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The two of them continued westward and did not discover any more strange formations. However, there was a long corridor in front of them that stretched as far as the eye could see.

Yan Mo Chen frowned slightly. He had a nagging feeling that this place was not as simple as he had imagined.

"Ran Er, there should be something wrong here." Yan Mo Chen frowned and said to Qiao Qiao. Although he realized that there was a problem, he could not figure out what was the problem.

Qiao Qiao's cold eyes continued to sweep the surroundings. It was indeed a little strange to look at this endless hallway.

"I can't just keep walking like this." Qiao Qiao still had a faint smile on his face as he took large strides, continuing to walk forward.

"Did you notice anything?" With the fact that Qiao Qiao had easily broken through the Five Elements Eight Trigram Formation and the illusion technique, Yan Mo Chen's actions now relied more on her.

Qiao Qiao shrugged his shoulders indifferently and said helplessly to Yan Mo Chen, "Not yet."

Yan Mo Chen couldn't help but chuckle. He had actually overestimated this little girl.

"But I think it will be soon." Qiao Qiao lightly sighed and couldn't help raising her head to look at the sky. The piercing sunlight shone directly on her face, making her feel as if she couldn't open her eyes.

"What are you looking at?" Yan Mo Chen also followed her gaze and raised his eyebrows. Other than a big round sun and a few scattered white clouds, there was nothing much to see in this blue sky.

"Yan Yan, look. When we first stepped into this corridor, the sun was behind us. We were walking in this direction the entire time, and we never changed directions. But why is the sun now directly in front of us?"

Qiao Qiao still frowned and stopped looking at the dazzling light in the sky. Instead, he looked at Yan Mo Chen with a thoughtful expression. The corner of his mouth could not help but slowly curl up.

Yan Mo Chen suddenly realized what she meant. Although this corridor led straight to a particular direction, the path they were walking in was obviously the same. The road they were walking on might be deceptive and the scene in front of them would be deceptive, but the fixed sun in the sky could not deceive people.

He didn't expect that the little girl, Ran Er, was actually so smart!

Qiao Qiao continued to look at Yan Mo Chen and secretly laugh for a long time. She understood in her heart that she and Yan Yan Yan must have thought of the same thing. However, how would she be able to distinguish the direction they were really heading in?

She could not help but furrow her brows as she became deep in thought.

"Yan Yan, what time is it now?" Qiao Qiao suddenly came to a realization and asked Yan Mo Chen with a look of surprise.

"When we first left our residence, the sun was setting in the west. Considering the time, I'm afraid that it should be a quarter of an hour later." Yan Mo Chen answered.

"Fifteen minutes past ten …" Qiao Qiao was still murmuring softly, a light suddenly flashed in her eyes as she spoke to Yan Mo Chen joyfully, "Since the sun is setting in the west then why is the sun in the sky so big?!"

Yan Mo Chen followed Qiao Qiao's words and discovered something. He could not help but raise his brows and look at the sun in the sky. As expected, this eye-piercing sunlight was not inferior to the sun at noon.

"Yan Yan, do you have any arrows from yesterday's hunt?"

Without waiting for Yan Mo Chen to speak, he saw Qiao Qiao anxiously tugging at his sleeve.

"Yes, there's still the last one." Yan Mo Chen nodded his head as he retrieved a bow and arrow from his backpack.

"Flames, condense your inner energy and shoot it into that sun." Qiao Qiao waved his hand towards Yan Mo Chen.

"Alright." Yan Mo Chen answered and drew his longbow. He gathered his inner Qi into his hand and sent it into the arrow, then pierced it towards the dazzling sun.

"Bang ~"

When the long arrow and the sun collided with each other, a loud sound rang out, and the world instantly darkened. The previously bright and beautiful sky was no longer the same as before, and the endless corridors in front of them instantly disappeared, to be replaced by a winding path.

Yan Mo Chen let out a long sigh of relief and could not help but pull Qiao Qiao into his embrace. He said joyfully, "Ran Er, you're really smart."

"So it's already dark." Looking at the real sky, Qiao Qiao could not help but be speechless. He did not know how long they had walked within this formation and most of them were illusions. Yet, they had actually forgotten the time.

"From the looks of it, it's probably already nineties." Yan Mo Chen looked up at the sky. He did not expect that they had already been circling the array for four hours.

"Let's go. I must see that old man Qing You tonight!" Qiao Qiao still sighed softly. Then, together with Yan Mo Chen, he walked forward lightly.

After passing through the winding path, Qiao Qiao and Yan Mo Chen arrived in front of a bamboo house. They looked at each other, and when they attempted to open the door of the bamboo house, they saw Qing Xu walking out from the house with a disdainful expression.

"I didn't expect you two to be able to make it here."

Joe continued to sneer. It looked like they were inside the real Yazhai Temple.

