Lin Ming's last stop in Qingmulg City was to go to the Lin Family Restaurant where his parents used to take care of the family in Qingmulg City. ()

But at this time, this restaurant was no longer a restaurant. It was no longer in business, but was being used.

This restaurant is a treasure of the Lin family. Outsiders are not allowed to go in to eat, not even to visit.

Even every generation of Tianyun Kingdom emperors who came to Qingsang City could only pay homage from afar.

In the Tianyun Kingdom, what the Lin family actually represents is similar to divine power, which is above the imperial power and cannot be surpassed.

Seeing this restaurant that he couldn't even enter, Lin Ming seemed to have suddenly lost interest in revisiting his old place.

The word "gu" in hometown means the past, the same as before.

When I revisit my old place, what I see is not the place, but the memories there.

When Lin's Restaurant was no longer the same as before, but had completely changed its meaning, Lin Ming no longer wanted to go in.

Because, there, the memories of the past cannot be found after all...

Lin Ming left, left Qingmulg City, and also left Tianyun Kingdom...

Doing the math, it has been seven or eight years since Lin Ming was sucked away by Shengmei.

Lin Ming felt that his cultivation was deteriorating. Although his body was not aging due to the little original soul power preserved in his body, the too weak fire of life could not be used at all, nor could it carry the huge energy and energy in his body.

Cultivation.

Slowly, these powers dissipated.

He started to get weak.

He went all the way north, passing villages one after another and reaching the northern grasslands.

This place is not as peaceful as Tianyun Kingdom.

The war was in turmoil and there were constant battles. When Lin Ming walked on the street, he could feel the panic in the hearts of the people walking on the street. They often wrapped their headscarves tight, walked in a hurry, and looked nervous.

War, famine, and plague are probably the three most terrifying things for mortals.

And once war breaks out, famine may also spread.

It was snowing heavily that day.

Lin Ming walked into a deep mountain. It was getting late and he couldn't see the way forward. The snow on the flat ground was up to his knees. If it were a snow nest in the mountains, it would probably swallow a living person.

Lin Ming glanced at the white mountain ridge under the night sky. He wanted to climb the mountain. Suddenly, he felt an inexplicable coldness coming. He couldn't help but shiver.

Although Lin Ming's cultivation level has declined greatly, he is not unable to bear the cold on this snowy mountain. In fact, even if the strongest ice warrior in Tianyan Continent attacks Lin Ming, Lin Ming will not feel anything bad.

But today, he felt inexplicably cold.

This seemed to come from the coldness of his soul, which was unbearable for Lin Ming.

He knew that this was an injury left by Shengmei on his body, which was almost incurable, and... would only get worse and worse, and would eventually kill him.

He covered the snowy mountains with his perception, trying to find a place to rest.

But this search shocked Lin Ming. He...saw someone he knew. Although the other person's appearance had changed greatly, Lin Ming still recognized him.

His appearance has too many shadows of the past, and his sword has not changed for more than 130 years...

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"This damn weather is so damned!"

"Walking on a snowy night is life-threatening, and I don't know if His Highness will be frozen to death."

The two young men complained in a low voice. Their voices were very small and could not be carried very far in the strong wind on the snowy night.

"Don't even say it. We must find the little princess within three days, and then evacuate here and go to our base. If we stay too long, we will definitely be discovered by the white-clad guards."

An old man said this. He was wearing a bamboo hat and holding a child in his arms.

He wrapped his windbreaker around himself, trying his best to cover the shivering child in his arms, lowered his head and hurried on.

"What if I can't find it?" a young man said worriedly...

"It's God's will that we can't find it..." The old man sighed and shook his head, "If I remember correctly, the cave we settled in last year is right in front, and there may be some hay and firewood in it. Tonight, it will be there.

Take a rest."

As the old man spoke, he was looking for a path in the snow. He had a very good memory. About a quarter of an hour later, he led everyone to find the cave in his memory.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief. They could still bear the trek over the mountain in the snowy night, but the children in their arms might not be able to bear it.

Several people hurriedly got into the cave, shook off the snow on their bodies, and took off their bamboo hats.

Although it was cold in the cave, it was dry, and as the old man remembered, there was indeed hay and firewood here.

They planned to make a fire with firewood.

But when they lit the torches and illuminated the cave, they were suddenly startled and stepped back one after another.

