Chapter 85 - An Illusion...

The little girl blinked her eyes and said.

Su Ling'er: Yun… Che? Such a strange name… Uuu… Why does it sound strange…

Jean: Hahaha, is it that strange?

Su Ling'er strongly blinked again, and with a slightly serious and cute face she said.

Su Ling'er: Big brother, have we met before in the past? Why do I feel as though I have met big brother somewhere… Even big brother's name, has little… sense of familiarity to it.

Jean: ...I don't know… Anyway, what do you think of becoming friends? 'What are actually the chances I time-traveled?'

Su Ling'er: Mn! As long as big brother doesn't hate me, I'm willing to become very good friends with big brother!

Jean: Good girl…

He started to pet her as if she was a puppy, and she seemed to like it seeing how she held her eyes closed and smiling.

Jean: So, Ling'er, where's your home? And why are those people trying to capture you?

Ling'er's small hand moved away from her sides, and she pointed to the north.

Su Ling'er: My home is over there. It's not too far away from here. At first, Papa was suppose to bring me out to play today but while we were walking, a lot of black-clothed people suddenly appeared. Papa began fighting with those black-clothed people, and told me to quickly run away… 

So I kept running, and after running quite far away, suddenly, those three bad people from earlier appeared and chased after me together… If big brother did not save me, I might have already been captured by them. Uuu… I don't know what happened to Papa either, but since Papa is so strong, he's definitely able to beat up all those bad people.

Jean just noticed that due to the running and tripping she experienced, Su Ling'er's shoes were full of dirt, the corners of her skirt were also dirtied by a large amount, and a big bruise was on her leg. So he knelt down and held her small leg.

Jean: Ling'er, did you fall and injure yourself? Does it hurt?

Su Ling'er: A little… But it's alreadt not that painful anymore.

Jean: Hmm, you know, I am a really good doctor, I am also a magician!

He said with a mysterious voice, and Su Ling'er seemed atttacted from the last claim.

Su Ling'er: A… Magician…?

Su Ling'er: Huh? Impossible! Papa told me that there doesn't exist any Profound Art that can do it.

Jean pointed down, and when Su Ling'er looked down, there wasn't anymore that bruise she had before, the skin also seemed new, as if nothing happened.

Su Ling'er: Waaaah!

She was surprised and looked at Jean with wide eyes.

Su Ling'er: How did you do it?! I didn't felt anything!

Jean: A magician never reveals his tricks.

...He used Compulsory…

Jean: So, Ling'er, can you tell me where I am? I came a from a place very far away, so I don't even know where this place is.

Su Ling'er: A place very far away? It's no wonder big brother Yun Che is not the least bit old, yet is as incredible as Papa. You must have came from those incredible places in those legends, right? Papa told me, in those incredible places, there are many very incredible people, and there are people that are even more incredible that Papa… 

Ah! Oh right, I almost forgot to answer big brother Yun Che's question…

My home is called the "Grandwake Clan", and it's at the bottom of the tallest mountain over there. That mountain is called "Grandwake Mountain". Big brother Yun Che, have you ever heard of that mountain? Papa told me that our home's mountain is very famous in the Azure Cloud Continent, you kno-

Jean: PFFFFT!! *Cough* *Cough*

Saliva was stuck in his throat when he heard where he was, he placed an hand on his neck and coughed it out, meanwhile he made Su Ling'er worry a bit.

Su Ling'er: Big brother! What's happening?!

Jean: Nothing… I think my hearing is betraying me… You… You said Azure Cloud Continent?

Su Ling'er was puzzled and just nodded.

Su Ling'er: Yes, we are in Azure Cloud Continent, why?

Azure Cloud Continent… A place that had been sealed within his memories, a place where he had stayed in his second past life, a place where his second life had ended at. A place where he thought it was no longer possible for it to appear again in his current life, and had thought his fate with this place had forever been severed then and there.

In the Blue Wind Empire, he had once tried to inquire information about the Azure Cloud Continent, however, basically no one there knew about the name "Azure Cloud Continent", and Azure Cloud Continent was not even mentioned in any of the various records. 

