roccoschili Chapter 196 Abandoned House and Dry Well
Chapter 196 Abandoned House and Dry Well
Geng Wuji was stunned for a long time before he reacted and said sadly, "...It has been a long time since you called me by my name, my lord."
Liu Jun kept looking at him, but in the end, all she could manage was a soft sigh.
"You should get up first."
"Yes."
Geng Wuji stood up and moved aside, extending a hand to Liu Jun as if waiting for her hand to touch him before helping her to her feet.
Everything seemed so natural, as if it had always been this way.
Liu Jun glanced at the outstretched hand, but ultimately didn't take it. Instead, he turned slightly to the side and got off the bed. Geng Wuji saw this and withdrew his hand without saying anything.
It's normal to feel a bit rusty after not seeing each other for tens of thousands of years, and it's remarkable that he hasn't changed these habits to this day.
I cast a cleansing spell to tidy myself up and changed into a new set of clothes that looked good on me.
"Are you familiar with the Yuanzhou Continent?"
"Your subordinate... only has memories of yesterday."
"..."
"Didn't you swallow the little snake?"
"Its memories were not inherited by its subordinates; its subordinates deserve to die!"
As he spoke, Geng Wuji knelt down again.
Liu Jun glanced at him twice, then remained silent for a long while before saying nothing more.
"Get up. Don't kneel down so easily anymore. I don't like it."
"Yes."
Geng Wuji then stood up.
"We've spent enough time in that forest on this trip. It's time to go back. From now on... you will serve by my side and call me by my name in this land: Immortal Qingjun or Liujun, whatever you prefer."
Geng Wuji was puzzled: "How can a mere title of immortal be compared to you, Lord Divine Master?!"
Liu Jun leaned against the window, looking indifferently at the people coming and going on the street below. Although their cultivation levels varied, none of them caught his eye.
"This is not the realm of gods, and besides, you can see that I don't have any divine power right now."
"It's just a matter of prolonging its life; what use are those empty titles?"
"Lord Shinji..."
Geng Wuji's voice was choked with emotion.
Liu Jun turned to look at him and smiled easily: "This is fine too, isn't it?"
isn't it...
Everything is in the past. Here she is still at the top, no longer needing to worry or lose sleep, and without any more... worries. That's good.
The only thing to worry about is the arrival of that final chapter. Once that's over, the future will be bright and boundless, with no more obstacles in sight.
Geng Wuji looked at her face, which was both familiar and somewhat unfamiliar.
Aside from that man, he rarely saw an adult smile at anyone like that.
The smile of the former God was gentle, but devoid of warmth; he was a true god.
Geng Wuji was loyal to her, but he didn't like her that way, because she was no different from the other gods in the divine realm.
Compassionate and loving towards all living beings, yet also extremely indifferent.
However, everything changed later.
Geng Wuji was not born in the Divine Realm, nor was he a person of the Divine Realm. He later followed her to the Divine Realm and became a person of the Divine Realm due to certain reasons.
But now, looking at her seemingly heartless yet affectionate eyes, stained with dust, and that perfectly timed smile, which was exactly what Geng Wuji had hoped to see, why did he feel an indescribable sadness rise in his heart now that he saw it?
Even the highest gods eventually live like mortals.
"Lord Qingjun, there is one more thing, I wonder if I should speak?"
Liu Jun leaned against the windowsill, still watching the passersby below: "What is it?"
“Since I returned yesterday, I have sensed a very strong psychic summoning force. It has become even stronger since I arrived in the city. I suspect that there is something with powerful psychic force being suppressed somewhere in this city.”
"Moreover... the way it was summoned seemed somewhat familiar to me."
"Oh?"
Geng Wuji wanted to kneel down again, but hesitated for two seconds before bowing and clasping his hands, saying, "Before leaving with you, sir, I would like to investigate the situation. I hope you will allow me to."
"Since there's nothing else to do, I'll go with you. Where should I use my telekinetic summoning?"
