"Forbidden area? I didn't see any barriers or anything like that." Mo Shang was somewhat taken aback upon hearing the young man's words.
Generally speaking, forbidden areas are protected by barriers to prevent others from accidentally entering.
Mo Shang traveled smoothly without any obstacles and didn't see any barriers or similar things.
"There was a barrier blocking my way just now, but I easily removed it..." However, just as Mo Shang was stunned, Jiang Shuyu seemed to remember something and said something.
"I see, that explains it."
Mo Shang suddenly realized why he hadn't seen the barrier; it turned out that Jiang Shuyu had removed it because it was in the way.
"Huh? Is that right?"
Listening to their conversation, the young man looked bewildered.
What do you mean by "solved it with ease"? Listen to that, is that even human language?
That's the barrier protecting their sect's forbidden area! Even the sect elders, aside from the sect leader, can't break it. How come these two treat it so casually?
"Yes, yes..."
Seeing the young man's bewildered expression, Mo Shang smiled and nodded.
Although it's a bit unbelievable, considering Jiang Shuyu's identity as the Female Emperor Reincarnation, this somewhat unexpected move isn't entirely unacceptable.
"No, no..."
The young man shook his head, then, as if remembering something, reminded him, "You'd better leave quickly. If the elders inside find out, you'll be in for a lot of trouble."
Mo Shang waved his hand dismissively at the young man's reminder: "It's no big deal, you don't need to worry about us."
The sect leader of the Supreme Immortal Sect, Shen Qingyao, is his cousin. Who in the Supreme Immortal Sect would dare to cause him trouble? It's already quite a feat if he doesn't cause trouble for others!
It's just a trip into the forbidden area; even if we turned the entire Supreme Immortal Sect upside down, it wouldn't be a big problem.
"But what about you? Why are you here all alone?" Mo Shang asked again, full of curiosity.
As he finished speaking, a hint of melancholy appeared on the young man's face. He tilted his head back at a forty-five-degree angle to look at the sky and sighed softly, "Ah, I didn't want to mention it; it's a thing of the past..."
"I met someone, made some mistakes, and wanted to make amends and repay them, but in the end I realized that I was powerless to change anything..."
A somber atmosphere hung in the air, but in the end, the young man said nothing, his emotions culminating in a sigh, "Never mind, it's all in the past..."
Mo Shang:???
"Not a buddy? I was all set to watch the drama unfold, and it's over already?" Mo Shang complained, a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.
"Well..."
Hearing this, the young man turned around in astonishment to look at Mo Shang, about to say something, but he quickly froze.
Suddenly, a set of tables and chairs appeared in the room, laden with fine wine and dishes. Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu had already sat down to eat.
"No, what are you doing? Where did this food come from?" the young man asked, his face full of questions.
"Freshly cooked, come on, come on, eat with us, we're all brothers, don't be shy..." Mo Shang said while eating, gesturing to the young man.
Under Mo Shang's enthusiastic invitation, the young man sat down with a blank expression, and then began to eat with the same blank expression.
After the meal, the young man stared blankly at the sky, and asked with a look of utter despair, "Fellow Daoists, what do you think is the meaning of life?"
However, before Mo Shang could speak, the young man seemed to have figured it out and spoke again:
"Life is perhaps like this dish, with its good and bad moments. We will encounter many things, some good and some bad. All we can do is cherish the present..."
Seeing this, Mo Shang was taken aback. The other party's expression clearly showed that he had figured it out!
" Shuyu, your terrible cooking has this effect?" Mo Shang asked Jiang Shuyu.
"I don't know either..." Jiang Shuyu shook her head, somewhat confused.
"Speaking of which, Shuyu, are your culinary disasters getting better and better?" At this moment, Mo Shang seemed to remember something and said again.
He recently discovered another problem, perhaps because Jiang Shuyu cultivates the Dao of Yin-Yang Reincarnation Path, where Yin and Yang coexist.
As the other party's culinary skills became more and more exquisite, the Dark Cuisine Divine Power also grew stronger.
The level of horror in Jiang Shuyu's culinary creations has now reached new heights.
The young man had only taken one bite, and he had already figured out what he needed to figure out, and even what he shouldn't have...
"It seems so."
Jiang Shuyu seemed to have noticed the problem as well, and nodded.
Just as Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu were talking, the young man, who had finished contemplating life, looked at the two of them again and thanked them:
"Thank you so much for going to such lengths to enlighten me in this way."
"You're welcome. Besides, it was just an accident, not something we did intentionally..." Mo Shang waved his hand and explained.
Who knew the other person would have an epiphany after eating the culinary disaster? He was just treating them to a meal; he genuinely hadn't considered anything else...
"Regardless, that's the truth, and I'll remember this favor."
"Let me introduce myself. My Zhao Lin. May I ask how you two should address me?"
The young man didn't pay too much attention to Mo Shang's explanation. To him, there wasn't much difference between unintentional and intentional actions, and he had indeed gained enlightenment from it.
" Mo Shang."
" Jiang Shuyu."
Mo Shang and Jiang Shuyu nodded slightly in acknowledgment and gave a brief response.
"By the way, why are you here all alone?"
After a brief self-introduction, Mo Shang asked the same question again.
"I made some mistakes before, and I'm currently reflecting on them..." Zhao Lin gave a bitter smile, a hint of melancholy on his face.
"What wrong did you do? Did you betray your master and ancestors?" Hearing this, Mo Shang asked curiously.
"No, it's just that we let someone from an opposing sect go..." Upon hearing the words "betraying one's master and ancestors," Zhao Lin quickly waved his hand and immediately offered an explanation.
"Just letting one person go doesn't warrant locking you up in a forbidden area, does it? Your sect's higher-ups are so heartless!" Mo Shang raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised.
"I was in the wrong first, so I can't blame anyone else. Besides, I was the sect's Holy Son before, representing the sect's face..." Zhao Lin shook his head slightly and spoke again.
" The Holy Son of a Sect?"
Upon hearing this, Mo Shang's mind stirred, and he immediately began to examine the Trait on the other party's body.
[ Purple-Gold Fortune Trait: Hidden Dragon in the Abyss ]
[Introduction: True strength does not crumble in the face of setbacks; the winds of change rise again, and the Hidden Dragon Emerges from the Abyss...]
[ Golden Trait: Precipitation]
[Introduction: Accumulation makes you stronger; if you're not strong enough, it's because you haven't accumulated enough experience...]
[ Purple Trait: Profound Enlightenment]
[Introduction: Breaking free from the shackles of the past, I finally know who I am.]