C54 Heart's Destiny

It was a little dark inside the cave. Chen Tianming looked inside with the help of the light outside. He could barely make out a rough outline.

He did not see any traces of humans inside the cave. The interior of the cave was very messy. Withered branches and withered leaves covered every inch of the cave. There was not even a clean place to rest.

However, Chen Tianming didn't care about the surrounding environment. He was just a little surprised. The scene inside the cave was different from the current price outside the cave.

Ever since he found out about the existence of the mechanism in Ghost Valley, he knew that there were some places that couldn't be seen with one's eyes.

Bi Xie had entered the cave earlier, but he hadn't gone too deep. Instead, he leaned against a stone wall in the innermost part of the cave. From time to time, he would reach out his claws and scratch the stone wall a few times.

Chen Tianming knew that there must be something strange about the stone wall. He couldn't help but feel curious about it.

The cave wasn't big, but the smell of mold was very strong in the cave.

They were leaning against the lakeside, and there were waterfalls flowing into the cave all year round. The dried branches and leaves on the ground had been rotten very severely over the years.

Chen Tianming walked along the wet cave wall and came to Bi Xie's side. He gently patted Bi Xie's head.

Bi Xie did not turn around to look at Chen Tianming. He still stared at the wall with his eyes wide open.

Chen Tianming did not mind. He ignored Bi Xie and carefully looked at the stone wall. When he was in the Ghost Valley Cave, he was very curious about the stone wall set up by the mechanism, but he did not have the chance to carefully study it. This time, he had the opportunity to see the same mechanism. He could not help but feel itchy and wanted to find out what it was.

After looking at it for a long time, he did not find any clues. There was not even a crack. Chen Tianming could not help but sigh in his heart that this mechanism was ingenious. It was even better than the modern anti-theft door.

He had yet to come into contact with the cultivator's world. He had no idea that such a door had to be opened by the energy in his body.

Guiguzi was watching Chen Tianming studying the stone wall from a distance. He smiled and didn't disturb him. When he saw that Chen Tianming hadn't figured out the reason, he couldn't help but laugh and walk to Chen Tianming's side.

When Chen Tianming heard Guiguzi's laughter, he thought about how he did not even learn how to walk properly and wanted to learn how to run. He could not help but feel a little embarrassed. Seeing Guiguzi walk to the stone wall, he quickly opened his eyes and looked at it carefully, afraid that he would miss something.

Guiguzi walked to the stone wall and didn't look at it anymore. He directly reached out his hand and patted the stone wall a few times.

Chen Tianming secretly praised the ingenious mechanism in his heart. He had also observed whether there was a port above the stone wall or not. Unfortunately, the port of the stone wall was very tight at that time, and there was not a single trace that could be seen. It was a clever move.

The stone wall slowly lifted up, and traces of gentle light came from the inside to "Rumble..." The entire stone wall trembled as it lifted up.

It seeped out.

Not long after, the stone wall completely seeped into the ceiling of the cave and disappeared, not even a slot was left behind.

Behind the stone wall was a huge stone room, several times larger than the stone room inside the Ghost Valley Cave. The stone room was empty, without any decoration. It was the most primitive state, with only seven fist-sized luminous pearls embedded at the top of the stone room. The luminous pearls were arranged in the shape of the seven stars in the north, shining brightly. It illuminated the entire stone room.

Chen Tianming looked inside the stone room and was immediately attracted by the old man sitting cross-legged on the stone platform.

From the looks of it, this old man was at least a hundred years old, just like all the other hundred-year-old old men. His white hair and wrinkled skin didn't have any luster at all. Furthermore, one could see the traces of vicissitudes of life on the old man's face. The only thing that surprised Chen Tianming was the look in the old man's eyes. It was as bright as the stars, and there was a faint golden light flashing in his clear black and white eyes.

The old man was also carefully looking at Chen Tianming. His needle-like sharp eyes seemed to pierce through Chen Tianming.

"Could this be Guiguzi's master?" Chen Tianming guessed in his heart. He didn't dare to look at the old man's eyes. This wasn't because he was afraid, but because he suddenly felt something. It was as if he was naked in front of the old man. No secret could be hidden from the old man's eyes.

Bi Xie flashed into the stone room, but he didn't dare to approach. Instead, he looked at the old man from afar.

The old man moved his eyes away from Chen Tianming and turned to look at Bi Xie. A faint smile suddenly appeared on his withered face. The deep wrinkles on his face bloomed like a chrysanthemum in an instant. An incomparable sense of satisfaction struck Chen Tianming's heart.

Chen Tianming felt the corners of his eyes moistening. He couldn't help but reach out his hand to wipe it.

The faint smile of the old man gave him endless shock. Following the smile of the old man, it made him feel as if he had entered the inner world of the old man along with the smile. A warm feeling flowed through every part of his body. It was a sense of belonging to his family. It was incomparably warm and touched.

Just like Chen Tianming, Bi Xie felt even more deeply than Chen Tianming, who was a bystander. At this moment, his tears could no longer stop flowing out. The long fur on his face was soaked by the tears and tangled together. His huge body trembled without listening to him. He took slow and heavy steps and arrived in front of the old man.

Chen Tianming suddenly felt that Bi Xie, who had always been fast, seemed to have crossed 10,000 years with just one step.

The old man reached out his bony hand and stroked Bi Xie's fiery red head. Bi Xie didn't resist and allowed him to touch it, as if he had fallen into the embrace of his loved ones.

Guiguzi didn't enter the stone room, but stood outside the stone room.

Guiguzi did not enter, so Chen Tianming naturally could not go in either. He could only stand outside the stone room and look at the touching side of the room. Although he didn't know where he was touched, he could still feel the deep feelings between Bi Xie and the old man.

The old man seemed to be completely immersed in the meeting between him and Bi Xie. After a long time, he turned to look at Guiguzi and Chen Tianming outside the room.

"Master." Guiguzi called softly.

Chen Tianming could clearly see the excitement on Guiguzi's face.

The old man gently nodded his head. His dry mouth moved a few times and said, "Xu-er, you are finally here."

The old man's voice was dry and hoarse, but Chen Tianming could feel the "desolation" in the old man's inner world.

Chen Tianming felt that no matter if it was his movements or his voice, the old man in front of him could give him an unusual feeling. These feelings were coming from the deepest part of his heart.

Perhaps...

This was fate.

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