Chapter 57 Their fingers intertwined... He inserted himself between her five fingers...
She tried to slap the thing away, but when she slapped it, she only touched nothingness and couldn't feel anything.
Although there was clearly nothing there, the feeling did not disappear; it even let out a slight chuckle after realizing her failure.
The voice was right next to her ear, and the warm breath made her ear itch slightly, which was extremely uncomfortable.
After realizing she had no way to stop it, the thing became increasingly rampant, sometimes touching her shoulder, sometimes her arm.
Sometimes, when she reached out to touch the next section of the stone wall, she would not touch the cold stone wall, but a hand that was slightly warm.
But when she frowned, seemingly quite dissatisfied, the hand would suddenly disappear, allowing her to easily touch the cold stone wall, as if the hand that had just appeared was merely an illusion.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, something that looked like a stone door finally appeared in front of her.
As she groped aimlessly along the stone walls around the stone door in the darkness, trying to find a mechanism to open it, she suddenly felt a restraint around her waist and a sudden warmth on her back, as if someone had wrapped their arms tightly around her waist from behind.
Immediately afterwards, another hand appeared on her shoulder. That hand moved down her shoulder, across her arm, inch by inch, to the back of her right hand. It lingered there for only a moment before continuing to move slowly upwards.
The next moment, she felt the hand that had covered the back of her hand separate its five fingers and insert itself between her fingers, with a hint of coercion, interlocking her fingers.
She naturally tried to shake it off, but that hand was like a spirit that existed even though it was not a physical body, clinging tightly to her body and to her hand. No matter how hard she tried, she could not shake off a spirit that did not even have a physical body.
Even when she couldn't help but slap it with her left hand, she could only slap her right hand, as if the hand that was intertwined with her fingers didn't exist at all, and all of this was just her illusion.
But she was absolutely certain that this was not an illusion; the hand was real, the arm around her waist was real, and the breath and soft laughter lingering in her ear were real.
However, she is currently suffering from a lack of proficiency in magic, and once she falls into an exquisite illusion, she will inevitably suffer some losses.
But you can't blame her. There are 360 professions in the world, and she can't be an expert in everything. Otherwise, there wouldn't be the saying "everyone has their own expertise." If it were a disciple from the cultivation world, she would surely have been able to figure out something from this illusion...
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The Dharma cultivation community...
While Li Chen was completely lost in thought, the hand that was intertwined with hers led her hand to touch a spot on the right side of the stone wall.
The moment Li Chen's palm touched the stone wall, she clearly felt a slightly raised area on it, similar to the mechanism she had used to open the tomb door earlier.
But instead of being happy to have found the mechanism, she snorted coldly, sounding quite dissatisfied.
It's not fair to blame her for being ungrateful. After all, the guy behind her was like a cat teasing its prey. He clearly knew the prey couldn't escape, but he intentionally kept it around to play some games he found interesting, giving it a glimmer of hope so it could struggle and give him some amusement.
Then, when the prey truly begins to hope, give it a little despair, watching it fall from hope into despair and pain. Repeat this cycle until the prey is exhausted, then devour it in one gulp.
Clearly, this is a guy with a very bad personality.
She knew that given the current situation, the fact that the guy could let her find the mechanism so easily meant that even if she opened the stone door, she might not be able to get out of this illusion.
But she had no other choice at the moment. Although she was furious, she had no choice but to temporarily go along with the guy's wishes and press the mechanism on the stone wall.
Listening to the muffled thuds as the mechanism turned, she secretly vowed that once she was out of this illusion, she would find an opportunity to thoroughly study all kinds of illusions and illusion arrays. These things were fine for teasing others, but it was really infuriating to have them happen to her!
She waited quietly for the stone door to open, and as it did, a little light shone through, allowing her to see what was in front of her.
The thing that had been following her had disappeared without her noticing, along with the gaze that had been watching her. But this did not bring her any relief, because it meant that something else beyond her control was bound to happen next.
She sighed and walked out of the stone gate.
In this dream, it is the dead of night, and the soft moonlight, as gentle as water, falls softly down from above, making the lake in front of me shimmer with light.
In the lake, a few fish can be vaguely seen swimming around, looking quite carefree.
And most importantly, the more she looked at the surrounding environment, the more familiar it seemed.
Before she could examine her surroundings closely, the soft moonlight overhead was partially obscured by something, dimming her vision and plunging many of her surroundings into darkness, making it difficult to see clearly.
The worst part is that the gaze that had just disappeared has now reappeared.
