A piece of paper flew towards Zhou Yichen. Zhou Yichen caught the paper and smiled at the writing on the paper.

[Great Demon will be with Wen Xiao as long as he lives.]

There was a blood mark under the paper. But after looking back at the paper he was shocked and speechless. Zhou Yichen pointed the Yunguang sword towards the blood stain. The Yunguang sword shone brightly.

Zhou Yichen stared ahead with tears hanging from his eyes but slowly his lips smiled thinly. Finally he found it.

"Bingyi's descendant." Said someone standing not far from where Zhou Yichen was. Zhou Yichen was shocked and immediately alerted to the person.

His hair was long white wearing all black clothes. His eyes were golden. "I need Zhu Yan." The person said calmly. "What do you want to do with him?" Zhou Yichen asked suspiciously. "I'm just keeping my promise with Ying Zhao. You can keep the paper. I just need to talk to him for a moment." The man said calmly.

In an instant the man was in front of Zhou Yichen and his hand had touched the paper containing a shred of Zhu Yan's soul. Suddenly red smoke came out of the paper and formed the human form of Zhu Yan. The transparent form of Zhu Yan.

"Xiao Zhou." Zhu Yan called happily. Zhou Yichen looked shocked. "Zhu Yan, if you are too enthusiastic. You will return to the paper before I finish speaking." The man said flatly. Zhu Yan looked at the man standing on the water not far from him and Zhou Yichen.

"Uncle Qi, what are you doing here?" Zhu Yan asked in surprise. "I came to keep my promise to Ying Zhou. I can help you repair your soul and also give you a new body. But you have to guard Yue Shan for 1000 years without leaving that place even a step. Can you do it?" Asked the man who was called Uncle Qi.

"I can't do it." Zhu Yan said honestly. "I already know. Then you can do it yourself." Uncle Qi said. "Didn't you say to keep your promise with Mountain God Ying Zhao? Why do you want to break your own promise?" Zhou Yichen asked angrily.

"I also told Ying Zhou, if he refuses then I will not help him." Uncle Qi said flatly. "Qi Yize, give me your inner core." Someone said a few meters away approaching Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan.

A wave of Qi Yize's hand who was called Uncle Qi by Zhu Yan. The person died instantly with blood scattered everywhere without a corpse. "You?!" Zhou Yichen said angrily. "He's a demon who doesn't have an inner core. It doesn't matter if he dies." Qi Yize said coldly.

"Uncle Qi, did that person escape from Yue Shan?" Zhu Yan asked suddenly. "You need me to guard Yue Shan so you can find him." Zhu Yan added. 'Actually I need your help but it's better to let you guard Yue Shan.' Qi Yize thought.

"Right, just in case he sneaks back." Qi Yize said. "I'll help you." Zhu Yan said suddenly. "Zhao Yuanzhou!" Zhou Yichen said annoyed. "He's a person who really wants face if he asks for help it means he really needs help. That's what Ying Zhao told me." Zhu Yan explained.

"Are you sure? You can't meet the Baize Goddess for a long time." Qi Yize said. "I can. I'm sure you'll be back before 1000 years. You're a powerful being." Zhu Yan said before returning to the paper.

"Zhao Yuanzhou!" Zhou Yichen said in panic. "He's exhausted and went back to sleep. Are you coming with me or are you riding your horse?" Qi Yize asked. "You didn't say the whole story." Zhou Yichen said looking at Qi Yize.

"I helped him out of desire but after seeing him. I don't want to use him and you. You're still very young. You have a long life ahead of you. Another reason, I don't allow him to meet the Baize Goddess because the spell I used to help him is a forbidden technique. It takes 1000 years to purify the remaining effects of the spell. The spell can only be purified in Yue Shan. After that, he can meet the Baize Goddess." Qi Yize explained flatly.

"From here to the west there is a cave not too far. I will wait for you there." Qi Yize said and in a flash he was gone from there. Zhou Yichen was shocked but kept the paper containing a shred of Zhao Yuanzhou's soul then rode a horse towards the place Qi Yize said.

@cave

Zhou Yichen entered the dark cave. The light of the lantern surrounded something like an egg. Qi Yize stretched out his hand and Zhou Yichen although hesitant still gave the paper to Qi Yize.

"Help me guard the entrance. Don't let anyone in." Qi Yize said. Zhou Yichen nodded and went out. Yize took out a shred of Zhao Yuanzhou's soul from the paper and put it into the egg.

