Chapter 32 Just Friends 32
After learning that Yan'er was a medical cultivator, Ren Yi arranged for her to be stationed at Fuling Peak.
This was supposed to be a trial illusion, and it wouldn't be easy for the peaks of the Taichu Sect to enter; one would have to pass several tests. However, as the Sword Master's alt account was the core of this illusion array, she had this privilege. Thus, Yan'er began her days running between Fuling Peak and Hancang Peak within the illusion.
Yan'er returned from Fuling Peak and briefly recounted what she had learned that day, then gave a hesitant look. Ren Yi found it strange. Although he was currently suffering from amnesia due to the accidental car crash, his vague impression of the girl was that she wasn't so awkward and should have been more inclined to speak her mind.
Ren Yi hesitated for a moment, then took the initiative to ask, "What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
Yan Er asked with great difficulty, "Senior Sword Master, why...why did he come here today?"
Ren Yi said, "There are some things I need to discuss with him, so I asked him to come over."
This answer doesn't explain things in great detail, but it is absolutely the truth.
Yan'er, however, wore a choked expression, as if she couldn't swallow it or spit it out.
Brother Ren just said "call him over," right?
Summon him? Summon the Sword Master?
There must be something wrong here!
Seeing Yan'er's current expression and recalling the little girl's behavior when she entered, Ren Yi couldn't help but say a few good words for his alternate account, "You don't need to be so nervous. Qing Ran may seem a bit cold, but he's not a bad person. Just treat him the same way you treat me."
Yan Er “…!”
That's the Sword Master!!
That's the Sword Master! Is this a matter of being indifferent or not?!
Yan'er took a deep breath and decided to change her approach. "Brother Ren, do you know Senior Sword Master? Have you remembered something?"
Yan'er is indeed very strange.
Even though Brother Ren should not remember the past, he still trusts Sword Master Qingran very much. Moreover, Sword Master's words that day, "You have finally come," also bothered Yan'er a lot—it was as if the latter had known this day would come and was waiting here on purpose.
But there are clearly tens of thousands of years between the two, even if it's reincarnation... reincarnation...
Thinking of this, Yan'er paused in her movements.
She suddenly looked up and grabbed Ren Yi's arm, exclaiming urgently, "Brother Ren, you know this is an illusion, right?!"
Tai Chu Sect, Sword Master.
Knowing these two points, even Yan'er, who was not very familiar with the secret realm, could guess that this was an illusionary trial.
Ren Yi was still pondering how to answer Yan Er's previous two questions, but now, suddenly asked this one, his expression couldn't help but become serious. He looked at Yan Er and warned her in a slightly solemn tone, "This is an illusion, but it's not entirely an illusion."
This "Primordial Sect" is indeed constructed with an illusion array, but many of the people in it are actually a wisp of divine consciousness left behind by the original master. Otherwise, no matter how talented the person who set up the illusion array was, it would have been impossible to make it so realistic.
Ren Yi briefly explained the situation of the illusion array, then said seriously, "Yan'er, you can't take this completely as fake."
Although Ren Yi used his connections to get Yan'er into Fuling Peak, if Yan'er holds the attitude that everything here is fake, she probably won't learn anything.
Although the two accounts were running simultaneously, and the smaller account was mainly controlled by the system with Ren Yi himself not investing much mental energy, he was still affected to some extent. At this moment, his face darkened, and he himself did not realize that the temperament of this alternate account was already approaching that of the Sword Master's alternate account.
Yan'er was stunned for a moment, subconsciously holding her breath, but quickly realized that the person in front of her was Brother Ren!
She composed herself and answered softly, "...I know."
Yan'er didn't know as much detail as Ren Yi, but the overly realistic surroundings were enough for her to know that this was not an ordinary illusion array.
Ren Yi was relieved to receive Yan Er's reply, but Yan Er couldn't breathe a sigh of relief.
She felt that indescribable feeling getting increasingly uncomfortable in her chest.
Yan'er lowered her head for a long time, then asked softly in a voice even softer than when she had answered, "What about Brother Ren?"
Ren Yi responded with a "Hmm?".
With a cultivator's keen hearing, Ren Yi certainly heard Yan Er's words clearly, but he didn't quite understand what she meant.
Yan'er took a deep breath, her chest heaving violently as if to muster her courage. She looked directly into Ren Yi's eyes and said earnestly, "Brother Ren, you can't take this completely seriously."
Ren Yi?
He didn't quite understand why Yan'er suddenly said that, and looked back blankly. But his gaze was misunderstood by the other party. He saw the girl's eyes redden, and she lowered her head as if to cover up her embarrassment. She mumbled "I'm sorry" and then ran away.
Ren Yi?
What's wrong with him? What did he do? Why did he make the little girl cry?!
Reincarnation, to continue the predestined relationship.
Such things are extremely common in the stories Yan'er reads, but in reality, they are so rare in the cultivation world that they are almost nonexistent. To tie one's own red thread to another person, for all eternity, sharing joys and sorrows, fortunes and misfortunes, requires immense courage.
Before this, Yan'er had never seen or even heard of anyone doing something similar.
Given the situation of Brother Ren and the Sword Master, Yan'er couldn't think of any other possibility besides this one.
What could make someone completely trust another person even if they have lost their memory?
In fact, Yan'er did not make such a rash guess based solely on this point at the beginning.
She had already reflected on her mistake about the relationship between Brother Ren and the Xiao family head last time, and she had indeed taken her brother's lesson of "not believing rumors" to heart. Yan'er was determined not to make the same mistake again.
But this time it's different.
Anyone who sees the two of them together, in an atmosphere where no one else can get in, can't help but start to speculate.
