Chapter 59 (First Update) [VIP]

"...What? Say it again."

“This is an illusion. When the illusion ends, you will return.” Mo Ling glanced at Yin Chu Jiu, not noticing his suddenly pale face, and continued, “Therefore, I cannot let the Lord be with you. When the illusion ends and you return to your own world, what will happen to the Lord who remains in this world?”

Yin Chu Jiu's face turned pale instantly, and she was speechless.

"Mo...Mo Ling." His voice trembled slightly as he barely managed to maintain his previous expression. "You're joking, right?"

Qiu Jiu had clearly stated before that his only way to leave was to kill Yue Ling. If he didn't kill Yue Ling, he couldn't go back. So why is Mo Ling saying that he will leave after the illusion ends?

Mo Ling shook his head slightly, his expression serious. "No, this is not a joke, it's true." He paused, pulled Yin Chu Jiu aside, and gestured with his hand towards the space in front of him. Then, a moment of emptiness appeared where he gestured. "This is an illusion. Everything in the illusion is fake. When the illusion disappears, everything inside will cease to exist."

As he spoke, he bent down and pointed to the grass on the ground, asking, "What do you see?"

Yin Chu Jiu was no longer able to think. He passively looked in the direction Mo Ling had pointed to. The patch of grass Mo Ling was pointing to looked abnormal. The grass was blurry, and the edges were even gradually disappearing. The grass looked normal at first glance, but upon closer inspection, it appeared as if someone had wiped it away, leaving it blurry and indistinct.

Mo Ling: "The grass is already starting to disappear, and the energy in this environment is running low. Once the energy is depleted, this illusion will end, and all the souls within the illusion will return to their bodies the instant the illusion ends, just like before."

"The illusion energy has disappeared?" Yin Chu Jiu reached out to touch the grass on the ground in a daze, and couldn't help but follow Mo Ling's train of thought.

“Yes,” Mo Ling said, “This illusion doesn’t have much energy. It can only last until the moment our lord recovers all his energy. Now our lord is about to recover all his strength, which means that in a few days or ten days, the illusion will end.”

After he finished speaking, he turned his head to face Yin Chu Jiu, his brows slightly furrowed. "I've already heard from Zi Zhuo that you don't really like our lord. Compared to his affection for you, your affection is simply not enough. For this reason alone, I don't think you can be with our lord, but I won't oppose his decision, so I didn't object. However, this isn't the most important thing. The important thing is that you can't be in the same world as us. You made our lord fall in love with you, but you will leave. This is not fair to our lord."

"Therefore, please leave our Lord."

Leaving? Why should I leave! When Mo Ling said those words, the thought of leaving came to Yin Chu Jiu reflexively. He and Yue Ling had gone through so much to be together, why should they separate? Why did Mo Ling assume that he didn't like Yue Ling as much? Why did he assume that they weren't suitable for each other?

However, after digesting all the contents of Mo Ling's words, he was stunned.

"Mo Ling." After a long silence, Yin Chu Jiu opened and closed his mouth, his voice trembling, "So, do I have to leave Yue Ling?"

Yin Chu Jiu's shock surprised Mo Ling. He thought Yin Chu Jiu would scream, but he didn't. He nodded, "Yes."

As Mo Ling's voice faded, Yin Chu Jiu's face turned completely pale. He even subconsciously looked towards Yue Ling, where the young man stood alone not far away, his head slightly tilted as he looked at him. The pale moonlight shone on his face, making his features appear even more focused. Looking at those features, Yin Chu Jiu's heart pounded wildly.

In that instant, he realized a fact.

Yue Ling likes him, she likes him a lot.

He also likes Yue Ling, he likes her a lot...

Yue Ling liked him, and he had always known that. That boy never hid his feelings; every action, every glance, told him, "I like you." Yin Chu Jiu also liked Yue Ling, but he thought he didn't. To outsiders, it seemed he only agreed to be with Yue Ling because of his intense pursuit.

Even he himself once thought that the boy's offensive was too strong. He pressed forward step by step, and he retreated step by step until he had nowhere left to retreat and had no choice but to accept it.

However, at this moment, Yin Chu Jiu realized with absolute clarity that he liked him, and liked him very much.

He didn't know when he fell in love with Yue Ling. He only knew that if he didn't like her, he wouldn't blush or feel shy because of Yue Ling's actions, and he wouldn't be jealous because of someone standing with Yue Ling.

