Perhaps due to their similar situations, under War Qichen’s persuasion, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan didn’t have such extreme thoughts as before, and Feng Yuan took a glance at the two without paying much attention.
There’s no choice; compared to Qi Chen and them, War Qichen and Qi Realm Dou Yanlan are merely entities existing in Qichen’s and Dou Yanlan’s parallel worlds, which only slightly piqued Feng Yuan’s interest. It’s impossible for him to pay as much attention as he does to Qi Chen and his companions.
At most, they are just ordinary friends. Feng Yuan is very clear that some words can be spoken by Qi Chen, and by War Qichen, but not by him, as he lacks that stance.
Seeing that Qi Realm Dou Yanlan no longer pondered over those matters, Han Qiuyue breathed a sigh of relief. Leaving aside Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s capabilities, her departure would have a considerable impact on their work. Moreover, considering her relationship with Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, she didn’t want Dou Yanlan to be so stubborn, especially since she had been entrusted to take care of her before.
Han Qiuyue had no intention of blaming Feng Yuan and his group, even though it seemed Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s thoughts were triggered by their investigation. Ultimately, these are objective facts that existed. The existence of soul projection would not vanish without Feng Yuan and his group’s arrival.
If it weren’t for Feng Yuan and his group, she wouldn’t even know how to persuade Qi Realm Dou Yanlan.
"Alright, don’t think so much next time. Don’t you have an agreement? How about I accompany you another day to find a place to create a small garden?"
Thinking of something, Han Qiuyue said. Qi Realm Dou Yanlan shook her head slightly at her and said,
"No need, I want to ask her in person what exactly she wants to do."
Regarding her own soul projection, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan has many thoughts. She won’t simply blame the other party. Even though Feng Yuan hasn’t explicitly stated it, she understands that the soul projection’s personality is certainly related to her own, perhaps it was just a suppressed thought bound by worldly rules and didn’t manifest.
Just when everyone thought they could take a break, the violent energy changes outside made their expressions change. Feng Yuan summoned The Black Scythe with a gloomy face and said,
"Is she planning to employ a fatigue tactic?"
There’s no choice; the battle had just ended not long ago. Although Feng Yuan and his group didn’t participate, and it was more of a test, the continuous calamity wasn’t good for Qi Hua City.
"It seems we may need to abandon this city."
Han Qiuyue glanced at Qi Realm Dou Yanlan and said that the continuous attacks made the necessity to retain Qi Hua City rapidly decrease. There’s no alternative. If Qi Hua City continues to be attacked, a vast amount of manpower would be needed to protect it.
Instead of doing so, it’s better to abandon it directly. After all, hasn’t it always been like this over the years?
"No, it doesn’t seem like an attack."
The energy fluctuations came quickly and disappeared quickly. Feng Yuan frowned, not quite understanding what kind of trick the other side was playing. He released his divine sense and "saw" an unexpected person, or rather, he never thought he would see her here.
"How could she appear here? Please, the one who came is our... acquaintance, not an enemy. Could you please help explain?"
Feeling somewhat troubled, Feng Yuan said to Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, and after glancing at War Qichen, he said,
"Hurry up and go help; otherwise, a misunderstanding wouldn’t be good."
War Qichen didn’t quite understand why Feng Yuan was looking at him. Could it be someone he knows? But... wait! If it really was her, why would she appear here?!
Unlike Qi Chen, War Qichen only pondered slightly and guessed who it might be. After all, the scope was limited, and it was easy to guess. However, that made it more perplexing.
Despite being perplexed, War Qichen wouldn’t let a misunderstanding occur. Watching War Qichen dash off, Feng Yuan hurried to follow. If a conflict really happened, he had a way to stop the fight without exacerbating tensions.
Seeing that something was wrong, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan quickly followed. After a while, only Qi Chen and Dou Yanlan remained, and besides them, Tamur was quietly floating.
"What on earth is going on?"
