Chapter 60 Jinjiang Exclusively Authorized First Release 40 The father is gone, the daughter is left? ...
My head felt groggy and the world was spinning. My vital energy, which had been quiet for a long time, seemed to have been frightened and began to stir violently within me again.
Wen Huoran slowly opened his eyes and woke up.
The first thing that came into view was an empty room, empty except for a worn-out armchair. He was imprisoned in this chair that smelled of decay.
The whole person seemed to have been drained of all his energy, and it was even more like there were millions of ants gnawing at his skin, flesh, bones, and blood, and even—
Wen Huoran was so shocked that he forgot to breathe. Suddenly realizing what had happened, he subconsciously covered his abdomen with his hands.
In recent days, the essence in his body has been growing wildly, absorbing a large amount of his demonic energy, just like a gluttonous and sleepy baby.
Unfortunately, the demonic energy within him was not inexhaustible. Wen Huoran was gradually showing signs of becoming exhausted.
He tentatively moved his hands and feet, but as expected, they were numb and powerless. Apart from rolling his eyes to look around and opening his mouth to make weak sounds, he could do nothing.
There were waves of piercing pain in my heart, as if something was gathering in my heart and sucking out its nutrients.
After pondering for a while, he realized that it was a spiritual weapon that absorbed essence and soul, and was made by an evil cultivator.
She was finally going to be cruel to herself.
Recalling the scene before he lost consciousness, Wen Huoran was filled with grief and anger, and couldn't help but suspect that Yan Yi had a bigger conspiracy.
The frustration in my heart grew more and more intense.
People often say "every failure makes you wiser", he was deceived by Yan Yi many times, but he repeatedly persuaded himself to forgive her and believe in her, and never learned his lesson.
Touching his obviously bulging belly, Wen Xuran was flustered and heartbroken.
With trembling hands, he took out the communication card and tried to contact Ling You. After reciting a few incantations silently, Wen Huoran felt that something was wrong. The communication channel between him and the Demon Realm guards was blocked.
What exactly was Yan Yi's purpose? If she just wanted to take his essence, she had already succeeded. An idea gradually sprouted in her heart. Wen Huoran was unwilling to believe that for Yan Yi, she was just a relationship of use.
As the thoughts in his mind became clearer, he gradually felt desperate.
Could it be that Yan Yi is really heartless and ungrateful, intending to kill the father and keep his daughter?
Otherwise, how can I explain why she went to great lengths to keep me by her side?
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Everyone worked together to help Yan Yi up from the ground.
Qiongjiu looked worried, "Miss Yan, are you hurting your leg again?"
Yan Yi gently patted his dusty buttocks, gritted his teeth and waved his hands, "It's okay, I can still walk."
As she spoke, she quickly came up to Xiaoli, took her hand and asked, "What do you mean by someone pretending to be me and trying to hurt Your Majesty?"
Xiaoli cut to the chase and told everyone what had just happened in just a few words.
Yan Yi was so angry that she almost vomited blood. Someone actually dared to take advantage of the quarrel between her and Wen Huoran to try to murder Wen Huoran and even put the blame on her.
Without thinking too much, she hurriedly asked Xiaoli to lead the way and led them to the manor where Wen Huoran was hiding.
When he arrived at the gate of the manor, Yan Yi didn't care that his leg injury had not yet healed, and ran towards the gate in two steps. As soon as his hands touched the rosewood door, he was knocked to the ground by an invisible force.
This scene was too familiar. Yan Yi grimaced in pain, tears welling up in his eyes.
Wen Huoran actually set up a "no entry" defense formation here.
It's really like guarding against her like a thief!
Yan Yi curled his lips, feeling somewhat disappointed.
"Master!" Xiaoli quickly ran over and helped her up, "Let me go in and take a look first." After all, she had been able to sneak in successfully earlier, which meant that the defensive formation could not stop her.
Sure enough, Xiaoli transformed back into the form of a tabby cat and easily squeezed in through the crack in the door.
Ling You was originally ordered by Wen Huoran to stop Yan Yi's returning carriage.
