Chu Tian waved his sleeve, and Luo Lingfeng was sent flying.
No longer bothering with the crowd, he cast a deep look at Luo Luo.
She was crouched on the ground, hugging Huang Xueyi’s corpse, her face streaked with tears and grief.
Chu Tian’s heart ached again, and he knew he had to leave immediately.
Otherwise, he would truly go on a rampage in this illusion.
He didn’t want to attack these familiar faces.
Because Chu Tian knew they were all projections of the illusion.
Attacking them was meaningless.
In fact, it might be precisely what Chu Tian wanted, to force him to kill his brothers and loved ones with his own hands.
Even if it was fake, it would affect his state of mind, or even plant the seed of a heart demon.
With this thought, he took a step forward, smashing through the glass and leaping from the eighty-eighth floor.
Below, police sirens were already blaring.
Having just dealt with Huang Xueyi on the top floor, less than ten seconds later, the police had already surrounded the entire building.
Chu Tian couldn’t help but smile, “An illusion is an illusion. In ten seconds, hundreds of police officers and SWAT officers have arrived… even a movie wouldn’t dare do this!”
Ignoring what was below, he immediately activated his Swift Flight form and soared through the air.
Suddenly, a spatial fluctuation occurred, and Chu Tian felt something was wrong.
Without giving him any time to react, a sharp pain shot through his back.
Boom…
His body was struck by something.
He fell from the air, crashing onto the ground.
Pfft…
Lying on the ground, his entire skeleton felt like it was about to fall apart. He coughed up several mouthfuls of blood before his chest felt slightly better.
“Damn illusion, I’ll rip…”
Chu Tian knew that the object that had hit him was definitely the small bird he had seen earlier, the one in the Sacred Body realm.
If he hadn’t made a breakthrough on the Ascension Ladder, he would have certainly died from that blow. Even so, he was severely injured.
White mist… illusion… jumping into the lake to commit suicide!
This was probably a combo attack.
But Miao Zuo had said.
Some people had seen others go mad and then jump into the lake to commit suicide.
The person who brought out this information, weren't they affected by the illusion?
It was likely that the illusion here had a way to break it.
Otherwise, that person Miao Zuo mentioned might have lied just to show off.
Checking his injuries, this was the most serious injury Chu Tian had suffered since his rebirth.
His shoulder blade at the back was completely pulverized.
His internal organs were displaced, and the impact of the fall had also broken five ribs.
Fortunately, the broken ribs had not pierced his lungs.
Enduring the intense pain, he activated his Ancient Tree form and used all his healing skills to stabilize his injuries first.
He struggled to stand up and surveyed his surroundings.
Memories slumbering deep in his mind gradually resurfaced.
Slowly, Chu Tian remembered where he was.
This was the place he would rush to immediately after school during his high school years.
At that time, he had a crush on a girl named Chen Yu’er.
Chu Tian, in his first bloom of love, had even written a love letter.
However, before he could give it to her, Tao Jiayu intercepted it.
She then took the love letter and spread it around, claiming Chu Tian liked her and wanted to confess his feelings, making the entire school aware of it.
He was even disciplined by the school and pointed at wherever he went.
He was an orphan, while Tao Jiayu came from a well-off family.
So, everyone said Chu Tian wanted to climb the social ladder and become a prince consort.
As a result, Chu Tian lived in inferiority and darkness for all three years of high school.
This incident also interrupted Chu Tian’s nascent affection.
However, he still rushed out of school every day right after class.
He would walk down this street, and at the corner, he would silently watch Chen Yu’er turn the corner and walk into that old apartment building.
He never came back here after graduating from high school and everyone going off to different universities.
Could it be…
Indeed, just as Chu Tian confirmed where he was.
A figure walked over from the opposite street corner.
The woman had her hair in a ponytail, wore a white shirt, a knee-length skirt, had fair skin, and was tall, exuding youthful vitality – a beautiful woman!
Chen Yu’er…
Chu Tian instinctively wanted to hide around the corner.
But the pain in his body wouldn’t allow him to do so.
He staggered, nearly falling.
He quickly leaned against the wall of the old building to steady himself.
“Sir… are you okay? Do you need me to call 120 for you?”
At that moment, Chen Yu’er walked up to Chu Tian. Seeing his condition, she stopped and asked.
Chu Tian sighed. He had to admit, this illusion was too fake.
In reality, if a woman walking alone saw a man covered in blood, would she stop and ask?
She would have screamed and run away long ago, right?
Chu Tian lowered his head and said, “Thank you… I’m fine… You should go!”
Chen Yu’er was always someone Chu Tian couldn’t bring himself to look at directly from the depths of his heart.
However, after he said this, she still didn’t move.
“You’re blocking my way…” Chen Yu’er said after a moment of hesitation.
“Uh…” Chu Tian was stunned, realizing that he was leaning against the wall, blocking the entrance to her apartment building.
He quickly moved aside to let her pass.
Chen Yu’er sidestepped into the old building. But after taking just two steps, she suddenly turned back and asked, “Are you Chu Tian?”
“It’s me… uh…” Chu Tian answered subconsciously and then felt awkward.
But since things had come this far, he continued, “Hello, old classmate, long time no see!”
“It really is you…” Chen Yu’er walked back down quickly and continued, “Why are you so badly injured? Did you get into a fight?”
Chu Tian gave a bitter smile, not expecting to fall for the illusion again.
Facing Chen Yu’er’s happy expression, Chu Tian didn’t know what to say.
During school, he hadn’t had much interaction with her.
The thing that probably left the deepest impression on her was when Tao Jiayu read his love letter aloud in public on the sports field, wasn’t it?
He remembered Chen Yu’er was also present. Although she hadn’t mocked him, she had left expressionlessly in the end.
After so long, how could she still remember him?
Chu Tian could only attribute all of this to the illusion at work.
“Let’s go, come up to my place, I’ll help you with it!”
Chen Yu’er pulled Chu Tian’s arm and draped it over her shoulder, supporting him as she led him upstairs.
Chu Tian hesitated, following her up the stairs with difficulty.
His thought was, I’ll see what other tricks this illusion can pull!
Looking at this familiar world, even though he knew it was all fake.
His heart couldn't help but feel a deep sense of nostalgia.
He had been in this world for nearly four years, though he knew that on the Blue Star side, perhaps only a little over a day had passed.
But Chen Yu’er was, after all, a regret from Chu Tian’s youth.
Seeing her now, Chu Tian no longer felt that kind of affection. Instead, it was more like the feeling of seeing an old classmate.
This illusion was quite good, allowing one to face the people and things that one couldn’t let go of, and even some dark thoughts and memories.
Glancing around, Chu Tian couldn’t help but chuckle inwardly.
He thought, *Heh… since I’m here, I might as well see what happens! I haven’t even been inside this apartment building, let alone her home.*
With this thought, Chu Tian suddenly paused his mind.
Face the darkness, dig into the hidden memories in his mind…
Memories… missing memories…
Guimen Pass… Moyu… that gentle voice…
With this thought, Chu Tian’s lips curved slightly, and his mood immediately improved. A thought appeared in his mind.
However… for now, he had to see what surprises this environment with Chen Yu’er would bring!