Chapter 606

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Chapter 606: Jiang Village Is Gone

"Grandpa!"

With a shout from his mouth, Jiang Yun suddenly opened his eyes.

In front of him were tall trees with lush leaves. Although raindrops kept falling on the green branches and leaves, they all split apart before reaching him.

"Phew!"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Yun closed his eyes again.

Just now, he had a dream where he saw his grandpa, Yuerou, the village chief, and all the people from Jiang village in a strange place.

In that place, there was no sky, no ground, just endless nothingness.

They kept walking there, unable to see the end or find a way out, as if they were trapped.

Although he could see them, he couldn’t enter that place.

Even when he shouted, they couldn’t hear him.

"It’s okay, it was just a dream!"

Just as Jiang Yun opened his eyes for the second time, they suddenly opened wide again.

He remembered why he had been unconscious – he had been badly injured, exhausted, and then Xue Ranyi had used his divine sense to search his soul.

But here he was, somehow not dead. Where was Xue Ranyi?

Thinking about this, Jiang Yun tried to sit up, but he felt completely weak and in intense pain when he tried to move, making it impossible for him to sit up.

"You’re awake!"

At that moment, a strange voice sounded in Jiang Yun’s ear.

Immediately after, a middle-aged man, also a stranger, appeared before Jiang Yun.

Seeing this man who looked like a scholar, Jiang Yun’s eyes narrowed in a cautious manner as he asked, "Who are you?"

"My name is Liu Tianren!"

"Willow, sky, benevolence!"

Quietly repeated the name, the wariness in Jiang Yun’s eyes suddenly turned into a glimmer of recognition, "You are Liu Tianren, the elder?"

The man nodded gently, a kind smile appearing on his face, "I am Liu Tianren!"

Although Jiang Yun had never seen the man in front of him before, he had heard the name and remembered it well.

Because Liu Tianren was the strongest in the One Hundred Thousand Mang Mountains.

Back then, Grandfather used this name to stop the harassment from Feng village.

Even Third Martial Brother Xuanyuan Xing had encountered him and fought against him.

Unexpectedly, today he finally met Liu Tianren himself.

As Jiang Yun became familiar with the name, memories of Mang Mountains flooded into his mind like waves, making him forget about the pain and sit up straight, gritting his teeth.

"Elder Liu, you must quickly lead the demon race from One Hundred Thousand Mang Mountains away, Xue Ranyi…"

Before Jiang Yun could finish speaking, Liu Tianren interrupted with a smile, "Don’t worry, Xue Ranyi has already left, along with all the demons from Ten Thousand Demons Cave. They will never dare to set foot in Nanshan Province again!"

"Really?"

Jiang Yun was surprised, finding it hard to believe until Liu Tianren nodded firmly.

"That’s great!"

Jiang Yun let out a long breath and relaxed a bit, saying, "It must have been Elder Liu who defeated Xue Ranyi and rescued me, right?"

"I didn’t defeat Xue Ranyi, but I am the one who brought you here!"

"Here…"

Jiang Yun just remembered that he was too busy talking to Liu Tianren and didn’t know where he was now.

Looking around, observing the surroundings, Jiang Yun’s forehead slowly started to furrow.

Because of the towering ancient trees in sight, he had a strange feeling of both familiarity and unfamiliarity.

He knew for sure that he was now in the One Hundred Thousand Mang Mountains.

Having lived here for sixteen years, although he couldn’t say he had left footprints everywhere, he should remember every place he had been to. It shouldn’t feel both familiar and strange like this.

Helplessly, he had to turn his gaze back and asked Liu Tianren in front of him, "Elder Liu, where roughly are we in Mang Mountains?"

Liu Tianren kept staring at Jiang Yun, and upon hearing the question, a hint of sympathy, even pity, appeared on his face as he sighed, "You really can’t recognize where you are?"

Jiang Yun shook his head and honestly said, "I feel very familiar here, but also very unfamiliar."

After looking at Jiang Yun for a while, Liu Tianren softly spoke, "This place is Jiang village!"

Five words, like five big stones, fell heavily on Jiang Yun’s heart, making him startle before forcing a smile and saying, "Senior Liu, you’re teasing me, how could this be Jiang village!"

Everything about Jiang village, even every blade of grass and tree growing in the village, had been deeply etched in Jiang Yun’s mind, ensuring he would never forget.

But now, what he saw before him bore no resemblance to anything familiar from his memories.

Liu Tianren sighed again, saying, "This really is Jiang village, if you don’t believe me, just look into the distance!"

These words filled Jiang Yun with an inexplicable strength, causing him to stand up and stagger towards the distance.

Watching Jiang Yun’s unsteady steps, Liu Tianren shook his head and silently followed behind him.

As they walked, Jiang Yun kept muttering, "It can’t be, this can’t be Jiang village!"

However, after he finally managed to walk a distance, he suddenly stopped in his tracks.

Before him now was a not-too-dense forest.

Jiang Yun knew this jungle very well.

The jungle used to be the main entrance to Jiang village.

He even saw a faint path covered with weeds in the jungle.

Since this jungle was right in front of the main gate of Jiang village, where was Jiang village?

After standing still for a while, Jiang Yun suddenly turned around and ran frantically along the jungle as if he had gone mad.

After running a full circle, Jiang Yun stopped again and sat down on the ground.

He finally realized that the surroundings were exactly the same as the area around Jiang village, but Jiang village was nowhere to be found!

In fact, where Jiang village used to be was now completely covered by tall, lush trees, so much so that not even Jiang Yun could find a trace of Jiang village ever existing.

Now, he understood why he felt both familiar and strange.

Even though Jiang village has disappeared without a trace, Jiang Yun has lived here for sixteen years. Standing on this land always gives him a sense of familiarity.

"Where is Jiang village? Where is Jiang village?"

Jiang Yun kept repeating these three words until he suddenly remembered he had Liu Tianren behind him.

"Grandpa Liu, where is Jiang village? Where are my grandparents?"

When Jiang Yun asked this question, his voice was trembling so much that it almost became inaudible.

Liu Tianren let out a third sigh, saying, "They left!"

"They left?" Jiang Yun asked in surprise, "What does it mean, they left?"

"They left, it means they departed!"

"On the night when you left Jiang village and went to Seeking-Tao Sect, your grandfather took everyone from Jiang village and left."

"Where did they go?"

"I don’t know, but someone does, master, why don’t you tell them yourself!"