Stream clouds.
Yuan Feng handed the golden fish roasted on the fire to Chu Ming.
Chu Ming looked at Yuan Feng with resentment, his tone tinged with helplessness: "What time is it now——"
Beside the fire, the little boy stared at him with sparkling eyes.
In a trance, Chu Ming actually felt like he was in another world.
Chu Ming subconsciously took the fish.
The boy then laughed happily: "Brother saw me grilling the fish in the pond, but he didn't scold me."
Chu Ming was stunned, then he remembered.
That year, a wandering old monk passed by the village entrance and stayed at the house for two days. He kept talking to Yuan Feng about the nonsense of the "Demon Lord of Troubled Times", and always mentioned cause and effect, and reincarnation.
Chu Ming still thinks that he is a charlatan who deceives people.
But Yuan Yi listened attentively, scribbling down a bunch of "ways to avoid disaster" on yellow paper. One of them was: The fish in the pond were all raised to be released for Yuan Feng to accumulate merit, and they must not be eaten.
Chu Ming withdrew his thoughts and asked in confusion: "You said you took over this place? What do you mean?"
Yuan Feng's eyes were calm. "The caster's aura has disappeared. I'm controlling this 'world'. Brothers, I'm the one keeping you out."
Chu Ming was shocked and was about to ask again when he heard the young man calling him in a low voice.
Yuan Feng looked melancholy: "Chu Ming, I can hardly remember what you look like."
The flames flickered, and the young man beside the campfire raised his eyes, looked at him eagerly, and said in a very soft voice: "Let's stay a little longer."
Chu Ming was silent for a long time. He felt heavy in his chest and finally spoke softly.
Chu Ming's voice was hoarse: "...Okay."
As he was speaking, the young man in the room pushed the door open and came out: "The meal will be ready soon. You two should eat less mountain food, otherwise there will be leftovers later."
Yuan Feng immediately jumped up from the fire, pointed frantically in Chu Ming's direction, and said, "Brother, he's eating! I'm not eating!"
Chu Ming: “…”
He was used to it: "I'm hungry, so I'll eat a little first, and I'll finish my meal."
It's clear at a glance which of the two people did the bad thing.
Yuan Yi shook his head, half helpless: "Don't always give in to him."
Yuan Feng curled his lips, with an expression that said, "I deserve it." The young man said confidently, "I already call him brother, so of course he has to give in to me."
Chu Ming couldn't help but smile, but his eyes were full of the warmth of familiarity.
Yuan Yi thought about it and changed his tone to praise Chu Ming: "It's well grilled, leave some for me."
Yuan Feng was about to blurt out "I baked this," but his throat moved and he stopped.
The young man suddenly smiled with relief.
Suddenly, he saw his younger self again, and argued angrily: "Brother, this is unfair! What Xiao Feng did was bad, but when Chu Ming did it, you praised him!"
Looking back, it seems like it was all his fault.
"Chu Ming."
Yuan Feng said seriously: "...Thank you for always letting me."
Chu Ming's eyes were gentle, and the boy smiled lightly: "You call me brother."
Yuan Feng did not make a fuss, which was somewhat beyond Yuan Yi's expectations.
Yuan Yi came and sat down by the fire. The young man said in a gentle tone: "Xiao Feng, is there something on your mind?"
Yuan Feng nodded and said in a low voice: "Brother... I don't want Qin Xuan to come in."
Yuan Yi was slightly stunned and asked casually, "Why did he provoke you again?"
The young man stared at his brother in front of him, his voice unnaturally calm. "Brother, this place is fake, and you are fake too. If he comes in, this place will disappear, and you will disappear too."
In the firelight, the boy's voice was barely audible: "Brother, do you want him to come in?"
Yuan Yi paused for a moment, then he suddenly smiled: "Are you going to listen to me?"
Yuan Feng nodded.
But the next moment, he saw the other party shaking his head, the young man's smile still gentle: "Xiao Feng, everything here is the product of your consciousness, including me."
He said, "Xiao Feng, you have the answer."
···
When Qin Xuan stepped into this sea of consciousness, he was actually a little confused.
