"Your Majesty!" Jing Yi couldn't stop Huan Changming and jumped in without thinking.
Mu Lingzi, hiding behind a tree, witnessed this scene. She saw that the illusionary scenes of the people who had jumped into the illusion suddenly appeared above the floating platform.
He spotted Huan Changming's face at a glance, and said with a mocking smile, "What a tragedy."
After entering the illusion, Huan Changming did not find Lu Pianpian, but instead returned to the cold palace where he grew up in Li Kingdom.
He caught a glimpse of a small, dirty figure crouching in the corner, eating a bowl of spoiled rice while silently shedding tears.
That was him in the past, but now, as Huan Changming looked at his former self, a hint of irony flashed in his eyes.
What is an illusion? It is nothing more than an attempt to force people to confront their inner fears, trapping them within the illusion and preventing them from escaping.
Unfortunately, he was no longer the Ninth Princess who could be bullied by everyone; this little thing couldn't shake him in the slightest.
As his mood changed, the scene before him also changed. In a dizzying moment, he was pinned to the bed by a figure.
Huan Changming looked up and saw Lu Pianpian's familiar face. "Lu Pianpian, you really are willing to risk your life for your junior brother!"
Lu Pianpian's clear eyes were filled with tears as she timidly looked at him, "Are you angry with me?"
Huan Changming was taken aback, then sneered: "You're being foolish to die for Huan Juntian, what does it have to do with me?"
"Then why are you being so mean to me?" Lu Pianpian asked, feeling wronged. "I don't like it when you're mean to me, Changming..."
Since Huan Changming ascended the throne, Lu Pianpian had always been cold and indifferent to him. When had she ever called him Changming so gently as she did now? Huan Changming was momentarily dazed.
After a long while, he finally found his voice, "Lu Pianpian... are you perhaps trying to give in to me?"
Lu Pianpian was above him, her arms wrapped around his neck, her soft lips pressed against his, gently leaving a kiss, "Is it okay?"
Huan Changming's Adam's apple bobbed silently, his voice becoming slightly hoarse: "What do you think?"
Lu Pianpian was confused for a moment, then her lips touched his again.
Huan Changming's body stiffened slightly as he passively accepted Lu Pianpian's kiss, but he did not extend his arms to push her away.
A note from the author:
Huan Changming, you're finished. You've fallen in love.
Chapter 37
The bed curtains were drawn down by a breeze from who-knows-where, making the figures on the bed appear blurry.
Lu Pianpian's black hair intertwined with Huan Changming's brown hair beneath her, the black and brown resembling two alluring water snakes tightly entwined, intimately and ambiguously inseparable.
Huan Changming passively accepted Lu Pianpian's kiss. Lu Pianpian's tongue skillfully parted his lips and teeth, suddenly bringing Huan Changming, who was almost lost in the moment, back to his senses.
Lu Pianpian noticed Huan Changming's unusual behavior, raised her head slightly, and gazed at him with affectionate eyes, "Don't you want me?"
Huan Changming extended his thumb and stroked Lu Pianpian's thin lips, which were exceptionally moist and red from the kiss. His eyes grew even darker. "He's not as good at seducing people as you are."
Lu Pianpian looked innocent. "Who?"
The next moment, Huan Changming's hand, which had been gently caressing his lips, gripped his neck tightly. He struggled, suffocating, "Why..."
Huan Changming didn't answer his question, and the fingers gripping his neck tightened even more. His cries and pleas couldn't soften Huan Changming's heart in the slightest.
Huan Changming gazed intently at Lu Pianpian, who had died in his hands. Even though he knew it was an illusion created by the dream world, he still couldn't help but feel a strange unease.
Before he could investigate further, a blinding white light flashed before his eyes, forcing him to close them.
When he opened his eyes again, he was in a forest, with the corpse of a spider demon lying at his feet.
"Thank you for saving me..."
Huan Changming looked in the direction of the sound and saw Lu Pianpian lying in the bushes, looking extremely disheveled. Her white clothes were torn, and there were several scratches on her face.
Huan Changming initially thought this was another illusion created by the illusion to deceive him, but Lu Pianpian ran to his side with a grateful expression. "My name is Yaoye. If it weren't for your help just now, I would have been eaten by the spider demon... I noticed that your hand seems to be injured. Is it a vital injury?"
