Battle Through the Heavens: I Am the Righteous Path

After hearing the serious consequences described by Patriarch Danta, Xiao Yan's face suddenly became gloomy. Hun Yao and Hun Qi did seize the opportunity of the Pure Lotus Demon Fire's descent and fled from Xiao Xuan without stopping.

Xiao Xuan looked at the people who were running away. Although there was hatred on his face, he did not chase after them. Instead, he looked up at the sky that had been dyed a sea of ​​red.

Obviously, now is not the time for her to settle her personal grudges.

Boom!

Suddenly, the space within a thousand miles in radius began to vibrate wildly, and then began to shatter at a speed visible to the naked eye, causing everyone present to open their eyes suddenly. They could sense that the temperature between heaven and earth had increased by nearly a hundred times in an instant!
Then, a steady and powerful voice sounded from the sky, shaking the souls of everyone present.

[Foolish humans, trying to control me again and again, it's really ridiculous. 】

[Well, after I absorb you this time, I will be able to completely escape that damn seal and live freely in the world! ]

The moment the words fell, a strong white light suddenly bloomed in the space, and no one present had time to react before they were all swallowed up by the strong light.

And at the last moment when the strong light was about to disappear, Nalan Yanran's blood-red figure and the Fire Spirit Fairy chasing behind her arrived together and were enveloped by the strong white light.

After an unknown amount of time, Xiao Yan suddenly opened his eyes. What he saw was not the chaotic space he had expected, but a forest with birds singing and flowers blooming. The air was full of comfort and beauty, which made people intoxicated and unable to extricate themselves.

"here it is?"

Xiao Yan frowned tightly, looked around, and then clenched his palms. Although there was nothing wrong, he always felt that something was wrong.

It's the kind of strangeness that is detected instinctively.

Fantasy?

Xiao Yan frowned and came to this conclusion.

"Cai Lin and Senior Yao are also missing."

A hint of worry appeared in Xiao Yan's eyes. The moment the strong light enveloped everyone, the others must have been enveloped as well.

"Mom! I'm back!"

Just as Xiao Yan was thinking about how to break this illusion, a lively and pleasant calling voice sounded. Xiao Yan looked back at the source of the voice and saw a little girl with long black hair holding a bunch of herbs, skipping towards him, her face full of childlike joy.

"Why does this girl look so familiar?"

Xiao Yan stared blankly at the little girl who was gradually approaching. He searched carefully in his mind but did not find any similar image.

Just as Xiao Yan was thinking, the little girl had already bumped into him. Xiao Yan came to his senses and instinctively bent down to catch her, but the little girl went straight through his body and ran straight behind Xiao Yan.

Xiao Yan stood there in a daze, turned around to look at the little girl's receding back, and stared blankly at his raised hand.

Did she just pass through me, or did I pass through her? Where on earth is this place?
Xiao Yan frowned and released his soul power to sense the outside world, but still felt nothing. He looked around again, but still didn't get any useful information.

(No choice but to follow and take a look.)
Thinking this, Xiao Yan followed the little girl, and the two walked towards the back mountain one after the other. Along the way, Xiao Yan looked at the little girl's back and felt more and more that he must have seen her somewhere, but he just couldn't remember where.

But one thing is certain, if it is really an illusion, then this girl is most likely someone he knows.

Follow up, I guess there will be results soon.

Xiao Yan followed the little girl all the way to a simple thatched house in the back mountain. After the little girl entered, she closed the wooden door tightly. Xiao Yan observed the situation inside through the window.

The thatched hut was quite simple, with a stove, a medicine pot stove in the corner, and an old wooden bed covered with mattress. Apart from these, there was nothing else. The little girl was kneeling beside the bed, staring at the beautiful woman lying on the bed. The beautiful woman looked visibly weak, and Xiao Yan could tell her condition with just one glance.

Because the energy surrounding her was too strong and she did not have the strength to absorb it, over time the energy required for cultivation became a poison that persecuted her, making this beautiful woman's body increasingly weak.

The solution is not difficult. Either improve the beauty's strength or keep her away from this place full of energy.

"Mother, these are the herbs I picked today. Can they cure your illness?"

The little girl's eyes flashed with hope as she carefully held the herbs in her hand in front of the beautiful woman. Xiao Yan, who was outside the house, saw the herbs in the little girl's hand through the window and shook his head slightly in his heart.

