Chapter 8 Illusion

Before Qilang could touch Li Yuanying, the golden pupil behind her opened wide and he was instantly sucked into it. Then the golden pupil closed and there was no trace of Li Yuanying left.

Zhang Qingchen was also caught in the trap and was sucked into a golden pupil.

The woman in red was Bing Yi. She landed in front of Qi Lang, knelt down and said, "Your Highness, I am late in rescuing you!"

Qilang frowned and didn't want to pay attention to Bingyi.

"Your Highness, the mission has been completed. Li Zhang and the other two are now trapped in an illusion. Even an experienced demon catcher would find it difficult to get out of an ordinary illusion, not to mention that the demon has drunk the Golden Water. They are in great danger. We can go to Chang'an now..." Bingyi looked up at His Highness, but found that the young king in front of him was a little anxious.

Could it be that His Highness is worried about Li Yuanying? Bingyi was filled with jealousy. Why did His Highness miss this woman so much after only spending a few days with her?

"Your Highness, this Illusion Pupil Formation cannot be entered by outsiders unless the person inside the formation breaks the spell themselves." Bingyi was afraid that Your Highness wanted to save the woman inside, so he reminded him.

"Really? Is there any place in this world that I can't enter?" Qilang looked displeased, and his tone was cold.

"Your Highness, please calm down. I was just talking nonsense."

Qilang raised the umbrella in his hand and threw it into the air. He put his index finger and middle finger together and placed them in front of his forehead. The young man closed his eyes and concentrated. A faint orchid flame lit up in front of his forehead, and flames began to burn all over his body. The blood bracelet began to emit a sharp buzzing sound, which was extremely harsh.

"Your Highness! You are now sealed by the blood bracelet, and you cannot force the rain of fire!" Bingyi was extremely anxious.

When Qilang opened his eyes again, they had turned azure blue with raging flames burning in them. His black hair had turned white, and a strong wind was swirling above his head, carrying flames and rushing towards the golden pupils in the air.

The golden pupils sizzled as the blue fireworks burned, and a painful roar echoed from the ground. At this moment, white threads sprouted from the blood bracelet, seeping into Qilang's blood. He felt a backlash, a sweet and fishy taste in his mouth, and he coughed up blood.

"Your Highness, why hurt yourself for that mortal woman!" Bing Yi pleaded bitterly, "Your Highness, your body is precious, you must not do this!"

Seeing that he could not fully display the Flame Rain, Qilang concentrated all his strength and only attacked the golden pupil that sucked Li Yuanying in.

"Who said I did this for her? I just have to personally confirm that she is dead!" Qilang said fiercely. The golden pupil that was attacked by him cracked into a hole, and it was pitch black inside. He flew in without any hesitation.

Bingyi was shocked and immediately followed.

"Wanwan...Wanwan..."

A gentle woman's voice echoed in Li Yuanying's ears.

It’s mother.

When she recognized the person's identity, she suddenly opened her eyes and saw a noble lady with a rosy face and gentle and tender feelings. She had delicate eyebrows and worried eyes.

"Wanwan, are you awake?" Madam's expression shifted from worry to joy. "Mother just saw you were unwell and fainted. I was so worried. I'm glad you're awake."

"Mother..." Li Yuanying couldn't believe it. Her mother passed away due to illness when she was only ten years old.

If Dad hadn't brought Jiang in, perhaps Mom wouldn't have ended up like this.

They once promised to be together for life, but there was always someone who broke the original oath first, leaving the loyal one alone and becoming a joke.

Wasn't she and Qilang just in Shengle Township? Why was she here again?

Li Yuanying grabbed the lady's hand and felt her warm body temperature. It turned out that all this was real!

"Wanwan, what's wrong with you?" the lady said with a smile.

Li Yuanying hugged her wife tightly, and the delicate fragrance of plum blossoms filled her nostrils. "Mother! Wanwan misses you so much!"

The lady laughed and said, "Oh, my daughter Wanwan is already so old, and she still misses her mother. She will be married soon."

"I won't get married. I want to stay with you forever." Li Yuanying's eyes were filled with tears as she looked at her mother's eyes, her mother's eyebrows, her mother's smile and frown. It all seemed too real.

After his mother passed away, Jiang doted on Li Yuanying on the surface, but in fact she was just flattering her.

Especially after Li Yuanxi was born and Li Zhongdao had a son, Li Yuanying was neglected even more. But when Li Zhongdao found out that Li Yuanxi was not a promising talent, he placed his hopes on Li Yuanying again.

Li Yuanying often felt that fate was playing tricks on him. His father had a son when he was old, and he had originally hoped that Yuan Xi could bring honor to the family. Unfortunately, Yuan Xi had no spiritual roots and was unable to gain enlightenment.

