The empty city was destroyed (1)
Breaking the formation? It's easy to say. Zhan Yan is someone who has successfully ascended to the Upper Realm. This is a height that even Yun Yanqiu has never reached. How could the formation he set up be broken so easily?
Ye Yingying felt worried. To put it bluntly, agreeing to this request was tantamount to preparing for the possibility of losing her life.
She looked at Yun Yanqiu and found that he was also pondering. Yun Yanqiu's expression was solemn, clearly assessing the danger of this request.
There was a moment of silence in the room before Yun Yanqiu spoke, but he didn't immediately answer Wu Yue. Instead, he asked her, "How much do you know about this place?"
Wu Yue was quite direct, holding up one finger and saying, "That magical artifact is in the King's main hall."
"Anything else?"
"It's gone."
"..." Yun Yanqiu sighed helplessly, "If this is all the information we have, we'll only be dead if we go there."
"How come even you're backing down?" Wu Yue said angrily. "Yun Yanqiu, this isn't a negotiation, this is a deal with a sworn oath! If you don't agree, you can expect to be struck by lightning!"
Yun Yanqiu's gaze darkened, and he patiently said, "The formation left in that city is quite ancient. If you really count it, it's older than the three of us combined."
"The fact that it has stood there for thousands of years is enough to illustrate the treacherousness inside."
"Do you think I don't know all this?" Wu Yue didn't want to listen to his lecture and stood firm. "No matter how mysterious the rumors are, I'm going in no matter what!"
Yun Yanqiu noticed the unusual state of Wu Yue's emotions. He frowned slightly and examined the anxiety and unease that she inadvertently revealed.
"Wu Yue, what are you afraid of?"
“I…” Wu Yue’s expression froze, her eyes filled with the panic of being seen through by Yun Yanqiu.
“You’re very impatient,” Yun Yanqiu said firmly, then pressed on, “What’s making you so nervous?”
Ye Yingying also looked at Wu Yue. This girl, who was usually extremely arrogant, was now showing signs of fear. She hugged her arms defensively, her gaze hesitant. Seeing this, Ye Yingying asked the same question again: "Why don't you just tell us? What use is that thing in the city to you?"
Wu Yue lowered her head, struggling with her decision. After thinking for a while, she suddenly looked up and said, "If I tell you, you two will have to come with me."
"Of course! If he's going, how could I not go?" Ye Yingying nodded matter-of-factly.
Yun Yanqiu, standing to the side, was not very happy. Jincheng was too dangerous, and he was not confident that he could protect Ye Yingying safely inside.
Wu Yue didn't give him a chance to think it over again and immediately made a decision: "Very good, it's settled then!"
After saying that, she cleared her throat and said seriously, "Then I will tell you the truth: the magical artifacts hidden in the city can ward off my death."
"Your own death calamity?" Ye Yingying exclaimed in surprise, "You're so bold as to calculate your own death calamity?!"
Divination is not something one can predict for oneself; in the cultivation world, even a child knows this principle. Yet Wu Yue not only did it, but she also chose the most dangerous kind.
Even Yun Yanqiu was shocked. He knew that Wu Yue was eccentric, arrogant, and disdainful of following the rules and regulations passed down from their ancestors.
But he never expected that this guy would be so arrogant.
Wu Yue remained calm, seemingly unconcerned about the explosive nature of her words. She even thought the two were making a mountain out of a molehill, and said with displeasure, "What's wrong? Making such a fuss?"
"You still ask what's wrong..." Ye Yingying said with a hint of helplessness, "Knowing that you are destined to die, there are only two possible outcomes: either you die by accepting your fate, or you die by trying to change your destiny."
To put it bluntly, death is inevitable either way. The more accurate the divination, the less likely the outcome will change. Just like the day Wu Yue predicted that Ye Yingying would be in danger, Ye Yingying was indeed seriously injured afterwards.
"When?" Yun Yanqiu asked in a deep voice.
"It won't be long." Wu Yue's expression darkened as she said this. "Jincheng is my last hope."
The room fell silent for a moment. It would be hard for anyone to accept if someone you've only just met suddenly told you that they're going to die soon.
Finally, Yun Yanqiu broke the silence, saying, "Then let's go. It will take two more days for the injury to heal enough to move again. Make preparations during this time, and set off immediately in two days."
"What? Where are you going again?"