She frowned, carefully sensing the gaze directed at her, but then realized...
This time, it wasn't behind her...
Not by her side...
It wasn't in front of her either...
Instead...
From above her, where the bright moon resides in that dream.
She paused for a moment before slowly raising her head.
The moment she looked up, everything around her vanished. Even beneath her feet, there was only endless darkness. She was now standing in a dark void, unable to see where she came from or where she was going.
The only thing that didn't disappear was the bright moon on the horizon, as if it were a "beacon" left for her by the owner of this illusion, hoping that it would allow her to see something clearly.
When she looked up towards the bright moon, she realized what the master of this illusion wanted her to see.
It was a huge human figure.
The lower half of the figure was hidden in the endless darkness below, with only a faint outline visible.
Because he was standing with his back to the moonlight, most of his face was hidden in the layers of darkness, making it impossible for her to see his face clearly for a moment.
But just as she squinted, trying to see the face hidden in the darkness, the figure in front of her suddenly reached out a hand to her.
The enormous hand pressed down on her head, enveloping her in darkness. The oppressive force emanating from the behemoth brought her an intense sense of unease.
She instinctively tried to jump out of the area covered by that palm, but from the darkness beneath her feet, several black mists resembling ropes extended out.
Those dark rooms, starting from her ankles, meandered upwards like vines clinging to a tree, extending all the way to her waist, binding her tightly to the spot.
She looked up again, and the hand was already inches away, enveloping her completely right before her eyes...
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A familiar shout suddenly appeared in Li Chenjin's ears, causing her to turn her head sharply. She saw Han Shannan standing by the bed, patting his clothes. There were also some broken pieces of porcelain bowls and medicine soup emitting white mist scattered on the ground.
It was obvious at a glance that the medicine had just been brewed and was still piping hot.
Han Shannan was indeed grimacing from the burns from the medicine that had stained his clothes. He glared at her and snapped, "Li Chenjin! You said you wanted to get up, so get up properly! Suddenly sitting up like that was really scary!"
"This medicine was just brewed. I painstakingly brewed it for you, watched the stove, and after it was ready, I had to bring it to you and wait for it to cool down before waking you up to drink it. And this is the kind of thing you do to me!"
"This cultivator never serves people like this. Now that I've served you so well, not only do you not thank me, but you even waste the medicine I brewed for you! Li Chen, you have no heart, no conscience, you have absolutely no conscience!!"
Hearing Han Shannan's shouts, Li Chenjin's heart gradually calmed down.
She looked at the shards and medicine on the ground, paused for a moment, and said, "Thank you for your hard work. Let's not drink the medicine for now, let's hurry on our way into the city."
Han Shannan was still angry when Li Chenjin's sudden words stunned him. "How can you not take your medicine? You're so sick, how can you stop taking it? You should rest today. I've already put up the sign. You can rest for another day tomorrow, and then we can set off the day after tomorrow, right?"
"Anyway, we're not far from entering the city. It's such a big city, it's not going to run away, so why are you in such a hurry?"
"We can take the medicine once we get to the city. Let's get going now." Li Chen pinched the bridge of his nose and said, "This place isn't clean, let's go first."
"Huh? What's not clean?" Han Shannan asked. "I clearly cleaned it very well! Look, your room is spotless. This cultivator is very good at tidying things up, okay?!"
“It’s not that it’s unclean,” Li Chen said. “It’s just that I feel this place is haunted, or rather, it’s haunted by a very fierce spirit from the world of cultivators. Let’s go.”
Han Shannan: "Huh??"
Although Han Shannan didn't understand, since Li Chenjin had said so, he still chose to do as he was told. He changed into clean clothes and then headed to Hezhang County with Li Chenjin.
It was already night when we arrived at our destination.
Fortunately, Hezhang County is an extremely prosperous place, serving as a transit point for trade between the imperial court and other countries. Merchants from the north and south frequently come and go, trading and selling local specialties. As a result, there are quite a few inns here.
The only downside was that all the reasonably priced inns in the area were full, so if they wanted to stay in Hezhang County, they would have to stay at the most expensive inn.
But this wasn't entirely without good news. Although the inn's prices were high, it indirectly indicated that those who could afford to stay there were not ordinary people; at least, they certainly didn't lack money.
Such a person must be a seasoned businessman, and in order not to suffer losses, he will naturally find out all the news about his surroundings.
Therefore, if they could find out information here, they would naturally know more and more accurately than if they went outside to inquire.
However, such people are often very wary, and it may not be easy for them to get information.
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