Although she was gifted, she was born with a cold syndrome and was destined to not live past the age of fifteen.

Li Zhongdao was forced to capture Qilang to save his life.

This insidious method was the work of the crown prince's favorite, Imperial Preceptor Fu Yu. Li Yuanying had seen correspondence between her father and Imperial Preceptor Fu Yu, in which he explained that a hidden tribe existed on Mount Buzhou, neither human nor demon. Capturing a man and cultivating dual cultivation with the noble lady would help them survive for a while longer.

Although Li Yuanying was young, she had read some books and knew what dual cultivation meant. That was why her father arranged this marriage for her to cover up the family misfortune.

On the wedding day, Li Yuanying did feel something strange about her new husband. It seemed that there was a power in his body that could dissolve the coldness in her body.

Unfortunately, as can be seen from the letter from the national teacher, this approach is nothing more than drinking poison to quench thirst.

She had never been attached to the world, and it made no sense whether she had more or less time.

It would be better to spend more time with her mother in this dreamland, thinking that as long as she could complete the tasks her father had given her before she died, she would be fine. She had already arrived in Shengle Township, and the gears of fate had already begun to turn. There was no need to rush.

After she completes the tasks that the Li family should complete, she will disappear into thin air, and at the same time, Qilang will be free again. He can go back to Buzhou Mountain and be with his people.

Thus, in this dreamland, Li Yuanying unexpectedly made peace with the void, learning painting, writing, reading, and playing the piano from her mother, which was quite enjoyable.

"Wanwan, you must leave Yaoshui County, do you understand?" The lady was originally playing chess with Li Yuanying. She suddenly became nervous, put down the chess piece, grabbed Li Yuanying's arm and said.

The lady's force was a bit too strong and it actually hurt Li Yuanying.

"Wanwan, promise your mother that you must leave Yaoshui County!"

“We must leave!”

Li Yuanying was stunned by this scene. To calm her wife, she hurriedly said, "Okay, mother, don't worry. I'm no longer in Yaoshui County."

"Not in Yaoshui County anymore? Then where are you going?"

"Prepare..." Li Yuanying thought for a moment and said, "Prepare to go to Chang'an."

The lady looked horrified and shook her head hurriedly: "No, you can't go to Chang'an either!"

"Where should I go then, Mother?"

"In short, we can't go to Chang'an." The lady let go of Li Yuanying, she stood up and began to pace around the room, back and forth, extremely anxious.

"Mother, why can't we go to Chang'an?"

"They're all bad people!" The lady turned around and shook Li Yuanying. "Wanwan, you have to remember that everyone in Chang'an is a bad person."

"Okay, mother, don't worry, I'll remember it." Li Yuanying comforted her wife.

In the next few days, the lady's mental condition deteriorated and she gradually became neurotic. This state became more and more like Li Yuanying's mother's appearance before she passed away.

Ever since my mother had mental problems, my father has never come to see her again. He is happy to see new people smiling and doesn't care about the old people crying.

My father told everyone that my mother was ill, but he didn't specify the symptoms. Jiang personally prepared my mother's medicine every day, and everyone praised her kindness. Now that I think about it, perhaps those medicines were the cause of my mother's illness.

As her wife's condition worsened, Li Yuanying began vomiting blood every night. Her cough grew more severe each day, until she felt like her lungs were about to burst. She knew in her heart that this was all the work of the enchantress, and as the illusion deepened, the damage it was doing to her body became more severe.

Ever since she became seriously ill with a cold, her father tried every possible means to save her, not because he really cared about her.

She knew in her heart that without her, there would be no one in the Li family who could help the court quell the rebellion, and she would definitely be punished and her entire clan would be implicated.

This death was revenge.

If she died, it would mean that her entire family would be buried with her.

Including the Jiang family.

But, poor Yuan Xi.

For some reason, Li Yuanying suddenly had a picture of a man in her mind. He was dressed in wedding attire, and his appearance was stunning. Although he was a man, he was very handsome.

Shichiro.

I don't even know my husband's real name.

If I really died, I wonder if Qilang would be sad for her?

Li Yuanying shook her head. They had only been married for a few days, so they probably didn't have much feelings for each other.

Suddenly, bitterness surged in her heart, she couldn't help coughing and found it difficult to fall asleep.

Late at night, she saw dark clouds outside the window, loud thunder, and pouring rain. However, the rain looked extremely strange, and each drop was actually a dark blue flame.

In the rain, a handsome young man was holding a silver umbrella. Silver bells were jingling under the umbrella, dancing with the light of the orchid fire.

Li Yuanying was shocked. She opened the door and her heart couldn't stop beating faster.

That familiar and pleasant voice came from the young man's mouth: "Wanwan, your husband is here to pick you up."