Unexpectedly, upon arriving at the gate of the mansion, they discovered that Yan Yi and his group had not left in a carriage, but were instead rushing towards the manor where Wen Huoran was hiding. Ling You immediately sensed something was wrong and followed them back to the manor.
Seeing Yan Yi trying to break the formation by force, the group looked extremely anxious, which made You even more suspicious and he had to show up.
After learning the truth, he scrambled to dismantle the defensive formation.
The manor was completely silent, and no one had left. They searched everywhere, but there was no trace of Wen Xuran.
Ling You hurriedly used the communication card to contact Wen Huoran, only to find that the exclusive communication channel had been cut off and the message could not be transmitted.
Everyone fell into panic.
Yan Yi thought of the private communication channel between herself and Wen Huoran, and holding a glimmer of hope, she quickly lit the talisman.
Fortunately, the communication channel was not blocked, but the message was quickly returned and Wen Huoran refused to receive it.
Yan Yi couldn't help but think of the time a few days ago when Wen Huoran was angry with her and she had returned the message she had sent to her intact, thinking that the other party was still angry with her and deliberately ignored the message.
After hearing Yan Yi's explanation, Su Can was furious. He ignored Ling You's presence and spoke without restraint, "The dignified Demon Lord is so petty and calculative. My cousin was so worried about him that she couldn't eat or sleep, and she looked very haggard. And he deliberately disappeared and even refused to receive any news. He is so hateful!"
Xiaoli glanced at Ling You cautiously, and quickly pulled his sleeve, signaling Su Can to be careful with his words.
Su Can seemed to have just noticed Ling You's presence and could not help but snort coldly, "Remember to report to your master that my cousin is deeply in love with him, and that is not a reason for him to torture her. We have many people in our family, and if my cousin is wronged, the worst that can happen is that both of us will be destroyed."
Seeing that Su Can was really angry, Yan Yi quickly stopped him, "Cousin, now is not the time to talk about this. Let's find His Majesty first, and then everything will be easy to talk about."
Su Can had no choice but to suppress his anger and silently made a note of Wen Huoran in his heart.
Everyone was puzzled. If Wen Huoran was not in danger of life, why was the communication channel blocked? If he was imprisoned, why would he actively refuse to receive news from Yan Yi?
Yan Yi was so anxious that he paced back and forth around the carriage.
Xiaoli followed her, feeling dizzy. Suddenly, she remembered something and reminded him, "Master, your Excellency was deceived by someone pretending to be you. Could it be that he thought the person who attacked him was you? That's why he deliberately avoided contacting you."
This sentence was like a heavy hammer hitting Yan Yi's head, and his head suddenly started buzzing.
The misunderstanding between her and Wen Huoran has not yet been resolved, and now someone with ulterior motives has taken advantage of her, making the situation even worse.
It can be said that one wave has not yet subsided when another wave comes.
Yan Yi's thoughts were in a mess and he was extremely anxious. The more he thought about it, the more helpless he became.
On the one hand, she was worried about the safety of Wen Huoran and the child; on the other hand, she was worried that she had been deceived and her misunderstanding of her had deepened. She was afraid that the already shaky relationship between them would deteriorate and would not last long.
Seeing that she was genuinely worried about Wen Huoran, Ling You stepped forward to stop her and explained to Yan Yi Wen Huoran's attitude over the past few days.
"Miss Yan, although His Majesty has been deliberately not seeing you lately, he has been thinking about you every day."
Yan Yi's expression froze. Before he could respond, he heard Su Can angrily say, "If he was thinking about my cousin, would he cause such a big mess?"
Ling You was silent for a moment, then continued, "Your Majesty was worried about Miss Yan and couldn't let her go. He would often go to her house in the dead of night to visit her. When he learned that Miss Yan was going back to her hometown with her family to get married, he was so worried that he couldn't sleep."
After hearing this, Su Can became even more angry. He pointed at Ling You's nose and said, "What's your purpose in saying this now? To gain sympathy?"
Ling You lowered his head but did not deny it. He was worried that Yan Yi would give up Wen Huoran and follow his family back to his hometown to get married, regardless of Wen Huoran's life or death.
