Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

In the maple forest outside Luowu Ancient City, Shen Yichen saw a red maple leaf in the autumn during the spring. It was a gift from Mu Qingxue.

The evergreen leaves have turned red; the red leaves are the most enduring!

"Little Chenchen, this is the only evergreen leaf I found amidst the red leaves on my way to the Nine-Story Tower. I didn't expect it to turn red on its own. But it's fine, it's the only one left. Among all the maple leaves in the forest, only it is red!"

The two of them held a red leaf in their four hands. Shen Yichen pressed his face against Mu Qingxue's, quietly looking at this ordinary yet unique gift.

"I hate red!"

Then, Shen Yichen kissed Mu Qingxue's cheek.

Mu Qingxue, of course, knew what Shen Yichen meant by those words, and murmured:

"I hate red too, will you wait for me?"

"We have no choice but to wait. Let's wait outside the ancient city of Luowu!"

Shen Yichen's reason for not entering Luowu Ancient City was very simple: he wanted to possess Mu Qingxue; to be precise, he wanted to change his fate.

Mu Qingxue's page describes the sacred mountain and the Heavenly Lake, but Shen Yichen insists on breaking free from the so-called shackles of fate.

Mu Qingxue actually thought the same thing, but not to break the shackles of fate. She simply couldn't wait any longer, because her sacred body was the third gift she could give to Shen Yichen.

Mu Qingxue had already made up her mind in Sword Welcome Holy City, but unfortunately, she didn't have time to do so!

The reason Mu Qingxue appeared in Luowu Ancient City was actually because of another little straw doll, who was her mother.

This is the red maple forest where Uncle Sun first met Mu Qingxue's mother. Mu Qingxue had been wandering around the ancient city of Luowu. In the entire east of Yanquan, there was only this maple forest, and nothing else. Therefore, the place where Mu Qingxue's mother appeared back then must be this place.

Mu Qingxue never expected that her other little straw doll would guide her to find Shen Yichen, the little straw doll.

This is one of the reasons why Mu Qingxue fell so deeply in love with Shen Yichen. Mu Qingxue felt that it was a blessing from her mother, something preordained by heaven.

Mu Qingxue had another fantastical idea in her mind: could she find her mother through Shen Yichen?

After a long separation, the sweet taste of love is truly irresistible. The two cuddled together until the sunset painted the maple forest red.

The two of them had to stop; the feeling of unfulfilled desire was truly torture!

Mu Qingxue held two small straw figures and told Shen Yichen about her past. Shen Yichen also opened his heart to Mu Qingxue and told her about his past.

The two talked until the waning moon reached its zenith, and when they were tired, they embraced and leaned against a treetop, falling into a deep sleep.

Shen Yichen didn't tell everything, but he told almost everything.

He didn't mention the Emperor Tree sapling, nor his relationship with Huang Xiyi. Shen Yichen talked about the rest as his thoughts came to him, including his ambiguous relationships with other women and his deep affection for Murong Ruoxi and others.

Shen Yichen wanted Mu Qingxue to fully understand him; he had truly decided to face everything head-on.

Shen Yichen's talk of conquering all the beauties in the world was not a joke, but a real idea. The first woman he wanted to conquer was the one in the booklet!

The world is truly wondrous!

While floating on Yingzhou Island, inside the Void Dust Pearl, Shen Yichen thought of forgetting all women. But when he arrived outside Luowu Ancient City, Shen Yichen's heart was set on conquering all women!

Shen Yichen's change in mindset is an understanding of the life-or-death calamity. Whether he runs away or not, he will die. So why does he run away?

Shen Yichen also told Mu Qingxue that his love life was destined to be fraught with tribulations, which would bring disaster, or even death, to the women who loved him and the women he loved!

Mu Qingxue didn't care at all. Her first half of life was filled with calamities. In reality, that's the power of love. When two people are deeply in love, neither of them cares about the calamities.

Shen Yichen was dreaming while holding Mu Qingxue, but the person in his dream was not Mu Qingxue.

Moon-Viewing Pavilion, below the Star-Gazing Platform.

Ji Yinan, Ji Yihong, and Ji Yichen, the three little brats, are here again.

"Yichen, we'll get yelled at if we come here!"

"Brother Nan is such a coward, even Yi Hong wasn't afraid!"

"That's right, Brother Nan, you're here to be the referee, so if anything goes wrong, Yi Chen and I will take the blame!"

