The scene in front of me was beyond my imagination. I could only stand on the spot in a daze, not knowing what to do.
As the Yan Emperor's shadow got closer, my heart started beating rapidly. The blood in my body seemed to be boiling. My pores rapidly expanded and my face flushed red.
At the same time, I felt an intense pain in my body. Even with my Yang God Celestial Master body, I couldn't withstand this kind of pain.
In just a few seconds, the phantom walked in front of me and bumped into me.
At that moment, there was a buzz in my head. Blood started to seep out of every pore on my body.
I seemed to be frozen in place. I could only watch as everything unfolded. I couldn't move my limbs at all.
After a while, I had become a bloody gourd. The intense pain in my body gradually disappeared. What followed was a feeling of exhaustion.
Very quickly, my body went limp and I fell to the ground. My entire body was in a state of chaos.
In my haze, the shadow disappeared. Nangong Palace and the people of the shaman tribe noticed my abnormality. They gathered around me and tried to help me up. The last shadow that I saw stopped there. I had completely fainted.
I didn't know how long had passed, but a light appeared in front of me.
Bi 'an suddenly appeared in front of me. However, she wasn't wearing her red wedding dress. Instead, she was wearing a long white dress. She looked as elegant as a fairy.
This was the first time I had seen her wearing anything other than her red wedding dress. I was delighted. Just as I was about to call her, she suddenly looked terrified. She ran towards me from afar. Her mouth opened and closed as though she was anxiously trying to say something to me. However, there was no sound.
I was stunned at first. Then, I realized that she must have met with some kind of danger and was running for her life.
Realizing this, I quickly went forward. However, when I reached her, I extended my hand and tried to grab her. However, my hand went through her body and I didn't grab anything.
At this moment, I realized that this was an illusion or a dream. Everything was fake.
Thus, I stopped and turned to look at Bi 'an. At that moment, there was someone chasing after her.
I stood behind them and could only see their back. I couldn't see their face.
Although it was a dream, I was still curious. Seeing them running away, I quickly chased after them.
In the beginning, they were so fast that I couldn't catch up to them. But just as they were about to disappear, the figure suddenly stopped.
So I took a few quick steps and soon landed next to them.
When I got closer, I could see that Momo's body was being lifted up by a hairy hand. She looked terrified and stretched out her hands to resist, but it was useless.
When I saw the hairy hands, I was stunned. I quickly walked around him and looked at his face. Very quickly, I saw a familiar face.
I have seen this face more than once. Regardless of whether it is the Yinshang Royal Mausoleum or the Qingqiu Kingdom, there are statues of him in both places. He is the initiator of the ancient war — Monster King Feng.
The sudden appearance of the Monster God Ling in my dream had already shocked me. However, what he did next shocked me even more.
He strangled Momo's neck with one hand, while his other hand formed a sword and pointed at the space between Momo's eyebrows.
Instantly, Momo's body shuddered violently. His expression became even more miserable, as though he was in unbearable pain.
The space between the eyebrows was where the Life Palace was located, and also where the blood essence was gathered.
Monster King Feng's finger had already sucked away Momo's blood essence.
Even though it was a dream, I became anxious. I leaped up and punched at the Monster King Feng. However, just like before, my fist passed through his body and didn't have any effect.
I couldn't stop this from happening, so I could only stop and stand at the side to continue watching.
At that moment, a drop of fresh blood seeped out from the space between Momo's eyebrows.
This drop of blood had a faint yellow glow on it. It looked rather extraordinary.
Seeing this drop of blood, the Monster King Feng opened his mouth and swallowed it. Then, he loosened his grip and tossed Momo away. He then turned around and went back the way he came from.
Just as I was about to chase after Momo, the Monster King Feng walked to my side. He suddenly stopped and turned his head to stare at me, as though he had seen me. There was an indescribable emotion in his blood-red eyes. The corners of his mouth were slightly raised, and his expression seemed to be filled with anticipation.
Just as I was surprised, the Monster King Feng's figure suddenly disappeared. The scenery in front of me instantly became blurry. There were various buzzing sounds beside me, including the fatty's shouts.
Hearing the fatty's voice, I instantly recalled what had happened and opened my eyes in a daze.
At that moment, I was in the room that I had previously rested in. The surroundings were filled with members of the Medicine King Valley's witch tribe.
The fatty was the closest to me. He looked extremely anxious and was shouting loudly.
Seeing that I had opened my eyes, the fatty instantly shut his mouth and revealed a surprised expression. He continuously asked me how I was feeling.
