Dusk Returns to the Ruined Building

In the end, it was Zhuangzi's dream of the butterfly; love is both a blessing and a curse.

Since leaving Stargazing Mountain and arriving in Luowu Ancient City, Shen Yichen has seemingly been living a carefree life, but he has always been caught in a web of intrigue. Every romance he has had has been a calamity, otherwise Shen Yichen would not have torn the booklet to shreds.

Shen Yichen kept all of this to himself. What he really wanted now was a sense of liberation.

After Jian Ying's death, Shen Yichen thought he could finally be free. But when he returned to Yanquan, he realized he had fallen even deeper and gone even further.

The passing years and the helplessness of fate have left Shen Yichen's heart riddled with wounds. You must know, he is a child who has never had a father or mother's love!

His only master taught him to follow his heart, his nature, and fate. But Shen Yichen didn't have the old Taoist's mindset. He could let everything and every emotion take its course, but he had difficulties in his heart!

Ji Xuanyan is half of Shen Yichen's master and half of the woman he admires. Although their feelings for each other are restrained by propriety, Shen Yichen truly puts everything aside in front of Ji Xuanyan, showing her his most authentic and vulnerable self, and letting Ji Xuanyan see it, and letting Shen Yichen see it for himself.

The best person to confide in was actually Sister Qing, but all Shen Yichen could feel in his heart was a sigh:

"Hey!"

Although it was only a short period of sleep, Shen Yichen actually entered that strange dream again.

This time, Shen Yichen saw the woman in his dream clearly; it was actually Han Ningshuang!

Shen Yichen screamed and opened his eyes, his head covered in cold sweat. Ji Xuanyan was wiping his sweat.

Tears welled up in Shen Yichen's eyes, and he buried his face in Ji Xuanyan's arms, sobbing:

"Sister Yan, Sister Qing, Sister Qing..."

"I know she left you. Someone saw her in Yanquan!"

Shen Yichen shook his head in Ji Xuanyan's arms, looking as if he was taking advantage of her.

Ji Xuanyan blushed slightly, knowing that Shen Yichen's action was unintentional.

"Sister Yan, you...you don't know, Sister Qing might never come back. Her body has been possessed by the power of the Ghost Vein, and I still don't know if Sister Qing is dead or alive!"

Upon hearing this, Ji Xuanyan was shocked. Of course, she didn't know about this. Only Shen Yichen and Qingjie's brother knew. Shen Yichen hadn't even told Mu Qingxue.

"Brother Chen, tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"

Shen Yichen turned his head, opened his eyes, and looked at Ji Xuanyan with a strange gaze that made Ji Xuanyan feel uneasy.

"What's wrong with you? Brother Chen, can't you take it anymore? You have to keep going even if you can't!"

Shen Yichen suddenly had a whimsical idea; he had a very, very bold one.

Shen Yichen stared blankly at Ji Xuanyan and said softly:

"Sister Yan, I can tell you, but I have one condition!"

Ji Xuanyan's face was burning hot, and Shen Yichen's gaze towards her was so affectionate and full of ambiguity.

"What conditions?"

"I want you!"

After Shen Yichen finished speaking, he pounced on Ji Xuanyan.

This was a sudden idea that came to Shen Yichen just now. He wanted to disrupt all the heavenly secrets and destinies, and he wanted to deviate from the normal trajectory of his fate.

Since others could know everything about him through the art of divination, Shen Yichen decided to do the opposite.

Ji Xuanyan was startled and stopped Shen Yichen, shaking her head slightly.

“Brother Chen, it’s not that I don’t want to agree, it’s just that it’s impossible. If I separate from her, our bodies can’t engage in sexual relations. Otherwise, I wouldn’t have dared to dance naked in front of the world back then!”

Shen Yichen, of course, did not understand. He looked straight into Ji Xuanyan's eyes, and Ji Xuanyan did not seem to be lying.

"Sister Yan, why?"

"Hey, how can I explain this to you? Although she and I are two different people, neither of us is a complete person. You can think of me as only half of Ji Xuanyan. How can half a person do that?"

"real or fake?"

"Sister Yan has no reason to lie to you about something like this. I'm not rejecting you. I think our trip to Wushan really will take place under the Emperor Tree. This is fate. You want to change it? Hmph, it'll be very difficult!"

Shen Yichen was somewhat confused, or rather, he didn't believe it. He slowly approached Ji Xuanyan again.

Ji Xuanyan smiled slightly.

"Hey, you don't believe me? Then you'll see. You really won't turn back until you hit a brick wall!"

