Chapter 188, "Jiang Yuhuo in His Heart," is his one and only junior sister. ...
"We can't get through. Are you sure there's something inside?"
The road had come to an end. Wen Yizhan raised his sword and thrust it into the stone wall in front of him, sparks flying from the tip. He asked the merman behind him in confusion.
It wasn't that he didn't believe in the strength of this Heavenly Palace Sect disciple, but rather that the hidden cave had a very clean atmosphere, and he hadn't smelled a trace of demonic energy along the way, which really didn't seem like a demonic cave.
It was even cleaner than the mass grave. Wen Yizhan actually smelled a faint demonic aura there, but the merman insisted on exploring the place without giving him any room for discussion.
Wen Yizhan sneered inwardly. People who have been in high positions for a long time have an unconscious sense of dominance and arrogance, which he found most distasteful.
If it weren't for his junior sister, he would have long since lost patience serving her.
"Get out of the way."
It was another commanding tone. Wen Yizhan snorted coldly, moved a few steps away, and indeed sheathed his sword, standing by and watching. He wanted to see what the other could do.
The lantern was placed on the ground, its faint light illuminating only a small area in the dim space.
Suddenly, a silver light appeared, and almost instantly its brilliance intensified. The silver light was so dazzling that it made the once sunless cave as bright as day.
Wen Yizhan had to squint slightly as she looked at the silver bow that the mermaid had transformed into. The surging spiritual energy flowed rapidly through the bow, causing a breeze to rise in the almost enclosed cave.
The white-clad mermaid, holding a silver bow, conjured an ice arrow in mid-air, drew the string, and pointed the arrow towards the stone wall.
Jia Yue focused her mind, searching for the array's core. Wherever her gaze fell, the arrowheads moved accordingly. His spiritual sense had been severed here; if it weren't for the barrier set up, the ordinary mountain would have been no obstacle to him.
He had sensed the obstruction of his spiritual senses in the mass grave earlier. Although he couldn't detect whether any demons inhabited it, the existence of such a thick barrier was unusual. Unable to determine whether there was anything inside, he didn't explain further to Wen Yizhan.
What exactly is inside the barrier? We'll find out by breaking it open.
The bowstring was released, and the silvery ice arrow shot through the air, embedding itself directly in the top of the stone wall. In that instant, light radiated from the tip of the arrow in a net-like pattern—the light of the array's core dissipating.
The next instant, the entire stone wall shattered, revealing the vast space hidden behind it to the two of them.
It was a circular cave with only one source of light in a vast space that was disproportionate to its size. The light was faint, flickering like a person's breath. All that could be seen were many shadowy pillars standing inside, but they were not clearly visible.
It wasn't until the light of the silver bow arrived that the two intruders saw what the pillars inside were: glass pillars filled with water, each containing a body. Looking around, there were no fewer than fifty such glass pillars, all densely packed together in the cave.
Almost at first glance, Jia Yue saw the one in the deepest part.
The white-haired girl, dressed in red, had her eyes closed and her face serene, as if she were asleep.
That familiar face, the person he had longed for day and night, countless images flashed through his mind, converging into the person sleeping in the glass pillar before him.
He finally found her body...
"Xiao Jiang..."
The merman stared intently in that direction, then walked absentmindedly toward the people deep inside.
Wen Yizhan saw it too, but didn't go over.
He gazed at the face he had only met once, yet which had left a deep impression on him. He recalled the girl who had hidden her beautiful face in a dirty cloak; she had fierce yet incredibly beautiful eyes that would draw anyone in at first glance. But later, he gradually forgot about that face. His junior sister had black hair and dark eyes, a pure and aloof demeanor, and was the person he wanted to spend his life with.
As the merman walked towards the white-haired girl in the glass pillar, Wen Yizhan suddenly felt a sense of dread.
They are gradually trying to reclaim their past, while he can only watch helplessly as she drifts further and further away from him...
After switching back to their original bodies, they'll probably get back together.
What about him? Will he still be her senior brother?
Wisps of black energy silently lingered behind Wen Yizhan.
What can he do? What can he do...?
Maybe we shouldn't change it...
His junior sister never said she wanted to switch back; it was all this merman's idea!
The voice in his mind grew louder and louder, and Wen Yizhan was startled, immediately realizing what was happening. He turned around abruptly and, sure enough, saw a huge and ferocious black shadow spread out behind him, much larger than any he had ever seen before. This wasn't the one that had been following him in Moyujiang.
This place is haunted!
In the blink of an eye, the enormous demon changed its target and swiftly rushed into the depths of the cave.
The mermaid, who was already in a daze, stared intently at the person inside the glass pillar, completely unaware of the danger behind her.
If he dies... Junior sister...
The dark thought flashed through his mind for a moment before he stopped it, but he was still a second too late to exclaim, "Watch out behind you!"
In that instant of hesitation, the demon attacked the merman. Before the barrier the merman had condensed in his hand could be activated, he was engulfed by the demonic energy and collapsed to the ground.
Wen Yizhan drew his sword and was about to slash at the huge mass of black energy when he heard a voice from inside the cave. It was neither male nor female, and its chaotic yet bewitching quality was unmistakable.
