Am I the only one who didn't ascend?

Qin Yu stood under the black tree of the three-tree pile, reaching out to touch the dark and rough tree trunk. The four words "touching the scene brings back emotions" became more vivid at this moment.

Qin Yu felt as if a clear spring flowed into his mind, and the spring water rushed and gushed, washing away some of the mud and dust that had been entrenched for nearly 20 years, revealing its original appearance.

At that time, it was also here, and with a little fear in curiosity, he slowly put his palm on the tree that seemed to be desolate, and the trunk immediately responded with a needle-like pain, which made him exclaim and step back, and also made the senior guide who was watching the excitement not far away laugh.

People who have lived in the clear and desolate Rongcheng for many years seem too delicate in this wasteland.

This three-tree pile witnessed a tragic and glorious battle of Dinghuang nearly a thousand years ago. Hundreds of thousands of Dinghuang warriors fought and died, and died on horseback. And millions of wild beasts were buried under the black rock layer.

These three twisted black trees are the tombstones of the millions of wild beasts. Although the three tree piles have been regularly purified by the patrols of the Nanxiang Dinghuang Army for thousands of years and are no longer poisonous, touching the black trees with flesh and blood will still clearly feel the sharpness of them.

After nearly twenty years, the stinging taste is still the same... But now, no one grabs his sleeves, pulls him away from the tree in a rage, and scolds him.

"Are you out of your mind?! How dare you touch that dirty thing with your hands? What if you get contaminated with some toxins, have you ever considered the people around you? Why do you always do things so unreliably? I really said so many times that you don't change at all..."

Twenty years ago, the wife's endless chattering seemed to be more stinging than the trunk of the black tree, so that he subconsciously retorted at the time, and the two of them almost had a big fight in public.

Then...

With the cool feeling in his mind, Qin Yu recalled the details of that time more clearly.

Just when the couple were getting a little angry, the senior guide Ping Haoran stepped in to smooth things over. This man seemed to be careless and careless, but he was actually quite sensitive to other people's emotions. When he saw the couple having a conflict, he immediately intervened. At the same time, facing the cold eyes of the two, he made jokes and really coaxed the two to change their anger into joy.

Later, Xiao Ran was persuaded by him and also dared to touch the black tree. He was much braver and calmer than his husband.

Thinking of Xiao Ran, Qin Yu couldn't help but sigh in his heart. As the dust of memory was broken, countless vivid fragments came out.

In fact, his relationship with Xiao Ran was close to falling apart... They did have a time of deep affection, but that beautiful time seemed to be fleeting.

After that, it was a small and painful adjustment caused by incompatibility of personalities.

When he suddenly lost his job and his family was in financial difficulties, the contradictions between the poor couple could no longer be suppressed. This trip to Nanxiang and the wilderness was not for the purpose of reconciling the relationship... I just hope that the two can part ways amicably, and at least not become enemies when they part.

As for the child in Xiao Ran's belly, they actually had a tacit understanding before - to take it down. But no one expected that after returning to Rongcheng from the wilderness, the child, the fruit of the couple's love, was born by Xiao Ran with a tough attitude, and the amicable parting between the couple became a dream.

Therefore, Han Guming's talk of remarriage was simply a fantasy.

But Qin Yu also knew why Han Guming wanted to be fanciful.

Because... Xiao Ran's life actually went through several ups and downs after divorcing him.

In the first few years, she was full of energy and not only took away Qin Yu's life savings with ruthless means, but also quickly met a successful person who was better than Qin Yu, and lived the life of a rich wife that she had dreamed of when she was young. Even the daughter she gave birth to was regarded as his own by the other party.

All this made Qin Yu heartbroken.

No matter how much he hated Xiao Ran, he could not hurt him, or even touch him at all. And his daughter, that smart, beautiful, kind, and lovable child, didn't know that she had another father.

Qin Yu didn't have any courage to try to recognize her. Before being detoxified by Wang Luo, his desolation was beyond description. He and Xiao Ran and her daughter didn't live in the same world at all. Besides, according to his original intention, he wanted to get rid of the child... What qualifications did he have to get close to her?

However, such days didn't last too long. When he was completely numb to life and even lost the motivation to resent Xiao Ran, and only regarded the little girl who grew up like a pearl as his life sustenance... the good luck that the wild poison gave Xiao Ran ended there.