I didn't reply to him in a hurry. Instead, I closed my eyes and started to circulate the Qi of witchcraft. After a few seconds, I confirmed that there was nothing wrong with my body. Then, I stood up and told the fatty that I was fine.
Seeing that I was fine, the people of the Medicine King Valley quickly moved to the side. Nangong walked over and asked the people of the Medicine King Valley to leave.
Only the three of us were left in the room. Just as the fatty was about to speak, Nangong waved his hand and gestured for the fatty to leave.
He was the fatty's Martial Uncle after all. The fatty hesitated for a while and turned to look at me. Then, he nodded and left.
I knew that Nangong definitely had something to ask me or something to tell me. It just so happened that I had something to ask him too.
Ever since the Yan Emperor's shadow and I had looked at each other, I had many questions.
What happened afterwards made me feel even weirder.
Moreover, in that dream, the scene of the Monster King Feng chasing after Momo suddenly appeared.
I originally thought that the dream was just my imagination and that everything that happened in it was just an illusion.
However, when the Monster King Feng looked at me in the end, there was a sense of intimacy in his eyes. I really felt it.
I couldn't help but suspect that the previous scene didn't just appear out of thin air, but that it really happened.
Looking at Nangong's expression, could it be that he knew about it?
Thinking about that, I didn't wait for Nangong to speak and asked him about what had happened previously.
After listening to my words, Nangong didn't show any signs of surprise.
It seemed that he really wanted to discuss this matter with me.
Nangong waved his hand and gestured for me to calm down. Then, he told me the reason for the matter.
According to Nangong, the reason why the Yan Emperor's shadow had caused such harm to me was because I had been disrespectful to him.
Hearing that, I was puzzled.
Where did the crime of being disrespectful come from?
Although the Yan Emperor was the ancestor of China, he had nothing to do with me.
Moreover, although I had cultivated witchcraft energy, I wasn't a witch. The witchcraft energy was obtained from the Tai Sui.
Previously, when the Yan Emperor's shadow appeared, I didn't act according to the people from the Medicine King Valley because of this consideration.
However, I didn't have any intentions of being disrespectful.
Thinking about that, I suddenly realized that Lao Ai was the daughter of the Yan Emperor. She and I were already husband and wife in name and in reality.
In that case, I was the son-in-law of the Yan Emperor. Could it be that I was punished because of that?
With that thought in mind, I quickly asked Nangong if that was the reason.
Unexpectedly, Nangong shook his head to indicate that it wasn't the case.
Seeing him like that, my suspicions grew even stronger.
That was all that I could think of. Could it be that there were other reasons?
On second thought, I recalled that I was the reincarnation of the Monster King Feng and Emperor Ku. Could it be that the Yan Emperor's shadow had seen through my identity, which was why he was treating me like that?
However, I had seen the Monster King Feng in my dream. Although I couldn't feel his aura, his appearance and actions were vastly different from mine.
Moreover, I was only a reincarnation. Apart from this identity, I didn't have any other connection with the Monster King Feng.
The Yan Emperor's shadow shouldn't have been able to see through it.
I couldn't figure out the reason behind it in such a short amount of time.
Just as I was feeling anxious, Nangong looked at me with interest, as though he was enjoying my reaction.
Seeing his reaction, I couldn't help but feel helpless. Immediately, I urged Nangong.
After listening to me, he chuckled and told me the reason for the incident.
From what he said, although the etiquette wasn't perfected in the ancient times, to the leaders of the Yan and Huang tribes, the etiquette of kneeling and kowtowing was a must, especially for their descendants who had the same bloodline.
In the ancient times, the society was in turmoil and fights for power were frequent. The fight for the bloodline was even more serious.
After that, to prevent such a thing from happening, the leaders of the tribes would set up a special restriction in their bloodline. If their descendants did anything disrespectful, their bloodline would be taken back.
Hearing that, I was astonished.
In that case, the reason why the blood in my body was surging and wanted to break out of my body was because of the restriction.
However, I wasn't the descendant of the Yan Emperor. Why would I have such a reaction?
Suddenly, I recalled what had happened in my dream. The Monster King Feng had taken a drop of Lao Ai's blood.
In that case, the Monster King Feng had swallowed that drop of blood.
In that case, my previous guess was correct. The dream had really happened.
It seemed that the reason why I was in so much pain when I saw the Yan Emperor's shadow was because I still had Lao Ai's blood in my body.
Thinking about that, I didn't want to hide it from Nangong, so I hurriedly told him what had happened in the dream.
Previously, Nangong had said that he had used the Kunlun Mirror to break through time and space to return to before the ancient war. As such, he knew the entire situation like the back of his hand.
He probably knew about it too.