Perfect: I am Shi An from Shicun, and I am Huang’s brother!

Chapter 247 Dreams at Night

"What's going on...?"

"Illusion?"

Yunxi muttered to herself, cautiously looking around, her hands unconsciously forming a defensive hand seal.

"Xiao Xi!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from not far away, followed by a blurry figure that had not been seen for a long time slowly walking out of the clouds and mist. It was her mother!

"Mother?"

Yunxi's eyes widened, her heart filled with surprise and doubt.

The mother before her had a kind face, just as she remembered. She walked quickly forward, but stopped abruptly just before she touched the hem of her mother's clothes.

"Wait, why is Mother here?"

Yunxi's heart was filled with alarm bells. She knew this place was strange. Although the person in front of her looked exactly like her mother, he was very likely an illusion.

"Xiao Xi, what are you still doing here? We're leaving for Baiduan Mountain tomorrow, are you all ready?"

Yunxi's mother, Yun Lianxing, had a gentle smile on her face as she asked softly. Her tone and expression were almost exactly the same as Yunxi remembered her.

Why say "almost"?

That's because there are still some things that are different from the mother she remembers.

But it was precisely because of that slight difference that it brought a sense of reality, making Yunxi unable to distinguish whether this was an illusion or a real return to Tianshen Mountain.

"Baidian Mountain·········"

Looking at the person in front of her, Yunxi murmured to herself, gradually recalling the past.

She remembered that this was the day before she set off for Baiduan Mountain, and it was also on this day that she learned some of her great-aunt's past.

As she thought about it, Yunxi unconsciously became immersed in the moment. Looking at her mother in front of her, she said, "Mother, I am ready. We will set off for Baiduan Mountain as soon as it is dawn."

"That's good."

Seeing Yun Xi like this, Yun Lianxing couldn't help but smile slightly. Then she gently raised her hand and stroked Yun Xi's hair with a tender gesture and eyes full of love: "Little Xi, the journey to Baiduan Mountain is fraught with danger. You must be careful in everything you do."

"Although you are exceptionally talented, remember not to overexert yourself. Your safe return is the most important thing."

Her voice, like a spring breeze, carried a gentle care and lingered in Yunxi's ears.

"I understand."

Upon hearing this, Yunxi nodded slightly, but her gaze remained fixed on her mother's face.

She really couldn't tell whether it was an illusion or reality.

Just as Yunxi was trapped in the illusion, on the other side, outside, the three factions of the Zhan Clan, Yin Yang Academy, and Bai Lu Academy lost a first-generation member, which had already stirred up huge waves.

In the ancestral land of the War Clan, countless jade tablets floated silently atop an ancient, pitch-black altar.

Suddenly, one of the jade pendants started shaking violently without any wind. Then, with a soft "crack," the jade pendant broke off and fell from the sky.

"This is?!"

This scene caused the old man guarding the altar to suddenly open his eyes, and then his withered fingers immediately began to make hand seals and calculate.

Before long, the old man's expression changed drastically, and he murmured, "Jing Feng... has fallen?!"

Almost at the same moment, in the Hall of Life Souls deep within the Yin-Yang Academy, the jade pendant symbolizing Leng Qianjun's destiny also cracked into several pieces with a "crack".

The elder on duty was so startled that he knocked over his teacup and cried out, "Quickly report to the academy master!" Coincidentally, in the peach grove behind White Deer Academy, a spirit tree that was blooming with seven-colored light suddenly withered.

The beautiful woman playing the zither beneath the tree trembled, and a string snapped. She stared blankly at the falling petals, two silent tears sliding down her cheeks: "Yu Rou..."

In an instant, the three forces of the War Clan, Yin Yang Academy, and White Deer Academy were all enraged by the fall of their respective first-generation prodigies.

Especially after learning that they had perished in Tianzhou, they immediately rushed to Tianzhou, determined to demand an explanation from the Celestial Race.

However, Shi An was completely unaware of this, as he was focused on Yun Xi's situation.

On the seven-tiered stone platform, Yun Xi stood motionless, her eyes vacant, clearly completely lost in the illusion.

At this moment, within the illusion, the scene was no longer Tian Shen Mountain, but Bai Duan Mountain.

"There's water..."

Looking at the spirit lake ahead, Yunxi's heart stirred slightly. After glancing around and seeing that there were no other living beings, she immediately put away her clothes and fell into the lake.

"I've been fighting with other creatures all this time and haven't had a proper rest. Now is the perfect time."

Yunxi murmured to herself, then slowly sank into the lake. The cool water instantly enveloped her, bringing a rare sense of tranquility.

Time passed slowly, and Yunxi was completely immersed in the warm waters of the Spirit Lake. Her long, black hair was spread out like ink, and her snow-white skin was reflected in the lake water, making it appear as white as jade.

She closed her eyes slightly, relaxed her body and mind, and felt the spiritual energy slowly seeping into her limbs and bones, dispelling the fatigue of days of battle.

Before she knew it, the bright moon was high in the sky, and she finally tidied herself up and left the water.

"Why...I have this...indescribable feeling..."

"It feels like I've lost something very important..."

Yunxi got out of the water, her bare feet stepping on the soft grass by the lake. Her fingertips unconsciously rubbed her wet hair as she tried to recall everything that had just happened.

For some reason, she always felt that she had forgotten something, and it was something very important.

For a moment, Yunxi was filled with melancholy. That feeling of loss followed her like a shadow. She tried to grasp some fleeting fragments in her mind, but everything was like looking at flowers through the fog, blurry and unclear.

"Dingling~"

But just then, a soft bell rang in her ears, like a spring wind chime, crisp and melodious, instantly dispelling the confusion in her heart.

"The Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant..."

Yunxi was startled, then took off the Lingxi pendant hanging from her earlobe and quietly observed it.

Looking at the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant in her palm, Yunxi felt a strange sense of familiarity, warmth, and even a hint of...
"Shame and anger..."

Thinking of this, Yunxi blushed slightly, and a blurry figure unconsciously appeared in her mind.

His figure was as upright as a pine tree, with a hint of arrogance in his eyes, yet he revealed a rare tenderness when he looked at her.

"Shi An..."

The moment the name left her lips, Yunxi shuddered, and the mist in her eyes dissipated.

All the memories suppressed by the illusion surged forth like a tidal wave—Hundred Broken Mountains, Kunpeng's Nest, Stone Village, the Wedding, the Heavenly River Secret Realm, the Seven-Layered Stone Platform...

"I see!"

As she pondered, Yunxi's eyes suddenly blazed with divine light, and the Spirit Rhinoceros Pendant in her hand suddenly burst forth with dazzling radiance, directly causing the entire illusion of Hundred Broken Mountains to shatter inch by inch like a mirror.

Finally, the scene before her eyes changed abruptly, and she returned to the seventh level of the misty stone platform.

(End of this chapter)