"Feiyue!"
Li Chengfeng watched as Zhao Feiyue fell into the torrent and disappeared in an instant. His heart felt like it had been stabbed by a knife, the pain was unbearable.
He did not have time to think about why he felt this way but immediately turned to Xiaobao and Han Tianxing. "Help the refugees settle down, I'll go save her!"
Li Chengfeng did not let Xiaobao and Han Tianxing follow him to save people. Zhao Feiyue was exhausted, not to mention them. If they gritted their teeth and persevered, both of them might fall into the torrent.
If two cultivators with limitless futures drowned in the flood, it would be the biggest joke in the world.
Li Chengfeng did not dare to be careless. Sitting on the roc's back, he pressed his legs tightly against its back, one hand holding onto the man in brocade robes, the other reaching out to grab Zhao Feiyue.
However, the water was unstable. Although the roc flew steadily, Li Chengfeng still brushed past Zhao Feiyue after a few attempts. She floated a few times but did not come up.
Li Chengfeng watched anxiously as the water churned. With a thought, he controlled the roc to dive into the water.
In just a short while, Li Chengfeng did not manage to grab Zhao Feiyue three times and was already two hundred metres away. In Xiaobao and Han Tianxing's eyes, Li Chengfeng was now as small as a palm. They watched nervously as he dove into the water, clenching their fists, forgetting their fatigue as they sprang up from the ground.
They waited for a while but Li Chengfeng did not come up. All they could hear was the rumbling of the water, shaking them to the core!
These few breaths were usually very short but now, it felt like a lifetime!
"No!"
Han Tianxing suddenly yelled and was about to dive into the water when Xiaobao pulled him back. "Don't go!"
Han Tianxing raged. "Do you want to watch me drown?!"
Xiaobao yelled, "You have to trust me!
We'll only drown if we jump into the water, it'll only cause more trouble! "
What they did not know was that the moment Li Chengfeng rode the Roc into the water, everything went black. The current was so strong that he could not open his eyes. All sounds around him were muted, only the sound of the water rushing against his eardrums could be heard.
Li Chengfeng tried his best to open his eyes and saw Zhao Feiyue's body sinking down beside him. Li Chengfeng immediately reached out and grabbed Zhao Feiyue's hand tightly.
Just as his hand tightly grasped Zhao Feiyue's hand, his mind suddenly exploded with a buzzing sound, and he instantly fell into the illusion of his past life's memories.
After Li Chengfeng grabbed Zhao Feiyue, the Roc flapped its wings and shot out of the water, flying far away.
Han Tianxing hesitated but in that split second, both of them saw the roc fly far away with Li Chengfeng, Zhao Feiyue and the man in embroidered robes he saved.
Both of them were drained of magical energy and stamina. Even if they had powerful spiritual weapons, they could only watch helplessly as they were too far away to help.
Without Li Chengfeng's control, the roc could only fly forward without stopping. In just a short while, it had flown to the edge of the sky and was only a small dot.
Li Chengfeng held onto Zhao Feiyue's hand tightly. He had lost consciousness and could only hold on tightly. However, when they were a few hundred meters in the air, the strong winds blew and his fingers loosened. He could no longer hold on and Zhao Feiyue fell from the sky.
Seeing that the most precious princess of the Da Qi Kingdom was about to fall from such a high altitude, the roc suddenly grabbed Zhao Feiyue with its sharp claws as if it was grabbing a chick. Then, it continued to spread its wings and flew away.
…
Li Chengfeng suddenly realised he had returned to the Nine Heavens, to the Violet Golden Sunlight Palace.
Once again, Li Chengfeng realised that this place was no longer as unfamiliar as before. Even the pillars and the bricks looked familiar.
The huge Violet Golden Sunlight Palace was empty. Only the eternal flame in the hall was burning, illuminating the majestic palace of the Star Lord. A pretty figure was carrying a small emerald green bowl, walking in the hall. She was wearing a plain white dress, the hem of the dress was long enough to drag on the ground, like the ripples of white flower petals, layer upon layer.
She came to the pavilion at the back of the palace to see Yu Chengfeng playing the guqin under the cool moonlight.
Love and admiration flashed in her eyes. The man she loved was the most extraordinary man in the Nine Heavens. She loved him so much that she could not help herself.
She came to his side and stood quietly, holding her breath as she admired him. It was not until his fingertips hooked and the last note ended that she gently leaned on him and snuggled up to him.
Yu Chengfeng reached out his hand and hooked the peerless beauty into his arms. He hugged her with one hand around her slender waist, and the other hand grabbed her pretty face. He leaned forward, his lips inching closer to hers.
Just as their lips were about to touch, Li Chengfeng let out a startled cry and woke up from his reverie.
Li Chengfeng was sweating profusely as he looked around in horror. The sudden loss of consciousness and the feeling of not being able to control himself terrified him.
If a child were to stab him in the heart with a knife, he would be dead for sure.
"Why is this happening?"
Li Chengfeng scanned his surroundings, still in a state of shock. As he observed the surroundings, his thoughts sped through his mind.
At this time, the storm had subsided slightly. Li Chengfeng found himself lying under a big tree. The dense foliage blocked most of the raindrops. Only a few raindrops still fell, reminding him that it was still raining.
Other than that, he was surrounded by a desolate forest. There were dense trees everywhere and he could not tell where he was. Only the pitter-patter of the raindrops on the leaves could be heard.
The giant roc beside Li Chengfeng was stroking its wet feathers with its beak. When it saw Li Chengfeng looking at it, it stopped and tilted its head to look at Li Chengfeng. Then, it used its huge claws to grab a dead coyote and pushed it towards Li Chengfeng.
Li Chengfeng smiled as he got up and stroked the roc's wings. Although he was tall, the roc was taller. It was more than two meters tall when it stood up.
Li Chengfeng quickly saw the similarly unconscious Zhao Feiyue and the unidentified man in embroidered robes behind the roc.
Shocked, Li Chengfeng immediately rushed to Zhao Feiyue's side and felt her pulse. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief. "I'm glad you're alive!"
At this moment, Li Chengfeng looked at the sleeping beauty in front of him with a complicated gaze. He suddenly realized that as he interacted more and more with Zhao Feiyue, his memories from his past life were slowly recovering. The feelings and memories that belonged to Yu Chengfeng were also slowly recovering.
When he saw Zhao Feiyue fall into the water, the intense pain in his heart was proof!
But … Li Chengfeng also understood clearly that this life was different. He could not use the feelings of this life to repay the debts of his past life!
"What should I do?"
Li Chengfeng smiled bitterly and gently wiped the rainwater off Zhao Feiyue's face. However, the moment his hand touched her face, his entire body tensed up.
Li Chengfeng immediately retrieved the Setting Sun Spear that was tied to his back and turned to leave.
A person emerged from the forest behind Li Chengfeng. No, in Li Chengfeng's eyes, this was no longer a person.
This' person 'was swollen and pale, his eyes pale. He stumbled as if the dead had been summoned back to life, staggering towards Li Chengfeng.
This' person 'walked out of the bushes and stared at Li Chengfeng. Suddenly, his fingers curled into hooks and he roared like a wild beast, the shrill sound echoing through the entire bushes.
Very soon, there were rustling sounds coming from everywhere in the forest. One after another, living corpses staggered out of the forest. They let out bursts of roars, like countless beasts surrounding their prey!
Li Chengfeng's eyes widened!
What was going on?
Where did these monsters come from?
They looked like the zombies that Xianmeng controlled!
Unless … Xianmeng was nearby?!