Qi Yize made a complicated seal before channeling his spiritual energy into the egg. 2 hours later, the sound of a baby coming out was heard. Zhou Yichen was shocked and ran in. Qi Yize let Zhou Yichen see and continued to channel his spiritual energy stronger until Zhu Yan became a teenager.

Qi Yize knelt down and vomited fresh blood. "Uncle Qi." Zhu Yan said running out of the lanterns surrounding him. Zhou Yichen was shocked and crouched beside Qi Yize. "Are you okay?" Zhou Yichen asked worriedly. "I just need a short rest. I'll send you guys to Yue Shan later." Qi Yize said wiping the remaining blood from his lips. Zhu Yan held Qi Yize's hand and was shocked.

"Qi Yize! Are you crazy?!" Zhu Yan shouted angrily. Qi Yize stared at Zhu Yan blankly. "You are no longer Zhu Yan, the Great Demon but Zhu Yan from the Feng Huang Clan. Watch your behavior." Qi Yize said calmly and released his hand from Zhu Yan.

Zhou Yichen did not speak and held Qi Yize's hand too. "Your energy is chaotic. You could die." Zhou Yichen said worriedly. Qi Yize released Zhou Yichen's hand. "Shut up both of you." Qi Yize said annoyedly. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen were silent.

Qi Yize's two fingers pointed to his forehead before pointing to Zhu Yan's forehead. Zhu Yan stared at Qi Yize silently. "Who is he?" Zhu Yan asked. "Your ancestors. You can practice with that memory." Qi Yize said. Qi Yize did the same to Zhou Yichen.

"Do you know Bingyi?" Zhou Yichen asked in surprise. "That's Ying Long's memory. You can practice your family's technique from that memory. The reason you were so easily defeated by Li Lun is because you didn't practice with the right technique." Qi Yize said.

Before Zhou Yichen or Zhu Yan could speak. Qi Yize covered both of their mouths. "I need peace. Get away from me." Qi Yize said. Both of them obeyed and walked away. Both of them walked away from the cave and stopped under a big tree some distance away from the cave.

"Why don't I feel any demonic power from his body?" Zhou Yichen asked. "You said he's a demon, you could say yes but he doesn't have any demonic power. He is formed by the purest essence of the universe. That's what Ying Zhao told me. Ying Zhao also said he guards a seal in Yun Shan. He can only come out occasionally and even then only to meet Ying Zhao. I've also met him a few times." Zhu Yan said as if remembering old memories.

"He asked me why I like to go to the human realm? I said the human realm has many interesting things. I also invited him there. He said he didn't like the human realm even though the Wilderness looked barren but the Wilderness had its own uniqueness. He also said I could go to Yue Shan to have a look." Zhu Yan added.

"I've been to Yue Shan but I didn't meet him. Yue Shan is indeed different from most mountains in the Wilderness. There's a warm aura of life surrounding it. All the plants and trees grow well." Zhou Yichen explained.

"I think if I don't go to see you then you'll mess up the whole place even longer." Zhu Yan teased. "It doesn't make sense. I'm just looking for you, not messing up other people's territory." Zhou Yichen said annoyedly. The two of them smelled blood and looked at each other before returning to Qi Yize's place.

Qi Yize's face was very pale and some strands of his hair were splashed with blood. There were burn marks on his back. "Heavenly lightning." Zhu Yan said. Zhu Yan was very familiar with this. "Noisy." Qi Yize said flatly.

"I'll send you guys to Yue Shan now." Qi Yize said standing up. Zhu Yan approached Qi Yize and knocked him unconscious. Zhou Yichen held back his laughter. "He'll be mad at you later." Zhou Yichen said smilingly.

"It's better than him looking for his enemy with an injured body and dying. He's one of Ying Zhao's friends." Zhu Yan said sadly. Zhou Yichen smiled sadly. All their friends died one by one. "Where are we going?" Zhou Yichen asked.

"We're going to my house." Zhu Yan said calmly. The unconscious Qi Yize was easily picked up by Zhu Yan and the two left there.

---Peach Blossom Yard---

Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan sat outside the lounge. Zhu Yan drank tea quietly with Zhou Yichen.

"There's something he didn't tell you." Zhou Yichen said. "You mean Uncle Qi? I know. He wanted to ask for help to catch that woman but he couldn't bring it up at all." Zhu Yan said calmly.

