Chapter 1787: Chapter 1783: The Power of Faith
"This is ridiculous, what about my actions isn’t proper?" Xue An looked bewildered.
"Forget other things, why did you abduct my sister? How do you explain this?" Huyue said in a furious manner.
"Abduct your sister?" Xue An’s eyes widened gradually, "Are you kidding me? I rescued your sister, okay? And now you’re turning the tables and accusing me of kidnapping her? Do you have any conscience?"
Huyue’s eyes began to blaze, "Come on, stop pretending, does my sister need your saving? Do you know how many protective spells the elders have put on her since she was a child?"
"No idea, anyway, your sister was on the verge of death back then, and I didn’t see any protection!"
"That’s because she wasn’t in any real danger. If something had genuinely threatened her life, any one of those protections could easily smash a planet, and no one below the Immortal King could escape. Otherwise, why do you think the Qingqiu Fox Country wasn’t in much of a hurry when Ying’er left for so long? Honestly, she’s way more favored than I am!"
Xue An sneered, "As if that’s true, and let me repeat, I did not kidnap your sister! She came along willingly!"
"Oh, cut the crap! You say she was willing, huh? Today, I must teach you a lesson." Huyue shouted, his temper flaring.
No one knew whether it was due to the alcohol or his protectiveness towards his sister, but Huyue loudly clamored and was about to go at Xue An.
Xue An smiled slightly, stopping those who wanted to intervene, and then he calmly said, "This is what you asked for, so you can’t back out!"
"Less talk, more action!" Huyue shouted arrogantly.
Xue An didn’t hesitate either, casually casting a teleportation Dharma Seal, and both of them disappeared from the spot, heading out to the distant space.
Seeing the now-empty sofa, Wei Rulan secretly gulped and quietly asked Zhuge Cang.
"Master, Mr. Xue... they’ll be fine, right?"
That’s right!
Zhuge Cang had officially taken Wei Rulan as his closed-door disciple.
But before Zhuge Cang could speak, Ye Hanshang lazily replied beside them.
"Don’t worry, the two of them will be just fine because..."
As she spoke, Ye Hanshang yawned out of boredom, "We’ve seen this kind of situation too many times, we’re used to it!"
As soon as she finished speaking, there was a flash of light in the room, and Xue An and Huyue reappeared before everyone.
"See, I was right, wasn’t I?" Ye Hanshang said with a smile.
But at this moment, Huyue looked a bit different than before.
His eyes were black with dark circles, much like panda eyes.
He looked quite disheveled.
Meanwhile, Xue An casually said, "Let me think, this is already your thirteen thousand four hundred and twenty-second loss to me! Convinced yet?"
Huyue gritted his teeth, forcing out two words from between them.
"Not convinced, if you have the guts, fight me with one hand next time!"
"Do you think one hand is enough to beat me? You’re too naive!"
"Just say whether you dare or not!" Huyue began to use a taunting tactic.
At this moment, An Yan walked over holding Ah Rou’s hand.
"What are you guys talking about? So merrily... eh? Huyue, what’s up with your eyes?" An Yan had been chatting over there and didn’t know what had happened here.
Huyue quickly said, "Ah, it’s nothing, I just had a bit too much to drink, and accidentally bumped into a post..."
Before he could finish, Ah Rou suddenly became worried, "Oh? Did it hurt? Are you okay?"
"It’s nothing, just a minor scrape, that’s all!" Huyue explained with a smile.
Ah Rou, however, extended her hand, "Let me feel it!"
Huyue had no choice but to obediently step forward. Ah Rou gently touched his cheek and placed her hand over his eyes.
"Does it hurt?" Ah Rou asked with concern.
This tender moment immediately quieted everyone around.
Xue An and An Yan exchanged a knowing smile and then tactfully moved aside.
As they left, Xue An winked at Huyue.
Huyue grinned, albeit wryly, yet he also felt a surge of warmth in his heart.
He even felt that Ah Rou’s gentle hands brought more pressure to him than the Great Elder ever did.
As the party grew increasingly lively, Xue An and An Yan quietly appeared on a nearby mountain peak.
The two of them found a large rock and sat down together, leaning on each other.
The mountain wind was fierce, tousling An Yan’s hair.
Xue An gently wrapped his arm around her shoulders, and An Yan instinctively rested her head on his shoulder.
At that moment.
Above them was a star-studded night sky, below them was a sea of lights, and the faint sound of people’s laughter was audible, enhancing the tranquility of the surroundings.
Xue An inhaled the fresh scent of An Yan’s hair, his heart suddenly becoming incredibly peaceful.
It felt as if the two of them could sit like this, leaning on each other until the end of time.
"Honey!" An Yan whispered suddenly.
"Hm?"
"When you were unconscious, what did you encounter? They all said you were between life and death, it was very dangerous, and you might never wake up. How did you come back?" An Yan asked softly.
"That... it’s a long story!" Xue An gently rubbed An Yan’s head, chuckling lightly.
Then he looked into the distance with a faraway look in his eyes and said softly, "Yan’er, do you know what it’s like between life and death?"
"What is it like?"
"It’s a land of nothingness, a location of destruction, you could even say it’s the ultimate fate of the entire universe!" Xue An’s gaze became solemn.
"Inside, there’s no light, no stars, not even the darkest Black Hole has evaporated. Everything comes to a halt, time loses its meaning, and life and death become a luxury."
The simple description tugged at An Yan’s heart; she grasped Xue An’s hand more tightly.
"That’s the greatest Heart Demon and Meng Yan on the path of cultivation, it’s a catastrophe that has claimed countless talents. When I entered it, I was panicked because I couldn’t find a way out!"
"All the strength meant nothing in there, you could only watch yourself slowly go mad."
An Yan said with intense concern, "Honey, then how did you wake up?"
Xue An smiled lightly, "Wake up... at the time, I was already engulfed in despair, but suddenly, a power appeared in my soul out of nowhere!"
"A power?"
"Yes! A power... of faith!"
An Yan started trembling slightly.
Xue An spoke seriously, "At that moment, I heard the cries of countless people from the Hua Clan! The pious beliefs and eager hopes contained within them ignited a flame of faith within me!"
"This flame instantly dispelled all nothingness and darkness, and then I woke up!"