Hongyan Mavis had always stayed here. Deep in her heart, she had always hoped that one day, those people would come, leave a message on the floor, and take her with them. That day, the fog would definitely disperse.
It had been some time since they had arrived at the wooden house, and Hongyan Mavis had chatted with Lu Yin for a long time. By now, the candle on Lu Yin's shoulder was nearing its end.
Lu Yin didn't care. The flowing light continued to burn the candle flame, and it was being devoured by the river of time. This candle flame was just for show.
However, Fengbo didn't know this, and neither did Hongyan Mavis.
Lu Yin was waiting for the candle to burn out completely before attacking Fengbo, or he could think of a way to have Fengbo give him a new candle to continue burning and devouring the flow of time.
He didn't know how long Flowing Light could last.
Thank you, Fengbo.
"Xuan Qi, can you see the candle on your shoulder?" Hongyan Mavis asked.
Lu Yin glanced at his shoulder, "I can see it."
"It's almost over. Once the candle burns out, your life will also end. Aren't you afraid?" Hongyan Mavis asked.
Lu Yin was helpless, "There's nothing I can do about it. It can't be changed, so just let it be."
Hongyan Mavis' lips curled up, "Looks like you've spent a lot of time with Fengbo. You know that the candle can automatically regenerate according to Fengbo's wishes."
Lu Yin blinked; there was such a thing?
Looking at Hongyan Mavis' expression, Lu Yin knew that her distrust of him had increased.
He had thought that she would admire his courage in the face of death, but he hadn't expected that the candle could regenerate on its own. Hongyan Mavis must have thought that he knew something about Fengbo. In other words, he definitely understood Fengbo, which meant that he had asked Hongyan Mavis to get close to him.
Lu Yin smiled wryly; the emotions he had shown when he had seen the words on the floor had caused Hongyan Mavis to have a good impression of him, but that had probably disappeared.
Hongyan Mavis sighed, "A person's life is greater than the heavens. I can understand everything you've done. I can't help you, but you're here to listen to me talk. Thank you, Xuan Qi."
Lu Yin smiled, "Senior, please continue. I'd like to hear you talk."
Hongyan Mavis met his gaze and nodded, "Thank you."
Fengbo couldn't hear their conversation, but he knew that Lu Yin wouldn't be able to get close to Hongyan Mavis that easily. Thus, a single candle was clearly not enough to deal with her.
Although Hongyan Mavis was becoming more and more vigilant towards him, it was still good that he could continue to use his Flowing Light to devour Candlelight.
He just didn't know how many times the Count of Wind would continue.
There was a limit to one's patience.
Once Lu Yin had spent enough time with Hongyan Mavis in the wooden hut, the candle's flame burned faster than before. This was Fengbo's urging.
Lu Yin could tell.
Hongyan Mavis also saw it.
She said regretfully, "I really want to help you get rid of this control, but Xuan Qi, take care of yourself. Go back and see Feng Bo. Maybe he has other methods to deal with me and can let you live for now."
Lu Yin shrugged and took out the fake General Appointment Platform that Fengbo had given him. "Senior, can you differentiate between the real and fake General Appointment Platforms?"
Hongyan Mavis watched silently without saying anything.
Lu Yin turned to his side and his own General Appointment Platform appeared, "What about this?"
Hongyan Mavis's expression didn't change, "Fengbo spent a lot of effort to deal with me.
I have to say that he can pass off the fake as the real thing. Xuan Qi, I understand a person's desire to live and can do anything. I apologize to you, but I won't be soft-hearted. You won't be able to get close to me. "
"Go back."
Lu Yin helplessly put away the platform, "What about Visualization?
Do you believe it?
Immovable Heavenly King Elephant, Fifth Mainland. "
Hongyan Mavis didn't say anything.
Lu Yin continued, "Do you believe in the Godseal Catalog?"
Hongyan Mavis's eyes widened in surprise, "Fengbo has made ample preparations this time. He must have gone out, right? Even the Visualization and the Godseal Catalog can pass off as the real thing?"
Lu Yin knew that it was useless to say anything since Hongyan Mavis was determined not to believe him, "Since that's the case, this junior will take his leave. Before I leave, can senior help this junior with something?"
Hongyan Mavis was curious, "What is it?"
Lu Yin looked around, "This fog is a threat. Senior, do you have a way to prevent this junior from being corroded by it?
At the very least, I might be able to escape from Fengbo. "
Hongyan Mavis couldn't help but laugh, "You're not the first person to make such a request. Fengbo sent people to deal with me before this as well."
"Alright, do as you please." She casually plucked a blade of grass from the ground and floated it over to Lu Yin, "Take this with you."
Lu Yin was puzzled.
"If you take it with you, it can temporarily prevent you from being corroded by the fog. If not for this ability, Fengbo would have scattered the fog to surround me, and I would have died long ago," she explained.
Lu Yin accepted the blade of grass, "Thank you, senior."
He then turned to leave, his back facing Hongyan Mavis. Lu Yin stopped, "Senior, there will be a battle later. If you think that this junior is acting, feel free to observe. If you think that this junior isn't acting and that I might be able to kill Fengbo, then please take action. No matter what, this junior's chances of killing Fengbo aren't high."