"Not only that, the spell he used to help you was a forbidden technique. That's why he wanted to take you to Yue Shan so you could be purified there. It would take 1000 years for that." Zhou Yichen explained seriously. Zhu Yan opened his mouth to speak but he didn't know what to say. The atmosphere became gloomy. No one spoke after that.

@room

Qi Yize woke up from his sleep and looked at the unfamiliar environment. Qi Yize walked out and found two people sitting leisurely outside the lounge.

Qi Yize looked at Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan before looking at Zhu Yan. "Zhu Yan, where am I?" Qi Yize asked flatly. "You're in my house." Zhu Yan said smilingly. "Your house? Since when has Kun Lun Mountain not been covered in snow? Where is Ying Zhao? I haven't felt his presence for a while." Qi Yize asked flatly.

Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan looked at each other before looking at Qi Yize in shock. "Uncle Qi, don't you remember that Ying Zhao died 10 years ago?" Zhu Yan asked seriously. "Died? Someone like him doesn't die easily. He..." Qi Yize's words trailed off.

"10 years ago? Isn't it the day the Blood Moon arrives? I remember I went to warn Ying Zhao to be careful and I asked the Bingyi descendants to help Ying Zhao control the malicious energy inside you if you lose control." Qi Yize said coldly. Zhu Yan was silent while Zhou Yichen was shocked.

Qi Yize lost all his memories from 18 years ago until last Sunday.

Note: The beginning of the chapter is a continuation of the special episode that aired. Other than that, everything is my imagination. If there are any typos, I apologize. I prefer to use the name Zhu Yan.

...Zhu Yan after rebirth....

"I forgot how many years of my memory?" Qi Yize asked seriously. "18 years." Zhou Yichen replied. Qi Yize looked at Zhou Yichen before smiling. "Bingyi's descendant. Returned to a demon." Qi Yize said smilingly.

"I didn't expect you two to be able to sit together. What about your parents and your brother?" Qi Yize asked calmly. Zhu Yan cleared his throat. Qi Yize looked at Zhu Yan in confusion. "They're dead." Zhou Yichen said. "Excuse my rudeness." Qi Yize said awkwardly.

"But Uncle Qi, why are you so sure to ask how many years you've forgotten your memory?" Zhu Yan asked. "Feng Yun once stored my memory in a blue bottle. I don't know why either? He came home and told me to store it. I did forget that memory and thanks to Feng Yun, I remembered it again." Qi Yize explained.

"What did you do before you lost your memory?" Zhou Yichen asked curiously. "I don't remember but I heard from Cheng Huang that I killed all the demons that attacked Yue Shan. Cheng Huang also said that before I killed all the demons, Feng Yun died because he helped me." Qi Yize said looking into the distance.

"And you weren't caught by the Baize Goddess?" Zhou Yichen asked in confusion. "Yue Shan belongs to the Feng Huang Clan. It's private property that all demons can't enter without permission. Entering without permission only awaits death. In the Wilderness only Cheng Huang can enter freely." Qi Yize said calmly.

"Yue Shan has many ancient artifacts so all demons with evil intentions are not allowed to enter. Especially uncle Qi is the person those people should never meet." Zhu Yan smiled clearly. "What do you mean?" Zhou Yichen asked in confusion.

"Qilin tears, shed in sorrow for the suffering can form a potion capable of healing all wounds and ailments." Qi Yize explained. "So your true form is Qilin." Zhou Yichen said as Qi Yize nodded in return. Qi Yize reached out his hand towards Zhu Yan. "You who changed my clothes must have found the blue bottle. Give it to me." Qi Yize said flatly.

Zhu Yan gave the blue bottle to Qi Yize. Qi Yize accepted the bottle. "I have a few questions for you after you remember." Zhou Yichen said looking at Qi Yize seriously. "I know." Qi Yize said opening the blue bottle.

Two threads of light flew out and entered his forehead. Qi Yize closed his eyes because of the impact. When he opened his eyes again, tears were flowing down his face. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen were quite shocked.

Qi Yize controlled his emotions and before wiping his tears. "Do you remember now?" Zhu Yan asked moving beside Zhou Yichen. Qi Yize sat down where Zhu Yan had left off. Qi Yize sat opposite Zhou Yichen.

"You want to ask why I asked for your family's help and caused your family to die? Why didn't I go myself to help Zhu Yan?" Qi Yize asked. Zhou Yichen couldn't answer.

