Ji Jiuying smiled and said, "Fifth Uncle is as handsome as Pan An, how could he be scary?"

"Jiu'er knows how to talk." Upon hearing this, Feng Wu's good mood doubled. Then, remembering something, he added, "By the way, Jiu'er, are you wearing a veil?"

Ji Jiuying was somewhat surprised that he could tell she was wearing a veil. "Fifth Uncle, you could tell?"

"I can't tell, I'm just guessing, but judging from what Jiu'er said, I must be right."

Feng Wu said that at first he was just suspicious. Since she was Lan'er's daughter, how could she not resemble Lan'er at all?

"I did wear a veil. If anyone thinks I look like someone else, they won't be able to see my true face." As she spoke, Ji Jiuying removed the veil from her face.

Feng Che and Feng Wu stared wide-eyed for a long time before they reacted.

So alike! Absolutely so!

"Second brother, for a moment I thought I saw Lan'er."

Feng Che's expression flickered slightly; it was indeed similar. Coming to his senses, Feng Che took the veil from Ji Jiuying's hand and put it on.

"Jiu'er, you should take it with you. Your second uncle believes that you will definitely go to the Heavenly Domain Continent in the near future, and it will be more convenient for you to do things with this veil."

Ji Jiuying nodded. Feng Wu, thinking that Ji Jiuying would come to the Tianyu Continent, quickly told her his address, "Jiu'er, when you come to the Tianyu Continent, you must come and find your fifth uncle, okay? I live in Peach Blossom Village in Sifang City."

"good."

——

Night enveloped the earth, the bright moonlight illuminated the entire sky, a gentle breeze caressed the leaves, and they rustled.

Qingling arrived at a pitch-black wasteland, where a chilling wind howled and ghosts howled. She trembled involuntarily, clutching the ancient demon zither tightly in her hands.

"Light and graceful, come quick!"

"Light and nimble, I am Shadow Moon~"

"Light and agile~"

"······"

Ethereal voices came from all directions; they were the voices of Miss and Yingyue. Qingling kept spinning around, but it was still pitch black all around, and she didn't know where to go.

"Miss, Yingyue, where are you?"

Suddenly, a black mist flashed past behind her, startling Qingling so much that she broke out in a cold sweat. "Who!"

"Who's there?!"

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Wisps of black mist kept darting around her, like ghostly shadows drifting about. Qingling felt fear and unease, and her hands holding the ancient demon zither trembled incessantly.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh~ The black mist is getting thicker and thicker.

Hahahaha!

Eerie laughter echoed from all around, and Qingling ran forward in terror.

She didn't know how long she had been running, but it was pitch black and seemed like there was no end in sight. Suddenly, with a thud, Qingling tripped and fell.

At that moment, a light appeared not far away, revealing a dark throne. The throne exuded an eerie aura, and the air itself was filled with a sense of oppression.

The surrounding shadows dared not approach even a fraction of a second. Seeing that the shadow behind her was about to pounce on her, Qingling gritted her teeth, got up, and ran towards the throne not far away, clutching the ancient demon zither.

"Don't run away!"

"I'm going to catch up with you!"

"Hehehe..."

A sinister, eerie laugh echoed from behind, as clear as a child's yet as shrill as a demon's.

Just as they were about to reach the throne, suddenly...

Her feet were grabbed by a cloud of black mist and pulled behind her. Qingling stared wide-eyed in terror and let out a scream.

"don't want!"

On the bed, Qingling suddenly sat up, her head covered in sweat and her breathing becoming rapid.

"Qingling, what's wrong?"

Did you have a nightmare?

Yingyue sat to the side, her brows furrowed, her eyes filled with worry, and she held a handkerchief in her hand.

Qingling finally came to her senses. The moonlight allowed her to clearly see Yingyue beside her. Still shaken, she clung to him.

Yingyue stood there, stunned, looking at the person in his arms, not daring to move an inch. His hands were raised high, not knowing where to put them. Noticing that Qingling's body was trembling slightly, his hands unconsciously wanted to pat her back.

The warm breath from his broad chest made her realize this wasn't a dream! This was real; she was holding Yingyue! Qingling's face instantly turned bright red.

Thinking of something, her hand touched her face. The raised scar on her cheek made her heart sink, and her hand trembled involuntarily. Yingyue had been by her side the whole time. Had he seen the ugly scar on her face? Her eyes were filled with panic.

Suddenly, she pushed Yingyue away, covered her scar with her hand, and quickly turned to the side.

"Shadowy Moon, I... I didn't mean to, I just... couldn't distinguish between dreams and reality anymore, I..."

Yingyue felt a chill in his arms, a look of disappointment flashing in his eyes. Seeing that she had suddenly turned her back to him, he asked, "Qingling? What's wrong?"

"No, no, no... What? Lady Shadowmoon, you, you should go. I, I want to sleep."

A light, indifferent voice came from behind. Yingyue frowned, not understanding why she was suddenly so cold to him. Just now, when she opened her eyes and saw him, her eyes were clearly filled with surprise and joy.

Was it because he rejected her that time in the forest?

"Qingling, what I said in the forest last time was actually..."

"Enough, I don't want to hear it, you can leave!" Qingling said indifferently, suppressing her pain and reluctance.

She learned from the young lady that Yingyue had taken the initiative to stay by her side to protect her, even at the cost of disobeying the Grand Preceptor's orders. Although she didn't know why he had rejected her in the forest, she was still very happy.

Now he's back, but her face is ruined. She's not good enough for him, she never was.

Yingyue watched her retreating figure. He had thought she would never come to the Cangming Continent again. But when he learned that Ziyu had returned, his first thought was to find out about her. The news he received was that she had been burned by the Red Lotus Karmic Fire and had fainted.

At that moment, his desire to travel to the Cangming Continent reached its peak, but without his master's order, how could he dare!

He was tormented with anxiety, but when Ziyu told him he could go, he rushed over without stopping.

Since returning to the Heavenly Domain Continent, whenever he stops what he's doing or closes his eyes, all he sees is her. He doesn't know when he became so obsessed with her that he couldn't sleep at night.

Seeing that the person behind her remained unmoved, she said lightly and indifferently, "Since Lord Shadowmoon likes my room so much, then please make yourself at home!"

She covered her cheeks as she spoke, then turned and walked towards the door.

But before she could take two steps, Yingyue pulled her back from behind. Qingling was caught off guard and bumped into his arms, her body stiffening.

"It's not that I like the light and airy dorm room, it's that I like you."

Qingling's breath hitched. In the past, she would have been very happy. Coming back to her senses, she struggled, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't break free from his embrace.

"Let me go!"

"I won't let go!"

"Yingyue, so what if you like me? I stopped liking you the moment you rejected me. Let go!"