Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

Chapter 1190 Encounters with the Ji Family Along the Way

Spring waters flow idly, while a gentle breeze carries away the clouds and dew.

Shen Yichen and his companions anticipated that today's journey would not be peaceful; they would encounter many people, some blocking their way, others watching from the sidelines, and still others mocking them.

But Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue really didn't expect that the first person to block their way was the Illusion Emperor, who had never shown himself before, and that he was only blocking Jiang Mengyin's path.

The second to appear was also a member of the Ji family!

Ji Yihong and her group stood on an empty pavilion beside the long street, watching Shen Yichen and his group from afar.

Shen Yichen was still trying to remember where he had seen Jiang Mengyin before!

"Yi Chen, those Ji family members seem to be waiting for you!"

Mu Qingxue was also very curious: how could Jiang Mengyin have met Shen Yichen?

Jiang Mengyin never mentioned this matter in the Nine-Story Tower or Jianying City, which is strange!

Mu Qingxue also hoped that Shen Yichen would be able to recall it.

Unfortunately, Shen Yichen clearly did not succeed.

Shen Yichen looked up at the pavilion in front of him and saw Ji Yihong and her group.

"Brother Chen, how have you been?"

Shen Yichen stopped in his tracks. Looking at Ji Yihong's calm smile, Shen Yichen couldn't bring himself to smile.

From the vast desert to Jianying City, and now to Luowu Ancient City, every battle between him and Ji Yihong is a life-or-death struggle!

Shen Yichen couldn't understand why Ji Yihong could still act so calmly, especially since Ji Yihong already knew that the two of them were half-brothers.

"Young Master Ji, if I were to return to the Ji family one day, how would you face yourself?"

Shen Yichen chose to be direct; he didn't want to communicate with Ji Yihong too much.

Ji Yihong raised her wine glass in a toast from afar.

"Of course we welcome Young Master back to the Ji family, but the prerequisite is that you have to be able to return to the Ji family alive! Do you think Ji Qingyun wants you to go back?"

Ji Yihong clearly did not acknowledge that he was Ji Qingyun's son, and he naturally felt resentful.

“Young Master Ji, what I’m actually more curious about is why he sent me into the martial world while leaving you in the Ji family. You grew up in Ling Shuang Valley. Has he ever visited you? Has your mother ever visited you?”

Shen Yichen is truly stabbing Ji Yihong in the heart!

Mu Qingxue quietly gave Shen Yichen a thumbs up.

Ji Yihong remained calm and smiling.

"Floating Dragon Cave Heavenly Pavilion, you're going to sleep with the eldest daughter of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect. Next month on the eighth, Brother Nan is going to marry Huang Xiyi, the Holy Maiden of the Mysterious Maiden Sect of Qingwei Mountain. Tell me, is your heart aching more, or is Huang Xiyi's heart aching more?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yichen clenched his fists, trying his best to suppress the anger in his heart. He really couldn't remain indifferent!

Mu Qingxue quietly tugged at Shen Yichen's arm again.

Shen Yichen only said four words:

Until we meet again!

After that, the group continued on their way.

"Brother Chen, I look forward to our next reunion. I also look forward to seeing Brother Nan again. He protected your childhood, but he took away your woman. It seems fair!"

Shen Yichen did not respond or turn around. Ji Yihong was clearly doing it on purpose, and seemed to be somewhat jealous of him. Behind Ji Yihong's smile was a bellyful of resentment.

What happened today was truly wonderful!

Before Shen Yichen could even calm down, the third group of people he encountered was also from the Ji family!

Shen Yichen had never seen it before, but he could sense the aura of the Holy Emperor's Technique.

On either side of the long street stood a restaurant and a teahouse, facing each other. A man stood at the entrance of the restaurant, and a woman in green stood at the entrance of the teahouse.

Shen Yichen didn't recognize the woman in green, but Mu Yulou did; she was the woman in green who guarded Yixuan at Xianzhong Tower.

The masked man recognized the man; he was the Shadow Emperor of the Ji Clan Ancestral Hall. The masked man was somewhat surprised that the Illusion Emperor and the Shadow Emperor were not together.

Ji Xuanren knew the Shadow Emperor Ji Xuanhong. As for the woman in green, Ji Xuanren had only met her before and knew that she was Lu Yishu, a member of the royal family of Yunxia Mountain, but he did not know her specific name.

Shen Yichen didn't stop; he didn't recognize them. But to his surprise, Yinghuang and Luyi Shu bowed down at the same time!

"Greetings, Young Master!"

Shen Yichen had no choice but to stop and turn to look at Ji Xuanren.

Ji Xuanren slowly walked forward and wrote at Shen Yichen's feet:

"Male, Yinghuang of the Ji Clan Ancestral Hall; Female, Lvyishu of Yunxia Mountain!"

Shen Yichen was slightly taken aback. One was related to the Illusion Emperor, and the other was related to Ji Yixuan. Interesting!

"Seniors, we are complete strangers!"

"Young Master, Princess Xuan has gone missing!"

Lu Yishu had no choice but to do this. She sent people to search the entire Luowu Ancient City. Ji Yixuan possessed the Heavenly Jade, so it was impossible that she hadn't left any trace. But she just couldn't find a single trace of Ji Yixuan!

Lu Yishu had no choice but to come and see Shen Yichen, since Yixuan had been by Shen Yichen's side all along, and it was very likely that it was the work of the Wanmo Sect.

"I don't know any Princess Xuan!"

Shen Yichen knew, of course, that Princess Xuan was referring to Ji Yixuan, but he didn't understand why Ji Yixuan had disappeared.

Mu Yulou was even more puzzled. He had fought with Lü Yishu before. With a master like Lü Yishu protecting him, how could Yixuan have disappeared?

