Chapter 114 Demon Lord 114%
After entering the dreamland of the phoenix flowers once, Qu Yaoyao had a certain understanding of this place.
Anyone who comes in will enter a period of his or her own memory, either sad or happy, and be immersed in it and lose the memory of reality. Only the dreamer himself or herself can control everything in the dream and see or touch the foreign intruder.
Qu Yaoyao entered Chao Yuan's dream. She could only follow Chao Yuan's perspective and be trapped in the world he could see. In front of her, except for the woman named Hou Jin and the little phoenix named Chong'an, she could not find anything related to Chao Yuan.
What is going on?
Qu Yaoyao squatted in front of the little phoenix, touched him tentatively again, and asked in a low voice: "Can you hear me?"
"Chongan, can you see me?"
Qu Yaoyao smoothed the feathers on the little phoenix until they were limp, but she never gave her any reaction.
It shouldn't be.
Qu Yaoyao thought, if the little phoenix named Chong'an in front of her was really Chong'an, it would be impossible for him not to see her or hear him talking, unless... he was dreaming too deeply and closed his senses.
Qu Yaoyao sat down next to Xiao Fenghuang in frustration, not knowing what to do.
He couldn't even hear her words, so how could she lead him out of the illusion?
The chamber was utterly dark, a chill lingering above the water, filling the entire room. There was no light, no sound, not even the presence of a human. After only a moment, Qu Yaoyao felt overwhelmed and began mumbling to herself and Little Phoenix.
"If you can hear me, can you please sort me out?"
"Where is this place? Why are you trapped here?"
"Who was that woman named Hou Jin just now? Where was she taken?"
The little phoenix seemed to be asleep, and there was no response from Qu Yaoyao.
The time was so long in the environment without light and sound that it was difficult to judge how much time had passed. Qu Yaoyao only felt that after a very long time, the door of the secret room was opened again, and Hou Jin, covered in blood, was thrown back.
Her wounds were even more severe, and a strong smell of blood spread around, staining her wet clothes even darker red.
Qu Yaoyao was startled. Seeing Hou Jin lying motionless on the ground, she subconsciously wanted to help her, even though she knew she couldn't reach her. But before she could get up, she heard the rattling of chains beside her, and the little phoenix suddenly transformed into a human form.
Crash——
Dragging the heavy chain, Chong'an stepped forward to support Hou Jin who had fallen to the ground. He was thin and frail, and looked only eleven or twelve years old.
When she saw his exquisite and handsome face, Qu Yaoyao was stunned for a moment, and found that he looked very much like Chao Yuan. Because he was still a child, his undeveloped facial features were more delicate, with an androgynous beauty that was difficult to tell.
"Don't be afraid." As soon as Chong'an approached, Hou Jin stood up despite the pain and held him in his arms.
The blood from her body dripped onto Chong'an's face. She comforted him again and again in a hoarse voice, "Mom is fine, Chong'an, don't be afraid."
She turned out to be his mother.
"You ungrateful creature." A sneer came from the silver-robed man at the door. He said angrily, "I want to see how long you can hold out."
"Let's go!"
Seeing that the door of the secret room was about to be closed, Qu Yaoyao rushed over anxiously to get out, but this was Chao Yuan's dream world, and Qu Yaoyao could not invade the place he could not see. So, as expected, she was bounced back by the invisible wall and fell into the cold pool.
The long darkness formed a vortex of time and space, and time seemed to be speeding up. When Qu Yaoyao climbed out of the cold pond, the door of the secret room was pushed open again. It should have been a few days later.
"Jin'er."
This time, the man who came was a middle-aged man. He wore a wide-sleeved, elegant robe and a golden dragon crown. He stood by the cold pond with his hands behind his back and asked, "How long are you going to be so stubborn?"
Hou Jin didn't say anything, but whispered to Chong'an beside him, "Wait a little longer, your father will come to save us."
"Are you still hoping that Sang Ying will look for you?"
The man's voice became colder. "Did you secretly send a letter?"
"For Sang Ying?"
Hou Jin's body froze, and this time he finally reacted. He suddenly raised his head and looked out the door, questioning the void there: "What did you do again!"
