Need to Propose to Seven Men What to Do!

Obviously, Shen ShuiYan had also fallen into an illusion. It was unknown what he had seen that made him so desperate and despairing that he sought to kill himself by his own hand.

If the long sword advanced by one more point, then Shen ShuiYan would die.

Chu MuYun shot out without thinking and pulled him out of the illusion.

In fact, at that moment Chu MuYun knew very well that he could let Jun Mo do it, that he could let Jun Mo save Shen ShuiYan instead. In that case, first he wouldn’t need to expose himself and secondly, he could let Shen ShuiYan owe Jun Mo a favor which would only make things more convenient in the future.

But no matter how clearly you think about it, the body’s instincts weren’t something that would obey logic.

Seeing the fading brilliance in Shen ShuiYan’s out-of-focus eyes, Chu MuYun also understood himself.

—This was a child raised by himself. Although he has done a lot of wrong things, he couldn’t just stand by and watch him put himself into danger.

Especially this child who has one of his favorite appearances. 

Chu MuYun didn’t think too much. That’s just how he was. Whatever he did, whether it was done by precise calculation or by instinct, as long as he did it, he would not regret it.

Only each person could see their own illusion so no one knows what Shen ShuiYan saw, however even though he had clearly been pulled out of it already, he still didn’t seem able to extricate himself.

A pair of very beautiful eyes stared at Chu MuYun and the expression was full of dread. The thick despair that had settled for too long suddenly erupted and it was like a flood that burst through a dyke, it was impossible to stop it.

“Ah-Yun…” Shen ShuiYan’s voice was very nice, gorgeous and elegant in front of others but always delicate in front of Shen Yun- probably because he had given out too much emotion so that there is always a sense of unforgettable sorrow and unease.

Chu MuYun’s heart trembled slightly just listening to this soft call. Shen ShuiYan liked to be coquettish, sweet like a clinging kitten, too cute and too domineering.

If he really was Shen Yun, seeing him like this, he was afraid that he would become soft-hearted and let him do whatever he wanted.

However… Shen Yun was dead.

Chu MuYun’s demeanor was calm, without even a trace of superfluous expression. He slightly frowned and said softly, “Young Master?” His voice was full of unfamiliarity, with only the barest hint of kindness and questioning which was appropriate from a stranger.

Such a tone was not alienating but it is even more chilling than deliberate alienation  because… this was a real stranger, a stranger who had nothing to do with anything but merely couldn’t stand by and not help.

Shen ShuiYan was stunned.

Chu MuYun added: “This forest is a little strange. You just entered a fantasy realm and I helped you get out. Don’t worry, everything you saw was fake and not real.”

-It was not real.

Hearing this sentence, water vapor suddenly swelled in Shen ShuiYan’s eyes and large drops of tears rolled down from it, sliding down the bright and clean cheeks and landing  on his precious clothes like ink on a clear spring. What was quickly smeared was a huge sadness that was so thick that it couldn’t be dissolved.

He would rather it was true, he would rather that that fantasy was reality.

Because in the fantasy world, Ah-Yun came to pick him up. After a thousand years of separation, his Ah-Yun finally forgave him, finally came to see him and even took him with him.

Whether it is heaven or hell, where Ah-Yun was, was the most beautiful world for him.

But… that illusion was not real. It was just his wishful thinking.

Chu MuYun looked at him without blinking.

The two reunited after a long absence. Under normal circumstances, Shen ShuiYan would definitely do something forward – after all, he is domineering and possessive, and he always takes things that are pleasing to the eye without asking for their permission. If that was the case then Chu MuYun could still abuse him in various different ways and teach this arrogant child a lesson.

But because of the illusion, Shen ShuiYan Shen was completely immersed in the past  and unexpectedly inspired thousands of years of longing and deep love. It had caused him to let go of his pride in front of a stranger and reveal his extremely vulnerable side. He was like an abandoned child who had been searching for thousands of years and couldn’t find his way home. Suddenly, he saw a little hope but in fact it is only a false illusion.

So, he broke down.

Seeing such a Shen ShuiYan, how could Chu MuYun couldn’t be so ruthless?

Although Shen Yun was forced to death by the two of them, if Shen Yun was not him then none of it would have happened. If not for his deliberate machination, Shen ShuiYan and Xie QianLan would not have encountered so many twists and turns and even Mo JiuShao would not have been able to take advantage of the opportunity given to him and make so much trouble between them.

Although it was such a tragedy, it was also a script that Chu MuYun deliberately guided.

Eventually he himself pulled out, but the other two were trapped in it forever and ever. And there was no possibility of getting out because the person trapping them was themselves. Hence it would be an eternal and unsolvable puzzle. 

Chu MuYun sighed softly and comforted him: “Young Master, please try to look on the bright side, some things can’t be forced.”

These words are just right and they perfectly illustrate the compassion that a stranger should have. It’s just this ‘just right’ made ShuiYan’s heart sink again and again.

He finally calmed down and looked at this strange man who looked very much like Shen Yun.

The two looked at each other like this.

One is full of scrutiny, the other is calm.

Shen ShuiYan did not lose his head in the slightest, which was somewhat unexpected to Chu MuYun, but he soon understood the reason.

A thousand years is really too long and especially since, based on Shen ShuiYan’s temperament, his desire for Shen Yun was never concealed. The consequence of this was that almost everyone knows that this honorable Lord WuQing is looking for his lover. {One of Shen ShuiYan’s title is Lord WuQing, because his Palace is called WuQing Palace. WuQing also means “Clearing Fog/Mist” probably because the Palace is situated high up beyond the mist}.

A handsome man named Shen Yun.

After such news was exposed, naturally all kinds of counterfeit goods would come knocking. 

What kind of person was Lord WuQing? If one was favored by him, what kind of glory and wealth in this world cannot be enjoyed?

Maybe when the first ‘Shen Yun’ came knocking, Shen ShuiYan still had some anticipation but soon realized he was a fake. Then slowly, one after the other… the technique of counterfeiting would get higher and higher, the imitation would also become more and more similar, but Shen ShuiYan also became more and more sober.

Right now he could clearly see that Chu MuYun had not changed his appearance (with his cultivation, this type of superficial technique can be easily seen through and so Chu MuYun did not pretend), but he would not be bewitched by it.

Who knows if this was another scheme? After all, there were quite a few people he had offended and there were even more than a few people who tried to use this to trick him.

Under normal circumstances, he would probably seal such a well-imitated counterfeit into a statue and look at it for days on end to comfort himself.

However, it’s just that today’s situation was special. Perhaps it was because of the illusion… but Shen ShuiYan actually tasted a sense of familiarity from this fake and, because of this feeling, he suppressed his violent and cruel thoughts.

Shen ShuiYan calmed down and his demeanor was no longer so helpless and fragile. “Your Excellency, just now thank you for your help.”

Chu MuYun said politely, “It’s not worth mentioning.”

Shen ShuiYan looked at him and said, “I don’t know if Your Excellency…” But before he could finish speaking, he stopped abruptly.

Because he saw the man behind him, the man with silver hair and white skin.