Chapter 71
Yue Si hadn't felt this tired in a long time. She remembered when she and her sister were on the edge of a cliff when they were little, and that's how their mother trained their willpower.
She was quite mischievous when she was little; when she didn't want to practice, she would think of all sorts of ways to be lazy.
Once, she was imagining whether there were any ferocious beasts hiding at the bottom of the cliff, and she told her sister to help them deceive their mother.
Yueke always loved her younger sister, so the two of them got themselves covered in scrapes and bruises, and then told their mother that there were ferocious beasts and dragons below.
Mother naturally didn't believe it, but seeing that the two girls were covered in injuries, she felt sorry for them and let them rest at home for a week.
However, she was the only one resting; the next day, Yueke went to practice alone.
Thinking back on the past, Yue Si is filled with countless emotions.
Now that her mother is long gone, her older sister makes all the decisions in the family. Having always been well protected, she also helps out. If her sister hadn't been sick once before, she would definitely still be a child who enjoys her sister's protection and never grows up.
This was her first time entering Jinxu; she had asked Yueke to bring her in.
For so many years she had always been behind her sister. She realized that people have to grow up and can't be protected forever. She had to see the dangers of the world.
She also wanted to protect her sister.
So when her strength started to wane, she gritted her teeth and persevered, not wanting to hold her sister back.
Xian Fei had already noticed the large beads of sweat on Yue Si's forehead. He took out a bottle of beverage from his pocket and handed it to her.
Yue Si frowned: "What are you doing?"
"Let's replenish our energy if you don't want to hold your sister back."
Yue Si hesitated as she looked at the water in his hand. Could this stuff be useful?
Seeing Xian Fei calmly climbing the mountain while still bickering with her, she didn't refuse and took the drink and drank it down.
Surprisingly, the water, which looked as unreliable as the bottle itself, tasted sweet but not cloying. It made me feel much more refreshed, and my previous fatigue disappeared instantly.
"So amazing?" Yue Si was somewhat surprised.
She only drank two sips and it was so effective; it was much more effective than the pills she bought.
Xian Fei raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "This is the best-selling energy drink in our Xian family. Every farmer has a bottle. Growing vegetables and grains takes much more effort for them than climbing mountains for us."
Yue Si never expected that such an unreliable man would do something so conscientious.
Xian Fei tossed another bottle to Yue Si: "Quickly, give this to your sister to try."
Yue Si took it and found him more pleasing to the eye.
After drinking the beverage, Yueke instantly felt all her fatigue disappear. She said to Xianfei, "Thank you."
Receiving the goddess's thanks, Xian Fei laughed in a worthless way.
Yue Ke looked down and saw that the Vajra Shield had been broken by the earth dragon. Her heart tightened, and she was about to tell them to escape quickly, but the next second she noticed that something seemed wrong with the earth dragon.
The earth dragon stared in their direction without moving, as if it were stuck.
She wondered, "Look, why isn't it moving?"
Yue Si and Xian Fei looked down at the same time. The earth dragon stared at them blankly like a sculpture, its eyes vacant, its snot still hanging from its nose. Its pockmarked face didn't look so scary anymore.
Yue Si suddenly remembered something, a chill ran down her spine, and her voice trembled slightly: "Sister... I suddenly remembered something."
Seeing the fear in Yue Si's eyes, Yue Ke asked in confusion, "What's wrong?"
Yue Si's voice trembled slightly: "This earth dragon seems to be something I imagined..."
"What do you mean?" Yue Ke asked, puzzled.
Xian Fei's face showed a knowing expression, but he remained silent and did not intend to speak.
"Sister, do you remember when we were little, Mom took us to the edge of a cliff for physical training? I was lazy and said there was a dragon down there, so I asked you to tell me so we could fall and hurt ourselves, which made Mom feel bad."
Yueke lowered her eyes, recalling scenes from her childhood: "Of course I remember."
Yue Si: "This earth dragon looks exactly like the one I imagined back then."
Yue Ke frowned: "How could that be? That was just a fantasy you had when you were little. How could it possibly come true?"
Yue Si was somewhat uncertain: "But the earth dragon really exists right in front of us, so how do you explain that?"
The two fell into deep thought again.
