The person under the mask smiled, palm warmly covering over Wen Xuan’s fur, “Shixiong, don’t be scared.”
Yes. Wen Xuan didn’t make a mistake. This was Jian Yi. This was his Jian shidi. Wen Xuan let out a happy rumble out of his throat. A spark of hope instantly ignited in his eyes. He didn’t even consider how Jian Yi was going to confront all of these people. He also forgot that in the midst of these people there was a gold core cultivator. It was like as long as Jian Yi appeared, it was enough to drag him back from the brink of despair.
“Number 4!” The brother sister duo yelled again. Seeing Jian Yi still not responding, they became infuriated and came circling over: “What are you trying to do?”
Jian Yi didn’t even bother turning his head. A simple and plain stone slate that was hanging on his waist suddenly started to glow faintly red.
This was the first time Wen Xuan has seen such a stone slate. Presumably, it was the treasure that Jian Yi spent all of these months searching for.
That red light carried a dangerous aura. Those Violet Feathers instantly had a bad feeling. But they heard the leader say: “Seize him,” and all began attacking Jian Yi. Magic weapons and magic skills flew across the sky, but they were all blocked by the barrier created by that red light.
The next second, even the entire Waxing Moon Island started quaking.
This dangerous aura was no trivial matter. Even Wen Xuan felt his hackles raise unconsciously.
“You’re not Number 4. Who the heck are you?” The leader’s complexion was extremely unsightly. As a gold core cultivator, he already guessed what kind of thing would occur next. Yet, he was still reluctant to abandon the heavenly beast that was almost within his grasp. He can only remain where he stood and endure stubbornly, still continuously casting magic attacks over, hoping to break this barrier in time.
Jian Yi’s smile carried a bit of ridicule and condescending. He finally turned his head and coldly looked at these people. Then, he shifted his gaze downwards, sweeping across the faces of the inhabitants of Waxing Moon Island. This look was just as cold.
The stone slate on his waist was a treasure that he spent tremendous effort to find. Its strength was so incomparable that it wasn’t actually something a yuan gathering cultivator like him could control completely. Once he activated it, it could even annihilate this entire island, as well as everyone on this island.
At this moment, Jian Yi really did plan to kill everyone here.
Yet Wen Xuan was currently making low growls behind him, clearly distressed.
“Shixiong,” Jian Yi asked quietly: “You’re still worried about those people on the island even now?
Wen Xuan roared. Then, afraid Jian Yi would mistake what he was trying to express, Wen Xuan immediately started to sweat in anxiety. In the end, he finally remembered that he can still write words and hastily reached out his claws to start digging at the ground.
Actually this was entirely unnecessary. How could Jian Yi not understand what he meant? Not waiting for Wen Xuan to even finish writing the first word on the floor, Jian Yi already sighed. At the same time, the red light at his waist turned and transformed into a faint blue light.
“Shixiong, don’t be afraid.” Jian Yi said: “I’ll take you away from here.”
With the sound of these words, that dangerous feeling instantly disappeared.
All of the Violet Feathers couldn’t help but celebrate. However, before they made any other movements, that blue light abruptly increased in intensity and shone so brightly that people couldn’t open their eyes.
When the blue light dissipated, the figures of that person and the demonic beast could no longer be found, only leaving behind a huge empty net.
Some unknown distance away, in a deserted mountain forest, Wen Xuan’s gigantic demonic beast body appeared in midair. Jian Yi was by his side, tightly holding onto his claws.
As soon as they landed, Jian Yi hastily looked around all over. Seeing that there was not a soul in sight, he unconsciously let out a breath of relief. Then, he looked at the stone slate on his waist. Because it was activated, this stone slate was dim and without light now, momentarily unable to be used again.
“Shixiong,” He patted Wen Xuan’s claws and soothed Wen Xuan’s unrest: “It’s okay. We’re completely safe right now. They won’t be able to catch up to us. No matter what, they can’t chase over here.”
Wen Xuan also looked at the surroundings, making a rumbling noise from his throat, asking where was this place.
“I also don’t know. This thing teleports randomly.” Jian Yi rapped the stone slate on his waist and then smiled again: “It’s pretty far in any case.”
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Saying this, Jian Yi ripped off his face mask and revealed that exceptionally familiar face again.
He found a cave inside the forest and let Wen Xuan hide inside. Then, he left momentarily, expressing that he’s going to explore further.
Wen Xuan was naturally reluctant, however, under this kind of situation, he can only obediently hide himself inside the cave.