"I'll tell you. The seal weakens the closer it gets to the Blood Moon so I went to Ying Zhao to tell him about the strangeness 18 years ago. I wanted to help Zhu Yan but I couldn't let that woman escape and mess up the Wilderness again. So I needed to strengthen the seal during the Blood Moon. I remembered that the Bingyi Clan could help so I asked for their help. I didn't expect that they couldn't hold Zhu Yan back then." Qi Yize explained.

"Then why did she escape now?" Zhu Yan asked in confusion. "Thanks to the chaos you guys created that almost caused the Wilderness to be on the verge of destruction." Qi Yize said sarcastically. Zhu Yan fell silent. "I want to know, why did you let Zhu Yan be reborn as Feng Huang?" Zhou Yichen asked.

"Why? Do you think I need his karmic fire?" Qi Yize asked flatly. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen looked at each other before looking back at Qi Yize. "I only have the egg of the Feng Huang Clan and I need the purified power that the Feng Huang Clan has. That woman swallowed too many inner cores." Qi Yize explained.

Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan looked at each other in confusion. "Then Feng Huang power can control the karmic fire is true. Feng Huang has immortal body is also true but also has weaknesses. It is reborn from fire is also true. But when he is reborn, that is when Feng Huang is weakest, at that time he can be killed. You also don't need the ashes of the Ever Burning Wood to be immortal." Qi Yize said flatly.

"Why do you know that?" Zhu Yan asked smiling. "It's none of your business how I know. At least you managed to defeat that fake demon. Dirty creature, who does he think he is, want to kill all the demons." Qi Yize said disgustedly. Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan held back laughter.

"But he said he was immortal with the ashes of the ever burning wood." Zhu Yan explained. "He looks down on demons too much. After you destroy his dwelling place, the ashes of the ever burning wood will also be destroyed. Wasn't he defeated by his former disciple?" Qi Yize said.

Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan fell silent. 'Bai Jiu' both thought sadly. Qi Yize looked at the two of them. "Sorry. I forgot that person is your friend." Qi Yize said. "It's okay." Zhou Yichen said smiling sadly.

"Because my power is fire, you are automatically fire too. You can practice your purified technique. If Feng Yan was still around, maybe you would have the power of wind." Qi Yize said flatly. Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan looked at each other. "Don't you feel anything now? You were still crying earlier." Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen asked in unison.

Both of them looked at Qi Yize questioningly. "I lost my emotions 5000 years ago. That was an outburst of my old emotions." Qi Yize answered flatly. '5000 years ago was when that woman was sealed.' Zhu Yan thought. "Is she your girlfriend?" Zhu Yan asked suddenly. Zhou Yichen stared at Zhu Yan in disbelief.

"No, that woman is my best friend's brother's girlfriend. Why do you ask that?" Qi Yize asked flatly. "In the human realm there is a term love turning into hate will make someone lose their own emotions." Zhu Yan explained.

Qi Yize stared at Zhu Yan calmly. "How long did I sleep?" Qi Yize asked. "A week." Zhou Yichen answered. "I need to go now. Before that I will send you guys to Yue Shan." Qi Yize said standing up.

"We want to help you." Zhu Yan said seriously. Qi Yize stared at Zhu Yan calmly. "No need. I can do it myself." Qi Yize said flatly. "You will destroy yourself along with her. That's what you mean by doing it yourself, right?" Zhu Yan said angrily.

"We are indeed not strong enough but you can teach us." Zhou Yichen said agreeing with Zhu Yan. Qi Yize stared at the two of them in silence. 'These two people are very stubborn. I who have lost my emotions for so long can still be annoyed. People who feel emotions will explode with them.' Qi Yize thought annoyedly.

"Practicing with the memories I gave you is enough. Your one word spell should still be useful. There is an uninvited guest in front of your barrier." Qi Yize said flatly.

Zhu Yan went to meet the person. "Do you remember Feng Yun's death now?" Zhou Yichen asked. Qi Yize smiled faintly. "Cheng Huang inserted his memories of the incident. Maybe he knew that he would be gone forever so he left the memory with me." Qi Yize explained.

"If we didn't know that you lost your emotions then we would think that you are still the same as other demons." Zhou Yichen said sadly. "Zhu Yan once told you that emotions are not that important to demons. But there are still many demons who seek it. Like Zhu Yan's feelings for you and Baize Goddess." Qi Yize said looking into the distance.

"As for me, after I lost all my emotions. I see things more in black and white. My way of expressing myself was taught by Ying Zhou. He told me, I must be able to express expressions so that someone knows what I mean. So he teaches me every time I meet him." Qi Yize explained.

