Cultivating In Secret Beside A Demoness

Chapter 1215: Invite The Four Ladies For A Dance (2)

Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was not that he relied on Hong Yuye to make a move but rather on her ability of concealment and her skill at disguising their appearances.

He was the one who always decided when to make a move.

It had been that way in the past, and it would be like that in the future.

“How do you want to proceed this time?” Hong Yuye asked.

“We’ll just walk and observe,” said Jiang Hao.

“What identity do you want to use?” Hong Yuye asked.

Jiang Hao thought for a while. “Any will do. We’ll just stroll around, take a look, and travel along the way.”

He did not know what he would encounter on this trip, or how much trouble would find him.

Any identity would do. It did not matter.

He just wanted to take a look around. He was not aiming for anything extraordinary.

“Where should we go first?” Hong Yuye walked up to Jiang Hao.

She placed a hand on his chest.

Power spread out, and the One Heart Palm was imprinted again on his skin.

Jiang Hao did not resist. This was not the first time.

After it was over, he thought for a while and said, “Let’s go to Fallen City.”

Fallen City was the place where he had grown up.

When he entered Fallen City again, Jiang Hao was filled with emotions.

It had been almost fifty years.

There was no trace of his life from before.

At least there had been something when he made a trip here last time.

Unfortunately, many years had passed, and everything had changed.

“It seems… different.” Hong Yuye was wearing a red and white dress.

She looked regal, but no one could tell whether she looked happy or sad.

“Yeah, it’s completely different. It’s been fifty years, after all,” Jiang Hao said softly as he walked ahead. “This city has gone through a lot. Last time, it was desolate. Now, it’s bustling with activity.”

The streets were bustling with people coming and going, and the sounds of peddlers selling their wares were endless.

This was not the same Fallen City as before.

Jiang Hao walked all the way to a place he was once familiar with.

But there was no trace of his past here anymore.

The small house with a courtyard had been replaced by a huge residence.

“This was once my home,” Jiang Hao said.

“Your place looks quite big,” Hong Yuye said calmly.

Jiang Hao was stunned. He chuckled. “Senior, you must be joking. There used to be many small houses here with courtyards. They were all torn down and turned into… this.”

“Are you nostalgic?” Hong Yuye asked.

“A little bit.” Jiang Hao nodded.

He was not an unfeeling person. Even though he did not have a good childhood here, this was still the place he was born and raised in.

Although he knew the houses had been torn down, he still wished to see a last glimpse of what it had been like before.

There was nothing left.

If his small wooden house at the Cliff of Broken Hearts was demolished, he would feel the same way.

But there was nothing he could do about it.

“Do you have parents or siblings?” Hong Yuye stood beside Jiang Hao and looked at the courtyard as well.

“I had parents once, but I didn’t have any siblings when I left,” said Jiang Hao.

When he was born, his mother passed away because of complications of childbirth. Three months later, his stepmother had arrived.

They had no other children. There was only him.

After he left, he was not sure if they had a child.

Maybe they did. They needed someone to look after them in their old age, after all.

Jiang Hao sighed and turned to leave.

He probably would never come here again.

He had visited too many times already.

Before, he had some expectations, but his childhood home and the neighborhood were long gone.

After Jiang Hao left, he began to travel to the surrounding cities.

He just passed through without stopping.

Occasionally, they encountered some things, but they were all ordinary people’s matters.

Some of them were harassed, and others were injured. No one stood up for them.

Occasionally, Jiang Hao used a thunderbolt to scare the bullies away.

Other times, he just shook his head and let it be.

Apart from these, there were more mundane matters.

There were siblings fighting over family land and houses. They had their reasons.

Jiang Hao stopped and listened to them.

Hong Yuye asked him who he thought was more reasonable.

Jiang Hao turned around and left. “I’m not sure. It’s hard for an outsider to meddle. As a person, I might be biased and find the one I’m more familiar with to be more reasonable.”

Hong Yuye did not speak again.

In a year, Jiang Hao had gone to all the surrounding cities, but he still could not find what he was looking for.

Holding a folding fan, he shook his head lightly and continued searching.

When he emerged, he had an extraordinary aura. A year later, his demeanor became more reserved.

When he walked on the road, he no longer had that extraordinary temperament.

