Chapter 98
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Chapter 98: Journey to the Nirvana Realm
The moonlight lay cool as water.
Exhausted yet restless, You You found herself sleepless for the first time. She pestered Yuan Qi with repeated questions about the Nirvana Realm, her anxiety swelling like an urgent drumbeat pushing her forward. Gulping down her tea, she stared at the crescent moon before murmuring, "Yuan Papa…do I treat Feng Rong unfairly?"
Yuan Qi’s teapot hesitated mid-pour before continuing. "Why ask this?"
She exhaled heavily. "From our first meeting when he tricked me, I’ve doubted him. His prickly nature and sharp tongue made it easy to dismiss him as childish. While I listen to every sect member’s troubles, I never truly talked with him. Yet every action he took – establishing our sect, choosing relatives – he stood unwaveringly by me."
Her fingers tightened around the cup. "He charged first into every conflict, grumbling yet never hindering my plans. Lin Feng, Liu Qing, even Shui Yan all found belonging through my help. But Feng Rong? I never promised him anything." Her voice wavered. "Yuan Papa…have we taken his loyalty for granted?"
Yuan Qi studied her troubled face. "You tolerate him more than you realize."
"What?"
"You’ve always known his secrets yet kept him close. However he provokes you, forgiveness follows." He pushed the teacup back into her hands. "His choices are his own. Save these thoughts for when we retrieve his true form."
"You’re right." She straightened, determination burning away doubts. "Finding him comes first!"
Yuan Qi’s smile didn’t reach his eyes as his grip whitened around porcelain.
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At Wushan’s base three days later, phoenix trees shuddered under sudden gales. Space rippled like torn fabric, peeling apart to reveal a crimson-lit fissure. Scalding energy roared forth.
"Not a Secret Realm – the Void!" Yuan Qi threw up divine barriers as others staggered. You You stood unaffected, sensing familiar warmth from the glowing crack.
"Feng Rong’s there. We go now?"
"Stay close." Yuan Qi warned, gripping her hand. "The Feng Clan’s birthplace destabilizes this space."
Flames erupted as they approached. Yuan Qi’s shields shattered like glass. "Yuan Papa!" You You lunged as fire tendrils snaked around her waist, yanking her through the closing rift.
"Master Yuan!" Feng Yu scrambled over as the void sealed. "The sect master—"
"Rejected my divine status." Yuan Qi stared at empty air. "But those flames…they meant her no harm."
