Chapter 34

"Why is Cheng Yichen passed out? You should ask Cheng Yichen, not me. I'm not an all-knowing person." Qin Hainian gave me a puzzled look.

I felt a bit embarrassed. Indeed, it was already quite good that Qin Hainian knew some details of the whole story. How could she know these specifics? I just blamed myself for being too immersed in such 'jianghu' stories and couldn't extricate myself.

My expression couldn't help but show excitement. Thinking about those grand events, I wished I could be part of them. Old Zhou's face was also flushed, clearly excited as well. Which man doesn't have a hero's dream in his heart?

The next moment, Old Zhou looked at me excitedly, and I had a bad feeling. Sure enough, he rushed over, grabbed me, and said, "Old Three, teach me how to draw talismans."

I was speechless again. Drawing talismans isn't something you can just copy and do.

"Don't be like that, okay? Those stories used to excite me too, but my grandmother told me that when you hear others' stories, you might get excited and moved, wishing you were part of them, but in fact, as an onlooker, how can you know the pain of those involved? Being a hero isn't that easy. You're grown men, can't you be a bit more calm?" Qin Hainian and I both looked at Qin Hainian in surprise, not expecting this 'rough man' to suddenly say such emotional words.

Qin Hainian was a bit uncomfortable with our looks, suddenly looking a bit shy, then getting angry and saying, "Can't a lady be delicate sometimes?"

I thought to myself, "Indeed."

Sure enough, the next moment, Qin Hainian suddenly said to Old Zhou with a strange look on his face, "Brother Zhou, it's not like this. I'm very ladylike. That wasn't me just now; it must be that Third Brother used some kind of magic on me."

"Damn, Qin Hainian, can you be a bit more reliable?" I was speechless by Qin Hainian's 'cleverness.'

On the other side, Qin Hainian was still trying to smooth things over for me, blinking her eyes until her face was about to cramp, meaning for me to go along with her. But Old Zhou had already seen her cramping face clearly, so was there any need for this?

The three of us together couldn't stay normal for a few minutes, but after the commotion, Qin Hainian still said to me, "Well, Cheng Yichen and Jiang Lichun are from the old Li lineage. Cheng Yichen is the very capable person from our village that I told you about, Sun Qiang's older brother. I heard that Sun Qiang admires and respects him a lot. Later, many things happened. I heard from the big shots in our village that Cheng Yichen is known as the top young practitioner in the cultivation circle."

"How old is Cheng Yichen?" The title of 'top young practitioner' ignited a fierce fire in my heart, making me yearn and feel excited. I felt as if my life had a certain goal, and I wanted to keep climbing forward.

Although this thought changed a few years later, I felt that I was naive back then and that in the tide of fate, some fame you have might not matter to you. What you really want is just the happiness and peace that Master and my senior brother talked about. But you have to admit, that passion is also the color of your youth.

"How should I know? I said I'm not an all-knowing person, but I roughly know that he is from the 1960s, and we are from the 1980s, so we're not of the same generation. But I really admire Sun Qiang. I always think that people with the talent for witchcraft are very capable. Unfortunately, I've never talked to Sun Qiang; I've only seen him from afar at the village gatherings. I think the people he admires must be extraordinary," Qin Hainian said, tilting her head.

Old Zhou suddenly asked her, "Between Sun Qiang and me, who do you admire more?"

"You, you, you, Zhou Zheng, you are my sun." Qin Hainian's eyes sparkled, and Old Zhou looked as if it was only natural and then felt relieved.

I looked at these two, but a burst of emotion in my heart couldn't be suppressed. I suddenly stood up from the sofa and said to Qin Hainian, "New talents emerge in every generation, and at a certain time, each should lead the trend!! Qin Hainian, do you believe in me? If Cheng Yichen is the top young practitioner, like the Southern Emperor who has already made a name in the jianghu, why can't I, Ye Zhengling, reach that height and become the Northern Beggar? The jianghu can never be the jianghu of one person; it should be the jianghu of many, a grand era."

Qin Hainian looked at me as if I were a lunatic and suddenly said, "Ye Zhengling, aren't you usually calm and composed, even cold-blooded? Why do I find you have the potential to be a lunatic? The people I mentioned are so far from our lives. Their lives sound like fairy tales to us. Just listen to the stories. I still say that the grand adventures that others see, the various pains of those involved can only be understood by them. Peace is a blessing, Young Master Ye, don't cause trouble, okay?"

