Shen Yun stood in front of the old sect leader's secluded cave, feeling somewhat apprehensive.
He felt guilty towards the old man who had shown him kindness and support.
He entrusted Qi Fengyu and Ji Mofan to take care of the two children, but judging from the results, he has not been able to raise either of them well.
He used to feel that he had done his best and that he could say with a clear conscience about the current state of his two children.
It's not that he didn't try his best, but that his abilities have limits.
It's a matter of ability; no one can force someone to do something they can't.
But Qi Fengyu's words brought him to his senses.
The image of Ji Mo Fan in the illusion was even more enlightening for him.
When he first emerged from the illusionary formation, he was indeed in a state of confusion and couldn't immediately understand what had happened to him.
But after calming down, he gradually came to terms with the facts.
Ji Mo Fan would strangely bring him a so-called array manuscript and ask him to explain it, his purpose being to catch him completely off guard the moment he opened it and fall into a prepared trap.
Although it was called a trap, having personally experienced that illusionary formation, he knew that it wasn't entirely fake.
Although his conversation with Ji Mofan never happened in that memory, whether it was Ji Mofan practicing swordsmanship alone in the bamboo garden or Ji Mofan who perished on his wedding night, all of these things truly existed in Ji Mofan's memory.
Unless Ji Mofan's mastery of formations is so advanced that even he cannot discern any clues.
But Ji Mofan is only twenty-one years old this year, and his experience is more than half that of Ji Mofan. Most of the formations require rote memorization, so even if he has great talent, it is impossible to overtake him when the gap is so large.
So Ji Mofan made a special trip that day to let him see his memories and to help him understand the deeper meaning behind Qi Fengyu's actions.
Ji Mofan had a very thorough understanding of Shen Yun; he was a very self-centered person.
He would feel guilty, but he would not respond to Qi Fengyu's instigation. At most, he would lock himself in his cave and ignore the world.
But all of this was based on the premise that he thought he was safe.
Ji Mofan made him realize that Qi Fengyu was not the innocent and weak girl he had imagined. He was even willing to harm Ji Mofan, who had always cared for him, for his own benefit.
Even Ji Mofan couldn't get any good results from him, let alone an elder with whom he wasn't particularly close.
Shen Yun did visit Qi Fengyu more frequently during the period when Qi Fengyu was in a coma due to the accident, but that was because both of the main characters who caused trouble at the Dao Couple Ceremony were his disciples, and he should pay more attention to the development of the situation both morally and logically.
After all, he had already declined the offer to personally go to the Demon Realm to find someone, so it would be impolite to make another excuse.
Unexpectedly, this visit to the hospital led him to be the first to hear Qi Fengyu's incoherent ramblings.
His past and present lives intertwined in his words, and Shen Yun, who initially thought he was just confused, became increasingly wide-eyed as he listened more.
When he finally came to his senses from Qi Fengyu's outrageous ramblings, he saw that Qi Fengyu had already woken up and was lying on the bed, staring at him silently with her dark eyes.
At the time, he was confused because his brain received too much information, but combined with the memories that Ji Mofan later presented to him in the environment, Qi Fengyu, who woke up again after being unconscious, was already the one with blood on his hands.
Shen Yun didn't know how to face Qi Fengyu and Ji Mofan, and now he dared not face Qi Yuan, who was in seclusion.
But... if we want to find the missing Qi Fengyu, we must ask him to come out of seclusion.
Only after Qi Yuan, who had personally hung Qi Fengyu's soul lamp on the peach and plum tree, took the lamp down again could he conveniently cast the communication array.
Even if Qi Fengyu refuses to communicate, he still has ways to find out where the other party is.
The rest of the sect members aren't in a hurry yet. After all, the young sect leader used to sneak out to play occasionally because he was kept too close to the sect, but he would always come back on his own after a few days and nothing ever happened.
But Shen Yun was not optimistic at all this time.
On the one hand, it was because when Qi Fengyu went out in the past, Ji Mofan was with him most of the time. Others might not have paid much attention, but Ji Mofan used to be willing to risk his life for Qi Fengyu.
On the other hand... it was because Ji Mofan suddenly came looking for him.
He felt this was not a good sign; it seemed that Ji Mofan... had already decided to kill Qi Fengyu.
The cave where Qi Yuan was in seclusion was very clean. There were no servants in his courtyard, and nothing could be seen except for a barrier.
Shen Yun had no choice but to go up to the door himself and knock. "Sect Master? I am Shen Yun. I have something important to discuss with you."
After waiting for a long time, there was still no response from inside the door.
Shen Yun found it a bit strange.
Although Qi Yuan is completely secluded and only goes out in emergencies, he does not completely refuse to communicate with the outside world. He will respond if someone knocks on the door.
Just like the previous Daoist ceremony between Ji Mo Fan and Qi Feng Yu, it was Shen Yun who informed Qi Yuan at that time.
Moreover, on that occasion, Qi Yuan was sleeping day and night alone in the courtyard. When Shen Yun woke him up, he was still sleeping in broad daylight. Still sleepy, he put on his coat and got up to answer. Shen Yun then closed the barrier and let him in.
But this time there was absolutely no response.
Shen Yun stepped forward and knocked on the door again, "Sect Master, I really have something very urgent to discuss, please let me in!"
His tone was already somewhat urgent, and a bad premonition was rapidly spreading in his chest.
"Sect Master!" With his final call, he reached out and touched the barrier surrounding him.
"boom!"
The seemingly solid, semi-transparent barrier turned out to be only as thin as an eggshell when touched.
Let alone blocking attacks from the outside, even keeping out the rain depends on how strong the wind is that day.
The barrier couldn't even withstand Shen Yun's casual push, which had no spiritual energy whatsoever. It shattered in front of him with a crash, and large fragments turned into dust in the air.
Shen Yun stood at the door for two seconds, his pupils suddenly shrinking to tiny points. He disregarded all etiquette and shame, and strode into the courtyard.
"metropolitan!"
Beyond the screen wall, the entire scene of this small cave dwelling unfolded before him. The empty courtyard was sparsely furnished, offering an unobstructed view.
Shen Yun immediately noticed that the main hall in the center had its door wide open, and the door panel, which swayed slightly in the wind, was stained with blood.
The creaking door always seemed to bump into something and then have to turn back, quietly repeating the same trajectory over and over again.
—A person collapsed at the threshold.
Even without judging from their attire and physique, there would only be one person here at this time.
The injured person is Qi Yuan.
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