Chapter 73

The divine consciousness probed out, blocking the force of the Lost Crystal that was constantly trying to pull him back into the illusion.

Qingye took a step towards Shan Wang Xia, and soon he was by her side.

At this moment, Shan Wang Xia was standing still with her eyes closed, looking as if she were simply standing there in meditation. However, Qingye knew that Shan Wang Xia was now trapped in her memories by the Lost Crystal.

If he did not wake her up and just took her out, it could even lead to her death due to a mental breakdown.

To take her away, he had to wake her up first.

So, Qingye reached out and gently placed his hand on Shan Wang Xia's forehead, then his divine consciousness probed into her mind. At the same time, he withdrew the part of his divine consciousness that was blocking the Lost Crystal's force.

In an instant, Qingye fell back into the illusion.

The blinding sunlight in the sky, the soft grass underfoot, and the occasional scent of flowers in his nose—all of it was so real. If it weren't for his divine consciousness, even Qingye might have thought he wasn't trapped in an illusion but had been transported to some place.

However, this was indeed an illusion, and it was the one that Shan Wang Xia was currently experiencing. In other words, Qingye had entered Shan Wang Xia's illusion.

At this moment, Qingye was in a small forest, but it wasn't in the wild. It was inside a mansion. The castle-like mansion not far away and the tall walls surrounding the forest, including the small woods, clearly indicated that this forest was part of the mansion.

This was evident from the neatly arranged chairs and tables on a well-maintained open space in the forest, which were clearly for leisure.

At that moment, a figure with beautiful blonde hair was standing next to the table and chairs, looking at them quietly, lost in thought.

That figure was Shan Wang Xia.

At this moment, Shan Wang Xia was immersed in some memory and hadn't noticed Qingye's sudden appearance nearby.

Just as Qingye was considering whether to approach and speak to her, a clear laugh from a little girl suddenly came from a distance.

Qingye's mind raced, and he quickly leaped onto a tree branch to hide.

The little girl's laughter also woke Shan Wang Xia, who immediately hid behind a nearby tree.

"Mom, catch me!" The little girl's laughter echoed through the small forest.

She had beautiful blonde hair but features that leaned more towards Easterners, a very beautiful mixed-race girl.

Qingye recognized her at first sight; this must be young Shan Wang Xia.

Indeed, when the little girl's mother called her, it confirmed this.

"Xia, be careful and don't fall," the little girl's mother said with a smile.

She was a Western beauty with beautiful blonde hair, carrying a small bamboo basket, following behind the young Shan Wang Xia.

Seeing this, Qingye basically understood that what was happening before his eyes was an illusion created by the Lost Crystal based on the most unforgettable scene in Shan Wang Xia's deepest memories.

And the most unforgettable scene in Shan Wang Xia's deepest memories was clearly this moment from her childhood.

As for the adult Shan Wang Xia, she was naturally the real Shan Wang Xia trapped in the illusion.

The mother and daughter laughed and walked to the table and chairs in the forest. The young Shan Wang Xia climbed onto the chair with her mother's help, and then her mother sat down beside her, placing the bamboo basket on the table.

"Mom, what did you make today?" the young Shan Wang Xia asked in a childish voice.

"Today, we have bell peppers!" her mother replied with a smile, but there was a hint of mischief in it.

"Bell peppers? I don't want to eat bell peppers. Bell peppers are the food of demons; I absolutely won't eat them," the young Shan Wang Xia immediately frowned, looking disgusted and about to cry.

"Don't worry, I cast a spell on the bell peppers," her mother said, pushing the bamboo basket in front of Shan Wang Xia.

"Spell? What kind of spell?" The young Shan Wang Xia was immediately distracted, forgetting about crying, and carefully looked at the bamboo basket.

"Ta-da!" Her mother opened the bamboo basket, revealing the sandwiches inside.

"Ah? It's a sandwich!" the young Shan Wang Xia exclaimed.

"Yes, it's a bell pepper sandwich! Xia, you like it, right? Mom's spell turns the bell peppers into the filling in the bell pepper sandwich," her mother said with a smile.

"Right, the bell peppers in the bell pepper sandwich aren't bell peppers," the young Shan Wang Xia nodded.

The young Shan Wang Xia, who didn't like bell peppers, didn't mind the bell peppers in the sandwich. This was something her mother discovered after trying many methods, so to ensure her daughter's balanced nutrition, she would make bell pepper sandwiches for her from time to time.

As the mother and daughter laughed and ate the bell pepper sandwiches, a woman in a servant's uniform approached them.

"Madam, Miss," the servant bowed.

"Is there something?" Shan Wang Xia's mother asked.

"Please die!" the servant said with a smile.

Shan Wang Xia's mother immediately sensed something was wrong, but it was too late.

The servant drew a gun from her body and fired at the mother and daughter.

At the critical moment, Shan Wang Xia's mother's hand flipped, and several gems fell from her sleeve.

Bang, bang, bang, the gunshots rang out.

At the same time, a shield of compressed air appeared in front of Shan Wang Xia's mother, who was holding the gems.

Using a magic array she had obtained by chance, she infused the gems with magic and then manipulated the magic within the gems to release a simple spell, just like the later Shan Wang Xia.

However, this simple air shield was limited in its effectiveness against the lethal weapons created by humans.

The shield shattered after a few shots.

This was also the reason why magic quickly declined in the face of the various powerful weapons humans continued to develop.

But using this brief moment, Shan Wang Xia's mother quickly ran two steps and was right in front of the assassin.

Shan Wang Xia's mother, who was already skilled, engaged in a fierce struggle with the assassin.

They fought in close combat, and in a moment of carelessness, the assassin's gun was kicked away, landing on the table in front of the terrified Shan Wang Xia, waking her up. She then burst into tears.

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