"How dare you! Is this how you talk to your father?" The silver-robed man from before came in.
After listening for a while, Qu Yaoyao gradually figured out the relationship between the few people. Hou Jin was Chong'an's mother, the man in silver robe was named Wu Shao, and he was Hou Jin's brother, and the middle-aged man was the leader of the dragon clan and Hou Jin's biological father.
Wu Shao's attitude was extremely bad. He immediately mocked Hou Jin, "You are quite courageous. You still dared to send a letter to Sang Ying even in such a situation. By the time we found out, the letter had already been sent. What else could we do?"
As if he knew his sister very well, Wu Shao smiled and said, "Are you relieved? Do you think Sang Ying will come to rescue you soon?"
"Stop dreaming!"
Wu Shao raised his voice, "You may not know yet, but the new queen that Sang Ying married is pregnant. Without you, they've been together so much that they've forgotten you. Sang Ying didn't even open the letter and had it burned."
"Tsk tsk." Wu Shao sighed and said, "Tell me, are you ashamed?"
"You love him so much that you were trapped in this dark underground palace for him, and you were willing to let your son suffer with you, but what about him?"
"He doesn't love you, let alone this evil child you gave birth to, let alone come to save you."
"Stop talking..." Hou Jin couldn't bear to listen any longer.
Wu Shao was relentless. "Thinking about how much you've protected him, I feel it's not worth it for you. You've sacrificed so much for him, giving up your position as a Dragon Princess and foolishly giving up your position as Phoenix Queen. But what about him? He treats you coldly every day, doesn't even want to have children with you, and even sends people to kill you."
"This little bastard you gave birth to is a hundred years old this year, right?"
"One hundred years. Yiwei has only been queen for a hundred years, and she's already pregnant with Sangying's child..."
"I want you to stop talking!" Hou Jin collapsed, shouting this out almost in anger, using all his strength.
Wu Shao was stunned by her yelling. When he realized what was happening, he was about to go over and teach her a lesson. The Dragon Lord reached out and stopped him, saying sternly, "That's enough."
He looked at Hou Jin and said, "I will give you a few more days to think about it. If you still refuse to change your ways, don't blame me for not thinking about the father-daughter relationship."
Hou Jin smiled. Perhaps she had collapsed to the extreme. She was a little disregarding and said hysterically: "Kill me if you have the guts."
She had lived enough.
The Dragon Lord stopped and asked, "Kill you?"
"Wouldn't killing you be exactly what you want?"
The Dragon Lord said calmly, "Don't worry, I won't kill you."
"I know you've long since become indifferent to life and death. Instead of continuing to waste time with you, why don't we try something else?"
"Jin'er." The door slowly began to close. Qu Yaoyao heard the Dragon Lord's last words to Hou Jin: "How many kinds of torture do you think your phoenix offspring can withstand?"
Qu Yaoyao opened her eyes wide and heard Hou Jin's scream of pain.
“No, no…”
Hou Jin was a little panicked. She groped for Chong'an's location in the dark, held him in her arms and comforted him again and again: "Don't be afraid, Chong'an, your father will come to save us."
"He will come to save us. He will definitely come to save us."
"Let's wait patiently."
Qu Yaoyao felt distressed as she gradually immersed herself in this dream, becoming increasingly helpless. She prayed for the Sang Ying mentioned by Hou Jin to appear, hoping that he could break through the darkness and rescue them. However, what she waited for was Wu Shao to appear again and send someone to drag Chong An out.
Hou Jin was safe, and the person who took on her pain became Chong'an. Qu Yaoyao saw Chong'an being dragged out again and again and thrown back again and again, and the ground was stained with blood again and again.
At first, Chong'an would cry out "It hurts!" He spread his blood-stained wings to wrap himself up and asked weakly, "Mom, how long will it take for Dad to come and save us?"
"Soon."
"Wait a little longer, he'll be here soon."
Chong'an nodded, hugged his legs tightly and slowly fell asleep.
After experiencing this many times, Chong'an remained silent every time he was dragged back, his expression gradually became numb, and he would never ask the silly question of when Sang Ying would come to rescue them again.
