Chapter 284: The Appearance of Tong Bo

While Tong Zhan and Yin Tianxue were performing their wedding ceremony, Tong Bo, inside the Spirit Mirror, also made a sacrifice to the Spirit Mirror for the sake of all living beings.

After Tong Bo gave his kindness to Yin Zhong and his wisdom to Tong Xin, a brilliant white light erupted within the Spirit Mirror Space, and all three of them underwent tremendous changes.

Sensing that Yin Zhong no longer had the power to harm the world, the Spirit Mirror transported the three of them out of the Spirit Mirror Space.

Yin Zhong turned into a piece of black wood and lay on the ground beneath Hell Valley alongside Tong Bo, while Tong Xin was transported to the riverside.

The shocking transformation left all three of them in a coma.

At this moment, Men Jianqiu happened to be searching in Hell Valley, hoping to find a way to perform Refining on that piece of Outer Space Cold Iron.

Men Jianqiu saw Tong Bo lying in the distance, and being kind-hearted, she went straight up to check on Tong Bo's condition.

"Hey, are you alright?"

No matter how Men Jianqiu called out, Tong Bo still did not respond.

Sensing that Tong Bo's breath was gradually weakening, and acting on the belief that saving a life is better than building a seven-story pagoda, Men Jianqiu made a simple stretcher and placed Tong Bo onto it.

After placing Tong Bo on the stretcher, Men Jianqiu noticed that there was actually a two-meter-long piece of black wood beside him, which looked exactly like the legendary divine wood.

This divine wood was the purpose of Men Jianqiu's trip, and she believed that with the burning of this divine wood, the ancestral Outer Space Cold Iron at home could surely be melted.

But the immediate priority was to save the person first; Men Jianqiu prepared to take Tong Bo back for treatment before returning to Hell Valley to retrieve the divine wood.

The divine wood had not been discovered by anyone for so long, and Men Jianqiu did not believe it would be discovered the moment she left.

Just as Men Jianqiu used all her strength to drag Tong Bo away from Hell Valley, Dou Dou, having witnessed Tong Zhan and Yin Tianxue's wedding, arrived at Hell Valley all alone.

Dou Dou, dressed in a colorful skirt, stood on the edge of the cliff at Hell Valley.

Five years; five years had passed, and Tong Bo still had not appeared.

Dou Dou knew that if Tong Bo were safe, he would definitely come to find her.

But five years, five years had passed and Tong Bo still had not appeared, which meant that something had truly happened to him.

Dou Dou had once said that if she could not be with Tong Bo in life, then in death, she would become Tong Bo's ghost.

Since Tong Bo was already dead, she would not continue to live in this world alone.

Dou Dou murmured to herself:

"Tong Dage, I'm coming, wait for me!"

Just as Dou Dou was about to jump off Hell Valley, she saw a scene that shocked her beyond measure.

A woman was dragging Tong Bo forward, and Tong Bo's eyes were tightly shut.

In fact, Tong Bo still had a breath of life left at this time, so he squinted his eyes and saw Dou Dou.

And upon seeing Dou Dou, the conviction that had kept Tong Bo holding on to life collapsed, and Tong Bo closed his eyes.

But the unaware Men Jianqiu continued to use all her strength to drag Tong Bo forward.

Seeing this, Dou Dou was overjoyed in her heart:

"Tong Dage, that's Tong Dage!

Tong Dage is still alive, Tong Dage is alright!"

Filled with joy, Dou Dou ran down Hell Valley from the other side, but by then, Men Jianqiu had already taken Tong Bo and ridden away on a horse.

After searching all over Hell Valley and failing to find Tong Bo, Dou Dou suddenly remembered that the clothes of the person who had just been dragging Tong Bo looked familiar.

Soon, Dou Dou realized that Men Jianqiu's clothes were exactly the same as those worn by an old man in Yujian Villa.

It turned out that after the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop grew, Men Laotou had made exclusive clothes for the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop, which was why Dou Dou found them familiar.

Thinking of this, Dou Dou immediately whipped her horse and hurried back to Longze Villa.

At this moment, all the guests had already left, leaving only Long Po and Han Batian behind.

Seeing Dou Dou running over in a panic, Han Batian asked, "Dou Dou, what is the matter that has you so flustered?"

Dou Dou swallowed and said:

"Po, come with me quickly, let's go find Tong Zhan, I have found the whereabouts of Tong Dage."

"What, you found Bo!"

Upon hearing this, Long Po immediately grabbed Dou Dou and asked.

Dou Dou nodded, and the three of them ran outside Tong Zhan's room.

At this moment, inside the room, Tong Zhan had just finished drinking the nuptial wine with Yin Tianxue, and as the two were brewing their affection, Dou Dou's voice rang in the ears of Tong Zhan and Tianxue.

"Tong Zhan, Tianxue, come out quickly, I have found the whereabouts of Tong Dage."

"Dage!"

Hearing the voice, Tong Zhan immediately stood up from his chair.

He pulled Tianxue, opened the door, walked up to Dou Dou, and said:

"Dou Dou, do you really know Dage's whereabouts?"

Dou Dou nodded and told everyone what had just happened in Hell Valley.

After listening, Tong Zhan looked at Tianxue and asked:

"Tianxue, do you have any impression of the logo on this clothing?"

Yin Tianxue murmured thoughtfully:

"Black clothes, with a large 'Men' character on the back; they are guests of Yujian Villa."

After thinking for a moment, Yin Tianxue suddenly realized and said:

"I remember now, this clothing should be from the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop.

Then the person who was dragging Tong Bo just now must be from the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop.

There is no time to lose, let's go to the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop immediately!"

