Yun Wanwan paused, wanting to look up at Rong Chengxuan. Before she could react, a pair of bony hands gently rested on her shoulders. Rong Chengxuan's gaze softened. "Don't worry, I'm here."
Just five short words, but they gave Yun Wanwan a powerful sedative.
"Get ready. I'll count to three and then we'll attack together." Although the sentence made no sense, Yun Wanwan understood what Rong Chengxuan wanted to say.
"One, two, three..." When he counted to three, Rong Chengxuan drew his sword without hesitation. With a swish, Yun Wanwan's silver needle followed the sword and rushed straight to the towering tree in the center.
Boom——!!!
A massive shadow crashed down, followed by a shrill scream. The surrounding trees flew outward like fragments from an explosion. Then, the entire virtual space shook, gasping for breath. Those innocent trees, like dying creatures, seemed poised to collapse in the next second.
Another sound——BOOM——!!!
With a loud bang, a wave of heat rushed out of the air, accompanied by a deafening roar that shook the earth. Thick smoke rose into the sky like an overwhelming sandstorm, accompanied by scarlet flames blooming enchantingly, like enchanting and gorgeous flowers of the other shore, vying for beauty.
Violent explosions echoed incessantly, and large tracts of forest collapsed one after another. Shattered rocks rained down like a meteor shower, mercilessly smashing into Rong Chengxuan and Yun Wanwan. Crimson blood splattered everywhere, and it was impossible to tell whether it belonged to Rong Chengxuan or Yun Wanwan.
"Cough cough cough——" Yun Wanwan slowly stood up from the flying dust on the ground. Did she succeed in getting out?
Yun Wanwan staggered a few steps and looked around. It seemed that she had returned to the ancient tomb... But what about Rong Chengxuan? Rong Chengxuan seemed to have protected her tightly during the explosion, so what about him?
"Rong Chengxuan... cough cough cough... Rong Chengxuan... where are you?" Yun Wanwan kept coughing, dragging her body, which was ready to die at any time, looking for Rong Chengxuan.
Yun Wanwan tripped over a rock and fell to the ground. She struggled to her feet and sat cross-legged on the ground. She closed her eyes and gasped for air, but tears quickly soaked her face.
"Rong Chengxuan, where are you?" Her voice trembled violently, sounding a little weird.
In reality, Yun Wanwan's voice wasn't the only thing shaking; her shoulders and entire body began to tremble with every breath she took. Her ten fingers gripped the hard ground fiercely, their nails turning from pale blue to blood red from the simultaneous excessive force. "Rong Chengxuan..."
"I'm here..." Rong Chengxuan suddenly appeared behind Yun Wanwan, leaning down and gently hugging her. "It was fake, everything just now was fake. Wanwan, why are you so concerned?"
Yun Wanwan finally came to her senses when Rong Chengxuan held her in his arms. Just as Rong Chengxuan had said, she had been too concerned. Even though she knew it was an illusion, she couldn't stop worrying about Rong Chengxuan.
After Yun Wanwan calmed down, Rong Chengxuan took him and Ye Lan upstairs.
As they walked, Rong Chengxuan explained to Yun Wanwan why he had left the illusion a little later than she had. Ye Lan had also left much later than Rong Chengxuan. Ye Lan only reappeared in the tomb after Yun Wanwan had almost stopped crying.
After Rong Chengxuan took Yun Wanwan upstairs, he handed the follow-up work to Ye Lan and took Yun Wanwan back to Prince An's Mansion to pack up.
After packing up, Rong Chengxuan took Yun Wanwan to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion.
Even though he never wanted to set foot in the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion again in his life, he had to go back to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion no matter what because of what he saw and happened in that ancient tomb.
The metaphysical books within the tomb confirmed Lingyue Valley's connection to the previous dynasty. Therefore, the illusions and formations he and Yun Wanwan accidentally triggered within the tomb must have been left behind by someone from the previous dynasty. A large portion of them were likely left behind by the tomb's current owner.
If the descendants of the owner of the ancient tomb learned his skills and came out in time, Rong Chengxuan couldn't believe what would happen in the world.
The carriage stopped outside the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, and Rong Chengxuan walked in slowly with Yun Wanwan.
Inside the main hall, all the Rong family elders, including the Marquis of Zhenbei, were present. All of them looked unhappy. The old lady in the lead said coldly, "Prince An is so arrogant. He refused to come back even after repeated requests. How come he suddenly had time to come back today?"
Rong Chengxuan remained unmoved and said calmly, "Grandma, why do you have to say that? There are so many things going on in the palace that I really don't have time to spare. I have to put official business first."
"What other official business do you have?" Zhenbei Marquis Yirongan glared at him with gloomy eyes and cursed bitterly, "No matter what, the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion is the place where you were born and raised. Now that you have monopolized power, instead of working hard to seek personal gain for the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, you spend all day thinking about how to suppress Zhenbei Marquis Du. Are you crazy?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in luxurious clothes rushed over to him, crying and questioning Rong Chengxuan: "Rong Chengxuan, do you have a heart? How did I treat you back then? How are you treating me now?"
When the other party was about to grab his clothes, Rong Chengxuan calmly took a step back. Ye Lan, who was following him, drew his sword. The woman screamed in fear and fell to the ground. She was helped up by the servants and stood back beside the old lady.
The old lady in the main seat was furious when she saw this. She sternly questioned Rong Chengxuan, "What do you want to do?! You brought these people here to attack our family?! As expected, you are an ungrateful person. The Rong family treated you so well. In the end, you brought outsiders to our house to attack us."
Yi Rong An also angrily scolded: "You evil son! Don't forget that you are my son. No matter what, this bloodline cannot be severed."
Rong Chengxuan coldly glanced at the indignant people in the room and said contemptuously, "So you asked me to come home because of this? No matter what, this kingdom belongs to the Ji family. Doesn't the Marquis of Zhenbei take Your Majesty seriously? If so, when I go to court tomorrow, I will definitely report to Your Majesty that the Marquis of Zhenbei is coveting Your Majesty's throne."
"you--!"
Yi Rong'an's eyes widened, and he wished he could punish and beat this disobedient and unfilial son to death with the family rules. If he had known this would happen, he should have strangled Rong Chengxuan to death when he was just born, and there wouldn't be so many problems now.
Rong Chengxuan's gaze towards the family was devoid of any warmth. Suppressing his impatience, he first reminded the still sobbing woman, "Oh, Madam Zhenbei, you still have the nerve to bring up what happened back then? It seems Madam Zhenbei has completely forgotten how you treated me back then. Do you want me to help you recall it?"
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