"Where's old man Qingyou?" Since he couldn't be bothered to talk with Qing Shui, Qiao Qiao went straight to the point.

"Hmph, Master wants to let you go, but you actually came knocking on my door. Since you came here to die, don't blame me for having no eyes."

As Qing Xu spoke, he raised the long sword in his hand and swung it in the direction of Qiao Qiao.

Yan Mo Chen's pupils contracted. With a cold expression, he pulled out the sword at his waist and waved it towards Qing Xun.

In the sky, the sound of swords clashing could be heard as two figures descended from above.

Yan Mo Chen stood steadily in front of Qiao, but Qing Qing's lips were bleeding. As she landed, she staggered backwards, then she raised her brows and said to Yan Mo Chen with disdain.

"Have you forgotten what my senior said to you?"

Yan Mo Chen's pupils contracted. He wanted to stop Qing Xu from speaking any further, but … In the end, his movements weren't as fast as Qing Xu's mouth.

"She can only use her inner force to save your life for a while. If you were to forcefully circulate your force, I'm afraid you would have wasted her painstaking efforts!"

Qiao Qiao was still standing behind Yan Mo Chen, and when Qing Qing finished speaking, her body couldn't help but stiffen a little. She had thought that Yan Mo Chen would instantly recover his inner force, and there must be something hidden behind it, but she never thought that Yan Mo Chen's recovery was actually caused by Yu Zihui sacrificing all of his inner force. Furthermore, Qing Xu was saying that Yan Mo Chen wouldn't be able to live much longer!

"Yan Yan …" Her eyes were empty as she called out to Yan Mo Chen.

"Ran Er, don't listen to her nonsense!" Yan Mo Chen's face was filled with excitement. He immediately turned around and walked to Qiao yet another's side, pulling her into his embrace.

"Are you really going to die soon?" In that instant, Qiao Qiao's eyes were still filled with tears. She tightly gripped the hem of Yan Mo Chen's clothes, her entire body trembling uncontrollably.

"Silly girl, I won't. I will always accompany you and our child." Yan Mo Chen lovingly ruffled Qiao Qiao's long hair. Although his expression was calm, his tone was obviously trembling.

Qiao Qiao still raised her eyebrows. Looking at Yan Mo Chen's face which was gradually turning paler and paler and his forced smile, her heart gradually became colder.

Didn't the doctor at the infirmary say that only Elder Qing You could save him? She did not want revenge, did not want justice, did not want to ask why that old man Qing You had plotted this against her time and time again. As long as Yan Mo Chen was alive, she would be willing to help him heal himself, no matter the cost.

With this thought in mind, Qiao Qiao still took a small step back and bent his knees towards the quiet bamboo house. With a plop, he fiercely knelt down.

"Ran Er, what are you doing!" Yan Mo Chen's expression turned cold as he tried to pull Qiao Qiao up.

"Don't touch me!" Qiao Qiao's face was still cold as he sternly shouted at him. His eyebrows immediately lowered as he faced the bamboo house that still had its doors tightly shut and politely said, "Qiao still pays his respects to Elder Qing You."

Yan Mo Chen's face was filled with astonishment. He tried to rush forward and hold Qiao Qiao in his arms, but her cold expression stopped him. His expression was slightly panicked, as if he could understand that this was all for his sake.

Qing Xu stood at the entrance of the bamboo house. Even though he was severely injured, he forced himself up and wiped the blood from his lips. He walked towards Qiao Qiao with a disdainful look on his face.

"Oh, the esteemed wangfei who forgot to worry about the favor of the country, the proud and domineering Qiao Zhuang, can actually have this day …" Qing Xu dragged his voice as he coldly snorted at Qiao Qiao.

Qiao Qiao was still kneeling there without uttering a word. However, he only saw Yan Mo Chen's gloomy face, the sword in his hand was about to move, his voice was low and deep, like a beast that had gone mad:

"If you don't want to die, then scram!"

Qing Xu's body trembled slightly as her face paled. She opened her mouth but was unable to make a sound. Although Yan Mo Chen was severely injured, she was still afraid of him. Thus, she shrunk her body and headed towards the bamboo house.

Qiao Qiao was still kneeling straight where he was and he continuously said: "Qiao still pays his respects to old man Qing You!"

He knew that as long as she decided on something, no matter how he tried to persuade her, he would not be able to change her mind. Since she insisted on doing so, he would definitely sacrifice his life to accompany her.

His knees were bent, and he was still kneeling beside Qiao Qiao. Even though he was feeling wronged, his noble demeanor could not be concealed. Although he knelt down, he still stood tall and straight like a king.

"Yan Mo Chen greets old man Qing You!" He and Joe were still together, repeating what they had said.

Qiao still had eyes that trembled slightly. Looking at Yan Mo Chen who was kneeling on the ground like a deity who had made a mistake, her heart clenched tightly …