Yueke had a thought she dared not even consider.
Could it be that...
Was all of this just a scenario they imagined?
In reality, there are no cliffs, no earth dragons, and not even this icy, snowy world.
She caught a glimpse of Xian Fei's nonchalant demeanor out of the corner of her eye and couldn't help but wonder, "Xian Fei, do you know something?"
Xian Fei smiled and said, "Goddess sister, you must have guessed it by now. This place is actually just a place you two imagined. There is no Ice and Snow Grass in the Ashes Ruins. It's just that when you came in, you were thinking about it, and this world appeared."
Yueke: "But how do you know? There's nothing here that you imagined."
Xian Fei: "What a coincidence, the last time I entered the Ruins of Ashes, I also came to this place."
Xian Fei glanced around, then closed his eyes. When he opened them again a short while later, the scene around him had completely changed.
Lush grasslands, galloping horses, and flocks of sheep frolicking freely.
Yueke watched in astonishment as the cliff face suddenly transformed into something else, as if space itself had shattered.
The earth dragon also disappeared.
Beneath their feet was real grass, and the fresh scent of grass filled the air.
This was completely different from the previous scene, making it feel unreal.
Yue Si stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, at the scene unfolding before her: "Am I dreaming?"
Although Yue Ke was shocked, she was also very depressed.
She entered the Ruins of Ashes to obtain the Ice and Snow Grass. If it were just a figment of her imagination, then why would she bother coming here?
Xian Fei comforted him, "That's why many of the Ye family's medicines are just for show, sold at high prices. They made up an 'Ice and Snow Grass' to make everyone think they're incredibly powerful."
Yue Ke naturally understood. She smiled and glanced at Xian Fei: "Patriarch Xian, thank you for telling me this."
Xian Fei: "However, Sister Ke, don't be discouraged. Although this is an imagined world, as long as this world exists, it can truly be obtained!"
Yue Si didn't quite understand, and felt that Xian Fei had ill intentions: "Hey, don't think you can fool my sister with just a few words. The Ye family is no good, but are you a good person? Since you know so much, why didn't you tell us sooner? Are you playing us?"
Xian Fei said aggrievedly, "Sister Yue Si, please don't think of me like that. I've been silently following behind you and protecting you ever since I came in. If I had told you from the beginning that this place was fake, you definitely wouldn't have believed me."
Yue Si wanted to say something, but Yue Ke stopped her: "Alright, Si Si, Patriarch Xian meant well."
Xian Fei was right. If she had been prevented from finding the Ice and Snow Grass from the beginning, she certainly wouldn't have believed it. She would only believe it after seeing it with her own eyes.
She had already investigated the Ye family's affairs. On the surface, the Yue family had no entanglement with the Ye family, but in reality, the Ye family had been suppressing them.
She had long disliked the Ye family.
"However, what exactly did Patriarch Xian mean by saying 'as long as it exists in this world, it can be truly obtained'?" Yue Ke was also very curious.
Xian Fei explained, "The world we are in now is not a useless place. Here, everything you think about can come true and appear in front of us. Things like pills, herbs, and magical artifacts are all possible. As long as our treasure bag can hold them, we can take them out."
Yue Si's eyes widened: "That's awesome? Does that mean you can have anything you want? Can I have a handsome guy with me too?"
Xian Fei smiled awkwardly: "Only objects can appear, not people."
Yue Si crossed her arms and said, "That's good too. These recovery pills cost our Yue family a lot of money. If we can convert some of them back, we won't have to put up with the Ye family's attitude anymore."
After saying that, she glanced at Xian Fei: "I didn't mean that our Yue family is poor. Our Yue family pawnshop is a leader in the Demon Realm!"
Xian Fei: "Hey? I didn't say anything. Don't look at me like that, it scares me."
Yueke continued, "But we can't conjure high-level magical artifacts that we can't imagine here, right?"
Xian Fei nodded: "Yes, that's also a drawback of this place."
Many people who enter the Ruins of Ashes want to take a gamble. They are not afraid of dangers and only seek magical artifacts and herbs. They are willing to fight to the death, just to have a place in the Demon Realm or to rise to a higher level.
A smile appeared on Yue Ke's usually aloof face: "Thank you, Patriarch Xian."