"Miss Yan, His Majesty is deeply in love with you and is not as cold as he appears. I hope you——"
Before he could finish, Yan Yi waved his hand and continued, "Brother Lingyou, there's no need to say more. I won't abandon you, my Lord."
After saying this, she turned around silently and faced the carriage, so that no one could see her tearful face.
From the very beginning, Yan Yi volunteered to stay in the Demon Lord's mansion and stay with Wen Huoran in order to complete the mission.
She carefully crafted every word she said to Wen Huoran. To make him let down his guard, stop doubting her, and trust her, she even risked her own safety and headed to the Ice Continent to pick Ice Lotus...
From the beginning to the end, she was deceiving Wen Huoran.
However, it was not until this moment that Yan Yi realized that no matter how she coaxed him, Wen Huoran always treated her sincerely, and even trusted her regardless of past grudges, making excuses for her actions.
"I won't abandon him." She said it in a strong tone, as if to reassure Ling You and to strengthen her own determination.
"Master, what should we do next?" Xiaoli quietly handed her a handkerchief and asked in a low voice.
Yan Yi wiped away his overflowing tears and said in a choked voice, "Brother Lingyou, please gather a few reliable guards to secretly search for His Majesty's whereabouts."
Hearing this, Ling You felt relieved. He turned around and was about to make arrangements, but just after taking a few steps, he was stopped by Yan Yi.
"Brother Lingyou, the disappearance of the Lord is a serious matter. It is not appropriate to make it public to avoid causing panic. It is best to keep a low profile."
Seeing Ling You nodded solemnly, Yan Yi lowered his voice and gave him a few words of advice, then raised his voice and said, "I will continue to contact His Majesty through the dedicated channel. If His Majesty really has feelings for me, he will definitely not abandon me and ignore me."
After hearing these words, Ling You gradually felt relieved and then quickened his pace to walk into the mansion, contacting the guards hiding in the dark as he walked.
Watching Ling You's hurried figure disappear from sight, Su Can finally calmed down. He quickly walked to Yan Yi's side and said seriously, "Cousin, I see that you have made all the arrangements very well. Do you have a solution?"
Yan Yi nodded cautiously, "I suspect this matter is related to the Old Demon Lord."
"Old Demon Lord?" Qiong Jiu couldn't help but exclaimed, "Miss Yan, the Old Demon Lord was imprisoned in the secret realm by His Majesty, how could it be related to him?"
"Your Excellency once took me to a place that was the secret realm created by the old Demon Lord." Yan Yi said slowly, "Have you ever thought that who else could have cut off the communication channel between Your Excellency and the guards, other than the person who taught Your Excellency the magic?"
After hearing this, everyone suddenly understood.
Wen Huoran once mentioned to Yan Yi that his magic was taught by the old demon master himself, and he was very easy to be suppressed by the other party.
"How can we enter the secret realm?" Su Can rubbed his fists and palms, looking ready for a big fight.
Yan Yi immediately perked up, "Although I can't get in, Master must have a way."
When Bu Shu and the twins arrived at the entrance of the secret realm, Yan Yi and his group happened to stop at the entrance and were looking around anxiously, but they couldn't find the entrance that Yan Yi described at all.
"Master, we can't see the entrance." Yan Yi hurried forward, eagerly waiting for Bu Shu's response.
Bu Shu handed the troublesome medicine box in his hand to Bu Yingyue who was behind him. He came straight from the healing tent, and his clothes were covered with blood left by the wounded.
"If you can see, what do you need me to do?"
Hearing this, Yan Yi gradually felt relieved. The fact that the old witch doctor was still in the mood to joke meant that the problem was not as difficult as she had imagined.
After about an incense stick of time, a huge gap appeared in the seemingly ordinary wall in front of them, and Bu Shu urged everyone to go in quickly.
"I won't accompany you guys anymore, please be careful."
Yan Yi didn't understand what was going on. The old witch doctor had superb witchcraft skills, which could be used to deal with evil cultivators who did not follow the ordinary path. Wouldn't it be a waste of his talent to keep him guarding outside the secret realm?