"That's exactly what Ying Zhao would do." Zhu Yan said again with someone beside him. Long black hair, white clothes with red eyes.

Zhou Yichen's face was confused. The person stopped not far from their seats. "Who?" Zhou Yichen asked. "He said his name was Lu Ming. Uncle Qi's acquaintance." Zhu Yan said sitting beside Zhou Yichen.

"Where did you hide Ju Hua? Or did you kill her, you heartless demon?!" Lu Ming shouted angrily. Lu Ming's body was lifted from the ground and his neck was tightly gripped. Lu Ming struggled but lost to Qi Yize. Qi Yize's eyes turned blood red.

"You still ask me if I killed her? She should have been killed 5000 years ago?! If it weren't for you who was blind to love then Lu Yu wouldn't have died. If you could have kept your mouth shut and not told her about my tears as well as the ancestral artifact of the Feng Huang Clan and invited her to meet me then all those tragedies wouldn't have happened. You are the most useless demon in the Wilderness. Why didn't you die? Why did it have to be Lu Yu?!" Qi Yize said angrily.

"I feel malicious energy surrounding him." Zhu Yan said. Zhou Yichen took out his sword. Both of them nodded at each other. Zhu Yan attacked Qi Yize. Qi Yize threw Lu Ming's body into the stone table. Stone table shattered. Lu Ming vomited blood.

The Yunguang sword aimed at Lu Ming's neck while Zhu Yan fought against Qi Yize. A fierce fight ensued before Zhu Yan could knocked unconscious Qi Yize. Qi Yize passed out.

Lu Ming was tied up with Qi Yize's spiritual rope. "Why do you have Qi Yize's artifact?!" Lu Ming said angrily. "Of course I borrowed it from him to lock up a useless demon like you." Zhu Yan said flatly. "I'm innocent. I only saved my loved one who was being bullied by Qi Yize." Lu Ming said stubbornly.

"Can I kill him now?" Zhou Yichen asked emotionally. "But this useless demon, his friend's younger brother? We can't kill him." Zhu Yan said soothingly. "He's the one who should die, not my older brother." Lu Ming grumbled.

Zhou Yichen pulled out the Yunguang sword from its sheath. Zhu Yan immediately pulled Zhou Yichen away from Lu Ming. "Leave him alone." Zhu Yan said calmly. "You're still so calm. If it wasn't for him, none of those tragedies would have happened. He's the cause of all those tragedies." Zhou Yichen said angrily.

"It's all done. We can't change anything. He didn't want it to happen either." Zhu Yan said. "What about him?" Zhou Yichen asked. "We need to take him to Kunlun Mountain. Let Mountain God Lu Wu examine him." Zhu Yan said. Zhou Yichen nodded in understanding.

---Kunlun Mountain---

@stone bed

Mountain God Lu Wu looked at the two and shook his head. The three of them walked away from the place.

"Half of his spiritual energy is gone. He's now full of hatred that's the opposite of what a Qilin should have. The virtues of benevolence, wisdom and purity. Purity has turned into hatred and resentment. His spiritual energy is attacking himself." Mountain God Lu Wu explained.

"Is there no way to save him?" Zhou Yichen asked. "Only he can save himself. But he has no intention of doing so." Mountain God Lu Wu said sadly. "He has lost more than he can bear." Mountain God Lu Wu added before leaving.

"If I can master the purified technique then I can help him." Zhu Yan said suddenly. Zhou Yichen looked at Zhu Yan sadly. "What's wrong?" Zhu Yan asked confusedly. "Seeing him reminds me of you and me. The same hatred and grudge as me. Seeking death is the same as you." Zhou Yichen said with a heavy sigh.

"All that is in the past. I will take you around to pick fresh fruits." Zhu Yan said pulling Zhou Yichen away with him.

Qi Yize woke up not long after Mountain God Lu Wu returned there. "Do you know that using the Feng Huang Clan's forbidden technique to save Zhu Yan can make your spiritual energy chaotic? One wrong move and you could be reduced to ashes." Mountain God Lu Wu said angrily.

"You started scolding me just like Ying Zhao." Qi Yize said smilingly. "You don't have to smile if you don't mean to." Mountain God Lu Wu said angrily. "I won't die so quickly. The ancestral egg has already turned into a descendant of the Feng Huang Clan so Jiu Weihu won't be able to get it anymore. I don't lose anything and Zhu Yan is a good boy." Qi Yize said.

