Ju Xuehan struck the final blow, knocking her opponent unconscious. She snatched the tilted phoenix coronet from her head and walked out of the door.
Outside was a courtyard, and the sounds of guests feasting could be heard faintly.
Not wanting to bump into anyone, Ju Xuehan leaped onto the surrounding wall to get a better view. It turned out to be a residential compound facing the street. The courtyard she was in was the rear section of a three-section compound. She could only vaguely make out the various signs of shops on the street, leading her to deduce that this was a property with shops and a courtyard.
She saw a corner door leading to an alley. Just as she was about to leave, she glanced down and realized how conspicuous her red wedding attire was.
She returned to the room and rummaged through a cabinet that seemed to contain dowry items, hoping to find some everyday clothes. To her dismay, the entire chest was filled with gaudy colors. She couldn't find a single plain outfit. Ju Xuehan wondered if she could retrieve something from her personal space.
Unexpectedly, she found herself in it. Upon entering, she discovered that her space had doubled in size. It was no longer an island, and the sea level was so vast it was invisible. Uncle Long San, now in his dragon form, was coiled on a hillside, sleeping. Sensing Ju Xuehan's return, he transformed back into human form.
"Eh, Little Ju Xuehan, who did you marry? Why are you dressed like that?" Long San asked curiously.
"We were caught in an illusion, and there was a scene of a wedding!" Ju Xuehan replied somewhat unnaturally.
"So, you beat up the groom! Hahaha! This bride is truly fierce!"
Ju Xuehan... she was seen?
"Uncle Long, can you see outside now?"
"Yes, the space upgrade was successful. It now has the function to observe the outside world, unless you prohibit it!"
"Can others see it?" Ju Xuehan wondered if she could see Qing Yang and the others!
"No, only the scenes you are present in."
"Then how do I break this illusion?" Ju Xuehan didn't want to see that scumbag's face again.
"Haha! Little Ju Xuehan, you have your moments of confusion too. The fact that you can enter the space from the illusion means the illusion can no longer control you; it's already broken!" Long San laughed heartily. As expected, one doesn't see the whole picture when they are in the midst of it. Little Ju Xuehan must have been locked by some kind of bond!
"Really? That's great!" Ju Xuehan immediately returned to her room to change into her own clothes.
At the same time, in the 21st century in China, a man in an apartment in a certain residential complex suddenly woke up from a dream. The scenes from the dream were still vivid.
He tried to get out of bed, only to find his entire body aching, as if he had been run over by a car. The pain in his arm told him it was broken. His numb, stiff, and swollen face blurred his vision. He carefully touched it with his uninjured hand, and he couldn't help but flinch. The pain made him gasp!
He recalled the familiar yet strange face from his dream memories. It was his ex-wife, yet not quite. She was more beautiful and exquisite, with more defined facial features! He didn't know he would marry her in the dream, or that it would be a traditional ceremony.
He was trapped in that body, as if living in it, unable to express his own thoughts and actions. The words he spoke were eerily familiar, and even he found them irritating. He had said similar things to his cousin before, and now he realized how much of a scumbag he was!
When he was being beaten, he was also shouting encouragement, because he felt like an onlooker, not feeling the pain as if it were his own. But what was happening now? Why would he get injured in reality for what happened in the dream?
He fumbled for his phone, intending to call his cousin. But thinking of the dream, he couldn't bring himself to dial the name in his contacts...
In the end, he dialed 120. While waiting for the ambulance, he recalled the moments before his ex-wife fell into the water. He had some affection for his cousin, but not enough to give up Ye Ju. Who knew that with increasingly frequent contact with his cousin, he had fallen for her.
He picked up the cigarette on the bedside table and lit it. Just then, he heard the sound of the door being forced open. The paramedics had arrived. Hearing no movement, they assumed the patient was in danger and broke in. He was so startled that he dropped his cigarette without realizing it. He was then put into the ambulance and rushed to the hospital.
Not long after he was admitted to the hospital, he was taken to the emergency operating room. He had three broken ribs, a comminuted fracture of his right arm, and his face was disfigured, requiring reconstructive surgery. Three days later, when he woke up, his cousin told him some bad news. The house had burned down, and the fire had spread, engulfing the entire complex. Fortunately, it was discovered early, and everyone was rescued. However, due to the high floor, rescue was not timely, and the building where his house was located was destroyed! The cause of the fire was also identified as a cigarette butt. He would have to pay a huge amount in compensation. With six apartments per floor on thirty floors, totaling sixty units at five million each, he had to pay 300 million!
Upon hearing this, he fainted on the spot. He remembered the words from his dream: retribution, the laws of heaven, no one can escape!
Ju Xuehan was unaware of her ex-husband's fate, and even if she knew, she would have applauded. Her current concern was how to find Qing Yang and the others!
Long San watched Ju Xuehan with a smile. He noticed that she had been acting strangely since she put on the wedding dress. Although she tried to conceal it, she hadn't yet discovered the key to breaking the formation.
"Little Ju Xuehan, didn't you give them space keys? Why not just summon them into the space!"
"Ah! Right!" Ju Xuehan's face flushed. Her IQ had plummeted after encountering that scumbag!
Using the space keys, Ju Xuehan indeed found the others. Fortunately, the men were all together, but they had all encountered attacks. The illusions' attacks were immortal, so their cultivation levels far surpassed those of the beings in the formation. They had been exhausted by these undying beings, with their spiritual energy depleted. Everyone was weary.
Ju Xuehan immediately used the space keys to transmit her voice:
"Qing Yang, Feng Chu, hold onto my two brothers. I'm summoning you into the space." After speaking, Ju Xuehan unleashed her spatial power and pulled everyone in.
Ji Wuye and Ji Chenmu were held and, in the blink of an eye, the scene changed. They thought they had entered another illusion. They had lost their sister and were searching for her in one illusion after another. Fortunately, Young Master Yang Shao could decipher formations, otherwise, they would have surely died in an illusion.
"My two brothers, this is my spiritual space, don't worry!"
"Sister? You're alright, that's great! This is your space? It's amazing!" Ji Chenmu exclaimed first, his face full of surprise!
"Yes, rest for a while, and we'll go out later."
Chaoyangzi and Feng Chu had already found places to rest on their own. They were utterly exhausted.
Seeing the scene, Ji Wuye realized that they were all aware of it. He felt a little disheartened. His sister had too many secrets, and he was the last to know.
The Ji clan leader and the others first discovered that Ji Jiu, who was in the formation's illusion, had suddenly disappeared. Then, they noticed that the besieged men had also vanished! The Ji family members were in a panic. Sure enough, a moment later, the person who had set up the formation emerged from a hidden corner. Before he could speak, he spewed a large mouthful of blood...