"Master, why don't you come in with us? Your chances of success are better if you go with us."
Bu Shu was concentrating on dealing with the door to the secret realm and did not respond.
Bu Yingxue came up to her and patiently explained, "Miss Yan, you don't know that the door to the secret realm was forcibly broken open by my father. If he leaves, the entrance will be sealed again, or even collapse. No one will be able to escape then."
Hearing this, Yan Yi couldn't help but shudder, but fortunately the old witch doctor was thoughtful.
Everyone entered the secret realm one after another. Yan Yi took out talismans from time to time and tried to get in touch with Wen Huoran, but ended in disappointment every time.
Su Can watched and couldn't help but mutter, "This Demon Lord has such a bad temper! Lately, I praised him in front of my uncle and aunt for being sensible and thoughtful, and for being so loving with my cousin. Who would have thought he would be like this!"
Yan Yi hurriedly tried to calm him down, and subconsciously explained to Wen Huiran, "Your Majesty might be restrained by his magic, and he can't respond to me."
Su Can showed an expression of disappointment and said sternly, "Cousin, you can't spoil him too much. When we get back this time, I'll teach him a lesson for you and teach him a lesson. Let's see if he dares to treat you coldly in the future."
Yan Yi didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He was originally upset because Wen Huoran was deceived, but now he felt much more relaxed. He casually agreed, "I will listen to my cousin. Don't give in when the time comes."
Su Can raised his eyebrows slightly, "I admit defeat? I am a rare cultivation prodigy in the sect. Master praises me highly. Even my second senior brother, who was once praised for his extraordinary cultivation talent, -"
As he spoke, he suddenly fell silent. Yan Yi felt strange and was about to ask him something, but Bu Yingxue, who was walking in front, suddenly stopped and signaled everyone to be quiet.
Yan Yi grabbed Bu Yingyue's sleeve and asked her in a low voice if she had found any trace of Wen Huoran.
Bu Yingyue rolled her eyes at her and said, "I knew it, Your Majesty, there are evil cultivators ahead."
Yan Yi smiled awkwardly, feeling inexplicably uncomfortable.
The little fox transformed into a tabby cat, landed on Yan Yi's shoulder, and said in a low voice, "Master, I can hide my body and go to get information."
Although she had not been in human form for long, she had always acted prudently. Yan Yi gave her a few simple instructions and let her leave first.
The remaining four people continued to move forward, and suddenly two forks appeared in front of them, leading to different directions, so the group had to split up.
Bu Yingyue took her brother to the right, and Yan Yi followed closely behind Su Can and went to the passage on the left.
But in a moment, a faint voice was heard from the corner. Su Can held his breath and listened attentively for a moment, his expression gradually becoming solemn.
Seeing this, Yan Yi also became nervous.
She had never learned any magic, and she had only learned the basics of talismans. She could not hear voices from miles away like Su Can.
At the critical moment, she didn't dare to ask the other party rashly, so she had to suppress her inner anxiety and wait for Su Can to tell her.
After a long time, Su Can finally came to his senses. When he turned around to look at her, his expression was quite heavy, "Cousin, the person inside should be my second senior brother."
Yan Yi was completely confused and stared at him without blinking, expecting Su Can to explain it to her.
Su Can carefully considered his words and said, "He's the second senior brother I mentioned to you before, the one who secretly practiced evil magic and was expelled from the sect by Master. He's also the second senior brother who took good care of me."
After hearing this, Yan Yi finally recalled the incident and was about to say something to comfort her when he heard Su Can say, "Cousin, if I get distracted later, you must wake me up in time."
Yan Yi nodded stiffly, not quite understanding the meaning of his words.
The two of them moved forward with lighter steps, their voices became clearer, and Yan Yi finally heard the content of the conversation.
"Second Brother, is that person inside really the Demon Lord?"
"Brother, I caught it myself, how could it be fake?"
"It's unbelievable that a dignified Demon Lord is pregnant!"