They are just some blood-replenishing herbs, which have nothing to do with the beautiful woman's symptoms.

Although Xiao Yan wanted to go in and help, the beautiful woman's situation was not difficult to solve, so it would be okay for him to help.

But, it's a pity.

Xiao Yan stretched his hand towards the window and looked at his palm that passed directly through the window grille without any surprise in his eyes.

Although I have the will, I don't have the power.

I should not be able to interfere with anything in this illusion.

At this time, the beautiful woman slowly sat up, glanced at the herbs in the girl's hand, and then a weak smile appeared at the corner of her mouth.

"It's useful. Mother is in need of these herbs right now."

This is a lie.

As soon as the beautiful woman finished speaking, Xiao Yan made a judgment in his heart.

From the look in the beautiful woman's eyes, Xiao Yan could clearly conclude that she must have known that these herbs could not solve her condition, and she said that just to prevent her daughter from being disappointed.

Sure enough, after hearing the beautiful woman's words, the joy on the little girl's face became even greater.

"Wait a minute, Mom. I'll boil some medicine for you right away!"

As she spoke, the little girl excitedly ran to the medicine jar in the corner with the herbs in her arms. She put the herbs in very carefully, added water, and started a fire. Her ruby-like eyes stared intently at the medicine jar, not daring to be distracted in the slightest.

While the little girl was decocting the medicine, Xiao Yan, who was standing outside the house, raised his eyebrows slightly, as if he had noticed something and turned his head. He saw a sturdy middle-aged man approaching the thatched hut and pushing the door open and walking in.

"Qing'er, girl, I'm back!"

"Dad! Welcome back!"

When the little girl saw the middle-aged man, she jumped up with joy on her face, flipped over and jumped on his back, rubbing his unshaven beard affectionately, and then her cute little face revealed dissatisfaction.

"Dad, you should shave."

"I'm busy lately. Dad will shave it right away." The middle-aged man laughed heartily. Then he glanced at the medicine pot with mist rising in the corner and said to the little girl, "Go and check the medicine. Be careful not to burn it."

"Oh! That's right!" The little girl came to her senses instantly and quickly jumped off the middle-aged man's back, continuing to squat beside the medicine jar and staring at it closely.

The middle-aged man looked at his daughter's petite back with deep love in his eyes. Then he walked to the bed, bent down slightly, and looked at the beautiful woman very tenderly.

"Qing'er, how is your health today?"

"It's okay. I feel much better now."

The beautiful woman's frail face showed a smile, which was so gentle and graceful, but it made the middle-aged man feel pain in his heart.

Of course he knew that his wife was lying just to avoid making him worry.

But the middle-aged man did not reject his wife's kindness. Instead, he smiled and went along with her lies.

"Really? That's good." The middle-aged man paused, then raised his hand excitedly, "Qing'er, let me tell you, the elders have promised me that as long as this mission can be successfully completed, they will promote me to the captain of the guard. Then I will be able to find more medicinal herbs for you to treat your illness."

Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the beautiful woman did not show any joy, but instead her eyes revealed deep worry.

The captain of the guard may seem insignificant to the entire family, but he also has some power. The beautiful woman knows the temperaments of the elders in the family very well, and they will not easily make such a guarantee to a low-level guard like her husband.

"Ahuo, is it really okay? Those elders."

"Hey~ It's okay, it's okay. I'm just looking for some things. It's not dangerous."

The middle-aged man interrupted the beautiful woman carelessly. When the beautiful woman was about to ask more questions, the little girl came to the bedside carefully holding the medicine jar and looked at her seriously.

"Mom, drink it while it's hot."

"That's right, this is the medicine my daughter prepared specially for you, drink it while it's hot."

The middle-aged man took this opportunity to interrupt, and the beautiful woman did not ask any more questions. She nodded gently, and drank the medicine one sip at a time with the help of the middle-aged man. It seemed that the medicine was too bitter, which made the beautiful woman frown frequently, but her face was indeed visibly redder.

This is of course, although those herbs cannot cure the disease, they can indeed slightly improve the beautiful woman's health, even if it's just a little bit.

The little girl didn't understand these tricks. When she saw her mother's complexion looked much better after drinking the medicine, she was so happy that her eyes narrowed into slits.

After a while, the beautiful woman finished drinking the medicine, and was then helped to lie down by the middle-aged man. Then the middle-aged man quietly waved to the little girl, led her out of the house, and squatted down next to Xiao Yan who was standing at the wall.