He looked like an ordinary scholar walking on the road. He slowly blended in. There was nothing extraordinary or unique about him.

Another year passed, and Jiang Hao felt a heaviness upon him.

In two years, he had even explored nearly half of the world.

However, he still did not find what he was looking for.

In the third year of his journey, he turned fifty-six.

Around early February, Jiang Hao stood on the road to a field that belonged to one of the villages. He looked back at the road behind him and could not help but sigh.

“Senior, we have been out for a long time?”

“Do you want to continue walking?” Hong Yuye asked.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Hao continued forward.

In the fourth year of his journey, he was fifty-seven years old.

Around early March, after leaving the city, Jiang Hao turned back.

“Senior, another year has passed.”

“Do you still want to continue?” Hong Yuye asked again.

Jiang Hao continued to move forward. “It’s said that the winter here is white. I’ve never seen such a thing before,” he said.

“I’ve seen it,” Hong Yuye said.

“What is it like?” Jiang Hao could not help but ask.

“You’ll know when you see it,” she said.

Another year passed, and he was fifty-eight years old.

Around early January, Jiang Hao looked at the thin snow covering the ground.

“It doesn’t seem like it’s snowing anymore,” said Jiang Hao. “I’ve yet to see the white winter they talk about.”

“Do you want to see it when it snows?” she asked.

“No. There are some things one can’t pursue. The road is long, and I can’t afford to be distracted,” he said.

“Do you feel regret?” she asked.

“A little. But who doesn’t have regrets?” Jiang Hao smiled at Hong Yuye. “Whether it’s a cultivator or an ordinary person, life is almost always filled with regrets.”

Jiang Hao strode through the snow. On the way, he held up an umbrella to shield Hong Yuye.

“It’s good that it’s snowing less and less. The winter won’t be so cold. Beautiful scenery for some is death for others,” he said.

From that year onwards, Jiang Hao no longer intentionally traveled around the surrounding areas. Instead, he headed overseas.

Many people had seen them, but none even bothered to look back.

They were ordinary people.

In their eyes, the two people were also ordinary people who were not worth a second glance.

In the fifth year of their journey, Jiang Hao was fifty-nine years old.

Around early April, Jiang Hao did not find many ordinary people. Instead, he encountered many cultivators.

Meanwhile, the South was in chaos. Strange things were appearing everywhere.

People had no choice but to leave their homes and flee.

Some demonic beasts crawled out of the ground and forced the surrounding villages to evacuate.

Jiang Hao watched as they fled their hometown with little belongings that they could carry. After a while, he arrived before the demonic beast.

The beast looked at the person before them and was about to attack.

However, moonlight flashed, and the beasts were killed.

On that day, moonlight illuminated the entire mountaintop. It was a thing of wonder to behold.

A figure appeared in the light. The demonic beasts seemed afraid of it.

In Qingcheng, those who had fled halfway discovered that the mountain had returned to its former calm.

People cheered and cried tears of joy.

Jiang Hao had already left the mountain. He turned around and looked at the people behind him and felt rather sentimental.

“Sometimes, what they want isn’t wealth and glory, just a place to live.”

“Maybe you should also live like an ordinary person,” said Hong Yuye.

“Senior, you must be joking. How can I be considered ordinary if I have strength but don’t use it, all for the sake of so-called worldly pursuits?”

“What do you think being ‘ordinary’ means?”

“Cultivators are also part of the world. Getting involved makes them part of the ordinary world. So, they are an ordinary part of the world as much as the next ordinary person.”

…

On an island overseas, numerous people gathered. They were surrounded by corpses of demonic beasts, sea monsters, and even humans.

At the center of the island, a figure could be seen faintly on a black pearl.

“Take me to the south, just keep heading south… I can meet him there.”

At once, countless people began to act.

The group in the center quickly left with the pearl.

On the other hand, Mr. Tao received the news.

The End of All Things, which they had been focused on for so long, was heading to the South.

“The End of All Things is finally moving?” Chi Tian smiled. “They’re hard-headed, aren’t they? They die out and then come back alive.”

Mr. Tao was a little surprised. He knew The End of All Things and their influence. They were heading to the South again.

Were they looking for Smiling San Sheng?