Chapter 125: Just As Expected, They Had Malicious Intentions

Chapter 24:

Ji Yin suddenly understood—the so-called illusion was nothing but a facade!

She immediately looked at the peach blossom branch in her hand; it instantly dissolved into thin air, and the peach tree before her vanished as well.

She shut her eyes at once, focusing her mind.

"Break!"

When she opened her eyes again, the scenery around her remained unchanged. They were still trapped.

What was going on?

This was impossible! According to Xuan Yuanji, she should have been able to shatter this illusion. Where had she gone wrong?

"You know how to break a temporal illusion, don't you?"

"Now, it is time for you to answer my question."

"Ask, quickly!" Ji Yin was growing impatient.

She desperately wanted to escape. In an illusion, everything was fake; there were no treasures to be found!

"Do you like peach blossoms?"

Ji Yin: ...

Was that really the question Xuan Yuanji wanted to ask her?

What the hell kind of question was that?

"I do."

Xuan Yuanji suddenly raised his hand, his elegant sleeves sweeping through the air.

The entire world was instantly bathed in a crimson hue.

Everywhere she looked, peach trees were in full bloom, beautiful enough to be an earthly paradise. A gentle breeze blew, causing the blossoms to drift down like rain.

Ji Yin watched the scene, her heart racing uncontrollably. It was truly breathtaking. Even if it were a fabrication, it was the most beautiful sight she had ever beheld.

Xuan Yuanji took Ji Yin’s hand and led her deeper into the peach grove.

"Are we... not going to follow the others?" Ji Yin asked, gesturing in the opposite direction.

"There is no danger here," Xuan Yuanji replied calmly.

Ji Yin said nothing, following obediently by his side.

As Ji Yun and his group walked, they suddenly found themselves surrounded by countless peach trees, all in full bloom. Baili Yuan loved peach blossoms above all else, and seeing this, he stopped in his tracks.

Compared to the peach grove he had planted himself, the one here was beautiful beyond words.

"What is going on?"

"How did so many peach trees appear all of a sudden?"

"This is just too beautiful!"

The group could not help but exclaim in wonder.

Mo Chuan raised his hand, catching a falling petal, and looked back toward the direction they had come from.

He had been able to see Ji Yin and Xuan Yuanji trailing behind them earlier, but now, not even their shadows were visible.

"Cough, cough!" Mo Chuan raised his hand to his mouth and coughed twice.

Ji Yun immediately stepped forward. "Master Mo, are you alright?"

"I am fine," Mo Chuan shook his head. "It is just that we have walked for so long, and yet we have not discovered a single clue."

"It is alright, we will search slowly. Would you like to rest for a while?" Ji Yun worried that Mo Chuan’s health could not withstand the exertion.

If not for his insistence that Mo Chuan join them, Mo Chuan likely would not have made this trip.

"Very well, let us rest," Mo Chuan nodded.

Seeing that Ji Yin and Xuan Yuanji had not yet caught up, Ji Yun decided to stop and wait for them.

"Everyone, rest where you are! Keep a sharp lookout."

...

Xuan Yuanji was actually capable of using illusions, and his mastery was nothing short of divine.

Everything felt so real.

A thick carpet of petals lay on the ground, soft and cushiony underfoot. Seeing a tree covered in fallen petals, Ji Yin walked over and sat down, leaning against the trunk.

"Let's rest for a moment."

Xuan Yuanji sat beside her, their shoulders brushing against each other.

"Why did you take me as your disciple?"

"Because I wanted to properly keep you in line."

"I knew you were up to no good!" Ji Yin nudged his shoulder hard with her own.

"What about you? Why did you agree to be my disciple?"

"Can I say it was because I didn't want to get beaten?"