Scratching his head, Qi Chen was rather confused about what happened, and after contemplating for a long time, Dou Yanlan said,
"I fear that Bai You has arrived, and given that it might relate to you from the war timeline, the only person Feng Yuan would consider an acquaintance could only be her."
Even without meeting, Dou Yanlan could guess who it was. Or rather, the possibility was only one. After all, Feng Yuan hadn’t been to the war timeline, so there’s no way he knew other acquaintances of War Qichen.
If it were acquaintances from the Main World, Feng Yuan wouldn’t have gone to look at War Qichen.
Things were indeed as expected; the one who appeared was Bai You. However, it’s not that War Qichen, even Feng Yuan, didn’t understand why the other party would appear here.
It’s not that he underestimated Bai You, but at the time, even when they pursued her here, they needed to rely on the powers of Eclipse and Xilnais. Not to mention Bai You, even Agunas found it challenging to locate this hidden time stream.
"How exactly did you end up here?"
Suspiciously eyeing Bai You, Feng Yuan unabashedly asked, and the other party, alert and staring coldly at Feng Yuan, said,
"Wasn’t it you who brought me over?! Suddenly a blood-red passage abducted me; your methods are truly impressive."
"A blood-red passage? Qi Realm? What exactly is she doing?"
Upon hearing this, Feng Yuan understood how Bai You came. If it involved using Qi Realm’s power, it’s not surprising. After all, Qi Realm can encompass the three time streams and the Main World, making it not difficult to bring someone over using special means.
However, what he didn’t understand was why the soul projection would do this.
Going to such great lengths to bring Bai You over from the Main World or the war timeline—what exactly was the intention?
Though Qi Realm Timeline seemed like an isolated island, Feng Yuan and his companions were well aware that this was only true for ordinary people. The other side couldn’t possibly be unaware that Feng Yuan and his companions had the ability to traverse timelines.
Understanding the current situation from War Qichen’s explanation, Bai You suspiciously scanned everyone, seemingly not entirely believing War Qichen’s words. After watching for a while, she put away her weapon and said,
"I see. In that case, I’m not in a hurry to return."
Saying so, she stood directly beside War Qichen, her gaze frequently lingering on Qi Realm Dou Yanlan, seemingly carrying a hint of hostility.
Bai You’s sudden appearance left everyone even more baffled about what exactly Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s soul projection intended to achieve. But one thing was certain: that soul projection was very special. Even Han Qiuyue didn’t believe that just any soul projection would have the capability to pull someone over from other timelines.
"Her purpose is truly unfathomable. If it’s an attack, fine—but bringing people over, what’s the point? Although in a certain sense, this is her home ground, it still doesn’t serve much purpose."
In the public lounge, Feng Yuan remained silent for a long time before speaking. He really couldn’t fathom what was going on. In his eyes, Qi Realm Dou Yanlan’s soul projection’s actions were capricious, with unclear purposes.
If the initial attack on Qi Chen and others had any special purpose, the current actions truly left Feng Yuan puzzled about the reasons behind them.
Whether it was a test or bringing Bai You over, the feeling it gave Feng Yuan was odd. He really couldn’t think of any necessary reason for doing so. Could it be that soul projection had a penchant for pranks?
In a break from her usual demeanor, Bai You didn’t quarrel with everyone but stood quietly aside, even appearing somewhat tense.
War Qichen hadn’t noticed Bai You’s odd behavior. He contemplated for a moment and said,
"Is there really no way for us to locate her? Since we all have some connection with her, can we use that connection to do something?"
"Impossible. The so-called connection is just far-fetched; soul projections are different from the originals. It’s just an illusory existence. Even if her actions are quite special, as long as it’s not an independent entity, any causality tracing results would ultimately fall on the original."
Glancing at War Qichen, Feng Yuan said flatly. If there was a way, he would have done it long ago. But now, even Feng Yuan couldn’t figure out what that soul projection was doing.
Bringing Bai You over—is it just a whim, or does it have a specific purpose?
Feng Yuan always felt it wasn’t that simple.
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