In this long and dark torment, Qu Yaoyao, who had never experienced any pain, was the first to give in. She watched Chong'an's injuries getting worse and worse, his expression becoming more and more numb day by day. She was so anxious that her heart ached and she choked, trying to get a response from him.
"Chong'an, look at me, I'm still here with you."
"It's just a dream, please wake up."
"If you can hear me... please respond to me."
She really couldn't bear it anymore.
As a snow lotus in the cold pond, Qu Yaoyao had experienced a long and difficult loneliness before she turned into a human form. She thought that no one understood loneliness better than her, but she never imagined that there was an even deeper and darker loneliness in this world.
Once again, Chong'an was thrown back after being tortured. Qu Yaoyao saw that the beautiful wings behind him had lost most of their feathers, leaving several bloody holes.
"Hou Jin, don't blame me for not warning you, the little bastard can't hold on any longer."
Wu Shao wiped the blood off his hands and said with a smile, "I just found out that the Phoenix Clan's biggest weakness is its wings. But after I pierced a few holes in his wings, he fainted from the pain. He wasn't that fragile before."
The servants who followed him suggested, "Your Highness, you want to make a fan, why not use the wings of this little bastard?"
"Good idea!" Thinking about the punishment just now, Wu Shao rolled up his sleeves and waded through the cold water.
Qu Yaoyao's hair stood on end with excitement. She rushed to Chong'an and wanted to help him block Wu Shao, but saw Wu Shao pass directly through her body.
"No, don't touch him—"
"Brother, I beg you, he will die without his wings!" Hou Jin also wanted to rush over, but was tripped by the chains.
Here, no one can save Chong'an, and he has no hope.
The pain in his body had reached its limit. Chong'an's fingernails were cracked. When Wu Shao pulled his hands to his wings, he felt as if his body was torn in two. Unable to bear it, he cried out in pain, and his dark pupils turned into a dazzling red-gold.
Swish——
The sealed power was released for the first time, and Chong'an radiated a dazzling golden light, sending Wu Shao flying. The powerful force tore through the solid chamber, and Qu Yaoyao felt her head tremble a few times before a large crack appeared, letting in warm sunlight.
Light! There is light!
Just like a thirsty person finally finding water, when the light illuminated the secret room, Qu Yaoyao ran under the sunlight and felt like she was alive again.
"What's this?"
A pale, bloodstained hand slowly reached out into the sunlight. Chong'an looked up and saw the gap above his head, and saw the clouds and flying birds outside. His eyelashes trembled uncomfortably, blocking his view.
This was the first time since he was born that he saw the scene outside the secret room.
Qu Yaoyao was stunned. When she turned her head to look at Chong'an, Hou Jin fell to his knees. She looked up at the gap above her head and choked with sobs, "Light."
“This is light.”
"Light?" Chong'an tilted his head slightly, his eyes gradually revealing obsession, and murmured, "It's so beautiful."
The phoenix is born to face the sun and should soar in the sky, but he has been trapped in a cold and dark secret room since birth. For the first time, he realized that the eyes can not only see darkness, but also see more beautiful things.
Seeing Chong'an trying to catch the light, Hou Jin was in great pain. She suppressed her emotions and continued to repeat those words: "Wait a little longer, your father will come to save us."
She began to describe the outside world to Chong'an for the first time, "The sky outside is vast, there is a warm sun, and you can fly freely under the sky."
There was a flash of confusion in Chong'an's eyes.
He couldn't bear to take his eyes off the light in the sky, and asked doubtfully, "How can I fly?"
"Use your wings."
"Are you talking about it?" He finally turned his head to look at Hou Jin. There was not much expression on his pretty face. He pointed at the broken wings behind him. "My wings hurt so much. It seems to be broken. Can I still fly?"
He has never flown.
Not even once.
The author has something to say: These chapters will restore the relationship between Chong'an, Chao Yuan, and Xiao Xuelian, as well as the truth of ten thousand years ago.
Thanks to the little angel who irrigated the nutrient solution: I am waiting for you 10 bottles;
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