Hongyan Mavis shook her head as she watched Lu Yin leave. How many years had it been? Fengbo had done everything he could to lure her out, but his methods had only gotten worse.
She had never suspected that Lu Yin was Fengbo's way of getting close to her or luring her out. The more scheming she was, the more unwilling she was to leave. If she did, then she would be irresponsible to the humans outside.
This kid wasn't bad, but it was a pity.
Lu Yin walked out of the bamboo forest, getting further and further away from the wooden house.
He arrived at the side of the River of Time, not afraid of getting lost. There was fog everywhere, and only the path leading to Fengbo was free of fog.
Lu Yin stood at the edge of the river, "Senior, I failed. The woman inside is very vigilant, and no matter what I said, she refused to let me get close to her."
"Hmph, if I had succeeded on the first try, I would have killed her long ago. What did she say to you?
Did she believe you? "
Lu Yin was helpless, "No, she doesn't believe that I'm from the Lu family."
"She doesn't even believe in the General Appointment Platform?"
"I don't know. I showed her the platform, but she didn't say anything."
"That's right. Now you know the woman's identity, right?"
Lu Yin sighed, "The Primordial Space used to be one of the Six Daos of the Three Realms. Senior, you said that she should be the ancestor of the Mavis Family from the Second Mainland, Hongyan Mavis."
"Haha, it seems like she told you a lot. That's right, given her personality, after not speaking for so many years, she must have lost her patience. She's quite talkative."
Lu Yin thought back to the wooden house's floor, where Hongyan Mavis had left only one sentence. Could it be that she liked to talk?
And didn't like to write?
"What did you talk about?"
Lu Yin had already thought about it on the way back, and he told Fengbo many of the things that Hongyan Mavis had told him. These were all things that had happened in the Primordial Space, and there was nothing to hide. Hongyan Mavis didn't trust Lu Yin at all, and she had only told him these things to pass the time.
Fengbo wasn't in a hurry, and he just listened.
He listened for a long time.
Hongyan Mavis spoke to Lu Yin for a long time.
Fengbo didn't interrupt her even once, and he just listened.
Lu Yin's mouth was dry from all the talking, "Senior, are you interested in these trivial matters?"
Fengbo sneered, "I've heard these words no less than three times, all from the people I sent to get close to that woman. I just want to hear if there's any difference between what you said and what the others said."
Lu Yin's eyes flashed, "Is there a difference?
There should be a difference. Hongyan Mavis doesn't need to repeat the same thing three times. "
"Haha, there's no difference. That woman said it just for me to hear. No one likes to hear repeated things, and it's so long. She's just trying to disgust me. It doesn't matter. Let alone three times, I'll listen to it even if it's thirty times."
Lu Yin knew that Fengbo wanted to test his relationship with Hongyan Mavis. Lu Yin had told him all this, so he was no different from the people who had approached Hongyan Mavis before.
In fact, there was no difference. Hongyan Mavis had never trusted him, and she treated him the same as the others.
"By the way, Senior, I also saw some words left on the wooden house's floor."
"Oh, the nonsense of those fellows from the Three Realms and Six Daos?
Those fellows are either dead or missing. I saw the Grim Reaper's dismembered body fall into the Burial Garden with my own eyes. Wu Tian is imprisoned in the Third Region of Calamity, and that woman, Fate, doesn't even dare to show her face. She must have seen the future and knows that humanity has no hope. Jialan, the Desolate God, and the others have all disappeared. Gu Yizhi betrayed us.
What's the use of her past? It won't help her at all. "
"They're just a bunch of has-been trash. Even the progenitor is dead."
Lu Yin raised a brow, but he didn't say anything.
"Alright, prepare to meet her a second time. This time, I'll tell you more about the Lu family. That woman owes the Lu family a lot, and this is her weakness. With other methods, you'll definitely be able to get close to her."
Lu Yin looked around, "Senior, can you come out and let me have a look?
Otherwise, I'm not used to this kind of conversation. "
"Kid, you want to see me?"
"Perhaps I'll be your master in the future."
"That's right. I was planning to meet you this time. You should know who I am from that woman, right?"
Lu Yin nodded, "You're a peak powerhouse from the Primordial Space's Era of Heavenly Dao. You're the one who personally sent the second mainland to its doom, Senior Fengbo."
"Hahahaha, that's a good word. That's right, I'm Fengbo."
As soon as he finished speaking, the fog dissipated. Lu Yin looked over and saw a short old man. The old man's height only reached Lu Yin's waist, but his clothes were exceptionally luxurious. Lu Yin could not understand this kind of luxury.
It was neither the style of the Everlasting Tribe nor the Primordial Space.
All sorts of strange patterns were embroidered on his clothes, and no matter how Lu Yin looked at them, they were unusual.
When Lu Yin saw the old man, he felt a sense of suffocation wash over him. Although he did not want to admit it, Lu Yin could feel a sense of superiority. This feeling was different from that of a Grand Empyrean, as it directly struck his soul.