Chapter 1363 - 402: Shen Hanyi’s Sudden Gagging
Sikong Yan suddenly remembered that there seemed to be an extraordinary relationship between Number One and Number Six.
Previously, Number Six often referred to Number One as a senior with words full of respect, and had repeatedly invited Number One into his restricted area for assistance.
Now that he had personally arrived in Nanhuang State, he finally understood that Number Six was originally a cultivator from this place.
"I see!" The surface of the purple sphere shone brightly, and Sikong Yan suddenly realized.
The second scenario Number One was displaying at the moment is likely a memory left from when he simulated it with Number Six back in the day.
And the fact that my scene is the same as Number Six’s is because both are from the first-time encounter with the Desolate Forbidden.
This discovery made Sikong Yan more curious about the identity of Number One.
The purple sphere trembled slightly, and he continued to speculate: It seems Number One truly arrived at the Desolate Forbidden recently.
Of course, another possibility cannot be ruled out—perhaps he had contact with the Desolate Forbidden long ago.
But due to some special reasons, he had not been able to enter the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace until today when he appeared online.
"Where are you now?" As ideas raced through Sikong Yan’s mind, Zhou Qing spoke again, the surface of the red sphere emitted a cold gleam.
The purple sphere shook exaggeratedly, and Sikong Yan’s pretended panicked voice came through: "Ah, you aren’t planning to kill me to silence me, are you?"
"Don’t worry, back then when I manifested the second image, Number Four and Number Five went to great lengths to inquire about it, and I didn’t reveal a single word."
"Especially that old thing Number Four, I gave him a harsh rebuke, now he probably wants nothing more than to tear me to pieces."
Zhou Qing snorted coldly: "If I truly wanted to harm you, or even take your token, why would I wait until today?"
"Yes, yes, yes," Sikong Yan quickly agreed, the purple sphere leaned slightly forward, showing a respectful posture.
"Even if senior is not from our Eastern Domain, you must have deep ties with that sect’s restricted area."
Sikong Yan’s purple sphere flickered slightly, with a hint of probing in his tone.
But he quickly added: "I’m not in the Desolate Forbidden right now, I’m in... oh no, someone is coming, I have to leave quickly, let’s talk next time."
As soon as the words fell, the purple sphere rapidly disappeared like a bubble, leaving only a wisp of purple smoke slowly drifting in the chaotic space.
That hurried departure seemed as though he had really encountered some emergency.
Zhou Qing slightly frowned, a small ripple appeared on the surface of the red sphere.
Sikong Yan’s reaction was too swift, obviously, he had done in-depth research on Nanhuang State and the Desolate Forbidden.
As soon as it was mentioned, he recognized it immediately.
This guy probably hasn’t been here for just a year or two, otherwise, how would he be so familiar?
"Fortunately..." Zhou Qing’s gaze swept across his own simulated forbidden area scene—the unique mine cave view was completely different from Number Six and Number Seven.
As long as they don’t expose themselves, Number Four and Number Five should not link the three together.
...
Meanwhile, in an unnamed small town not far from the Desolate Forbidden.
This small town is self-organized by cultivators and is not governed by anyone.
It mainly serves for injured parties coming out of the Desolate Forbidden to heal or to conduct some shady transactions.
Inside a simple wooden hut on the edge of the town, a middle-aged man slowly opened his eyes, flashing with excitement.
"So Number One is also here, the days to come won’t be boring!" Sikong Yan murmured to himself, a playful smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.
"Knock, knock, knock—" Suddenly, there was a rapid knocking on the door.
Unhurriedly, Sikong Yan put away the purple token in his hand and said calmly, "Come in."
The door was pushed open, Wu Sha quickly walked in and closed the door promptly.
He respectfully took out a storage bag, lightly tapped it, and a dozen Jade Scrolls floated out.
"Boss, these are the latest collected desolate forbidden materials, including images of core regions where Divine Beasts have fallen," Wu Sha said in a low voice.
Sikong Yan nodded in satisfaction, and with a wave of his hand, the Jade Scrolls neatly arranged themselves in front of him.
"Well done." He casually flipped through the Jade Scrolls, "Now you go to roam around the perimeter of the Desolate Forbidden and see if there are any ’familiar faces’."
"Familiar faces?" Wu Sha was taken aback, showing confusion, "We’re in a foreign land, where would we find familiar faces?"
Sikong Yan smiled mysteriously: "As long as they look familiar, or if you feel you’ve seen them before, use the Imaging Stone to secretly record them. Remember, don’t get discovered."
Though uncertain, Wu Sha still nodded in agreement: "Understood, I’ll do it right away."
After Wu Sha left, Sikong Yan once again took out the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace Token, looking at the four glowing spots still online, his eyes gleaming sharply.
"I originally thought you were that person..." he murmured to himself.
"The last time you broke through Spirit Slash, I specifically sent Wu Sha to deliver a congratulatory gift. Later, I personally went to the Taiqing Sect to find you, hoping to ask for your help, yet I found you weren’t there at all."
"Subsequent signs indicated that you seemed to have left the Holy Martial Dynasty."
"Now it seems there are too many doubts, you don’t appear to be the person I thought, so who exactly are you?"
Gently shaking his head, putting his thoughts behind, Sikong Yan picked up the Jade Scroll again, infused spiritual power, and started carefully reading it.
...
Within the Divine Ruins Celestial Palace.
Zhou Qing was not in a hurry to enter the Desolate Forbidden.
It was his first time truly encountering this forbidden area, whereas Shen Hanyi, being a local, had been in and out multiple times and was very familiar with the inner conditions.
With her simulating and investigating certain places, it would save him a lot of time and trouble.
Time slowly passed.
Suddenly, Number Four’s green sphere finished simulating, and immediately after, Number Five’s blue sphere also exited almost simultaneously.
"Oh, Number One!" Number Four’s green sphere exaggeratedly swayed, "Long time no see, I thought you had fallen in some remote corner!"