"I heard that the demons have always been promiscuous, and it's not uncommon for men to get pregnant. As expected—"
Before he finished speaking, the other party must have sensed someone breaking in and immediately became alert.
Yan Yi held her breath and almost suffocated herself. She suspected that her breathing was too rapid or her heartbeat was too loud, which attracted the other party's attention.
Su Can seemed to see through her thoughts and whispered soothingly, "Don't panic, cousin. My second senior brother has such high cultivation that he can sense the presence of living people from a distance. He is also proficient in the art of disguise, a rare talent."
After hearing this, Yan Yi was filled with hatred. It turned out that the person who pretended to be her and deceived Wen Huoran was the second senior brother of the male protagonist in the original book. Once she escaped safely from the secret realm, she would tear the man into pieces to vent her hatred.
"come out!"
The other party's footsteps were getting closer. Su Can didn't intend to hide behind him all the time, so he had to lure Yan Yi out.
"Second brother, long time no see, I miss you so much." He looked at the other person with a smile, as if he was really an old friend whom he hadn't seen for many years.
"It's you?" Lu Yunqi raised his eyebrows, quite surprised. "Su Can, what are you doing here?"
Su Can said slowly, "Help my cousin find someone."
"Looking for whom?"
Yan Yi took two big steps to Su Can's side and said loudly: "My man!"
Only then did Lu Yunqi see her appearance clearly and immediately took two steps back, knowing that she was not a good person.
"It's you!"
Before he could react, Su Can had already rushed forward and engaged in a fight. Yan Yi took advantage of the chaos and ducked through the middle of the fighting, heading straight towards Wen Huoran.
Although she did not receive a reply from Wen Huoran along the way, she was able to sense Wen Huoran's location through the communication symbol.
Just when a group of evil cultivators were fighting Su Can, Wen Huoran finally realized that something was wrong. The defensive formation surrounding him was disrupted, and he realized that he was in a secret realm.
A vague idea emerged in his mind, which made him surprised and happy.
He finally realized that the person who trapped him here and used the spiritual weapon to suck his soul was not Yan Yi, but someone else.
His vision gradually became blurred, tears welled up in his eyes. Yan Yi did not lose his humanity. He tried to use him to the fullest and then abandon him.
Yan Yi has feelings for him.
"Your Majesty—"
Yan Yi's voice suddenly rang out. Wen Huoran wiped away her tears and listened attentively, thinking that she was hallucinating because she missed him too much.
The next moment, the voice calling him became clearer, and he could hear the other person's rapid breathing, as if he was running hard.
"Your Majesty, Wen Huoran, can you hear me?"
Yan Yi's voice reached his ears through the talisman. Wen Huoran opened his mouth and wanted to answer, but his throat was so tight that it felt like it was about to be torn apart when he opened his mouth a little, and he couldn't make any sound.
The spiritual weapon placed in his body by the evil cultivator continuously absorbed his essence and soul, and while his essence and spirit were growing vigorously, it also endlessly absorbed the demonic energy in his body.
His mind was gradually showing signs of collapse, and his body could no longer support him in responding. He was even unable to answer the message from Yan Yi. He could only watch her running like a headless fly in the communication symbol.
What Wen Huoran didn't know was that Yan Yi was not running aimlessly, but was tracking his whereabouts by following the location of his communication symbol.
Just when Yan Yi was about to collapse from running, he relied on his willpower to run towards Wen Huoran.
The huge waves in front of us are exactly the formation that trapped the old demon lord in the past.
They actually imprisoned Wen Huoran and the Old Demon Lord in the same place.
Without time to think, Yan Yi hurriedly ran forward, trying to awaken the essence sleeping in Wen Huoran's body.
The last time she followed Wen Huoran here to visit the old demon lord, the other party spoke rudely and was subdued by the newly born Yuan Jing.
She was just an ordinary mortal and could not defeat the old demon lord on her own, but her child with Wen Huoran could.
Just as her hand touched the huge waves rising from the formation, the essence in Wen Huoran's body sensed Yan Yi's presence and immediately became active in his body.
Wen Huoran slowly opened his eyes, and outside the huge blue waves, he could vaguely see a familiar and anxious face. He couldn't help but feel happy, but his expression soon became gloomy again.