He came in to rescue people, but found that the two little ghosts in the sea of consciousness, including Yuan Yi, were awake.
Chu Ming even complained to a person in the illusion about how Yuan Feng was tricked into coming in: "Brother, you don't know, really, it wasn't even five breaths, and he fell for it."
Yuan Feng curled his lips and refused to admit his mistake: "They used me to deceive me."
Chu Ming unceremoniously called Qin Xuan over and said, "Your Highness, he was clearly capable of handling the situation, yet he was charged without even putting up a fight. Isn't that excessive?"
Qin Xuan nodded subconsciously and actually felt that it made a lot of sense.
Yuan Feng snorted coldly and said confidently, "Chu Ming said that my only responsibility today is to protect the emperor. I even helped them fight for a while."
Yuan Yi laughed and gently pointed out: "But, Xiao Feng, there is a war going on outside, and Qin Xuan may be killed soon. Since you know everything, yet you still stay here, don't you think it's too much?"
Yuan Feng curled his lips: "He's fine, I'm watching him, if anything happens to him, I'll be out."
Qin Xuan was a little flattered for a moment.
Yuan Yi turned around and looked at Qin Xuan: "Now that you're here, is the battle outside over?"
Qin Xuan nodded and replied in a gentle voice, "It's all over."
Yuan Yi seemed relieved. The young man sat down again and chuckled softly, "Then stay a little longer. Don't let Xiao Feng be deceived by me again."
Qin Xuan was silent for a long time, as if he was weighing the pros and cons, and as if he was struggling. Finally, he slowly nodded: "Okay."
The fire flickered, and Qin Xuan's gaze was fixed on the young man who was so close to him.
An absurd thought grew and spread in his chest.
Maybe, he could also... never go out.
So, after a group of imperial guards were defeated one after another.
After several hours, the entire general's tent finally made a new development that was so absurd that it made people helpless.
His Majesty the Emperor himself was also caught up in it.
The earth trembled, the ground cracked and the mountains collapsed.
There was a loud sound of collapse coming from above. The top of the cliff finally couldn't hold on anymore and the whole mountain collapsed.
The ground trembled, and Qin Shu's tone was already gritting his teeth: "How can we wake them up?!"
The formation master in the camp looked terrified: "We have no idea about this formation."
The formation cannot be moved, the people cannot move, you can only hold on.
Qin Shu: “…”
He gritted his teeth and remained silent for a while, then finally shouted: "Everyone - evacuate this area!!"
"Be careful, don't get smashed!"
Shouts, human voices, and horse neighs mixed together, and there was chaos everywhere.
“Get out of the way—!”
Qin Shu narrowed his eyes, flipped his wrist, and threw out a black gold craftsman's tool of ancient shape.
The moment the iron tool fell to the ground, the image of Tai Chi and Yin and Yang leaped into the air, like a star hanging upside down, forcibly inducing the reverse flow of the earth veins.
The next moment——
Dozens of huge stone pillars rose from the ground and reached the sky.
The stone pillars reached straight into the sky, and as the sky collapsed and the earth sank, they nailed down the land around the formation that was on the verge of collapse.
Qin Shu's gaze paused for a moment, and the next moment, he heard the anxious shouts of his personal guards: "Your Highness—quickly leave—the ground is cracked too!!!"
Craftsmen's tools also draw on the earth's energy.
Gains and losses are balanced, one rising while the other recedes. Forcibly drawing the power of the earth's veins against the current will inevitably come at a price.
In the canyon camp, except for the hundred-foot square area supported by twelve giant pillars, the rest of the land was sinking and the mountains were collapsing.
Qin Shu glanced over the magic circle and confirmed that the center of the circle was temporarily stable. He took out a 'Yin Yuan Fu' and was about to leave.
The gold foil seemed to be covered with dust, the lines on it were dull as gray, and there was no reaction at all.
The aura of this place is empty.
After repeated urging and forced reverse guidance, there is no more power to borrow here.
No matter how advanced the craftsmanship is, if it loses the support of the earth, it is just water without a source and a tree without roots.