"southeast."
Liu Jun had a strange premonition that he would see a "familiar face" on this trip.
Why can't humans hear telekinesis summoning, only animals can?
It seemed that the other party was most likely a creature from that region. As for what it was, Geng Wuji led Liu Jun to the southeast region of Sunset City and stopped in front of an abandoned house. Geng Wuji pointed to a dry well next to him and said, "It's down there."
Just as Geng Wuji was about to investigate the situation in the well further, Liu Jun stopped him with a gesture:
"You really don't know this place. Look, the well opening is covered with magic arrays. If you accidentally trigger them, you might be dragged down too."
"Just a few formations..."
"Then why are the things suppressed below still unable to come out, and they are 'people' you know?"
Geng Wuji was taken aback: "Your Excellency is right. I was being reckless."
Liu Jun flicked a pebble on the ground and threw it toward the well not far away. The magic circle at the well was instantly activated and emitted several beams of light. However, the light disappeared in a short while, and the activated patterns of the magic circle also disappeared. The well returned to its original appearance.
After pondering for a while with one hand supporting his chin, Liu Jun came to a conclusion.
"Tsk, they used more than a dozen magic arrays to seal this broken well, and the newest one... is several hundred years old."
"And the layer below... ah, it's an ancient relic, I almost couldn't tell it apart, but it's been almost completely destroyed by the thing below."
"My lord, should we go and rescue him? This guy's telekinesis and synesthesia are very strong. He should have sensed my arrival and has been using his telekinesis to make me break through these formations."
Liu Jun looked at him: "Why can't I feel anything at all?"
"This is a unique way of communicating between us, which people... cannot perceive."
Geng Wuji's breathing seemed to become a little heavier: "He can even affect me. This guy is not simple."
Seeing that he looked a little strange, Liu Jun immediately took out a purification talisman and stuck it on Geng Wuji's body, his expression gradually turning cold as he looked at the well.
Geng Wuji relaxed, and his breathing gradually became steady: "Thank you for the talisman, sir."
"After being suppressed for so long, everyone, whether human or ghost, would harbor resentment."
"That……"
"No rush, let me go and check out the situation down below first."
Liu Jun began to form a hand seal, and a clone of the puppet separated from him.
The clone was identical to the original. Liu Junmu opened his eyes, looked at the clone, pointed towards the dry well, and said softly, "Go."
The clone, true to its word, turned and flew towards the dry well, disappearing into it as if nothing were there, without activating the magic array at the well's opening.
……
The inside and outside of the well were two completely different scenes. After entering the well, Liu Jun saw not just a dry well, but a scene that resembled an illusion.
All around was a vast expanse of white, obscuring the sun and moon. The ground beneath their feet was exactly the same as real earth. In the distance, they could see a large mountain, a waterfall, a farmhouse at the foot of the mountain, several vegetable plots, and a few domesticated livestock.
Everything felt so real, but the only drawback was the lack of a cycle of day and night.
At the foot of the waterfall, by the shore, sat a woman gazing at the waterfall in a daze.
It wouldn't be accurate to say it was a human woman; to be precise, what Liu Jun saw was a fox infant, covered in fur, with a tail and ears, yet in human form.
It was a peaceful and serene scene, which would have been even better if it had been free of the thick resentment that surrounded her.
Liu Jun stood there for a while before walking towards the woman.
"you……"
The woman must have heard the noise behind her to snap out of her daze and turn her head to look back. After thousands of years, she finally saw a living creature here again. Her eyes widened immediately, and she leaped to Liu Jun's side. She curiously circled around Liu Jun, sniffing him and poking him.
"you……"
"You, are you... here to take me out?"
She seemed to have not spoken for a long time; her voice was very hoarse and she always seemed to stutter.
Her expression was as innocent and curious as a little girl's, completely unlike something that desperately wanted to leave. Even the resentment that had arisen around her seemed irrelevant to her.