Four Directions Illusion
"No...it's nothing." Han Jiang didn't expect that the person who came to save her was Chi Jin.
Outside the room is a long corridor, a square courtyard, and a large tree in the middle.
It must be a side courtyard of some wealthy family.
Han Jiang followed Chi Jin out of the side courtyard and into another small courtyard.
The layout is exactly the same, except for the direction of the exit.
“When I came from here, it was clearly a large courtyard,” Chijin said.
It seems to be some kind of illusion; it's easy to get in but hard to get out.
Han Jiang retreated to the previous courtyard. The door that Chi Jin had opened to save Han Jiang was now closed, and the place was now empty.
She kicked open the door, went inside, and braced the door to prevent it from closing.
"Go to the next courtyard, then come back and take a look," Han Jiang said.
Do as instructed with pure gold.
Hanjiang peered over and watched as Chijin entered the next courtyard, then returned the way he came.
"Try going down two courtyards."
Chijin returned quickly.
Han Jiang took a hair tie off her head and threw it into the room, then opened the door wide.
The two walked together into the next courtyard and then back.
The door was the same, and the hair tie was still there.
They then walked two more courtyards forward before turning back.
The door was closed, and the hair tie was gone.
The courtyard changes when there are no living people, but it doesn't change when there are living people.
No wonder Crimson Gold was able to find Cold Descent so easily.
In this way, we might be able to find other courtyards where there are still living people.
The shadowy figure said that the person they originally wanted to capture was Han Qi, so Han Qi might also be in some courtyard.
Since Wen Xu is going to complete the mission, he will inevitably get involved.
We need to find them quickly to figure out what will happen in this new plot point and how to escape as soon as possible.
If you don't have the life of a female lead, don't have the illness of one.
This is Hanjiang's clearest understanding of himself.
Survival is the priority. The female lead should be left to save the world; she's not the cannon fodder.
Another problem at present is red gold.
Han Jiang didn't know why he was here.
Did her appearance change part of the plot? Or was she originally a key figure in this plot point?
As Han Jiang and Chi Jin continued to walk into the new courtyard, they observed the surrounding situation.
The layout of the courtyards is exactly the same, with each courtyard having two exits, leading to two other courtyards respectively.
It's just going in circles.
Chijin tried to leave a mark on the pillar, but after walking around many times, the mark never reappeared.
After leaving a mark on the red gold, Hanjiang quickly returned to check and confirmed that the mark was indeed there.
But if you continue down, the marker will disappear.
“This is a square, surrounded by four courtyards,” Han Jiang said. “If we move forward and step into the third courtyard, everything in the first courtyard will reset. Senior Brother Chi Jin, let’s split up and try.”
Hanjiang didn't really want to be separated from Chijin, since Chijin could protect her if they encountered any danger.
However, the current situation is unclear.
The sky hasn't changed. Han Jiang was arrested around dusk, and even after walking for so long, it's still dusk.
The sun remained hanging in one direction, never setting.
Even though they went into different courtyards, the sun always shone in the same direction.
Therefore, this is not an illusion or a trick of the eye, but a dream.
They were trapped in a giant illusion.
We must find a way to break this deadlock before the cold snap arrives.
Despite her reluctance, Chi Jin firmly said, "No, we can't be separated. Junior sister, believe me, I will definitely get you out of here."
As he spoke, Chijin tried to take Hanjiang's hand.
The cold snap has once again slipped away.
Chi Jin looked somewhat dejected and asked, "Junior Sister, are you still angry with Anzhou?"
Anju? What does it have to do with Anju?
Han Jiang didn't have time for cryptic talk and said directly, "I was struck by lightning and don't remember anything. Senior brother, don't worry about the past. Here's what we'll do: I'll go forward, and you go backward. If it's just a simple courtyard, we'll meet, and then we can break through the third wall..."
Hanjiang was forced by Wenxu to read a lot of books, and she did learn something.
As a result, Chi Jin completely ignored Han Jiang's words and became even more determined: "I will never be separated from you. Junior sister, I will never abandon you again."
Why is this person so stubborn?
Only by confirming that the illusion is real can the wall be broken through; if it is not a real illusion, another method must be found.
Chi Jin hesitated to split up, so Han Jiang simply abandoned Chi Jin and charged forward alone.
The problem was that Chi Jin was tall and strong, and Han Jiang couldn't shake him off at all.
Or should we just break through the wall? But if it's not a physical illusion, we're very likely to fall into an even deeper illusion.
At this moment, Han Jiang has no desire to know what kind of love and hate existed between the original owner and Chi Jin.
She once thought that if Chi Jin really had feelings for the original owner, she might be able to use him in the future and leave herself a way out.
Obviously not, this person isn't very bright.
"Senior brother, when the shadowy figure grabbed me, he also said he was going to grab my junior sister. I'm really worried about her! Please help me! Besides, we don't know what those people's purpose is. The most important thing right now is to get out of here as soon as possible!"
The Cold Dew Festival can be considered a combination of appealing to emotions and reasoning.
