Young master, why not become a corpse immortal?

Chapter 381 There are two living people on the island
Staring at the vast number of corpses, Ao Xinchen ultimately couldn't take another step forward.

She said hesitantly:

"I'm afraid something horrific must have happened here before. Everyone deep inside the palace is trying to escape, and I'm afraid that going in rashly would cost them their lives."

"Then we'll talk about it another day."

Lin Jiang had absolutely no intention of forcing Ao Xinchen.

She was the only survivor on the island, barely able to save her own life. Sending her into this unknown palace to explore its depths could indeed cost her her life.

This is certainly inappropriate.

However, Lin Jiang also glanced at the little golden figures who were inspecting the palace from the inside.

Lin Jiang could clearly see that these little people were immersed in grief. They all bowed their heads, as if they were mourning for those who failed to escape the palace.

This is clearly a building constructed by the Celestials. It is likely that a significant incident occurred here in the past, resulting in the deaths of all the residents.

The little golden men, witnessing the deaths of their kin, were naturally not indifferent.

Just as Ao Xinchen was about to back away and retreat from the edge of the palace towards the stairs below, his eyes suddenly caught sight of a figure flashing past among the mountains not far away.

She hurriedly rubbed her eyes to confirm, and subconsciously adopted an offensive stance.

Cold sweat had soaked through Ao Xinchen's forehead.

The sudden appearance of a human figure amidst the ruins of the palace, littered with corpses, made her heart skip a beat.

Could it be that the person who practiced the Living Corpse Technique did not die and has survived to this day?

Or is he some kind of demonic waiter?
Or perhaps it's a monster formed from the resentment of the dead who have lost their minds?

She hoped there were people on the deserted island, but she didn't really want to find out there were people on the island after seeing such a large number of corpses.

Just as her mind was in turmoil, the figure finally emerged slowly from the shadows.

Ao Xinchen looked closely and saw that the person who came was an old man with a withered body.

The old man was shirtless, wearing trousers whose color had long since faded, and held a long spear with a sharp stone on it.

His appearance was exactly like that of a savage.

Upon seeing Ao Xinchen, the old man was stunned. His withered hand, gripping the weapon, was at a loss, unsure whether to loosen or tighten it.

His throat trembled, but what he uttered was not human speech, but a hoarse, delirious humming sound.

"who are you?"

Ao Xinchen first called out in the Dayin language, but immediately realized that the person in front of him did not have dragon horns on his forehead, nor could he find any fish scale-like marks on his body.

Unlike the people of the Great Yin Dynasty.

She immediately asked the old man again in her still somewhat broken Daxing dialect.

Upon hearing Da Xing's words, the old man's cloudy eyes seemed to clear slightly, and his previously incoherent voice paused slightly, undergoing a change:

"me……"

His voice was hesitant, and he couldn't manage to utter a complete sentence for a long time.

After a long silence, the hoarse voice finally managed to squeeze out from his throat:

"I am Fang... Fang Huatian..."

……

Ao Xinchen and the old man who called himself Fang Huatian left the town together.

Along the way, Fang Huatian's unfamiliar Daxing language was rapidly improving, and he became exceptionally talkative.

"Little girl, judging from your appearance, are you from the Great Yin? Why would someone from the Great Yin come to this place?"

"Why?" Ao Xinchen frowned upon hearing this. "This is clearly the sea area of ​​Dayin. I'd like to ask you, why are you, a person from Daxing, here?"

"what?"

Upon hearing these words, Fang Huatian's brows furrowed noticeably.

"You're not lying to me, little girl?"

"Why would I lie to you if I had nothing better to do?" After saying that, Ao Xinchen glanced at the other person with disgust: "I'm not necessarily younger than you."

"You've got quite a temper, young lady." Fang Huatian was clearly meeting other living people for the first time today, and was in a good mood. "Young lady, there aren't many people in this world older than me. Besides, you misspoke in one thing just now..."

"where?"

"I'm not from Daxing, I'm from Shencheng." The old man clicked his tongue twice. "Although Shencheng disappeared afterward, and I went to Daxing, if you insist on calling me a Daxing native, then I am indeed a Daxing native." "Hmm?"