"Are you sure you want to kill me?" The voice seemed to be in the void, yet also in his ear. "I see the darkness in your heart."
Wen Yizhan looked around but couldn't see the source of the sound.
Inside the cave, the black mist lingered around Jia Yue, as if it wanted to devour him.
"Want to kill him? Why not make a deal with me?" The voice rang in my ears again.
Wen Yizhan's hand remained on his sword as he shouted into the void, "What deal?"
"Leave this merman to me, and you may take anyone else from here if you wish," the voice chuckled softly. "I know who you've come for. She is indeed the most beautiful body I have here, and I'm even a little reluctant to let you take her. However, that's how transactions are; you have to give to receive."
"What do you need that merman for?"
"Don't worry, he will never go out and compete with you for this person again. He will be forever immersed in his dream until I devour his power bit by bit."
"How about it? It's a pretty good deal, isn't it?" the demon continued to whisper enticingly. "You get the person you want, and he fulfills all his wishes in his dreams. However, such a beautiful dream can only be had once in a lifetime."
"That sounds very good." Wen Yizhan withdrew his gaze from the black mist and slowly twirled the sword in his hand. "However, he cannot die yet!"
Before he finished speaking, he suddenly shot up and slashed his sword at the top of the cave above him.
Countless tentacled black shadows were severed, and the voice roared in fury, "Then you shall die in his place!"
In an instant, the dark shadow transformed into a net, descending upon the people below.
Wen Yizhan's spirit sword transformed into thousands of blades of light, about to shatter the demonic net. However, he did not notice that the demonic energy surrounding the merman had already separated into several strands, quietly sneaking behind him and entering his body while he was focused on dealing with the threat above.
The sword in his hand suddenly fell to the ground. Wen Yizhan felt a strong tearing sensation in his consciousness, as if someone wanted to snatch his body. He lost control and knelt down.
Those dark thoughts quickly gathered in his mind, and the demon's voice rang in his mind again, "Ah, so that's how it is. With such a vicious curse in your bloodline, how can you resist the darkness? Such a good vessel, I can't bear to kill you. Give me your body, and I can help you get whatever you want."
"Get out! Get out!" Wen Yizhan roared furiously. "I don't want anything, just get out!"
But then the voice suddenly laughed, an unpredictable laugh, "Really don't want anything? But I saw it all. I saw you kiss her..."
The deepest secret was suddenly revealed, and Wen Yizhan felt as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her head. Her face instantly drained of color. "Shut up! Shut up!!"
"She sacrificed her blood to save you, completely unguarded, yet you kissed her while she slept. Drinking her blood wasn't enough; you had to kiss her face too. Is this how you act as a senior brother? It's truly frightening… But how long can you hide your desires?" The demon's laughter suddenly stopped. "Eh, what are you thinking about? You're recalling the scent of her hair and the warmth of her cheek. Hahaha…"
The voice burst into uncontrollable maniacal laughter, "You're so attached to her, yet you're just watching her walk away to someone else. Are you really willing to accept that? Stop struggling, let's become one, let's get her, let's possess her..."
"Shut up!" Wen Yizhan knelt down on the ground and slapped her head hard. "Shut up! Don't say another word!"
"Alright, I won't say anything more." The demon chuckled softly. "Tsk tsk tsk, see for yourself."
The next moment, Wen Yizhan saw a scene that resembled a nightmare.
He returned to the Li family's ancestral mausoleum. In that chamber filled with the remains of the Li family's ancestors, the naked figures intertwined on the stone platform became him and Jiang Yuhuo. They kissed and made love... as if only the two of them remained in the world. He heard Jiang Yuhuo's cool voice tinged with desire, calling him in his ear with unbearable longing, "Senior Brother..." It almost made him lose control.
The alluring and erotic scene, though mesmerizing, filled Wen Yizhan with immense fear.
"No! No!" He pounded his head on the ground in anguish, desperately trying to banish the scene from his mind. "No..."
"Admit it, this is your desire." The demon lowered its voice, seemingly moved by the desperate struggle of this person. "All dreams have a foundation. Even I can only weave dreams according to human desires."
No... He can like her silently, but he must never desecrate her like this.
He had already decided to bury these feelings deep in his heart, so why did he have to dig them up again?
"Do you feel ashamed? The human heart is inherently flawed. You've simply fallen for your junior sister, what's wrong with that? Your actions towards her are merely driven by affection. You feel ashamed only because she's not yours yet. If she were, you'd do even more unrestrained things. Go and have her, you two were once only together..."
Only each other...
Yes, they depended on each other for survival on Zhenyang Peak, and they should have continued living like that forever...
There are no mermaids, and no Li Mengbai.
Jiang Yuhuo was his only junior sister.
His alone...
Darkness descended, threatening to engulf him.
Wen Yizhan gradually stopped struggling. The intertwined man and woman in the tomb dispersed, and in their place, in the maple forest next to the Zhenyang Peak courtyard, a young man sat drinking wine in a tree, his eyes crinkling as he looked down at the graceful girl below, her sword moving like a dragon.
Suddenly, a chill pierced his mind. The images vanished instantly, along with the sounds in his head.
Wen Yizhan opened her eyes and saw the white hem of her clothes in front of her. When she looked up, she met a pair of cold, sharp, icy blue eyes.
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