Mated at First Sight
Chapter 743 - 495: Arrived (Second Update) _1

Chapter 743: Chapter 495: Arrived (Second Update) _1

"In fact, some things in the rumors out there are not true at all, but they are not far off the mark." Gong Yu paused, then spoke again, "This array is so dangerous that even our family members dare not enter it recklessly; apart from the established steps and routes to return home, none of our people dare to venture inside."

Because once you enter, you really can’t get out.

Every time they return, they need to tread carefully at certain specific places. They can’t afford to make a mistake...otherwise, the consequences are unbearable.

Unless you are willing to risk your life.

The forbidden characters outside are warnings to outsiders, but reminders to us," Gong Yu turned back to look at Mu Lin before continuing forward cautiously, "Over there, it’s actually just a junction on our way home."

The reason for the large stele is merely to guard against getting lost, to remember where to enter from. It’s not as complex as outsiders believe.

"Are you sure it’s alright to tell me all this?" Mu Lin felt that the girl in front of him was letting her guard down entirely.

They have met only three or four times in total, not even enough to count on one hand, haven’t they?

Isn’t she afraid he would betray her?

"It’s fine." Gong Yu replied without hesitation to Mu Lin’s question. Her intuition told her that Mu Lin would never hurt her, even if the rumors claimed that she wasn’t a good person; but she believed in what she saw with her own eyes.

Compared to the rumors, she believed the person standing in front of her more.

It was indeed a capricious attitude; but the intuition was quite accurate.

Mu Lin smiled lightly without saying a word, eyeing the surroundings.

This was a large array, encompassing the entire deep forest. Mu Lin had to admire the wisdom of the ancients that designed such complex wonders; a slight mistake could trap a person to death inside.

If evil people learn this and apply it to the modern city, Mu Lin felt that it could be a big trouble.

Although everything has evolved now, in reality, some things that should be remembered have been forgotten by many; these things would probably only be seen on television in modern times.

Along the way, apart from the initial entrance, there were several places to watch out for; however, the deeper they went, the more familiar Mu Lin felt with this array.

Master seems to have taught him this array previously, or how to walk this path.

Something from a few years ago.

Even though it was her first time taking this path today, she felt as if she had been here before.

Mu Lin’s eyes drooped slightly; so, Master decided on this long ago. He really wished from the bottom of his heart for her to return here, or to the side of her mother, whom she had never met.

Mu Lin could feel that Mu Jue’s feelings for her mother were no less profound than Jing Chen’s feelings for her; unfortunately, they both made the wrong choices.

This path was indeed long, and they walked slowly and steadily, taking almost an hour and a half to reach their destination.

As they stepped out of the forest and took in the view, both Mu Lin and Jing Chen couldn’t help but marvel at the sight.

Everything before them was so antiquated; such architecture could only be seen on television, and it was even more authentic and quaint than that; Mu Lin couldn’t tell which era this architecture belonged to.

Looking around, it seemed like a village surrounded by a jungle, consisting of several grand mansions in the style of separate courts. Each mansion was large, housing countless small houses; there were no skyscrapers, just small courtyard after small courtyard.

If she hadn’t personally walked here, Mu Lin might have thought that she had...traveled back in time.

"Is my home beautiful?" Gong Yu suddenly turned around to look at Mu Lin, her face brimming with sparkling smiles.

"Indeed it is beautiful." Mu Lin thought, compared to this, her little cabin was rather...shabby.

Master, did you come from this place?

It really is quite grand, well suited for Master’s status.

Mu Lin thought maybe she could understand why her Master chose to settle in such a place.

Not just for the tranquility and safety, but for more, it must be because she was used to it.

Compared to the big city, she thought Master preferred the Black Forest.

"Our home is in the deepest courtyard over there, I’ll take you there," Gong Yu declared, leading the way. Even though she was taking strangers in without permission, she showed no signs of sneaking around.

To Gong Yu, that would be a disrespect to Mu Lin.

Mu Lin exchanged a glance with Jing Chen. The hidden meanings in their eyes, probably only they could understand.

Even Jing Chen found everything before him shocking.

Who would have thought that in this vast China, there would still be such a paradise?

Living in a place like this, one might even live longer.

Her strides were brisk.

Bringing her friends home for the first time, Gong Yu was in high spirits.

Gong Yu believed that if her Grandpa could see Mu Lin, he would like her just as much as she did. Even though her father once told her that since the incident with her aunt, Grandpa hadn’t smiled genuinely and had become stricter with them, honestly, she was a bit afraid of him.

Her aunt was Grandpa’s favorite, but she went mad two decades ago. The blow was certainly tough on Grandpa; even now, only meeting her aunt could lift the severity from his face.

Bringing Mu Lin back was primarily to cure her aunt’s mental illness. Even though they were from a family of Chinese medicine practitioners, they were helpless in the face of her illness; it’s said that an illness of the heart requires medicine of the heart, but whatever medicine Gong Ning offered, it hadn’t worked.

Had it not been for that, Gong Yu might not have believed Quan Luo’s words.

She kept contemplating whether Gong Ning was really her cousin. This question had always haunted her mind, lingering no matter how hard she tried to shake it off.

Once, she thought she heard that the disciple who was like a blue out of indigo, and even more brilliant, who received the true teachings from Grandpa and had surpassed them, was the very culprit who drove her aunt mad.

Gong Yu had cursed that man in her heart countless times, even though her curses had no effect.

But if it weren’t because of that man, her aunt wouldn’t have ended up this way.

All these started with that incident.

But she heard that the man had died decades ago.