The more Xiao Yuhan sensed the little girl's feelings, the less he wanted to confront them. This was also why he was unwilling to bring Bai Yao along this time. With their master-disciple relationship, he could never face such feelings squarely.
He didn't care much about worldly opinions; after all, he had read a novel about a master and disciple falling in love before, and he didn't lack the courage of that Condor Hero.
He had always regarded Bai Yao as a young girl, or a disciple, or a daughter, and it was really difficult for him to regard her as an ordinary woman. If he couldn't get past this hurdle in his heart, the more Bai Yao showed such signs, the more Xiao Yuhan would find it unacceptable.
As night fell, he thought of Murong Zhi again. If someone else had mentioned the boy's unusual behavior, Xiao Yuhan might have just laughed it off, but Bai Yao was always very perceptive, and she and Murong Zhi had always been very close.
If there were any subtle changes, perhaps only she would be able to notice them.
Without thinking too much, just as Xiao Yuhan was about to go to sleep, there was a sudden, urgent knocking on the door, and Ai Yue's voice came from outside, "Uncle-Master Xiao! Uncle-Master Xiao! Come out quickly, something's wrong!"
Xiao Yuhan was taken aback. Although he hadn't noticed anything amiss, he immediately went outside when Ai Yue knocked on the door so urgently.
"What happened?"
Ai Yue looked flustered. "Uncle-Master Xiao, Junior Uncle took Senior Brother out and asked me to call you to catch up. Let's talk as we walk!"
Xiao Yuhan hurriedly went to Bai Yao's room to wake the little girl, but as soon as he entered, he found that Bai Yao was no longer in the room. The window was open, and there were signs of a struggle and bloodstains in the room. His face immediately turned ugly. After all, he was in the next room, but he had not heard any sound. He then checked, but found nothing.
So he immediately ran to the window to check, but still found no trace. So he jumped out of the window to look for clues, but the next second, Ai Yue followed him.
Xiao Yuhan felt increasingly uneasy. His room was right next to Bai Yao's, so if something really happened, he would definitely hear it. With Bai Yao's strength, even if someone tried to take her away silently, she would definitely be able to warn him when she sensed the danger, because he knew he was in the next room.
At this moment, Xiao Yuhan turned to look at Ai Yue, who had followed him, with a somewhat solemn expression. Then, as if he had thought of something, he looked up at the night sky. As soon as he looked up, he discovered that there was not only no moon in the night sky, but also no stars.
This Cold Maple City is not within the Ghost Plains. Even if there are strange phenomena, they shouldn't be like this. At this moment, he looked down at the marks on the ground, his doubts growing. Suddenly, he looked up again, and the moon and countless stars suddenly appeared in the night sky.
An illusion! This thought arose in Xiao Yuhan's mind. He guessed that everything he was experiencing was an illusion. Only in this way could he explain why he had not noticed the fight in the next room.
He clearly hadn't fallen asleep, and he had secretly consumed the pills he exchanged with the system, which had boosted his strength to the ninth level of the Void Returning Realm. His soul was also far stronger than before, so he guessed that this was due to the environment.
If it really was an illusion, when did he fall for it? Xiao Yuhan thought about it carefully but couldn't figure it out. If someone could cast an illusion on him, then the other party must be stronger than him, or their spiritual power must be far stronger than his. So he became more and more puzzled, since he hadn't found any trace of anyone.
To test his guess, Xiao Yuhan raised his hand and waved it, intending to unleash a sword aura to cut down a sculpture not far in front of him, but he did not use any spiritual power.
Suddenly, a sword aura slashed out, and the statue split in two.
At this moment, he was certain that this was an illusion, and an illusion created according to his own consciousness. It seemed reasonable, but in reality, it was not reasonable at all.
Because Bai Yao showed fear and weakness in front of him yesterday, Xiao Yuhan subconsciously began to worry about her, and that's how Bai Yao got into trouble in the illusion.
At this moment, he turned to look at Ai Yue, and was also very puzzled as to why it was Ai Yue who appeared instead of his junior sister. If the illusion was created according to one's own heart, then Ai Yue's appearance was not reasonable.
"Who are you?"
"Uncle-Master Xiao...it's me, Ai Yue. What's wrong?"
Xiao Yuhan snorted and casually made up a story: "You always called me Martial Uncle Yuhan, never Junior Martial Uncle! Tell me! Who exactly are you!?"
Ai Yue paused, her eyes narrowing, before a cold smile slowly curled at the corner of her lips. "Xiao Yuhan, not bad... How did you find out?"
Xiao Yuhan frowned. "I am now certain that Ai Yue has never called me 'Uncle-Master Yuhan'."
The "Ai Yue" in front of him was taken aback, and gave a wry smile, but then said with a hint of relief, "Fortunately, it wasn't my method that was flawed. It seems you are indeed not so easy to deal with."
"Who exactly are you?" Xiao Yuhan asked.
At this moment, "Ai Yue" suddenly changed and transformed into Nangong Ling'er's appearance. "Senior brother, I am your good junior sister... Hehehe, whoever you want me to be, I can be."
Xiao Yuhan's expression was cold and stern. He then slashed with his sword, but the sword energy he sent out suddenly dissipated before it even touched the person in front of him.
This person then transformed into Bai Yao's appearance and said softly, "This is an illusion I created myself. Can you defeat me inside?"
After saying that, "Bai Yao" casually pointed, and a deafening explosion occurred in the distance, affecting almost half of the city. Xiao Yuhan could also achieve such terrifying destructive power, but it was definitely not so easy. The next second, Bai Yao casually waved her hand again, and the stars in the sky disappeared. This was no longer a skill that Xiao Yuhan could do, and his expression immediately changed.
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