"Why is this place... different from the outside?"

The moment the gate was pushed open, a vast and majestic aura emanated from the city lord's mansion.

In that instant, both humans and ferocious beasts were stunned by the aura emanating from the city lord's mansion and stood frozen in place. It took them several seconds to recover their senses.

Xiao Feng had thought the city lord's mansion would be solemn and dignified, but he was surprised to find that it was full of signs of fighting.

Xiao Feng cautiously stepped inside and warned everyone, "Try not to touch anything here. A great battle must have taken place in the City Lord's Mansion!"

The demonic beasts that followed behind slowed their pace. As all the people and demonic beasts entered the city lord's mansion, the mansion's gates suddenly closed.

“There is no sign of life in here.” Xiao Feng was also startled by the sudden sound of the door closing, but his divine sense did not detect any response.

The group cautiously began to explore the interior of the city lord's mansion.

"Xiao Feng, there's black blood there. I don't remember any race having black blood. Could it be poisoning? They look like humans!"

Zhao Yuwei noticed that one of the people's white clothes were stained with black blood, and instinctively pointed it out to Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng slowly approached the black blood, which appeared to be freshly drawn and had not yet congealed.

“I didn’t sense any toxins in it, maybe for some other reason. I just feel like there’s something strange about this place.”

As he approached the black blood, Xiao Feng felt a strange emotion rising within him, as if it were telling him not to get close to the blood.

Suppressing his inner turmoil, Xiao Feng led the group to other places.

“There’s something ominous here,” Long Gu’s voice rang out behind Xiao Feng.

Xiao Feng turned his head and saw the unease on Long Gu's face. He immediately asked, "You mean this black blood carries the ominous sign you just mentioned? Could it be that he is...?"

“Impossible! Dragons that perish from being struck by misfortune will revert to their original forms; they cannot possibly transform into human form!” Dragon Bone declared resolutely.

After learning that the substance was ominous, Xiao Feng didn't want to get close to the blood, fearing that he might accidentally get it on him.

Upon hearing what Longgu said, Xiao Feng quickly led Zhao Yuwei away from the blood.

He also warned the ferocious beasts to be careful and not to touch anything left behind.

If one of them carries something ominous, and they can't tell the difference right away, it will be troublesome.

Seeing the corpses lying on the ground and the black blood everywhere in the city lord's mansion, Xiao Feng became anxious.

"System, didn't you tell me there were treasures and great opportunities inside? Where are they?" Xiao Feng tapped the system panel.

"This system is only responsible for detecting whether you have any opportunities; of course, you have to encounter them yourself!" the system retorted speechlessly.

Just as Xiao Feng was about to argue with the system, his heart suddenly skipped a beat.

For a moment, Xiao Feng felt as if his consciousness had traveled to a certain place.

That inexplicable attraction drew Xiao Feng's gaze unconsciously in a certain direction.

"Something... is attracting me..." Xiao Feng murmured to himself before striding towards the back.

To others, this scene of Xiao Feng's appeared as Xiao Feng suddenly shuddering after leaving the black blood.

Then his eyes went vacant, as if he were being manipulated, and he walked recklessly into the depths of the city lord's mansion.

"Xiao Feng!" Zhao Yuwei called out to Xiao Feng, but Xiao Feng did not stop; instead, he moved even faster.

Zhao Yuwei immediately chased after them, and Long Gu and the others quickly followed.

Hongshuang tugged at the dragon bone and said, "I feel something's not right here. Do you remember how ominous things are born? Do you think this place might be..."

Longgu's pupils contracted sharply, and he gripped Hongshuang's hand tightly.

He didn't know whether it was right or wrong for him to follow Xiao Feng into this place under the pretext of Xiao Long, out of consideration for his friendship with Xiao Feng.

If it really is here... I'm afraid none of them will be able to escape.

"I know there's a problem here, but if we're careful, we should be able to avoid it!"

Now that we're already in, it's obviously impossible to back out.

Longgu held Hongshuang's hand firmly, and then followed the other demonic beasts to chase after Xiao Feng and Zhao Yuwei.

When they reunited, Xiao Feng had stopped moving forward.

At this moment, they entered an incredibly spacious courtyard.

“This courtyard is located in the center of the entire city lord’s mansion, so it should be the main courtyard,” Han Ya said after assessing the situation.

"Are you alright? What happened just now? It was like you were being controlled by something, and you just wanted to come to this courtyard without thinking."

Xiao Feng had regained consciousness by this time.

Hearing Zhao Yuwei say this, Xiao Feng said somewhat blankly, "I don't know. I heard something calling to me, wanting me to go and find it, so I followed the guidance and came here."

"Calling you? You mean the thing that guided you is in the yard right now? But what's in this yard..."

Before Taotie could finish speaking, he turned his head and saw a red lotus blooming in the pond.

The red lotus bloomed passionately and brilliantly.

It was the only bright color in the entire courtyard.

The entire courtyard, set against the backdrop of the red lotus, appeared a pale gray!

"A red lotus? This city has been buried for countless years; there shouldn't be any living creature here. How could a red lotus bloom here? And it's so eerie!"

Hongshuang followed Taotie's gaze and looked in that direction, also seeing the red lotus.

However, the feeling that Honglian gave Hongshuang was one of extreme danger.

"It's it! I can feel it attracting me; it wants me to take it off. What is it?"

A lotus that can grow in such a place must not be an ordinary red lotus.

Moreover, as the crowd drew closer, the red lotus swayed even more violently.

A strong fragrance wafted from the red lotus, instantly filling the entire courtyard.

Xiao Feng involuntarily took a deep breath, and the strong fragrance immediately permeated his heart and soul.

Xiao Feng's eyes lit up; this was exactly what he was looking for! A great opportunity in Chengdu!

Xiao Feng quickly walked to the edge of the pond.

Only this one red lotus bloomed brightly and beautifully in the entire pond; the other lotuses had long since withered, making this red lotus even more unique.

"Xiao Feng, there's something wrong with this red lotus. Wake up and don't be fooled by it!"

Seeing that Honglian, like Hongshuang, also felt a strange sense of crisis, Longgu felt a sense of crisis lingering in his heart.

Seeing that Xiao Feng seemed to want to pluck the lotus flower, Long Gu quickly stopped him.

"Is there a problem?" Upon hearing Long Gu's words, Xiao Feng stopped his attempt to pick the lotus flower.

He also realized that something was wrong with him.

He seems to have really been bewitched by something!