Chapter 187 (1/2)
Chapter 187
The Heir's Resolve
Two gentle knocks on the door brought Zi Yuan out of her ot up froh she had a pretty good idea who it was on the other side of the door, she looked through the peephole anyway
A freshly-showered Li Yundong didn't look oThe guy barely looked presentableNot with the wild, shoulder-length hair and unke would have to take a back seat to other iot back to Tiannan City
Zi Yuan stepped aside to let him in, then watched from the doorway as he walked past her into the tiny hostel roomHis steps were slow and tentative, and when he passed by the bathrooered in front of the bathroom door
Zi Yuan shut the door and walked towards himHe still hadn't moved fro at his own reflection in the mirror with a blank look on his faceShe supposed he could just be feeling self-conscious about his appearance, but Zi Yuan doubted it was that simpleHe had a lot of opportunities to ask her questions during dinner, yet he barely said a feords to her
So him
Maybe he's just lovesick, said an amused voice inside her head
Zi Yuan le bed at the center of the roomWhen the Heir finally looked away from the mirror, Zi Yuan motioned him towards the chair at the corner of the rooed towards the chair, then sat down
”SoWhat's bothering you?”
The Heir sighed and rubbed a hand across his faceWhen he lowered his hand, she saw an expression of weariness”Is any of this real?” He waved his hand around for a bit
Zi Yuan allowed a tiny smirk to showAhSo that's what this is about
”All of this,” he continued, waving with both hands now”What if they're just illusions? What if I'm still inside my Spirit space?”
Zi Yuan schooled her features”What do you think?”
”I honestly don't knohat to think” Li Yundong sighed, dropping his hands liht I had passedEverything was so real, you know? My daily experiencesThe people I encountered inside that illusionThe placesMy surroundingsEverything was so close to reality that I couldn't tell the difference at all” He shook his head slowly”I hate to say this, but I'd probably be trapped inside that illusion forever if Su Chan hadn't pulled me out” He buried his face inside his hands”And now this uncertainty is driving me nuts”
Zi Yuan rose from the bed and headed towards theShe unlocked the latch and opened theslightly
”Your doubts ground you in reality,” she said, leaning herself against the ledge
The Heir looked up fro, just stared at her, his eyes pleading and begging for an explanation
Zi Yuan gave him a smile that she hoped would seeThe Heir had already reached the first dan of the Shentong phaseThe divine punish
She still hadn't heard back fro yet
”When Ishvara is broken and your Spirit falls prey to your personal God's teence” Zi Yuan walked back towards the bed”Your personal God won't give you a chance to start doubting the things it has shown you” She sat down and shi+fted so that she was facing the Heir”The fact that you're capable of expressing doubt is a sign that you're in reality” She smiled”Don't worryThis is all very real”
The Heir's shoulder saggedHe seeh Zi Yuan could tell that he wasn't totally convinced
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”Then why isn't aze”You said I'd be struck the 's happened yet”
So did happenZi Yuan smiled wrylyYou just didn't know it
”That's coz I cast a spell on you”
The Heir drew back in surprise”A spell?”
”Remember what I told you the other day when you asked how the Heavens identifies which Cultivator to strike?”
”By their Vital Orbs”
Zi Yuan nodded”The spell masks your Vital Orb”
The Heir stared at her, his expression a mixture of disbelief and aweMoain”
”I can't take all the credit” Zi Yuan chuckled”I waswas the one who put the spell together”
”Ao Wushuang?” The Heir was up on his feet now”You heard from her?”
Zi Yuan nodded
”T- Then… What else did she tell you? Did she say anything about Su Chan? How is Su Chan doing?”
Zi Yuan smiledClearly, the man had it bad
”She didn't sayher own training”
A smile lit up the Heir's faceThat smile was infectious, and Zi Yuan couldn't help but smile backOh, yesThe man totally had it bad
”However…” Zi Yuan raised a finger”There are several caveats that you need to be aware of”
The Heir's smile faltered a littleHe sat back down in the chair
”Oh, don't look so disappointed” Zi Yuan chuckled”This should've been obvious from the startThe spell isn't foolproof after all”
The Heir blushed and scratched his cheek”SorryI guess I got a little carried away there”
”First of all, you round at all ti on top of tall buildings, etc”
”Coz the higher above ground I am, the closer I am to the Heavens”
Zi Yuan nodded”Based on Senior Wushuang's calculations, you'll be safe as long as you don't go higher than ten thousand feet above ground levelAny higher than that…” Zi Yuan gave hi ill happen”
”Ten thousand feet… Such a specific estimation…”
Zi Yuan senius”
”Anything else I need to watch out for?”
”As your CQ increases, your Vital Orb will eventually become too powerful for the spell to hts”Well, in a way this is unavoidableEvery Cultivator will face divine punish, but that's only when they reach the eight phaseYour case is different because…”
”Because I violated the coivable”
”Yes”