The initial reason for liking someone is now lost to history; perhaps it was out of guilt, perhaps out of habit, perhaps for something else. Yue Ling was right when she said something similar: why can't liking someone that comes from habit be considered liking them?

He likes Yue Ling.

I really like it.

Lowering his eyes, Yin Chu Jiu clutched his heart, wincing in pain. Seeing this, Mo Ling grabbed his shoulder, asking with concern, "What's wrong?"

Yin Chu Jiu shook her head slightly, without answering Mo Ling's question.

Mo Ling seemed to have realized why he was acting this way. After a pause, he released his shoulder and said, "Yin Chu Jiu, your pain is only temporary. When you go back, you will meet other people, and one day you will forget all of this."

“I won’t!” Yin Chu Jiu retorted in a low voice, “I won’t forget any of this! You always say I will forget, you say I will meet other people, but none of those people are Yue Ling.”

Mo Ling was speechless, somewhat confused by Yin Chu Jiu's words. Yin Chu Jiu, however, didn't care whether he understood or not. He clutched his chest and continued in a low voice, "You say I will forget, but what about Yue Ling? Yue Ling is your master. If I leave him, why don't you think about him?"

Because His Lord will regain his memories, and he hates you, no one can say for sure whether he will continue to like you after he regains his memories. Moreover, His Lord is without emotion or desire, so he will not have such troubles.

"Mo Ling." As if remembering something, Yin Chu Jiu suddenly grabbed his sleeve and said urgently, "This illusion was created because Yue Ling hates me. Now that I've come to this illusion, before it ends, can you use the teleportation array to summon me back to your real world?"

Mo Ling shook his head slightly, "No."

Yin Chu Jiu's expression froze, and she loosened her grip on Mo Ling's sleeve.

"We spent a hundred years researching the teleportation array that summoned you to this world before finally activating it at the Lord's request. At that time, we didn't know if we could really summon you. It was only after we entered this world and I regained my memories that I noticed a soul fluctuation different from this world that we confirmed our experiment was successful."

“Teleportation arrays are not easy to make. The teleportation array that summons to the illusion is different from the teleportation array that summons to reality. It may take more time. Even if we successfully design it, who can guarantee that you will still be alive by then?”

The demon's voice was flat, his face expressionless, and he simply explained according to the knowledge he knew.

"Yin Chu Jiu, you are just an ordinary person. Even though you created this world, compared to us, you are still just an ordinary person. We in the book exist forever because of your setting, with infinite lifespans, but as an ordinary person, your lifespan is at most a hundred years. By the time we successfully research and develop the summoning teleportation array, will you still be alive?"

Is he still alive?

This is the most hurtful question Mo Ling posed to Yin Chu Jiu.

Yes, he was an ordinary person, but in this book, Yue Ling and Mo Ling were not ordinary people. Ordinary people have limited lifespans. For an ordinary person, living past a hundred years old is already considered a long life. But in this book, as long as Yue Ling and the others have high cultivation levels, they can live forever. As a great sage, Yue Ling is even immortal.

Once the novel is completed, the world of the novel will live on forever, but he, as an ordinary person, will die.

The most difficult thing was not that he couldn't research the summoning teleportation array, but that he did research it, but he was already dead.

So… Yin Chu Jiu slowly lowered her head, staring at the clearly defined lines on her hand, and thought anxiously, he will disappear, he will leave, he will not exist here, he… cannot be with Yue Ling.

In that instant, many images flashed through Yin Chu Jiu's mind. He thought about many things, yet it was as if he wasn't thinking about anything at all; he was simply staring blankly at his palm. Seeing this, Mo Ling felt that Yin Chu Jiu might need some personal space to think, so he got up to leave.

He had barely stood up when his sleeve was grabbed. Looking down, he saw Yin Chu Jiu tilting her head back, a faint smile on her pale face, cautiously asking him, "You haven't answered my question yet. If I leave, what will happen to Yue Ling? If I had known it would turn out like this, I definitely wouldn't have agreed to be with him. I just want to know, if I leave... what will happen to Yue Ling? Are there herbs in the Illusionary Demon Continent that can cause amnesia? Can I ask you to find those herbs after the illusion ends and erase all of Yue Ling's memories of me?"

Mo Ling's pupils contracted sharply, and he froze in place. He stared intently at the person still squatting on the ground. He looked like a teenager, with wheat-colored skin and large, bright eyes full of energy. He was usually smiling and rarely frustrated, but although he was still smiling now, it was completely different from before.

