Chapter 98 Who is really behind the skin of "Wen Yao"?
Before Ye Li could think it through, Wen Yao was already heading in her direction.
Just as he reached the door, Ye Li composed herself and stepped out first.
"I'm here."
Wen Yao's brows relaxed. "Ah Li, I've finally found you. I thought something had happened to you. I was so worried about you."
As he spoke, he glanced intentionally or unintentionally at the courtyard behind her, saying, "Why didn't you say anything before coming here?"
At this moment, Wen Yao was standing against the light, casting a shadow beneath his brow bone.
Whether it was psychological or not, she could see a deathly aura on his face at that moment.
His face was completely bloodless, the smile on his face seemed to be put on, and his dark pupils were pitch black.
Recalling what had just happened, Ye Li did not mention seeing Chu Wei, but simply said, "It's nothing. I just thought I'd look around since you hadn't come back."
"I see."
Wen Yao didn't blame her, but said softly, "This is our first time here. If you want to go anywhere else, just call me along."
"Um."
Ye Li nodded perfunctorily, "Let's go out first."
She went out first, and Wen Yao, who was a step behind, reached out and closed the courtyard gate. Before closing the gate, he looked up at the sword marks on the wall, his eyes filled with a deep, unsettling light.
Back on the road.
This time, both of them were unusually silent.
Ye Li's gaze lingered on Wen Yao almost imperceptibly. Seeing that they were back at the place where they had parted ways, she suddenly asked, "What did you see when you went out? Was there anyone else there?"
Wen Yao seemed to just realize what was happening, and smiled and shook his head at her, "No, there's only an open space and a campfire outside."
As they spoke, the two had already circled out of those white houses.
Just as Wen Yao said, there was an open space in front of them, with flames burning several meters high in the middle.
Strangely, the fire wasn't crimson, but rather blue.
Ye Li quickly stepped forward, and sure enough, this fire was no ordinary fire; it was the Endless Fire.
Back then, in order to forge the Twin Swords, she drew back this endless fire from the Abyss of Despair. Later, when she was warming Dahei in the Chaos Realm, the fire also turned blue, and Xie Sixing was released by mistake.
Is there any connection between these two?
"Ah Li, what are you thinking about?"
Seeing that Ye Li was not moving in front of the fire, Wen Yao asked her gently.
Ye Li snapped out of her reverie. "I was wondering, why is this fire blue?"
Wen Yao guessed, "Perhaps it's because this isn't the human world, so the fire is a different color?"
Yes.
Xie Sixing once said that this is an alternate dimension.
But the Chaos Realm is clearly within the Heavenly Gate Sect, so how could this happen?
Ye Li didn't dwell on that question; her immediate priority was to figure out whether the thing in front of her was a human or a ghost.
Under the blue flames, Wen Yao's face became clearer, but Ye Li still couldn't quite make out his features.
Perhaps it was because her gaze was too sharp that Wen Yao sensed something. He sighed softly, "Ah Li, actually, I've been keeping something from you."
Is it time for a showdown?
Ye Li instantly became alert, even moving her hand to the hilt of her sword. "What is it?"
"Actually, I just saw Sect Leader Chu."
Ye Li frowned. Had Wen Yao also seen Chu Wei?
Why didn't you say you saw Chu Wei?
"Because Sect Leader Chu seemed a bit strange, and he said a lot of strange things to me."
At this point, Wen Yao looked at her with a troubled expression, "And what he said is also related to you."
Ye Li was somewhat surprised, "Me?"
Wen Yao nodded. "Yes, Chu Wei said you are neither good nor evil, and told me not to trust you, and to find an opportunity to kill you together with him."
"..."
Chu Wei had just told her the same thing, telling her not to trust Wen Yao.
So, is Chu Wei really, as she thought, deliberately trying to sow discord between them?
Ye Li looked Wen Yao up and down, unsure of who to believe.
Seeing her looking at him, Wen Yao quickly explained, "But don't worry, I won't doubt you. Actually, I found it strange when I heard that Sect Master Chu had abandoned his disciples and disappeared. Now that he's here and saying these strange things, I absolutely can't believe it. But there's something eerie about this place, so we should be careful and not be provoked."
Ye Li pondered to herself.
While Wen Yao in front of him was certainly suspicious, Chu Wei was clearly no better; otherwise, why would he be making those Wuqi Clan clay figures and appearing here?
She couldn't easily believe anything they said, no matter who it was.
Ye Li didn't answer him, but looked around. "This is the only place with light. If Mo Hannian isn't here, where could he be?"
Mentioning Mo Hannian, Wen Yao's face also showed a worried expression, "Yes, Xiao Wu's health is not good to begin with, I hope something has happened to him."
They were currently in the very center of Moonlight Lake.
They were surrounded by white houses of varying heights, and the human face totems, some turned to the side and some facing them directly, seemed to be staring at them from different angles, making their scalps tingle.
Ye Li composed herself and pointed to one side, "Let's split up and look for Mo Hannian. I'll go over there."
She didn't give Wen Yao a chance to refute her, and walked towards the other side as soon as she finished speaking.
Seeing that she was just wandering around in the open space, Wen Yao also called out Mo Hannian's name in a proper manner.
"Xiao Wu? Xiao Wu, where are you?"
Ye Li, with her back to Wen Yao, took out a silver mirror and whispered, "Xie Sixing, are you there?"
She called out several times, but there was no response from the other side.
Are you asleep?
No, even if Xie Sixing falls asleep, Huo Huo and A Jin won't.
The only possibility is that there is no contact with the outside world from here.
Just as Ye Li was about to put the mirror away, she suddenly remembered that Xie Sixing had mentioned during their casual conversation that the mirror was called the Lovers' Mirror because the owner could communicate through it no matter where they were.
He joked at the time, "If you encounter any special circumstances, just prick your fingertip and take a drop of blood, and you can communicate with me. However, this mirror will also change, so don't use it lightly, Taoist Master."
It's just a mirror, so the changes shouldn't be a big deal.
Given the urgency of the situation, she felt that only Xie Sixing could explain everything.
Thinking of this, she put a drop of blood from her fingertip.
The blood disappeared without a trace as soon as it fell into the mirror.
There was no change whatsoever.
Is there too little blood?
Just as Ye Li was considering whether to drip another drop, Wen Yao's voice sounded from behind her.
"Ah Li, what are you doing?"
Ye Li felt a chill run down her spine. She calmly put the mirror away, turned to look at him, and asked with a composed expression, "It's nothing. How about you? Have you found Mo Hannian?"
Wen Yao's gaze swept over her face, and seeing nothing unusual, he smiled. "No, but I found a secret passage. I think Xiao Wu should be inside."
The secret passage Wen Yao mentioned was a downward passage with steps leading deeper into the ground, and faint flickering firelight could be seen.
Just as Ye Li was about to approach, she remembered Chu Wei's words, "If he takes you down and gives you a mask, you must not wear it."
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