From the overlook, one can see a vast grassland. In the foreground, flocks of sheep graze beneath a blue sky. In the distance, merging with the grassland, stretches as far as the eye can see. A conical hill rises abruptly from the quicksand. Most spectacular of all, the conical castle complex atop the hill is taller than the approximately one-kilometer-diameter hill on which it rests. Its spire soars into the clouds, crowned by a golden statue of Xuanxuan, a celestial master in Taoist robes, sword pointed to the heavens. It feels like entering a fairyland on earth.
This castle was tailor-made for Xuanxuan!
The castle also has armored soldiers stationed there, patrolling the nearby areas twice a day, morning and evening. If anyone is caught by the patrol, they will be severely punished. Just now, we encountered a group of soldiers who captured several people alive, and they were being severely punished in a sense.
However, Su Xiaoniu and I both knew that everything we saw was fake, so there was no need to rush to save them. Our first priority was to find Xuanxuan. If we got into unnecessary trouble, we would be losing more than we gain.
"But... why do I feel that the castle is so gloomy?" I couldn't help but shiver.
"It's a bit strange. Logically, this kind of illusion shouldn't be so real that people can feel some unknown influence, but..." Su Xiaoniu murmured for a long time. She looked at the fairy-like castle and muttered, "If it's inside the Ghost Gate Bagua Escape, maybe it's not impossible."
I frowned and asked, "What are you talking about?"
Su Xiaoniu's face was solemn. She looked at me and said, "Fei Fei, I'll go back into your body to rest for a while. Be careful." Before she finished speaking, she had already turned into a white shadow and shot into my body.
I rolled my eyes. I hadn't even realized what was going on, and Su had already "escaped"! I was left wandering around this huge, eerie castle all by myself, feeling quite uncomfortable. Especially the layers of strange fog at the top of the castle. It looked white from the outside, but once you got deeper, it felt black, and then, further in, it turned red.
This feeling is so weird!
Just as I was feeling incredibly surprised by the strange fog, three or two bodyguards suddenly approached from the front. I was startled and quickly hid, but they seemed to have already spotted me. One of the bodyguards laughed and said, "Don't hide, we all saw you."
I walked out awkwardly and was about to speak when the bodyguard suddenly said, "Are you Xu Fei?"
"How did you know?" I was stunned. No way, has my name spread all over the Ghost Gate Bagua Dun?
"It seems so. It's like this, Master Tianshi invited you... well, there should be a woman as well, right?" Only then did they realize that there seemed to be someone missing.
Of course I wouldn't tell them that Su Xiaoniu had returned to my body. I smiled and said, "She left first, and now I'm alone. Are you saying that Xuanxuan let me in?"
The man nodded without much doubt, so they took me to the castle hall.
The wind was howling.
As soon as I stepped into the hall, I heard Xuanxuan's singing voice coming from inside. The tone seemed to be deliberately stretched out, which was very strange and creepy: "...Red blood dyed the wall red...I buried Mom under the tree, then I raised the axe, peeled off Mom's skin and made a doll...Hehe~ So red, so sweet~The waving right hand is so sweet, the clenched left hand is so sweet~The smiling mouth is split open, only I can tear your body apart, the sound of limbs breaking, Mom~This is supreme happiness, umm~hehe~hahahaha!"
I took a deep breath. There was red liquid dripping from the teacup. There was a strange smile on the corner of her mouth. Who was reflected in her eyes?
Xuanxuan...is she really Xuanxuan? Why does she feel more like a demon to me?
"I want all of you. I tremble all over when I think about you. Mom, can you stop your sweet heartbeat from now on? It can't beat again no matter what... Always, always by my side. I won't let you go, hm hehe~" Xuanxuan smiled strangely, her hands constantly rubbing the broken doll in her hands.
The beautiful nanny beside her calmly made tea for her, but why was the color of the tea so dark red?
"If that body is you, I will eat all the flesh and you will be mine forever...Ahahaha!" Suddenly, Xuanxuan laughed wildly and tore the doll to pieces with great force.
My legs started shaking and I was so scared that I almost turned around and ran away.
Xuanxuan had already noticed me, and her expression suddenly changed. She ran up to me and asked in surprise, "Brother Xu Fei? Why are you here?"
My palms were sweating, I turned around and said with a dry laugh, "Didn't you ask me to come?"
Xuanxuan said innocently, "It seems so. Oh, by the way, Brother Xu Fei, I am now the master of this castle. I am the supreme being, and I have the capital to look down on everything... But why do I feel so lonely... Brother Xu Fei, can you stay with me?"
I frowned. If she had changed, she had indeed changed a bit, but if she hadn't, I really couldn't tell what had changed. Whenever she called me "Brother Xu Fei," I immediately had no doubts and nodded, saying, "I can accompany you, but we can't stay here."
Xuanxuan frowned and asked, "Why?"
I smiled and said, "Because we have more important things to do."
"What could be more important than me becoming the owner of this castle?" Xuanxuan seemed a little confused.
I frowned. "Have you forgotten? We still have to break through the formation. Right now, we're still trapped in the Ghost Gate and Eight Trigrams Escape. If we don't break through the Du Gate quickly, we'll be stuck here forever."
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