The Past
Chapter 2122: The Past
Translator: Misty Cloud Translations Editor: Misty Cloud Translations
Reaper’s Valley. Once Sima You Yue entered it, it reminded her of Heartbreak Valley. There was poison everywhere.
However during that time, her body was immune to poison and she could move around freely in the Heartbreak Valley. Now, she was only left with a soul, so she had to take precautions.
The good thing was that Nai He had given them an anti-poison pill before they entered the valley. According to what he said, ninety-nine percent of the poisonous insects, plants and miasma would not be able to have an effect on them.
"It is indeed a quality item." Sima You Yue took the pills and passed one of them to Wu Lingyu, then she ate one of them. " Does the Knavery Pavilion provide pills like these to outsiders?"
"It is differentiated by its grade. Those that are being sold in the sect, are only thirty to sixty percent effective in the prevention of poison. Only a few people can get such a high level one." Nai He said, "Although you are skilled with poison, you do not have much understanding of the toxins here. You won’t be able to deal with them in such a short time."
"Yes. Thank you." Sima You Yue really felt thankful for them.
Although it was their first time meeting one another, they still helped her with such enthusiasm. Although Nai He helped her because they were from the same sect and he had to follow the old folks and their orders, and Qin Qin wanted her to help her leave the Abyss of Hell, they all had their own reasons. But she still felt thankful towards them.
Upon entering the valley, Qin Qin’s advantages were shown. She had warned them about the coming dangers several times in advance, letting them pass through those dangerous areas safely.
"If we continue to move forward we will see Qin Mountain." Qin Qin said, "I grew up there."
"The human eating spring?" Sima You Yue thought of the legend that the shopkeeper had told her.
"You know about it?"
"Before I came, the shopkeeper told me quite a few legends about the place." Sima You Yue said, "Is the story of the spring true?"
"Yes, it is." Qin Qin nodded her head, "But it is also because they do not manage to find the way and just rush in, which is why they corrode until they’re left with nothing but bones."
"This mean you have a way to do it?"
"I have been drinking the spring’s water since I was young."
Qin Qin’s casual words surprised Sima You Yue, "It is said that the spring water can help one’s cultivation. Could your abilities be because of the spring water?"
"Possibly. But I have eaten a lot of weird stuff here, so it is hard to say which one was the one that worked. I cannot remember anything, so we can only guess." Qin Qin was very helpless about her broken memories. After so many years, she has just gotten used to not thinking about it.
When they reached the bottom of the Qin Mountain, Sima You Yue saw the legendary spring. Apart from the bones surrounding it, it was not much different from any other place.
It was getting late, and the terrain here was considered wide. Also, because of the spring, there were less poisonous things here. Qin Qin requested that they set
After they set up the tents, Mo Yu pulled Nai He into the tent. Qin Qin brought the old man and Wu Lingyu along with Sima You Yue to another side of the Qin Mountain. They went through the small forest at the foot of the mountain, and what appeared before them was a hot spring the size of a basketball court.
"This place is not bad. There are many barriers outside, so there should be very few people who will be able to find this place." Sima You Yue said.
"Yes, this hot spring is indeed pretty decent." Qin Qin took off her clothes and went into the water, then waved her hands at Sima You Yue.
Sima You Yue went in too, and the both of them leaned on the shore to take a bath as they chatted away.
"I say, your man is so cold! It has been so long, but I have yet to hear him say even a few words. If it’s not because he talks quite a bit with you, I’d think that he was mute." Qin Qin said, "With his looks, body and temper, it’s a waste not to put him in the modern entertainment industry."
"With his temper?" Sima You Yue laughed while shaking her head.
"It doesn’t matter what his temper is like, what matters is he is good to you." Qin Qin said with envy, "Being able to meet someone you like at a place like this, how nice!"
"What about you and Nai He?"
"What?"
"Don’t think that I can’t see through your little schemes." Sima You Yue swiped the water with her hands, "Although you call her ‘lady boss’, I can smell the sourness from miles away."
"Is it that obvious? Nobody else knows! Is your zodiac sign a dog?" Qin Qin did not deny it.
"Your little schemes can deceive these ancient ones. I’ve seen many of those kinds of love in the modern times. Even if you don’t eat pork, you’d have seen a pig before, right?" Sima You Yue said.
"What, are you saying that I’m a pig?" Qin Qin shouted.
"You’re the one who called yourself that." Sima You Yue pouted.
"Sigh, I really envy you." Qin Qin sighed, "You have someone who treats you so well."
"Then what about you and Nai He?" Sima You Yue asked, "The reason you want to leave the Abyss of Hell, is it also because you want to run away?"
"I don’t think it’s considered running away. He doesn’t have feelings for me. The girls by his side have always been changing, but he has never thought of me before. Since it is this way, I also do not wish to stay and watch how things are between him and other girls. The main reason is still because I wish to go out and see the world."
"Maybe he isn’t like what you think? Previously, when he heard that you were leaving, he had quite a big reaction."
"That wouldn’t matter, he has already found us a lady boss." When she talked about this, it made her feel down. However, she did not allow herself to dwell in this emotion. She tilted her head and asked her, "Have you ever thought about going back?"
"Going back? To the present?"
"Yes."
"No. My family and friends are all here. There is nothing much for me to reminisce about there." Sima You Yue actually did not think about the matters in the past.
"Sigh, I’ve thought about it before." Qin Qin sighed, "I still have my parents over there, my friends and my career too. But I just died like that. I wonder how sad they are."
"It is because you don’t feel a sense of belonging here."
"Maybe." Qin Qin did not deny it. In the end, she was still a heart-broken girl.
"You should stop thinking about going back." Sima You Yue said, "How many years have you already been here? You don’t even know how much time has passed there. Moreover, you do not know the way to go back, overthinking will only add to your worries."
"What worries? Where are you guys going?" Mo Yu walked out from the forest behind. When she saw the hot spring, both of her eyes lit up, "It’s such a good place, why didn’t you guys call me!"
"When we left, you and Nai He were in the tent! Do you want to come down and have a dip together?" Qin Qin had already recovered to her usual self again, it was like the sad and depressed person did not exist at all.
"Yes!" Mo Yu removed her clothes and went down. She went beside them. "You two really know how to find places. Nai He just said, Qin Qin coming back to the mountain was like a fish returning into the water, now it looks like that was right."
Qin Qin laughed lazily, but she did not speak.
Mo Yu did not mind.. She looked at Sima You Yue and said, "You’re the Ghost Realm’s Young Princess right? I heard that the people in the Soul Region are having a war against the Ghost Realm! They are still shouting that if they don’t hand you over, they will start to attack."