Chapter 1463: Last Night's Stars, Last Night's Wind

Mu Guyue was somewhat stunned. In her line of sight, it was not the Xiong Tianba she had seen during the day. Instead, it was the face of the human brat whom she thought she had forgotten, yet was deeply etched in her mind.

Mu Guyue didn’t understand why, at this moment, she would think of that person. It was her pain, a past she was most unwilling to recall. The person she had once wanted to kill, but later, watching Mu Sha grow day by day, though she still hated that person, every time she saw Mu Sha’s somewhat similar face, she would be filled with a sense of turmoil. Later, she simply stopped thinking about whether to find that person, and instead did her best not to think of him again.

“Hey, are you awake yet?”

Just as Mu Guyue’s mind fell into chaos and she thought she was experiencing a bizarre hallucination, another voice suddenly entered her ears. This brought Mu Guyue back to reality. She was stunned to find that the voice came from the person above her. And the voice was not the rough tone of Xiong Tianba she had heard during the day.

‘This isn’t a hallucination, is it a dream?’

Mu Guyue stared at the strange yet familiar face above her, she thought to herself. Then, she closed her beautiful eyes and opened them again!

The face above was still scrutinizing her, and it hadn’t changed in appearance despite her efforts. It was still him, and he even frowned.

Li Yan looked at Mu Guyue’s pretty face. He had infused magical power to wake her but had not lifted the seal on her body. This was a Late-stage Nascent Soul expert. Although Li Yan was confident that with Mu Guyue’s current strength, she should not be his match, he didn’t want her to attack him the moment she woke up and saw him, just like last time. If they were to fight here and she started spouting nonsense again, it would be a huge problem.

He saw Mu Guyue’s tightly shut eyes tremble a few times before slowly opening. Then a soft, unconscious groan of pain escaped her lips. Li Yan knew this was because she was only now, upon waking, feeling the soul-tearing pain caused by the removal of the soul seal.

Then, he stood up from the edge of the bed and leaned over to check on her condition. Li Yan saw that Mu Guyue’s gaze was somewhat vacant, a sign that she had not yet fully woken from her unconscious state.

‘That old woman is really ruthless!’

Li Yan cursed Grandmaster Lan in his heart. Even when knocking out a Soul Slave, she showed no courtesy. A Late-stage Nascent Soul expert was still in a daze even now.

Then, Li Yan saw that Mu Guyue didn’t speak after seeing him, but closed her eyes again. Li Yan was a bit puzzled. In the next moment, he saw Mu Guyue open her phoenix eyes once more. But her gaze, after focusing on him, was somewhat dazed and blank. Li Yan frowned.

‘Could it be that the soul seal was removed in the crudest and simplest way, causing severe damage to her soul?’

Seeing Mu Guyue’s reaction, Li Yan was momentarily unsure of her injuries. Logically, since Grandmaster Lan had agreed to hand her over, she wouldn’t have severely injured her first. And he had only said to seal and knock her out. Even if she did knock her out, it would only take a thought from Grandmaster Lan and shouldn’t have resulted in this situation.

Thus, Li Yan immediately extended a finger and tapped it on Mu Guyue’s forehead. A stream of soul power entered Mu Guyue’s body. Mu Guyue watched with wide eyes as that person extended a finger and tapped her forehead. Then, a ripple went through her divine soul. Soon, Li Yan retracted his soul power and looked at Mu Guyue.

“Her soul is injured, but not too seriously. It should just be the slight ripple left behind after the soul seal was removed…” Li Yan muttered to himself.

“Where… where is this? What… what… what are you doing?”

At this moment, Mu Guyue, who had been staring at him, spoke in a slightly ethereal voice.

Suddenly hearing her speak, and the question she asked not being nonsense, Li Yan immediately felt a sense of relief, and his brows gently relaxed.

“It’s good that you’re awake. I will explain your situation once. This is my residence. I have taken you from Grandmaster Lan. The soul seal in your body has been removed, causing some damage to your divine soul, which is why you are feeling pain and discomfort. This is normal. Taking a pill later and recovering your magical power to heal yourself will allow you to gradually recover. However, for now, your entire body is sealed, and you cannot circulate your magical power. The reason is simple: because… because you once tried to kill me. Before, I was afraid that you seeing me would affect my plan to rescue you. Now, I can first release a part of your seal, allowing you to move. However, your cultivation will not be restored. Next, we need to have a proper talk!”

Li Yan quickly sorted through his thoughts and immediately spoke. But he still paused twice during his speech. He wanted to resolve this matter quickly, but how to resolve it would depend on her reaction after she woke up.

After he finished speaking, he saw Mu Guyue’s expression freeze, a sign that she hadn’t fully processed it yet. But Li Yan didn’t hesitate any longer. With a flick of his finger, a stream of magical power shot into Mu Guyue’s body. Instantly, a faint blue light flashed across the surface of her body. As Li Yan flicked his finger, he had already retreated several steps, standing about ten feet away from the bed.

Mu Guyue listened to Li Yan’s words. Although she was now mostly conscious, her heart was still filled with a sense of bewilderment.

‘How is it really him? This is his… his residence? He rescued me from Grandmaster Lan…’

These things added up were not much, but the amount of information they contained left Mu Guyue feeling dazed and stunned. She didn’t understand why she saw him as soon as she woke up, and from what he said, how did he know Grandmaster Lan?

However, in the midst of her confusion, she suddenly felt a loosening in her body, and a surge of strength quickly returned from within. It was not magical power, but her physical strength. But that was enough. Mu Guyue had undergone all kinds of training in the military of the lower realm, and one thing was that the Demonic Clan could not be captured. So no matter how tired or dizzy you were, as long as you regained consciousness on the battlefield, you had to react immediately. Over time, this had become her instinct.

