Drizzt saw that there was nothing on the empty chair.

But he could sense a slight presence, as if there was someone sitting there.

After swallowing, Trist looked at Lu Ban.

Lu Ban sat down, next to the empty chair, and stared into the void.

"Are you the Black Queen Mother?"

Lu Ban asked.

The woman in the red wedding dress, with a pale face and red eyes, just glanced at Lu Ban dimly.

Buzz——

Countless knowledge flowed into Lu Ban’s brain.

"...I don't want to marry the Sea Prince. I don't want to die..."

"…Only by offering the bride to the Sea Lord can the storm be calmed and the people of the entire town be saved…"

"...You are very lucky, A Li, you were chosen to be the bride this year..."

"...The dance they performed was very strange. It made people feel dazed. Even the wind and waves seemed to be attracted by the dance and calmed down..."

"...Ake, the Hai family has taken a fancy to you. You will become their bride. This is an honor for our family..."

"...Every woman who married into the Hai family disappeared. They never saw their families again. Do you think they were actually sacrificed to the Sea Lord?"

“…No, it hurts so much, it hurts so much, help me…someone please help me…”

"…If you don't want to become like that, just listen to my instructions and I will help you…"

"...Kill me, kill me, please, kill me..."

The crazy and messy sentences finally mixed up in the brain, impacting the brain marrow and burning in every groove of the cerebral cortex.

Lu Ban felt his nose getting hot, and deep red blood oozed from his nostrils. Soon, his vision became blurred, his ears felt a sharp pain and buzzing, and his throat seemed to be clogged with thick phlegm, making it difficult for him to breathe.

Fresh blood flowed from his eyes, nose, mouth, and ears, staining his clothes and the ground red.

"Hey, are you okay?"

Trist stood up and patted Lu Ban on the shoulder.

"no problem."

Lu Ban waved his hands, and veins bulged on his arms, with the dark blue blood vessels clearly visible under his skin.

Compared to the [Knowledge of the Madman], the information he just received was slightly inferior.

Green grass seemed to be growing in his nostrils. Lu Ban rubbed his eyes. The back of his hand was covered with blood and grass debris.

Pain burned through Luban's brain.

In order to divert attention, he spoke.

"The Sea Lord, the original sea monster, is the Black Queen Mother. She is one of the incarnations of a certain god. Later, she was sealed and suppressed in the black tower in the Hai family mansion."

"But the power of the Black Queen Mother herself has not been completely sealed. As time goes by, her power overflows. She seeks help from others to lift the seal, and it also subtly influences the people of the Hai family."

"He has bewitched every bride who married into the Hai family, hoping that these outsiders can help him escape. However, the existence of the Black Queen Mother is a kind of pollution in itself. Even a cry for help is enough to drive anyone who hears it crazy."

"The people of the Hai family are on the verge of collapse. They have been most severely polluted by the Black Queen Mother. In other words, they may have all become servants of the Black Queen Mother. However, because they had already fallen into madness when they became servants, there is no way to release them."

As he spoke, the wounds on Lu Ban's body had been covered by lush green grass.

"…Are you really okay?"

Trist had never seen such a situation before. If the person in front of him was not Lu Ban, a guy who seemed a little abnormal before, he might have lost his mind after seeing this scene.

"It's no problem, just get some sun."

When Lu Ban said these words, the woman in the red wedding dress had disappeared.

"The woman in red is a symbol of pollution. Being able to see her means that we have been polluted imperceptibly."

Hearing this, Drizzt's heart sank.

If he and Lu Ban were polluted when they entered the town yesterday, then how seriously would the residents living in Ku Shui Town be polluted over such a long period of time, especially the people of the Hai family, who were at such a close distance?

Can these people still be called human beings?

"Fortunately, as long as we attend the wedding tomorrow, we can get out of this unscathed. We don't have to force ourselves to get involved in the dispute between the Black Queen Mother and the Hai family."

Drizzt said worriedly.

"But, I'm afraid that the people in this town will... My predecessor who once taught me said that foreign lands are not illusory places, and the people in foreign lands are not lifeless fakes. We should save as many as we can. Now it seems... no matter what, tomorrow will be the end of everything."

He glanced at Lu Ban.

The man with grass growing on his body had fallen asleep at some point, and the flower bud on his head was slowly blooming.

…

The gongs and drums were beating and the lights were bright.

When Trist woke up, he smelled a strong smell of gunpowder.

He heard the sound of firecrackers and festive music.

He sat up and found himself sleeping in bed with a blanket covering him.

When I walked out of the house, I saw Lu Ban standing in the yard, facing the sunshine, with his arms open, as if he wanted to embrace the sun.

"Praise the sun."

Lu Ban sighed, then turned over and continued to sunbathe.

“What are you doing…”

Drizzt yawned.

"In photosynthesis."

Lu Ban answered seriously.

"Photosynthesis...what? Never mind, has the wedding already started?"

Drizzt asked.

"Pretty much. I guess we're touring the town now."

Lu Ban said casually.

Drizzt dressed and walked cautiously across the empty yard to the front yard.

He came to the gate of the Hai family and saw the wedding procession.

This was the first time that Trist had seen so many living people in this world.

No, that's not right.

Trist saw that the people carrying the sedan were dark-skinned locals, and the people escorting the team were maids dressed in red, with pale faces and bright red lips.

These maids were just like the Master and Madam Hai yesterday, filled with the smell of death.

And the seemingly bustling crowd on the street was even more eerie.

These people were waving at the wedding procession. Their movements were stiff and repetitive, as if they were mechanical. There was no life at all. Their movements were also inconsistent, giving off a strange feeling of being scattered.

It’s like a puppet on the stage, which only moves according to the original settings.

"This town is beyond saving. From the moment it encountered the Black Queen Mother, this town was doomed to be destroyed."

A sudden voice came from behind Trist. He took a look and saw that it was Lu Ban, who no longer had any flowers or plants on his body.

He was holding a piece of compressed biscuit in his hand and was eating it with water.

Noticing Drizzt's gaze, Lu Ban hesitated for a moment, then broke off a small half of the compressed biscuit and handed it to Drizzt.

"That's all I have. Once I finish eating, I'll be on my way."