Not only did Ji Yunyue show surprise, but even Ling Feng looked at Guan Ya before him with bewilderment!
In Ling Feng's memory, Guan Ya was still a pure witch doctor in his youthful days, and he was very talented. After a shared experience, Guan Ya should have achieved great things in the Witch God Hall.
How could he have... fallen to this state today?!
Why use the word "fallen"?
Because Guan Ya's current appearance was very unfavorable. The clean and handsome young man had turned into a bearded uncle.
His clothing was also very simple, or rather, it was tattered, not much different from these refugees!
The only difference was that Guan Ya had a medicine box by his side!
There were also some signs of wear and tear on it, which Ling Feng could tell from the marks what it had been through.
Walking among so many refugees, if you carried a box, people would definitely be curious about what was inside.
Therefore, Guan Ya's medicine box must have been robbed many times, or even forced open.
But in the end, those starving refugees could only be disappointed to find that there was nothing they wanted inside.
After a long time, no one paid attention to the medicine box in Guan Ya's hand!
But Guan Ya still cautiously kept it by his side, his hand always protecting the medicine box, remaining vigilant. Even when he saw old acquaintances, this action did not change!
"Saintess?"
Guan Ya also saw Ji Yunyue's peerless beauty, his eyes widening a bit more.
Then he quickly scanned his surroundings, clearly looking for something, and finally, his gaze settled on Ling Feng.
His eyes widened completely.
"Long time no see."
Ling Feng took the initiative to speak, having already noticed Guan Ya's searching gaze.
Hearing this, Guan Ya's eyes actually turned red, and then he shook his head at Ling Feng, "Brother Ling Feng, do you still have the Life and Death Gu?!"
Ling Feng's heart trembled. In Guan Ya's eyes, Ling Feng saw something very familiar!
"Who is in trouble?" Ling Feng's expression turned cold!
Lin Shuainan and the others also sensed that something was wrong. The Life and Death Gu was used to resurrect the dead, and it was only possible for people whose bodies were relatively intact and had undergone special treatment to be resurrected by the Life and Death Gu!
Guan Ya's first words upon seeing Ling Feng were to ask for the Life and Death Gu, which clearly indicated that he wanted to save someone!
"Yilan..." Guan Ya wiped his tears and snot, and with great difficulty, uttered a name!
"Ba Yilan?! How could something happen to her? Who did this?"
Ji Yunyue's expression changed drastically. For Ji Yunyue, that mysterious girl from back then had gone through life and death with them during missions.
Unexpectedly, after a few years of no contact, Ba Yilan had already passed away!
This was naturally unacceptable to Ji Yunyue!
Guan Ya took a deep breath, seemingly trying to calm his emotions, and then shook his head at Ji Yunyue and said, "It was the Grand Elder of the Witch God Hall. Yilan went to steal the Spring and Autumn Life and Death Gu from the Witch God Hall to save someone, and as a result... she was caught and died of poisoning. I... was also expelled from the Witch God Hall because of this."
A simple sentence explained everything, but everyone could feel the danger involved in this matter!
Guan Ya and Ba Yilan must have gone through a life-and-death ordeal to end up like this!
"Grand Elder?! Didn't the Grand Elder pass away from illness three years ago?"
Ji Yunyue's delicate eyebrows furrowed tightly!
"A new Grand Elder has taken office. Yilan had an accident a year ago. Originally... we agreed to get married after completing that mission. We also planned to visit you in the capital at that time, but... hehe, it's all too late now."
A tragic smile appeared on Guan Ya's face, and at this moment, he exuded an aura of heartbroken grief.
"How could this happen? Although Master is in seclusion, with your and Yilan's status in the Witch God Hall, you should be able to contact Master, right? Could it be that Master didn't notice this matter at all?"
Ji Yunyue clearly could not accept that such a tragedy had happened within the Witch God Hall, and even to her good friend.
Guan Ya smiled tragically again, shaking his head and saying, "To see the Hall Master, or to send a message to the Hall Master, one must go through the Grand Elder. Even we are no exception. The Life and Death Gu itself is a very precious Gu worm in the Witch God Hall, and even the Grand Elder cannot obtain it. Yilan had reported this matter back then, wanting the Grand Elder to relay it, but the Grand Elder only said that the Hall Master knew about it and was deliberating. However, as days passed, and if the Spring and Autumn Life and Death Gu was not obtained, the person would die. So... Yilan had no choice but to sneak into the Myriad Gu Cave to steal the Spring and Autumn Life and Death Gu..."
At this point, Guan Ya no longer wanted to continue. He forcefully held back the rest of his words.
Clearly, for Guan Ya, all of that was an extremely painful memory. If he hadn't met Ji Yunyue and the others, he wouldn't have wanted to recall it at all!
"Even if she stole the Gu worm, she wouldn't be executed, would she?"
Ji Yunyue's expression had become extremely grim. She naturally felt how unfair the outcome of this matter was!
Even Ji Yunyue wished she could rush to the Witch God Hall immediately and question what was going on!
"The Grand Elder said Yilan killed disciples! I went to save people, and he dispatched many people to fight us to the death. He wasn't trying to capture us at all! I didn't want to kill anyone, I just restrained everyone, but in the end, I was still expelled from the Witch God Hall. From then on, Yilan and I became traitors to the Witch God Hall!"
Guan Ya gave a self-deprecating smile, shook his head, and then looked at Ling Feng: "Brother Ling Feng, do you still have the Life and Death Gu? Now I can't get the Life and Death Gu from the Witch God Hall, so I can only..."
"Take me to see Yilan first!"
Ling Feng's expression was utterly cold!
Lin Shuainan gritted his teeth even more: "Damn it, what kind of bullshit Witch God Hall Grand Elder, doesn't he know what kind of relationship my Yilan sister has with the Witch God Hall Master? Doesn't he even inquire about who I, Lin Shuainan, am? To dare to touch my sister, is he tired of living?!"
Ji Yunyue's heart trembled. She had already sensed the anger of Lin Shuainan and Ling Feng.
This was because Ba Yilan was the niece of the Medicine King!
And Lin Shuainan was the adopted son and the only successor of the Medicine King, so the relationship between Lin Shuainan and Ba Yilan was naturally like blood relatives!
With such hatred, Lin Shuainan was very likely to do something impulsive!
For example...
Causing a scene at the Witch God Hall!
Immediately, Ji Yunyue quickly stated to Guan Ya: "Guan Ya, I will go to the Witch God Hall first. I will definitely investigate this matter clearly and give you and Yilan justice. As long as my Master comes out of seclusion, I will definitely be able to obtain the Life and Death Gu. Don't worry!"
Guan Ya's eyes lit up upon hearing this, and in his excitement, he almost knelt down to Ji Yunyue!