He just thought that he was hallucinating because he didn't have much time left.
That’s good. Wen Huoran was satisfied to see Yan Yi coming to him before he died.
"Cousin, be careful!" Su Can suddenly exclaimed.
As soon as she finished speaking, Yan Yi was hit by a palm wind on her shoulder, which almost split her into pieces.
She endured the severe pain and got up from the ground, dodging the palm wind from an evil cultivator. Only then was she able to take a breath. Looking back, she saw that Su Can was restrained by Lu Yunqi and could not move.
Just as she was distracted, the evil cultivator behind her rushed forward and touched her acupoints. Yan Yi was unable to move and was thrown next to Su Can.
"Cousin, how did you get caught?" Yan Yi felt severe pain all over his body.
Wen Huoran was right. The human body was fragile and could not withstand blows, let alone a young person like her who was born into a life of luxury and was in a sub-healthy state.
The corner of Su Can's mouth twitched, and his expression was slightly uncomfortable. "I was careless."
Seeing four or five evil cultivators approaching Wen Huoran, Yan Yi became extremely anxious. Suddenly, a light bulb went off in his head and he remembered an important matter.
"Cousin," she called in a low voice, and then kicked Su Can, who was in a decadent state, "Come here!"
Su Can didn't understand what she meant and moved his butt closer to her.
"Call Xiaoli's name three times." Yan Yi whispered in his ear.
Hearing this, Su Can suddenly understood.
Wen Huoran once told them that after forming a contract, if they shouted Xiaoli's name three times, they would be able to temporarily gain Xiaoli's magical power.
It happened in the blink of an eye. Just when the evil cultivators broke through the formation and took action, Su Can shouted "Xiao Li" three times at the top of his voice.
The group of evil cultivators paused, and Lu Yunqi turned around, frowning tightly. "Su Can, what's wrong with you?"
Before he finished speaking, Su Can suddenly jumped up on the spot, and his posture was no less than that of an atomic bomb explosion.
The five evil cultivators were immediately knocked to the ground by him.
Su Can was just about to launch the second wave of golden fingers, but as soon as he rushed out, he fell down less than a meter away from the evil cultivators.
The demonic power he had just acquired seemed to evaporate on the spot.
Yan Yi rubbed his throbbing solar plexus, and then he remembered that this short-lived possession was so short-lived.
Having repeatedly disrupted their plans, the evil cultivators hated Yan Yi and Su Can and were ready to kill them.
Just as the sword touched the two men's tender necks, a sharp cat cry came from the sky, and then a reddish-brown light exploded in front of everyone. Xiaoli and the twins arrived in time.
Outside the formation, everyone was fighting fiercely, while inside the formation, the old demon lord was ready to make a move.
The Old Demon Lord had been imprisoned in the secret realm for many days, but he was never idle for a moment. He frequently contacted Lu Yunqi and others, pretending to agree to their request to take Wen Huoran away as a cauldron, but in fact he did so in order to get Lu Yunqi to rescue him.
Right now, the group of evil cultivators were fighting fiercely with Su Can and the others, and the formation that trapped the two of them was in danger. It was a good opportunity for the Old Demon Lord to show his skills.
Wen Huoran knelt powerlessly in the formation. The essence in his body sensed Yan Yi's presence and became extremely active, rushing around in his body.
He barely managed to support himself and prevent himself from falling to the ground, feeling as if his body was about to explode.
A murderous aura suddenly arose around him. Wen Huoran forced himself to open his eyes, only to see Wen Zhengming shrouded in a blood-red mist, gradually approaching him.
Seeing this, Yan Yi was horrified and wanted to scream, but it was no use.
She was acupunctured and could not make any sound. She could only stare with wide eyes as the old demon king approached Wen Huoran step by step.
Suddenly, there was a loud bang like an explosion, as if something huge was shattered.
The surroundings gradually became quiet, and thick pink mist gushed out of Wen Huoran's body one after another, and the entire space was filled with the rich scent of strawberries.
The world is finally quiet.
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