#924 - Neither Being nor Non-Being (VIII)
On the other side, inside the illusion array.
“. . . That’s, that’s how it is.”
Head lowered, voice a little soft.
Compared to Yang Liushi, Gu Pan'er was still a bit inexperienced, so she quickly recounted how she met Wei Changtian and what happened afterward.
Of course, the reason she told the truth was also because Gu Pan'er trusted Yang Liushi.
Although she didn't yet know who Yang Liushi was, she knew that the latter had saved Wei Changtian.
Moreover, she had clearly heard that the woman in front of her also called Wei Changtian "husband."
“So why do you call him husband?”
On the other side, Yang Liushi glanced coldly at Gu Pan'er, showing that she cared about this matter.
Hearing this, the latter blushed and softly replied truthfully:
“I don’t know if the thieves know Young Master Wei’s identity, I just thought this might be safer.”
“Oh, I see.”
Nodding, Yang Liushi roughly understood the ins and outs of the matter and didn't say much else, only starting to pick up the scattered Starry Sky Saber sheath and other items on the ground.
Gu Pan'er noted the name in her heart, but wasn't too surprised, she must have guessed long ago that Yang Liushi was different from her, truly Wei Changtian's wife.
“Young Master Wei said that he was married, but he never mentioned his wife's name. I was rude just now, I hope madam will forgive me.”
Giving a slight bow, Gu Pan'er apologized for her behavior of “pretending to be a married woman” just now.
Yang Liushi certainly wouldn't be petty and make things difficult for her, she smiled and let the matter drop.
With the misunderstanding resolved, the two finally began to examine their surroundings.
Broken walls and ruins, a scene of utter devastation.
The once solemn and dignified Yun'an Temple had become a pile of rubble, appearing particularly desolate under the cold moonlight.
“How could it be like this . . .”
Because her attention had been entirely on Wei Changtian just now, Gu Pan'er only now noticed something was wrong.
Although she didn't know what had happened here before she arrived, since Yun'an Temple had become like this, it should have caused a great commotion.
But why hadn't anyone in Linchuan City heard it?
Frowning, Gu Pan'er's expression was very blank, showing that she couldn't understand any of this.
Yang Liushi seemed to have seen her doubts, and after a little thought, she explained:
“This should be an illusion array.”
“Illusion array?”
“Yes, it’s a special kind of array that can transform into any scene, and can even create illusions that are indistinguishable from reality.”
“Madam means . . . this Yun'an Temple is fake?”
Gu Pan'er was very clever, and immediately understood Yang Liushi's meaning, her eyes widening in surprise.
“You can understand it that way.”
Yang Liushi didn't explain too much about the illusion array to Gu Pan'er, leaving a sentence “Wait here” before walking around, returning after about an incense stick's worth of time.
“It is indeed an illusion array, and a very clever one.”
“This array only allows entry and not exit, I haven't found a way to get out yet.”
After saying a few simple sentences, Yang Liushi turned her gaze to the Buddha statue that had been placed back on the lotus throne, her expression thoughtful.
But Gu Pan'er was stunned, and quickly asked:
“Madam, what should we do now?”
“Do nothing, just wait.”
“Wait?”
“Yes, Changtian will definitely come back to save us . . .”
“Whoosh!”
As if to verify the correctness of Yang Liushi's words, before she could finish speaking, a black shadow suddenly swept in from outside the array.
It was Wei Changtian, who had finally escaped, but had once again “walked into the trap.”
“Husband!”
Seeing Wei Changtian, the calm expression on Yang Liushi's face was instantly replaced by eagerness.
She quickly walked towards Wei Changtian, and after seeing that the injuries on the latter's body had mysteriously disappeared, she was first stunned, and then asked in a very fast voice:
“What exactly happened in the past few days when I wasn’t here?”
“Who is that young man who wanted to kill you?”
“He’s clearly only in the sixth rank, how could he have injured you?”
“And what’s going on with this illusion array?”
“. . .”
Clutching Wei Changtian's sleeve tightly, Yang Liushi fired off a bunch of questions in one breath.
Wei Changtian gently patted the back of her hand, and softly comforted her:
“We’ll talk about these things later, let’s get out of here first.”
“Oh, right, how did you come? Did Zhang San tell you something?”
“Yes, Zhang San sent a message to me saying that he couldn’t contact you all day, and was afraid that something had happened to you . . .”
Yang Liushi's eyes turned red, and she bit her lip, slightly turning her head away, as if she didn't want to cry at this time.
Soon, she took a deep breath to adjust her emotions, and then took out a few items and handed them to Wei Changtian.
“That young man didn’t die, he should be carrying the Pure Jade Pendant.”
“He seemed to have picked up a token before he escaped, the rest of the things are here.”
“Okay.”
Taking the Starry Sky Saber sheath and other items, Wei Changtian immediately saw what was missing.
It was the Kui Dragon Elder Token.
Originally, he had two tokens . . . to be precise, Old Zhangtou had left one, and the remnant soul of the Xuantian Sword had another one.
But later, the one from the remnant soul was stolen by Xu Suisui, and the one from Old Zhangtou was given to Chu Xianping.
Although Chu Xianping still hadn't returned the token to him, he had already retrieved the one in Xu Suisui's hand.
As a result, this Kui Dragon Token was now taken away by Lin Zhi.
Wei Changtian didn't know if Lin Zhi had intentionally taken the token, or if it was just an unintentional act.
In short, after losing this last token, he was completely out of the Kui Dragon Elders Council.
Sigh.
Sighing in his heart, Wei Changtian wasn't particularly upset.
After all, the negative impact of losing the Kui Dragon Token wouldn't be immediately apparent.
At least the Divine Strike Talisman and the Starry Sky Saber sheath hadn't been taken away by Lin Zhi, he felt that this was already the best of a bad situation.
“Alright, let’s break this damn array first.”
Shaking his head, Wei Changtian didn't show too much frustration in front of Yang Liushi, and after saying a word, his gaze fell on Gu Pan'er not far away.
“Are you alright? Were you injured?”
“Ah? N-No.”
Gu Pan'er quickly waved her hands: “Young Master, you . . .”
“I’m fine too.”
Wei Changtian hesitated for a moment, and still softly said:
“Thank you for tonight, if it wasn’t for you, perhaps I wouldn’t have been able to wait for Liushi to come and save me.”
“Young Master, don’t say that.”
Gu Pan'er lowered her head: “As long as you’re alright.”
“. . .”
Obviously, this sentence sounded somewhat ambiguous.
Wei Changtian subconsciously looked at Yang Liushi, and found that the latter's expression hadn't changed much.
Indeed generous!
Praising her in his heart, Wei Changtian was about to say something when a sharp pain suddenly came from his waist.
“Husband, Pan'er is a good girl.”
Secretly twisting his waist with force, Yang Liushi looked at the embarrassed Wei Changtian with a smile, and softly reminded him:
“You must treat her well in the future.”
“. . .”
I knew it! No woman doesn't get jealous!
