sinovels Chapter 76 is you.
Chapter 76 is you.
"call!"
As his consciousness returned from Liu Zhan, Shen Che let out a deep breath.
Unexpectedly, Liu Zhan, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, was actually quite cunning. Fortunately, we discovered this at the right moment, otherwise we would have suffered a great loss.
"You!" Seeing that Shen Che seemed to have completely recovered from his previous state, Luo Xichan stared at him blankly, opened her mouth, but ultimately did not dare to speak.
She had witnessed that fleeting, terrifying aura before, in her master and several elders.
I slapped my face hard. Ouch! It wasn't an illusion!
She still couldn't quite believe it; so young, probably only a few years older than herself. Could this be the extraordinary genius her master spoke of, the one who defied conventional wisdom?
Will I be able to get my secret manual back?
"Quick, they can't have gone far, they must be nearby!"
"Search that area, and this area too, search both. The sect leader has ordered that both of them be captured at all costs, and any resistance should be met with immediate execution!"
Just then, a series of sounds came from the mountains and forests, a cacophony that seemed to come from all directions.
By the moonlight, the figures of the Illusion Heart Sect disciples could be clearly seen in the distance.
There was at least a group of dozens of people in front of them, searching inch by inch along the mountain forest. It was clear that they were determined to find them no matter what, even if it meant searching the whole mountain and sea.
"There's a stone hut over there, let's go take a look!"
The voices of the Illusion Heart Sect disciples grew closer and closer. When they arrived, they saw the abandoned stone shack and immediately sent people over to inspect it.
Inside the hut, Luo Xichan panicked upon hearing the sound.
Judging from this situation, once the two sides meet, they will inevitably fight to the death. Are we, as fellow disciples, destined to kill each other?
Even if she doesn't make a move, what about the person next to her? If someone were to try and kill him, could he really resist doing the same?
Once a fight breaks out, how many of his fellow disciples will survive?
"What should I do?" Thinking of this, Luo Xichan couldn't help but feel flustered and subconsciously looked in Shen Che's direction.
It wasn't that they were worried about being discovered, but rather that they hoped the young man opposite them would show mercy and spare their lives.
"What's the panic? Get closer to me, hold your breath, and conceal your presence. Also, remember, don't make a sound, not even a whisper!"
Shen Che pulled Luo Xichan over, and with his other hand, he quickly made a few subtle movements.
"Secret Technique, Fossil Illusion!"
Not long after he finished making the move, two disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect rushed in and looked around the shack.
The shack was empty, completely bare, with nothing in sight. Apart from two stone benches and two slightly larger stones piled in the corner, there was nothing else.
"People have stayed here before; they can't have gone very far!"
After a brief inspection, the two disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect quickly departed.
There were signs that someone had just been in the shack; someone must have been there. But there was no one else in the shack, so they probably ran away after hearing the noise.
"Can't they see us?"
Seeing that the two disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect were right in front of them, yet completely ignoring them, Luo Xichan was startled.
Could it be something similar to the Illusionary Mind Technique of their Illusionary Mind Sect? Did they fall into an illusion as soon as they entered?
However, both of them are disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect, and have been trained in related techniques since the day they entered the sect. They have a certain resistance to similar methods. Even if they were to fall for it, they would notice something amiss afterward.
But after the two people left, they immediately led the rest of the people to search in other places, completely unaware that they were the ones who had a problem.
"Perfect!" After the disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect gradually left, Shen Che withdrew the secret technique.
The first secret technique experiment was quite perfect. These disciples of the Illusionary Heart Sect were clearly within arm's reach, yet they seemed to ignore them.
In a world without secret arts, without corresponding counters to secret arts, and in places where there is no research or defense against secret arts, even simple secret arts can play an unexpected role.
No wonder Liu Zhan was so reluctant to part with it, nearly going mad after losing all his power. Given his position in the imperial court, these secret techniques likely played a much larger role.
"Have a seat. I doubt they'll be back anytime soon."
With his senses maximized, he could easily detect if anyone reappeared and react accordingly.
"Oh!" Luo Xichan responded softly, carefully sitting down opposite Shen Che, glancing up at him every now and then.
By this time, she had lost the impulse she had when she first asked for the secret manual. The longer she stayed with this person next to her, the more uncertain she felt.
For some reason, she had a feeling that she was walking into the wolf's mouth.
"Wait, someone else is here!" Shen Che suddenly spoke after sitting for a while.
The people from the Illusionary Heart Sect are quite something; they even knew to launch a surprise attack.
Pulling Luo Xichan aside again, Shen Che used the same trick again. With his secret technique concealing his presence, he was confident that he could easily deceive these people.
A short while later, a broad-shouldered figure appeared inside the stone shed, searching for something.
"It's him!" Shen Che recognized the figure that had suddenly appeared; he had seen him before, and more than once.
He had once passed by a tea stall, and that was the first time he heard the rumors circulating among the martial arts world about Luo Xichan, the junior sister of the Huanxin Sect.
During the day, he encountered the girl who had sold herself to bury her father when he passed through the city. He remembered that she had even offered him a drink.
However, he was in a hurry at the time and didn't really want to socialize, so he didn't agree.
This is the third time we've met. Is it really such a coincidence? In this vast sea of people, how can two complete strangers run into each other three times in a row?
Moreover, a large number of people from the Illusionary Heart Sect had just searched the area when he appeared.
"Senior Brother!"
"What?" Luo Xichan's words immediately rendered his secret technique ineffective, so Shen Che simply withdrew it.
His secret technique can interfere with a person's vision, but it cannot block out sound. Once a sound is made, there is no need to continue.
Of course, this is also related to the fact that Liu Zhan is only a novice; his training is not very deep. If one were to train to a high level, one could naturally conceal one's voice and breath.
The failure of the secret technique is not the most important thing right now. The most important thing is that the person in front of us is actually the senior disciple of the Illusionary Heart Sect. This is interesting.
"It's you!" After looking the other person up and down, Shen Che turned to Luo Xichan. "You mean he's your senior brother? Didn't you say he disappeared for a long time?"
A senior disciple of the Illusionary Heart Sect, a junior disciple of the Illusionary Heart Sect, and the Illusionary Heart Sect itself—all these pieces of information strung together in Shen Che's mind, making him feel as if he had grasped something, but he was still still missing something.
They disappeared for a long time? They've already met three times in just a few days. One thing is certain: their previous two encounters were probably not coincidences.
"Senior Brother has been missing for a long time!" After replying to Shen Che, Luo Xichan looked at the person opposite her with a slightly aggrieved expression. "Senior Brother, where have you been for so long? I've been looking for you for ages!"
"Junior sister, I haven't disappeared. I've just been being hunted down, so I've been hiding!"