Chapter 2303 - 2301: Will There Be a Turning Point? Will There Be One?

Chapter 2303: Chapter 2301: Will There Be a Turning Point? Will There Be One?

Hill!

Tombstone!

Four solitary graves!

And of course, Ye Tianchen, who drank up five bowls of wine, still couldn’t ease the pain deep within his heart. In truth, such pain cannot be healed by any amount of wine!

To be honest, Ye Tianchen felt somewhat dazed and couldn’t believe it. Dongfang Meng, Tianshuang, Zhang Ruotong, Liu Rumei—they were all dead, completely gone from this world. No longer could he see their faces, hear their voices. Had these four really vanished from this world forever? Ye Tianchen refused to believe it!

"I mean, what’s the fun in drinking alone in front of four graves?" Little Zhu Yan grinned at Xiao Yi and asked.

Ye Tianchen glanced at Little Zhu Yan. He really had no mind to pay attention to this fellow; his expression was a bit dazed, unsure if it was overwhelming sadness or a persistent feeling of inexpressible and unreleased emotions. He took the last half-bowl of wine left and walked step by step towards the four solitary graves.

Before Tianshuang’s tombstone!

"Do you remember? When I first met you, you were one of the four beauties of the Ancient Martial World, the top female disciple of the Heavenly Number Mysterious Sect. Later, I sought out your master with you for a fortune reading, and to help me, you handed over the Fire God Gourd..."

Before Dongfang Meng’s tombstone!

"I remember when we were still in Earth’s secular world, you were Longteng University’s most beautiful campus belle, also a disciple of the Ancient Tomb Sect. Together we experienced life-and-death moments and practiced ********..."

Before Zhang Ruotong’s tombstone!

"Ruotong, I know you’ve always liked me, but I didn’t want you to get involved in this harsh world, so I kept rejecting you. But I never expected that the first time I encountered a life-and-death crisis, it was you who saved me. You even forced a special healing power into my body, allowing me to endure challenges in my future cultivation and battles. You..."

Before Liu Rumei’s tombstone!

"Our relationship can be described as love-hate rivals, can it? In Earth’s secular world, I caused a big joke in the capital city by spying on you while you were bathing. We were both victims of a setup, but after such an incident, I thought we’d settle into being mere friends, which was more than decent. Astonishingly, we went on step into marriage. It’s true that life is full of changes and surprises that I never anticipated. Even more surprising was you’d follow me into a world different from that of ordinary people..."

Four solitary graves, four tombstones. Ye Tianchen holding the half-bowl of wine, recalling earnestly and describing his relationships and sentiments with these four women. Listening to these, one couldn’t help but want to shed tears. Even Little Zhu Yan, this rascal, who usually has no heart or feelings, stayed silent and felt somewhat melancholic!

"I have a lot to say to you, but I don’t know where to start or what is appropriate... If you could hear, it would make me very happy!" Ye Tianchen said with a bitter smile.

Little Zhu Yan glanced at Ye Tianchen and directly took the half-bowl of wine from Ye Tianchen’s hand, drinking it down noisily, while Ye Tianchen looked displeasedly at Little Zhu Yan and said, "Can you get lost? Be careful or I’ll beat you up!"

"Hit me? If you dare to hit me, boy, you’ll regret it!" Little Zhu Yan spoke as if Ye Tianchen would definitely need its help.

Bang!

One punch landed on Little Zhu Yan’s head, almost knocking the rascal out, making it yell in pain, "Wow, boy, you’ve grown stronger! At this rate, I might really lose my life!"

"If you don’t move away now, I’ll hit you again!" Ye Tianchen glared at Little Zhu Yan and said.

Little Zhu Yan gazed at Ye Tianchen, feeling that Ye Tianchen was genuinely upset. Immediately it sulkingly set down the wine bowl beside him, muttering under its breath, "Pfft, there are things you don’t even know, dare to hit me, go on, keep being miserable!"

Ye Tianchen was still a bit dazed, maybe from drinking too much wine, maybe from being too sad. Hearing Little Zhu Yan’s words gave him a pause; suddenly he felt there was a hidden meaning in the rascal’s words, so without hesitation he grabbed Little Zhu Yan’s left arm and pulled it back!

"Hey, hey, take it easy, it hurts!" Little Zhu Yan shouted.

"Stop pretending. Over the years, you’ve grown a lot, and with your lineage as a descendant of the Ancient War Emperor, your natural bloodline is strong; your physical body power isn’t weaker than mine. This strength can’t hurt you!" Ye Tianchen said calmly.