There was light leaking in from above. The inside of the cave wasn’t completely dark. Wen Xuan could sense that Jian Yi had placed a concealing and protection magic at the entrance of the cave. He wandered around by himself inside the cave, ultimately finding a water puddle and crouching down next to it. He looked at his beastly face that was reflected in the water puddle. Different from the heavenly beast’s appearance of what should have been his father in that illusory past, at the moment, Wen Xuan didn’t have any scales. Instead, he looked rather like a huge fox that had a sharp horn on its head. The fur on his body was a sort of white-ish blue.
This was probably because Wen Xuan was only a pup right now if counting by heavenly beast years.
Wen Xuan didn’t really like this appearance and couldn’t resist smacking the water puddle with his claws, scattering this mirrored image. After that, he looked at his beast claws, mood unconsciously becoming downcast.
He hoped that by the time Jian Yi came back, he would have already recovered his original form again. Then, he needed to return to Waxing Moon Island and explain everything clearly to the inhabitants on the island.
Yet in the end, he was disappointed. When Jian Yi appeared again, it was two hours later. Wen Xuan still remained in his beastly appearance, without any signs of turning back. It was fine even if he was only able to change into something like when he was just born, with a generalized human form? But in the end, he still remained a huge beast.
Wen Xuan was somewhat panicky. He used his claws to write words on the ground, asking Jian Yi if he knew how long Wen Xuan had to stay in this form for.
Jian Yi looked at the row of words on the floor and remained silent for a while. Then, Jian Yi asked him: “Shixiong, I already asked clearly. Guess where we’re at right now? We actually arrived in South Feng.”
South Feng is southmost of Central Sheng. They came here from the ocean, and actually directly crossed two entire continents, North Ning and Central Sheng. South Feng was actually a rather peculiar place. The spirit energy here was plentiful, spiritual items abundant. Yet the talent of cultivators here couldn’t match up to Central Shang. It was only considered Central Sheng’s storage house and trade center. To Jian Yi however, this fertile yet cultivator lacking South Feng Continent was really a good hiding spot.
Hiding? This word made Wen Xuan feel disturbed again. He poked at the row of words on the ground and stubbornly asked that question again.
Jian Yi sighed: “Shixiong, don’t panic. No matter what, I will always accompany you.”
Wen Xuan’s heart promptly grew cold.
Jian Yi’s attitude already answered everything. Actually, Wen Xuan already guessed this answer before, He was only unwilling to believe it. The reason he had completely changed into the appearance of a demonic beast wasn’t because those Violet Feathers did something to him. Instead, it was merely because of the heavenly beast bloodline that finally resurfaced in his body.
The reason why he was generally human shaped when he was an infant was because at that time his demonic beast energy was still very weak. Yet his demonic beast energy grew extremely powerful and was currently suppressing his human bloodline. His many years of cultivation only managed to help him to maintain human intelligence.
He could no longer change back. He will remain a demonic beast.
Wen Xuan backed away a few steps, body trembling somewhat. He roared quietly twice yet he couldn’t stop the trembling.
“Shixiong, don’t be like this.” Jian Yi hastily chased after him and arrived by his side, continuously comforting him: “It’s not completely hopeless. Just think about it. Even demonic beasts can shapeshift, right?”
Right. This was true. Wen Xuan instantly felt hope burning again.
Even demonic beasts can change shapeshift. Most of the time, after demonic beasts passed their first little heavenly trial, which was equivalent to humans forming a core, they were able to change shape. Although it was impossible to completely eliminate beast characteristics, at least he could change into what he originally imagined, with a general human shape.
However, heavenly demonic beasts clearly weren’t the same. The bloodlines of heavenly demonic beasts are more ancient. Shapeshifting for them was even harder. The proof was in the fact that Wen Xuan had already formed a core, yet he still couldn’t change shape at all. Even that already nascent soul father of his never shapeshifted.
Thinking this, the hope that Wen Xuan ignited with great difficulty sank back down again. Even if he managed to wait until the day he could shapeshift, how many years would have passed by then? What would Waxing Moon Island be by that time?
He used his claws to write down his misgivings.
Unexpectedly, when Jian Yi saw these words, his expression dimmed.
“You’re actually still hoping to return to Waxing Moon Island?” Jian Yi said, grinding his teeth: “Shixiong, I know you’re kind-hearted. That’s why I listened to you and didn’t harm them. But how could you still want to go back? Did you already forget how they treated you? You shouldn’t keep thinking about them!”
