Fighting Soul Clan Demoness

Chapter 567 Missing Childhood Memories

The next day, early morning.

The sunlight shone perfectly on Mo Yi's face, and the intermittent calls in his ears made him open his sleepy eyes and look blankly at his side.

"Brother Xiao?"

Upon seeing Xiao Yan's smiling expression, Mo Yi was instantly wide awake and quickly opened his eyes wide: "Did I fall asleep?!"

"It's clear that being in the enforcement team is a tough job." Xiao Yan's eyes held a subtle glint.

"This, this, this"

He was terrified and jumped up from his seat. He looked around and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the rising sun outside. His tension immediately dissipated.

"That scared me to death! I almost thought I overslept. Thank goodness!" Mo Yi wiped the cold sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear, "Brother Xiao, you don't know, being in the enforcement team is indeed a grueling and difficult job. Any little thing will be blamed on you!"

Xiao Yan's mind raced, realizing the other man's connection to the Shadow Protector, so he followed up by asking, "Any disturbance? Is it related to us?"

“Then I’ll tell you, but you can’t tell anyone else.” Mo Yi hesitated for a moment, then leaned closer and whispered furtively, “It’s the cry of the Golden Crow!”

"Just yesterday, when the Grand Elder was confronting the disciples who were speaking out for you, the Golden Crow Cry made a strange noise for some reason, causing panic among everyone in the know, and the enforcement team was forced to increase its patrol efforts."

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Xiao Yan inwardly grumbled. The commotion he caused that day was too great. If it weren't for the fact that he happened to be visiting Ruoruo, the enforcement team would probably have suspected him first.

Mo Yi continued to mutter, "Big Brother said that the information you brought before is very important. It concerns the secret treasure of our Sound Valley, and we must not let anything go wrong. We must be wary of the infiltration of the Soul Hall. We can only take a short rest at the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), and we are not even allowed to meditate. Isn't this torture?"

Upon hearing the information revealed by the other party, Xiao Yan's gaze narrowed slightly, and he said intentionally or unintentionally, "It sounds like your elder brother is quite wary of the Soul Palace."

"I don't think so." Mo Yi curled his lips. "Although the Soul Palace is strong, when it comes to the Dao of the Soul, my Sound Valley is not necessarily weaker than them!"

"Moreover, Yin Valley has always been isolated from the world and has never participated in the struggles on the continent. If the Soul Palace dares to have any wicked thoughts, not to mention anything else, the Pill Tower, which is also a neutral force, will be enough to give it a hard time."

"Oh? From what you're saying, could it be that Yin Gu and Dan Ta had a cooperative relationship in the past?"

"Of course, to be honest, crafting soul artifacts is the exclusive domain of the artisans of Yin Valley."

Before he could finish speaking, Mo Yi realized he had revealed too much information and immediately shut his mouth, waving his hand somewhat awkwardly.

"Uh, sorry, Brother Yan, I couldn't help but say a bit too much. Anyway, if my brother asks, please don't say that I told you!"

After saying that, Mo Yi glanced at the direction of the sun outside again, hurriedly gave a few instructions, and then rushed out of the room and disappeared into the shadows.

Watching the man's departing figure, Xiao Yan closed the door and went into the bedroom.

In the bedroom, a towering quilt, as if it had been waiting for a long time, immediately trembled upon hearing Xiao Yan's footsteps, and a small head peeked out from underneath.

"Have you found out?" Hun Ruoruo looked up at the other person.

Xiao Yan smiled helplessly and nodded: "Although there are still many doubts, we should have asked everything that needs to be asked."

The unspoken question between the two was naturally about the mysterious Shadow Protector.

He was originally the revered leader of the righteous path, and although the so-called betrayal was just a means for the other party to infiltrate the Soul Palace, he still committed the heinous crime of killing his fellow disciples.

Not everyone has the courage to bear this sin.

To be fair, Xiao Yan's impression of him was not bad. Even if he was wary of him at the beginning, it was only because of his loyalty to Hun Ruoruo and Yin Gu. Moreover, the other party had once saved him from dire straits with his life.

