Chapter 364

Chapter 364: Junior Brother Ji, I Was Acting a Bit Crazy
“Senior Brother Lou, I am Ji Han Zhou, a disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect. I have a close friend named Yu Zhao, a disciple of Master Qing Yan of the Five Elements Dao Sect. She also came at Elder Gu’s request to the Desert of Lost Souls to look for you.

“She is still holding the scroll that you and Elder Gu discovered back then. If you don’t believe what I am saying, you can check it for yourself after we get out.”

Ji Han Zhou was afraid Lou Yushan would fly into a rage and die on the spot, so he forced himself to say a long string of words in one breath.

Lou Yushan was silent for a while after listening, then suddenly said: “Master Qing Yan actually took disciples?”

Ji Han Zhou was already used to Lou Yushan asking questions that did not follow common sense. He answered: “Yes. In the more than two hundred years since you disappeared, Master Qing Yan has taken seven disciples in a row. My friend Yu Zhao is ranked sixth.”

As he spoke, he silently apologized to Senior Sister Yu in his heart.

He knew very well that Senior Sister Yu was no longer under Master Qing Yan’s tutelage, but to make his story sound more believable, he could only wrong Senior Sister Yu for now.

Lou Yushan nodded: “You just called Fan Yin ‘Elder Gu’. What position does he hold now?”

“Elder Gu is now the warden in the Archive Tower, in charge of the books.”

“Warden of the books?” Lou Yushan smiled. “That really suits him.”

He then asked: “How has Master Wan Xiang been doing?”

Master Wan Xiang was the master Lou Yushan had in name.

Ji Han Zhou thought for a moment: “Master Wan Xiang passed away a hundred years ago.”

Lou Yushan’s lips moved, but in the end he did not say anything. A trace of moisture flashed at the corner of his eye.

Ji Han Zhou waited quietly at his side.

No one knew how long it was before Lou Yushan wiped his face, then raised his head again with a slightly exaggerated smile. “Junior Brother Ji, I was acting a bit crazy just now. I didn’t scare you, did I? Hahaha.”

“Senior Brother Lou, did you mean to say… you lost control?”

“Same thing, same thing, it’s all the same meaning.” Lou Yushan waved his hand in a hearty way. “But you said you had a way to send me out of here. Were you serious?”

“Of course.”

“Then what are we waiting for? Hurry and send me out. I have been sick of this place for a long time!”

Lou Yushan rubbed his hands together, his face full of expectation.

But Ji Han Zhou instead asked in return: “Senior Brother Lou, have you completely calmed down now?”

Lou Yushan gave a bitter smile: “Junior Brother Ji, you don’t have to test me. I had a fit of hysteria just now, but I am clearheaded now. I can promise I will not do that again.”

He had thought that after he disappeared for so many years, everyone had already forgotten him. After going through blow after blow, he had started to think of dying.

But just now, when he suddenly heard from Ji Han Zhou that there were still people who remembered him and had never given up on him, his spirit rose. He felt like he had come back to life.

He would definitely hold on until he left this place!

He wanted to tell Fan Yin in person that he was back. Lou Yushan had come back!

“Senior Brother Lou, once you hear what I am about to say, you must stay calm.” Ji Han Zhou reminded him again.

Lou Yushan nodded heavily. Then he heard Ji Han Zhou say: “Actually, I have not yet found a way to get out.”

Lou Yushan froze.

His mind went blank, then exploded.

His face twisted so hard it almost looked like three different expressions at once.

“Senior Brother Lou, you said you would stay calm.”

Ji Han Zhou warily took a step back.

Lou Yushan clenched his back teeth so hard he was almost grinding them to pieces. His eyes were so full of anger they looked like they were about to spit fire.

Just a moment ago, Ji Han Zhou had sworn up and down that he could take him out. Lou Yushan had finally brought himself to believe his nonsense, and then the other party turned around and told him he had been lying.

