Prisoner of Time

Gu Yuena stood up, dusted off her skirt, and then reached out her hand to Yun Jingheng.

Yun Jingheng looked at the hand, then reached out and grasped it.

Her hands were still cold, but much warmer than the hands Chen Weitao held in the Moon Domain.

Gu Yuena gripped his hand tightly, while her other hand traced patterns in the air.

Silvery-white spatial power surged from her fingertips, condensing, rotating, and expanding in the air to form a silver halo large enough for two people to pass through.

The edge of the aperture was rippled slightly, like the surface of a lake ruffled by the wind; on the other side of the lake was pitch black, and nothing could be seen.

"Let's go home." Gu Yuena took his hand and walked into the silver halo.

Yun Jingheng followed behind her, stepping into the circle of light.

Silvery-white light flowed around them. Gu Yuena walked quickly, holding his hand tightly, as if afraid he would get lost in the spatial passage.

The light began to fade, from a blinding white to a soft silver-white, from silver-white to pale gray, from pale gray to dark gray, and then darkness surged in from all directions, only to recede again.

The air outside Dragon Valley is much fresher than Dragon Valley, lacking the heavy smell of decaying wood and ambergris mixed together. Instead, it carries the fresh scent of pine needles and earth.

The setting sun shone from behind the western mountains, dyeing the entire sky golden red. Its light fell on Guhuna's long, silvery-white hair, bathing her in a warm glow.

The moment the two appeared, the atmosphere around them exploded.

"They're here! They're here!"

Xiong Jun's voice was the loudest. His massive body leaped off a boulder, slamming into the ground and making a dull thud as his huge paws slammed together.

"I told you everything was fine! Why are you all so anxious?"

"Shut up." Di Tian's voice came from the side, as cold as if he had been soaked in ice water.

His gaze fell on Yun Jingheng, scrutinizing him several times. His brows furrowed slightly. "What's new on him?"

"The aura of the Yue Shen."

Bi Ji's voice was soft, but every word was clear. "He absorbed Godhead Fragment the Yue Shen's divine position. Although not many, they were genuine, pure divine essence."

All the Ferocious Beast ' eyes fell on Yun Jingheng.

Yun Jingheng felt somewhat uncomfortable under those gazes.

Gu Yuena stood beside him, not letting go, her purple eyes sweeping over the Ferocious Beast, her tone as calm as if she were commenting on the weather. "Have you seen enough?"

Xiong Jun opened and closed his mouth repeatedly, finally letting out a muffled murmur before retreating to the back.

Di Tian lowered his head silently and said nothing more.

Bi Ji stepped out from the crowd, took out a neatly folded handkerchief from her bosom, and handed it to Gu Yuena.

"My Lord, wipe your face. You've been in Dragon Valley for so long, your face is covered in dust."

Gu Yuena took the handkerchief, but instead of using it to wipe her own face, she turned to Yun Jingheng and wiped away the dried bloodstain on his forehead.

Shall I take you to Star Luo City now?

"No... wait a minute, let me sort out my thoughts."

Yun Jingheng stood there, like a tree that had been blown by the wind for a long time and was finally supported by something.

The campsite outside Dragon Valley was small, with a few tents surrounding a campfire.

The Ferocious Beast remained guarding the perimeter of the camp and did not enter.

The firelight danced on Gu Yuena and Yun Jingheng's faces, casting their long shadows on the ground.

Yun Jingheng held the hot water in both hands, the steam from the cup blurring his face.

"Moon Domain..."

Gu Yuena spoke, "When the Yue Shen fell, her Godhood split in two. One half is attached to the body of the First Generation Moon God, which is the corpse in Dragon Valley, while the other half wanders between heaven and earth."

Yun Jingheng frowned as he looked at Gu Yuena, "Where did the Moon Domain come from? Does the Yue Shen possess the power of time and space?"

"Yes, the Yue Shen's authority includes the concepts of space and time. The Moon Domain you speak of is most likely an independent space that gradually condensed in the void by that half of the Godhood."

Gu Yuena sat opposite him, her purple eyes appearing especially warm in the firelight.

Yun Jingheng took a deep breath. "Since the Yue Shen's Godhood has certain spatial and temporal characteristics, then the free-floating half of the Godhood also altered the flow of time within the Moon Domain Moon Domain it was formed."

"Time inside the Moon Domain is different from the outside world. I've been inside for a little over a day, but for the outside world, seven days have passed."

"I was only inside for seven days, but how long did those Godhead Fragment, those people born in the Moon Domain, live Moon Domain?"

He remained silent for a moment.

"Because the Godhood in the Moon Domain is incomplete, it needs to find another half to complete itself."

"It stayed in the void for tens of thousands of years, but couldn't find it, so it began to split."

"Split yourself into countless tiny fragments, and let those fragments drift, coalesce, and grow freely in the Moon Domain."

"Those fragments eventually grew into human forms, into beings with flesh and blood, memories, and emotions. They were the Godhead Fragment, the people I saw in the Moon Domain?"

Gu Yuena was silent for a moment, "This may not be a bad thing. At least you know where the other half of the Godhood went. The main thing is... how do you view those Godhead Fragment?"

Yun Jingheng remained silent for a long time.

The campfire danced before him, sparks flying from the flames into the night sky, flickering a few times in the darkness before going out.

He held the cup, which was no longer steaming, in both hands, his fingertips slowly stroking the cup's surface, the rough texture of the ceramic scraping against his fingerprints.

"What do I think?" He repeated Gu Yuena's question, his voice low, as if asking himself rather than answering her.

"I don't know, but before Chen Weitao told me these things, they were all human beings in my eyes."

He looked up at Gu Yuena, her dark eyes shining brightly in the firelight.

Gu Yuena looked at him quietly, her purple eyes shining like two warm stars in the firelight.

"Those Godhead Fragment authority are shards of the Yue Shen's power, wandering souls lost in time, splitting apart in search of their other half."

"They did not willingly become fragments, nor did they willingly live in a cage where the flow of time is different from the outside world, nor did they willingly watch people around them come and go, come and go, for tens of thousands of years while they themselves remain trapped in the same place forever."

"They had no choice, but even in that situation, they lived like human beings."

Gu Yuena walked over from the opposite side and sat down next to him.

She didn't say anything, but simply reached out and took his hand in hers.

"Chen Weitao is...?"

Yun Jingheng frowned. "According to him, his teacher died in battle to prevent the God Servant from ascending to godhood, and Chen Weitao escaped from the Moon Domain with more than 3,000 people. His true intention was to prevent the appearance of the Yue Shen, so he has been... harassing me?"

"But there's one thing I can't understand: why is the ascension of the God Servant to godhood being prevented? Is it because he becomes a god that everyone else will disappear? They just want to live as human beings?"

Gu Yuena turned his face towards hers, "We can find those 3,000 people in the Star Luo Empire Territory, but you need to go back to your parents first."

"And... you're level 60."

Yun Jingheng frowned. "I'm 60?" He then calmed down and focused his mind.

"Hiss..."

Gu Yuena looked at Zi JI, who was hiding to the side, with a complicated expression. "Zi JI, you... begin."

Zi JI nodded and walked towards Yun Jingheng.

"No, no, no, no... wait, I've broken through now, how do I explain that?"

Zi JI was taken aback. "Right, how does he explain it? Yun Ming isn't that easy to fool, is he?"

Di Tian pinched his brow. "Are you stupid? You don't remember now that we're not making a sacrifice? Wouldn't it be better to wait until things settle down? Yun Ming will definitely come begging to me with a long face."