Walking by the Abyss on Thin Ice

Chapter 296 – Zuo Songyan's good brother

Su Yun was startled. He saw thick smoke rising from the big pit, and the young man in a yellow shirt struggling to get up from the smoke. He tried to climb up with his own strength but his eyes went black and he fell back into the pit.

Su Yun quickly jumped into the pit and rescued him, shaking him forcefully. "Brother, wake up! What happened to you? Did the Tai Sui defeat you? Get up and show them our chest muscles! Get up, Mahaha!"

The young man in the yellow shirt slowly regained consciousness and said weakly, "The Tai Sui is no match for me. But my injuries were too severe earlier, and this time I also can't hold on. I need to rest in your memory seal... During my rest, there will definitely be demons coming to kill me. You must protect me..."

Su Yun immediately refused without thinking, "How can I protect you? If those demons come to kill you, they will kill me first. I can't resist..."

The young man in the yellow shirt plucked a dragon horn from his forehead and handed it to Su Yun.

Su Yun held the dragon horn, feeling a bit at a loss. "Dragon brother, you..."

The young man in the yellow shirt's body twisted and he entered Su Yun's brow. "Take my dragon horn and enter your memory seal. Find other deities there and ask for their help. Remember, find the deities, not the demons. My reputation is not good among the demons..."

Su Yun quickly grabbed his two hind legs. "Brother, how do I go?"

The Winged Dragon's body transformed into a dragon form and gently flicked its tail, breaking free from Su Yun's grasp and completely entering his brow, entering his spiritual realm. "...But among the deities, I have a lot of face. Report my name to them, and they will definitely not refuse to help!"

In Su Yun's spiritual realm, a wall of runes appeared, and a huge crack appeared on the wall. The young man in the yellow shirt had already transformed into the Winged Dragon and couldn't fly, but he struggled to crawl into the crack.

Su Yun's spiritual consciousness quickly grabbed the dragon's tail and shouted loudly, "How do I enter the memory seal?"

"I left this crack for you!"

The Winged Dragon flicked its tail, shaking him off and entering the crack, disappearing without a trace. Only the crack remained on the wall of runes, leading to an unknown place.

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Su Yun's spiritual consciousness approached the edge of the wall of runes and peeked inside. He saw darkness and felt a chilling wind. He couldn't help but shiver and feel fear. He shouted loudly, "How do I come out after entering the seal? Dragon brother, are you still there? Mahaha?"

At this moment, there were demons moving in the darkness. Almost all the sealed deities and demons heard this voice and pricked up their ears.

"Little ghost—"

"The voice of the little ghost who sealed us—"

"Is he coming in?"

"Hush, let him in..."

"He's doomed!"

...

Su Yun heard whispers coming from the darkness, but he couldn't make out what the voices behind the wall of runes were saying. The more he wanted to hear clearly, the less he could hear. He couldn't help but walk towards the darkness on his own.

Suddenly, Ying Ying's voice sounded behind Su Yun, startling him and waking him up. He found himself deep inside the wall of runes, about to enter the boundless darkness.

"Su Scholar, your spiritual consciousness can enter. However, your spiritual consciousness is equivalent to your memory. When your spiritual consciousness enters the seal, your body will have no memories. At that time, you will be ignorant and unaware, like a fool."

Su Yun grumbled and quickly retreated from the wall of runes.

Ying Ying continued, "If your spiritual consciousness stays trapped for too long, your body will form new memories, and maybe even form other spiritual consciousness. When you return to your body, you will find that there are two of you."

Su Yun's face changed slightly.

"Legend has it that some people can use this to cultivate an external avatar, while others go crazy because of it."

Ying Ying closed the book and said, "The scholar who wrote this book in the Heavenly Dao Academy wrote about the method of cultivating an external avatar, and he claimed to have already cultivated one. But as far as I know, he has been insane for many years. Qin Wuling might have cultivated an external avatar, but he didn't leave this method in the Heavenly Dao Academy, so I don't know the specifics."

