Just then, a clear voice roused Wang Quan Ba Ye from his hallucination. He saw Chu Ri Huai Zhu looking at him worriedly.
Beside Chu Ri Huai Zhu stood an old man he had never seen before. The old man held a bamboo slip in his hand, and the voice had come from it.
"Are you okay? Do you feel unwell anywhere?" Chu Ri Huai Zhu asked with concern, not mentioning at all what had happened when Wang Quan Ba Ye had suddenly gone crazy. This made Wang Quan Ba Ye feel a bit more at ease.
"I'm fine. Who is this?" Wang Quan Ba Ye inquired.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu signaled with her eyes that she didn't know this person either. He had suddenly appeared in this valley just now, and was probably from here.
The old man sized up Wang Quan Ba Ye from head to toe. He had been practicing in the valley when he felt the aura fluctuations here and rushed over. This man's destiny was very strange, while the woman beside him had a face that didn't match her destiny.
"You're fated to have a great calamity. It will be extremely dangerous. If you don't pay more attention, you may lose your life in this calamity," the old man suddenly said, talking about the calamity. This made Wang Quan Ba Ye scoff.
Wang Quan Ba Ye didn't believe in destiny at all. He had worked hard to practice sword - skills. Why should all his efforts be wiped out by just the two words "destiny"? No matter how dangerous the calamity was, he could overcome it.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu, on the other hand, looked at the old man warily. Those who dared to speak so definitely about destiny must have some skills. Moreover, this valley had been empty before. How could an old man suddenly appear?
"As for you, you are an important part of his calamity. If I'm not wrong, you will be his chance of survival as well as his death - knell."
Hearing this, Wang Quan Ba Ye's face changed. He first glanced at Chu Ri Huai Zhu and noticed the complexity in her expression. A bit of anger welled up in his heart, but the old man had roused him from the hallucination just now, so he owed the old man a debt of gratitude.
"Sir, I don't believe in destiny at all. Thank you for just now, but now, sir, please leave quickly."
Chu Ri Huai Zhu was thinking about what the old man had said. The key point was her. What did that mean exactly? How could she distinguish between being his chance of survival and his death - knell?
The old man looked at Wang Quan Ba Ye deeply, then turned around and disappeared into the valley without a trace. Watching the old man leave, Wang Quan Ba Ye walked up to Chu Ri Huai Zhu.
"Don't think too much. The so - called chance of survival and death - knell are probably just the old man scaring us," Wang Quan Ba Ye said as he gently stroked Chu Ri Huai Zhu's cheek to comfort her.
After that, Wang Quan Ba Ye tried to calm his mind. There was no use being impatient when practicing sword - skills. It would only make his sword - heart more damaged. Maybe it was the stillness of this valley.
Wang Quan Ba Ye quickly calmed down, and the hallucination that had appeared just now didn't come back.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu watched Wang Quan Ba Ye practice sword - skills while thinking about the old man. She planned to search for the old man in the valley later.
In the middle of this valley was an open space, surrounded by patches of woods and mountains that looked like ridges from one side and peaks from another, forming this silent valley.
"Hubby, I'll go over there to take a look. Just go back to the villa after you finish practicing. Don't worry about me," Chu Ri Huai Zhu said to Wang Quan Ba Ye, then walked towards the place where the old man had disappeared. Wang Quan Ba Ye watched her back worriedly, then waved his sword.
He had to trust Huai Zhu. She could take care of herself. Thinking like this, his sword - moves became more determined. He kept practicing the sword - skills non - stop. Even the most ordinary moves had a special power in his hands.
In the woods, there were many strange plants that blocked Chu Ri Huai Zhu's way. She had to stop every two steps to clear the plants in front of her. If she didn't, those plants would make it impossible for her to move forward.
"No matter what, I must find that old man," Chu Ri Huai Zhu said to herself as she slowly cleared the path. She occasionally used her light - body skill to check the way ahead.
Gradually, the sky began to darken. Wang Quan Ba Ye put away his sword, thinking about Chu Ri Huai Zhu, and walked towards the villa step by step. The rare stillness made Wang Quan Ba Ye feel a bit more relaxed.
In the afterglow of the setting sun, Wang Quan Ba Ye suddenly remembered the days when he had wandered the world with his sword.
On the other side, Chu Ri Huai Zhu was still searching for the old man. There was no trace of the old man in this vast forest. Just when she was about to give up, she suddenly noticed a glimmer of light in the forest not far ahead, like the light of a torch. This gave her a glimmer of hope.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu walked towards the light and saw the old man in a secluded cave.
She didn't know what he was doing. He seemed to have known that she was coming. There were two cups of tea on a stone table.
"You're here. What do you want to ask?" the old man asked before Chu Ri Huai Zhu could say a word.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu hesitated. She didn't know how to start, and she was afraid that the old man's answer would be different from what she had expected. She hesitated, but the old man was different.
"I know what you want to ask and where you're from," the old man said as he picked up his teacup and motioned for the shocked Chu Ri Huai Zhu to take a sip.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu picked up the teacup and sat down in front of the old man. "Then can you tell me how I can become his chance of survival and where his calamity lies?!"
Chu Ri Huai Zhu asked urgently and put the teacup on the stone table. The old man glanced at the teacup, smiled, then straightened his face and didn't say a word.
"Please go back. I can't tell you what you want to know," the old man said as he took the teacup away from in front of Chu Ri Huai Zhu, indicating that he didn't want to talk to her anymore.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu became even more anxious. She really wanted to know what the old man meant, but now, the old man's attitude made her afraid to press too hard. She could only ask one more time reluctantly.
"Just tell me how I can become his chance of survival. Please," Chu Ri Huai Zhu pleaded, but the old man remained unmoved. He just motioned for Chu Ri Huai Zhu to leave quickly.
"Please go back. This is not something you should know," the old man said as he waved his hand and the stone table disappeared. Then, with a stride, he left Chu Ri Huai Zhu's sight.
Chu Ri Huai Zhu had no choice but to leave the valley, looking back step by step. Looking at the innermost part of the valley where the old man was, Chu Ri Huai Zhu sighed and quickened her pace back to the villa in the dim light.