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She was also very curious about these questions and didn't understand why Ye Mingshang had lived for so long, or how he had come to this place. However, she had some guesses about how he managed to break through the barrier that only their people could cross.
"Mother doesn't know why he can live for so long without aging, but as for how he could break through the barrier that only our clan members can pass, it might be because he has practiced the Natural Way," she said.
Xiaocheng Yi listened with a confused expression, which made him quite adorable.
The woman patted his head and smiled, "If you want to know more, just ask Uncle Ye later. He must know a lot."
Xiaocheng Yi nodded in confusion and couldn't help but look towards the two people in the inner room who were drinking.
Li Ge's full name was Li Lang. Some called him A-Lang, others called him Old Li, and because of his strong build, many also referred to him as Big Guy.
His wife was a girl from the village; back then, she was only seven or eight years old, and Ye Mingshang wasn't very familiar with her. Unexpectedly, the two of them ended up together here.
It might be true that women are observant; despite having little interaction with her, she recognized him first. In contrast, it took Li Lang quite a while to remember her after being reminded.
Her name was Bai Lan, and true to her name, she was as beautiful as the Bai Lan flower, but her temperament was quite the opposite. Rather than resembling an orchid, she was more like a chili pepper.
"Brother Ye, I really didn't expect to see you again after all these years. I always thought you were dead. To be honest, when I came over and didn't see you, I couldn't adjust for quite some time. If it weren't for this habit of not marking graves, I wouldn't have forgotten you," Li Lang said, his face flushed from drinking as he opened up about his experiences over the years.
Ye Mingshang poured himself a bowl of wine and gulped it down in one go. He didn't drink much and didn't appear as drunk as Li Lang; he still looked quite sober.
"To make a long story short, technically speaking, I have already died once. I'm not even sure if I'm the same person you knew," Ye Mingshang said cryptically.
His words left Li Lang puzzled.
"What do you mean? What do you mean you've already died? How can you not be the person I know? You've completely confused me," Li Lang scratched his head in bewilderment.
Ye Mingshang smiled lightly, and he said this in a way that only he could understand.
"Let me put it this way: after that incident, I somehow awakened a certain power, and then I killed all those enemies."
"What?! You killed such strong enemies?!" Li Lang exclaimed, his face filled with shock.
He knew Ye Mingshang's abilities back then; to put it bluntly, he was not even as capable as a woman. Those enemies were powerful enough to rival the elders, so how could he have defeated them?!
"Calm down, let me explain slowly," Ye Mingshang said with a smile, gesturing for Li Lang to sit down.
"I was also very confused at the time. I didn't even realize that I had killed those people until many years later. You all had died, and of course, I was very sad, but there was nothing I could do. So, I erected tombstones for you all and then left that place."
"I still wanted revenge in my heart, so I thought about where I came from. I didn't even know where the enemies were, and with my strength, revenge was out of the question. So, I returned to the military camp..."
After that, Ye Mingshang recounted how he returned to the military camp and gradually grew from a small leader to a great general, eventually becoming a prince of a different surname who was feared by the world.
Listening to Ye Mingshang recount his rise to such a high position, Li Lang felt a surge of passion. When he heard that Emperor Su Li Heng actually considered Ye Mingshang a significant threat and decided to eliminate him, he was furious and pounded his chest in anger.
Later on, it was mentioned that Ye Mingshang lived in seclusion in the wilderness, quietly cultivating while searching for clues about his enemies to take revenge.
Finally, when he spoke of discovering who his enemy was and forcibly taking away Zhao Kuangyin's million troops for training before leading them into the underworld to defeat the demon army, ultimately exhausting himself to death.
Li Lang listened with deep emotion; he never expected Ye Mingshang's life to be so tumultuous. Compared to their lives now being the same as before they arrived here, it was truly heartbreaking.
"Wait! Since you are already dead, then who is talking to me now?!" Li Lang suddenly exclaimed, his eyes widening in shock.
Of course, he wasn't afraid of ghosts; after all, he had died once himself. He was shocked at whether this person was a friend or if he was indeed Ye Mingshang. He could feel that the one sitting in front of him was not a ghost but a living person with flesh and blood.
"This is the last thing I want to say: as you have heard, I actually died a thousand years ago."
"Then who are you...?" Li Lang asked with even more confusion. Since you are already dead, then who exactly are you?
Ye Mingshang opened his mouth, finding it somewhat difficult to speak. After swallowing a bowl of wine, he finally managed to say it.
"I am already dead, but my soul is still here. You should know that the physical body is just a shell; its existence depends on the soul."
Li Lang nodded noncommittally. Their existence was based on this principle. When they first arrived, they were also souls, and their physical bodies gradually restored here.
"Aside from you beings from another dimension, those living in the Mortal Realm must report to the Underworld after death; I am no exception."
"To be honest, I wasn't afraid when I died because I thought I could go to the Underworld to find you. At that time, I believed you were also in the Underworld."
"Later, due to some events, I had a fight with the King of Hell. I don't even know why exactly, but then I was reincarnated, and what appeared was me. Although I don't understand why there was a gap of a thousand years, I am indeed his next life."
"So, that's why I say I don't know if I am him or if I am the Ye Mingshang you know. Later, due to some events, I gradually awakened memories of my past life and found my way here..."
Listening to Ye Mingshang recount his experiences over the years not only answered many of his questions but also left him astonished.
After all, the amount of information in these matters was quite overwhelming, making it hard for him to digest all at once.
It wasn't just him; Bai Lan Cheng outside also heard everything. It wasn't that they were eavesdropping intentionally; rather, their cultivation of the Natural Way granted them remarkable perception. Unless Li Lang and the others set up a barrier, it was easy to hear from such a close distance.
(To be continued.)
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