novelraw Chapter 73 : Yedu is So Beautiful
Chapter 73 : Yedu is So Beautiful
Chapter 73 - Yedu is So Beautiful
“Name... Su He.”
“Rogue cultivator? Mm... at your age and with this cultivation, to still be a rogue cultivator... it's truly not easy.”
“Spiritual energy attribute... Ho, such pure, such sharp sword intent.”
Yedu, in front of the Heavy Copper Gate responsible for managing the entry and exit of cultivators.
An old man was recording information for Su Huanhuan, who was in disguise.
The reason this gate was built so enormously was also because there was another world within it.
Inside this gate, there was a small world of its own, where spiritual energy was fairly abundant, allowing cultivators to sit in meditation and cultivate to pass the time.
As for why... naturally, it was because the procedures were handled slowly.
If it were someone who had been recorded in Yedu before, they would only need to re-enter their information every thirty years, and for the rest of the time, a simple inspection would suffice.
For someone like Su Huanhuan, coming for the first time—at least ostensibly for the first time—the required process was very troublesome.
Identity verification, recording of spiritual energy attributes, and even archiving.
The old man looked at the pure sword intent gushing from Su Huanhuan's hand, couldn't help but adjust his glasses, and nodded in approval.
“Then please, Fellow Daoist, leave a trace of spiritual energy in this Place Stone.”
This sword intent and spiritual energy were, naturally, not Su Huanhuan's own.
If one looked closely, they would observe that Su Huanhuan's current temperament, style, and even her walking posture seemed slightly mismatched with her face and figure...
All of this was, naturally, done by Luo He on her behalf.
“This Yedu is so tedious just for entering the city. I wonder what kind of sight it will be inside.”
After withdrawing her hand, Luo He and Su Huanhuan conversed with each other in the sea of consciousness.
“If you're thinking it's some place floating with immortal qi, then you'll be disappointed.”
“You've been here before?”
“Of course. Precisely because Yedu is so strictly guarded, requiring identities to be shown and preventing those with hidden ill-intent from sneaking in, many cultivators are willing to do business inside Yedu...”
“I also found many needed things here in the past.”
“Aren't you exactly someone with hidden ill-intent...”
“What did you say?”
“Nothing.”
Luo He continued walking toward the exit without a change in expression.
And behind them, the old man's gradually receding voice was not heard by them...
“Oh? So it's the young Ladyship the Sixth Sword. It's been a long time since I've seen you come to Yedu.”
“That person in front... what is their background?”
“Hehe, your reputation as a sword fanatic is truly not feigned... but this lowly one is also in a difficult position; it's inconvenient to disclose information.”
“Hmm...”
……
“Hmph... and also, my ring, my ring, you have to compensate me.”
“Sigh...”
Su Huanhuan kept circling around his ear, noisily complaining, and Luo He could only let out a sigh.
The reason she was nagging incessantly like this was because a few days ago, the little cat had bitten and damaged her storage ring.
At that time, they were each cultivating inside the Heavy Copper Gate and hadn't paid much attention to it.
Perhaps to seek revenge for the humiliation Su Huanhuan had inflicted on it that day, it had actually snuck out and, with a crunching bite, a floor full of pots, pans, and basins fell out with a clatter.
Fortunately, Su Huanhuan was cautious and had prepared several storage rings with different levels of restrictions; otherwise, if Su Huanhuan's own demonic path items were exposed, it would have been difficult to handle.
For this, Luo He had put it in confinement for two days.
Mm... the place of confinement, of course, was Luo He's own bosom.
“I'll just compensate you.”
Afterwards, Su Huanhuan's expression suddenly changed; her eyebrows instantly shot up, and a faint smile played at the corners of her lips.
The rightful owner was back online.
Simultaneously, Luo He also leisurely emerged from within her body.
“What are you coming out for?”
“I want to see it with my own eyes.”
The two quickly walked to the exit of the Heavy Copper Gate.
They saw a faint brilliance flash...
Afterwards, it was the boisterous clamor of voices gradually turning from blurred to clear.
As far as the eye could see, there were noisy and wide streets, an endless stream of pedestrians, festive lanterns and upturned eaves, and the sweet scent of candy and wine.
Although there were many things, it didn't appear chaotic or disorderly; from time to time, one could see several armored soldiers with cultivation passing through the streets, maintaining order.
Looking further back, it was a scene of feasting and revelry that stretched as far as the eye could see.
Rather than an immortal city, this place was perhaps more like the capital of a great mortal kingdom.
What people felt was prosperity, flourishing, and a vivid vitality.
Su Huanhuan looked at Luo He, who seemed to have frozen and stopped moving.
“How is it? Like I said, if you're counting on there being some remnant style of an ancient immortal here, then you're going to be disappointed.”
“I'm not...”
There were too many colors and sounds here.
And Luo He's soul body was somewhat unsteady.
Those lights, the drifting aromas, and the laughter passed through his body, as if dyeing his slightly transparent form with a layer of color.
His pupils couldn't reflect the grand scene before him, but what seeped from within them was a faint smile.
“I feel that this kind is very good.”
“Look, how bustling, how lovely.”
“......”
Su Huanhuan had originally always disliked crowded places.
But at this moment, a ghost stood by her side, reaching out a hand and pointing toward a bustling direction for her.
It seemed it wasn't so disagreeable anymore.
“Unexpectedly, you’re actually someone who likes lively crowds.”
“Mm.”
Luo He nodded his head.
“I didn't realize it before either, but after seeing this, I suddenly discovered it.”
“......”
The past, huh.
“...Since you like it, then go take a look.”
Su Huanhuan pulled up her hood, and under the small patch of shadow cast by the brim, she smiled at Luo He.
“Serious business cannot be delayed, so next we'll act separately. I'll go continue looking for clues about the forbidden mountain, and handle some little tails while I'm at it.”
“Right, while we're at it, you might as well go see how to compensate me for my ring, otherwise if it's delayed too long, I'll have to start charging interest.”
This was the first time in all this time that Su Huanhuan had proactively asked to part ways with Luo He.
Luo He lowered his head and looked at her, and she also looked up at Luo He from beneath the brim of her hood.
“Are you alright on your own?”
“Heh... I've been here before, forgot?”
“Don't worry, I'm confident... I won't joke around with my own life.”
“Mm.”
Luo He nodded his head.
“Then go ahead.”
The long-robed Su Huanhuan quickly disappeared into the crowd, like a drop of water merging into a river.
But Luo He looked at everything before him... and for a long time, did not move.
People constantly passed by him, and people constantly looked in his direction, but their pupils could not reflect his appearance.
He was a ghost spirit wandering in the mortal world; perhaps, an existence that shouldn't have appeared here.
The lights couldn't cast his shadow, and the firelight couldn't illuminate his profile.
The Immortal Path is long; as a ghost spirit, he had not yet set foot upon the road.
And this transient mortal world...
It also seemed as if there was no place for him.
However, those lonely sentiments could not be seen in Luo He's eyes.
He watched quietly for a while longer, then moved along with the crowd, walking inside.
Since the mortal world did not come to him, he would walk toward the mortal world.
He was just thinking that, in the future, there would eventually be a day when he truly entered this world.
For now, if it was just to watch, it was also quite good.