The sun was shining brightly in winter, and it seemed to be even more vicious than summer. Chu Junqi led the horse behind Feng Xinyan and Feng Qianwei. He watched as the two of them walked in front, but they kept a distance from each other. For some reason, Chu Junqi felt as if he had returned to his childhood when he was walking behind them. The two of them would always walk hand in hand in front of him, and he would always be behind them to protect them.
Suddenly, Chu Junqi frowned and turned around to look behind him, but he didn't see anything. However, when he turned around, Feng Xinyan and Feng Qianwei, who had been walking in front of him, suddenly disappeared.
Chu Junqi immediately became alert. The feeling he had just now was not fake. Someone was really spying on them. However, on this path, there was no one to be seen, not even birds or beasts. Only these old trees that were about to wither were left…
Chu Junqi paused for a moment before smiling. Looking around, the oldest tree on his left was the closest to him. Although he didn't know why it had become like this, it must have been a demon that had become a spirit in this place that could set up an illusion without him knowing. Indeed, he should be more careful in other people's territory. However, Chu Junqi lost his mind when he thought about how he couldn't see Feng Xinyan and didn't know if she was alright.
He quickly condensed a silver ball of air in his hand. Chu Junqi glanced to the left, and the silver ball of air followed his gaze to the oldest locust tree. In that split second, the old locust tree's position had changed to the right.
Chu Junqi didn't even see when the old locust tree had moved, nor did he know how fast it had moved. It had only been a blink of an eye. Chu Junqi finally realized how much he had underestimated his enemies. However, he didn't know why he had attacked them when they had just stepped foot on this land.
"I am Chu Junqi. Who is this expert?”Every time Chu Junqi encountered something related to Feng Xinyan, he would lose his composure. The wise young man in the past could never find the right solution because of the girl he loved.
Chu Junqi felt that the other party wasn't hostile, so he let down his guard. He cupped his hands and shouted at the empty path,""Those two women and I are just passing by. I hope you can be merciful!”
It wasn't that Chu Junqi couldn't break the illusion, but Feng Xinyan wasn't by his side. He was afraid that something might have happened to her. That was why he felt that she didn't have any hostility towards him. It was better to just put away her hostility.
There was no one around. The feeling of emptiness gave people an inexplicable suffocating feeling, as if they were the only ones left in the world. Chu Junqi was stunned. He knew that this was the aura of despair that came with the illusion. It would lock you in an illusion, making you unable to walk out of it even though you knew it was an illusion. It would give you a feeling of despair, making you not know how to get rid of this suffocating feeling.
Chu Junqi was trained in illusions, so this small illusion shouldn't be a problem for him. However, that was only when Feng Xinyan was safe and sound. Knowing that she was safe and sound, Chu Junqi seemed to be able to unleash unlimited power. No matter how difficult the illusion was, he would always find a way to undo it.
However, what if Feng Xin Yan was not safe? Chu Junqi didn't even dare to imagine such a situation. He had grown up with Feng Xin Yan since he was young. He could no longer remember how long he had liked her, but he was sure that he was willing to accompany Feng Xin Yan into any trap, as long as she was by his side and safe.
But now, Chu Junqi was panicking because Feng Xinyan wasn't by his side. Or rather, Feng Xinyan was his fatal blind spot.
Chu Junqi forced himself to calm down. He did not want to think about whether Feng Xinyan was in trouble. He wanted to get out of here first before he went to save Xinyan. But no matter how many times he tried, Chu Junqi couldn't calm down. He frowned and stood in the middle of the road, as if he was thinking about something.
Outside the illusion, Feng Xinyan and Feng Qianwei, who were three meters away from Chu Junqi, looked at Chu Junqi in shock. Beside Feng Xinyan and Feng Qianwei, there was an old man with white hair. His hair was already white, and his beard made him look very heavy. However, his face was full of smiles, but his eyes were filled with deep worry.
"Girls, what I want you to see is not the weakness of this young man. He is very powerful. His illusion can already cover an area as big as a city, while mine is only this small. If he wants to break my illusion, as long as he wants to, he can do it.”The white-bearded old man turned to Feng Qianwei and Feng Xinyan, who were looking at Chu Junqi in the illusion, and said,""However, he was not thinking about how to break it, but how to save you and Feng Xin Yan.”
Feng Xinyan, whose name was called, looked at him in confusion." Grandpa Locust Tree, how do you know?”
