Secretly competing with each other, overestimating their own abilities

Chi Wangyue breathed a sigh of relief after learning that Fuyao was her teammate.

Afterwards, looking at the kid in front of him, based on his limited experience, he made a simple conclusion: "Although his rank is a bit low for now, he's in the beginner zone."

"But why does this feel so familiar? The last time was at the [Belief Doll]! Wait! He seems to know something? Could this be some ghost with unwavering faith in Senior Brother? Judging from what he said, Senior Brother saved it. But this kid seems to be grateful. If I could give him some benefits along the way, that would be perfect." Chi Wangyue took a deep breath to suppress the distracting thoughts in her mind.

After thinking it through, Chi Wangyue swiftly moved and rushed to Fuyao's side. "How are you? Are you alright?"

Fuyao replied calmly, "It's alright. It's just that Young Master Yan was so worried about you the whole way that he didn't even have time to catch his breath."

The fake subordinate: "I'm so tired. It wasn't easy for me to get under the boss's nose..." The real subordinate: "Look! I'm pleading for the boss's justice."

Fuyao "consciously elevated Yan Tianhua to the position of leader and secretly spread the leader's reputation throughout the entire illusion (hands on hips jpg)."

Chi Wangyue: "? I'm asking you, how did this get involved Yan Tianhua?"

"Could it be that he's trying to increase his senior brother's favorability?"

"This won't do!!!"

Chi Wangyue felt a sudden unease, her joy turning to unease. She remained outwardly calm, preparing to carefully observe the situation.

Just then, he glanced back and his eyes briefly met Yan Tianhua's.

...

Feeling guilty, Chi Wangyue quickly patted Fuyao's shoulder a few times, offered a few words of symbolic encouragement, and then slipped away from Fuyao's sight.

Fuyao: "?" Did he misunderstand something?

After greeting Fuyao, Chi Wangyue's sense of crisis increased.

Fuyao secretly sneezed. "? How can someone still be chanting about ghosts?"

After the minor incident involving Chi Wangyue, the two sides at most had a friendly exchange.

Yan Tianhua seized the opportunity to bring it up, "Ahem, shouldn't we talk about what's going on right now? After all, I haven't found many clues along the way."

Chi Wangyue: "Oh! Okay."

Chi Wangyue said considerately, "Apart from dusk, I encountered no other obstacles along the way."

She can't beat me.

Dusk: "..." You're so powerful, you're so right.

Furthermore, Huang Hun said, "She never met the real person behind the scenes; she was there for the original bride. But this marriage never actually happened here, nor did the Chi family. She is a ghost existing in a future illusion."

"Twilight?! So, is this why you asked me about the 'powerful person' you know? I understand."

Dusk silently moved several steps forward from its own little corner, now several tens of meters away from the previous boundary line. At this point, Chi Wangyue blinked, looking at Dusk, and asked, "What are you doing?"

Dusk immediately retreated, for "people scare ghosts, and ghosts die of fright."

...

Chi Wangyue explained earnestly, "The powerful figures she knows include [Jade Tree in the Wind], [Adding Flowers to the Moon], and [Soaring High]. If I'm not mistaken, in the Enchanted Illusion, [Jade Tree in the Wind] refers to Liu Linfeng and Xing Yu, while [Adding Flowers to the Moon] refers to the two of us, and [Soaring High] refers to Fuyao."

"Hmm, is that one of the explanations? Well, it makes a lot of sense."

If the illusion of the future merges with the illusion of the present, whether it's a change in the present or a shift in the future trajectory, it's like a time bomb within the illusion.

Liu Linfeng watched like a spectator, chiming in with a comment here and there, his face revealing an expression of schadenfreude.

Xing Yu glanced casually at Liu Linfeng, then looked at the scene before him.

Huang Hun calmly retorted, "Just because of Xiao Xi, Xiao Xi said that this place is real."

Chi Wangyue: "Xiaoxi, are you serious? You really believe this place is real?"

Suddenly, he fell silent.

After a while, he said, "I believe in Xiaoxi; she is real. If the timeline is messed up, and I, as the future me, meet you before you became big shots, would Xiaoxi still be the Xiaoxi I met?"

"However, I believe you. If I am not myself, please break this illusion."

...

After Hun finished speaking, they all fell silent.

Yan Tianhua suddenly understood the "truth and falsehood" and "illusion and reality" of the special illusion.

Chi Wangyue's train of thought snapped out of her reverie. "So, you know this place has always been an illusion, a fake?"

Dusk falls silent.

But at this point, it's equivalent to the default.

Liu Linfeng broke the eerie atmosphere, "Ha, let's not worry about what's true or false for now. We need to find the mastermind first, then we can discuss this!"

Xing Yu strongly agreed with "Mm".

These two individuals devised a common plan for their group: "Focus on the main issues first, then discuss the secondary ones; if all else fails, we can just do it again."

But Chi Wangyue had another question in her mind: "Is Xiaoxi's full name Xiyang (Sunset)?"

"Hmm." (Dusk)

...

Yan Tianhua looked at the somewhat unruly Chi Wangyue and felt a warm feeling in her heart.

"Junior Brother is still the most energetic."

——

Inside, candlelight cast intertwined shadows, curtains swayed, a cigarette burned halfway, and a teacup on the coffee table was half-empty, but the host simply poured it out and refilled it.

The person in the shadows slowly drank from a refilled cup, a glint of lucid madness in their eyes. On the table lay a set of incomplete chess pieces, pushed out of sight.

In the darkness, endless darkness eroded the struggling Number One. Suddenly, the ribbon holding his hair back broke, and his black hair fell loose. He trembled uncontrollably all over.

He had stayed here ever since he arrived. From the moment he was bound and blindfolded with a small strip of black cloth, he sensed something was wrong. Number One wasn't stupid; he was an experienced gambler.

This is the deepest prison within the Chi family mansion, and also the best place to cultivate "secret weapons."

To uncover hidden clues here, we have to peel back a layer of skin first.

Number One suspects he has become a guinea pig in some kind of experiment, or perhaps a tool for raising poisonous insects.

When faced with the result, No. 1 was not surprised to find that he had been poisoned.

He felt his fate was tragic; he had missed his master, and then Huang Di came along. But, fortunately, he met Chi Wangyue.

Chi Wangyue gave him a chance, and No. 1 will definitely repay him.

At this moment, both of them are acting.

Huang Di suddenly spoke up, "Kid, do you want to live?"

Number One "Thinks".

Huang Di smiled and said, "Very good."

"I'll give you a chance—kill them, and you can live."

Number One's pupils constricted instinctively upon seeing the target, and of course, Huang Di noticed these small details.

Number One suddenly realized that the people in front of him were Chi Wangyue and Yan Tianhua, but there were also two "unimportant people" beside them.

He clenched his fist, secretly plotting how to find the young master as quickly as possible. Without a doubt, the way is to infiltrate the enemy and gain their maximum trust.

Huang Di never showed himself. "He's here. Go!"

Number One coldly replied, "Fine." Number One never turned around.

Huang Di stood still, staring at his prey. After Number One had gone far away, he glanced at the messy territory, stretched out his hand, and many low-level brats hiding in the shadows appeared, trembling with fear. "Clean it up!"

The kids yelled, "Okay...okay!!!"

After Huang Di finished speaking, he left the place.

The little devils trembled as they cleaned.

——

They never imagined that someone close to them would choose to "betray" them; they never believed that what they were seeing was all a lie.

The cunning Huang Di and the shrewd Chi Wangyue, when they clash, are like killing a thousand enemies while losing eight hundred of their own.