"You little girl, you don't understand a thing." I couldn't calm the flame in my heart. It seemed that from a long, long time ago, I was meant to be a person of the jianghu, meant to gallop through the world, to adventure, to live an extraordinary life. Now, I was just being awakened.

Cheng Yichen, this person I had never met, his back was the goal I followed with my steps. One day, could I stand beside him?

Or did he have his past, and I have my story? In the twenty years that separated us, would we eventually intersect?

Seeing my passionate look, Qin Hainian was too lazy to persuade me. She probably couldn't understand why I, who was usually calm, suddenly became so passionate. She also thought there was no need to persuade me, as our lives were too far from Cheng Yichen's.

As for Old Zhou, it took him a long time to come to his senses. He looked at Qin Hainian and said, "Do you think I'm like the Eastern Heretic?"

This time, Qin Hainian was speechless and patted her forehead, then blinked her eyes at Old Zhou and said, "How can you be like the Eastern Heretic? You should be the most powerful Central Spirit."

"I think so too." At this moment, Old Zhou laughed foolishly.

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Compared to the scorching midday sun, the afternoon sun was a bit gentler but still unbearable. Old Zhou and I wore sunglasses and occasionally glanced at the sky, having to squint. Walking on the bright road, the heat from the ground, even through the soles of our shoes, made our feet feel hot.

Walking in such weather was not a pleasant experience, especially in this narrow alley where garbage bins, unattended and full of flies, were scattered. Occasionally, there were large patches of sewage flowing.

The smell in the hot weather was even more suffocating.

Old Zhou had a cleanliness obsession and, at this moment, naturally cursed the authorities for not doing their job and not improving these corners of the city. Of course, for his standing and talking without feeling the pain, I never paid attention or commented.

Our purpose this time was to find Zhao Ying's home. We naturally didn't forget Zhao Ying's words from last night. In such a critical situation with the cat demon, she still reminded us to go to her home, which meant that going there must provide some clue we needed.

We had no choice; we had to do what we had promised. But compared to the grand story we heard in the morning, what I was doing seemed insignificant. I was still immersed in it, unable to extricate myself, thinking when I could encounter a big event?

"Old Three, Old Three," I was lost in thought, and Old Zhou couldn't help but call me, handing me a bottle of mineral water.

"What's up?" I took the mineral water Old Zhou had just bought and drank half of it in one gulp. The cool water in my stomach made me sigh in relief. The unrealistic passion I had before seemed to calm down a bit.

"We've been walking in this old city for so long, but why can't we find the place Zhao Ying mentioned? Is the address wrong?" I could tell that Old Zhou was almost at his limit. The scorching sun was one thing, but the narrow alley with its pungent smell was truly 'torturing' him.

"The address was found through your connections. Now you're asking me? Keep looking. Maybe we'll find it. After all, nothing in life is easy. Don't say you, even I wouldn't easily agree to their requests! But once we've agreed, it's like a life-and-death contract, no turning back," I said and continued walking forward.

My sense of direction has always been good. If I remember correctly, the alley that branches off ahead is the only place we haven't walked through in over an hour. If we can't find it there, we'll have to consider whether the address Old Zhou found through his connections is correct.

Actually, what surprised me about this matter was that even though Zhao Ying's body was involved, Old Zhou still went to the hospital to inquire about some personal information about Zhao Ying, and no one asked any questions. Not only did they not ask, but the office, which usually has poor efficiency, quickly called Old Zhou back, clearly informing him of Zhao Ying's address.

Is there something suspicious about this? If we find it, it's fine, but if we can't, is there something suspicious? What does this mean? Are they playing with us and Old Zhou?

Thinking about this, I walked silently forward. My words about the promise being a life-and-death contract probably weighed heavily on Old Zhou's mind. He didn't complain anymore but followed me silently.

We soon reached the alley that branched off. On both sides of the alley were low, flat houses with irregular sheds, making the road in the middle even narrower. It was even dirtier and messier here than outside.

Occasionally, a woman in casual clothes would come out and throw garbage on the side of the road, looking at people coldly, just like the people outside, not giving us a chance to ask for directions and quickly going back into their houses.

But at this moment, there was no need for us to ask for directions because at the end of the alley, there was a more dilapidated room. The crooked door number matched the address we had in our hands.

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