared completely from his mind. Ji Hantong opened his eyes, and there was silence in the room.
Ji Hantong’s tears finally fell. He hugged the quilt and cried like a child in the small rental house.
On the first day back in the real world, I miss my senior brother.
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The author has something to say: The previous chapter was originally about 3,500 words. After I was not satisfied with it, I revised it to more than 4,300 words in the early morning. If you have read it before, you can read it again, although it feels sharper after the revision ()
I’m quite busy during the Chinese New Year, so updates are usually between 11pm and 0pm. Anyway, I try to update early, so try to watch [Kiss] after you wake up during the day.Then, after the nutrient solution has passed 1500, I will see if I can add another chapter for everyone’s efforts in the next two days.
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