Chapter 344 Moon Hidden in Veil, Divergence
"Kid, where do you think you're going?" Jiang Yunzi said smugly. Behind him stood several elderly men, clearly indicating that they had reached some kind of consensus.
The Demon Lord, too lazy to waste words, rapidly formed hand seals with his fingers and shouted, "The sun and moon lose their light!"
The once dark forest was now shrouded in darkness, so dark that one could not see their own hand in front of their face, and even divine sense could no longer be used.
Before Jiang Yunzi could react, she was punched in the face, followed by a kick to the back, and she was sent flying backward.
In his haste, he summoned his magical artifact for self-defense, but after waiting for a long time without any further attacks, he suddenly felt a sense of unease. His spiritual power surged and he instantly shattered the spell that was obscuring his vision.
Once everyone regained their sight, they looked around the forest, but Feng Yue was nowhere to be seen.
"They ran away?!"
Enraged, Jiang Yunzi slammed his palm into a tree trunk beside him, shattering it. "Hmph, he bears my mark; he can't have gone far. You all come with me to hunt him down and capture him alive!"
Several elders hesitated. They were just a small force in the Eastern Region, and their involvement in this matter was simply to get a share of the profits.
The elderly man at the head of the group chuckled and asked, "Then what was the reward you promised...?"
Jiang Yunzi's eyes flashed with disgust. With a flick of his sleeve, he tossed out several storage bags. "These are for you first. If things go well, I'll make up the rest. Stop dawdling and hurry up and chase after them!"
Having received the benefits, the elderly men were naturally full of enthusiasm and immediately gave chase after the order.
Watching their retreating figures, Nie Song couldn't help but shake his head and sigh, "The Immortal Alliance is truly a mess these days..."
Shangguan Lin said, "Let's think of a solution after this period of time. We can't just abandon it and leave it unattended. Wouldn't that be a waste of Lao Mu's efforts over the years?"
Feng Yue fled without daring to stop for a moment, "Senior, are you alright?"
"Sigh, it's alright." The Demon Lord sighed. "I told you to go back to the Demon Abyss earlier, but you insisted on arguing with me. Now look what happened, you're like a stray dog being chased. Are you satisfied now?"
"I'm so sorry..."
"Sigh..." Seeing his appearance, the Demon Lord was too lazy to say anything more. "If you hurry forward a little further, you might be able to meet the High Priest. At that time, we will be safe."
"oh."
"Tsk, those guys seem to be heading this way!" the Demon Lord suddenly warned. "It's probably that old bastard who left a mark on you. You'd better hurry up!"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yue frantically darted through the forest, but unfortunately, he was still caught. "Kid, don't run!"
As the fleeing light behind him drew closer, just as Feng Yue was getting anxious, a whooshing sound rang out in the forest, followed by a violent explosion, stopping the pursuers from behind.
"Rocket launcher?" Feng Yue was taken aback and stopped in his tracks. Could it be his junior brother and the others?
He was thinking to himself, and was about to turn back, but someone stopped him.
"who?!"
Feng Yue suddenly became alert, only to see a person appear out of thin air before him, none other than Qing Yu, who had rushed over wearing a moon-veil.
"Don't be nervous, it's me!"
When Feng Yue saw Qing Yu in front of him, his face was full of surprise. "How come it's you?"
"Stop talking nonsense, let's go!" Qingyu unfolded the Moon Concealing Veil she was wearing and draped it over him. The two of them then concealed their presence and slowly walked out of the dense forest.
After dodging two searches along the way, the two quickly disappeared into a pile of strange rocks. Feng Yue looked at Qing Yu beside him, unable to contain his joy, "Why are you here? By the way, who was the person who helped us just now?"
Qingyu said, "It's Lingshu and Shiyi."
"Huh? Will they be alright?"
"They'll be fine," Qingyu said. "But what about you? Why are you here alone?"
Upon hearing his question, Feng Yue's face showed guilt. "I...I went to take care of something..."
"Taking care of business?" Qingyu hit him for a moment, then her face darkened. "You're going to the Demon Abyss?"
Feng Yue was startled and lowered his head, not daring to look at him again.
After a long while, Qingyu looked at him with complicated emotions in her eyes, opened her mouth as if to say something but then stopped, and asked in a deep voice after a moment: "Do you really have to go?"
“Well, I have no choice but to go back…” Feng Yue continued, “Whether it’s for Peach Blossom Valley or for myself… I have to make this trip.”
Qingyu said in a trembling voice, "Do you know what it means that you went to the Demon Abyss?"
“I know…” Feng Yue looked at him with bloodshot eyes and said hoarsely, “But I have no choice! I need to gain more power so that I can protect Peach Blossom Valley!”
Qingyu gripped the Moon Shadow Veil tightly, a bitter smile on her face. "I respect your decision."
He ripped off the Moon Concealing Veil from his body and stuffed it into Feng Yue's hand. "Here, take this magic weapon back. You should be able to use it on the road. From today onwards, we're even."
"What?" Feng Yue's face stiffened. "Why..."
Qingyu's expression was indifferent as she sighed, "This magic weapon was originally given to me by you; it's just being returned to its rightful owner. You saved my life before, and now I've repaid that debt."
"Pay it back?" Seeing him turn to leave, Feng Yue panicked and hugged him from behind. "Qingyu...I don't want to pay it back...I...I really like you!"
"fart!"
Upon hearing this, Qingyu's eyes reddened, and she abruptly broke free from his embrace, angrily saying, "Go and make your own way in the world, and don't come and bring trouble to me, okay?"
"You say you like me? When you just slaughtered those people from the Eastern Region, did you consider my situation? Did you even think about leaving me any room for maneuver?!"
"Actually, you never intended to come back, did you? So you don't care if things get out of hand, right?"
Feng Yue listened to his question, pursed his lips, and said nothing more.
This seemingly tacit expression caused tears welling up in Qingyu's eyes to slide down her cheeks in grievance. Without looking at him again, she turned and left.
Even after the figure in the distance disappeared, Feng Yue remained standing there in a daze, his mind filled with the Demon Lord's sigh: "Silly boy, he won't be coming back. Let's go."
A biting wind blew by, swirling up the withered yellow leaves on the ground and slowly flying them towards the sky.
"senior."
"Um?"
Am I really the vessel for the primordial demon?
"Um..." After pondering for a moment, the Demon Lord admitted, "According to the Demon Clan, that is indeed the case..."
"So, after he awakens, my consciousness will disappear, right?"
Demon Lord: "...That's not necessarily true. It might not disappear. Don't overthink it."
"That's right. Immortals and demons have always been on different paths. From beginning to end, he and I have never been compatible."
Feng Yue withdrew his gaze in a daze, hung the Moon Concealing Veil in his hand on a withered branch, and leaped onto a flying magic weapon to escape into the distance.
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