At this moment, although Mu Guyue was still in a daze, the strange events and the completely different environment from before she lost consciousness made her instinctively sense danger. The moment she felt the strength return to her body, just as Li Yan was retreating, she used her waist for leverage and with a light push of her hands, she landed at the head of the bed. Before she had a clear understanding of her surroundings, she subconsciously adopted a defensive posture.

The moment she landed, Mu Guyue’s body swayed unsteadily. The pain from her divine soul continued to assail her, preventing her from adapting immediately.

Mu Guyue’s gaze first fell on herself and the bed. However, she immediately discovered that her clothes were intact, not in the state of humiliation she had imagined. The large bed she had been lying on was only slightly wrinkled, not in the chaotic mess of an “aftermath.”

“There’s no need to be so defensive. If I wanted to kill you, you would have died countless times already!”

Li Yan saw the slender figure leap from the bed, and the next moment, as she landed, still swaying, she adopted a defensive and alert posture.

Mu Guyue’s gaze immediately left the bed and quickly scanned the entire room. The room was quite spacious, but there was only her and the person diagonally opposite her. So, with a quick sweep of her eyes, her gaze fell on Li Yan’s face.

“Where is Xiong Tianba?”

Although she couldn’t make sense of what was happening before her, it was all a bizarre scene. So she subconsciously asked this question, which was enough to show her nervousness. Out of fear of Xiong Tianba, Mu Guyue’s first subconscious reaction was to wonder if this human brat was Xiong Tianba’s Soul Slave, and that she might have still fallen into Xiong Tianba’s hands.

Li Yan saw her land and immediately ask such a question, which left him a bit confused. He had been in the Soul Suppression Palace for many years, but he had spent more than ninety percent of that time in closed-door cultivation. He didn’t know many people in the sect.

“What Xiong Tianba? I just explained it to you very clearly. I rescued you from Grandmaster Lan. Now we need to have a proper talk!”

Li Yan frowned. What nonsense was this woman talking about?

“You rescued me? This isn’t the Soul Suppression Palace anymore?”

Mu Guyue looked at Li Yan’s impatient expression, but she remained extremely vigilant. But she also realized she might have guessed wrong. Still, she didn’t understand what Li Yan meant. He had rescued her from the Soul Suppression Palace? But how did he know she was in the Soul Suppression Palace? And why was he also in the True Earth Domain? Why did he want to rescue her? And how could he rescue her from a Void Refining cultivator?

Li Yan saw this and realized that while he had seen her during the day, she had not seen him. He couldn’t discuss the matter between them right away; he had to first clarify their current situation.

Seeing her still swaying slightly, Li Yan waved his hand, and a streak of light shot towards Mu Guyue.

Mu Guyue was staring intently at Li Yan. She was on the verge of going from bewildered to uneasy due to the events before her. Suddenly, she saw a streak of light shooting towards her. She was startled and instinctively wanted to dodge, but her reaction was slow. The streak of light reached her in an instant. But it immediately hovered in front of her. It was a small and exquisite jade bottle.

“This is a soul-nourishing medicinal pill. Take one first. I’ll briefly explain the situation here to you. Then, we’ll talk about the rest!”

…

About half an incense stick’s time later, Li Yan still stood in the same spot, while Mu Guyue’s slender figure was sitting on the edge of the bed. Her complexion had improved considerably, but her expression had become very complicated.

At this moment, she finally understood some things. This human brat had actually reached the Nascent Soul Realm and had also ascended to the Immortal Spirit Realm. And by the same coincidence as her, he had also come to the Northern Pastoral Realm. To make things even more coincidental, he too had been drawn into the True Earth Domain from the Heavenly Demon Prairie. But unlike her, this person was actually a Soul Cultivator, so he had joined the Soul Suppression Palace. Then, today at the Soul Dueling Arena, he had seen her. Finally, he had “rescued” her from Grandmaster Lan’s hands to this place.

‘Isn’t he a cultivator of the Malevolent Spirit Sect? He should be a Poison Cultivator. How did he become a Soul Cultivator?’

Mu Guyue remained silent, quietly listening to Li Yan’s narration. When she heard him say he was also a Soul Cultivator, Mu Guyue looked at Li Yan with an expression of disbelief.

Her change in expression was, of course, seen by Li Yan, but he had no intention of explaining. In any case, his words to Mu Guyue were a mix of truth and lies. The things she knew, he didn’t need to hide, such as that he came from the lower realm, was an ascended cultivator, and so on. As for the rest, a mix of truth and lies would suffice. Li Yan had no desire to painstakingly explain his entire situation to this woman.

In fact, he had another way. As long as he didn’t spare his divine sense, he could draw her into the Earthen Patch, then search her soul and modify her memories of him. But the moment he saw that pretty face, Li Yan immediately dismissed the thought. It was a strange feeling, like he was attacking Gong Chenying and the others. Li Yan couldn’t bring himself to do it. No matter how much she wanted to kill him, he didn’t want to tamper with her memories.

Li Yan dared to do this because he had his own trump card. Firstly, no one here would believe a word Mu Guyue said. Secondly, if their subsequent talk didn’t go well, the moment he noticed anything unusual, he would directly pull her into his spirit-storing space and seal her away.

After Li Yan finished speaking, he didn’t continue to explain. He could see the look of shock and uncertainty on Mu Guyue’s face as she was still processing the information she had received.

After several tens of breaths, Mu Guyue, who was deep in thought, finally pulled her consciousness back and looked at Li Yan again.

“What are you going to do with me now?” her voice was calm.