Shattering the Mirror of Delusion Chapter 7

At night, the bright moon hangs high and shines brightly.

Lila Ni always felt a little distracted. He wanted to practice but couldn't calm down. He wanted to sleep but couldn't sleep. It was already midnight while he was tossing and turning.

She sat up, raised the curtain, looked outside the room intently for a while, and finally got up.

In the night, the moon lives up to its name, as translucent as water, as clear as the moon. The vertical and horizontal sword energy splits the clouds and wanders uncertainly on the top of the mountain, competing with the moonlight for its brightness.

In the sea of   clouds thousands of miles away, there was actually a hazy figure.

Lila Ni thought he had taken a wrong look, put away his sword, and calmed down before looking again.

The man's clothes were fluttering, the moonlight enveloped her, and beneath her feet was the endless sea of   clouds. There were faint golden patterns flowing on her body, like ice cracks on a porcelain bottle, but with supreme power, only After watching for a while, Lila Ni began to have heart palpitations.

She glanced again in disbelief, and despite the stinging pain in her eyes, she finally recognized something. Those were runes, connected into a slender chain-like shape for some reason, but why were they on Adrian Wen's body?

The young swordsman had an intuition that the gold chain was not some kind of magic weapon, but upon further reflection, it became even more strange - if the chain had changed colors, it would have looked like traces of thunder.

While Lila Ni was thinking wildly, the man in Tsing Yi above the sea of   clouds had already discovered her.

Come to practice swordplay late at night? It's probably too diligent.

Adrian Wen shook his head and reached out to take her over.

"What's wrong?"

In just a blink of an eye, the golden patterns on Adrian Wen's body disappeared, and the glimpse just now seemed to be her illusion. Lila Ni calmed down and said, "It's nothing. I just can't sleep."

"Well, maybe it's because I was exposed to that evil spirit during the day."

A small table made of clouds and mist suddenly appeared in the surging sea of clouds, and the white mist was still flowing downwards at this moment.

"sit down."

Lila Ni hesitated for a moment and tentatively sat down cross-legged.

It felt very strange, like sitting on a couch covered with thick animal skins, very comfortable.

Several white porcelain cups and a long-necked jade pot beside them.

The sky-blue sleeves brushed against the cup, and the ivory-colored fingers looked a little colder under the moonlight.

Lila Ni stared at the coffee table in front of him, almost in a daze.

In the middle of the night, above the sea of   clouds, everything is silent except for the faint sound of the wind. Drinking wine on a moonlit night is an elegant thing, but when it comes to Adrian Wen, it seems a little strange.

Maybe Adrian Wen looked too serious, and it was hard for Lila Ni to imagine that she would like drinking something that was inherently uninhibited.

But at the same time, Lila Ni's eyes couldn't help but follow Adrian Wen's movements.

Maybe it was a psychological effect, but every move of the man in Tsing Yi seemed to have a special sense of rhythm. In a daze, she even saw the sword energy between her fingers that shouldn't be there.

The sword energy is agile and continuous, like the moonlight tonight.

"Sleepy?"

Looking at Lila Ni, whose only eyes were moving in front of him, Adrian Wen unconsciously curved the corners of his lips.

No, even this look contained a dullness that was not usually present.

"No!"

Lila Ni came to his senses with a jolt and said loudly.

Even more stunned.

Adrian Wen's smile became more and more obvious, so obvious that the shameless swordsman blushed like the sunset, his eyes were evasive and he just stopped looking here.

"Would you like to drink it? Twenty years of spring night brewing."

Adrian Wen handed over a white porcelain cup with a smile, watching Lila Ni hesitate a few times before finally taking the cup.

"Does it taste good?"

"Um, okay?"

Lila Ni whispered uncertainly. She has never had any dietary restrictions, but she has never drank alcohol. It's not that she can't drink, she just finds it boring.

The sorrows of young people may be small or big, but for now, they are not to the extent that they need to be poured out with wine.

Adrian Wen put down her wine glass in surprise, "You don't know how to drink?"

Lila Ni nodded obediently. She could roughly guess why Adrian Wen was so surprised. She didn't know who was in charge of the Twelve Pavilions, but the current owner of Xinghuazhou and the former Yanxia Guest were both drunkards.

She remembered that Yongnianfang in Xinghuazhou had been completely empty by these two people. If they weren't all cultivators, they would probably die of drunkenness inside.

"Well, let's have tea."

Adrian Wen had already taken out a teapot with quick eyes and hands. God knows what she had put in the storage bag.