Mu Yulou felt that even the Lord of Luowu couldn't do that; Lu Yishu was talking about disappearing, not being killed or injured.

"Young Master, Yi Xuan has really disappeared!"

"He's gone, and you've come to me. What do you mean by that? He has the Heavenly Jade Dragon by his side. Even if everyone behind me were to act at the same time, we couldn't possibly take Yi Xuan away without anyone noticing, could we?"

Shen Yichen was telling the truth. If the people behind him were to take action, they might be able to defeat the eight people in Tianxianglong and control Yixuan, but it would definitely be an earth-shattering battle, and it would be impossible to do it quietly!

Shen Yichen had met the eight people in Tianxianglong, and even his master's wife could only escape by borrowing the power within his body.

Shen Yichen really couldn't figure out which force in Luowu Ancient City had this ability. The only possibility was that Yixuan had disappeared on his own initiative, probably plotting something again.

"Young Master, this matter is of utmost importance. If Yi Xuan has not yet appeared by the time you return, the ancient city of Luowu will face annihilation. Please convey this message to the Lord of Luowu!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yichen was startled and turned to look at Mu Qingxue.

"Yichen, it seems the Ji family's God-Slaying Army is not far from Luowu!"

Mu Qingxue's expression turned very solemn. After today, she also had to leave Luowu Ancient City as soon as possible. If the Ji family's God-Slaying Army arrived, she could die at any time.

Shen Yichen pondered for a moment and replied:

"I promised you I would tell Lord Luowu this news, but does Lord Luowu really have the ability to make Yixuan disappear without anyone noticing?"

"Yichen, perhaps we can succeed by using an array!"

This was what Mu Qingxue said; she thought of the formation in the Ten Thousand Maple Forest outside the city.

Shen Yichen also thought of it at this moment, and murmured to himself:

"Could it be that Yi Xuan was captured by the Lord of Luowu as preparation for today's situation?"

Lu Yishu turned and walked into the teahouse. Her thoughts were the same as Shen Yichen and Mu Qingxue's, because the formation outside Luowu Ancient City was really powerful.

Shen Yichen turned to look at the Shadow Emperor, who also didn't know why the Shadow Emperor had come to find him.

"Young Master, since you came from Manghuang, have you ever been to Tianzang Mountain?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Yichen was deeply shaken. Clearly, the Shadow Emperor knew about the Sacred Bone of the Manghuang Demon Emperor and also knew that he possessed the Hundred Transformations Demon Scripture.

"Have you been to the Sky Burial Mountain?"

Shen Yichen vaguely guessed why the Movie Emperor had come to find him!

"Is the armor from Tianzang Mountain on the young master?"

Shen Yichen guessed correctly; the Shadow Emperor really did come for the Ice Ink Armor. But Ji Xuanyan didn't seem to know the name Ice Ink Armor. Would the Shadow Emperor know it?

I don't know what you're talking about!

Shen Yichen chose to avoid it!

"According to the information gathered by the Ji family, that armor has appeared on the young master's body several times. Why would the young master lie to me? I have been to the Heavenly Burial Mountain!"

"What do you want with that armor? Do you even know what it's called?"

"If it's convenient for you, young master, please hand over the armor to me!"

One of the tasks of the Shadow Emperor's journey to Manghuang was to retrieve the armor, which was a special instruction given by the Supreme Elder of the Ji family. Before his departure from Luowu, the Supreme Elder also instructed him to bring back the armor if he had the opportunity.

"What I'm asking is, do you know what armor is called?"

Shen Yichen certainly wouldn't hand over the Ice Ink Armor, and more importantly, he wouldn't take it off either, as the Ice Ink Armor now seemed to be a part of his body.

"Young Master, I have no idea. Please think carefully before you act!"

After finishing his sentence, the Shadow Emperor walked into the restaurant. He had already guessed that Shen Yichen would not hand it over, so of course he would not forcibly take it; he could only wait for an opportunity.

"Let's go. The Ji family is really ridiculous. One is asking you for people, and the other is asking you for things. Sigh, you, young master, have no authority whatsoever!"

Mu Qingxue pulled Shen Yichen along as they continued walking.

Shen Yichen was genuinely bewildered. He wanted to see Ji Xuanyan at this moment. Logically speaking, Ji Xuanyan should have come to find him last night. Even if she didn't go to the Floating Dragon Cave Pavilion with him, she should have shown up to check on him.

This whole thing is also quite strange!

"Ji Qingli of Ling Shuang Valley greets Young Master!"

Shen Yichen didn't see Ji Xuanyan as expected; instead, Ji Qingli arrived.

Shen Yichen looked at Ji Qingli kneeling on one knee in the long street. It was obvious that Ji Qingli intended to accompany him.

"Third Uncle, the Illusionary Emperor is in Luowu Ancient City. You should search for him outside. I want to know where Ouyang Zhiqing is!"

Shen Yichen did not actually fully trust Ji Qingli.

Fate is truly amazing!

Shen Yichen is the young master of the Ji family, but he prefers to believe the people of the Ten Thousand Demons Sect behind him rather than the Ji family members in Luowu Ancient City.

"I will obey the young master's command!"

Ji Qingli did not refuse. He got up and ran towards the outside of the long street. He also wanted to know where Ouyang Zhiqing was and whether she was alive or dead!

"Hey, Yichen, why do I have a feeling that there are no good people in the Ji family? It's truly a miracle that such a chaotic and complicated family could lead the righteous path for a thousand years!"

This was Mu Qingxue's heartfelt exclamation. The Ji family was so powerful despite its complex internal affairs. Once the various forces of the Ji family were integrated, the Ten Thousand Demons Sect and even the entire world of immortals and heroes would probably be unable to stop the Ji family's military might!