With the sound of "chachacha!", these people drew their weapons together!

Because, in this cave, there was another person with an emerald green mask on his face. The expression carved on the mask was extremely indifferent. Moreover, the other person made no sound and did not release any momentum, so that before they entered the cave, they were completely unaware.

Sleep.

"Who are you?"

These people are extremely vigilant because they are being chased by white-clothed guards.

In this snowy mountain, a mysterious man suddenly appeared, making them feel like they were facing a formidable enemy.

"Passers-by..."

Lin Ming said silently, his eyes focused on the old man in the group.

This old man looked to be in his sixties, with a face that was engraved with the weather of the years, but from the outline of his face, you could vaguely see some of the heroic spirit he had when he was young.

The old man had only one arm, white hair, and a white beard. There was a deep scar on his face, which almost split his entire face from the center of his eyebrows to his neck.

Although he was extremely vigilant at this time, Lin Ming still felt deep tiredness from his expression. His slightly dirty eyes were already covered with bloodshot eyes. He probably hadn't slept well for many days.

At this time, while confronting Lin Ming with a sword, the old man also carried the child in front of him behind him and protected the child with his body. But this child was actually very sensible. In such an occasion, he did not cry or make trouble.

, lying quietly on the old man's back, looking at Lin Ming.

Lin Ming moved his body slightly, and the shadow of the tired old man in front of him slowly overlapped with another shadow in Lin Ming's mind.

That shadow was dressed in rich clothes, with a golden crown on his head and an exquisite long sword on his waist. He had a heroic appearance, and there seemed to always be a touch of disdain and ridicule on the corners of his mouth.

If it weren't for the red flame sword wrapped in old snake skin in the old man's hand, if it weren't for the fire element essence that Lin Ming felt familiar to him.

Lin Ming really couldn't believe that this old man was actually his old enemy in the past - Zhu Yan.

Zhu Yan. Back in Qingmulg City, he took away his first love, Lan Yunyue.

Later, Lin Ming determined to enter the Seven Xuanwu Mansion. With a small amount of money, he went to Tianyun City to take the assessment. Because he met Zhu Yan by chance during the registration process, Zhu Yan's friends secretly sent people to drive Lin Ming out in order to please Zhu Yan.

As a last resort, Lin Ming went to Damingxuan to dissect the bones. There, Lin Ming picked up the Rubik's Cube.

Later, Lin Ming's cultivation improved by leaps and bounds, until he showed his worth, and the royal family of Tianyun City noticed Lin Ming and tried their best to win over him.

Because Zhu Yan had a grudge against Lin Ming, he endured great pressure and exclusion.

Even his master, the tenth prince Yang Zhen, began to persecute Zhu Yan for his own throne and forced him to divorce Lan Yunyue.

In the end, Zhu Yan was defeated by Lin Ming. For both the Zhu family and the tenth prince, Zhu Yan not only completely lost his value, but also became a liability.

As a result, Zhu Yan was expelled.

From then on, Lin Ming never saw Zhu Yan again, and they were separated for more than 130 years.

Unexpectedly, when Lin Ming saw Zhu Yan again today, Zhu Yan would already look like this.

The scar on his face, his one arm, his old and tired face...

Lin Ming could even see that he had hidden injuries on his body, which might even affect his martial arts path.

All of this allowed Lin Ming to imagine how much vicissitudes Zhu Yan had experienced over the years.

"You... know me?"

Zhu Yan noticed Lin Ming's eyes and was filled with surprise and uncertainty.

Lin Ming did not answer. He leaned against the rock wall with some hay under him. At this time, he still felt the bone-chilling cold.

The pain from his soul was unbearable for him.

"He... he seems to be shaking." Someone looked at Lin Ming and whispered.

"Is it cold?"

People thought it was a bit ridiculous. Originally, a masked man suddenly appeared here, and they thought he was a master who came to assassinate them. But now, he was shaking violently, as if he couldn't stand the cold wind in the mountain.

"I was shocked. I thought it was some kind of master..."

"Don't take it lightly!"

Several people chose the corner farthest away from Lin Ming and sat down carefully, keeping an eye on Lin Ming.

"Old Yan, do you think we should send this person..." A person said carefully using true energy transmission, "I don't know if he heard our conversation before..."
To be continued...