Little Zhu Yan heard Ye Tianchen’s words and felt somewhat embarrassed. Indeed, being pained by Ye Tianchen was all an act. Over the years, as Little Zhu Yan’s bloodline gradually awakened and its demanding self-cultivation, its growth was truly rapid, as Ye Tianchen said. Little Zhu Yan’s physical body power wouldn’t be weaker than Ye Tianchen’s now!

And this rascal Little Zhu Yan is quite cunning. It keeps its own growth and strength secret, afraid that anyone will discover it, not because it doesn’t trust the people of Desolate Stone Village but because this rascal has an air of wanting to show off and shock people. In truth, Little Zhu Yan’s growth over the years could indeed be described as rapid. Even experts like Hu Gao and Tian Boguang hadn’t expected Little Zhu Yan was this powerful, and even the God Beating Bowl couldn’t fully comprehend it!

"Not bad, many haven’t noticed my rapid growth, yet you figured it out so fast—impressive!" Little Zhu Yan delightedly chuckled with some awkwardness.

Ye Tianchen looked at Little Zhu Yan, shook his head, and said, "You really are sly. During our fight outside the waterfall, I knew you weren’t using your full strength, worried the God Beating Bowl would notice. You were just probing. If we truly measured your current strength, you could definitely have a real, even match with me!"

"I’m still pretty awesome, right? In just a few years, I’ve grown to this point. You should be grateful to me. If I weren’t this strong, Desolate Stone Village in this underground palace might not be safe!" Little Zhu Yan proudly said, laughing.

"The bloodline of the Ancient War Emperor is indeed strong, coupled with your diligent cultivation. You’ll be a powerful figure in the Martial Arts World one day, adding another strong guardian to Desolate Stone Village. Together, we can dominate this turbulent world!" Ye Tianchen said with a smile.

"Yes, the two of us together will conquer this world. I have many things to do, and you have many things that you have to do!" Little Zhu Yan said with determination in its eyes.

Ye Tianchen slightly smiled, glancing at Little Zhu Yan. This rascal’s growth is truly impressive. In just a few short years, it’s already capable of having a real match against Ye Tianchen, who possesses a Mid-stage Martial Saint Cultivation Realm, and perhaps even not being weaker—an astonishing rapid growth. This indeed benefited from Little Zhu Yan’s father, the Ancient War Emperor’s bloodline inheritance, as well as its own hardworking cultivation. Regardless, Ye Tianchen was happy. Little Zhu Yan’s rascal nature remained unchanged, yet it was definitely the kind of character that knew what to do when.

"Do you know what I’m feeling right now? I remembered a poem from Earth’s secular world..." Ye Tianchen said with a bitter smile.

"What poem?" Little Zhu Yan asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Ten years, life and death are vast and boundless, not thinking about it, naturally unforgettable. A thousand miles from an isolated grave, nowhere to express the sorrow..." Ye Tianchen said, taking a sip of wine.

"You’re really a romantic, but human emotions are understandable. If it were me, I might cry even harder than you!" said Little Zhu Yan, momentarily abandoning its rascal demeanor.

"There are things you wouldn’t understand, emotions you wouldn’t comprehend. The feelings among the four of them and me are something few can understand!" Ye Tianchen sighed.

Little Zhu Yan glanced at Ye Tianchen, thought for a moment and said, "What if they are not dead?"

"Hm? What do you mean? Can’t you just say everything at once? Why beat around the bush with me?" Ye Tianchen asked Little Zhu Yan.

The reason Ye Tianchen grabbed Little Zhu Yan, who was grumbling away, was because he felt this rascal had something off, like having a different perspective on the deaths of Tianshuang, Dongfang Meng, Zhang Ruotong, and Liu Rumei. Could there be something unexpected?

Little Zhu Yan glanced at Ye Tianchen and, thinking for a moment, began to speak, "When I escaped from the Penglai Ancient Martial World with the God Beating Bowl, the major changes in the martial arts world’s magic laws had not yet arrived. But at that time, we had nothing to do in the Penglai Ancient Martial World. Unexpectedly, we encountered people from Desolate Stone Village. We realized from their formation that it was you who established it and guarded this place. After ensuring Desolate Stone Village’s people were safe, I went back to find those four admirable women..."

"Continue!" Ye Tianchen nodded and said.

"When I found the four of them, they were indeed four corpses," Little Zhu Yan sighed and said.