Swaying? Helping each other?
Why would the all-powerful Lu Xianjun need his help?
Huan Changming sneered inwardly, unwilling to play along with this fake person. Just as he was about to expose him, he found himself unable to utter a sound. His eyes seemed to be controlled by some force, staring intently at the swaying eyes, as if trying to see through them.
Lu Pianpian, who was possessing Yaoye's body, was in the same situation. After entering the Frozen Illusion, he entered the body of a spirit butterfly named Yaoye.
Lingdie Yaoye grew up on Flower Sleep Island and has an extremely high talent for cultivation. She is the most capable of cultivating into a Spirit Rhinoceros Butterfly and becoming the second Lingdie to ascend to the Upper Realm after the Divine Child.
In addition, he had a predestined connection with the divine child since childhood, and was fortunate enough to listen to the divine child's teachings under the divine child's tutelage, thus gaining wisdom.
Therefore, Yaoyao was placed on high hopes by her clan from a young age, who hoped that she could cultivate into the Spirit Rhinoceros Butterfly as soon as possible, and lead their Spirit Butterfly clan to break free from the demon status and return to the immortal status.
This journey through the human world is the first step that Yaoyao has taken in order to cultivate into a Spirit Rhinoceros Butterfly.
However, there are mountains beyond mountains, and demons beyond demons.
Yao Yao was unlucky and accidentally fell into the web of a spider demon who had cultivated to a high level. She was almost eaten, but fortunately, she was saved by the chivalrous man in front of her.
Lu Pianpian recognized the man as Huan Changming at a glance. He didn't know how this man had entered the Frozen Illusion. He only wanted to avoid him, but he couldn't control his swaying body and was passively pulled towards Huan Changming by the swaying.
Feeling the other person's gaze, Yao Ye touched his face in confusion. "Is there something on my face?"
Realizing his lapse in composure, the other person looked away and said coldly, "Your eyes are quite unusual."
The Spirit Butterfly Clan is known for its outstanding appearance, but compared to other members of the clan, Swaying Butterfly's looks are only considered average.
At this moment, being praised by his benefactor, he felt a surge of indescribable emotions, and his face instantly turned red.
The other party walked to a tree, where the spider web woven by the spider spirit remained on the branches, and a butterfly was trapped inside the web.
The butterfly's wings were stuck in spider silk, rendering it unable to move. As a fellow butterfly, I could sense its fear and helplessness.
The other person tore the spider silk apart with their bare hands, allowing the butterfly to take flight smoothly, a hint of tenderness showing in their cold expression.
Seeing this, Yao Ye's heart suddenly skipped a beat, and she couldn't help but ask, "What's your name...?"
"A candle in the wind".
Feng Zhu picked up his sword and turned to leave.
She straightened her messy clothes and quickly caught up.
Without turning his head, Feng Zhu continued walking forward. "Why are you following me?"
Yaoyao ran to Fengzhu's side, pointed to the wound on his arm and said, "You were injured by the spider demon while saving me, I want to help you heal!"
"It's just a minor injury, no need to worry."
Feng Zhu's attitude was as cold as he was, but Yao Ye had developed feelings for him and would not give up.
“But you saved me, Fengzhu, and I want to repay you.”
Yao Ye grabbed Feng Zhu's arm without saying a word and took out the medicine she carried with her to treat Feng Zhu's wounds.
Feng Zhu looked down at Yao Ye as she applied medicine to his wound. Yao Ye tore off strips of her clothes to wrap Feng Zhu's wound. Suddenly, the butterfly that Feng Zhu had released flew back and landed on Feng Zhu's wound.
The swaying flame looked up at the candle with joy, "It's thanking you!"
Feng Zhu gazed into those shimmering, clear eyes. "How did you know?"
"I just know!"
Feng Zhu withdrew his arm, and the butterfly flew into the air because of his movement. He said coldly, "You can leave after you've healed my wounds."
Yaoyao was determined to follow Fengzhu, saying, "But you haven't repaid my life-saving kindness yet. I can only leave after I've repaid your kindness."
Feng Zhu gripped his sword tightly, turned around, and walked away again.
