Chapter 38: Forest Illusion

  Zi Yue and Xi held hands, walking on the forest path, which was somewhat gloomy. From time to time, a few howling sounds came from the depths of the forest. Xue Yi had already snuggled into Ze Yu's arms, while Qiu Xia only glared at Zi Yue with hatred. Qian Xia blushed and lowered her head, following closely behind Ling Yu Feng.

  "Hey, idiot, you must be scared now!" Xi changed back to that playful and mischievous devilish appearance, teasing Zi Yue.

  "You're the idiot! Hehe, am I afraid? How is that possible, are you underestimating me, Ling Ziyue?" Ziyue responded bluntly.

  "It's okay, I'll protect you!" Xi suddenly leaned down, putting his mouth close to Ziyue's ear, and whispered these words, with a hint of playfulness but also sincerity and deep emotion. His breath enveloped Ziyue's face, causing her originally pale cheeks to flush red in an instant. She felt a thrill in her heart, but her mouth remained stubborn as she said, "Who needs your protection? Do you have the ability to do so?" After speaking, she walked forward with determination, and Xi quickly followed behind her.

  I live in Tsumugi's hand.

  "Xi, Yi, Ge, Yu, we've been walking for over an hour now, why do the trees around us always look the same? I feel like we're just going in circles!" Zi Yue said to Xi with a hint of unease.

  Xihe and Feng had actually sensed something was off for a while, but they were just observing their surroundings, waiting for an opportunity to break out of this circle.

  "Hmm, I know, can't be helped, it's just like this." Maple chimed in with a sentence.

  "Xi, this won't do, we'll be trapped here to death, we have to think of a way!" Zi Yue worried.

  At this time, the wind was blowing loudly, and the trees were swaying with it. The sound whizzed past Zǐyuè's ears, and suddenly, she thought of something. She raised her head, her eyes firm, "Xī, give me a piece of black cloth, quickly!"

  "What do you want to do with that?" Hee was very puzzled.

  "Xī, believe me! You'll know soon!" Zi Yue still had a firm expression.

  Xi tore off a strip of black cloth from the package and handed it to Ziyue, quietly watching her and waiting for her next move.

  Only to see Zi Yue take over the black cloth and cover her eyes with it. Xi was very puzzled by Zi Yue's actions, what did she want to do?

  Actually, Ziyue wasn't doing anything, she just thought that in this forest there might be many illusions, what her eyes saw wasn't necessarily real, she had to use her ears to listen for the direction of the wind and follow it to walk out.

  Several people looked at Ziyue with suspicion, but they also trusted her (except for Qiuxia), and followed in her footsteps. Ziyue's ears kept trembling, and if you didn't look closely, you wouldn't notice. The wind was blowing wildly, just as Ziyue had hoped, and it became the best tool to get out of this forest.

  Zi Yue suddenly felt the wind direction change, hastily removed the black cloth, and saw a small path appear in front of her. Zi Yue turned around, excitedly saying: "We've already walked out of that illusion, from now on, there won't be such phenomena anymore."

  "Yue, how did you manage to come out? Or are you still blindfolded?" Xi asked, voicing everyone's doubts, of course, excluding Xue Yi.

  "Uh, nothing, I just understand a bit, listening to the sound and identifying the location, it was just the wind that I heard just now." Zi Yue explained awkwardly.

  "Oh, I see." Xi replied indifferently, half believing and half doubting. She knew that Ziyue was not simple, because people who could hear sounds and identify locations must have very strong perception abilities, and such people usually had very strong martial arts skills.

  Akira observed Qing Yue all the way, she knew that Ling Zi Yue was not a simple character and not an easy person to deal with, but she also knew that her own strength was not an easy role to handle either.

  They walked out of that forest full of illusions, and now they were on a small path, with not many people around, for not many people could walk out of that forest.

  Along the way, there were fewer troubles, and Ziyue and the others also relaxed a lot.

  It seems like they're about to reach the end, and Ziyue is extremely unimpressed. Originally, she thought this adventure would be more exciting, but it can't compare to the terror of their assassin training. She remembers those days of training, when she was young and fueled by a desire for revenge, and how she persisted through it all. After that, nothing could ever make Ziyue tense again.

  As they continued to move forward, it seemed like they were almost at the end point. However, a very long and wide river appeared in front of them, stretching out as far as the eye could see, with no boats on it, blocking their path.