The successful man finally changed his mind and became more and more indifferent to her. Later, his career suffered a heavy blow and he could hardly maintain his basic life. Everything she once relied on was like flowing water, leaving her far away, making her feel like she was suffering from the torture of cramps and skinning.

But more than two years ago, as her fate reversed, some karma accumulated over more than ten years also fell on the other side in an instant.

Xiao Ran was taken away from everything by the successful person she personally selected, using the same method she used to rob Qin Yu... Not only was she impoverished, she was even heavily in debt. It was her parents who sold everything so that she would not have to sleep on the streets or be hacked to death by creditors in the streets. And that pearl-like girl was almost expelled from Meng College.

At that time, it was Gu Shishi who secretly helped the child keep her studies, and even introduced a famous teacher to her, who personally coached her in building the foundation and taught her the secret method of superiority... When the child's family was broken and she almost fell to the bottom, she kept all the glory and splendor on her body.

Qin Yu was extremely grateful to Gu Shishi for that incident, but Gu Shishi, who was deeply in love at the time, was still not satisfied, and made another suggestion.

Since Qin Yu's luck has turned, he should not waste his chance by traveling at night in gorgeous clothes. Instead, he should show all the good things he has to Xiao Ran, and then return all the pain and torture of more than ten years. It is said that life should be enjoyed to the fullest, and what is more enjoyable than showing off success in front of enemies?

Qin Yu certainly did not accept this suggestion - in front of a woman who is devoted to him, the best way is to never talk about another woman, not to mention that she is his ex-wife. Moreover, with Qin Yu's character, he really cannot accept revenge that is too simple and crude.

But now, Han Guming's proposal is feasible.

Although Qin Yu is not rich now, his status as a member of the Lingshan Outer Gate, plus Gu Shishi's two years of support, makes his wealth and status enough for the successful person Xiao Ran once admired. And for Xiao Ran now, Qin Yu is an absolute heavenly man.

And this heavenly man has now broken up with Gu Shishi. Regardless of whether there is any poison in it, the relationship has been clearly severed. And Qin Yu no longer hopes to renew his relationship with the other party. Therefore, this obstacle from Gu Shishi no longer exists.

As for the obstacle at the level of personality, it is essentially just a layer of thin paper soaked in water... Qin Yu asked himself, did he really not think about revenge? The answer is: Of course he thought about it. In the most painful fifteen years, he didn't know how many times he imagined that he would be able to make a fortune one day and make Xiao Ran regret it to the point of heartbreak. It's just that the pain was too long, so that these daydreams had to be broken and sealed.

But now, those absurd dreams have awakened along with memories, so just as he could not stop himself from recalling Xiao Ran's sweet smile under the tree twenty years ago, he could not stop himself from imagining what kind of twisted and painful expression Xiao Ran would show when facing Qin Yu now.

Of course, these private and dark aspects of human nature only lingered on the edge of Qin Yu's consciousness for a long time. For Qin Yu, the key to remarrying Xiao Ran was not Xiao Ran at all.

But in his and Xiao Ran's daughter.

Now renamed Xiao Yunzhu, a beautiful girl with a promising future, is relying on her mother for life and never leaving her.

No matter how many faults Xiao Ran had, he was dedicated to his daughter. Even when she was taken away from everything and was heavily in debt, he was doing his best to support his daughter to study in the expensive Meng College. So no matter how miserable she was, no matter how much she was ridiculed and deserved, her daughter Xiao Yunzhu never despised her.

Qin Yu no longer cared about Xiao Ran, but he really cared about Xiao Yunzhu. If he wanted to be in front of his daughter and enjoy the father-daughter relationship, the best way was to remarry Xiao Ran.

Therefore, Han Guming's order to remarry without question was really calculated to the extreme. Even if he refused to agree, he was willing in his heart. At this time, his hand was stabbing, and the pain seemed to go straight to his heart along his arm, but the pain in his heart contained unspeakable excitement and joy.

As long as he could successfully complete the task assigned by Lord Wang Luoshan this time, and follow his memory to find the key place that could help the Immortal Alliance reverse the decline on the front line, he could win back his daughter.

It took Qin Yu a long time to barely suppress the crazy thoughts and began to concentrate on finding the crucial secret in his memory.

What did he and Xiao Ran experience behind the three trees that made them disappear for two whole days?

Countless fragments condensed into a river at this moment, and the picture of twenty years ago was clearly reflected on the water surface.