Yan'er once saw it when she returned from Fuling Peak; Brother Ren was asleep, leaning on Sword Master's shoulder.
It was a completely relaxed posture, which no cultivator who had experienced danger would be so relaxed. It was as if all their vital points were exposed, yet they were not worried about getting hurt at all.
Seemingly sensing her arrival, the Sword Master looked up.
His expression was much gentler than usual, and even the chilling sword intent surrounding him was no longer so cold and intimidating.
The slight tilt of his head caused the young man leaning on his shoulder to slide down a little, and he naturally reached out and hugged him. This gesture should have been extremely intimate, but because the person doing it was so fluid and natural, and the expression so matter-of-fact, Yan'er didn't realize anything was amiss for a moment.
Noticing that the person being held in the Sword Master's arms seemed to be waking up, Yan Er quickly made a shushing gesture and then gestured with her hands to indicate that she was alright before quietly leaving.
Only after she had walked far away did Yan'er realize how disrespectful her actions had been to the Sword Master.
But the other party's expression was too gentle at that time, so gentle that she forgot that he was actually the legendary Sword Master.
Yan'er couldn't help but wonder if it was because of the person in her arms.
(Ren, who switched to the wrong number, was about to switch back when he found that the person had run away. Yi: "...?")
Apart from that one time, Yan'er did not witness any other intimate behavior between Sword Master and Brother Ren.
Even that incident, if you had to put it bluntly, wasn't that intimate, and even Yan'er could find many other reasons to explain it away.
But Yan'er knew that it was different.
They were different from others.
The two of them, when they are together, do not even need to say a word or make any gestures or eye contact. The tacit understanding that forms naturally is as if they are born to be one and are meant to be together.
Normally, Yan'er wouldn't think there was anything wrong with this.
Although she might feel a little jealous about "Brother Ren being taken away," she is also happy for Brother Ren that he has found such a compatible partner.
The current situation is different.
This is just an illusion, a projection from ten thousand years ago, and the other person is just a wisp of divine consciousness left behind back then.
...Those in the illusion will eventually wake up, and their consciousness will eventually be completely worn away.
Moreover, according to legend, the Sword Master didn't even have the chance to reincarnate in order to seal the Demon Dragon.
Yan'er didn't know whether Brother Ren, who was suffering from amnesia, was aware of this.
Yan'er wanted to tell him, but every time she saw the two of them together in the secret realm, she couldn't bear to speak up.
But the more this was the case, the more anxious Yan'er became. When the illusion finally ended, would Brother Ren be able to accept it?
A vague sense of unease even arose in Yan'er's heart.
Brother Ren, does he... really want to wake up from this illusion?
Ren Yi was unaware of Yan Er's deep concern.
He is currently facing a difficult situation.
The illusion array and seal are extremely sophisticated. The system's database on this world has been lost, so one person can only analyze it from the most basic energy operation. Therefore, completing the transfer of the array's core before most people enter the secret realm is an enormous undertaking. Not only Ren Yi, but even the system would have to allocate all its memory; running two accounts simultaneously is virtually impossible.
However, leaving either of them completely unconscious would raise suspicion, so after arranging things for Yan'er, Ren Yi simply announced that he would go into seclusion, with the readily available reason being to heal the main character.
Xiao Hanzhou and Yan Shuoyun were brought back to the Taichu Sect by Zhao Zhixin when they ran into this incident.
There were three people on Hancang Peak. Sword Master's alt account and Ren Yi were in seclusion, and the person in charge of Hancang Peak had become Yan Er. Of course, Zhao Zhixin couldn't bring the two people whose identities hadn't been confirmed to Hancang Peak directly, but unexpectedly, he informed Yan Er first and met her instead.
Zhao Zhixin was taken aback.
He had met Yan Er twice. The first meeting was awkward, and the second meeting was equally unexpected, creating an extremely awkward atmosphere. Zhao Zhixin was momentarily at a loss for words.
There are too many rumors circulating in the sect about this young girl who suddenly appeared in the Taichu Sect, moved directly into Hancang Peak, and was personally sent by the Sword Master to cultivate at the foot of Fuling Peak.
After all, compared to another "old friend" who was officially identified by the Sword Master and whom everyone dared not openly discuss or speculate about, the identity of this young girl who came with them was even more mysterious.
The most widespread speculation is that this might be the Sword Master's long-lost daughter. As for the other parent... although no one dares to say it outright, isn't it obvious who brought her? Cultivators have far too many methods for producing offspring, which have little to do with gender. And the so-called brother-sister relationship is even easier to explain; they simply don't want to reveal it to the public.
Zhao Zhixin certainly didn't believe it, at least not at first.
After all, if this were the daughter of the Sword Master, the Sword Master would have announced it to the world long ago, why would he be hiding it?
However, rumors spread like wildfire, becoming more and more believable with each retelling. Even his master subtly inquired about the events of that day, causing Zhao Zhixin to waver.
Moreover, the Sword Master actually allowed the two of them to move into Cold Cang Peak directly.
Although it is common for a peak to house a hundred or so disciples, Han Cang Peak is different. As far as Zhao Zhixin can remember, Han Cang Peak has always been inhabited by only Sword Master, and the entire peak belongs to the sect's forbidden area.
—According to the mortal world, the Sword Master's actions were tantamount to having someone move into his home!
Faced with this young girl, Zhao Zhixin was conflicted. Should he address her as "Shishu" or "Shizuzu"?
Unexpectedly, before he could figure out a solution, the other person spoke first, "This senior brother..."
Zhao Zhixin exclaimed, "!"
His leg trembled, and he almost knelt down before this little tyrant.
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