Chapter 217 : Chapter 217
Chapter 217. Su Linyu Trapped in the Illusion Deep Within Her Heart
The iridescent, glazed Illusory Realm Array shattered, and the surrounding empty space returned to its original appearance.
Waves of floral fragrance mixed with the scent of fresh grass lingered in the air.
Mei Xue’er stared blankly as the empty space transformed into a verdant grassland covered in purple flowers.
She plucked a flower and examined it for a moment. “A Heart-Bewildering Flower. It can make people fall into an illusory realm and experience the scene they desire most or fear most deep within their hearts.”
“The Illusory Array in these ruins was actually built upon a sea of Heart-Bewildering Flowers.”
Mei Xue’er raised her eyes, and the endless sea of Heart-Bewildering Flowers entered her view.
She stood still for a short while, then rose from the ground, surprise hidden in her eyes.
“Jiang Yichen, how did you break an Illusory Array laid down by a god?”
One had to know that the Divine Battle Division had studied the checkpoints of the ruins for more than a month, yet they still had not found a way to break the Illusory Array.
Jiang Yichen smiled faintly. “Is it not very normal to know a little spell for breaking illusions?”
“…” The corner of Mei Xue’er’s mouth twitched. Ordinary illusory realms would have been normal, but this was an illusion laid down by a god inside the ruins!
She was speechless for a while. Then she suddenly remembered that the mission had not yet been completed, so she had no time to keep rambling with Jiang Yichen.
Seeing that Sleep God, Chu Xingchen, and Tang Long were also gradually waking up, she said, “Let us go. We will enter the Third Checkpoint…”
“Minister Mei, Captain has not woken up yet.” At this moment, Tang Long pointed at Su Linyu nearby, whose eyes were still tightly shut with no sign of waking.
Hm?
Everyone’s gazes gathered on her.
Jiang Yichen walked to Su Linyu’s side and swept her with his Mental Perception. She was still trapped in the illusory realm.
He frowned slightly. “The Illusory Array has already been destroyed. How can she still be trapped in the illusory realm?”
“That should not be happening. We all woke up, and Captain is even stronger than I am. She should not be unable to wake up,” Tang Long said, also confused.
While the others could not understand it, Mei Xue’er grabbed Su Linyu’s wrist and sensed with the Law of Charm. Her expression became exceptionally solemn.
“What is going on?” Jiang Yichen asked, his tone slightly tense.
Mei Xue’er said in a low voice, “When we entered the Second Checkpoint, I said that we had to remain clear-headed at all times and distinguish illusion from reality.”
“But Su Linyu has already sunk into the illusory realm. Even if the external Illusory Array disappears, she will remain trapped in the illusion deep within her own heart.”
“Because she already believes that the illusion is reality!”
Jiang Yichen’s brows locked tightly together. He stared at Su Linyu’s adorable face. What exactly could make Su Linyu sink into an illusion?
“Huh? Then is there a way to wake her up?” Tang Long asked.
Sleep God and Chu Xingchen also looked anxious.
Mei Xue’er slowly released Su Linyu’s hand and raised her eyes to stare at Jiang Yichen. “There is.”
“I can use the Law of Charm to send your consciousness into Su Linyu’s illusory realm. As for whether you can pull her out, that will depend on you.”
Jiang Yichen’s eyes opened slightly wider, and a smile appeared at the corner of his mouth. He nodded heavily. “Do it.”
Mei Xue’er formed hand seals with both hands, and White, Threadlike Power of Laws circled her fingers.
“Law of Charm · Illusory Realm Invasion!”
She pointed at Jiang Yichen’s glabella, and the White, Threadlike Power of Laws surged wildly into him.
Jiang Yichen released the defense that his infinite Mental Power held over his Sea of Consciousness. Right now, waking Su Linyu was the most important thing.
The instant his mental defenses were lowered, he felt as though his consciousness had been placed within nothingness and was being guided by a mysterious power.