Qin Shu was stunned for a moment, but in just a short moment, a loud noise suddenly came from under his feet.
The entire stratum collapsed.
The gravel was mixed with heat, the wind rushed to the bottom of the valley, and the flames rolled back.
The ground collapsed, the mountains tilted, the abyss was thousands of feet deep, and the entire valley collapsed layer by layer under Qin Shu's feet.
On the cliff, Fang Che was completely stunned. He saw Lu Xiyun, without saying a word, pulling up the protective water curtain and rushing into the bottomless land where rocks were rolling.
Oh my god! Lu Xiyun, what a double standard, right? He saved me in battle, and all he did was yell, "Come here!"
Fang Che was about to rush down, but just as he took a deep breath and took a step forward, his body suddenly stopped.
In just a moment, he realized that there was no "qi" available here.
The higher the level of martial arts, techniques, and craftsmanship, the more they rely on the power of heaven and earth as their origin.
The ultimate martial art is to draw upon the energy of heaven and earth. This is something they have ingrained in their minds since the beginning of their cultivation.
The martial arts restricted zone is nothing more than tampering with the earth's energy, which can make countless warriors helpless.
And now, Lu Xiyun was actually using the West Palace's superior body skills in the "airless place" without any hindrance.
Fang Che was stunned, his entire body frozen in place. How did that guy do that...? !
The earth shook, rocks rained down, and the entire camp was completely overturned.
A figure rushed towards Qin Shu at an extremely fast speed.
The afterimage created by the flowing water instantly drew Qin Shu into it.
Above the abyss, the cliffs were cracked and the mountains were roaring.
Huge rocks crashed down, almost blocking out the light from the sky.
The water curtain was squeezed and collided with great force, causing layers of waves.
The rocks poured down like a waterfall and a mountain torrent. In just a few breaths, the entire valley was completely swallowed up and buried.
As far as the eye can see, there is darkness.
There was only a small area in front of me, with a faint light of water.
The water curtain was surrounded by surging waves, and it could collapse at any time.
Qin Shu subconsciously raised his hand, wanting to summon his own craftsman's tools.
But he was interrupted by a voice close by.
"The energy here is gone - your water curtain can't hold up - call for help."
Lu Xiyun's voice was low and rapid, filled with blood. They were very close to each other. The young man's arms were supported an inch above his shoulders. He seemed to be protected by the other person.
The mountains are leaning and the peaks are pressing, the super craftsman's water curtain can only open up a small space.
Qin Shu suddenly came back to his senses: "Are you using your Qi Hai to support this thing?!"
Lu Xiyun's tone became more urgent: "Don't worry about it - call for help - it won't last long -"
The craftsman's tool was connected to the Qi Sea. Under this tremendous pressure, the Qi in Lu Xiyun's body surged backwards, his chest felt dull and painful, and even his breathing became intermittent and difficult.
The moment the Qi Yuan was restrained, Lu Xiyun suddenly choked and spit out blood.
Qin Shu's brows suddenly darkened, and he had no time to think about anything else. He went straight to open Ren Xuan's invitation.
"I've informed Ren Xuan," he said, "and he'll be able to find us soon."
Qin Shu looked at the other person's sweat-soaked clothes, his heart tightened, and his tone showed a rare panic.
He seemed a little helpless: "Don't try to occupy such a large space, come closer to me."
Lu Xiyun seemed to have really reached his limit. He stopped trying to be brave and forcibly restrained his Qi. The space within the water curtain shrank inch by inch, and finally his entire body was almost pressed in Qin Shu's arms.
Within such a short distance, only the two of them could feel their breaths intertwined.
Lu Xiyun could feel the chaotic Qi in his body. He seemed a little scared: "Qin Shu - if I die - Lu family - can you -"
"cannot."
When Qin Shu's voice came out, it was as cold as ice and iron.
The next moment, he hugged the other person tightly inch by inch: "Ren Xuan said that if you die, I will go crazy. He is right, so don't say these words again."
Qin Shu spoke, his tone gentle, yet alarmingly serious.
He said: "Xiyun, there is no Lu family, only you."
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