Chapter 3

"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.

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