Chapter 1402: This isn't seclusion, it's solitary confinement

"Seclusion?" Chen Yu stared at the few small Divine Patterns on his neck; these were Ancient Divine Script.

This kind of Divine Pattern was for sealing. This old man was likely being sealed; he really knew how to gild his own lily, calling solitary confinement seclusion.

"That's right, seclusion," Li Yunshan nodded.

"I think it's a seal. The Divine Patterns on your neck are for solitary confinement. Your strength is very high, so they can only use this kind of Divine Pattern to lock you up," Chen Yu smiled.

"You..." Li Yunshan's expression suddenly turned somewhat ugly. He muttered, "Kid, your eyes are quite sharp."

"It's not that my eyes are sharp, but these things are plain to see," Chen Yu smiled slightly. "So, there's no need for you to hide it in front of me. I can already see it, so what else are you hiding?"

"Fine, it is solitary confinement, but it doesn't hinder my cultivation. When there are matters in the sect, I just come out to handle them," Li Yunshan said.

"You could get rid of these Divine Patterns," Chen Yu smiled and said. "Choosing to go into seclusion yourself versus being locked up in seclusion—which one is freer?"

Li Yunshan was silent for a moment, then said, "Kid, no one wants to be locked up in seclusion, but this Divine Pattern is a Mental Imprint, so it is impossible for me to get rid of it at all."

"I said, I can help you get rid of this Mental Imprint. Why won't you believe me?" Chen Yu said with some helplessness.

"Why should I believe you?" Li Yunshan was slightly stunned and began to examine Chen Yu seriously.

"If you don't believe me, then so be it. Let me guess your identity?" Chen Yu said. "There aren't many sects that possess this kind of Ancient Divine Script and have the ability to engrave it onto you as a Mental Imprint. At most, there are three."

"But the only one I've had a grudge with is Yunlu Abode. Oh, I saw the head disciple of Yunlu Abode, Zhou Xianzong, a while ago. This guy has a conflict with me," Chen Yu said. "The one who pinned the blame on me must be him, right?"

"You..." Li Yunshan's expression changed slightly. How could Chen Yu be so smart? How could he guess so accurately?

"And you, Senior, should be an expert within Yunlu Abode, but you had a falling out with the sect leader. If I'm not mistaken, you were supposed to inherit the leadership of Yunlu Abode, but you failed later on," Chen Yu said.

Li Yunshan's eyes narrowed: "Kid, you are truly becoming more and more interesting. I'm starting to get interested in you."

"Haha, I haven't finished guessing yet," Chen Yu laughed and said. "After you failed in the struggle, the people of Yunlu Abode used Ancient Divine Script as an auxiliary to create a Mental Imprint and branded it onto your body."

"They imprisoned you in some place, and then you became their tool for murder. Any shady business they have, or things that are inconvenient for them to do, are all done by you. Am I right?"

"That's right, you guessed it eight or nine times out of ten. It's basically like that," Li Yunshan's mouth tasted bitter.

Was he really that loyal to Yunlu Abode? Not at all; it was just that the Mental Imprint of the Ancient Divine Script was still reinforced on his body.

It wasn't that he didn't want to resist, but these things left him with no way to resist, so he could only obediently submit. Every time he finished a mission, he would return and be locked back up in that godforsaken place.

If he had any feelings of resistance, the Divine Patterns on his body would light up, and that pain that went deep into his marrow made him wish he were dead.

Thinking of this, Li Yunshan felt disheartened. He found a rock and sat down directly: "No more fighting. Once seen through by someone, what's the point of fighting?"

"Senior, the feeling of being trapped and controlled by the other side isn't pleasant, is it?" Chen Yu said with a smile. "So, do you really not want to get rid of the things that are trapping you?"

"I would like to get rid of them, but you tell me how? Don't tell me you have a way. This is Ancient Divine Script, something branded onto me in the form of a Mental Imprint. You say you can solve it just like that? It's not that I look down on you, but your Mental Power isn't that strong," Li Yunshan said.

"Haha, my Mental Power is indeed not that strong, but I still have other ways," Chen Yu said. "As long as you trust me, I can remove the imprint for you right now."

"How will you remove it?" Li Yunshan looked up at Chen Yu: "Wait, you should talk about your conditions first."

"Conditions?" Chen Yu looked at the old man in front of him with interest. He felt that this old man was truly very interesting.

"Right, people in this world are all guys who won't get up early without profit. I believe you have a way to help me, but why would you help me? You must want some benefit for yourself, right?" Li Yunshan turned his head and asked.

"Gratuitous, is that not okay?" Chen Yu smiled.

"I don't believe there is such a kind-hearted person in this world. Gratuitous?" Li Yunshan laughed: "Stop kidding around. Although my strength isn't very strong, it's not too bad either."

"If you let me do something for you, I think I can still do it. So, what exactly do you want? Just say it directly."

"Sigh, Senior, what exactly happened to you to make you so cautious?" Chen Yu said with some helplessness.

Indeed, Li Yunshan's vigilance was very high. This old man clearly didn't trust anyone. Shouldn't there be basic trust between people?

"Hehe, what happened to me..." Li Yunshan smiled, and he muttered: "You will never understand what it feels like to be stabbed by the person you love most at the most critical moment."

"This... I have indeed not experienced that," Chen Yu was slightly stunned. This old man was someone with a story.

"Fine, anyway, there's nothing to do. Let me chat with you about things that happened in the past," Li Yunshan sighed and fell into memories.

"I am indeed from Yunlu Abode. You guessed correctly. I competed for the position of sect leader with the current sect leader, who is my Senior Brother, and failed, so he used his Mental Power to brand Ancient Divine Script onto me," Li Yunshan said. "I have been locked up for decades."

"In these decades, I have been in a place without light. On the surface, it is seclusion, but in fact, it is solitary confinement."

"Your strength is not bad. Although the current Yunlu Abode sect leader is strong, he is definitely not as good as you," Chen Yu said. "So, how did you fail?"

"The two of us had a Junior Sister..." Li Yunshan said: "My Senior Brother used her to approach me, and I liked her very much at the time. For her, I could give up the position of sect leader. She showed favor to me, and of course, I was very happy."

"The more beautiful a woman is, the more she can deceive people. Senior, you fell for a beauty trap, didn't you?" Chen Yu said with some regret: "If it weren't for this Junior Sister, I don't think you would have ended up in such a crushing defeat, right?"