vrcanaries Chapter 191 That Won't Do
Chapter 191 That Won't Do
"For so many years, my father has been trying to break the illusion, but he has never succeeded. The people he brought in never came out again."
I also considered using illusion-breaking artifacts, but any illusion-breaking artifact would become ineffective before I even entered the illusion…”
Seeing Gu Meng's eager expression, Bei Yuze quickly said, "Father has made some progress on this matter, so don't be impatient, little sister."
"Hmm..." Gu Meng muttered.
"Let's go back first. Jing Shu and the others should be back by now," Han Luo suggested.
Bei Yuze wasn't in a hurry to return to the palace, so he decided to follow the two of them. As he went out, he saw the shadow guards who had been standing watch at the door.
The shadow guard seemed oblivious to Bei Yuze's gaze, and simply said, "His Highness ordered me to follow the Emperor and not leave his side for even a moment."
Bei Yuze didn't make things difficult for him, and the four of them quickly returned to their residence.
"Master~!"
As soon as I entered, Xiao Jingshu stuck to me in a sticky, gooey way.
"I've reached the Great Perfection of the Golden Core stage, but I'm still a little short of the Nascent Soul stage!"
Xiao Jingshu hugged Hanluo's arm and reported on Jingshu's cultivation progress. Jingshu had already returned the ancient jade after Xiao Jingshu's persistent pleading at the end of his cultivation.
There was no other way; it was originally Jing Shu's turn to come out, but Jing Shu insisted on putting it into practice, which is why we've waited until now.
"Hmm, good boy." Han Luo ruffled Xiao Jingshu's hair and praised him.
"Master, Meng'er, who are these two?" Xiao Jingshu noticed that there were two other people behind them, and his gaze finally fell on Bei Yuze.
This kid looks just like Meng'er...
"This is my cousin, Bei Yuze. And this one..." Gu Meng introduced to Jing Shu, but she really didn't recognize the other person.
The shadow guard stepped forward, clasped his hands in greeting, and said, "Your Highness, this is Shadow One."
Gu Meng frowned slightly. "Don't call me Princess, just call me Gu Meng."
Yingyi did not argue, "Yes, Princess."
Gu Meng: "..."
Xiao Jingshu stood up straight and said to Bei Yuze, "I am Meng'er's senior brother, Jingshu."
Bei Yuze gave a polite smile and said, "Hello."
As for Jing Shu's behavior of sticking to his master just now, Bei Yuze pretended not to see it.
Gu Meng walked into the courtyard. "Senior brother, where are Senior Brother and Xiao You?"
As soon as Gu Meng finished asking the question, she saw the two people lying on the recliners with their eyes closed, as if they had passed away peacefully.
Gu Meng was stunned for a moment, then pointed at the two and asked, "What's this?"
"They're fine, they're just exhausted," Xiao Jingshu explained.
When Jing Shu sparred with them, he held nothing back except for his natal sword.
With a variety of new moves and Jing Shu using the First Rising Brush, even though the two were very familiar with Jing Shu's attack methods, they still couldn't defend themselves.
Jingyou and Shichuan once again directly experienced Jingshu's extremely terrifying combat power, which had almost nothing to do with cultivation level.
As soon as they got back, the two lay down on the recliners and didn't move again.
"Junior Sister..." Jing You slowly raised his right hand and said weakly, "I'm still alive..."
Both of them had long since recovered their spiritual power with elixirs, and Jing Shu had also healed their minor injuries. But they were still exhausted, not just physically.
Who could possibly survive a barrage of torment from a junior/senior brother and still be alive and kicking after it's all over?!
Shi Chuan was a little better; he had already stood up and came to the group.
Gu Meng continued to introduce Bei Yuze, "This is my senior brother, Shi Chuan. And the one lying there is my junior brother, Jing You, who is also the younger brother of senior brother Jing Shu."
Shi Chuan nodded to Bei Yuze. Jing You finally sat up and looked in the direction of everyone. Suddenly, Jing You jumped up from the chair and instantly appeared in front of Bei Yuze.
"Hello! Are you a cultivator too?"
"Yes, that's me. What's wrong?" Bei Yuze was confused, but answered truthfully.
Jingyou patted Bei Yuze on the shoulder, "Judging from your appearance, you probably haven't had much actual combat experience, right? Do you need me to train with you?"
Jingyou's eyes lit up. Having just been tormented by his brother, he desperately needed to experience his brother's pleasure again!
Bei Yuze's expression froze for only a moment before he smiled and said, "Okay."
“Your Majesty…” Yingyi hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"It's alright, it's just that I haven't had any real combat for a long time." Bei Yuze interrupted Yingyi.
Gu Meng was also curious about her cousin's abilities, so she didn't try to stop him. Besides, Xiao You knew what he was doing.
Xiao Jingshu and Han Luo had already returned to their room.
"How did Master and Meng'er meet him? And why did they bring him back?" Xiao Jingshu asked curiously.
"It was he who approached Gu Meng..." Han Luo told Xiao Jingshu everything that had happened.
"It really is... all troublesome matters," Jing Shu commented after listening.
After saying that, Jing Shu's face immediately turned mournful. "Didn't we agree that I would come out first? Why did you come out again?"
Despite saying this, Xiao Jingshu still voluntarily relinquished control of her body, detached herself from it, shrank, and nestled into Han Luo's arms.
Hanluo kissed Xiaojingshuhu's ear and said, "It's alright. If Bei Yan'an doesn't work out, we can go again later."
After learning about these things, Han Luo's anger towards Bei Yan'an subsided considerably. As for Bei Yuze, if something were to happen to Bei Yan'an, he would truly have nothing left to hold him back in this world.
Although he was Gu Meng's cousin, they didn't grow up together, and Gu Meng couldn't stay here with him forever.
Jing Shu slightly curled the corners of his lips and sat down next to Han Luo. "Of course, with Master taking action, there's basically no suspense left."
Han Luo raised her eyes. "Oh? And what about you? You lack confidence in yourself and feel like you'll be trapped in an illusion?"
“No.” Jing Shu shook his head. “It’s because I was too confident in Master. I don’t believe that Master would be trapped by a mere illusion, even if it was an illusion created by the Nightmare Beast.”
"If it were before, I really wouldn't be afraid," Han Luo said, keeping everyone in suspense.
"And now?" Xiao Jingshu asked, continuing the conversation.
"Right now... if it creates an illusion where you and I are in the same realm, I'm not sure I can break it immediately," Han Luo chuckled.
"That won't do." The nascent soul also emerged from the ancient jade and gently bit Han Luo's cheek.
"Our master belongs to us, and can only be registered with us. Even if it's a fake version of us, it's not allowed!" the Nascent Soul cultivator said, his jealousy flaring up.
They all had to wait patiently until Jing Shu reached the Nascent Soul stage and reunited with his master before merging with him. Why was the fake one allowed to merge with the master, and even earlier than them?!
Jing Shu didn't speak, but instead placed a kiss on Han Luo's lips.
Han Luo couldn't help but find the Nascent Soul's reaction amusing. "You're jealous of everything. Is it just that you can merge with me in the illusion, rather than that this illusion can trap me?"