"Nightmare?"
Could Bu Ran (Yan Ruyu) get caught up in such a thing?
Feng Lingtong continued, "Maybe there were some hidden triggers in all the things he experienced before. Otherwise, he wouldn't be like this."
This made sense.
When Luo Qiu arrived before, in order to break the protective shield left by Yan Ruyu, she had used her spiritual power to shatter the barrier he had set up.
Even now, there was still some of her residual spiritual power in the air.
Who was Luo Qiu?
On the Kyushu Continent, there were eight great countries and one ghost domain.
No matter where it was, there were legends about her. Her military exploits were well - known.
Now that Yan Ruyu's spirit was damaged, it was easy for the spiritual power left by Luo Qiu to enter his body and trap him in it.
Yan Ruyu seemed to be in an endless ocean.
Before long, he soared into the air, leaving the sea level. Under the moonlight, his skin looked especially fair.
In front of him.
A girl with her back to him was sitting on a tree, humming a song.
The song was very pleasant and it was easy to relax to it.
Yan Ruyu couldn't see the girl's appearance.
The girl wasn't wearing shoes. A scarlet light gauze covered her body. She didn't have shoes on her feet either, and there were two small bells tied around her ankles.
Her feet were fair and swaying gently in the air. The sound of the bells mixed with the song, creating a string of wonderful and pleasant sounds.
Yan Ruyu felt that the girl in front of him was very familiar, so he reached out his hand, wanting to touch her.
The girl suddenly turned around.
She was wearing a veil.
There was a red lotus between her eyebrows, and there was also a small red gem on her forehead that only the women from the foreign lands wore. The gem was very small, but with the chain decoration, it made her look extremely charming.
The girl's eyes curved, as if she was smiling.
She said, "You're here."
Yan Ruyu nodded.
The girl reached out her hand to him. Her arm was smooth and fair. Without hesitation, he placed his hand on hers.
For some reason, the girl's hand was so warm.
She said, "You're so cold."
Yan Ruyu replied, "I've always been like this."
"Not anymore in the future."
Yan Ruyu hadn't seen the girl's real appearance, but he knew that such a girl must be extremely beautiful.
They spent a long, long time together.
But that time also seemed to pass extremely quickly.
Yan Ruyu still remembered the day when he woke up.
He looked up, but he couldn't find that familiar girl anymore.
He searched for a long, long time.
Finally, he found her on a beach.
She still had her back to him.
Yan Ruyu wanted to step forward, but she scolded him.
"Don't come forward."
"Why? Why did you lie to me?"
Yan Ruyu didn't know why the girl was questioning him like this.
He wanted to explain and took a step forward.
The sea water soaked his clothes, and his figure began to become a bit blurred.
"What's your name?"
"Who on earth are you?"
The girl cried even more.
Yan Ruyu felt a slight pain in his heart.
"What's wrong with you?"
The girl said, "From beginning to end, who is the person you really care about?"
She stood up, still with her back to Yan Ruyu.
"I didn't lie to you."
The girl turned around. Her face was still covered with the veil.
But her eyes were different from before.
She said, "It was me who lied to you."
Yan Ruyu didn't say a word.
He didn't know why the girl in front of him said so. This scene had appeared in his memory more than once.
"Who on earth are you?"
Yan Ruyu's head started to hurt badly.
He reached out his hand, but his feet just couldn't move forward.
In reality, this was the time when Feng Lingtong inserted the silver needles into his body, so he couldn't move.
When he felt his body being soaked by the sea water, it was actually because his body was getting hot and cold alternately, and his clothes were soaked with sweat.
The girl slowly took off her veil.
"I am—"
"Luo Qiu—"
Yan Ruyu suddenly opened his eyes.
Those last two words still made it hard for him to breathe.
Seeing this, Feng Lingtong said, "Did you have a nightmare?"
Yan Ruyu looked around. Feng Lingtong took back the silver needles, and Feng Zhan gently helped Yan Ruyu up.
"It wasn't a nightmare. It was something that happened before."
"Bu Ran, you were sweating a lot just now."
Yan Ruyu looked at his clothes and frowned slightly.
"I know you like to be clean. A Zhan has prepared clean clothes for you. Later, let Ting Bai change them for you."
"Okay. Do it now."
Feng Lingtong nodded, went to the cave entrance with Feng Zhan, and called Ting Bai in.
After a while, Yan Ruyu got out of bed and walked out.
Before, Yan Ruyu's long black hair was really enviable. Now, with his white hair, he looked more like an immortal walking out of a painting.
"Sister, Brother, I made you worry."
Feng Lingtong shook her head.
"Bu Ran, some things are already in the past. Don't think about them anymore."
Not think about it? It was impossible. But thinking about it anymore was also useless.
"Sister, after we arrive in the Qingyun Country, I want a new identity. At that time, I'll need you to help me cover it up."
"With Su Mu around, it'll be okay."
"I have to keep this from Su Mu too."
Feng Lingtong and Feng Zhan glanced at each other, and then asked in unison, "What's going on?"
"The Star Disk Formation is in chaos. The star that was originally dim has now appeared on the formation again. After that, something big will happen. Now that my body is injured, if the people from the ghost domain launch a sneak attack before they die, and with the capable people from the eight countries with ulterior motives, I'm afraid the Kyushu Continent will be destroyed in the future."
"So, you want to change your identity?"
"In this way, I can protect myself, and I'll also have time to find out what the Star Disk Formation is predicting. So, the fewer people who know, the better. Even Su Mu has to be kept in the dark."
"Okay. I'll make the arrangements."
Yan Ruyu closed his eyes.
When he opened his eyes again, his face had changed into someone else's appearance, but his hair and eyebrows remained the same.
"Sister, I'll have to trouble you and Brother during this period."
Feng Zhan was used to Bu Ran's bickering with him. After this incident, his personality had changed greatly, and even his speech was not as vivid as before.
"Bu Ran, we'll handle everything. You don't have to bear it alone."
"Okay."
Sister and Brother didn't know that apart from him, no one else could shoulder this matter.
If the person who broke his barrier was really Luo Qiu, then this matter would become much more complicated.
Moreover.
Yan Ruyu had his own selfish motives.
He just didn't believe that Luo Qiu would do such a thing.
That girl with bells on her ankles, a light veil on her face, and a happy smile. Why did she disappear for no reason and then reappear?
If it was found out that it was Luo Qiu who did this in the end, he would never show mercy.
Was Ning'er taken away by Luo Qiu?
Or had she really returned to the heavens and the earth?
The truth was what he wanted to know the most at present.
Only by finding Luo Qiu could the mystery from five hundred years ago and all the things happening today be solved.