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Mu Changan nodded slightly, thinking about these matters and finding them quite reasonable.

Immediately after, Mu Changan let go of Nan Qingyue; he already had a plan in mind.

Although he was anxious to find Baiyi Luo's tomb, he had other things to do. If he didn't do them, he would never know where Baiyi Luo was.

"Very well, you little girl really aren't afraid of death, actually daring to speak to me like that. Then let's go. I'll first send you to reunite with those two, and then we'll be on our way." Mu Changan held his head high, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

After hearing these words,

Nan Qingyue was overjoyed. She looked up, a cold light flashing in her eyes as she gazed at Mu Changan.

"Alright, let's go then. But, Senior, could you tell me where my friends are? I'm a total directionless klutz here; I have no idea how to get around." At this point, Nan Qingyue gave an embarrassed smile.

Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street was indeed just as it was described in the Jianghu.

As the saying goes, it was easy to enter, but far too difficult to leave.

And this was unavoidable, as Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street was shrouded in an illusion array. No matter where you went, as long as you were within Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street, you would be inside the illusion array. And inside the illusion array, you could not believe what you saw before your eyes.

All of it could be real, or it could be fake.

It could even be scenes or people that shouldn't exist in this world.

Over the years, those who had lost their sanity within Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street were by no means few.

"Fine, then you'd better keep up. If you can't, you'll die here." Mu Changan's face was grim, and from his expression, he didn't seem to be joking.

And it was at this moment,

Nan Qingyue gave a slight smile, looking quite relaxed.

Nan Qingyue hadn't taken Mu Changan's words to heart at all.

"What are you laughing at?" Mu Changan was puzzled, his brow furrowed in a displeased expression.

"If I die, how will you find the tomb of the Ancestor Baiyi Luo? You're just all bark and no bite. You might let anyone else die, but you won't let me die. Am I right?" Nan Qingyue smiled slightly, showing her cleverness.

Nan Qingyue stepped forward, moving right up to stand in front of Mu Changan.

At this moment, as Mu Changan looked at the Nan Qingyue before him, a flood of memories suddenly rushed back into his mind.

Back then, when Baiyi Luo was still around, she was just like Nan Qingyue, always liking to stand in front of Mu Changan with such a mischievous look.

However, the past can only be remembered, and the person of old is no longer here.

Thinking of these things, Mu Changan sighed deeply, feeling a pang of sorrow.

"Fine, I truly surrender to you. You are very clever, but in this Jianghu, being too clever isn't necessarily a good thing. If you are, many people will be on guard against you, fearing you'll scheme against them. As a young girl, you shouldn't be like this." Mu Changan sighed long and hard.

"If I'm not clever, should I insist on being a fool? Wouldn't that mean getting tricked by lots of people? No, no, I don't like that." Nan Qingyue looked quite helpless.

In truth, Nan Qingyue was someone who liked to play little tricks; she especially disliked being deceived. Of course, she herself enjoyed playing pranks and deceiving others.

Better to deceive others than to be deceived by them.

This was what Nan Qingyue thought. Of course, the one person she had never deceived was Li Changfeng.

With Li Changfeng, Nan Qingyue was always as good as her word.

"Alright, alright, have it your way then. I don't want to say any more. Let's go, don't dawdle." Mu Changan turned his head slightly and glanced at Nan Qingyue.

At this moment, Mu Changan suddenly had a feeling that Nan Qingyue really resembled Baiyi Luo.

If Baiyi Luo were still here, she and Nan Qingyue would surely be master and disciple, or perhaps like sisters.

"Fine, I'm going. What are you rushing for?" Nan Qingyue pouted, looking a bit displeased.

Then, Nan Qingyue quickly stepped forward and followed behind Mu Changan.

Time passed bit by bit, and it was at this moment,

A blindingly bright light suddenly burst before Nan Qingyue's eyes. She quickly reached out to shield them.

And it was at this moment,

Nan Qingyue sucked in a breath of cold air, trying her best to calm herself down.

"What's going on! Senior!" Nan Qingyue shouted, but no one responded.

At this moment, Nan Qingyue couldn't even sense Mu Changan's aura, and she suddenly became a bit panicked.

With a grim face, Nan Qingyue tried to open her eyes, but she simply couldn't do it.

For a moment, Nan Qingyue was plunged into a crisis.

What on earth was happening?

This intense light was shining directly on her; she couldn't see the road at all!

"Mu Changan!"

"Senior, where are you?"

Nan Qingyue was somewhat panicked; she shouted several times, but received no response.

After a long while,

Once the intense light faded, Nan Qingyue finally breathed a slow sigh of relief.

Nan Qingyue opened her eyes, a cold light flashing within them. At this moment, the person reflected in her eyes was Mu Changan.

