Chapter 142 - 97: Approaching the Undying Imperial City, The Summon of The Dark Emperor! (Seeking for Subscriptions for Full - Update!)_4

"Alright, mother, I understand, I’ll be right there."

A crisp voice was soon heard within the room.

Subsequently, in no time at all, a little girl in a red dress carrying a bowl of water walked out.

"Big brother, here, have some water."

The little girl with clear eyes offered the water to Chen Chang’an.

"Okay, thank you, Yin Yin."

Chen Chang’an accepted the bowl and drained it in one gulp.

After finishing, Chen Chang’an smacked his lips.

Although the water wasn’t from the Spiritual Spring, it was full of sweetness.

"Big brother, do you want more? If you do, Yin Yin will fetch another bowl for you."

Yin Yin said with a chuckle as she looked at Chen Chang’an’s expression.

The mountain spring water from her house was the best, she always sneaked a few sips after every meal.

"Then, thank you, Yin Yin."

Chen Chang’an handed the bowl back to the little girl, not turning down her offer.

The little girl took the bowl and excitedly ran off:

"Okay, big brother, you wait for Yin Yin, I will quickly fetch more."

"Yin Yin, slow down, watch your step." The woman called out on seeing this.

"I know, mother."

"Sister-in-law, may I ask something? I notice that although our village doesn’t have many households, there are still quite a few. Why do I see only you here, where are the others?"

"Did they all disappear?"

At this moment, Chen Chang’an looked at the woman and voiced his doubts.

On hearing Chen Chang’an’s words, the woman replied:

"Let me clarify for you, sir, it’s not that there are no people left."

"The others all went up the mountain early in the morning."

"The men, including my husband, are all hunting in the mountains and have not returned yet. Wang Auntie next door and her children went to the fields, they should be back soon."

"I stayed at home because I hurt my leg coming down from the mountain earlier, and it’s a little inconvenient for me to move."

"Yin Yin stayed at home to take care of me."

"Oh, I see."

Chen Chang’an nodded. He then used his divine sense to sweep the area and indeed found a group of people weeding on a river valley about a mile away. On the mountain, about five kilometers away, a group of men were setting traps for hunting.

The facilities were undeniably rudimentary.

"Sister-in-law, haven’t you thought about moving to live somewhere else?"

After asking, Chen Chang’an immediately felt like he was asking something foolish.

In the current world, monsters were running rampant.

Monsters were everywhere, claiming their territories.

Given this situation, it was already good enough to have a place to live, let alone hoping for a change in location and a wealthier life.

Sure enough, the next moment, the woman shook her head with a wry smile:

"Sir, we can’t move."

"If we were to leave, where could we go? Yes, it’s dangerous here, but now we can only rely on this mountain to live."

Listening to the woman’s words, Chen Chang’an fell silent.

Suddenly, the woman again asked, "By the way, sir, since you are a wandering scholar, I wonder if you encountered an old man on your journey?"

"An old man?" Chen Chang’an asked, puzzled.

"Yes, that’s right." The woman nodded and continued:

"Sir may not know, but that old man is also a wanderer like you."

"However, he visits us every year, just like you, sir, came to fetch water."

"The old man said he especially loved the water from here."

"I think it’s about time for his visit this year, but I haven’t seen him yet, so I wanted to ask you."

As the woman finished saying this, the water-fetching Yin Yin happened to come back out. She continued from the woman’s words:

"Yes, yes, indeed."

"Big brother doesn’t know, the white-bearded old man promised Yin Yin that he would attend her sixth birthday."

"Now he’s not here yet,"

Speaking, the little girl blinked her eyes at Chen Chang’an, her eyes were clear and extremely pure, she chuckled and said:

"Big brother, when you go down the mountain, you must help Yin Yin to see if the old man is there. If you see him, tell him that if he is late, Yin Yin won’t give him water to drink."

"No, give him half a bowl, at most half a bowl!"

After speaking, the little girl handed the bowl in her hand to Chen Chang’an:

"Big brother, here, give it to you, this is the water I just fetched, I promise it’s sweeter than the first bowl."

Listening to the woman and little Yin Yin’s words, Chen Chang’an fell silent.

If his guess is correct, that old man should be Dao Tian.

"Alright, let me try."

He took the bowl and drank it all in one gulp.

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"Sister-in-law, thank you for the hospitality, I’ll take my leave now."

"Nini, I’ll come to see you next time when I’m free."

A little while later, Chen Chang’an bid farewell to the woman.

And he waved at the little Nini.

"Alright, big brother, Yin Yin will wait for you, big brother, don’t be like that white-bearded old man and not come back."

Little Nini squinted her small face into a line, she was eating a tasty thing known as candied fruit, and she waved at Chen Chang’an.

"You child."

Seeing this, the woman couldn’t help but shake her head in frustration, but her eyes were full of indulgence.

After leaving the woman, Chen Chang’an traversed across the mountain.

Along the way, he saw quite a few things.

Not just the mountain where little Yin Yin lives, in many places near mountains and rivers, people are also living, and the larger ones even have several makeshift markets.

Ten thousand great mountains, ten directions of people.

At this moment, Chen Chang’an probably understood why Dao Tian insisted on staying here.

"Fine, old man, I guess I’m just unlucky, always encountering these worldly miseries."

Buzz~!

After muttering to himself, Chen Chang’an relaxed his mind. He accepted the obsession left by Dao Tian and replaced him as the guardian of this land.

Buzz~!

After that, with one step, Chen Chang’an returned to Daozang Mountain.

As soon as he returned to the mountain, Chen Chang’an immediately took off his Ye Si mask.

Then, he instantly returned to his original appearance.

At this time, in the mask, the two Supreme Beings of Rebirth Hall were continuously urging him.

They were urging Chen Chang’an to attend the banquet, but regarding this, Chen Chang’an chose to ignore it completely.

After all, it’s only a low-level Central Continent Divine Court, he really doesn’t want to bother with their petty intrigues.

However, it’s okay to ignore this message.

But the next message caused Chen Chang’an to frown.

It was sent by Yan Luo.

Directly transmitted into his mind.

Chen Chang’an used his divine sense to check and found that the content of the message was very short, only a few words, but these few words made his brows furrow again.

[The Emperor has summoned, Emperor Song, please return quickly!]

Chen Chang’an was immediately puzzled.

What is the Emperor of the Underworld trying to find me for at this hour?

After all, in Chen Chang’an’s impression, this Emperor is still in seclusion, so why would he suddenly come out?

However, though he was puzzled, after seeing the message, Chen Chang’an put on the Emperor Song’s mask.

Buzz~!

The next moment, a portal appeared, Chen Chang’an immediately stepped into it, heading to the Rebirth Hall.

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