He was born with few emotions, and he didn't feel other people's emotions much either. He could rarely even discern people's emotions from their faces, and he rarely did so. He only needed to cultivate and become stronger, and he didn't care about anything else.

This was the first time he had clearly sensed the emotions of other people.

Yin Chu Jiu is heartbroken; it seems he truly loves his lord.

He moved his eyes and looked at Yin Chu Jiu's hand. He was holding a handful of grass with great force. The grass was twisted and deformed by his grip and crumpled into a ball. Dark green sap seeped from between his fingers and stained his entire palm.

Not only that, but there were also a few streaks of bright red blood in the dark green sap. Unconsciously, Yin Chu Jiu not only grabbed the bunch of grass, but also scratched her palm with her fingernails, digging them into her flesh.

“My lord, you will gradually regain your memories.” Gazing at Yin Chu Jiu, Mo Ling slowly said, “Before the illusion ends, you will definitely remember everything. At that time, we don’t know how you will feel about me. If you still like me after leaving the illusion, I can promise to help you find the medicinal herb you mentioned so that I can make you forget me.”

He hadn't originally planned to tell Yin Chu Jiu about this, because he knew that after his lord regained his memories, there was a high chance he would despise him. If Yin Chu Jiu ultimately didn't leave his lord, he would find a way to help his lord regain his memories and let him make his own choice. Zi Zhuo had already begun to recover, so his lord should begin as well.

However, now, under Yin Chu Jiu's gaze, he spoke.

"Recover memories?"

“Yes,” Mo Ling said. “Zi Zhuo has recovered somewhat, and the Lord should begin soon.” He paused, then asked, “Are you afraid?”

Mo Ling thought Yin Chu Jiu would be scared, but to his surprise, Yin Chu Jiu only paused for a moment, and then laughed. He said, "It's good that he regains his memories. If he hates me, that would be even better."

Yin Chu Jiu and Mo Ling stayed there for a long time before returning after the candidates were selected. Zi Zhuo went to the selection area, while Yin Chu Jiu returned to Yue Ling's side.

Yue Ling hugged Yin Chu Jiu tightly, resting his chin on the crook of his neck and pressing his entire body against him from behind. "What did Mo Ling say that you two talked about for so long?"

Yin Chu Jiu grabbed Yue Ling's hand that was wrapped around her waist and said with a smile, "We didn't say anything, we just chatted casually."

"Really?" Yue Ling asked in a low voice. "Then what did he say was the reason?"

“Mo Ling said that since we are both men, other people might dislike us.” Yin Chu Jiu looked troubled. “You know that Mo Ling will be your subordinate in the future. He is loyal to you and definitely doesn’t want to see you being talked about by others because of a man, so he did something inappropriate.”

Yue Ling frowned. "Is that really the case?"

“Really.” Yin Chu Jiu nodded vigorously. Seemingly impatient with Yue Ling’s continued questioning, he suddenly pointed to Mo Ling over there and said to Yue Ling, “Yue Ling, look, Zi Zhuo and Mo Ling seem to get along quite well. They really are future partners, becoming friends so quickly.”

Yue Ling glanced in that direction, snorted, and said nothing.

After the selection was completed, everyone prepared to depart. Zi Zhuo explained the reason, but Yue Ling was still angry, so he and Yin Chu Jiu walked in front, while Mo Ling and the others followed behind.

But just as they set off, suddenly many men in black appeared in the air, and at the same time, a continuous stream of figures flew out from the surrounding forest.

A man in black appeared before Yin Chu Jiu and Yue Ling. He wore a black robe and his aura surged. He made no attempt to conceal his power, unleashing the full strength of the Heavenly Pearl.

Scorpion tattoo, withered face.

Qiu Jiu!

Yin Chu Jiu's eyes widened instantly. Qiu Jiu was no match for Yue Ling now; what use was he here? Even so, Yin Chu Jiu was unwilling to risk Yue Ling's life. However, Qiu Jiu's actions far exceeded Yin Chu Jiu's expectations. He raised his palm and slapped them hard, coldly saying, "Yin Chu Jiu, die!"

Yin Chu Jiu instinctively tried to dodge, but the force was even faster, striking him much faster. Before he could even react, it was already in front of him, and at the same time, the energy tore open the space in front of him, creating cracks, some small and some huge, before his eyes.

That's a spatial rift; if you get sucked in, you'll die.

In that instant, he was suddenly pulled into an embrace, followed by a flash of white light before his eyes, and then he lost consciousness.