Chapter 2822: Chapter 2823: Mountain Summit

In an instant, Yun Lingxuan felt as if something had collided head-on with her, causing her stomach to spasm and a strong urge to vomit to rise.

"Father!" Yun Lingxuan murmured softly, her face streaming with tears.

Indeed!

The man killed by the evil creature was Yun Lingxuan’s biological father.

And these images were the real scenes from when Yun Lingxuan’s entire family was annihilated back then.

Over the years, Yun Lingxuan had kept them deeply sealed in her heart, never revealing them to anyone.

Even she herself would not actively touch these memories.

Because for her, every engagement with them was a kind of cruel punishment.

But unexpectedly, in the ladder passage today, these images suddenly appeared, laid bare in front of Yun Lingxuan.

At this moment, Yun Lingxuan felt a chill all over, standing still and even forgot how to cry.

And it was just then that the evil creature with the scorpion tail looked up and stared at Yun Lingxuan.

"Ahaha, who would have thought there would be a fish that slipped through the net?"

Saying this, he casually tossed aside Yun Lingxuan’s father’s corpse and walked towards Yun Lingxuan.

Yun Lingxuan was shocked and frightened, then thought of fighting back, wanting to do something.

But at this moment, she was firmly pinned to the ground by an invisible great force, unable to do anything.

Just as she fell into despair, suddenly a streak of sword light flew in obliquely, directly penetrating the head of the evil creature.

Boom!

The evil creature disintegrated into mist without even a groan.

Next, the sword light swiftly circled around the scene, and with several booms, all the evil creatures in the field shattered into mist.

The partially collapsed structure also disappeared without a trace.

In the blink of an eye, milky white mist reappeared, and Xue An stood silently before it, gazing at Yun Lingxuan.

After the illusion dissipated, Yun Lingxuan quickly regained clarity.

Upon seeing Xue An, she immediately understood what had happened just now and gratefully bowed her head to Xue An.

"Thank you, young sir!"

Xue An was indifferent, merely saying, "Can you continue walking?"

Yun Lingxuan immediately nodded, "Of course I can!"

"Good, then. The summit of Kuixing Mountain is just ahead, follow me!"

With that, Xue An turned and headed towards the mountain summit.

Yun Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, then quickly followed, secretly watching Xue An’s back as she walked, feeling only gratitude and relief in her heart.

She had unknowingly fallen into a terrifying illusion, and had it not been for Xue An’s intervention, she might be dead by now.

What mattered most was that even after seeing her past experiences, Xue An did not show any pity or sympathy.

This is what Yun Lingxuan was most grateful for.

She was an extremely calm woman, to the point of being almost un-womanly.

She detested and resisted using her wounds to evoke sympathy or pity.

Because those sympathetic and pitying glances made her feel suffocated.

Xue An’s approach was much better.

He dealt with the matter without adding anything extraneous.

Yun Lingxuan also knew well that what she might face next could be someone incredibly powerful.

Possibly even the one who annihilated her parents.

But this did not cause Yun Lingxuan any fear!

On the contrary.

At this moment, her heart was full of anticipation.

Finally... the day of liberation has come!

Xue An’s mood, however, was completely different from hers; the closer they got to the mountain top, the more serious and solemn his expression became.

But this did not disrupt his pace in the slightest; instead, it became calmer and steadier.

In the end, every step he took would trigger ripples, pushing the surrounding mist far away.

Hearing the footsteps like war drums, Yun Lingxuan’s expression also turned solemn, as she quietly took out the shard of the Ancient Mirror from her bosom.

And just at that moment, the mist in front suddenly vanished, and everything opened up before them.

The surrounding mountains seemed to gather, and the stone slabs underfoot laid out in a pattern; it was the summit of Kuixing Mountain.

This place was very familiar to Yun Lingxuan, as the top courtesan of the Louwai Lou, she had been here many times.

She had attended the gatherings of scholars as a participant, and visited as a tourist during quieter times.

But today, the summit of Kuixing Mountain seemed somewhat unfamiliar to her.

The most apparent change was that the summit had become extremely cold.

Kuixing Mountain is oriented north to south, with an unobstructed view in front and normally great sunlight; it was now sunshine everywhere, so it shouldn’t feel cold.

But the fact was that as soon as Yun Lingxuan stepped onto the summit, she shivered from the cold.

It was a cold that seeped into her bones.

But Yun Lingxuan soon cast aside this change from her mind.

Because she saw an even more incredible transformation.

Right ahead, in the center of the summit’s Juxian Pavilion, a person stood,

The person had their back facing Xue An and Yun Lingxuan, and from Yun Lingxuan’s angle, she could only see a slender and lonely back.

But that wasn’t the most frightening. The most terrifying part was that Yun Lingxuan was shocked to discover the figure was also dressed in white, and whether in temperament or aura, closely resembled Xue An who stood beside her.

So much so that Yun Lingxuan turned her head several times, just to confirm whether the person in the pavilion was Xue An.

All she saw was Xue An’s increasingly grim expression.

"Young sir...," Yun Lingxuan trembled as she called out.

Xue An waved his hand to stop Yun Lingxuan from speaking further and then strode towards the Juxian Pavilion.

Juxian Pavilion was originally built for scholars to gather during the general assembly, thus it was quite expansive.

Xue An walked forward in a few steps, but did not rush to enter, merely standing outside and coldly observing the back.

"You took longer to arrive than I expected," the back spoke slowly.

Hearing this voice, Yun Lingxuan opened her eyes wider.

Because the voice was exactly identical to Xue An’s.

No!

Not just exactly—it’s unmistakably the same voice.

Xue An’s face was as calm as water, "You were waiting for me?"

"Hehe, of course I was waiting for you. Not only waiting for you, but I also know you came late because you saved the woman beside you, right?" the back said with a placid tone.

"Oh, so you know me well?"

"Hehe, if anyone in this world knows you best, it would definitely be me!"

On the side, Yun Lingxuan felt a little disoriented.

Because the conversation sounded to her like Xue An was talking to himself.

Finally, she couldn’t help but shout at the back in the pavilion, "Who exactly are you? Why don’t you dare to show your true face?"

"Who am I?" The back chuckled softly and then slowly turned around, "Of course, I am Xue An!"

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