Ch 192: A Long-lost Friend
Just as Chen Dian was intently summarizing information from various sources and racking his brain trying to determine where Haya Jin Bing was hiding, suddenly, shocking news, like a lightning bolt splitting the peaceful night sky, swiftly arrived from distant Ges City!
According to an urgent report from Jin Zezhu in Ges City, shortly before, while patrolling outside Ges City as usual, he unexpectedly discovered a person with unusual and strange behavior. This person wandered alone in the wilderness outside the city, seemingly lost. More importantly, after careful observation and tentative communication, Jin Zezhu keenly sensed that this mysterious person seemed to have a close connection to Haya Jin Bing, whom they had been desperately pursuing!
Upon learning this, Chen Dian did not dare delay. He immediately led Liu Feiyan and other capable subordinates to Ges City at breakneck speed. Along the way, everyone’s hearts were gripped with anticipation to uncover the secrets hidden within this strange person.
Finally, after a tense and hurried journey, Chen Dian and his party arrived at Ges City. Without time to rest, they immediately followed Jin Zezhu to the place where the mysterious person was located outside the city. From afar, they saw a lone figure standing on the open plain, looking particularly out of place.
Upon closer inspection, everyone gasped—this so-called “strange person” was indeed unusual! First to attract attention was their strange and incomprehensible speech. These words did not belong to any known language on this planet; even the well-traveled Chen Dian and his companions had never heard such unique pronunciation and grammatical structures. However, in stark contrast, despite their obscure language, their appearance was identical to the subjects of Da Chen Kingdom, as if they were an ordinary person from Da Chen Kingdom.
Chen Dian took a deep breath, stepped forward, clasped his hands, and bowed respectfully. He smiled, trying to communicate with the person in a gentle and friendly manner. However, no matter how hard Chen Dian tried, the person remained unmoved, merely muttering those strange and puzzling words.
The person’s eyes revealed deep confusion, as if lost in an unknown world. Faced with this situation, Chen Dian felt it was very difficult. He racked his brain for various methods, hoping to break the stalemate and figure out what this person wanted to express.
At this time, Liu Feiyan, standing beside Chen Dian, leaned in and whispered, “Your Majesty, in my opinion, this person is so strange, could they be a spy sent by Haya Jin Bing, pretending to be mad to deceive us?” Chen Dian frowned, slowly shook his head, relying on years of experience and keen intuition, he felt that this matter was far from simple.
As everyone fell into contemplation, Jin Zezhu, who had remained silent, suddenly spoke: “Your Majesty, I have heard from my elders that a long, long time ago, there was a strange event—a stranger fell from the sky! Could it be…that this person is the legendary stranger?” At these words, everyone present was startled, exchanging glances, and the atmosphere became extremely tense.
After a moment’s contemplation, Chen Dian finally made a decision. He waved his hand, instructing his soldiers to carefully escort the person back to the city and properly accommodate them. At the same time, he secretly pondered the need to quickly ascertain the truth and unravel the mystery surrounding this mysterious person.
In the bustling city, they tirelessly searched and finally found many learned and knowledgeable wise men. However, to their surprise, these well-read scholars were as baffled as if facing an impenetrable riddle when confronted with the mysterious person’s words, completely unable to understand the meaning and mystery within.
Time passed quickly. On a quiet night a few days later, the world was silent, and the pitch-black sky resembled a huge black curtain covering the earth. At this moment, a sudden, strange light unexpectedly broke through the night sky, instantly enveloping the place where the person was. The light was like a divine stroke from the heavens, dazzling and emitting a frightening aura.
Hearing the commotion, people rushed from all directions. When they reached the scene, the sight before them left everyone speechless, astonished beyond words. In the originally empty air, a series of strangely shaped, obscure runes appeared. These runes shone with a faint yet captivating light, seeming to possess life as they slowly moved in the air. Upon closer observation, everyone was surprised to find that these runes seemed to have a close connection to the words spoken by the person earlier.
Chen Dian, who had remained silent, looking at this unbelievable scene, felt a strong premonition: a shocking secret beyond human imagination must be hidden behind this! And this secret could very well be closely related to the future and fate of the entire Da Chen Kingdom. Thinking of this, Chen Dian took a deep breath, composed himself, and decided to personally investigate this matter and uncover the truth behind this mystery.
Just as he was eager to begin his exploration, the strange light, as if summoned by some unknown force, suddenly vanished without a trace. At the same time, the mysterious person previously enveloped by the light also disappeared like a wisp of smoke, leaving no clues whatsoever. Finally, a voice came from the air: “To find Haya Jin Bing, let Chen Dian go to Mo Mo Li Chu Mountain himself!”
As soon as these words fell, the dazzling light suddenly seemed to be grasped by an invisible hand and instantly retracted, then vanished without a trace with lightning speed. At the same time, the strangely shaped person also seemed to turn into a wisp of smoke, disappearing from everyone’s sight in the blink of an eye.
At this moment, Chen Dian and others, full of doubt and at a loss, stood frozen in place, motionless like statues. The cool night breeze gently blew across their faces, but they were oblivious, only staring wide-eyed at the place where the light and the strange person had disappeared, their thoughts running wild, drifting away with the mysterious light to a distant unknown place.
This sudden change left Chen Dian and others completely dumbfounded, each one speechless, their faces filled with astonishment and confusion. They looked at each other, seeing the same confusion and incomprehension in each other’s eyes. Everyone began to recall what had happened, trying to find some clues or clues. However, no matter how hard they tried to think and ponder, the situation remained baffling, as if this series of unbelievable events had never happened.
“What the hell is going on?” Finally, someone broke the silence, their trembling voice particularly striking in the quiet night. Others also snapped back to reality, chattering away. But no matter how they guessed and reasoned, they could not give a reasonable explanation.
Chen Dian stood there, his brows furrowed, his eyes filled with determination and thought. The “Mo Mo Li Chu Mountain” mentioned by the mysterious voice deeply attracted him like a riddle.
He took a deep breath, slowly knelt down, cleared a patch of open space of rubble, and then used a tree branch to draw on it, trying to search his memory for information related to this mountain, but to no avail.
Looking at the distant sky, Chen Dian guessed that Mo Mo Li Chu Mountain might be somewhere within. He decided to first carefully study the relevant information, look for clues, and then consider his next course of action.
