Chapter 72: Chapter 70: Pain Is the Only Cure to Sober Up (Part 2)

She finally confirmed that she had escaped her recent predicament.

Tears of pain were still welling in the corners of her eyes, yet Pan Yu’s face suddenly broke into a look of delighted surprise, creating a very strange expression.

At the same time, she finally processed what was happening.

The next moment, before Yang An could say another word, Pan Yu leaped up from the sofa and threw herself into his arms, bursting into loud sobs.

Shit!!

Yang An was startled. Dozens of White Feathers materialized, and in the instant Pan Yu threw herself at him, he almost reflexively activated his defenses, nearly riddling the woman with holes.

Fortunately, he quickly realized Pan Yu meant no harm and that this wasn’t the work of some evil entity. It was likely just her reaction to being rescued after being trapped in the Illusion Realm for so long. Only then did he manage to stop his attack, just in the nick of time.

Innumerable White Feathers froze in place behind Pan Yu, mere inches from piercing her body.

"Stop your damn crying! Hurry up and get us out of this Illusion Realm! If this keeps up, you’re going to bleed out!"

Yang An pushed Pan Yu away from him, retracting the White Feathers as he yelled at her.

’He was genuinely afraid that if they delayed too long, some new complication would arise. He was also worried Pan Yu would die here in the Illusion Realm.’

’If she didn’t die from the Illusion Realm but instead bled to death because he’d cut off her hands, wouldn’t this whole trip have been for nothing?’

After a good cry to vent her emotions, Pan Yu finally came to her senses completely. She understood this was no time for idle chatter.

She quickly wiped away her tears and closed her eyes.

Two seconds later, their surroundings began to tremble violently, as if the entire building was about to collapse.

Yang An watched his surroundings nervously. Though he knew this meant they were about to escape the Illusion Realm, he remained on high alert, just in case.

In the next instant, the two of them vanished.

Once they had completely disappeared, the tremors ceased abruptly. Everything seemed to return to a state of calm.

In the dead of night, the old residential complex looked as if nothing had ever happened. Even the things Yang An had destroyed were restored in the blink of an eye.

An unknown amount of time passed. Then, from a room on the Fifth Floor, the sound of a man’s sobbing suddenly echoed through the dark hallway.

"Boss! Boss, help me! Call the police! Hurry and send someone to get me!"

"I’m done! I’m done with this test! I don’t even want the money... It’s too damn scary! This house is really haunted! A ghost was just knocking on my door! And a woman was crying..."

"Please, just hurry and come get me!"

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When Yang An opened his eyes again, he was back in the Quiet Chamber on Sansong Mountain. The first thing he did was look at Pan Yu, who was in front of him.

Pan Yu had already woken up before him. Her face was contorted in pain, her complexion pale.

Both of her hands had been severed at the wrists, but the wounds were slowly healing. Countless tendrils of flesh squirmed wildly, fusing together to reconnect her arms.

Apparently, while the two of them were still in the Illusion Realm, someone in the real world had already given Pan Yu a healing Elixir.

At this time, Can Meng Daoist and Pan Shi were fussing over her, asking about her condition with great concern.

Seeing that Pan Yu was out of mortal danger, Yang An breathed a sigh of relief and stood up.

When Pan Shi saw that Yang An had also awakened, he immediately walked over, a look of delight on his face. He began by giving Yang An a deep bow.

"Fellow Daoist Yang! This is the second time you’ve saved my junior martial sister! Thank you so much!

"Please, get some rest. You must allow my sister and me to properly express our gratitude!"

At that moment, Pan Shi’s heart was filled with an adoration and gratitude for Yang An that was simply beyond words.

’In an Illusion Realm like that, where neither Mana nor Magical Artifacts were of any use, he had managed to bring Pan Yu back with only a mortal’s strength. One could only imagine the hardships Fellow Daoist Yang must have endured inside!’

’In contrast, he himself had nearly been killed by those invisible phantoms not long after he’d entered.’

’There was simply no comparison between them.’

At this, Can Meng Daoist also approached. She came to stand before Yang An, her posture graceful and her beautiful eyes captivating. "My martial nephew is absolutely right. Fellow Daoist, you have saved Yu’Er twice. You are a great benefactor to our Sansong Mountain! Please, rest for a while. Sansong Mountain must repay this debt of gratitude!"

’Originally, she had thought Yang An was only going in to buy them time. His foray would provide more information for the other disciples who would enter after him, helping them better plan how to rescue Pan Yu step by step.’

’But she never expected that Yang An would succeed in bringing Pan Yu out of the Illusion Realm all by himself.’

’For someone unfamiliar with the conditions inside the Illusion Realm, that was an incredibly difficult feat.’

’Yet Yang An had done it!’

Can Meng Daoist was utterly astonished by this.

’And that wasn’t all. Yang An had already saved Pan Yu once before at the Xiyue River. Including this time, he had snatched Pan Yu from the clutches of death twice in a row.’

’This debt of gratitude had to be repaid!’

Hearing their words, Yang An didn’t stand on ceremony. He exchanged a few humble pleasantries and then left the Quiet Chamber.

Wen Yin had been waiting quietly for him outside the Quiet Chamber the entire time. Without saying a word, she accompanied him as they quickly returned to the lower floor of the Tree House.

Once they were back downstairs, Yang An downed a cup of tea and finally let out a long breath. The whole trip into the Illusion Realm had been a close call, but ultimately successful. And it had even come with an unexpected reward.

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