But Lila Ni licked his lips and said mysteriously: "I still want to try."

Adrian Wen: ...

Maybe it was because the moonlight was too hazy just now, but Lila Ni felt that Adrian Wen's smile was a little strange, somewhere between helpless and suppressed laughter, like the owner of Yunwu Tea House looking at her granddaughter and the waiter who was poking fun at her.

That feeling just now came again. Lila Ni sighed deeply. It was called shyness. She once thought that this kind of thing had disappeared from her body.

But it seems that it is just because the time has not come.

Sensing Lila Ni's complex gaze, Adrian Wen lowered her head and coughed covertly, thought about it, and then handed over a small white porcelain cup.

"This is Bai Yuxiang, a little lighter, but drink it slowly."

"how?"

"Hmm, uh, a little sweet."

Adrian Wen smiled even more... Lila Ni didn't know how to describe it. From the first time they met, she felt an unfamiliar feeling surrounding Adrian Wen. It seemed heavy, but mixed with a little detachment.

It was a completely different atmosphere from Aunt Xie's. The leader of Xinghuazhou is powerful, straightforward and enthusiastic, and the Xie family's endless vitality is fully demonstrated in her.

If Aunt Xie is fire, then Adrian Wen is not only ice, but at least a cold pool.

But now, even under the cold moonlight, Adrian Wen looked much more alive.

Her eyes were curled up. This was definitely not Lila Ni's imagination.

a bit sweet?

Adrian Wen couldn't help laughing when she saw the expression on Lila Ni's face that was mixed with confusion and hard thinking.

Lila Ni was very good-looking, with round and clear amber almond eyes, and a sharpness in her eyebrows that a swordsman unconsciously showed, but at this time, these only made the expression on her face look more pitiful.

"I..." Lila Ni put down his wine glass nonchalantly, feeling a little aggrieved.

Adrian Wen waited for a long time without waiting for her next word, so he took over the conversation: "I was the one who was abrupt."

There was still a smile in her voice, which made Lila Ni's ears warm up, and he immediately decided to change the topic, "Uncle, do you want to go back to Xinghuazhou for a visit? Auntie Xie misses you very much."

Adrian Wen was startled, and his eyes gradually darkened.

A quick calculation showed that she and Felix Xie had not seen each other since they had said goodbye in a hurry in front of the Soul Resurrection Tower twelve years ago. In the letter engraved with the apricot blossom mark that she received just after leaving seclusion, Felix Xie not only gave her a disciple out of thin air, but also urged her to go to Zhonglu City.

It's understandable, but it's inevitable that I feel homesick.

She had missed so much in twelve years, and the beginning was not a good one.

After a long time, Adrian Wen nodded gently, "Of course I want to go."

"Speaking of which, I am a guest of Yunqi. Why don't you invite me to Yunqi?"

...

"Uncle Master," Lila Ni put down his wine glass and asked extremely seriously, "then would you like to be invited to go to Yunqi?"

Adrian Wen was just teasing her. He never thought that she would reply so seriously. She was caught off guard and was stunned for a moment before saying:

"meeting."

Under the moonlight, the swordsman smiled inexplicably proudly, and the wine glass he put down was already at the bottom.

Adrian Wen's expression gradually hesitated, and suddenly an incredible thought came to her mind--could she be a little drunk?

It should be...not that...

But Adrian Wen always played it safe, so he immediately leaned over to take away the empty cup, "Lila Ni, it's late at night, and you have to get up to practice sword practice tomorrow. It's time..."

Before she could finish her words, Lila Ni grabbed her arm.

"what is that?"

The chaotic consciousness gradually couldn't stop the questions that were locked in a cage and probably shouldn't be asked. In a daze, Lila Ni spoke out what was on his mind.

"Um?"

Lila Ni made gestures with her fingers out of thin air. Her eyes were a little blurry. The man in Tsing Yi just a few feet away had become a big shadow, but the golden patterns under the moonlit night were becoming clearer.

"It's...gold chain?"

"...It's just a technique."

"Is it important?" Lila Ni continued to ask persistently.

"It doesn't matter." Adrian Wen said unskilledly while supporting Lila Ni helplessly as he started to stagger around.

It is said that drunk people cannot control their strength, and this is probably true. Lila Ni suddenly grabbed Adrian Wen tightly, like a drowning person grabbing a piece of driftwood, and asked:

"Am I, really, like her?"

The man in Tsing Yi made a move and couldn't help but look at Lila Ni who was half-hugging him.

"It doesn't look like that."