"How about yourself? That egg was given to you by Feng Yun so you can live." Mountain God Lu Wu said. "Lu Wu, I have lived for more than 100,000 years. I have no intention of living beyond that. If I die, a new Qilin will be born. Before that, the Bingyi's descendant and Zhu Yan will guard the Wilderness well. You also know that my heart is already tainted with hatred and revenge. My life will only tarnish the Qilin's reputation." Qi Yize said flatly.

"I can't talk logic to you." Mountain God Lu Wu said angrily as he left. Qi Yize smiled. "You two can come out of hiding now. Eavesdropping is not a good thing." Qi Yize said. Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan finally came out.

"You must not die either. We will find a way to save you." Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen said in unison. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen looked at each other. Qi Yize laughed happily.

...Qilin...

...Feng Huang ...

"What's so funny?" Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen asked in unison. Both of them were very annoyed with Qi Yize. "It's not funny but the reaction I should have is to laugh." Qi Yize said.

"You don't have to react if you don't really feel anything." Zhou Yichen said and Zhu Yan nodded in return. Qi Yize looked at the two before his straight face was revealed.

"In front of you two, I will do it." Qi Yize said. Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan smiled. Qi Yize began to open up to the two of them. "Where is Lu Ming?" Qi Yize asked. "We locked him in a cave." Zhu Yan said. "I need to see him." Qi Yize said.

"You can't possibly go kill him, right?" Zhu Yan said jokingly. "I have to make him accept reality. Lu Yu protecting him too much has made him lose his temper. He needs to know the truth." Qi Yize said calmly.

"Do you have his memories?" Zhou Yichen asked. "I locked his memories. I will open them." Qi Yize said. "The memory of him killing his parents and the memory of his brother being killed by the woman he loved to save himself." Qi Yize said.

"I can understand the first one but why the second one?" Zhu Yan asked in confusion. "The second one is just an incident, my blood that was on Lu Yu's hand hit Lu Ming's forehead causing Lu Ming's bad memory of witnessing his brother being killed to be locked inside with the first memory." Qi Yize explained.

"I'll accompany you." Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan said at the same time. "Zhao Yuan Zhou, you better stay here." Zhou Yichen protested. "Why? You must want to secretly ask about my problem and bear it yourself." Zhu Yan said in disbelief.

Zhou Yichen's face turned red. Zhu Yan's guess was one hundred percent correct. "You two can come with me. Then the forbidden technique has no effect on Zhu Yan's body. Only if he meets the Baize Goddess will his fate be the same as Li Lun. After all, the Baize Goddess needs to carry out her duties? You don't want to be locked up by her, right?" Qi Yize said looking at Zhu Yan calmly.

Qi Yize turned to look at Zhou Yichen. "Your stubbornness is just like your ancestor, Bingyi." Qi Yize said before turning away. Zhou Yichen and Zhu Yan followed Qi Yize in silence.

@cave

"This place was once inhabited by Li Lun for a short time." Qi Yize said holding the stone there as if reminiscing. "You can feel it." Zhu Yan said in surprise. "You could say I'm closer to him than you. No need to talk about me." Qi Yize said before his face returned to normal.

"You don't dare to tell people that you're a damn murderer. Just like my brother who killed my parents." Lu Ming said angrily. Lu Ming was tied up with chains on the cave wall.

Qi Yize approached Lu Ming and put his two fingers on Lu Ming's forehead. "Why? You intend to kill me now." Lu Ming said angrily. Qi Yize slowly moved his two fingers away and two drops of blood came out of Lu Ming's forehead.

Lu Ming screamed in pain. The screams of pain echoed inside the cave. The two drops that came out were burned directly by Qi Yize with his fire. "What did you do to me?!" Lu Ming said angrily. His face showed that he couldn't believe what came back to him.

"The truth is. For you, your brother did something he should never have done. For you too, he betrayed his promise to me. But you got all the good and sweet memories and even cursed him. It's not fair to him. Even if I hate him. You are the only one who shouldn't hate him. Because he died for you." Qi Yize said before leaving followed by Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen. A scream full of madness was heard but Qi Yize didn't turn around.

"Your white hair is turning black. It's already half of it. You know it's not a good thing for you." Zhu Yan said suddenly. "I think your white hair with reddish ends is quite good." Qi Yize changed the topic. "I'm talking about your case." Zhu Yan said annoyed.

"He doesn't want to talk about it." Zhou Yichen reminded Zhu Yan. "I think we should go to Tiandu especially to the Demon Hunting Bureau and you need to cover your face with this mask." Qi Yize said giving Zhu Yan a mask.