Yaoyao took it as a yes and followed Fengzhu happily.
Yaoye arrived alone in the unfamiliar human territory. He was lively by nature, but had no one to talk to, and felt extremely lonely throughout the journey. Now, with Fengzhu by his side, he had someone to confide in, and they had endless things to say every day. Although Fengzhu was indifferent and mostly ignored him, Yaoye did not feel wronged.
He felt very happy to see Fengzhu every day and spend time with him.
He is an extremely easily satisfied person.
Although Lu Pianpian didn't understand love, based on his experience gleaned from those romantic tales, he could tell that this swaying butterfly had fallen headlong into a pit called the Candle in the Wind, sinking deeper and deeper.
Lu Pianpian had no ill intentions towards Feng Zhu. It was just that Feng Zhu was wearing Huan Changming's face, and whenever Yao Ye approached Feng Zhu, he felt as if he were spending every day with Huan Changming, and he would always feel as if he were in another world.
After all, in the outside world, he and Huan Changming would never have the chance to live together peacefully again.
For over a year, Yaoye followed Fengzhu, fighting against the strong and helping the weak, and slaying demons and monsters.
Yaoyao felt that she and Fengzhu got along very well, and gradually figured out her feelings for Fengzhu. She thought about finding a suitable time to tell Fengzhu her feelings for him, but one day, Fengzhu suddenly said to her, "Let's go our separate ways."
Yao Ye asked, puzzled, "Why?"
"I'm going back to my sect."
"Can't I go back to the sect with you?" Yao Ye asked expectantly. "I don't want to be separated from you, Feng Zhu."
Feng Zhu glanced at him coldly, and after a long while said, "Whatever."
Feng Zhu's sect was a renowned demon-catching academy. Yao Ye only discovered after arriving that the reason Feng Zhu was so skilled at catching demons was because he was one of the Celestial Master's top disciples.
Yao Ye didn't tell Feng Zhu his true identity. After being taken back to the Demon Hunter's Mansion by Feng Zhu, he stayed in Feng Zhu's room, afraid that the demon hunters in the manor would expose his spirit butterfly form. Fortunately, after staying for a few days, no demon hunters came to bother him, and he finally felt relieved. He thought that he should put aside the matter of expressing his feelings to Feng Zhu and figure out how to tell him that he was a spirit butterfly.
He was unwilling to deceive Feng Zhu, but he was also afraid that Feng Zhu would hate him if she knew he was the Demon Queen.
Exorcist and demon – these two identities are obviously natural enemies; how could they possibly be compatible?
Fortunately, Feng Zhu hasn't returned these past few days, so he doesn't need to worry about giving himself away in front of Feng Zhu.
As instructed by Feng Zhu, the low-ranking disciples of the Demon Catcher's Mansion delivered three meals to Yao Ye every day as usual.
Yaoye thanked them gratefully. When one of them left, the jade pendant he was carrying fell to the ground. Yaoye picked up the jade pendant and ran out to return it to him. She overheard the two disciples whispering to each other.
"I thought Senior Brother Fengzhu had brought back some important person, and I was planning to take good care of him so I could gain some credit in front of him. But after several days, Senior Brother Fengzhu hasn't even shown his face once. I'm really disappointed."
"Who says otherwise? But speaking of which, Senior Brother Fengzhu is currently staying in Young Master Xizhi's courtyard every night, and he's so busy taking care of Young Master Xizhi's daily needs that he doesn't have time to bother with these idle people..."
"Senior Brother Fengzhu is truly devoted to Young Master Xizhi. He has been away for over a year searching for medicine to cure Young Master Xizhi's eyes. Such deep affection and friendship make it likely that Senior Brother Fengzhu will succeed him as the next Celestial Master."
"Shh, you can't say things like that. Senior Brother Yun Shu is still around; it's hard to say who will succeed him as Celestial Master..."
Yaoye stood in the corner, clutching the jade pendant in his hand. Then, he glanced around and, seeing no one was there, transformed into his true form, a spirit butterfly, and searched for Fengzhu's figure.
The Demon Hunter's Mansion was vast, and he flew around in a daze for a long time before finally finding Feng Zhu.
As the disciples had said, Feng Zhu was indeed with another person.