Chen Xu briefly explained to him the formation techniques and traps of the Red Gauze Bewitching Array. There would be poisonous smoke lit in the red gauze tent, and the smell would make people dazed or have hallucinations.

They then use beautiful women and handsome men to seduce people, blinding their minds with lust, and then take their lives when they are off guard.

Pei Zhiyuan held his breath and quickly ran into the red gauze tent in the formation. He saw that the house was luxuriously furnished, with dim candlelight, fluttering red gauze, and curling smoke.

The translucent red gauze fluttered gently, and gusts of cool breeze blew towards me.

Inside the smoky tent, a graceful figure was lying on the bed on her side. Through the hazy gauze, only one long white leg was visible from the red slit skirt. It was slender and well-proportioned, with skin as white as cream.

Pei Zhiyuan followed Shen Xu's instructions, ignored the beauty on the bed, walked straight to the wardrobe, and held his breath to search for clothes.

"Sir, since you are here, why not rest for a night before leaving?" A soft and gentle voice came from the red gauze tent. Pei Zhiyuan was startled and turned around in surprise.

"A moment of spring night is worth a thousand gold~" The beauty on the bed had sat up, lowered her head and eyes, and gently lifted the red gauze curtain. Her clothes slipped down with her hands, revealing her shoulders, collarbone, and half-covered breasts.

She raised her eyes to look at Pei Zhiyuan and was about to speak, but after seeing the person in front of her, panic and surprise suddenly appeared in her charming eyes.

Pei Zhiyuan was equally astonished. He said in shock: "Xinyu, you are not dead?"

The beauty quickly turned around, bent down to pick up the clothes on the bed, and quickly put them on.

"Sir, what is your name and where do you live?" Her tone no longer had the tenderness and gentleness, and she asked mechanically.

"Xinyu, don't you recognize me?" Pei Zhiyuan's hand holding the clothes froze in place. He said with a sad look on his face, "Why are you here?"

"My name is Hong Jin." The beauty's voice was choked with sobs and trembled a lot. "I'm afraid you have recognized the wrong person."

"Turn around and look at me!" Pei Zhiyuan's eyes were already wet. Two and a half months ago, in order to protect the little emperor, he killed his adoptive father with his own hands.

His wife was so ashamed and angry that she swallowed gold and died.

He was still on a mission outside at the time, and the body was taken away by several of General Yu's adopted sons.

But when he hurried back, his wife had already been buried. Although he saw her for the last time, he was unable to look at her for many more seconds.

Everyone told him that his wife was dead.

But today, he saw the face that had been with him for fifteen years. It was still as beautiful as ever, as bright and charming as a peach or plum.

But she became a deadly and enchanting beauty in this red gauze maze.

He could no longer hold his breath and said in a hoarse voice, "Xinyu, I am your husband."

The beauty turned back to look at him, tears streaming down her face. She called out to him bitterly, "Ayuan."

Pei Zhiyuan stepped forward and hugged her tightly. He reached out to stroke the woman's hair. His deep, sharp eyes suddenly became moist, and there was an unconcealable tenderness in his eyes. He choked and said, "Am I dreaming?"

The woman's face changed, and she quickly pushed him away, urging him in a panic, "Ayuan, hurry up and leave. There's poisonous fog in this room. If you're too deeply poisoned, you'll lose your mind. They're coming soon, get out of here."

Pei Zhiyuan was not willing to let go. He took her arm and strode towards the direction of Suzaku Gate while saying, "Xinyu, let's go together. I can take you away from this place."

But the woman broke free from his wrist, shook her head and refused, "I can't leave. I can't leave this place anymore."

"Why!" Pei Zhiyuan saw her retreat back to the bed, and anxiously strode forward and picked her up, intending to stride towards the exit of Suzaku Gate.

But he saw two men and two women holding knives coming out from the red gauze tent and immediately blocked his way with a fierce look.

After inhaling the poisonous mist in the room, Pei Zhiyuan suddenly felt pain, numbness, dryness and heat all over his body, his chest felt extremely heavy, and his vision began to become blurry.

Oh no!

He hugged the person in his arms tightly, and regardless of everything, he shook off the four people behind him, rushed out of the red gauze curtain, and strode towards the Xuanwu Gate.

Shen Xu was waiting at the door with his legs raised, a crossbow in his hand. Seeing someone chasing him from behind, Shen Xu immediately raised his crossbow and knocked down two of them. The other two, seeing someone had broken through the formation, immediately retreated and disappeared into the red gauze curtain.

"What's taking so long?"

Seeing that he was still holding a half-dressed beauty in his arms, Shen Xu complained, "Didn't I tell you not to bother with the people in the formation? Why did you bring her out?"

Pei Zhiyuan ignored her, his legs went weak and he fell to the ground, and the beauty in his arms also fell to the ground.

He struggled to get up and hug her, but his vision was so blurry that he felt dizzy and couldn't stand up.

"Xinyu, Xinyu, let's get out. I'll take you out. Let's get away from the imperial city and find a place that's not stained with blood and weapons..."

The beauty fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. She said weakly, "Ayuan, they fed me a poison that is mutually exclusive with the poisonous mist in the Red Gauze Formation. If I leave the range of the Red Gauze Formation, the poison will take effect on me."

Pei Zhiyuan was also poisoned and fell to his knees on the ground, exhausted. He groped his way to the woman's side and lifted her up with all his strength, trying to lift her off the ground. He gasped for breath, his voice trembling, "Xinyu, hold on, I'll take you back to the formation..."

"No, Ayuan, I don't want to go back to that place where I have to take off my clothes as soon as I see a man..."

The beauty weakly pushed his hand away, tears in her eyes as she said, "I've been poisoned too deeply. Even if I go back, my body won't last much longer."

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