Zhao Yuxiao's voice suddenly came from the doorway. The three of them looked over and saw him excitedly saying, "Are we going on another adventure? Take me with you!"
"Why are you here?" Ye Yingying asked, puzzled.
"Look at you! I didn't expect you to wake up so quickly." Zhao Yuxiao said, striding into the room. "By the way, I'll pass on a message to you. Brother Shuo told you to go to his residence to collect your reward whenever you can get out of bed and walk."
He walked up to the group and brought up the topic again: "Were you discussing the upcoming itinerary?"
"It's quite a coincidence that it came," Ye Yingying thought to herself.
"What's it to you?" Wu Yue glanced at him and said disdainfully.
"How can it not concern me? Last time Senior Yun and Miss Ying'er went to the Secret Sea without me, and this time when you went to find Qin Zhiqing, you didn't take me either. Are you going to abandon me again?" Zhao Yuxiao's words were full of accusation and grievance. "Senior Yun, I've done so much to clean up the mess for you. Shouldn't you take me with you this time?"
“And you even brought her along…” Zhao Yuxiao glanced at Wu Yue secretly, then looked pitifully at Yun Yanqiu.
"What, you have a problem with bringing me along?"
"Huh? No, no." Zhao Yuxiao quickly shook his head. "I just wanted to take me with me wherever you go. I want to go on adventures too."
“Zhao Yuxiao, the place we’re going to is very dangerous. I can’t guarantee your safety,” Yun Yanqiu said seriously. “You are the young master of the Lingyun Alliance. If anything happens to you, I won’t be able to explain it to the Alliance Leader.”
Mentioning his father, Zhao Yuxiao became even more excited: "Then tell me where to go? I'll go tell my dad!"
"Xuanzhou Jin City".
"Jin City in Xuanzhou?" Zhao Yuxiao was slightly taken aback, quickly searching his memory for anything related to the place name, then his eyes widened suddenly, "The capital of that ancient kingdom?!"
Yun Yanqiu nodded. Zhao Yuxiao was even more excited now. His eyes lit up, and he immediately said, "Okay! I'll go contact my father right away!"
With that, he dashed out of the room. Wu Yue watched his departing figure, frowned, and turned back to question Yun Yanqiu: "You don't really want him to go, do you? He doesn't understand anything, he'll only be a burden."
"No rush." Yun Yanqiu nodded, her expression calm. "Two days isn't enough time to handle things with his father."
"That would be best." Wu Yue glared at him. "Let me make this clear from the start: if he really goes, I won't care what happens to him in the city."
"It's alright."
Wu Yue huffed in dissatisfaction, turned around, and stormed out of the room.
Only Ye Yingying and Yun Yanqiu were left in the room. Ye Yingying raised her head and met Yun Yanqiu's gaze, asking, "If Wu Yue, Zhao Yuxiao, and I all go, it might be a big burden for you."
"Worried about me?" Yun Yanqiu raised an eyebrow and sat down on the edge of the bed.
"Otherwise what?" Ye Yingying's gaze darkened slightly, and a look of shame appeared on her face. "I already know from Wu Yue about the Witch Spirit Lock on you..."
"She told you?" Yun Yanqiu was somewhat surprised. He touched his ribs and said calmly, "This was my own choice, you don't need to blame yourself."
“But if I were heartless, wouldn’t you have suffered for nothing?”
Are you?
"I……"
Ye Yingying was speechless. If she hadn't had so many interactions with Yun Yanqiu, she would definitely have answered yes without hesitation.
But after spending so much time together, her heart wasn't made of stone; how could she be so heartless? She wasn't some cunning schemer who could turn her back on someone so easily.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Yun Yanqiu had a satisfactory answer in his heart. He chuckled, took Ye Yingying's hand in his, and seeing that she didn't resist, he naturally inserted his five fingers between hers and held them tightly.
"That proves I didn't choose the wrong person." A hint of pleasure emanated from his deep voice, making Ye Yingying's heart flutter.
She suddenly felt as if Yun Yanqiu had her firmly under his control, as if every step she took after her resurrection was within his expectations.
So, Ye Yingying asked unwillingly, "Yun Yanqiu, when did you find out that it was me?"
Yun Yanqiu was still admiring their clasped hands, occasionally stroking the back of Ye Yingying's hand. When asked this, she paused, then replied, "Back in Zhi County, you said you liked Cui Xue tea."
