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His warm breath fell upon her face, causing her heart to race, and her ears turned red.

"I do!"

At this moment, Lan Xi was bewildered by the illusion.

Because in her heart, wherever Ah Qing was, that was life.

Even if it was within the illusion, she was willing to stay like this forever.

...

Within the illusion, there appeared the little house in No-return Valley, the plum trees and lake of No-return Valley, alongside endless strawberries and cherries.

She spent her days with Shaoqing, playing the zither and practicing swordsmanship, living a leisurely life.

Days later, Shaoqing proposed to Lan Xi.

Rong Feng and Nie Shu helped her decorate the wedding hall.

In the presence of the disciples from No-return Valley, they bowed to the heavens and earth, and happily tied the knot.

Because this feeling was too real, she quickly forgot it was an illusion.

Because Rong Feng and Nie Shu were by her side, she felt life suddenly became complete.

...

Shao Qing didn’t know there was a secret passage in the Demon Palace.

He and Zhi Yi quietly mixed in with the Demon Army, and after much hardship, finally found the Demon Palace.

Ever since the previous Demon Lord returned to occupy Gu Mo’s body, he sent many to guard the perimeter of the Demon Realm heavily.

To get inside and find the Demon Mirror wasn’t easy.

Quan Shaoqing had no choice but to knock out a Demon Soldier, donning his clothes to sneak inside.

What reassured him was that Gu Mo wasn’t in the Demon Palace.

Quan Shaoqing successfully found that mirror.

He jumped in without hesitation.

He didn’t know if going in would save her.

But he had no other option if he didn’t go in.

Zhi Yi stayed outside the Demon Palace awaiting Quan Shaoqing, waiting for three days straight.

Quan Shaoqing lost direction inside the Demon Mirror.

Upon entering, he wasn’t controlled by inner demons, but encountered a blank space.

"Lan Xi!" Quan Shaoqing shouted loudly.

He searched for quite a while, but couldn’t find Lan Xi’s shadow.

His heart was equally anxious.

Lan Xi lived in No-return Valley with Ah Qing within the illusion.

The days passed carefree and pleasant.

In a trance, she heard someone calling her, feeling strange.

Just then, another loud call came, "Lan Xi!"

"Who?" Lan Xi suddenly turned her head, looking around.

Soon, she saw a man identical to another stand before her.

Quan Shaoqing’s heart lightened, immediately stepping forward to grasp Lan Xi’s hand, "I finally found you."

At the same time, Ah Qing appeared beside Lan Xi.

The same Ah Qing who’d accompanied her for days, wearing the clothes she personally sewed.

Lan Xi was momentarily confused.

She immediately released Quan Shaoqing’s hand, turned to hold Ah Qing’s arm by her side, with a face full of anger said, "You’re Quan Shaoqing, right! You’re not my Ah Qing, leave. Don’t disturb me here."

"Lan Xi, wake up. What you see is all an illusion." Quan Shaoqing didn’t expect her to say that.

Over the years, being nagged by her every day, he was long used to her being by his side.

Suddenly, hearing her say that.

He felt a surge of sorrow in his heart.

"An illusion?" Lan Xi looked back at Ah Qing beside her, that was clearly how he used to be. How could it be an illusion?

"If you don’t believe, let me hold your hand." As Quan Shaoqing spoke, he reached for Lan Xi’s hand.

But Lan Xi immediately dodged.

She looked at Quan Shaoqing like a stranger, her tone indifferent, "Now that my Ah Qing is back, you’re definitely not his reincarnation. I don’t want to see you."

Quan Shaoqing didn’t expect Lan Xi to be so determined.

His expression turned cold, stepping forward to slash at the illusory Ah Qing beside Lan Xi.

But Lan Xi moved faster, blocking in front of Ah Qing, and fought with Quan Shaoqing.

Quan Shaoqing tightly gripped his sword, eyes full of coldness.

He didn’t expect Lan Xi to be so insistent on this man.

For him, she wouldn’t hesitate to fight against him, not willing to admit he was just an illusion.

After a few rounds.

Ultimately, Lan Xi had the upper hand slightly, the Goddess Sword slashing Quan Shaoqing’s arm.

It wasn’t clear if it was the scent of blood dispersing.

When Lan Xi turned back, everything around her changed.

The blossoming No-return Valley was no more, and her Ah Qing was gone too.

In its place was raging fire, desolate mountains everywhere, flames underfoot growing stronger, seeming to swallow her the next moment.

"What is happening?" Lan Xi was momentarily stunned.

Why was this happening?

"Everything just now was an illusion. Lan Xi, I came to save you." Quan Shaoqing stepped forward, not caring about the wound on his arm, "Only, how do we get out now?"

Lan Xi looked at the rapidly spreading flames beneath her feet; if the fire reached her, if they couldn’t escape, they might be burned alive.

Lan Xi rubbed her forehead; everything was fine just now, why did trouble start as soon as he arrived?

If he didn’t love her, she’d rather live in the illusion forever.

"The only way is to break the mirror now." Lan Xi said.

Quan Shaoqing glanced around; aside from the spreading fire, there were only bare stones.

How to break the mirror?

Lan Xi observed around then spoke, "Shatter these rocks."

Hearing this, Quan Shaoqing’s eyes instantly brightened.

Since it was a mirror, the things inside must be connected to the mirror. If the rocks were shattered, it might damage the mirror.

Quan Shaoqing unsheathed the Heavenly Sword, while Lan Xi held the Goddess Sword; both soared into the sky, striking with all their might.

With a loud rumble, the rocks were cleaved.

A faint ray of light shone in from the outside.

Without hesitation, Lan Xi pulled Quan Shaoqing into the crack where the light was.

As they leapt into the crack, a chill engulfed them, followed by the sight of sky-wide snowflakes enveloping the celestial grounds.

Lan Xi shivered instinctively, even using Spiritual Energy to resist, she couldn’t keep out the surrounding chill.

Quan Shaoqing felt frozen instantly.

"We didn’t get out?" Quan Shaoqing looked around, clearly this place was another space.

Lan Xi wrapped Quan Shaoqing within her Spiritual Energy to fend off the cold again, raising the Goddess Sword once more, with a grave tone, "If it doesn’t work, then slash it again. I refuse to believe this mere Demon Mirror can trap me."

Quan Shaoqing immediately coordinated with Lan Xi, slashing once more at the snow-covered earth.

"Rumble!" This time, they couldn’t split the ground open, instead, the ground rebounded the power of the Goddess Sword and the Heavenly Sword.

They were flung back by great force.

Lan Xi reacted the fastest, grabbing Quan Shaoqing’s hand, quickly dodging the rebounding force.

They landed beneath a snowy peak.

Just after they steadied themselves, a more terrifying rumble echoed from the snow peak.

Lan Xi screamed as waves of white snow from the mountain top rushed at her like a tidal wave.

She was petrified on the spot.

Still, Quan Shaoqing reacted swiftly; hearing her scream, he quickly vanished with her from the spot.

When they reappeared, the snow from the peak had covered where they had battled.

Lan Xi patted her frightened chest, looking at the snowy mountain beneath her feet, "This Demon Mirror is not simple."