So, the relieved swordsman started talking nonsense again: "Uncle Master, am I going to fall?"

...

Growing up in the Xie family, it was really a surprise that his drinking ability was so bad.

Adrian Wen shook his head and took Lila Ni, who was completely slumped on the coffee table, back to the room.

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The next day.

Lila Ni lay flat on the bed, staring blankly at the bright skylight through the window.

At least it's noon.

She had drank, I don’t know how many drinks, but certainly not much.

She must be drunk.

The spiritual power circulated spontaneously in the eight extraordinary meridians, and the drunkenness that once made her wonder what the world was like had long since dissipated.

But the drunkenness dissipated too quickly, causing those chaotic thoughts to suddenly rush into my already sober mind.

What did she do last night? !

Why do you have to drink that glass of wine? !

What Xie Tang said was indeed fart, what good could wine be!

Lila Ni gradually recalled, her expression became more and more entangled, but she was afraid that something might happen, and her hand holding the quilt suddenly froze - someone was coming.

Tuk-tuk-tuk---

Outside the house, Adrian Wen couldn't help but laugh when she heard the soft rustling sounds inside suddenly disappear. After waiting for a long time, no one came to open the door.

She was afraid that she had forgotten that this room was not restricted.

"It was my fault yesterday. I shouldn't have given you the drink. You didn't make a mistake."

"We are going down the mountain today."

Lila Ni: "...!?"

"good."

She really couldn't remember how she felt when she said this word.

The young swordsman has always practiced hard. No matter how loose the Xie family's family tradition, he always wakes up at dawn every day. This is the first time that he has been drunk in the middle of the night and slept all day.

There may be some kind of gathering today, and the crowds are much denser. This is a small town, dozens of miles away from the nearest big city. Outsiders are very rare, let alone people like Lila Ni and Adrian Wen who are not businessmen at first glance. When Mr. Wang led the two of them along the way, the three of them received many curious looks.

The fields remain barren.

Adrian Wen looked at it from a distance and frowned: "This place is very dark."

As soon as he heard the word "Yin Qi", Mr. Wang shivered and his crutch immediately wiped on the ground. Although the sun was shining brightly, he felt a sudden chill rising behind him, as if something was already staring at him.

He wanted to ask why, but after hesitating again and again, he still didn't say anything - since the people are already here, it's good that the matter can be solved, why bother so much!

Moreover, the younger one looked kind-hearted, but although the older one felt ordinary, he clearly saw that her feet were not even touching the ground at this time!

The man in green looked unpredictable, raised his hand and a spiritual light flew out.

The spiritual light dragged its cyan tail in a circle, leaving deep scratches wherever it went, and inaudible cracking sounds could be heard.

Adrian Wen: "There is also a maze formation here."

"Why do you want to set up a maze? Besides, doesn't this place belong to Buwentian? Isn't that person afraid of being discovered if he arranges it in such a close place?" Lila Ni was startled and asked strangely, "Although this place is far away from the main road, it is located in a It's remote, but if you want to deceive others, it's the wrong place to choose."

Adrian Wen was stunned for a moment, then turned around and said, "This place belongs to northern Sichuan. If you don't return, you won't be asked by heaven."

Lila Ni was also confused, "What about the jade plaque?"

"Just a little something."

No wonder. Lila Ni suddenly realized that the various forces in the cultivation world have always occupied the surrounding land, using it as farmland while also providing protection.

"Buwentian is a small secret place. I just happened to place her on the top of Fuyu Mountain. Not many people in the world know its specific location. If it is someone else, I am afraid they have never heard of the name Fuyu Mountain, let alone guessed it. I'm here." Adrian Wen said lightly.

Lila Ni fell silent. There are talents from generation to generation in the world. If Yan Xiake had not died, the Four Heroes of Xiaoxiang might still be a favorite among the monks, but she died twelve years ago.

These twelve years are not a short time in a monk's life, but they have already been able to hold four Golden Autumn Meetings and two Falling Flower Poetry Meetings. Aren't the latest and emerging monks more interesting?

Even though Yuan Chunjun is a rare Yuanjun who is less than a hundred years old in the world.

Lila Ni looked at Adrian Wen and almost wanted to ask her why she chose to retreat in the remote northern Sichuan when she had just obtained Yuanjun and was at the height of her popularity.

But she didn't. She guessed that this was probably not a satisfactory story.

While Adrian Wen was pondering the formation, she noticed Lila Ni's overly complicated expression, but she really couldn't understand it.

Now is not the time, she thought.