First Summoner

Jiang Xianyue quickly caught up with Shen Yan and his companions.

When Shen Yan and his companions saw Jiang Xianyue catching up with them unharmed, the big stone in their hearts finally fell to the ground.

At this time, Jiang Xianyue had already returned to human form.

They didn't dare delay for even a second, for fear that the killers would catch up with them, so they continued to run wildly.

Along the way, the sound of the wind whistled past my ears, as if the god of death was chasing me wielding a scythe.

Half an hour later, they finally escaped some distance.

They didn't stop until they were sure they had reached a relatively safe place.

Jiang Xianyue stepped forward and hurried to Shen Yan's side, and began to check the injury on her shoulder.

Because they needed to cut open their clothes to better treat the wound, Shen Yan and Jiang Xianyue tacitly walked to a more secluded corner and set up a barrier to prevent anyone from spying.

Jiang Xianyue's movements were gentle and neat. With a flash of cold light in her hand, the sharp dagger instantly cut open the clothes on Shen Yan's shoulders.

As the clothes slowly slid off, the bloody wound was exposed.

Seeing this, Jiang Xianyue's expression suddenly became solemn, his brows were tightly furrowed, and his eyes were full of worry.

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious." As if sensing Jiang Xianyue's emotions, Shen Yan spoke to comfort her.

Jiang Xianyue was treating her wound while frowning and said, "This is a penetrating wound, not a minor one."

At this time, Shen Yan suddenly asked: "Your hometown is in the prehistoric world?"

Jiang Xianyue paused for a moment, and looked at Shen Yan, "Yeah."

"I wanted to tell you earlier."

Shen Yan raised her eyes to look at her and said with a smile: "It's not too late to tell you now. But you should tell all of us."

Jiang Xianyue hesitated for a moment, pursed her lips and nodded.

...

After Jiang Xianyue told them that she came from the prehistoric world, they did not look shocked because they had already guessed it.

They chose to remain silent, quietly waiting for this moment to come - waiting for Jiang Xianyue to confess everything to them in person.

This kind of waiting is not out of distrust or pretense, but a kind of respect and understanding.

Because they know that everyone has their own secrets and unspeakable things, and only when Yueyue is willing to share them actively, this trust will become more precious.

Yu Changying held her hand and said, "Yueyue, what happened in your hometown back then?"

Jiang Xianyue explained: "There was a great chaos in the clan, so I had to respond to the call and go back."

"Are you safe now?" Pei Su asked softly.

Jiang Xianyue nodded and said, "I will come back to see you after this matter is resolved."

Zhuge Youlin stared at her, his tone becoming heavier: "Have you encountered any danger in these years?"

Jiang Xianyue raised her eyes and met his gaze.

"If it can be solved, it's not a danger." She did not give a definite answer.

Zhuge Youlin also heard the implication of her words, so he changed the subject and asked, "Can we go to the Honghuang Sea now?"

Jiang Xianyue glanced at him and said coldly: "If you want to die, go ahead."

"why?"

Jiang Xianyue said: "Because you are not a mermaid, and your strength is not enough to support you to reach the Great Sea safely."

When Zhuge Youlin heard this, his face turned puzzled, "Yan Yan, where are we going now?"

Shen Yan's expression was indifferent. "Where to go is not the point. The point is that we have to improve our strength first."

"That's right." Xiao Zechuan agreed.

Wen Yuchu looked at Jiang Xianyue: "Yueyue, you are quite familiar with the prehistoric world, do you know where is a good place for us to improve our cultivation?"

Jiang Xianyue heard this and thought about it seriously.

After a moment, she looked up at them and said, "Perhaps that is the only place that is both safe and can help us improve our cultivation."

"where?"

"Tiandou Deserted Courtyard."

...

Two days later.

In the remote mountains, an ancient and mysterious Tiandou Deserted Courtyard stands quietly like a sleeping beast.

Tiandou Deserted Courtyard is surrounded by towering trees and shrouded in clouds and mist, as if it is isolated from the world.

At this moment, several figures appeared outside the Tiandou Deserted Courtyard.

"Is this Tiandou Deserted Courtyard?"

They slowly raised their heads and cast their gazes towards the Tiandouhuangyuan not far away. The first thing that caught their eyes was the cracked and tilted plaque hanging above the gate.

It's about to collapse when blown by the wind.

Looking at the courtyard wall again, it was now almost completely covered with dark green moss. The moss was like a winding giant python, tightly coiled around the wall, revealing a suffocating atmosphere of decay.

The gate of Tiandouhuangyuan was closed.

It looks like it has been abandoned for a long time.

Shen Yan and the others didn't say anything, they just looked at Jiang Xianyue quietly.

Jiang Xianyue: "..."

“I haven’t been here in years.”

Wen Yuchu keenly caught these three words: "Many years?"

Zhuge Youlin suddenly realized and looked at Jiang Xianyue curiously, "Yes, Yueyue, you are a mermaid, how many years have you lived? And why did you appear in the lower world, Guiyuan Continent?"

Jiang Xianyue fell into silence.

"Has it been a thousand years?"

Jiang Xianyue glared at Zhuge Youlin, "How many years I've lived is none of your business."

Zhuge Youlin was stunned, then asked cautiously: "Are you angry? I don't think a thousand years is that old. Didn't Yanyan live for more than 30,000 years?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Yan raised her hand and slapped him on the back of the head.

"Watch what you say."

Zhuge Youlin raised his hand and touched the place where he was hit, and he pouted slightly aggrievedly.

"How old are you? Why are you still pouting?" Xiao Zechuan said in a cold tone.

Zhuge Youlin: "Younger than you!"

Xiao Zechuan: "...childish."

Shen Yan ignored their quarrel and looked at Jiang Xianyue and asked, "When you came here before, this place wasn't so dilapidated?"

"Yes." Jiang Xianyue looked up at the seemingly deserted Tiandou Deserted Courtyard again, and her heart was moved. She had been here once before, but she didn't stay for long.

Wen Yuchu asked softly, "Did you not pay attention to the situation in Tiandou Deserted Courtyard in the past four years?"

Jiang Xianyue nodded, because there were too many things to deal with in the Honghuang Sea and she couldn't take care of anything else.

Pei Su said: "It looks like this place has been abandoned for a while. I guess it's no longer accepting students."

"Let's go." Yu Changying sighed softly.

But just as they were about to leave, the gate of Tiandouhuangyuan was suddenly opened.

crunch--

Shen Yan and others looked in the direction of the sound.

As the dull sound of the door hinges turning gradually faded away, a figure appeared at the door.

She was a white-haired old woman, holding a tattered broom tightly in her hand. Due to her old age, her body was slightly hunched, and she walked unsteadily, and every step seemed very difficult.

The broom in her hand seemed to be affected by the physical condition of its owner and kept shaking.

The old woman raised her head and glanced at the uninvited guests with her cloudy eyes, but after just a brief glance, she acted as if she saw nothing, lowered her head and continued to wave the broom in her hand, sweeping up the mountain of dead yellow leaves in front of the door.

rustling...

Suddenly, a burly, muscular young man emerged from the right side outside Tiandouhuangyuan.

With an angry look on his face, he rushed over with big strides. When he got close, he pushed the ground hard with both feet, jumped high, raised his strong and powerful right foot and kicked the white-haired old woman hard.