Wen Shiyin went visibly stiff. Over Xie Lun's shoulders, I saw her staring blankly at me as if looking for an explanation to what just happened, but I could only return that stare with equal puzzlement. This certainly didn't seem like Xie Lun at all … What was going on?
From a corner of the crowd, Qi Lian chuckled. "Senior Xie, I told you they must be safe. Visions like that don't reflect the real world!"
Visions? I remembered then that Bai Ye had once told me about the various obstacles one could encounter during a breakthrough. Visions were some of the most typical, usually involving scenes of danger threatening those who were close to the cultivator. The effect of those visions was similar to the sword spirit's memories, since they felt real enough to obscure the line between illusions and reality. Did Xie Lun see a vision of Wen Shiyin getting hurt on this errand? Or worse … not coming back at all?