Ao Xinchen carefully sized up the old man, her sharp gaze sweeping over his disheveled appearance:
"You claim to be from the Divine City and possess such a long lifespan, but your current appearance doesn't resemble one of those who have achieved immortality. Are you trying to deceive me?"

“It’s no wonder you’re suspicious,” the old man sighed helplessly. “When I was young, I had a strange encounter and was trapped in an ancient city in the water, buried deep underground. There I received some fortuitous inheritance, which is why I have such a long life.”

This description did not affect Ao Xinchen, but Lin Jiang, who was listening in his palace, immediately perked up.

Isn't this the dry well I visited a while ago?

He immediately whispered to Ao Xinchen, "Quickly ask him if there is an ancient well on the west side of Daxing!"

A slight surprise crossed Ao Xinchen's mind upon hearing this.

She truly never expected that the old man she met on the island would be connected to the young master who had been helping her all along.

Since it was Lin Jiang who asked the question, she naturally dared not be negligent and immediately repeated his words verbatim.

After hearing this, the old man's face did show obvious confusion:

"You...you actually knew?"

While Ao Xinchen was momentarily at a loss for words, Lin Jiang pondered for a moment and said:
"You can reveal a little bit of my information to him."

a little……

Ao Xinchen gave a slightly bitter smile.

It's very difficult to strike the right balance.

"It's not something I know; a senior colleague of mine who knows about this told me about it."

"Did your elder discover anything else at the bottom of the cave?"

Fang Huatian hurriedly pressed for more information.

Ao Xinchen fell silent for a moment, as if recalling something, but in reality, she was waiting for Lin Jiang to speak.

After a moment, she slowly said:

"That senior did mention that he found a notebook left behind by the Mountain Moving Taoist down there."

"Haha! It's really true!" Fang Huatian pointed to himself. "That Mountain-Moving Taoist, isn't that me?"

But for some reason, Lin Jiang felt no surprise at all upon hearing this.

After all, besides them, the most likely person to know about the city in the underground water was the Mountain Moving Taoist who left the mark.

No wonder his remains were not found in the underground palace; he had already escaped and fled the danger.

After revealing his identity, Fang Huatian sighed deeply and began to recount his experiences to Ao Xinchen:
"Back then, I was trapped in an underground palace, where I never saw the light of day. The days were endless, and I thought I was going to die. But one day, I suddenly fell into the water and discovered a strange object underwater. It looked like an exquisite treasure made by mechanical arts, so I went closer to take a closer look. Unexpectedly, I directly triggered a mechanism, and a suction force pulled me in."

"When I woke up, I found that I had left the cave. At the same time, my body had also changed. I aged much more slowly than before, and it was as if I had mastered the Body Transformation Technique, which allowed me to repair even fatal wounds. It was through these methods that I have survived until now."

"Then how did you drift here?"

Ao Xinchen couldn't help but ask.

A hint of resentment flashed across Fang Huatian's face as he turned to look at Ao Xinchen:
“What I just said is true. I entered this island from the waters of Daxing, heading south, not east. I was forced into the sea and had no choice but to swim here.”

Ao Xinchen couldn't help but frown.

She couldn't focus her thoughts on Fang Huatian's past for a moment.

If you swim south from Daxing, can you really reach this island?

Ao Xinchen clearly remembers that the boat he was driving was sailing along the sea towards the far east, almost to the ends of the earth, before encountering this island.

The geographical location is completely inconsistent.

If what was just said is true, then will the search fleet that came out of Dayin be able to find her location?

She was momentarily at a loss.

After a moment of distraction, she politely asked the old man again:

"Were you framed here? Who framed you?"

“…He is my incarnation.” Fang Huatian sighed. “I guess he’s still in Daxing right now.”

"Your alter ego? Someone who looks exactly like you?"

“That’s not the case.” Fang Huatian shook his head. “He has some facial defects, so he often covers his face. The one he wears most often is a donkey-like hood over his head.”

(End of this chapter)