Chapter 254 Socially anxious master vs. sickly disciple 29

The once bustling streets were now silent. The candlelight in the bright hall was extinguished, leaving only two red lanterns hanging outside the door. The streets were deserted, and the cold wind blew through, leaving only a desolate scene.

The inn, which was crowded during the day, now had no guests at all. No one knew where the waiter and the manager had gone. The whole inn was like a small dead city.

Quan Jiu mentioned Long Yuan and walked down from the second floor stairs. She tentatively asked:

"Is anyone there?"

No one responded.

Quan Jiu stood in the lobby on the first floor and patrolled for a long time, but she didn't see the waiter of the inn. She frowned and was about to go back to the second floor to find Ji Xiao, but she strangely found that the stairs upstairs were gone.

“Squeak…”

The north wind blew past, and the door of the inn shook slightly, making a strange sound.

Quan Jiu narrowed his eyes slightly, his face showing vigilance.

She clearly remembered that ten seconds ago, the staircase behind her had not yet disappeared, but when she turned around, the place where the staircase had been had become a thick wall...

It seemed as if she was the only one left in the world.

001 raised his eyes and took a look:

"It's an illusion."

Quan Jiu restrained his expression: "Yeah."

The person who could suddenly lure her into the illusion without her noticing must be very powerful.

She couldn't find any loopholes in the inn and decided to go out and take a look, but before she stepped out, a figure came towards her outside.

"Ah Xiao?"

Quan Jiu looked at Ji Xiao in surprise as he walked out the door.

Ji Xiao was still wearing the black robe he wore during the day, with his long hair tied up in a crown, and he looked at Quan Jiu with surprise.

"Master?"

Quan Jiu frowned: "Aren't you in the room? Why did you suddenly come in from outside?"

She didn't see him go out at all.

Ji Xiao also looked solemn:

"I don't know why. I was in the room just one second, pushing the door open and planning to look for you, but in the blink of an eye, I was out on the street."

After hearing this, Quan Jiu frowned even more tightly.

What about the other people in this inn?

Why are there only two of them left?

Ji Xiao stared into Quan Jiu's eyes:

"Master, there's something strange about this inn. Let's move somewhere else."

Quan Jiu nodded: "Okay."

Ji Xiao held Quan Jiu's wrist, and the icy temperature of his palm made Quan Jiu unable to help but look down.

The man has well-defined joints and slender fingers, like a finely carved work of art.

This glance sent a chill through Quan Jiu's heart, and a creepy feeling crept up his spine...

"Ah Xiao."

She suddenly spoke.

"Um?"

Ji Xiao tilted his head and looked at her doubtfully, his pair of black eyes were clear and bright, with distinct black and white.

Quan Jiu pursed his lips and said, "Do you like the hairpin that your teacher gave you yesterday?"

Ji Xiao's lips curled slightly, and he said happily:

"This is something given by Master, so Ah Xiao naturally likes it."

Quan Jiu couldn't laugh anymore.

Ji Xiao doesn't like things like hairpins.

Naturally, she wouldn't buy him a hairpin.

The "Ji Xiao" in front of him was still smiling. From his eyebrows to his nose and lips, everything looked like Ji Xiao. Even the small mole under Ji Xiao's left ear was accurately replicated by the other party.

"Master, are you afraid?"

The man spoke caringly, stretched out his arm and pretended to hug her.

"If you are afraid, Master, you can come into my arms."

Quan Jiu: “…”

I don’t know if this thing is a human or a ghost, and it still wants to hug her?

Pooh!

She had a charming smile on her face and nimbly dodged Ji Xiao's arm.

"I've always been very courageous, don't you know that, Xiao?"

"Ji Xiao" was outmaneuvered by her and the smile on his face froze.

"Master is naturally not afraid, but I want to protect you."

Quan Jiu: “…”

Protect your mother.

She cursed several times in her heart, but she put on a smiling face and spoke.

"We better get going. This inn looks spooky."

Ji Xiao: "Okay."

He walked in front, with one foot already halfway out of the threshold.

A cold light flashed in Quan Jiu's eyes, and the Long Yuan in his hand suddenly flew out of his hand and stabbed into Ji Xiao's heart.

The man trembled all over, and bright red blood flowed out of his chest. He turned his head and looked at Quan Jiu in disbelief, unable to hide his grief.

"Master, why... do you want to kill me?"

Quan Jiu twisted his sword and turned it 360 degrees at his heart:

"Are you worthy enough to call me Master?"

If it was really Ji Xiao, he would definitely hold her hand at this moment, stab the sword deep into her heart, look at her with a crazy smile, and say it lightly.

"Oh? Master wants to kill me?"

Instead of looking sad and desperate like he does now.

Completely exposed, the monster no longer disguised itself. Ji Xiao's body suddenly shattered into pieces, disappeared into the air, and condensed into a ball of black gas.

The surrounding scene also changed. The deserted inn began to collapse from the walls, revealing the waiter who was napping in front of the counter.

"You are quite clever. You were able to see through my illusion so quickly."

The black gas let out a sneering laugh.

Quan Jiu didn't say anything.

The reason why it can be seen through is that there is no red string of marriage on the other person's ring finger.

The sleeves of ancient people were very long, and most of the time when they walked outside, their big hands would be covered by their long robes. It must be that when the monster saw Ji Xiao, Ji Xiao just didn't stretch out his hand.

She didn't say much and just drew her sword. But before she could swing the sword, the monster in front of her let out a scream and instantly turned into a shadow.

“Master…”

Quan Jiu fell into a warm and strong embrace.

The man's long and strong arms were wrapped around her soft waist, his chin resting on her neck, and a slightly panting sound rang in her ears.

"Ah Xiao?"

Quan Jiu spoke tentatively.

She was responded with a lingering and passionate kiss from the man.

Ji Xiao recalled the empty hall he saw and felt a surge of fear in his heart, especially after he discovered traces of the phantom demon at the scene, his fear reached its peak.

Phantom demons belong to a branch of the demon clan, and are particularly good at illusions. The illusion mirror woven by an intermediate-level phantom demon can even trick a high-level demon into taking the bait.

Not to mention that the one who appeared tonight was a high-level phantom demon.

Ji Xiao finally broke through the outer illusion and saw the Phantom Demon about to attack Quan Jiu. However, the Emperor Xie in his hand was one step faster than her and killed the Phantom Demon...

The fear in his heart was reflected in the man's eager actions.

Ji Xiao held Quan Jiu's wrist and pushed her against the door of the inn for a passionate kiss. A gleam of water flashed across the woman's delicate lips, making him even more excited...

“Clatter—”

A sudden noise interrupted the two of them.

When Quan Jiu heard the voice, she looked up and saw the waiter staring at her and Ji Xiao with a look of horror on his face. The abacus in his hand fell to the ground with a sharp sound.

Obviously, the scene of the two men hugging each other and kissing passionately left a big shadow on him.

Quan Jiu: “…”

The waiter was caught peeping and was embarrassed and didn't know what to do. He fumbled to pick up the abacus on the ground.

"I was sleepwalking and didn't see anything. Go on, go on..."