He slowly entered an unknown space-time…
THUD!
Jiang Yichen’s eyes closed tightly, and he collapsed beside Su Linyu.
Mei Xue’er pressed both hands downward and withdrew the technique, then let out a long breath.
“With his ability, he should be able to pull Su Linyu back from the illusion.”
Worry showed in Sleep God’s drowsy eyes. “Minister, what happens if he fails?”
Mei Xue’er’s thick brows furrowed, and her bearded face fell. “Su Linyu will remain asleep forever.”
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen were startled.
“No way. Is it that serious?” Tang Long’s chubby face grew anxious.
“Oh, please. Your group leader is not an ordinary person. He will succeed.”
Mei Xue’er stood up. Deep down, she still had great confidence in Jiang Yichen.
He could easily break an Illusory Array laid down by a god. Jiang Yichen’s strength had already far exceeded imagination.
“This…”
On this point, Tang Long and Chu Xingchen had no way to refute her. Jiang Yichen was simply a godlike existence.
With the things he took out, it was not a matter of whether he had them or not, but whether you could even think of them.
The two of them could not help relaxing.
“Minister, there are sounds of fighting inside.”
The three of them turned toward the voice and saw Sleep God leaning beside a doorway emitting faint golden light in the center of the sea of Heart-Bewildering Flowers, listening carefully.
Mei Xue’er and the other three walked over and listened for quite a while.
Inside, there was not only the sound of metal colliding, but also roars that sounded like canine Demonic Beasts.
“Not good! The followers of the God-Restoration Church have already entered the Third Checkpoint.”
Mei Xue’er’s expression immediately turned solemn. “Hurry. We are going in.”
“Huh? Then what about Boss and Captain?” Sleep God pointed at the unconscious Jiang Yichen and Su Linyu.
Tang Long and Chu Xingchen also looked troubled.
Mei Xue’er pondered for a moment. Using the surrounding Heart-Bewildering Flowers as the medium and the Law of Charm as the guide, she formed a Flower-Sea Illusory Array around the two of them.
“This way, nothing will happen to them. We will enter the Third Checkpoint first.”
“We absolutely cannot allow the followers of the God-Restoration Church to contract with the Illustrious Sage Lord!”
After Mei Xue’er finished speaking, she walked into the doorway emitting faint golden light.
Sleep God and the other three hesitated for a moment, then followed her in.
Within the beautiful sea of Heart-Bewildering Flowers, only Jiang Yichen and Su Linyu remained, lying amid the flowers with their eyes closed, facing each other.
Deep within Su Linyu’s heart, inside the illusion.
Jiang Yichen’s consciousness traveled through a space-time passage. When he opened his eyes, an extremely familiar scene appeared before him.
A luxurious villa stood before his eyes, and bodyguards stood guard solemnly at the entrance.
“This is the Su Family.”
When Jiang Yichen thought that this was the illusory world within Su Linyu’s heart, he nodded, feeling that it made sense.
He extended a finger and tapped the air.
Space rippled, and he instantly vanished from where he stood, appearing inside the Su Family villa.
“Dad, I do not want to curry favor with Brother Yichen! Why should I give my candy to him?”
Just as he reached Su Linyu’s room, Jiang Yichen heard an extremely childish little girl’s voice.
He used the power of space to hide his figure within the void and slowly walked to the entrance of Su Linyu’s room.
Inside the cute, pink room, a little girl was wiping the tears from the corners of her eyes. She held a pink doll and stood before Su Zhan, who was leaning on a cane.
“Why? Because the two of you have a marriage arrangement, and the Jiang Family is Huaxia’s number one aristocratic family. It is only a piece of candy. What is wrong with letting him have it?”
“When you marry into the Jiang Family in the future, you will have all the candy you want.”
“Dad, I do not want to marry into the Jiang Family. Brother Yichen only knows how to steal my candy. I hate him!” Six-year-old Su Linyu cried messily.