Su Yun hesitated, pacing back and forth. Suddenly, he stopped and laughed, "The Tai Sui is heavily injured, and the other demons are intimidated by the Winged Dragon's past strength. They won't come looking for us now. Let's plan for the long term!"

Ying Ying also had no other ideas.

Entering the memory seal with the spiritual consciousness was extremely dangerous. Not only could he die at any moment, but he could also go crazy. There was also a high possibility that he would never be able to escape the sealed memories!

By then, the person living inside Su Yun's body might be someone else.

"First, let's treat Jing Zhao's injuries. If we don't treat him soon, he might die."

Su Yun had examined Jing Zhao's injuries multiple times. His medical skills were limited to stopping bleeding and bandaging, which was not enough to treat Jing Zhao. He thought, "Lao Piao Ba said that Doctor Dong has also arrived, so let's go find him. With him around, Jing Zhao should be safe."

Zuo Songyan left the embassy, saying he was going to deal with the stolen goods and buy more spiritual weapons. When he left, he told Su Yun that if he had any problems, he could go to the Tianjie Yuanshuo Tower to find him.

Su Yun immediately lifted Jing Zhao, who was tightly bound, and boarded the carriage that Xing Jiangmu had just bought, and the two set off for Tianjie.Tianjie Yuanshuo Building is one of the few gathering places for Yuanshuo people in Yun City. The residents of Yuanshuo Building are all Yuanshuo people, and the food, clothing, and household items here are mostly traditional Yuanshuo.

The carriage drove on the streets outside Yuanshuo Building, and Su Yun saw many traditional Yuanshuo foods. He couldn't help but get off the carriage and buy and eat along the way.

When he arrived at the foot of Yuanshuo Building, Su Yun saw a familiar and beautiful figure. His heart couldn't help but beat faster, and he shouted, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao!"

The girl was returning from drying herbs, and when she heard the words, she turned her head. Her tied-up hair fell down, and her long hair swung behind her along with her clothes. She exclaimed in surprise, "Junior Brother Su! I heard from the attendant that you arrived in Yun City and was still thinking about when to go to the envoy's hall. I didn't expect you to come first!"

She put down the herbs, and Su Yun walked over with open arms and smiled, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao, long time no see!"

"Yeah, it's been half a year."

Chi Xiaoyao hesitated for a moment and performed a formal student's salute. Su Yun had to do the same and asked, "Senior Sister, did you come here with Doctor Dong?"

Chi Xiaoyao nodded, "Doctor Dong said that although my medical skills are already very advanced, I can't reach the pinnacle of medical Dao with just the Yuanshuo tradition. So he wants me to come to Da Qin for further study."

Su Yun smiled, "Which academy do you want to go to for further study? I am currently the Deputy Historian of the External Supervision Office in Yuanshuo. Maybe I can help."

Chi Xiaoyao bent down to pick up the herbs, and the silver skirt swayed in front of her. She turned around and smiled, "No need. Doctor Dong took me to a secret realm where I met several great medical masters. They tested my medical skills. These days, the Imperial Palace, Sword Pavilion, and Holy Heart Pavilion, the three most advanced medical academies in Da Qin, have all sent letters saying that I passed the test. Several famous medical holy sites in Da Xia and Da Wan have also sent letters. Doctor Dong said that I should travel and investigate in each academy and choose the best one to study. And he also wants to meet some old friends."

Su Yun sincerely admired and smiled, "Senior Sister Xiaoyao is truly a role model for us."

He followed Chi Xiaoyao into Yuanshuo Building, while Xing Jiangmu held the bound Jing Zhao and followed behind.

"Attendant, please go and settle the situation. The doctor is still drinking tea with the attendant."

Chi Xiaoyao put down the herbs and looked at Xing Jiangmu and Jing Zhao in surprise, "Who are they?"

"Two patients."

Su Yun smiled, "One is a 32-year-old man who is prematurely aging, and the other is mentally insane, filled with demonic energy, and also seriously injured. I don't know if Doctor Dong can treat them."

Chi Xiaoyao checked and said, "Both are relatively difficult illnesses. I can treat them, but it's a bit difficult to cure them completely."

