“What do you mean?” Lan Yan looked at the magical artifact, feeling speechless. “This artifact actually has requirements?” She wished she could smash it, but then remembered she would need it later and restrained herself.
Jun Yelan frowned, knowing that the items here were not ordinary. When he lived here, he had heard from the demon beasts that a magical artifact was buried in the deepest part. Because it was an ancient object, it was very peculiar.
If it were before, he wouldn’t have cared. But now that Lan Yan was by his side, things were different. “Yan’er, let’s go.” He took Lan Yan’s hand, preparing to leave.
However, the magical artifact suddenly emitted a beam of light. Before they could react, they were transported to another place.
Lan Yan looked at the unfamiliar surroundings and asked, “Where is this now?” She and Jun Yelan were standing in a marketplace, where many demon beasts and people were present.
Then, she saw a group of people exuding an aura of celestial beings standing on the clouds in the sky. From this group of celestial beings, a woman as pure and cold as a lotus emerged, staring coldly at those below.
The demon beasts in the marketplace dispersed, and the entire street became empty. A man who looked somewhat similar to Jun Yelan appeared. His eyes were red like blood, staring intently at the woman.
She guessed who these people were. Turning, she saw Jun Yelan staring intently as well, so she decided to watch further.
The man was clearly a demon beast. He threw the curved saber in his hand into the air.
This curved saber was the magical artifact they had seen earlier.
But the curved saber was caught by the cold woman in mid-air, and the two even began to fight.
Jun Yelan quickly pulled Lan Yan back, retreating to a safe hiding spot.
They then watched the battle together. In the end, the demon beast fell under the sword of the cold woman. Simultaneously, the demon beast, along with its surroundings, began to explode, directly attacking the celestial beings in the air, and the group of celestial beings disappeared.
The cold woman looked at the scene indifferently, supported her heavily injured body, and left.
After witnessing all this, Lan Yan was speechless. These two had such deep hatred, yet they still gave birth to Jun Yelan. It was practically making Jun Yelan a scapegoat.
Jun Yelan’s expression was calm, but he tightened his grip on Lan Yan’s hand. He had never met them and knew they had never cared about him, so he didn’t have many feelings for them.
He said faintly, “The magical artifact showed us this. It wants me to make a choice.” This magical artifact belonged to the demon beast and should have sensed his bloodline, thus wanting to keep him.
At the same time, a broken figure appeared before his eyes, that of the demon beast from earlier, his eyes darkening.
That demon beast was his biological father, staring at him silently.
Jun Yelan said coldly, “Yan’er is different from that woman. Everyone in this world might betray me, abandon me, but only she won’t.”
He firmly believed this. He didn’t know why he thought this way before, but now he understood: it was because he had fallen in love. His heart, which should have remained forever silent, became active because of Lan Yan.
As his words fell, the illusion dissipated, and the magical artifact dropped in front of Jun Yelan, heading towards Lan Yan’s direction.
Lan Yan watched the scene before her, filled with confusion. From her perspective, she could only see Jun Yelan staring at the magical artifact, mumbling something, but she couldn’t hear anything.
Moreover, the artifact was moving towards her, seemingly displeased with her.
She spoke, “This magical artifact, you have consciousness, don’t you? Are you trying to make Jun Yelan have no weaknesses, that’s why you’re targeting me?”
The artifact lifted and then lowered, as if nodding.
Lan Yan: “…” She crouched down and said in a low voice, “Then how do you know it’s not about making Jun Yelan stronger! Let me tell you, Jun Yelan didn’t want to find you before, but I brought him here. That was the first change.”
“There will be more changes in the future.”
The artifact stopped moving, then began to sway from side to side.
Lan Yan seized the opportunity and said, “Really, believe me. If something happens later, it’s not too late for you to deal with me.” She patted the artifact patiently, coaxing it into behaving.
The artifact then flew into Jun Yelan’s hand.
Jun Yelan looked at the curved saber in his hand and then at the cunning Lan Yan beside him, his lips curling upwards. His Yan’er always had brilliant ideas; even this ancient artifact had fallen for Yan’er’s charm.
Lan Yan smiled, “Jun Yelan, how do we get back now?” She had finally succeeded in obtaining the artifact and no longer had to fear the formations of the cultivation world.
“I’ll take you,” Jun Yelan put away the curved saber, held Lan Yan’s hand, and led her back to the previous rock cave. The artifact and inscriptions in the middle had already vanished.
Lan Yan suddenly understood, “So, that was a test set by the magical artifact. We succeeded, and we could come out. The illusions here disappeared. That’s great.”
She was so happy she wanted to jump, but she restrained herself and walked forward. “Jun Yelan, this is where you’ve lived all along. Do you want to stay a while longer?”
Jun Yelan stopped, then wrapped his arm around Lan Yan’s waist and led her to a rock cave filled with stars. “This is where I spent the most time.”
It was here that he learned to use magic and learned to read. Many demon beasts came later, bringing many things that were not available here, allowing him to find channels for learning.
Lan Yan couldn’t help but marvel. She touched the rocks on the wall and found that the light shining from them was also blue, very similar to the light on Jun Yelan’s wings.
She also saw many marks here, characters carved by someone on the wall, which she assumed Jun Yelan had done. She took out a small knife and carved a character next to it.
Jun Yelan saw Lan Yan busy with something and walked over to take a look. On the wall was left the character "Yan." This formal character "Yan," while different from the casually carved characters around it, was also very harmonious.
Lan Yan put away her small knife and said with a smile, “Okay, this way I’ve also been here and spent time in the same place as you.” She sat down with a full smile, took out the buns from her bag, and handed them to Jun Yelan.
“I don’t even know how long I’ve been here. Let’s eat something first.” She had just steamed the buns and hadn’t even had a chance to eat one.
Jun Yelan smiled, sat down beside Lan Yan, and took the bun.
Lan Yan slowly ate, feeling her strength return. She had experienced several illusions just now and was genuinely tired. She tilted her head, leaned on Jun Yelan’s shoulder, and continued to munch on the bun.
The smile on Jun Yelan’s lips deepened, and a hint of indulgence appeared in his eyes as he looked at Lan Yan. He stopped eating and instead wrapped his arm around Lan Yan’s shoulder, wanting only to quietly accompany her.
Meanwhile, the aroma of the buns attracted other demon beasts in the rock cave. A few red-eyed rabbits appeared at the cave entrance, hopping inside and staring at them together.
Jun Yelan’s eyes turned cold. The rabbit demon beasts dared not move.
The rabbits then looked at Lan Yan, their ears twitching.
Lan Yan found them rather cute and tossed a bun to one.
The rabbits began to eat, then formed a circle, looked up, and blew a large bubble.
Lan Yan looked up at the ceiling in confusion. She saw that the bubble displayed her and Jun Yelan, and her cheeks instantly flushed. “What is this? Hurry up and leave.”
Jun Yelan, for the first time, curved his lips into a smile and said, “Yan’er, I think they are showing gratitude, which is why they are blowing these.”