Upon seeing Zu'an appear, Yu Yanluo was both surprised and delighted, and hurriedly stepped forward to check on him: "Are you alright?"
Sensing her deep concern, Zu'an smiled slightly at her: "Don't worry, it's alright."
Seeing his sister-in-law nervously holding his hand, and the unspoken understanding between them as they smiled at each other, Jian Taiding felt a pang of sadness, thinking that the paper bride was utterly useless.
The paper bride stared intently at Zu'an: "Answer me, how were you able to see through the flaw?"
Zuan then replied, "You must have used the most unjust memories in other people's memories to alter the illusion you created. That certainly made the feeling even stronger, but for me, that inexplicable sense of familiarity became a flaw."
"Because that story wasn't something I experienced, but rather some fictional plot I read in a storybook... cough cough, I simply can't believe such a coincidence exists in the world."
Although I saw many famous figures from the previous world in this world, such as Qin Shi Huang, Zhang Han, and Mi Li, this paper bride has a strong style of Chinese ghost stories and doesn't look much like Dou E at all.
The paper bride smiled bitterly: "I never expected that I would be exposed because of this. I have to admit that you are a person with a strong will, far beyond what ordinary people can match. Over the years, how many people with outstanding talents have entered that environment, even if they had some doubts, they still fell into the trap in the end."
Zuan wasn't in the mood for her praise and said indifferently, "Want to continue the competition?"
"I'm not competing anymore, I've already lost." The paper bride shook her head, and without waiting for her companions to stop her, she staggered out.
Along the way, she seemed to recall something sad and quietly wiped away the tears from the corner of her eyes.
Zuan wondered if the things in the illusion were really just fabrications.
Just then, the little baby in the corner started crying loudly: "Mother, Mother, don't leave me."
He clumsily tried to chase after the paper bride, but he was so young and still in the toddler stage that he fell to the ground after only a few steps.
Tears welled in her eyes as she reached out to grab the departing paper bride, but the paper bride was preoccupied with her own thoughts and seemed not to hear her at all, not even turning back.
Yu Yanluo frowned slightly. She glanced at Kong Qing and the others, and seeing their indifferent expressions, she couldn't help but sigh inwardly at how cold-hearted these demons were.
Seeing the delicate and beautiful doll, Yu Yanluo's heart softened. She went over and helped him up, saying, "Don't cry, okay? I'll take you to find your mother."
Now that the competition is over, it's unlikely that Kong Qing would go back on her word, given her status. She should chase after her and return the paper bride first.
To her surprise, her comforting words had no effect whatsoever; instead, the baby cried even harder: "I'm hungry, I want to eat—Grandma."
As he spoke, his eyes drifted to her full, round breasts, and he pouted, about to lean in.
"Oh dear~" Although Yu Yanluo was nominally a married woman, she was pure and innocent, and deep down she was more like a little girl. She couldn't bear such a shameful thing. She subconsciously pushed him back and said awkwardly, "Auntie, no... no, I'll take you to your mother."
"I don't care, I don't care, I want to drink, waaaaah..." The child burst into tears again, shaking the rattle drum as if it could calm him down a little.
As Yu Yanluo listened to his wailing and the sound of the rattle drum, she felt a sense of dizziness, and her eyes seemed to be half-open and half-closed, as if she were sleepy.
Zuan frowned. What mother in the world would forget her child? Even if she forgot for a moment, she would definitely come back to her senses if she heard crying.
But the paper bride never looked back from beginning to end, and in the illusion just now, the paper bride didn't seem to have a child.
Zu An sensed something was wrong and rushed over there, shouting, "Madam, be careful!"
Hearing the shouts, Yu Yanluo regained her senses for a moment. After all, she was the head of a clan, and she immediately realized something was wrong. She hurriedly pushed the child away.
Unfortunately, the other person's hand only gripped her wrist, holding it tightly like an eagle's claw, making it impossible for her to break free.
The child's innocent demeanor vanished, replaced by an extremely mature and sinister expression.
Just as he was about to take another step, he noticed that Zuan had arrived quickly, a hint of regret and annoyance in his eyes.
Left with no other choice, he had to avoid their attack. With a flick of his white smoke, he jumped to a safer spot behind them.
Zu An hurriedly shielded Yu Yanluo, worried about her safety. He didn't chase after her, but instead helped her jump to the back: "Madam, how are you?"
"It's nothing serious. I just inhaled a little bit of the white powder he spilled, but not much. It should be fine." Yu Yanluo quickly used her internal energy to check herself and found no signs of poisoning, which put her at ease.
Zuan then suddenly looked at the child in the distance. The child's face was now full of gloom, clearly a monster who had lived for countless years, not an innocent child at all.
Gu Long's words were indeed true: there are four types of people to be wary of when navigating the martial arts world, and children are one of them.
At this moment, the child chuckled and said, "Madam is a woman, so how could she not have milk? Even a bull will produce milk after inhaling my powder, let alone a woman."
Yu Yanluo was taken aback: "This poison is 'bull's milk'?"
The child looked somewhat surprised: "I didn't expect that Madam would even know the name of this medicine. She is truly knowledgeable."
Yu Yanluo did glance at Zu An subconsciously, a hint of shyness flashing in her eyes. Come to think of it, she learned about this medicine from him. He had used it to threaten her back then, and she never expected to see it again so soon.
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