On that day, after the team was disbanded and free activities, Qin Yu and Xiao Ran visited several nearby scenic spots. Ping Haoran, however, took a team of rich men to the Western Regions to explore the difficult deserted building. Qin Yu and Xiao Ran did not have enough reserves of magic weapons and elixirs, and were unwilling to take extra risks, so they simply stayed in Sanshudui, waiting for Ping Haoran and his team to come back half a day, and then returned to Nanxiang together.

Then... then, he and Xiao Ran, inexplicably did not get along.

It was originally just an ordinary after-dinner walk. Qin Yu wanted to talk about some happy topics, which could also add some good memories to this trip, but inexplicably, the topic went to a very realistic field.

Then, it was complaints about each other's careers, and Xiao Ran also mentioned the children during the period.

"How can I feel at ease giving birth to a child when you are like this?! I don't want my child to have a useless father like you!"

Xiao Ran's words were always harsh, but this sentence still made Qin Yu furious. He subconsciously punched the black tree beside him with his backhand. The rough bark even cut his hand, and then...

Then, he was inexplicably teleported to a dark place full of ghosts!

When the picture of that dark area finally emerged in the river of memories, Qin Yu couldn't help but raise his head.

But everything in front of him has become the same as in his memories.

There was an almost suffocating blackness above his head. It was not any night, nor a tangible dome, but the condensation of endless invisible resentment.

In the air, purple, azure, and dark gray fires were lit. Sometimes the flames flickered for a long time, like a lighthouse in the fog, and sometimes they flashed and disappeared, like a meteor. And these mottled lights barely illuminated half of the Netherworld.

Under his feet was a piece of hardened land, with countless cracks covering it like spider webs, and in the cracks there were smelly flames surging, like a pair of eyes of strange beasts.

This place was exactly the appearance of the Netherworld evil land recorded in the general education textbooks.

However, even the Netherworld evil land in the general sense was far less than the ubiquitous despair here.

What kind of land is this...

In horror, Qin Yu forced himself to calm down and analyze the current situation with his remaining reason.

In the instant just now, he didn't know what formation on the black tree was activated, and was teleported here from under the noses of Huang Long and Han Guming... Then, as expected, all the communication magic weapons on his body lost their effectiveness in an instant.

No, maybe the Ascension Record can still be used, but before his trip, Wang Luo had clearly told him that the Ascension Record was strictly prohibited before the victory in Nanxiang.

Only when he was sure to find the key could he activate a specific talisman.

So, should he activate the talisman now?

Qin Yu kept taking deep breaths, adjusting the flow of blood and qi in his body, making himself calmer... Then, after a quick weighing, he resolutely injected true essence into the talisman.

Now is the time.

Although he knew almost nothing about this dark area, and was not even sure that this was the place Wang Luo was looking for.

But with Qin Yu's insignificant ability, it was impossible to collect any useful information. Therefore, rather than dying and missing the opportunity later, it would be better to call Wang Luo earlier.

However, when he calmly made a decision, he found that injecting true essence into the talisman did not play any role.

This special talisman, which theoretically could resonate and communicate instantly even thousands of miles east of the Nether Sea, could not contact Wang Luo!

In an instant, Qin Yu's cold sweat soaked his clothes on his back, and his legs were so weak that he couldn't stand up straight.

"Hu... Hu..."

The heavy panting lasted for a long time before gradually calming down.

Qin Yu knocked on his legs, forced himself to stand up, and walked forward along the path in his memory.

Twenty years ago, he and Xiao Ran were also suddenly teleported here, and they were also in desperate panic. The two first waited for rescue in the same place, but there was no response for a whole day. Instead, they were eroded by the gloomy environment and were on the verge of collapse.

After that, the two had to try to walk, and then...

"Remember, it's this direction..."

Qin Yu gritted his teeth, looked at a swaying ghost fire above his head, whose outline was vaguely similar to that in his memory, and took a step forward.

He murmured in his heart. "Yunzhu, wait for me..."

The next moment, the sky was spinning.

In half a step, he came from the desperate cracked land to a bamboo room again.

A bamboo room located in a sad and hopeless place, but it is particularly warm and cozy.

The decoration of the bamboo room is not luxurious, but the style is particularly delicate. The walls are hung with layers of brightly patterned silk and blankets. The corners are filled with cute dolls and all kinds of dazzling children's toys.

Then, in the middle of the bamboo room, a cradle is swaying gently, as if waving to him.