163: Chu Yuan: Zhang Yan and the others are still alive?

Indeed!

This acquaintance was none other than Xing Wuxiu. He was also one of the Disciples heading there this time.

Three years had passed, yet this guy was still lingering in the Spirit Crystal Realm, his strength having barely improved.

Besides him, there were a few others who had gone to the Xuanhong Secret Realm back then, and Chu Yuan found them somewhat familiar.

Of course, what happened to these people was irrelevant to him, as long as they didn't provoke him.

But he was clearly overthinking things.

Not far away, seeing Chu Yuan sitting together with the three God Realm experts, many people showed expressions of envy.

There were also quite a few people whose eyes flashed with jealousy deep down.

Clearly, his treatment had aroused resentment.

With the three God Realm experts watching now, no one dared to act rashly.

But if they went to the Secret Realm, that might not be the case.

Of course, Chu Yuan didn't care about what these people were thinking.

The journey was uneventful.

In less than ten days, everyone arrived at Qiyuan City.

Qiyuan City belonged to Great Xia, located north of the Great Xia Imperial City, and was named because it backed onto the Qiyuan Mountain Range.

The spirit boat landed in Qiyuan City, and Shangguan Xinglan slowly spoke:

"There are still four days until the Qiyuan Secret Realm opens. You are free to move around during this period, but you are not allowed to cause trouble."

"Yes!"

The Disciples nodded, then left individually and entered Qiyuan City.

"Let's go too!" Shangguan Xinglan said to Chu Yuan and the other two, "Qiyuan City is quite lively during the period when the Qiyuan Secret Realm is about to open."

"Then let's go take a look!"

Chu Yuan and the two others nodded repeatedly, and the group of four walked into Qiyuan City.

Perhaps it really was because the Qiyuan Secret Realm was about to open; Qiyuan City was indeed quite bustling.

The four secured an inn, booked a private room, and ordered a table full of dishes.

Ye Qingyi took a bite, frowned slightly, and her expression was quite disdainful, "It's far worse than what Little Brother cooks."

Bai Zhi and the other person also nodded slightly, showing their agreement.

Chu Yuan smiled and remained silent.

Just then, faint sounds suddenly drifted over from the adjacent private room.

This caused Chu Yuan's expression to tighten.

"Chu Yuan, what's wrong?" Seeing the change in his expression, Bai Zhi asked.

Chu Yuan didn't speak, listening carefully, but found that he couldn't hear the sound anymore.

He frowned slightly, looking at Bai Zhi next to him with uncertainty, "Little Bai, did you hear a name called Zhang Yan just now?"

"Zhang Yan?"

Bai Zhi and the other two raised their eyebrows slightly, but then shook their heads.

Shangguan Xinglan explained, "Chu Yuan, although we are in the God Realm, for the sake of peace, when we are in crowded places, we generally don't pay attention to the voices of others, only listening for what we care about."

Bai Zhi and the other person nodded in agreement.

Ye Qingyi asked curiously, "Little Brother, who is this Zhang Yan?"

Chu Yuan shook his head, his expression slightly downcast, "An old acquaintance from Xiao Huang Village. Perhaps I was overthinking it; she should have perished."

He had vaguely heard the name Zhang Yan just now and suddenly thought that perhaps in the past two years, they might have left Xiao Huang Village.

That's why he asked, but he hadn't expected... Just then, Bai Zhi suddenly looked slightly moved, "Chu Yuan, I heard that name too just now. Why don't you ask Chu Xiaoxiao first?"

Hearing this, Chu Yuan's eyes lit up. How could he not have thought of that?

Perhaps it wasn't that he hadn't thought of it, but that he was unwilling to think about it, unwilling to make Chu Xiaoxiao recall the previous pain again.

But now... He quickly took out the jade pendant, "Xiaoxiao, can you hear me?"

Compared to Flower Slave, who Cultivated in the spirit governing space and had already achieved a Breakthrough to the third rank, Chu Xiaoxiao remained at the Peak of the second rank because the environment was not suitable for her Cultivation.

Thus, she naturally couldn't leave the object she was attached to.

Hearing Chu Yuan's question, a voice came from the jade pendant, "Brother Chu Yuan, what's wrong?"

Chu Yuan's expression was slightly anxious, "I forgot to ask you before, did your Sister Zhang Yan leave the village before Xiao Huang Village met disaster?"

"Sister Zhang Yan?"

Chu Xiaoxiao's voice came out, "Brother Chu Yuan, Sister Zhang Yan and Cousin Xiaotao were taken away by someone claiming to be the Ninth Princess not long after you left. I thought you knew."

"Them?" Chu Yuan's face brightened with joy, "Xiaoxiao, who else left?"

"The others who left at the time were Sister Yanqiu, Sister Er Ya, and Sister Xiaolian."

"Furthermore, half a month before the incident in Xiao Huang Village, Sister Zhang Yan and the others invited people to pick up Uncle Zhang and the rest to gather together, so the parents of the five—including Sister Zhang Yan—all left."

"Uncle Zhang and the others left too?" The joy on Chu Yuan's face increased by three points.

This truly was a pleasant surprise!

"Yes!" The jade pendant trembled slightly, and Xiaoxiao's voice continued, "It is said that Uncle Zhang originally didn't want to leave, but he couldn't resist Aunt Xu wanting to go see Sister Zhang Yan, so they went together."

"We even went to see them off at the time."

"It's also fortunate they left early, otherwise they probably would have..."

A wave of sadness emanated from the jade pendant. Chu Yuan quickly stroked it and comforted her, "Xiaoxiao, don't think too much about it. The dead cannot be brought back to life. We who are alive must look forward, understand?"

"I know, Brother Chu Yuan."

Chu Xiaoxiao's voice came out, and then she fell silent.

Chu Yuan carefully put the pendant away close to his body, then looked at Shangguan Xinglan, "Revered Master, do you know who the Great Xia Ninth Princess is?"

Shangguan Xinglan shook her head, "I'm not too sure. I'll help you ask around later."

Hearing this, Chu Yuan shook his head, "Since that's the case, there's no need to trouble Revered Master."

"After the Secret Realm ends, Revered Master, you don't have to wait for me. Little Bai and I will take a trip to the Great Xia Imperial City to see Uncle Zhang and the others."

Hearing this, Shangguan Xinglan raised her eyebrows slightly and glanced at Bai Zhi and the other person.

"We can discuss this later. If you don't obtain a Cultivation Technique in the Secret Realm, we will still need to go to the Imperial City to conduct a transaction with Great Xia."

"That's true!" Chu Yuan nodded, "Then we'll talk about this later."

Shangguan Xinglan nodded.

Chu Yuan looked at Bai Zhi, "Little Bai, can you tell which private room the voice came from? I plan to go ask; it would be good to know their current situation."

Bai Zhi pointed to the wall, "The second room over there. I'll go with you."

"Alright!"

Chu Yuan nodded. The four people arrived outside that private room and activated the Restriction bell.

"Who is it?"

A sharp, cold voice came from the private room, the tone sounding quite displeased.