Such a proud and loyal man did not choose to perish together with his enemies. Instead, he became an undercover agent, serving as the loyal dog of the Venerable Qinghai for decades.

There are clearly untold secrets behind this.
Xiao Yan even suspected that the disappearance of Yin Gu from the mainland was inextricably linked to this.

"Back in the Soul Palace, Shadow Protector was able to threaten the Azure Sea Venerable by self-destructing his soul, so his soul realm is definitely no less than mine."

After pondering for a moment, Xiao Yan said, "With the addition of that hat that resembles a soul robe, even I can't see through his true realm." Now that Hun Ruoruo's power is sealed by the Golden Crow pattern, she can hardly exert her strength, and touching the ancestral artifact will inevitably require her to do so.

Therefore, how to avoid being detected by the other party has become the current problem.

"How about we try using your identity as a little princess?" Xiao Yan asked tentatively.

Hun Ruoruo shook her head: "Haven't you noticed? This world is not the same as what we know."

“A full day and night had clearly passed, yet Mo Yi did not notice anything unusual. Logically speaking, even if he failed to see the flaw at the beginning, after exchanging time with the people around him, he should have immediately chosen to come back and question you, but he did not.”

Xiao Yan was stunned, and then his expression gradually darkened, as if he had realized that something was wrong.

After a long pause, he took a deep breath and said with some difficulty, "You mean, their perception has been distorted?"

"It's probably even more serious than that."

Hun Ruoruo's eyes flickered, as if she were uttering some indescribable taboo: "This world seems to revolve around us."

Time passes little by little.

As expected, since that day, although Mo Yi still frequently came to talk to Xiao Yan, he never mentioned that he had been unconscious for a day and a night, as if it had never happened.

Hun Ruoruo, who had been hiding in Xiao Yan's room, did not cause any disturbance whatsoever. Not even a single person inquired about her, showing no sign of the preciousness and importance she was hailed as the apple of his eye.

This bizarre situation is as if everyone is only on a predetermined trajectory, and any deviation will be subconsciously rejected and forgotten.

Another day, night fell.

Thick clouds obscured the stars and moon, casting a gloom over the entire Sound Valley.

Xiao Yanhun waited quietly in the room, when suddenly he sensed something and opened his eyes at the same time, walking towards the outside.

"Ruoruo, don't you think this scene looks a little familiar?"

With a creak, Xiao Yan pushed open the door, his voice, kept extremely low, revealing a barely perceptible hint of excitement.

He was dressed in a black robe, which completely enveloped his body, as if he wanted to blend into the night.

"Is the Third Young Master referring to Wutan City from back then?" A familiar, sweet voice came from behind, clearly indicating that Hun Ruoruo also had a deep impression of it.

That was the first time they had a conflict, and it was also the first time Xiao Yan killed someone. Nine years have passed in the blink of an eye, and the roles of protector and protected have been reversed. This feeling is indeed quite strange.

However, compared to the thrill of killing in the past, this time it seemed much milder, as it was just stealing something.

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For some reason, this petty, stealthy act stirred a flutter in Hun Ruoruo's heart, as if something inexplicable was melting within her, relieving her original anxiety and unease.

"In short, no matter how strange this world is, your mother would never harm us, so let's not worry about it."

Xiao Yan waved his hand and happily wrapped the girl in the shadow of his black robe: "Come on, it's dark and windy, the perfect time to dig for treasure. I'll protect you!"

Hun Ruoruo ignored him and crawled under the black robe, shrinking her body.

If someone were lucky enough to witness this scene, they would chuckle and realize that the two's actions were less like those of a couple and more like role-playing in the movie "Eagle Catches Chicks." The tall young man resembled a mother hen with outstretched wings, while the young woman curled up, hiding under his arms as a chick.

The two wandered at night, the thick clouds shimmering with the breeze, occasionally revealing the Milky Way in the sky, and sometimes brushing away the strands of hair that covered the girl's face, all according to her mood.

Is this what childhood with playmates is like?
If Xiao Yan were to turn around under the moonlight, he would likely be met with a pair of clear, smiling eyes, innocent and gentle, beautiful as if they belonged to another world.

(End of this chapter)