Jade Snow Tea? Ye Yingying was stunned. Speaking of Jade Snow Tea, she had to go back to her past life when she and Yun Yanqiu had a long chat. During that time, Ye Yingying had gotten into the habit of going to Xuanming Realm to chat with Yun Yanqiu after each mission. Although the opportunity to retrieve the Rakshasa Jade had not yet appeared, Ye Yingying found that teasing Yun Yanqiu was a very interesting thing, adding a lot of fun to her boring life.
Just as she was enjoying this leisurely time for a while, the Ghost Calculator suddenly increased her workload, making each trip more and more time-consuming and laborious, which resulted in Ye Yingying spending less and less time in the Xuanming Realm.
But Ye Yingying didn't completely stop going; she would still occasionally go there when she had free time.
Once, she entered the Xuanming Realm and found Yun Yanqiu brewing tea. Curious, she went over to watch, and Yun Yanqiu noticed her, pointing to the tea that had been brewed and offering it to her. Ye Yingying picked up the teacup and drank it all in one gulp. The taste was sweet and refreshing, with a hint of the coolness of the snow-capped mountains, but not astringent.
Ye Yingying licked her lips, still wanting more, and ordered another cup. She asked what kind of tea it was, and Yun Yanqiu thought for a moment and said it was called Cui Xue (Emerald Snow).
She didn't know much about tea at the time; she was just trying to find a topic of conversation with Yun Yanqiu. After that, she was served different teas each time she visited, but naturally didn't pay much attention to it.
But Yun Yanqiu always remembered: "That was a name I made up on the spot, how could outsiders know it? Only you... would know."
Ye Yingying suddenly realized that he had known all along.
"Then why didn't you tell me!"
“You definitely wouldn’t admit it if I told you,” Yun Yanqiu said with a deep gaze. “Back in the Secret Sea, you refused to admit it, didn’t you?”
"Hmm...that's true." Ye Yingying pursed her lips awkwardly. If Yun Yanqiu had recognized her after the incident at Yun Yanqiu, she would have definitely tried to run away long ago.
Yun Yanqiu, with an "I knew it" expression, tightened his grip on her hand, his gaze deep and fixed on her face: "You can't escape now."
"I won't run, I won't run." Ye Yingying denied it repeatedly, a sweet feeling rising in her heart. She was now willing to be caught by Yun Yanqiu.
It's best if they never let go. She looked at their clasped hands, and joy gradually spread across her eyes.
She suddenly had the idea to tease Yun Yanqiu. She broke free of his hand, ignoring the wound on her left shoulder, and leaned forward, trapping him between her arms. She half-leaned against him, admiring his unprepared face.
Yun Yanqiu is really beautiful, just her type. Even though Ye Yingying has seen her countless times, she still can't help but sigh whenever she gazes at that face.
Caught off guard by Ye Yingying's sudden hug, Yun Yanqiu was both nervous and worried. He instinctively reached out to hold her, afraid that she might lose her balance and hurt her wound again.
Ye Yingying stared at him leisurely, trying to catch a trace of shyness and embarrassment on his face.
Unexpectedly, Yun Yanqiu only panicked for a moment before suddenly calming down. Instead of awkwardly dodging as Ye Yingying had imagined, he looked directly into her eyes with an open and honest gaze, the emotions in his eyes seeming to overflow and overwhelm her completely.
"What do you want to do?" Yun Yanqiu asked in a low voice.
This sudden change made Ye Yingying timid. A blush crept onto her cheeks, her eyes darted around, and she stammered, "I just wanted to hug you."
Yun Yanqiu couldn't help but laugh out loud, lowering his head, his voice slightly hoarse, his desire unreadable: "Don't you want to do something else?"
Ye Yingying's pupils suddenly dilated. She stared at Yun Yanqiu in surprise, wondering when this guy had become so proactive.
Before long, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of Yun Yanqiu's ear, which was hidden beneath her black hair. The ear, which should have been fair, was now so red it looked as if it were about to bleed.
Ye Yingying immediately understood, a relieved smile appearing on her lips. She leaned towards Yun Yanqiu, burying her head in the crook of his neck, and turned her face to stare at him, saying, "You said it yourself."
Yun Yanqiu chuckled, tightened his arms, placed a kiss on Ye Yingying's forehead, and murmured, "Yes, I said it."
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