Hearing these words, Wen Xuan was somewhat surprised. Then Wen Xuan furrowed his brows and roared twice. What are you talking about? Although the people of Waxing Moon Island injured him, it was merely because they were tricked by those Violet Feathers. In any case, Wen Xuan never told them anything before either. And he even injured that Zhang shidi when he suddenly transformed into a beast. Honestly speaking, if Wen Xuan encountered this kind of situation himself, he also wouldn’t have realized the truth. Since it’s like that, how could he blame them?
Wen Xuan wanted to dispute with Jian Yi, but he really couldn’t express all of these complicated words for the moment.
But no problem, Jian Yi understood his meaning.
Although he understood, Jian Yi’s face only darkened more.
“I definitely will return to find them. Even if I can’t change back, I can definitely find a way to explain to him.” In the end, Wen Xuan wrote on the ground: “Jian shidi, you have to help me. As long as you help me, this will be very easy.”
Jian Yi looked at these words, not replying for a while.
So Wen Xuan got up and headed outside the cave by himself. He definitely couldn’t throw away Waxing Moon Island just like this. Even if Jian Yi wasn’t willing to help him, he will still think of a plan himself.
“Shixiong, wait a second.” Jian Yi called out from behind him.
Wen Xuan stopped and turned his head back.
He thought Jian Yi would tell him how unreasonable his current thought process was. Tell him how much hardship he’d encounter if he went back to Waxing Moon Island right now. For example, how was a huge demonic beast like him supposed to cross two continents. Or how the Violet Feathers might have remained on the island without leaving yet. Then they could sit down and have a good chat so they could think up some proper plans.
However, Jian Yi only walked quickly to Wen Xuan’s side. Pulling out something from his sleeve, he directly pressed it against Wen Xuan’s forehead.
It was a jade pearl.
Wen Xuan has seen this kind of jade pearl before. Back then, he was able to see the illusory past of his birth history though the same kind of jade pearl. These jade pearls can allow Jian Yi to store some of the images from the original novel.
Wen Xuan didn’t have a chance to respond when many images started flooding his head.
Wen Xuan couldn’t help but howl, looking like he was suffering extremely.
“I originally didn’t want you to see these.” Jian Yi sighed deeply: “But why are you still not understanding? Even after encountering that kind of thing, are you still incapable of understanding? Shixiong, you forced me to do this.”
Wen Xun already could no longer hear his words. His consciousness was currently immersed in the illusion.
The first image in the illusion was actually Zhang Xiaoqing. Who knew what she was looking at, currently, she was over there screaming. Then, Wen Xuan saw himself. For the Wen Xuan in the illusion, although the seal inside his body had already suffered damage, it hadn’t collapsed completely. With a human appearance that had demonic beast energy encircling around him, this Wen Xuan was currently fleeing in panic.
Along the way, Wen Xuan could see many people from the Water Cloud Sect who looked like they still resided in the Water Cloud Sect. However, the scenery that he saw along the way was clearly no longer in the Water Cloud Sect. Wen Xuan didn’t know exactly where this was. But this wasn’t what’s important. Everyone that Wen Xuan saw along the way, those familiar fellow Sect members, were all attacking him frantically.
Amongst them included those 100 people he once saved from the Water Cloud Sect, and also included the 20 some people who followed him to the Waxing Moon Island. All that appeared showed no mercy towards him. All of them acted like they were insane or something.
The inner core disciples raised their weapons even more so. Under the leadership of Zhang Xiaoqing, they pursued him endlessly in an attempt to kill him.
Within minutes, Wen Xuan was beaten and injured. However, he finally managed to escape.
Wen Xuan ran until he was out to sea, escaped to that Waxing Moon Island and silently curled up on the island, hiding away.
Then the scene changed, as if many years had passed. Wen Xuan saved a group of people from the Water Clan. He could tell immediately that this group was all Water Cloud Sect disciples. One of them was even that Zhang shidi. At that time, they were already unconscious from being attacked by the Water Clan. Wen Xuan moved them one by one to a safer place.
While he was moving that Zhang shidi, Zhang shidi woke up in his arms. Pretty much in the instant he saw Wen Xuan’s face, Zhang shidi didn’t say anything; he just stabbed a sharp blade into Wen Xuan’s chest.
Wen Xuan let out a miserable shriek, not only yelling in the illusion but also similarly mournful in reality.
Why? In the illusion, Wen Xuan clearly still had his original appearance. Clearly everyone could tell he was Wen Xuan. Yet why would they still treat him like that? Did he make a mistake? Even if no one was tricked by the Violet Feathers, even if no one thought he was only a beast pretending to be Wen Xuan, they’d still attack him regardless?
Merely because of his demonic beast energy? Merely because he actually had a demonic beast bloodline?