"A fox mask?" Zhu Yan asked displeased. "Or you can turn into a beautiful woman if you want." Qi Yize teased. Qi Yize's head was automatically hit by Zhu Yan. Qi Yize almost fell to the ground if Zhou Yichen hadn't been quick to hold Qi Yize's body.

"Thank you." Qi Yize said to Zhou Yichen. Qi Yize balanced his body and Zhou Yichen released his grip. "Zhu Yan, you don't know how to respect your elders. I'll teach you a lesson." Qi Yize said angrily.

Zhu Yan immediately ran away quickly. "You still want to run? I'll beat you up in place of Ying Zhao!" Qi Yize said chasing Zhu Yan angrily. "His emotions are slowly returning." Zhou Yichen said smiling.

Zhou Yichen's words were right. The emotions that disappeared 5000 years ago were slowly returning to Qi Yize. Everyone felt it but not Qi Yize himself. Whether it was a good thing for Qi Yize or it would be a disaster.

@aula

"I was wrong." Zhu Yan said kneeling down. "Kneel here and reflect on your mistakes." Qi Yize said angrily. "Don't we need to go to Tiandu? If you punish him then we'll be late." Zhou Yichen said going inside.

Qi Yize turned around and was surprised to see Zhou Yichen before squinting his eyes uncomfortably and closing them. Qi Yize opened his eyes again and looked back at Zhou Yichen before smiling.

"I forgive yourself this time." Qi Yize said before going inside. Zhu Yan stood up and approached Zhou Yichen. "I feel something is strange about his condition." Zhou Yichen said. "I feel the same way. When he was chasing me, he suddenly stopped. Before he stopped, I faintly heard his mumbling. After that, he narrowed his eyes and closed them before chasing me again." Zhu Yan said seriously.

"What did he said?" Zhou Yichen asked. "Li Lun." Zhu Yan said. "We better ask Mountain God Lu Wu." Zhou Yichen said, Zhu Yan nodded in return. The two of them met Mountain God Lu Wu.

"Li Lun and Qi Yize's relationship?" Mountain God Lu Wu asked, looking at the two of them. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen nodded. "I've heard from Ying Zhao that Li Lun always bothers Qi Yize when he comes. It can be said that because Li Lun wants to win over you, Zhu Yan, he always asks Qi Yize to teach him. But I heard that Qi Yize refused to teach Li Lun and gave him a pile of books." Mountain God Lu Wu explained.

"In general, he is Li Lun's Shifu. So?" Zhu Yan asked. "Li Lun seemed to have severed ties with him shortly before he was sealed by the Baize Goddess, 18 years ago. You can ask him for more details." Mountain God Lu Wu said.

"Who is Feng Yun?" Zhou Yichen asked seriously. "He is Qi Yize's older brother. The last descendant of Feng Huang." Mountain God Lu Wu explained. "Now they have Zhu Yan." Mountain God Lu Wu added. "Can you be honest about Qi Yize's condition?" Zhou Yichen asked worriedly.

"His five senses will slowly lose their function. Before finally the spiritual energy attacks more fiercely to attack him. The inner core cracks before it breaks and he dies." Mountain God Lu Wu explained. Both of them fell silent.

"The time he has is running out. It's his destiny. He knows but still does things he shouldn't do." Mountain God Lu Wu said. "Is the forbidden technique so dangerous that he gets injured and even loses his life?" Zhou Yichen asked.

"It's not that the forbidden technique is dangerous but he did something that went against the will of fate itself. He knew that forcing your soul to recover was against fate but he still did it. Forcing your soul to be reborn as Feng Huang was also against fate but in the end he did it all." Mountain God Lu Wu explained.

"Is there no way to save him?" Zhu Yan asked. "I don't know. Maybe he knows." Mountain God Lu Wu said before leaving. "Let's go." Qi Yize said changing his clothes to white clothes.

All his hair turned black. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen were shocked but chose to remain silent. The journey was peaceful.

---Tiandu---

Zhu Yan wore a fox mask on his face. Zhou Yichen and Qi Yize did not wear it. The atmosphere of Tiandu was quite lively as usual.

°Demon Hunting Bureau°

@front gate

Qi Yize stared at the woman who came with her partner in silence. "This lady, I didn't expect you to be so clever." Qi Yize said with a faint smile. Zhu Yan stared at Zhou Yichen and vice versa. Both of them were confused.