Ji Yinan could only shake his head helplessly. He had been bullied by his two younger brothers since he was a child.

"Are you two ready? Neither of you is allowed to cry if you lose!"

"Yichen, did you hear that? You're not allowed to cry if you lose, and you're absolutely not allowed to use your status as the young master to bully others!"

"Yi Hong, you lost. Don't go back and tell on me!"

"You think you can lose to me? Dream on!"

"Ready, charge!"

At Ji Yinan's command, the three of them climbed the Moon Gazing Tower together.

Yi Hong and Yi Chen were competing to see who could climb to the observatory first. At the beginning, they were both very fast, and Ji Yinan could hardly keep up.

When they reached the middle, Ji Yinan began to show his age and physical advantages. He walked at the front, cheering on his two younger brothers.

"Keep going! You're only halfway there, keep going!"

When the three of them were almost at the observatory, they were crawling, covered in sweat and panting heavily.

"Hurry up, you two! It's not far!"

Ji Yinan stopped; he was truly exhausted.

Ji Yichen and Ji Yihong, on the contrary, were both determined. They looked at each other, neither willing to give in, and continued climbing upwards.

Ji Yichen ultimately won by a hair's breadth, but he still lost because he bumped into someone.

Ji Yichen not only lost, but also tumbled down the stairs, fortunately not very steep.

Ji Yihong climbed onto the observatory, raised her hands high, and jumped up and down while shouting:

"I won! I won!"

Both children who collided were angry, but neither of them said a word.

Soon, with Ji Yinan's help, Ji Yichen reached the star-gazing platform.

When Ji Yichen saw the child who had bumped into him, he kicked the child away.

Ji Yichen was careless; the child dodged, and Ji Yichen himself fell, but he managed to pull off the child's hat.

A head of long hair fell gracefully down, revealing that it was a girl!

"You bastard!"

The girl kicked Ji Yichen, who had fallen, several times.

In the end, the girl was stopped by Ji Yinan and another adult.

Ji Yichen had never been bullied like this before!

The two children got into a fight, this time using the Holy Emperor Technique, right on the Star Gazing Platform.

Ji Yichen was at a disadvantage and was knocked to the ground. Ji Yinan and Ji Yihong also joined the attack, but the adult who came with the little girl did not stop them.

On the observatory, a girl fought against three opponents, and Ji Yinan and his two companions were defeated.

Ji Yichen was a man who refused to admit defeat, and he bit the little girl's arm.

"Ah! You, you're a bastard!"

The little girl turned her hand into a knife and slashed at Ji Yichen, but Ji Yichen didn't let go at all. Soon, both of them started bleeding.

Ji Yinan and Ji Yihong were so frightened that they didn't move. If that adult hadn't stopped them, Ji Yichen would probably be dead.

The little girl's knife was aimed at Ji Yichen's head; it was only because the adult intervened that the direction was deflected.

"Oh, what a bunch of ignorant kids!"

A beam of mysterious light shattered the true energy in the little girl's hand.

The girl was ruthless; she bit Ji Yichen's bleeding shoulder.

A nun in gray robes walked up from the pavilion of Wangyue Tower.

"Master, Grandmaster, they're fighting!"

Ji Yihong was so frightened that she stammered.

Ji Yichen lost a lot of blood, and Ji Yinan was too scared to move. It seemed that Ji Yichen's bones were protruding, and the adult couldn't separate the two children at all.

"Master Jiche!"

Upon seeing the gray-robed nun, the adult visibly panicked.

"He can't even take care of a child properly. When did Yun Xiashan become so unruly!"

Master Jiche walked slowly to the two children. She first smiled and glanced at the little girl.

The little girl looked horrified, released her mouth, and burst into tears.

Master Jiche glanced at Ji Yichen again.

Ji Yichen also released his grip, his expression clearly stunned for a moment. He took a few steps back, one hand on his hip, his brows furrowed deeply. It was obvious that he was enduring the pain, as he couldn't move his other arm.

"My name is Ji Yichen, and I am the young master of the Ji family. This observatory is for observing the Ji family's imperial city, and it will also be my future observatory for the world. This is my observatory, do you understand?"

The little girl cried and trembled in the adult's arms, completely ignoring Ji Yichen.

The adult holding the little girl bowed slightly to Master Jiche and then left.

"Yixuan, don't cry! Don't cry!"