I am just a mortal, why do you all worship me as a saint?

Chapter 898: The Gray-Robed Woman

Chapter 898: The Gray-Robed Woman

"We'll be waiting for you up there."

Qin Yiyao turned around with a flick of her sleeve, her white skirt trailing behind her on the jade floor tiles, creating shimmering trails of light.

"The discussion is now concluded. Let us all return home."

Her fingertips unconsciously caressed the recliner where Gu Heng often sat. As dusk fell, only she, Su Jinxi, Bai Feier, Xiaobai, and Laoshu remained in the courtyard. The remaining matters were best left for the five of them to discuss.

"...I still can't sense my master's location."

Xiao Bai said.

For half a year, it wasn't just Qin Yiyao who racked her brains to find her master; Xiao Bai subconsciously felt that he had to stay by his master's side, ever since he was resurrected! But now Gu Heng was missing, and he couldn't sense Gu Heng no matter what he did.

Xiaobai was constantly anxious, but no one else could tell.

“If that guy wasn’t lying, then my master should be in that so-called ‘Epoch Graveyard’ right now.”

Qin Yiyao still remembered what Enlai Ke had said.

She also remembered that this was a place she had never heard of in the lower-level Origin Realm, and Enlai Ke had also said that if she wanted to find her master, she could not rush it!

"Do you believe what that person said?"

Su Jinxi glanced over, and the cat's eyes were incredibly sharp.

"It's true that he controlled me and lured my master into a trap, but his act of turning around and killing his companion at the end... I'm not so sure what that guy really wanted."

"Rather than not believing it, let's just take it as the truth." Qin Yiyao rubbed her eyebrows, unable to hide her exhaustion.

"What choice do I have?"

She wasn't without her suspicions; there was something off about what the mysterious man had said...

But frankly, she had no choice.

Clearly, those mysterious beings who attempted to kill Gu Heng all came from the myriad realms above. In other words, everything Qin Yiyao currently knew was insufficient to support her in doubting the truth of what the other party said!

Here, she could no longer find her master. The only thing she could do was travel to all the heavens and the myriad worlds to see if there was any trace of her master.

He won't die so easily.

As for that Epoch Graveyard, Qin Yiyao didn't know what it was, but once she went to the myriad worlds, these questions would be answered.

Qin Yiyao took a deep breath and pulled her hand back from the recliner. Half a year had passed; it was impossible for it to still retain any scent.

But Qin Yiyao could still remember her master lying there, leisurely looking at the sky, looking so carefree.

My grand dream has come to nothing.

"...My master left behind a lot of weapons and pills here. We'll leave some here and take the rest with us."

She looked around the yard, her gaze finally settling on the darkest little house in the backyard.

Many of Master's things are stored inside.

Many of the pills and weapons that Gu Heng refined, as well as the "spoils of war" he brought back, were on his person, but the vast majority were stored in his backyard.

Qin Yiyao is currently unsure of the grade of these weapons and pills.

Especially the pills. The pills that Gu Heng refined seemed to have particularly bizarre effects; each one seemed to be able to directly "treat the symptoms," making them practically omnipotent!

Think about it now.

Isn't this the best example of "wish fulfillment"?

These things, once they're taken to all the heavens and myriad realms, will definitely be of great help to them.

……

Gu Heng looked ahead with a weary expression, the only road beneath his feet still stretching on.

He ventured deeper into this junkyard of machinery, where only the road continued forward, seemingly endless. Gu Heng still gripped his knife tightly, for within this junkyard, some rusted machines still retained energy that could be used.

He has killed no fewer than a hundred along his journey.

"It's time to rest." Gu Heng didn't feel tired, but psychological factors forced him to stop.

This mechanical graveyard is absolutely enormous!

He had been walking for five or six days and was still in this garbage dump. Gu Heng even began to doubt whether he had chosen the wrong direction and should not have come here.

But things have come to this point, and turning back would be extremely foolish.

At least Gu Heng now has sunk costs and there's no turning back.

"...Ah, night has fallen."

Gu Heng looked up at the sky, and the sky began to darken, the clouds becoming heavier. He knew that "night" had arrived.

strictly speaking.

There is no distinction between day and night in this place, because the sky is always about the same dimness, except that it gets darker and more intense every now and then, and then it gets a little brighter after a while... and so on.

He used this to determine how many days he had actually lived.

Including the time he spent leaving the dense forest, he had been in this mysterious place for six days.

It is now the evening of the sixth day.

as always.

The system does not respond.

Gu Heng has now prepared for the worst, which is that the system is no longer with him.

I am all alone now.

"Sigh, I wonder how the girls are doing..."

Gu Heng fiddled with the handle of his knife, leaning against a pile of broken machinery.

That girl is probably very worried about me right now. She seems mature and sensible, but in reality, she would probably be very anxious without me.

She probably couldn't sleep at night for the past six days.

And Bai Feier, Xiao Bai, Su Jinxi and the others... as well as everyone from Jue Tian Ge.

They are also likely to worry about themselves.

Gu Heng silently leaned on his knife, his gaze gradually becoming unfocused.

But suddenly, he looked to his left and saw a figure on top of a small mountain of mechanical wreckage!

The man stood high above him, looking directly at him.

Is it a living person?!

Gu Heng stood up, his face filled with surprise and doubt. He hadn't seen a single person since he arrived, and he even wondered if he had stumbled upon a completely deserted cemetery.

So he calls out to the system every day, not because he really needs the system's functions, but because having a voice talking to him makes him feel much more at ease.

Being alone for too long will definitely drive you crazy.

just now.

He did see the person.

But... are they enemies or friends?

Gu Heng was still in a state of confusion and vigilance when he saw the figure rushing towards him, not flying through the air, but walking step by step, and it seemed to be walking with some difficulty.

Soon, the person was in front of him.

Gu Heng saw it clearly at this moment.

This was a woman wrapped in a gray robe, with a black marking on her face. She was quite pretty, but Gu Heng only sensed a sense of decay emanating from her, as if she were nearing the end of her life...

Just like everything he'd seen over the past few days.

Like the withered leaves in the dense forest and this pile of rusty machinery. "Who are you?"

Gu Heng asked.

The woman in the gray robe remained silent, but gave Gu Heng a wink.

"...You want me to go with you?"

She didn't answer, and just kept walking on her own.

Gu Heng had no choice but to follow.

It's rare to encounter a living person like this, and one who doesn't seem hostile at all. Let's see where she leads me.