Chapter 93: Lacking the Five Senses

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Lu Yun was being unusually forceful in this moment .

His peer from the Lu clan had attempted to kill him many times, finally taking Wanfeng and throwing her onto the altar as an offering in the end . Each time, Lu Yun’s response had been muted out of wariness of the Lu Clan .

But this time, the governor would no longer back down . Considering the companions he’d gathered, and the circ.u.mstances of the province, he finally had the confidence to hold his head high and stand his ground .

Gathered along the riverbank were major Dusk factions and those who bore specific ill-intent toward Lu Yun . Killing Lu Yuanhou served as a warning, just like killing a chicken in front of the monkeys to intimidate them .

The Nephrite court had stipulated that there was to be a reselection of governor in five months, and Lu Yun would naturally abide by imperial intentions . If anyone dared to pull a trick on him during this time, however, he wouldn’t show them any mercy .

Diexi had thrown herself under Lu Yun’s banner . There was no shortage of powerful cultivators in the world who could see through her true nature, and a zombie king had no place in the world of immortals . Even if she hid in Dusk Province, people of unusual might would find and kill her .

Only Lu Yun considered her alive and her own person . Diexi had given the Yin Formation Orb to Feinie precisely because she’d wanted his protection .

As the Dusk governor, Lu Yun was a member of the Nephrite court with jurisdiction over an entire province . Diexi, on the other hand, was the strongest being in the region . Joining Lu Yun’s camp made her part of the imperial court . Together, they could gain a foothold here and survive .

With Diexi and the nine bloodcorpses, Lu Yun had nothing to fear, locally . It was also rea.s.suring that the province’s restriction hadn’t made a move against the zombie king or the bloodcorpses . It seemed that they were allowed to stay .

……

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Such was the end of the farce .

Cultivators and immortals filed away from the riverbank, many of whom were casting looks of frustration and dread at Lu Yun . The immortals from the Lu Clan having been slaughtered, Feng Li slunk away with his people .

Li Youcai gave up on striking a conversation with Lun Yun and took his leave when Mo Yi refused to even look at him . As Situ Yun and Qin Xianhuo readied to depart as well, Lu Yun remarked faintly, “Isn’t there something the two of you should do?”

They hesitated . “We . . . ”

“I promised to take you out with us, but I didn’t agree to let you go . ” Lu Yun stared at Qin Xianhuo seriously . “You saw too many of my secrets in the abyss . ”

“I know what to do . ” Qin Xianhuo set his jaw and reached deep into his mind, extracting his memory of what had happened in the abyss and destroying it .  

Back when Yuying had first left Wayfarer, she too had erased her memories of him .

Situ Yun hesitated when he saw Qin Xianhuo’s actions . However, Diexi’s threatening gaze pushed him into doing the same as well . Their eyes clouded over momentarily, and only then did Lu Yun let them go .

“Should I do that too?” Mo Yi suddenly asked seriously .

Lu Yun looked at her in surprise . “Why should you?”

“Aren’t you worried that I’ll reveal your secrets?” She wasn’t joking at all .

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Lu Yun shrugged . “We’re friends . I trust you . ”

Mo Yi blinked, then smiled . It was a smile that reached her eyes . It felt good to be trusted; the new feeling was a luxurious one .

“Come on, come on . Let’s go back to your manor and take a good nap . I haven’t been able to relax for the past fifteen days . ” Lu Yun subconsciously glanced at Wayfarer, recalling the man sealed on the altar in the burial mound and the flickering image of a pair of eyes .

Was that Wayfarer really this man’s eyes?

Wayfarer shook his head . “Don’t look at me, I don’t know either . ”

Xuanxi had told him about the other Wayfarer, but he had no idea how to explain things .

“You really don’t remember anything about your past?” Lu Yun asked as they slowly strolled their way back .

“I don’t . ” Wayfarer shook his head . “I don’t even know if I’m human . ”

“Huh?” Lu Yun paused, along with the others . “You don’t know if you’re human?”

“I don’t have the basic five senses . ” Wayfarer’s expression was very stiff . “I know I’m in the outside world, but this place feels no different to me than the abyss . I can’t see, hear, smell, or taste anything . I don’t even feel pain,” he murmured . “All living beings have five senses, but I have none . Perhaps I am dead . ”

Lu Yun shuddered . Qing Han and Mo Yi goggled at each other in shock . Didn’t people live to satisfy the desires brought about by the five senses? Those, in turn, gave rise to all human emotions—greed, love, fear, and hatred and so on . Without the ability to perceive the world, what was there to live for?

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“Then you . . . ” Qing Han asked dumbly .

“My consciousness allows me to understand your conversation,” explained Wayfarer .

It was a sixth sense for cultivators and immortals, one that could perceive the environment in the place of eyes and ears . However, it wasn’t a true replacement . It couldn’t hear sounds or see colors .

“I’m used to it . ” Sensing their shock, Wayfarer lifted a corner of his lips . “It’s been like this for me ever since I gained consciousness . I’m used to the feeling . ”

“You will recover!” Lu Yun piped up, a possibility dawning on him .  The other Wayfarer, his bright gaze, and… that pair of crimson eyes .

“Perhaps,” whispered Wayfarer . “What is the purpose of my life?”

“To recover what you’ve lost, of course!” the Dusk governor chuckled . “To recover your sight, your hearing, and your senses of smell, taste, and touch!”

Wayfarer paused . It seemed there was some purpose to his life after all .

“Also, you should study the divine obsession in your gourd and see what it is . ”

……

Lu Yun slept for three days straight . He was simply too tired . Back at the Water Altar, he’d spent a full day setting up the feng shui layout to block the altar’s power . If he hadn’t been a golden core cultivator, he wouldn’t have been able to maintain such a high level of concentration for so long .

“You’re awake, sir!” 

Lu Yun awoke to Wanfeng’s worried expression . Yawning, he sat up and made a thorough stretch .

“Are you alright, Wanfeng?” he rubbed her delicate nose and asked smilingly .

Wanfeng lowered her head, her face flushed . “This servant is well . ”

She didn’t know what had happened . She remembered being kidnapped by the head of House Ge, but now she was back to this manor . Her master must have saved her . There were a thousand things she wanted to say, but she didn’t know how to say them at all .

“Um, sir, Senior Wayfarer wants to take me as his disciple . . . ” Wanfeng said with some hesitance . “This servant doesn’t dare say yes without consulting you . ”

“You should!” Lu Yun bounced up from the bed . “What are you waiting for? He’s a wickedly powerful immortal!”

Wayfarer had captured the terrifying divine obsession under the abyss simply by tapping on his gourd . There was no telling the depths of his cultivation . Not even Diexi, an arcane immortal, could sense it .

Moreover, Wayfarer had managed to survive in the abyss, untouched by any of the powerful dark creatures . That alone was proof of his strength .

It would be Wanfeng’s greatest fortune of several lifetimes to have Wayfarer as her master .

“Come on, let’s go greet your new master!” Lu Yun jumped off the bed .

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