That smile left Xian Fei speechless, frozen in place. It was as radiant as peach blossoms in spring, warming his heart.
He didn't even know when Yueke and Yuesi had left.
Yue Si whispered in Yue Ke's ear, "What an idiot."
Yueke walked straight ahead: "Let's go."
Yue Si: "Sister, are we really not going to conjure pills here? This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
Yue Si had already mentally calculated the prices of all the pills and magical artifacts they had collected in the past. Good heavens, the Yue family could save at least 200,000 taels of silver.
Yueke: "Does your sister need money?"
Yue Si: "But, but..."
Yueke: "Okay, here you go."
Yueke showed the treasure bag to Yuesi, who was stunned. It was full of all kinds of treasures, some of which she had seen before and some she had never seen before.
"Sister, when did you transform? How come I didn't know?"
"While you were spacing out, huh?" Yue Ke teased.
"Huh? Sister, why are you laughing at me too? Where was I spacing out? I'm going to use my illusion too!! You wait for me!" Yue Si followed Yue Ke's steps while using her illusion to stuff her treasure bag full.
After regaining his senses, Xian Fei quickly followed, not wanting to lose sight of his goddess sister.
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After entering the Ruins of Ashes, you will be automatically teleported to a certain location, and then you will be slowly guided to the exit.
These demons, who appear to be the rulers of a certain area, are actually the victors after vying for territory.
After thousands of years of struggle, the current situation has gradually formed. So when someone breaks in, these demons will automatically kill the intruder, thus protecting their territory and taking possession of the magical artifacts dropped by the intruder.
So in reality, after Mo Xiaoxin and his group entered the Ashes Ruins, they themselves became prey.
As the ruler of the Demon Realm, Leng Huai once established a rule that all citizens of the Demon Realm must never kill one another; those who violate this rule will be killed without mercy.
However, this rule cannot be monitored in the Ruins of Ashes. As long as no one sees it, it doesn't matter if you kill everyone else.
Leng Huai knew perfectly well why these people had entered the Ruins of Ashes.
Some people were after elixirs and magical artifacts, while others were after murder, including himself.
To resolve the troubles caused by these four major families, we must eliminate all of them.
He had Qiao Yun investigate and found that the other three major families were more or less connected with the Ye family's conspiracy.
What exactly is the purpose of the Ye family's disruption of the Demon Realm?
It's all about money or power.
The Ye family is already incredibly wealthy, so their only motivation must be power.
A mocking smile appeared on Leng Huai's face. It was obvious what that old fox Ye Deqing was plotting.
Mo Xiaoxin followed Leng Huai to a stone door. The door looked old and was covered with moss.
"Is this the gate to the outside?" Mo Xiaoxin asked.
"This is just the beginning." Leng Huai's voice carried a hint of heaviness.
Mo Xiaoxin felt a chill run down her spine. She rarely heard Leng Huai's uneasy tone, which was enough to show how dangerous it was inside the door.
Leng Huai: "Be extra careful once you're inside."
Leng Huai pushed open the old stone door, and as the door slowly opened, Mo Xiaoxin felt a powerful sense of oppression sweep over her.
As Mo Xiaoxin entered the room, she felt a chilling aura rushing towards her.
Her eyelashes started to tremble.
The surroundings were gloomy and eerie; it was a cold and damp passage. It was square and clean, as if deliberately carved out by human hands.
The passage was not a straight line; it was crooked and twisted, leading to an unknown destination, like a maze.
Mo Xiaoxin closed her eyes and sensed her surroundings. Then she opened her eyes and said, "It doesn't seem like there are any wild beasts here."
She didn't sense any spying or murderous intent.
Leng Huai: "The exits are different every time, and the more safe and harmless a place looks, the more dangerous it is."
Mo Xiaoxin deeply understood the good intentions behind Leng Huai's words, and she nodded vigorously: "I will be careful."
She can't just die easily for a million dollars!
If the four major families were dealt with outside the gate, they might be seen by the others who entered the Ruins of Ashes, and Leng Huai didn't want to kill innocent people indiscriminately. Therefore, he had to find a way to get them all into this final destination and use the power of the Ruins of Ashes to destroy them.
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