Xing Jiangmu laughed, "Am I also a patient?"

Chi Xiaoyao said, "Because you eat poorly and work hard, at the age of 30, your body is like that of a 100-year-old. You have already depleted and damaged your essence. Even if you switch to practicing the Great Unity Technique, I'm afraid you won't live for many more years."

"Miss, are you joking?" Xing Jiangmu laughed heartily, his white hair shaking. Slowly, he couldn't laugh anymore, and his heart was filled with anxiety.

Chi Xiaoyao led them through numerous corridors and came to a mansion in the building. She knocked on the door and pushed it open.

Su Yun and Xing Jiangmu followed her, and they saw that it was quite elegant inside. Zuo Songyan, who looked old and haggard, clenched his fists and sneered, "Is it so difficult for you to give me a discount? We were good brothers who went through life and death together!"

A beautiful woman sat opposite Zuo Songyan and slammed the table, "Good brothers? Is there anyone who sleeps with their good brother? Is there anyone who sleeps with their good brother and then runs away?"

Chi Xiaoyao was startled by the words and quickly made a quiet gesture, whispering, "Let's avoid them for now..."

Su Yun became interested and whispered, "No need to avoid them. They are not outsiders, and Doctor Dong is here too."

Chi Xiaoyao was also curious about Zuo Songyan's past and her heart was stirred, so she listened attentively.

Zuo Songyan laughed, "Did I sleep with you? I didn't know. That night, we were drunk, and the next day, I had to return to Yuanshuo..."

"Bang!"

The sound of a broken table came. Su Yun looked over and saw that the woman opposite Zuo Songyan had her back facing them. She had a graceful figure and was dressed appropriately, indicating that she was a young woman. However, her face couldn't be seen.

"It's strange. This sound is somewhat familiar..."

Su Yun hesitated. The more he listened to this woman's voice, the more familiar it became. It sounded a bit like their neighbor, Xia Mengjue, the Deputy Historian of the Da Xia envoy's hall, whose residence faced the Yuanshuo envoy's hall!

"Mengjue, I've been carrying the handkerchief you gave me all this time."

Zuo Songyan's voice came, somewhat embarrassed, "When I was robbing, I always wore it on my face. Whenever I wore it, I would think of the days when we robbed together."

"Phew!"

Xia Mengjue's voice came, coldly laughing, "This is the lady's snot, I don't care if you wear it!"

Although she said that, her voice became much softer, "This time, you caused a great commotion in Feiyun Valley and obtained a lot of treasures. No one in the entire Da Qin can help you sell these stolen goods except me, except me, the lady, who can help you with this favor! I have already given you the money, and there won't be a single extra cent!"

"If you can't give it to the stomach, you can give it to the kidneys..."

"Smack!" The sound of a slap came.Su Yun, Chi Xiaoyao, and Xing Jiangmu listened with a mix of embarrassment and excitement. Xing Jiangmu was trembling with exhilaration, "This is so thrilling! Xia Mengjue lives across from me, watching people beat me up, watching me get beaten for over a decade, and now I can finally see her being ridiculed!"

At this moment, they heard Doctor Dong's voice coming from behind them, expressing surprise, "Master, Xiaoyao, why are you eavesdropping here?"

Su Yun and Chi Xiaoyao were taken aback and quickly turned around, just as the quarreling between Xia Mengjue and Zuo Songyan ceased.

Chi Xiaoyao stuttered, "Sir, weren't you supposed to be inside?"

Doctor Dong, still the same rotund figure, was holding a wooden box in one hand and shook his head, "The Vice Minister said he wanted to discuss some private matters with Young Historian Xia, so he asked me to step out for a while, so I went for a walk. You guys..."

Su Yun quickly interrupted, "We just arrived!"

Zuo Songyan walked over with a gloomy expression, glanced at them, and Chi Xiaoyao hid behind Su Yun. Su Yun laughed heartily and bowed, "The Master of Tongtian Pavilion has come to visit the old potter of the Yuan Association!"

———No need to wait until eight o'clock, I'll update now~ Off to eat~