"Qi Yize, if you come any closer. I will kill him." The woman said angrily. Her hand was on her male partner's neck. "Miss, I think you have the wrong person. My name is Li Lun." Qi Yize said with a sweet smile.

"You are shameless. I will always remember your face even if I turn to ashes." The woman said angrily. A stab made by her partner, the woman let go of her partner and force to step back. Her partner run away from the woman.

A sword was at the woman's neck. "You are right about one thing. Even if you turn to ashes. I will chase you and torture you. I shouldn't have let you escape." Qi Yize said sarcastically.

"You killed my husband! You are a murderer!" The demon shouted angrily. "Let her go!" Pei Sijing said outside. "Miss Pei, I don't think this has anything to do with you. So get lost before I make you regret it." Qi Yize said flatly. His eyes turned blood red.

Zhu Yan nodded at Zhou Yichen. "She is a member of the Demon Hunting Bureau. Although she is a demon, she did not hurt anyone." Pei Sijing said displeased. "Miss Pei, you are too naive. Not all demons are Zhu Yan." Qi Yize said flatly.

"Miss Pei, he is the one who killed my husband and many other innocent demons. You must catch him and bring him to justice." The woman said. "Liu Li, you slut!" Qi Yize said pulling the demon's hair tightly, a demon named Liu Li.

"Let her go!" Pei Sijing said angrily and was about to help Liu Li but Zhou Yichen stood in front of her. "You better not interfere. Otherwise, when he goes berserk, Tiandu will be destroyed in his hands." Zhou Yichen said seriously.

"But..." Pei Sijing's words were cut off. "Miss Pei, rest assured he is not a bad person. But if he goes berserk, no one can stop him." Zhu Yan said. Pei Sijing looked suspiciously at the man wearing the fox mask.

"Innocent? Coming to steal my family's artifact, destroying my family's altar and killing my brother. When you and your despicable husband killed my brother with your hands. Didn't you laugh happily? Wasn't it your laughter that caused all of you to perish?" Qi Yize said with a murderous aura. Pei Sijing fell silent. Zhu Yan and Zhou Yichen sighed. 'Cheng Huang.' both of them thought.

"You shouldn't remember. I even..." Liu Li's words were cut off. "You came and asked me what happened like a worried person. But I forgot about you so you intend to accuse me, right?! You've lied to half of the Wilderness. I'm not afraid to become the most cruel demon as long as I can torture you until you beg for death." Qi Yize said with a sneer.

Everything happened quickly. Liu Li's two hands were cut off by Qi Yize. A terrible scream was heard from Liu Li's mouth. Qi Yize walked away. "Take your partner to prison." Qi Yize said looking at the partner who was taken hostage earlier, still shocked. The partner immediately got to work.

"Look at your clothes getting dirty." Zhu Yan grumbled. "Shut up." Qi Yize said flatly. "Miss Pei, you better see your prisoner and bring Zhou Yichen there." Qi Yize said. "Why did you send Xiao Zhou there?" Zhu Yan asked confusedly. "He has Truth Eyes so he will know if someone still has an inner core or not." Qi Yize said flatly.

Qi Yize then turned to leave. "Where are you going?" Zhu Yan asked. "Find a place to stay." Qi Yize said flatly. "You better stay here so you have more freedom." Pei Sijing said. 'I will ask Zhou Yichen to explain everything to me.' Pei Sijing thought.

Zhu Yan pulled Qi Yize inside excitedly. Pei Sijing stared in surprise at Zhu Yan's antic attitude. Zhou Yichen and Pei Sijing also went inside. It was just that they were heading to the prison.

@side room

Zhu Yan took off his mask. "Can your golden eyes see through everyone's appearance?" Zhu Yan asked curiously. "Why are you suddenly curious about me?" Qi Yize asked flatly.

"Why don't you try to guess?" Zhu Yan teased. Qi Yize glanced at Zhu Yan before looking at the garden. Qi Yize was not interested in discussing it. "I saw you talking to Li Lun at length before. Why do you not like to talk anymore now?" Zhu Yan protested. "You are over 34,000, don't act like a child." Qi Yize said flatly.

Zhu Yan was made to frown by Qi Yize. There had never been anything that made him unhappy because everyone would show a reaction but Qi Yize didn't even react at all. 'Teasing Xiao Zhou is more fun than Qi Yize. I wonder why Li Lun chose him as his teacher?' Zhu Yan thought lost in thought.

While Qi Yize had fallen asleep while sitting.