Eternal Saber-Chapter 328 - 50: The Origins of Ghost Concealment

Chapter 328: Chapter 50: The Origins of Ghost Concealment

Usually, when Chen Tang and Ye Yushi ate together, Ye Yushi didn’t talk much.

After eating, they each returned to their rooms, one to heal, the other to cultivate.

Today marks the end of the year, and Ye Yushi’s injuries have mostly healed, so she won’t be healing anymore.

Chen Tang didn’t cultivate either.

They shared a few cups of wine, Ye Yushi’s cheeks turned slightly red, adding a touch of allure, and she spoke more than usual.

Knowing that Chen Tang wanted to go to Nanxia, she started talking about some Jianghu matters in Nanxia.

Chen Tang knew little about Nanxia, so he listened with keen interest.

Before they knew it, it was almost dusk.

Ye Yushi ate very little.

Chen Tang bought a large table of food and wine, and after he had his fill, there was still plenty left.

Opening the window, Chen Tang held a wine glass and looked out at the starry sky, involuntarily recalling the scene from last year around this time, when he reunited with the fat old man and a few others including Qingmu.

Under the same starry sky, he wondered where they were and what they were doing.

Yuan Qingshan and his wife are gone, is Qingmu still okay in the Imperial Palace?

The fat old man, who knows where he went.

Has Zhiwei found her family?

Where is Mei Yingxue now, and how is she doing?

This world is different from the previous one.

The Jianghu is a long road, and once some people part ways, they may never meet again in this lifetime.

Chen Tang also thought of the Emperor Wu, alone atop the Snow Mountain Peak.

Remembering the moment before they parted when Emperor Wu taught him the "Dragon Capturing Technique."

"Dragon Capturing Technique..."

Chen Tang murmured, a small figure of a young girl flashed in his mind.

So strange.

When he tried to recall what Ghost Concealment looked like, it was faint and fuzzy.

Where did she learn her "Dragon Capturing Technique"?

After a moment of reflection, Chen Tang opened the door and went downstairs to the hall’s counter, handed over a Hidden Coin, and said, "Boss lady, I want to inquire about someone."

"Who?"

Lady Yun didn’t take the Hidden Coin, instead, she countered with a question.

Chen Tang asked, "Which room is Ghost Concealment in?"

Lady Yun smiled at the inquiry, happily took the Hidden Coin, and said, "Ghost Concealment isn’t here."

This money was easy to make.

Ghost Concealment didn’t come to the Shadow Tower?

Chen Tang mused.

Under normal circumstances, once injured, the safest place in Qianzhu City is the Shadow Tower.

But Ghost Concealment did not come.

Perhaps, to her, anywhere in the city is safe.

Even if injured, she is absolutely confident that no one can find her, and no one dares provoke her!

Or, she has other thoughts...

Chen Tang asked again, "What do you know about Ghost Concealment?"

Lady Yun spread her small hands and said, "I know quite a bit, but most I can’t tell."

"Tell what you can."

Chen Tang said.

Lady Yun extended her fingers and tapped the counter.

Chen Tang was somewhat helpless, but still handed over another Hidden Coin.

Lady Yun said, "In fact, she is from your Divine Land, coming from Nanxia."

"Oh?"

Chen Tang’s expression shifted, asking, "Then how did she end up here?"

Lady Yun smiled and said, "That part your wife should know clearly."

Lady Yun was referring to Ye Yushi.

Ye Yushi had mentioned it to Chen Tang before, that infants often disappeared in various parts of Nanxia, and through her investigations, she found out these infants were sent to the Hermit Continent, trained to become Hermit Assassins.

The implication was that Ghost Concealment was one of those infants.

Chen Tang said, "As far as I know, after these people complete their training, they are sent back to Nanxia."

"Correct."

Lady Yun nodded and said, "However, during training, the Mute Girl was noticed by one of the five Elders, becoming this Elder’s personal disciple, allowing her to stay on the Hermit Continent, rapidly rising, eventually growing into Ghost Concealment."

Which means, Ghost Concealment’s "Dragon Capturing Technique" was taught by this Elder?

After a brief contemplation, Chen Tang asked again, "I’ve heard the Elder Council has five Elders, which one took her as a disciple?"

Lady Yun said, "Among the five Elders, four are Wind, Forest, Fire, and Mountain, each in charge of a section, plus a Transmission Elder. The Transmission Elder is the most mysterious, with no one knowing his identity. It was he who initially taught Ghost Concealment."

"Mute Girl?"

Chen Tang seemed to think of something and asked suddenly.

Lady Yun said, "When she was six, her throat was poisoned, couldn’t heal, and couldn’t speak since. Before becoming Ghost Concealment, she was called Mute Girl."

Chen Tang fell silent.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of Zhiwei.

Zhiwei wandered from a young age, being bought and sold, suffering, but eventually, things turned around, and she became a Mystic Master, possibly even finding her family in the future.

Whereas the Mute Girl was kidnapped as a child, sent to the Hermit Continent, enduring harsh training at a tender age, losing freedom, transformed into a tool for others, cold and merciless.

Compared to the Mute Girl, Zhiwei was fortunate.

At least, Zhiwei lived like a human, with warm childhood memories.

In the Mute Girl’s memories, there were probably only coldness, cruelty, blood, darkness...

Chen Tang said nothing, turned upstairs, tidied the leftover food on the table, packed it, and slung it over his back, then went downstairs again.

"Going out this late?"

Seeing Chen Tang walking out, Lady Yun raised an eyebrow and asked with a smile.

"Mm, going for a walk."

Chen Tang gave an ambiguous answer.

Watching Chen Tang’s departing figure, the smile on Lady Yun’s face gradually faded, a cold glint in her eyes.

"He must be going to find Ghost Concealment."

Liu Shou said softly.

"Why?"

Wu Ji didn’t catch on and asked instinctively.

Liu Shou said, "Ghost Concealment has a disabled arm and hasn’t taken shelter at the Shadow Tower. This is the best opportunity to deal with Ghost Concealment. If Ghost Concealment doesn’t die, he’ll always have to be on edge in the city."