Su Zhan rubbed his cane. Seeing that his daughter was still crying nonstop, irritation appeared on his face. “Stop crying!”
“Linyu, this matter is not up to you. The Su Family needs this marriage alliance so that we can protect you better.”
Su Zhan lowered his head and looked at his mechanical right leg. His expression turned helpless. He slowly crouched in front of Su Linyu, and his tone softened.
“Linyu, Daddy is doing this for your own good too. Promise Daddy that you will properly build a relationship with Jiang Yichen, all right?”
Su Linyu sobbed and wanted to shake her head, but when she saw her father’s stern gaze, she was so frightened that she could only nod.
Su Zhan rubbed Su Linyu’s head. “That is my good daughter.”
Jiang Yichen, who was watching from the side, froze in place.
When he was six years old, he vaguely remembered that Su Linyu had always liked to follow him everywhere. Whenever he found her annoying, he would snatch her things away and make her cry.
Even after his rebirth, he had never known why Su Linyu had tried to please him since they were children.
Now, it seemed that Su Zhan was the reason.
Jiang Yichen glanced at Su Zhan’s mechanical right leg. After being injured, Su Zhan had probably realized that he would fall from the Martial God realm.
When that happened, the other aristocratic families would move against the Su Family. Was this what he had done in order to protect Su Linyu?
Jiang Yichen did not quite understand. After Su Zhan left Su Linyu’s room, he removed his concealment and slowly walked to the side of six-year-old Su Linyu, who was lying on the desk and crying.
After hesitating for a while, he reached his right hand toward the void, and a lollipop appeared in his palm.
He did not know how to pull Su Linyu out of the illusion deep within her heart, so he could only try using something she wanted.
Perhaps this was also something he owed her from when they were children.
Jiang Yichen tore open the wrapper and placed it before Su Linyu with a smile. “Su Linyu, I am returning your candy to you.”
Hearing the voice, Su Linyu, who had been crying on the desk, slowly raised her head. Wariness appeared in her tear-filled eyes.
“Who… who are you?” she asked, her voice choked with sobs.
Jiang Yichen placed the candy in Su Linyu’s hand. “My name is Jiang Yichen.”
When the little girl heard that name, a wronged expression appeared on her face, and she threw the candy to the ground.
“I hate you!”
Bang!
The lollipop shattered into pieces, and Jiang Yichen was slightly stunned.
Before he could react, the scene before his eyes suddenly flickered and changed.
After a wave of dizziness, Jiang Yichen appeared at the entrance of Central China No. 1 High School.
He was filled with doubt and stood blankly in place.
Su Linyu had hated him so much when they were children, so why had she become a Warrior of Pure Devotion?
With that question in his heart, Jiang Yichen concealed himself and walked into the middle school campus at dusk.
The familiar environment stirred a little nostalgia in him. He subconsciously walked into the teaching building and entered Class Two, Senior Year One.
The instant he stepped into the classroom, his gaze fixed on Su Linyu in the back row.
Su Linyu’s grades had been very good in high school, but because he sat in the back row, she had also followed him to the back row, just so she could be a little closer to him.
He quietly walked to Su Linyu’s side.
At this moment, Su Linyu was holding her phone under the desk and sending WeChat messages to someone saved as “Brother Yichen.”
“Brother Yichen, there is a very good movie this weekend. I bought tickets. Do you want to watch it together?”
“…”
One message followed another, but the other party did not reply even once from beginning to end.
Even the female deskmate beside her could not bear to watch any longer. She snatched Su Linyu’s phone away.
“Su Linyu, you are the daughter of the Su Family. Can you please stop acting like such a simp?”
Su Linyu immediately snatched her phone back and shook her head. “This is not simping. I looked up his zodiac sign. He is just a little slow to warm up.”
Female deskmate: “…”
Jiang Yichen: “…”