If it were not for what Ji Han Zhou said before, Lou Yushan would already have the urge to kill him.

Ji Han Zhou, however, was very calm.

As Senior Sister Yu grew at a shocking pace, he had not slowed his own steps either.

At the very least, his ability to lie with a straight face had improved a lot.

“Senior Brother Lou, let me tell you my guess first. After I finish, if you think I am wrong, you can argue with me.”

Lou Yushan snorted and raked his hand through his messy hair.

He really wanted to see what kind of nonsense Ji Han Zhou could come up with.

“Senior Brother Lou, I think you may have misunderstood Senior Xuan Yuan’s meaning. He did not actually ask you to pass all the trials before you could leave. Instead, he set some other condition, but you ignored it. Try to recall what Senior Xuan Yuan said to you when you first came into this stone room.”

Following Ji Han Zhou’s lead, Lou Yushan began to recall what had happened when he first entered the stone chamber.

“I remember that when I pushed open the stone door, I saw the image that Xuan Yuan Bupai left behind. He told me he had set up eighty-one trials in this stone room. As long as I could pass his test, he would allow me to leave. Then he disappeared.”

Lou Yushan had been trapped in the stone room with nothing to do, so he had gone over his past experiences countless times. He remembered everything clearly and did not overlook a single detail.

Ji Han Zhou thought for a while. “Then the problem might be in how the trial is started. Senior Brother Lou, if I want to start the test, what should I do?”

“It’s simple. You just have to kneel on the ground and shout, ‘Master, your disciple is here to ask for a beating again,’ and the test will begin on its own.”

Ji Han Zhou looked at Lou Yushan with doubt in his eyes.

Lou Yushan said unhappily: “I am not lying to you. You think Xuan Yuan Bupai is a domineering and arrogant sword cultivator, but the real him is just an old rascal.

“The scroll that Fan Yin and I found, do you really think it came from the Ruins of the Ancient Dao Field? Wrong! That was a prop Xuan Yuan Bupai asked someone to make on purpose, just to trick people! That is exactly how he tricked me into coming here back then!”

Ji Han Zhou was dumbfounded.

He had seen that scroll. It looked very real.

Up to now, he and Senior Sister Yu and the others still thought that scroll was genuine.

So it was actually bait made by Senior Xuan Yuan.

First he used the scroll to lure people here. When the people who came found out that this was not the relic of the Ancient Dao Arena and were very disappointed, he would then leak the news that this was the War God Xuan Yuan’s Inheritance Ground, raising everyone’s hopes and treating it all as his entertainment.

No wonder Lou Yushan had so many complaints about him. He must have been toyed with many times.

Ji Han Zhou cupped his fists and said in a loud voice: “Junior Ji Han Zhou, disciple of the Heavenly Sword Sect, begs Senior for guidance!”

Silence.

No one answered.

Lou Yushan spread his hands, not surprised at all by this result.

He had tried it long ago. You had to combine the action with the words to call out the test.

But Ji Han Zhou was not willing to give in.

He could accept Senior Xuan Yuan as his master, but only if Senior Xuan Yuan taught him something.

Right now, he had not even seen half a move from Senior Xuan Yuan. How could he be willing to call him Master?

If he called him Master now, would that not make his real master feel cold at heart?

“If Senior Xuan Yuan has no wish to guide me, then please let this junior leave. I promise I will never step into this place again.”

Lou Yushan scratched his ear.

Had he heard that right?

Ji Han Zhou had not begged Xuan Yuan Bupai for mercy. Instead, he was threatening Xuan Yuan Bupai?

[He is still too young. He thinks he cannot be replaced, but he has no idea…]

A beam of white light falling from the sky cut off Lou Yushan’s thoughts.

He stared as a man with a child’s height but an old man’s face appeared. His jaw almost hit the ground.

Ji Han Zhou had actually called him out?

Lou Yushan instantly felt as if he had eaten ten sour fruits. His heart felt painfully sour.