Wen Xuan crouched on the ground, trembling unceasingly, as if he lost all strength to hold up his limbs.
The illusion ended. Jian Yi threw away the jade pearl that had turned to dust and then took out another jade pearl. He pressed it against Wen Xuan’s forehead like before.
Just at this moment, blood seeped out of the corner of Jian Yi’s mouth.
He wasn’t supposed to leak the future to anyone, even if the images Wen Xuan was about to see were no longer ‘the future,’ but was rather ‘the reality that had already been changed and would no longer happen.’ This action still caused him quite the injury.
However, Jian Yi still chose to do this. In this jade pearl, he cut out the beginning and end, only taking out the portion that would hurt Wen Xuan the most, in order to let Wen Xuan know how laughable his previous naivety was. That’s right. Jian Yi was very clear what kind of harm this action would bring Wen Xuan. That’s why he absolutely can’t let this kind of harm be without any gains. He needed to achieve a definite result.
So inside this jade pearl was the one hundred years after Wen Xuan was captured by Violet Feathers that had occurred in the original novel.
In the original novel, Violet Feathers viewed Wen Xuan as their Sect’s most valuable treasure. They used iron rope that pierced through his bones to imprison him for a full one hundred years. After the first ten years, everyone in Violet Feathers thought Wen Xuan had already been tamed. They even took him out to guard and protect their Sect.
What a devastating one hundred years that was and what a humiliating one hundred years that was. The passing of that one hundred years was enough to whittle down all hope.
In reality, Wen Xuan gradually quieted, but what made him quiet wasn’t peace, but rather despair.
He endured this one hundred years all by his lonesome. No one thought about saving him at all. During the one hundred years he spent in Violet Feathers, he even frequently saw visitors from the Water Cloud Sect and occasionally saw the inhabitants that followed him to Waxing Moon Island. However, no one expressed even a hint of kindness towards him. Some even showed detest. Some would assess him as if they were assessing some rare commodity.
Wen Xuan laid on the ground, motionless.
This kind of hurt was carved into the bones and engraved into the heart. He pretty much couldn’t trust in anything anymore. Except, probably, the person who’s been by his side all this time and continuously comforting him.
“Shixiong, don’t worry. You still have me. I will accompany you always. I’ll stay by your side no matter what.” Right now, Jian Yi was extremely weak and could only lean on Wen Xuan. His palm continuously stroked Wen Xuan’s fur as he used his face to rub against Wen Xuan’s face: “Shixiong, you should finally know now. You only have me. All this time, you’ve only had me. In this world, only I can accept you completely. No matter what you change into.”
He felt Wen Xuan’s face was somewhat wet. He knew that Wen Xuan was currently weeping.
This was the first time he saw Wen Xuan weep. Before, no matter under what kind of circumstances, even when Wen Xuan discovered that he was deceived by his Sect, even when Wen Xuan just discovered his own birth history, he never shed tears.
Jian Yi felt his heart ache, yet he had a smile at the corners of his mouth.
Because of his weakened state, he was somewhat unable to maintain the self protection energy surrounding him. Wen Xuan’s still uncontrollable demonic beast energy slightly seeped coldness into him.
But so what?
Jian Yi moved his somewhat frostbitten fingers and continued to press against Wen Xuan’s body closely.
He thought: from now on, Wen Xuan will really only belong to him. He will protect Wen Xuan always and not let Wen Xuan experience any more harm ever again. This thought made Jian Yi completely forget about the pain from his injuries. He only felt utterly satisfied and content.
My poor baby!
These people are really despicable! Pei!
Thank You for the chapter (๑╹ڡ╹)╭ ～ ♡
100 years T-T
Tá doendo
Loyalty isn’t a word in this world’s dictionary it seems. But at least our yandere lead got what he wanted lol
…I still want to beat Jian Yi
I’m not crying…you’re crying. Why does it hurt so much. I knew jy was so possessive over them for a reason aside from him bein the yandere he is
As a wise Captain Holt once said: paaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiinnnn
Honestly i have zero sympathy for Wen Xuan here
No matter how kind hearted you are there’s no need for you to add being naive on top of it
How hard is it for him to know that those people just won’t accept him so long as he has even a tiny bit of demonic energy
Maybe i am not as kind hearted as he has that’s why i think he is being extremely stupid and keep refusing to put himself, his safety and life first above other people it makes me mad alright
Really tired of Wen Xuan. Wake the heck up dude, you cannot explain shit to no one and no one will be loyal except JY. Get a clue already.
At this point it’s self-harm via self-neglect right? I’m so worried about Jian Yi