After confirming Men Jianqiu's identity, the group left Longze Villa and headed straight for the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop.

Tong Zhan and Yin Tianxue were both extremely excited to know Tong Bo's whereabouts, having no heart to care that today was their big day.

As for Tong Xin, who had fallen by the river, he was discovered by a fisherman and rescued, taken back home.

Men Jianqiu brought Tong Bo back on horseback to the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop, just as Duan Fengyun, who was standing in front of the door, saw them.

Duan Fengyun smiled and said:

"Tong Bo has reappeared in the Human Realm; it seems the new plot is finally about to begin.

After five years of silence, there is finally something to do again."

Duan Fengyun feigned enthusiasm and hurried toward the Men Family Sword Casting Workshop.

After Men Jianqiu jumped off the horse and helped Tong Bo down, she shouted:

"Father, Dazhu, come out quickly and save someone!"

"My precious daughter, what happened to you?"

Hearing this, Men Laotou and Dazhu thought something had happened to Jianqiu and ran out of the Sword Casting Workshop in a panic.

Seeing that Men Jianqiu was fine, Men Laotou's heart instantly settled.

But when he saw Men Jianqiu dragging a man with both hands, he couldn't help but ask in confusion:

"Jianqiu, who is this?"

Men Jianqiu shook her head and said:

"I don't know either. I found him unconscious on the side of the road, so I brought him back."

At this moment, the kind-hearted citizen Duan Fengyun also arrived outside the Sword Casting Workshop and asked:

"Jianqiu, who is this?"

Men Jianqiu replied:

"Boss Qin, I happened to come across him on the side of the road. Seeing that he was unconscious, I brought him back.

I wanted to see if I could save his life!"

Duan Fengyun tilted his head to look at Tong Bo; at this moment, Tong Bo had long since stopped breathing.

Duan Fengyun spoke up:

"He doesn't seem to be breathing anymore, does he?"

Hearing this, Men Laotou hurriedly reached out to test the air in front of Tong Bo's nose. After testing, Men Laotou's face turned deathly pale. Then, he placed his hand on Tong Bo's chest and, confirming there was no heartbeat, Men Laotou shook his head and said:

"Boss Qin, you are right; this person has indeed stopped breathing and is already dead.

Jianqiu, have you been tricked? Did someone intentionally let you find this person, only to wait for him to die so they could come to you for compensation?"

Upon hearing Men Laotou's words, Duan Fengyun laughed wildly in his heart.

It turned out this Men Laotou had mistaken Tong Bo's death for a scam.

At this moment, a burst of rapid hoofbeats rang in everyone's ears.

Men Laotou said with a pale face:

"They're here, they're here; the debt collectors have come."

"Eh, aren't these the son-in-law and young lady of Yujian Villa?

Could they be here for this person? With their status, there should be no need to extort an old man like me."

But when Men Laotou saw clearly who had arrived, he became much calmer.

Tong Zhan and the other four jumped off their horses. Seeing Tong Bo lying on the ground, they didn't even bother to greet Men Laotou and the others, rushing directly to Tong Bo's side.

Dou Dou and Long Po said with red eyes:

"Tong Dage/Bo, you have finally returned."

Tong Zhan, looking emotional, picked up Tong Bo and said:

"Dage, you have finally returned!"

But at this moment, Tong Zhan realized something was wrong.

Tong Zhan could not feel a heartbeat or breathing from Tong Bo. After checking Tong Bo's pulse, Tong Zhan said in disbelief:

"How can this be!

Dage, Dage, you cannot be dead."

Hearing Tong Zhan's words, Dou Dou and Long Po refused to believe it and reached out toward Tong Bo's chest, but the result was just as Tong Zhan had said: Tong Bo no longer had a heartbeat.

"Dage!"

"Tong Dage!"

"Bo!"

Dou Dou and the others had not expected that after five years of separation, meeting Tong Bo again would mean they were separated by the boundary of life and death.

The three of them held Tong Bo's body and wept bitterly.

The calm Yin Tianxue asked Men Jianqiu:

"Young lady, may I ask where you found Tong Bo?

What was his condition when you found him?"

Men Jianqiu replied:

"I found him below Hell Valley. When I found him, he was on the verge of death, but he had not yet passed away."

Hearing Men Jianqiu's answer, Yin Tianxue knew that Tong Bo must have died only recently; with Yinxiu's medical skills, there might still be a way.

So she said:

"Tong Zhan, Dou Dou, Po-po, let us quickly take Tong Bo back to Longze Villa.

Perhaps Yinxiu might have a way to save Tong Bo."

Hearing Yin Tianxue's words, Tong Zhan finally came to his senses.

"Right, Tianxue, you are right. Yinxiu should be able to save Dage; Dage will not die."

"Dou Dou, Long Po, we are returning to Longze Villa immediately to find Yinxiu."

After speaking, Tong Zhan directly lifted Tong Bo onto the horse and rode away.

"Miss Men, thank you for saving Tong Bo; once we are finished with our business, we will come to visit in person."

Before leaving, Yin Tianxue thanked Men Jianqiu profusely and then departed; at such a critical juncture, they had no desire to converse with others.

After Tong Zhan and the others had left, Men Laotou patted his chest and said with relief:

"Thank goodness, thank goodness, Buddha bless us, this has nothing to do with us."

As Duan Fengyun watched the backs of the group as they left, he muttered to himself:

"I had intended to be a helpful citizen, but it seems I had no opportunity."

"Forget it, forget it, I should head back and make preparations early."

Brought to you by the great author Duan Fengyun, from "Crossing the Heavens Starting from Wind and Cloud"