"Mu Changan, what exactly are you trying to do? Why did you disappear just now?" Nan Qingyue's brow was tightly furrowed as she clenched her fists.

Just now, the fire of anger in Nan Qingyue's heart had been instantly ignited; she had wanted to give this Mu Changan a good piece of her mind.

However, Mu Changan turned back, suddenly opening his arms and gazing toward the nine heavens. "I was here the whole time; you just couldn't see me. Everything you see before you is illusory; you must use your heart to feel it."

Mu Changan's cryptic words were practically driving Nan Qingyue to a breakdown.

But speaking of which, what exactly happened just now?

As soon as Nan Qingyue opened her eyes, she saw a bright light, and then she couldn't see the path ahead.

At that time, only the intense light was visible; nothing else could be seen at all.

Such a scene was too strange. What exactly was going on, and what was that thing?

"What do you mean? Senior, can you speak more clearly?" Nan Qingyue was helpless; she didn't understand these words at all.

This illusion array was far too profound. Nan Qingyue was a Sword Cultivator, not some Sorcerer.

These words were truly like being lost in a fog.

"Actually, you have been here the whole time, and I have been here too. It's just that your eyes were clouded by the illusion array, so you couldn't see anything." Mu Changan smiled slightly. "We didn't move just now, yet you felt as if we had traveled a thousand miles."

"All of it is an illusion; none of it exists."

"Do you understand when I put it that way?"

"And that Corridor you saw when you entered—actually, it doesn't exist at all. You walked for so long only to be circling within the courtyard."

Mu Changan spoke these words with a grim face, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

And it was at this moment,

Two familiar figures appeared before Nan Qingyue's eyes. Her eyes lit up, and she suddenly turned her head to look toward where the figures were.

"Senior Sister!" Situ Jiu shouted excitedly.

"Young Miss, you're back?" Physician Chen's eyes lit up as he stood up.

However, Situ Jiu and Physician Chen didn't seem happy upon seeing Nan Qingyue. Both had grim expressions, not knowing what to do in this situation.

Situ Jiu sighed long and hard, looking quite helpless.

"Really, this is a total sweep. How did even Senior Sister get caught and brought in here?" A flash of disappointment crossed Situ Jiu's eyes.

When Situ Jiu was first caught, he hadn't been that worried.

After all, with Physician Chen and Nan Qingyue out there, at least Mr. Li still had a chance of being saved.

But not long after, Physician Chen was also caught and brought in, which caused Situ Jiu's calmed heart to immediately leap back into his throat.

And it was at this moment,

Nan Qingyue was also brought here. After seeing Nan Qingyue, Physician Chen and Situ Jiu couldn't bring themselves to be happy at all.

After all, since both of them were in someone else's hands, weren't they at the mercy of their captor?

"Why are you looking at me like that? Am I that strange?" Nan Qingyue's brow furrowed; she felt a bit helpless at the gazes of Physician Chen and Situ Jiu.

Nan Qingyue also didn't understand why she was being stared at like this.

Mu Changan stood with his arms crossed over his chest, looking completely calm, not taking this scene to heart at all.

Then, Mu Changan quietly sat cross-legged on the ground, his hands resting gently on his knees, and slightly narrowed his eyes.

Since Nan Qingyue wanted to catch up with Physician Chen and Situ Jiu, he would give them the time.

"Senior Sister, how did you get caught too? This is bad. What about Master? Won't Master be beyond saving now?" Situ Jiu sucked in a breath of cold air, feeling even more helpless.

Originally, they had come to Dongxiang Thirteenth Long Street thinking they could save Li Changfeng, but as soon as Situ Jiu and Physician Chen entered, they were directly tied up and brought here.

The hopes of Situ Jiu and Physician Chen were instantly shattered. If even Nan Qingyue was imprisoned here,

Then Mr. Li would have no way out at all. In that case, there would truly be no solution.

"Yes, Young Miss, what's the situation with you? Why are you also imprisoned here?" Physician Chen's face was grim, a cold light flashing in his eyes.

And it was at this moment,

Nan Qingyue stepped forward and stood before Situ Jiu and Physician Chen.

Mu Changan, however, remained where he was, looking perfectly calm and unconcerned by the matter.

"What do you mean, 'imprisoned here'?" Nan Qingyue smiled slightly, looking quite composed.

At this moment, standing before Situ Jiu and Physician Chen, she smiled, not taking the matter to heart at all.

Nan Qingyue stood with her hands behind her back, a cold light flashing in her eyes.

And it was at this moment,

Nan Qingyue smiled slightly. "That's right, I'm also imprisoned here. We're all stuck and can't get out. What should we do?"