After being reborn, all I want to do is run away.

Chapter 500 1 prophecy

After leaving Zuixianju, Shen Xu went to the old city.

There was no need to go to Flower Goddess Mountain anymore. The reason he went there before was mainly to find out the secrets of the Goddess of a Hundred Flowers from the four major families.

Then find evidence that the Goddess of a Hundred Flowers is about to return and persuade the Red Origin Faction to evacuate the people.

But now it seems that the four major families are in cahoots with the Song family. His trip to Huashen Mountain may not only fail to get him what he wants, but may even alert them.

As for the Hundred Flowers Alliance, it is merely a puppet of the four major families and the Song family.

If the Chiyuan Sect was the mastermind behind the disaster in his previous life, they would not have let him leave Baihua City easily, regardless of whether he believed what they said or not. They would have even strictly monitored people related to him.

As for whether to die in a city or a country, it wasn't a difficult choice for him.

He was not a moral saint; he always believed in saving ordinary people in the world whenever possible.

He will try his best to make things go in a positive direction within his capabilities, but if he really can't, he won't force it.

Zuo Chen wants the Goddess Peak to be unsealed. He doesn't yet know what the Song family wants, but it's definitely related to the Goddess's power.

And he was certain they messed it up in the end!

What he needs to do now is to try to prevent the Song family and the four major families from making things worse while ensuring that Goddess Peak is unsealed. To do this, he needs to know more information.

This is why he came to the old city again; he could sense that the old man in the temple seemed to know some secrets.

……

The awning boats quietly glided through the old waterways, but the surrounding streets seemed even more deserted than before.

The hustle and bustle of the main city of Hundred Flowers seemed to be absorbed by the slowly flowing water around him, and he couldn't hear it at all even standing on the bow of the boat.

It was as if this was a place abandoned by the world.

"Boatman, why does the old town seem unusually quiet today?" Shen Xu asked the boatman.

"The old temple keeper in the city has gone to see the Goddess of Flowers. All the old people here have gone to the temple to see her off. That's probably why it seems a bit deserted!"

"Are you also going to pay your respects to the late temple keeper?"

"Yes! The old temple keeper helped me with some things."

Although he had expected this result, he was still somewhat moved when he actually learned of it.

He could tell that the old woman could hold on for a while longer, but she ultimately chose to die before the Hundred Flowers Festival.

What did she see in her cloudy eyes? And what did she not want to see? He may never find the answer.

When the boats swayed and rocked their way to the temple, the once quiet path was now crowded with people.

Most of them were elderly people with gray hair and lifeless faces. They leaned on canes and hunched over, seemingly waiting for the temple.

Pure white goddess flowers covered the sacred path, and everyone stood quietly beside it, their expressions solemn, without uttering a word.

There was no sadness or weeping in the atmosphere, only the faint sound of the wind sobbing, blowing the goddess flowers on both sides of the sacred path to the ground, and also blowing them down to the people around them.

No one paid any attention to his arrival, and no one cared about him; they were a group of people who had lost all hope.

The temple will disappear with the temple keeper, and they will disappear with the temple.

The entire process will be completely silent, just like the quiet of the temple today.

Bypassing the sacred path and the solemn crowd, Shen Xu entered the temple.

Inside the coffin, which was covered with white flowers, the old man's expression was full of kindness, yet also seemed to carry an indescribable sense of relief.

The white jade statue of the goddess still exudes compassion, but at this moment her gaze seems not to be fixed on the distant Goddess Peak, but rather on the old man in front of her and the deathly-looking believers on both sides of the sacred path.

“Your grandmother didn’t suffer much when she passed away.” Shen Xu placed the goddess flower in front of the coffin.

"Brother Shen, did you already know?" The girl's eyes were red, but not a single tear fell.

"This is your grandmother's own choice, and I respect her choice."

"Why didn't you tell me?"

“Your grandma helped me, so naturally I have to help her too.”

“At least I can stay with her for a while! Instead of coming back to find Grandma’s corpse!” Qu Lan stood up and looked him straight in the eye, her red eyes filled with hatred.

“You do have reason to hate me. You were her only attachment. After she entrusted you to me, returning to the goddess's side became her only destination. You could say that I indirectly caused your grandmother's death.”

Are you going to kill me to avenge your grandmother?

Qu Lan's clenched fists gradually loosened, and she knelt down in front of the coffin again. "You didn't come here to mourn Grandma. These are things Grandma left for you. I don't want to see you again."

Looking at the amber that Qu Lan had thrown on the ground, Shen Xu asked, "Do you think I've always had ulterior motives?"

“Isn’t it!”

"I came to the temple for only one purpose, which is to ask your grandmother about some things concerning the goddess. As for other matters, they are beyond my control."

I brought you to Tingtao Residence not to get anything from your grandmother, but simply to give the girl who broke down in tears in front of me a chance to prove herself.

You can say I have ulterior motives, but you can't say I lack respect for your grandmother. On the contrary, I have the utmost respect for this old woman who has guarded the goddess her entire life!

"Although Hundred Flowers City is now full of beautiful flowers, there are hidden dangers in places that cannot be seen, and it is in danger of being destroyed at any time."

You may not believe me, but you cannot disbelieve your grandmother.

Xiaolan, I need your help.

Qu Lan's red eyes filled with tears again. "Why! Everything was fine before, why did everything change overnight?"

Brother Shen, can you tell me what happened?

Shen Xu knelt down, wiped away the girl's tears, and said softly, "Tell me what you saw, okay?"

Qu Lan burst into tears, sobbing as she said, "The goddess... took away my grandmother's soul, and then told me to escape from Hundred Flowers City, to escape as far away as possible..."

Shen Xu's expression changed, and he immediately asked, "Did the goddess say what the reason was?"

Qu Lan shook her head, choking back tears, and said, "I don't know if she was a real goddess or just my imagination."

All I remember is that I was very sad and in pain at the time, and I kept kowtowing and begging the goddess to bring my grandmother back to life.

Then the goddess appeared beside my grandmother, took her away, and let me escape from Hundred Flowers City.

Brother Shen, tell me what happened to Hundred Flowers City? Why is even the Goddess abandoning Hundred Flowers City?

"It's alright, don't worry. I'm a member of the Four Directions Sword Alliance. Once I get back and report the matter of Hundred Flowers City to the Sword Alliance, everything can be resolved." Shen Xu smiled and ruffled the girl's hair.

“Okay, I believe Brother Shen.” The girl looked at him very seriously.

"What's the story behind this amber? Why did you say it was given to me by your grandmother?" Shen Xu picked up the amber.

Its pure, glass-like interior contains a small, sky-blue flower, somewhat resembling a goddess flower.

"Because there was also a letter for you, Brother Shen, placed with Amber." Qu Lan took out the letter, but dared not look at Shen Xu's face.

Shen Xu took the letter, and what immediately caught his eye was a prophecy:

"Ice locks the soul, a hundred blossoms forge a new body."

The old spirits are scattered in the wilderness, and new gods are born in the dust.

On the day when all flowers bloom, the sacred flame illuminates the heavens and earth!