Shen Yichen really tried, but it really didn't work. Ji Xuanyan's body actually had an array, a very strange array, that only protected her sacred area.

"Sister Yan, what... what's going on?"

"Didn't I tell you? No, unless your cultivation reaches the Dao Heng Longevity Realm, you can force a breakthrough. But Sister Yan can give you some compensation!"

Ji Xuanyan suddenly pounced on Shen Yichen, her stunningly beautiful red lips pressed against his.

The last time Shen Yichen kissed Ji Xuanyan in white, the kiss with Ji Xuanyan in black was different; the feeling was truly magical!

Shen Yichen couldn't explain it, but this simpleton actually thought it was related to Hei Bai Ji Xuan Yan drinking tea and drinking wine.

The black-clad Ji Xuan Yan appears alluring and passionate, yet her kisses are pure and innocent.

What about Baiyi Ji Xuanyan? She is dignified and gentle, yet her kisses are full of seductive charm.

Shen Yichen felt it was strange, and it was a pity that Ji Xuanyan was right next to him but he couldn't eat her.

Shen Yichen's attempt to defy fate failed.

"Sister Yan, the three royal families of the Ji family have known from the beginning that I am still alive. There are people in the Ji family who know everything about me!"

The situation inside the Thousand-Headed Tower is truly amazing!

Ji Xuanyan was in Shen Yichen's arms at the moment, and her clothes were disheveled.

Although Shen Yichen failed to eat Ji Xuanyan, there are still some things he can do!

“I guessed it when the Ji family royal family came from Zhongzhou. No wonder the three royal families have never removed your title of young master in more than ten years. I didn’t know the reason before!”

"Sister Yan, this is really strange. I can understand that my father knows I'm still alive, probably because of the bloodline power within me. But how do you think the three royal families found out?"

Shen Yichen couldn't understand this problem. He had cultivated the Holy Emperor's Art of Unity of Heaven and Earth, but for a period of time, there was not a trace of the Holy Emperor's Art's aura within his body.

It wasn't until he met Ji Xuanyan and began cultivating the Holy Void Emperor Technique that the true essence of the Holy Emperor Technique began to constantly reside within his body.

"Brother Chen, I don't know either. The three royal families of the Ji family are actually separate from the Ji family. They haven't had much interaction over the past thousand years!"

Ji Xuanyan was telling the truth, especially regarding the royal family of Yunxia Mountain, whom Ji Xuanyan couldn't see through at all.

Yunxia Mountain is located next to the Ji family's imperial city, yet it seems to be isolated from the world. Ji Xuanyan is the lord of Yongqing Prefecture. Although she visits Yunxia Mountain twice a year, she still doesn't know what it's like inside.

"Sister Yan, I might not be just a pawn in my father's game. There are definitely people in the Ji family using me in their schemes, and one of my father's goals is probably to find that person!"

This was Shen Yichen and Sister Qing's conjecture, but now Shen Yichen can only share it with Ji Xuanyan.

"Perhaps it is the Empress of Yunxia Mountain!"

Ji Xuanyan did not tell Shen Yichen that Yongqing Prefecture controlled all the information about the Ji family, and that as the head of Yongqing Prefecture, she had to be loyal to the Empress.

"Sister Yan, I think Ji Xuanfeng is probably not that simple. You can't trust Ji Xuanfeng unconditionally."

Since Ji Xuanfeng has been to Guanxing Mountain, it means he also knows of my existence. Given his cultivation and intelligence, how could he have hidden for five hundred years, suddenly appeared at Guanxing Mountain, and then vanished without a trace? There's definitely something we don't know about this!

Ji Xuanyan frowned slightly and reached out to grasp Shen Yichen's arm.

"Be gentle!"

Looking at that stunningly beautiful face, Shen Yichen's furrowed brows were truly captivating!

Shen Yichen stopped thinking about anything and kissed Ji Xuanyan again.

Alas, is it love that brings calamity, or desire?

Shen Yichen seemed confused for a moment.

Ji Xuanyan was thinking about the Northern Abyss. Shen Yichen's reminder was right. She really trusted Ji Xuanfeng too much. But apart from trusting Ji Xuanfeng, she seemed to be able to do nothing. She couldn't stop Ji Xuanfeng either.

Ji Xuanyan had a bad feeling; she had overlooked a very important issue.

Why exactly is the royal family of Yunxia Mountain targeting Ji Xuanfeng?

This was true five hundred years ago, and it will be true five hundred years from now!