C2

The Mu Family Castle was located in a natural basin, surrounded by mountains. A clear stream flowed through it, zigzagging towards an unknown distance. The three-hundred houses and buildings leaned against a towering stone tower that extended outwards in a square shape. At the center, there was a nine story tower that towered above the rest. The outermost part of the building was built with huge stone walls. Only the east, west and south sides of the wall were provided with tall city gates for people to enter and leave the castle. It was noon, and smoke was rising from the chimneys. The villagers came back from all directions with hoes and contented smiles on their faces. The scene was very similar to Tao Yuanming's painting of a paradise.

"The hunters are back!"

"How is it? You're not hurt, right? "

This was an ancient room.

On the bed, a slovenly youth with blood stains was peacefully sleeping. Beside the bed, a fifteen or sixteen year old young girl in the prime of her youth was curiously sizing up the young man who seemed to be wearing weird clothes, with eyes as bright as autumn water.

The young girl was dressed in a snow-white dress, and her eyes were bright and her teeth were white. She was slim and graceful, like a holy snow lotus on a snowy mountain.

The young man on the bed was the person Mu Tian 'picked up' from the outside, which also meant that he was Chen Ying from another world! At this moment, in a deep slumber, he had an unfathomable dream. He felt as if he had experienced it with his own eyes, as if this image was engraved in his mind and would never be erased!

"The vast universe, the universe that is closest to the origin of the universe, the Nine-Layered Starfields, they are honored as the Nine Heavens Palace! Here, the mountain ranges rose and fell in a roundabout way. The sea of clouds swirled and surged. Beautiful buildings adorned it; living creatures chased after the moon and the sea of stars!

A simple and unadorned stone bead that was the size of a ping pong ball had existed since ancient times in the Purple Clouds Star Region. It had witnessed the rise, prosperity, decline, and destruction of one race after another in the universe! After countless years, the Heavenly Court of the Ninth Heaven gradually formed an alliance between the God, the Devil, the Demon and the Human.

However, this balance was broken by a great battle that swept through the Nine Heavens. Countless Eternal Emperors had perished, their blood staining the Nine Heavens red!

The stone bead that had devoured the blood and souls of countless Supreme Elders gave birth to a wisp of consciousness and began to wander the universe …

As time has passed, when Shi Yan floated to the Milky Way, he was pulled by a mysterious force towards Earth, and accidentally smashed into the young man walking in the middle of the sandstorm, and became one with him, becoming one with his blood vessels! "

As the dream ended, Chen Ying also woke up. When he opened his eyes, a peerlessly beautiful face appeared before him. He was stunned and thought he was hallucinating. He quickly closed his eyes and shook his head before opening his eyes again.

"Young master, you're awake?" Seeing the youth's strange actions, the young girl blushed, and her clear and sweet voice came out from her rosy little mouth.

"Young Master?" Chen Ying could understand the girl's words, but his brows were locked together as he thought about it. "What kind of place would have such a name?"

After pondering for a long time, Chen Ying looked around the house with a perplexed look and asked softly, "Little girl, where are we? Why am I here? " His memories were still stuck at the moment before he fainted. He could still remember a dazzling stream of light appearing in the vortex above Luo Bu Lake.

The snowy-robed maiden said brusquely, "The young master was saved by father when he went hunting in the mountains."

"Hunt in the mountains?" Chen Ying muttered in a low voice, feeling even more confused. Just as she was about to ask, she heard a shy and sweet voice with some panic, "Since Young Master is awake, I'll go inform Father."

After the young girl finished speaking, she quickly ran out of the door as if she was escaping.

Looking at the leaving figure in a flurry, Chen Ying laughed and then stood up.

Strangely, his mind was clearer than it ever had been, and his body felt refreshed and comfortable, as if it had been reborn! Little by little, she began to appear in his mind like a slide show. He seemed to have suddenly matured, no longer stubbornly looking at black and white, distinguishing right from wrong. It was only at this time that Shadow clearly realized his girlfriend's feelings for him!

As if he had thought of something important, Chen Ying suddenly reached out to his chest excitedly. When his fingertips touched that touch of warmth, he let out a sigh of relief. A trace of gentleness appeared in his eyes, and the corner of his mouth curled up slightly like a child's. Soon after, he lightly took out the item in his robe and carefully held it in his hands with trembling hands.

It was a pair of ordinary crescent-shaped, inferior jade pendants, tied with a dark red string. It was the birthday present that Chen Ying bought for her for 999 yuan from the stall on her 20th birthday. It was also the only gift he gave her! Chen Ying clearly remembered how her girlfriend was as happy as a child, bouncing around with the jade pendant in her hands, murmuring about how much she wanted to give up on the future.

The time they spent together was the happiest day since the heavy rain. Unfortunately, afterwards …

"It's not appropriate for us to be together. Let's break up!" Chen Ying clearly remembered how she looked at him with tears in her eyes that day with tender and affectionate eyes, yet she said those words coldly and decisively. Her trembling hands were tangled as she handed the 'Bright Moon' back to him.

Looking at the jade pendant in his hand, his tears unconsciously moistened his eyes and he could not help but sob: "Xiao Rou, I was wrong about you!"

… ….

He silently stared at the jade pendant until he heard the sound of "tat tat tat …" The sound of light footsteps came from afar. He tried his best to suppress his thoughts as he dried his tears and cheered himself up. He thought to himself, "This is not the time for sadness. I have to find out where I am before I can return!"

Looking around, Chen Ying was confused by his surroundings. He was not naive enough to think that he was in some ancient costume drama production crew! "There were all sorts of antique decorations, buildings that looked like palaces, and people in armour and robes that swayed in front of me from time to time …"

"Where can this be?" How did I get here? What is that mysterious stone bead that struck me in my dream? the Nine Heavens Palace, which is so unfathomably mysterious and illusory, is actually here? " At that moment, Chen Ying's mind was filled with all sorts of questions. However, he couldn't figure out how he had gotten here, or where he had gotten there, or what language he had, or what he was wearing.

The more he thought about it, the more confused he became!

At this moment, it was as if a clear stream flowed out from the depths of his mind, dispersing the chaotic thoughts within his mind. Soon after, his mind also regained its clarity.

He closed his eyes and clearly 'saw' the mysterious stone bead that was emitting a hazy light in his mind. He said in a low voice, "Although I do not understand what kind of thing you are and what function you have, but since you have existed since the beginning of time and you have become one with me now, I will name you the Pearl of Primal Chaos!"

The stone bead seemed to be able to understand but it could not speak. It could only flash in Chen Ying's mind and use its unique method to express its joy, anger and sorrow!

"Ta, ta, ta …" The dense and light footsteps came closer and closer. The shy and self-abased Chen Ying clenched his hands behind his back as he cautiously looked at the door.