So this old man was the old locust tree that Chu Junqi saw in the illusion. He smiled kindly and said,""This is an illusion that I created. Naturally, I can know whatever I want to know. But do you know why I trapped him inside?”
Feng Xinyan and Feng Qianwei looked at each other and shook their heads in confusion.
Grandpa Locust Tree stroked his long white beard and sighed,""I want him to know that he can't stay by your side forever. At this time, he had to learn how to protect himself and not just think about how to save you. He also knew that he had to go out first before he could save you. However, in his mind, you are the most important. Your life and death are much more important than his. I just want him to know that he needs to live too. He needs to live for himself, not for you. Because only then could a person achieve great things. This way, the three of you will be safe on your trip to Xiyu Country.”
Feng Xinyan was shocked when she heard Grandpa Locust Tree's words. She did not expect Chu Junqi to value his own life more than his own. Feng Xinyan wasn't far from Chu Junqi. She was almost within reach. However, Chu Junqi was just standing in his spot and didn't notice her.
In fact, Feng Xinyan knew that Chu Junqi had been in two small gangs since they were young. One was Feng Qianwei, and the other was her and him. From then on, Feng Xinyan knew that she and Chu Junqi would share the same fate. She did not know that he would love her so deeply.
Feng Xinyan only found out about it when she was in the palace. It turned out that Chu Junqi had always liked her. Whenever he was free, he would stand outside the walls of the vast Imperial Palace of the Tianqi Nation and quietly stand on a roof tile, watching her in the Feng Luan Palace. At that time, it was Feng Qianwei who told her about it.
Otherwise, Feng Xin Yan would not have known that the man she had always liked also liked her.
"Grandpa Locust Tree, didn't you say that Father asked you to help us? Then can you help him out? I'll talk to him properly.”Feng Xinyan looked at Chu Junqi, who was standing not far away from her, and her heart was filled with sorrow. Ever since she was young, she knew that the three of them were destined to be extraordinary. However, as long as Chu Junqi was with her, she wouldn't be afraid.
But how could she be so selfish? She wanted him to live for her and not for himself.
Grandpa Locust Tree and Feng Qianwei, who had been calm all this while, looked at each other and sighed. After waving their hands, the illusion disappeared in an instant. Chu Junqi, who had been trying to think of a solution, suddenly felt the despair he had been fighting against disappear. He raised his head and saw Feng Xinyan standing not far away from him with tears in her eyes.
Chu Junqi was finally able to let go of his worries. He rushed forward and hugged Feng Xinyan as if he was holding a lost treasure. He said softly,""Thank goodness you're alright."
Hearing his words, Feng Xinyan remembered what Grandpa Locust Tree and Feng Qianwei were talking about. If Chu Junqi lived his entire life for others, then all he had learned in his entire life would be some broken chants that would not be of any use. If they had to complete any missions together in the future, Chu Junqi would be useless.
Because as long as Feng Xinyan was around, Chu Junqi would always put her first. He didn't care if he was dead or alive, he only wanted Feng Xinyan to be safe. Feng Qianwei said that Chu Junqi would easily become a demon because he was too stubborn.
Grandpa Locust Tree said that if he continued to be like this, he would easily go berserk and become someone they didn't know if something happened to him.
Feng Xinyan refused to believe that the kind Chu Junqi who had always protected her would one day fall into the devil path.
However, Feng Xinyan knew that what Grandpa Locust Tree and Feng Qianwei said made sense. Feng Xinyan pushed Chu Junqi's arms away with her heart aching. Then, under everyone's astonished gazes, she raised her hand and slapped Chu Junqi's face.
The crisp sound of the slap echoed in Chu Junqi's heart. He looked up in shock, unable to believe that Feng Xin Yan had hit him.
" Xinyan, what are you doing?!" Feng Xinyan saw Chu Junqi's expression change instantly, and her forehead darkened. Feng Xinyan stared at Chu Junqi in disbelief.
Feng Qianwei also said that if Chu Junqi was too obsessed with you, and you changed one day, Chu Junqi would disappear from this world.
Feng Xinyan looked at Chu Junqi, who had spoken to her loudly for the first time. She reached out and caressed his cheek, but tears kept falling.
If I was your demon, then you should have left me a long time ago, right? Feng Xin Yan did not expect that she would encounter such an unacceptable thing at the beginning of this journey.
Who would be willing to believe that the person they loved would become a demon because of them?
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