Chapter Four: The Unbridgeable Gap from a Past Life
No one can understand what Ye Chi is thinking right now, just as no one can understand what Ya Feiyu is thinking right now.
Ya Feiyu's inner world was far from as calm as it appeared on the surface.
Compared to Ye Chi, he was more familiar with the existence of Jinyu City. In his previous life, it was because of his momentary carelessness and overconfidence in his own strength that he carelessly exposed his back to others.
He never imagined that a villain was lurking in the shadows, plotting to harm him.
He never imagined that the people who wanted to harm him were his adoptive parents who lived in Jinyu City.
Recalling their ugly faces, Ya Feiyu could barely suppress the raging fire surging within him. His inner demons stirred, and he had to take deep breaths and mobilize all his spiritual energy to barely suppress his restless thoughts. However, his heart was still pounding wildly, proving that his calmness was merely a facade to deceive himself.
He understood deeply that there was no escaping it.
This was a tribulation in his destiny, a demon in his heart that he could not escape.
Every night after he became possessed by a demon, in the dead of night, he would always appear in the middle of the devastated Jinyu City. The spiritual power from the ice-type Heavenly Spirit Root would flow in the already barren land, telling the people who came after him: this place was once destroyed by him.
No, he couldn't think about it anymore. Ya Feiyu closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, the shattered illusion was broken, replaced by a quiet path. The soft voices of young boys and girls playing reminded him that this was reality, not the abyss-like nightmare of his past life.
He turned his head subtly and looked over, his gaze meeting Ye Chi's without wavering. The young man seemed preoccupied, a faint cloud of sorrow shrouding his dark eyes, but it vanished the moment his eyes met Ya Feiyu's, replaced by a bright smile. He obediently asked, "What's wrong, Master?"
Ya Feiyu paused for a moment, then quickly turned her head back: "...It's nothing." But then, feeling that this response was a bit too cold, she added: "Don't let your mind wander while you're walking."
Ye Chi paused strangely for a moment, then said, "Disciple understands."
How did the villain know what he was thinking? The original work didn't mention that he could read minds... He probably didn't know what he was thinking. Ye Chi shook his head, dismissing the worst guess, and then thought, maybe he was just being too obvious.
But was Ya Feiyu saying such things out of concern for him?
Ye Chi was stunned. Looking up, he saw that Ya Feiyu had already turned away, leaving only his tall, aloof back, as slender as the moon. No one could pull off his heavy veil and glimpse his true thoughts.
Although it was a bit of a pity, Ye Chi didn't take it too seriously.
...
After rushing as fast as they could, they finally arrived at Jinyu City before the sky completely darkened.
Jinyu City was once a bustling small town. Because it bordered two large city-states to the north and south, it was one of the essential routes for merchants. Even though the terrain was a bit poor and the location was a bit remote, it was by no means a deserted dead city.
But since the fox demon wreaked havoc here, the place has become much less populated.
Those who could move away had already left, leaving nothing behind; those who couldn't move kept their windows and doors tightly shut, extremely sensitive to every rustle of wind and movement from the outside world. As soon as Ye Chi entered the deserted town, he felt many eyes focused on him, whether out of kindness or malice, it was certainly unsettling.
Xu Miaomiao was the most timid of the group, and her face turned pale upon seeing this: "What... what happened..."
Cen Dao looked around, his heart sinking. He muttered to himself, "The fox demon is so powerful?"
"Demons and humans are on different paths, so it's natural for humans to not understand demons." Shen Rong's voice was unusually calm. "Most demons are bloodthirsty and warlike. I've seen them destroy human cities and states for their own selfish desires countless times. They are truly hateful..."
The cannon fodder, intimidated by these words, also began to consider retreating. His legs trembled as he took a step back, only to step on someone's foot. Caught off guard, he cried out in surprise, "Ah!!!"
The sound echoed through the deserted city, sending up a series of reverberations.
The group suddenly stopped in their tracks.
The second cannon fodder, whose foot had been stepped on, looked at him with tears in his eyes, while the third cannon fodder, who had escaped unscathed, was so embarrassed that he wanted to bury his head in the ground.
The others also cast veiled glances of disdain at them. Ye Chi glanced at them, then looked away listlessly, only to find that Ya Feiyu had neither turned around nor continued walking.
He didn't stop because of that cannon fodder's scream.
So Ye Chi followed his gaze—but perhaps because his cultivation level was too low, he couldn't see anything.
Yes, I didn't see anything.
Jin Yu City is a bustling city with wide and long streets.
But they estimated they had only gone less than a third of the way when the path ahead was swallowed up by a strange fog.
The mist seemed to emerge from the darkness without any warning; no one knew when it appeared.
Ye Chi was horrified. He subconsciously turned around and found that the road he had come from was now deserted.
Being alone in a place like this is tantamount to death!
He turned around, tears welling in his eyes, and a white figure entered his field of vision. A figure he would usually avoid at times now seemed so reassuring. He instinctively moved closer, cautiously saying, "Master, they've all disappeared..."
"Hmm." Having experienced something similar in his previous life, Ya Feiyu wasn't surprised to see it happen again; instead, he felt an indescribable calm. He turned his head, his silvery-white eyes reflecting the night. "Grab my hem. With your cultivation level, once you're alone, you're doomed."
Without needing any prompting, Ye Chi instinctively grabbed his wrist, seemingly unaware that anything was amiss.
Ya Feiyu: "..."
Alright, kid, just let him have his way.
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