"Daughter, Daddy has to go to work now, so your mother is relying on you to take care of her."

"Eh? You just came back and you're going out again?"

The little girl pouted with some dissatisfaction. The middle-aged man had a gentle expression on his face. He raised his hand and gently rubbed her head, comforting her softly.

"Don't worry, this is the last time. As long as this job is finished, Daddy won't have to go out so often in the future, and your mother's illness can be completely cured."

"Really?" Hearing the middle-aged man's words, the little girl's eyes instantly showed excitement, and she quickly ordered: "Why don't you go quickly?"

In the little girl’s mind, her mother’s illness is the most important thing. Nothing in the world is more important than curing her mother’s illness!
When the middle-aged man heard what the little girl said, the corners of his mouth twitched slightly and he looked helpless.

It is said that a daughter is her father’s little cotton-padded jacket. This girl in my family is indeed a little cotton-padded jacket, but unfortunately she is not the one wearing it on me.

However, this also made the middle-aged man feel relieved. A sincere look appeared in his eyes, and he stared at the little girl's delicate and lovely face, as if he wanted to remember her in his mind forever.

After a long time, the middle-aged man slowly spoke, his tone hinting at a farewell.

"From now on, I'll ask you to take care of your mother."

"Well! Leave it to me, Mom!"

Perhaps because she was still young, although the little girl felt that there was something wrong with her father's tone, she did not think much about it, but responded by patting her undeveloped chest.

The middle-aged man smiled with satisfaction at this, and finally patted the little girl on the head. He stood up and slowly left as the little girl waved goodbye.

Xiao Yan, who had watched the entire process, clearly saw the determination to die from the middle-aged man's gradually receding back.

Xiao Yan frowned, and suddenly realized something. He turned his head sharply to look at the little girl, especially her ruby-like eyes, and his mind suddenly became clear.

This is probably the case.
Before Xiao Yan could think more, the scene around him suddenly changed. The bright sky had turned into dusk, and at this time a man in black armor had gathered in front of the thatched cottage, looking down at the little girl.

At this moment, the little girl's face was full of dullness and she asked blankly.

"What did you just say?"

When the man heard the little girl's question, there was obvious impatience in his eyes, but he still answered in a deep voice.

"Your father Yao Huo died heroically during this mission. I am here to distribute the pension to his family."

As he spoke, the man took out a purse from his arms, threw it casually at the little girl's feet, and then turned and left without looking back.

And the little girl still stood there blankly for several minutes after the man left, looking down at the purse on the grass, surprise and pain revealed in her ruby ​​eyes.

It was not until this moment that she understood what her father meant by what he said that day, and her eyes gradually became moist.

Just before she was about to burst into tears, the girl raised her sleeves to wipe her eyes, picked up the purse and went back to the door of the thatched cottage. Before going in, she tried hard to put a smile on her face. After thinking that there was no problem, she pushed the door open and spoke to the beautiful woman on the bed with her usual smile.

"Mom! Dad has brought back the money!" The girl ran to the beautiful woman's bed excitedly and handed her the purse. "With this money, I can buy a lot of medicinal herbs for mom's treatment!"

The beautiful woman slowly sat up and looked at the purse in the girl's hand, with some doubt in her eyes.

The beautiful woman naturally knew about her husband's income, and it was obvious that his income was far less than the amount of this purse. How could he give so much money to the family at once?
The beautiful woman was about to ask when she suddenly saw the girl's red eyes and the smile she was trying hard to maintain. Her pupils contracted instantly and she immediately understood something.

In an instant, overwhelming sorrow touched the beautiful woman's heart, and she felt as if she had been hit hard and almost fainted.

But at the moment when she was about to faint, the beautiful woman bit her tongue tightly and forced herself to stay awake.

Can't fall down, can't fall down. Once I fall down, Chen Er will have no one to rely on.
The beautiful woman pursed her lips, forcibly suppressing the grief in her heart, stretched out her hand, slowly and gently held the girl in her arms, without saying a word.

The moment the beautiful woman embraced the girl, the pain in her heart instantly magnified several times, but she bit her lips tightly without making a sound, and clung tightly to the beautiful woman's arms, showing her vulnerability.

As the mother and child embraced each other, Xiao Yan, who was outside the house, looked through the window at the tears slowly falling down the girl's face, his expression becoming extremely gloomy. (End of this chapter)