For curiosity, he used Compulsory to check Su Ling'er's evolution tree, and when he looked at what branch her body would go towards, he saw it… Su Ling'er's 25 years old body exactly matched with the Su Ling'er he remembered! Fuck coincidences! She was the Su Ling'er he knew!

Jean's mind shook a bit, snapping him out from such thoughts… It can only be an illusion. It is impossible that even with the remaining power the Evil God had, he could manage to teleport him in a different world.

He knew that the Blue Pole Star was really big, around 80 times as big as Earth, and since there was no sighting about other worlds, it means that the world where Azure Cloud Continent should be is pretty far, he felt once the power of a Profound God, it was still much far from being able to destroy the continent, let alone traveling between worlds and time.

The Evil God said it himself that his current power is a joke compared to what he had before, so maybe he was showing an illusion… 

Su Ling'er: Huh? Big brother, why are you crying?

Jean was surprised and touched his eyes, feeling a wet sensation, he looked at his hand and saw that it was trembling a bit, and he saw a tear trailing down from his index.

Jean: Don't mind it, just something in the eye…

Jasmine: What happened? Why is your mind fluctuating so violently?

She felt that Jean's mind was quite in a mess, so much that she could even distinctly hear the violent sounds of his heart beating.

Jean: Nothing… It's nothing…

Su Ling'er: Eh? Does it hurt a lot? Uuu… I'll help blow into Big Brother Yun Che's eye, alright? Once, when I was really young, some sand got in my eyes. But after Mother blew into my eye, I was completely alright.

Jean: Don't worry, it's ok, I am a strong guy, you know.

Then he used his Profound Energy to make sure that Su Ling'er was completely clean, she did not resist, nor did she refuse. She didn't even feel embarrassed at all. In her heart, there contained a type of warm happiness and an odd sort of feeling that she could not say out loud… Even she herself, did not understand why that was the case.

?: Ling'er! Ling'er… Where are you? Ling'er…

Suddenly, anxious shouts sounded in the distance. Jean heard it first and glanced at the source, before seeing a middle-aged man hastily running over. Having heard his voice, Su Ling'er's eyes shined as she spoke excitedly.

Su Ling'er: Papa, it's Papa's voice!

She stood up suddenly, and ran over in the middle-aged man's direction. However, after running a few steps, she turned around and looked at Jean, and stopped again. Standing at her former place, she beckoned at the middle-aged man.

Su Ling'er: Papa! I'm here, I'm here!!

Man: Ling'er!!

The middle-aged man became overjoyed, and rushed over with his fastest speed. He grasped Su Ling'er's shoulders at once, and spoke with an extremely anxious tone.

Man: Thank god thank god… Ling'er, why did you run to such a faraway place? Are you injured anywhere? Did anyone try to kidnap you?

Su Ling'er: Papa relax, even though there were bad guys, but… Big Brother Yun Che saved me. Big Brother Yun Che is really amazing. Not only did he made all those bad guys disappear, he also made the place I fell and hurt myself not hurt at all while I didn't even looked!

The middle-aged man's entire heart was full concern about Su Ling'er's safety, and when he saw her, all his attention was even more so focused on her. He had only now noticed Jean's existence. He took a step forward, and said with immense gratitude.

Man: This little brother, thank you for rescuing my daughter, this Su really is eternally grateful.

Jean: It was nothing, anyone with a good head over their shoulder would be lending a hand to this little girl, I just did what was right.

...He lied as naturally as he could, not mentioning that he would not have given a single fuċk if it wasn't for hearing Su Ling'er's name…

Man: To receive such a praise from little brother here, my little girl here must be thrilled.

Jean: Like I said, it was nothing…

Man: Little brother, you ought to have come from a foreign place, right? Do you currently have any place to stay? If you aren't unwilling, how about staying for a few days at our Grandwake Clan? It'll also allow this Su to express his gratitude.

Jean: I don't mind, I also have something to do and I needed a bit of peace, so being in a safe place is a good opportunity for me.