Chapter 21: Wrong! Wrong!

Inside the Cave Dwelling, Bai Yue looked at her Disciple’s tense and fearful appearance, and let out a silent sigh in her heart.

She understood that any words of comfort would be powerless at this moment.

After a moment of contemplation, she finally made a decision, her voice firm.

“Chenxi, we’ll set out tomorrow morning and return to the Violet Blossom Secret Realm.”

“We’ll hide there for a while. Once the strange feeling in your body completely disappears, we’ll come out again.”

Bai Yue thought of this as the most reliable plan for now.

That secluded secret realm was the safest place for them.

However, retracing their steps would still take quite some time.

“Alright.”

Mu Chenxi nodded immediately.

She had actually already considered this in her heart, but she hadn’t expected her Master to have thought the same.

The unspoken understanding between Master and Disciple eased her worries slightly.

“Don’t worry. We’ll go back the same way. Nothing will happen.”

Bai Yue reassured her again, then patted her own soft thigh.

“Since you can’t cultivate anyway, let me brush your hair to help you relax. Come, lie down.”

“Thank you, Master.”

Mu Chenxi obediently lay down, resting her head on Bai Yue’s thigh.

Her Master’s thigh was soft, and with her cheek pressed against it, she could feel its warmth.

Bai Yue used her fingers as a comb, gently running them through her blue hair.

Under the soothing touch, Mu Chenxi’s taut nerves finally relaxed a little.

However, the strange sense of unease refused to dissipate completely.

At that moment, the sudden drowsiness from the previous day returned.

Mu Chenxi jolted violently and sat up abruptly from Bai Yue’s lap.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Yue was startled by her sudden movement.

“I’m getting sleepy again.”

Mu Chenxi forced her eyes open, panic in her voice.

“That same drowsiness from yesterday is back.”

“I can’t sleep. I have to watch over Master.”

This bizarre situation left Bai Yue at a loss, so she could only meet Mu Chenxi’s gaze in silent helplessness.

Mu Chenxi tried to keep her eyes wide open, fighting against the wave of sleepiness.

Yet in her mind, a blurry image suddenly flashed.

A figure engulfed in flames, face obscured, struggling desperately in the fire.

“Chenxi! Run!”

“Run!”

Bai Yue’s desperate voice echoed in her mind, striking Mu Chenxi’s heart with a heavy blow.

“Master!”

She cried out in shock, instinctively gripping Bai Yue’s shoulders tightly.

Bai Yue felt the pain in her shoulders but didn’t care, only asking anxiously.

“Chenxi, what’s wrong?!”

“I saw…I saw Master burning in the fire…You told me to run…”

Mu Chenxi’s voice trembled.

The fear that had just subsided surged back again.

“It’s alright, it’s alright, just a hallucination. I’m perfectly fine, aren’t I?”

Bai Yue immediately pulled her into her arms, gently stroking her back to calm her fears.

Mu Chenxi hugged Bai Yue tightly in return.

At this moment, she was completely overwhelmed.

“Master, let’s not rest anymore. Let’s leave now, okay?”

She buried her face in Bai Yue’s neck, her voice shaking.

“Let’s return to the Violet Blossom Secret Realm as soon as possible.”

“Alright.”

Bai Yue could feel her Disciple trembling in her arms.

Of course, she couldn’t refuse.

With her Master’s consent, Mu Chenxi hesitated no longer.

She sprang up, summoned her Flying Sword, and swept Bai Yue out of the Cave Dwelling, fleeing toward the Violet Blossom Secret Realm at a desperate pace.

In the biting night wind, her urgent voice rang out.

“Master, you can hold onto me and rest like you did during the day. I’ll suppress the Fiery Poison for you. I’ll keep up this speed, so it won’t be long before we reach the Violet Blossom Secret Realm. Once we’re there, we’ll be safe.”

She wasn’t just saying it for her Master, but also to comfort herself.

“Mn, I’ll listen to you.”

Bai Yue gently embraced her from behind, pressing her cheek to Mu Chenxi’s back.

In truth, she wished Mu Chenxi would stop and rest, rather than forcing herself to keep going like this.

She was deeply worried that Chenxi might break under the pressure.

Just like that, Mu Chenxi carried Bai Yue, flying from night into day, and from day back into night.

When darkness fell again, the familiar drowsiness returned.

She forced herself to land the sword atop a mountain peak, her body tense and trembling as she resisted the urge to sleep.

This time, the image flashing through her mind was even clearer than before.

She saw it clearly—the familiar face within the flames.

It was Master!

“Chenxi! Run!”

“Run!”

Bai Yue’s desperate cry echoed again, making Mu Chenxi’s body tremble violently.

She snapped back to reality, hugging Bai Yue from behind to dispel her fear.

Bai Yue also gently embraced her in return.

However, Mu Chenxi didn’t linger for even a moment.

She quickly released Bai Yue, her voice shaking.

“Master, let’s keep going. Faster. We need to get there sooner!”

She took off on her Flying Sword again, moving even faster than before.

In the blink of an eye, another day and night passed.

The moon at the horizon began to wane from full to crescent.

For the third time, the image suddenly surfaced in her mind.

This time, what she saw filled Mu Chenxi with despair.

She saw her Master burning.

And she saw what lay behind her Master.

A sea of flowers. A Violet Flower Sea.

That familiar Violet Flower Sea!

The place she thought was safe had become her Master’s grave!!

“Chenxi, run!”

“Run!”

Mu Chenxi’s body trembled violently on the Flying Sword, nearly falling off.

Her face turned pale as paper in an instant.

“Wrong! Wrong! Wrong…”

She muttered, her voice shaking.

“What’s wrong?”

Bai Yue was alarmed and quickly reached out to steady her swaying body.

“The Violet Blossom Secret Realm is dangerous! Master, we can’t go there! We mustn’t go to the Violet Blossom Secret Realm! Absolutely not!”

Mu Chenxi’s words were frantic and confused.

She gripped Bai Yue’s shoulders tightly, her knuckles turning white from the force.

“Alright, we won’t go. We won’t go to the Violet Blossom Secret Realm.”

Bai Yue’s shoulders ached from the grip, but her worry for Mu Chenxi’s condition was even stronger.

Chenxi’s current state was too unstable—she might break at any moment.

“We must stay away…far from the Violet Blossom Secret Realm…Let’s change direction right now and return to the Ancient Battlefield!”

Mu Chenxi pulled Bai Yue along, abruptly turning the Flying Sword and speeding toward the Ancient Battlefield once more.

But that wasn’t all.

Now, she was consumed by a desperate thirst for power—to protect her Master, she needed strength.

She began frantically shoving various Dan Medicines into her mouth, trying to forcibly increase her strength.

She gripped Bai Yue’s hand tightly, wanting to draw upon her power to boost her Sword Dao cultivation.

But this reckless method only caused her spiritual energy to surge chaotically out of control.

With a muffled sound, Mu Chenxi spat out a mouthful of blood.

Her aura weakened instantly, and even her cultivation began to decline.

This was clearly a sign of Demonic Deviation!