If Chu Yuhe hadn't taken the Hunyuan Pearl from them, this Hunyuan Secret Realm could have lasted for another ten thousand years. By then, Qilian would probably have truly perished. Moreover, after so much time, no one would suspect the current Immortal Qingyi of the Celestial Realm.
What a meticulously planned and treacherous scheme!
A-Lian's hand gripped Hua's clothes tightly. Hua patted his little head. Although she knew that A-Lian was much older than her, even older than all of them combined, she couldn't help but treat him like a child after learning about his experiences.
Seeing how close they were, Chu Yu couldn't help but cough lightly: "Liao Liao, Qi Lian is an elder, and he was almost ten thousand years old when he first entered the Hunyuan Secret Realm. Although he regressed to his childhood due to the restriction placed on his soul by Qing Yi, he still cannot be unreasonable."
Chu Yu's words sounded grand and dignified, but only he knew how guilty he was. After all, Qi Lian was a grown man, so how could Liao Liao be so intimate with him?
Moreover, even if it were a real child, it wouldn't be allowed; men and women shouldn't touch each other!
If Tu Er and the others knew Chu Yu's true thoughts, they would probably be speechless. He had only patted Chu Yu on the shoulder!
Hua Weiwei lowered her little hand from Qi Lian's shoulder and looked at Chu Yu. "Is this okay?" Chu Yu turned his gaze down at Qi Lian's hand gripping Hua's clothes. His eyes were sharp. Fortunately, Qi Lian was quick-witted and quickly put her little hand down.
He tucked his hand into his sleeve, terrified that Chu Yu might cripple it in a fit of anger. It was too frightening, Father…
After gaining his freedom, Qilian was overwhelmed with longing for his father. He vowed never to venture out again, but to obey his father's words and stay obediently by his side. The outside world was simply too complicated...
After seeing that Hua and Qilian had parted ways, Chu Yu's expression finally improved, and even the usually oblivious Tu Er felt that the surrounding air had become fresher.
They still have things to do; they need to go into the wasteland to find clues about the exit, so...
Hua looked down at Qilian, "Qilian, we still have things to do. Are you planning to come with us or...?"
"Sister, I want to follow you, is that okay?" Ah Lian blinked her big, watery eyes and answered without hesitation in a moment.
"Of course...right?" When Hua's eyes met Chu Yu's, she immediately changed her tone, from affirmation to a tentative question.
Chu Yu looked at the two innocent big eyes staring straight at him and felt extremely helpless. In addition, Qi Zhi had helped him before, so he would just consider it repaying his kindness.
"You can stay with us for now. Once we get out, contact your father immediately and have him come and get you!"
“Great!” A-Lian’s eyes lit up immediately. He could be with his sister again. However, while he was still happy, he heard Chu Yu say, “Since you’re going to come with us, you should change how you address us.”
When Chu Yu said this, he glanced at Hua, and the meaning in his eyes was very clear: he didn't care about anything else, but Qi Lian absolutely could not call Hua "sister" anymore!
Ah Lian hesitated before saying, "Okay, but... I don't even know your names?"
I almost forgot, we've been talking about Qilian so much that everyone forgot to introduce it.
Hua said cheerfully, "Ah Lian, my name is Hua. You can call me Liao Liao. Chu Yu is right. It's not very nice for you to keep calling me 'sister.' It makes it seem like I'm taking advantage of you. You can call me Liao Liao from now on!"
"Okay, Sister Hua!" A-Lian replied with a sweet smile. Hua didn't care about A-Lian's way of addressing her; if he liked it, let him call her that, since she was the one taking advantage of him anyway.
"Chu Yu".
"You can just call me Gu Xi, senior."
Just call me Tu Er.
"You may call me Wanke, senior."
"My name is Xu Feng."
After getting to know each other, without wasting any time, Chu Yu gave Qi Lian a recuperating pill. Once Qi Lian had recovered a little, they set off for the wilderness.
Along the way, Qilian got to know everyone and learned that Tu Er was actually the current crown prince of the Demon Realm. Back when he entered the Hunyuan Secret Realm, the Demon Emperor didn't even have a Demon Empress yet. He never imagined that time would pass so quickly.
No wonder Tu Er reacted so strongly when he heard his father's name. Along the way, Tu Er told him that his father hardly manages any affairs of the Demon Realm anymore. He spends all his time either in seclusion or looking for him. Tu Er said that he has only seen Qi Zhi a few times since he was born.
Hearing Tu Er's words, Qi Lian felt a pang of sadness. He knew without a doubt that his father must have been frantic with worry after his disappearance. Fortunately, his soul lamp was still intact, otherwise... Qi Lian dared not think further. He couldn't imagine what it would be like if his father, having already lost his mother, lost him as well...
After his mother was killed by the immortals, his father relied on him to keep going. Therefore, his father always kept a close eye on him. If he had known that this calamity would come, he would not have begged his father to let him come to the Hunyuan Secret Realm.
He came to the Hunyuan Secret Realm, but not only did he not get any treasures, he was also tricked by that vicious woman Qingyi!
Hua and Chu Yu's identities were not convenient to tell Qi Lian directly, so Qi Lian did not ask. He naturally knew Gu Xi's identity. His mother was killed by the Immortal Clan in front of him, so he hated the Immortal Clan to the bone!
Besides, it was the Immortal Emperor who ordered his execution! As the son of the Immortal Emperor, Qi Lian couldn't possibly be indifferent to Gu Xi, but he also knew that Gu Xi had saved him, and that his father's affairs had nothing to do with him.
Qi Lian couldn't hate Gu Xi, but he also couldn't laugh and chat with her as if nothing had happened. So, he tried to avoid communicating with Gu Xi as much as possible. Gu Xi understood that he couldn't judge right or wrong about what happened back then, so he could only leave it at that.
The wasteland was quite far from the Crimson Rock Cave. It took them three days to finally find the wasteland that Chu Yu had mentioned earlier. They had even gone astray once before, but fortunately Chu Yu noticed something was wrong in time. Otherwise, they wouldn't have been able to find it so quickly and would have taken many detours.
Hua couldn't help but sigh, "Indeed, reading more books is always a good thing!" Fortunately, Chu Yu had consulted many books and other materials before coming to the Hunyuan Secret Realm. If she had come alone, she would have been completely helpless.
After several days of travel, everyone was tired and looked weary. Only Hua had a rosy complexion. She herself had hardly used her sword along the way, only flying for a short while when she felt like it.
The rest of the time, she simply turned into a ribbon and tied it to Chu Yu's wrist. While everyone was exhausted, our little goddess had already relaxed and closed her eyes to rest.
Even so, when she was thirsty, Chu Yu had specially prepared ancient Ganoderma lucidum water for her, the kind that's good for beauty and health. Qi Lian was incredibly envious throughout the journey; even his father wasn't this kind of person to him. He secretly whimpered to himself...
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