Chi Jin said, "I know. In that case, I'll try to get you away first, and then I'll help you find your junior sister."
"Then how will you send me away?" Han Jiang pressed.
What good is it to just talk the talk but not walk the walk?
"Senior brother, I have an idea. Do you have a rope?" Han Jiang asked.
Chi Jin took out two ropes from a small brocade pouch: "Yes, there are, but they're not that long."
"Let's try it first." Han Jiang tied the two ropes together tightly, held one end in his hand, and handed the other end to Chi Jin.
Chi Jin understood Han Jiang's intention, so he took out a communication talisman and handed it to Han Jiang.
The two men, holding onto the two ends of the rope, separated and headed towards the next courtyard.
When Hanjiang reached the third courtyard, the rope taut, and they could no longer go any further.
"Senior brother," Han Jiang said into the communication talisman, "Let's turn back now."
"good."
As Han Jiang turned around along the rope, the taut rope gradually loosened.
When Han Jiang walked back to the fourth courtyard, he finally understood that the essence of this illusion was a cycle and a reset.
She never encountered the Crimson Gold.
The rope, which wasn't originally that long, seemed to have no end as Hanjiang walked to the next courtyard, stretching endlessly down to the next courtyard.
The courtyard between the two people is reset and then loops.
This is not a flat courtyard, but a three-dimensional courtyard, with different spaces folding and repeating.
Hanjiang tried to pull on the rope, but couldn't budge the other end.
It seems that only the middle part was repeated, but both ends are still in the hands of the two people.
Han Jiang put down the rope: "Senior brother, retract the rope little by little."
As the crimson gold began to be retrieved, the rope in front of Han Jiang started to move. She followed the rope and walked forward. Before she had gone through two courtyards, she met the crimson gold again.
Both physical and mental illusions exist.
But as long as there is a physical entity, you can try to break down the wall.
Chi Jin put away the rope and threw an explosive talisman at the wall.
Explosive talismans are extremely dangerous talisman papers, and only high-ranking members of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion possess them.
Unfortunately, Chi Jin is a high-ranking member of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion.
The huge explosion instantly cleared a path between the two courtyards.
Suddenly, a wave of dizziness washed over me, and the sun in the sky, as I saw the double image, gradually split in two, hanging in two different directions.
The courtyards were opened up, and the scenes within them were forcibly overlapped.
"Junior Sister! Junior Sister!" Chi Jin's voice grew fainter and fainter.
As the cold descends, everything becomes obscured, and the dim evening is about to give way to darkness.
She threw out a fire talisman, setting the large tree in the courtyard ablaze.
Flames leaped into the darkness.
Hanjiang stood in a new courtyard, but the big tree in the courtyard showed no signs of burning.
She entered a new illusion.
The crimson gold is gone.
Hanjiang touched his pocket, where he found an unused fire talisman.
They must have fallen into an even deeper illusion.
Mental illusions are far more complex than physical illusions, and there are countless ways to break through them, depending on the specific circumstances.
The quickest way is to be woken up by someone outside the illusion.
It was like having a very long dream.
A mental illusion is a state of being trapped in one's own spiritual power within a mental world. It is determined by both spiritual power and mental strength; the stronger either one is, the stronger the mental illusion will be.
People with stronger obsessions often find it difficult to escape their illusions.
Han Jiang is weak in spiritual power and has no attachments.
The mental illusion couldn't hold her captive for long.
She closed her eyes and sat down cross-legged.
Everything is fake. The courtyard is fake, the sky is fake, the whole world is fake.
Hanjiang woke up in the house.
The door to the house was already open, and the branches of the big tree outside had just begun to burn.
The courtyard wall was blown up, and Chijin fell to the side of the wall.
The cold wind couldn't wake the crimson gold; it was unclear what had kept it so engrossed.
The cold wind weakened the spiritual energy, so the ignited fire talisman was not very powerful. After a couple of gusts of wind, the branches not only failed to catch fire, but the fire was about to go out.
This fire is too small even to light a cigarette.
She set up the red gold and walked out step by step.
Finally, it was no longer a repetitive courtyard, but a long corridor I had never seen before.
It was too heavy; Hanjiang could only take a few steps before collapsing.
She threw down the red gold and slapped it across the face.
Why aren't you awake yet?
"Slap!" Another slap.
Just as Han Jiang was about to deliver his third strike, Chi Jin slowly began to stir.
"Senior brother, you're awake?"
"Hmm." Chi Jin rubbed his face, realizing that Han Jiang had woken him up, and stood up embarrassedly.
Han Jiang said, "Senior brother, let's go quickly!"
"I'll send you out first." Chi Jin remained determined to send Han Jiang away first.
That's fine. Han Jiang didn't want to get involved in the main storyline anyway.
Passing through the long corridor, you enter a larger courtyard.
Two children were squatting by the well washing clothes, while two others were hanging clothes to dry.
An older child walked in from the other end of the yard, carrying a white cloth bag in his arms.
That little girl was the most tidy one; at least she had braids and was wearing shoes.
She was about to speak to the two people doing laundry when she met Han Jiang and Chi Jin's gaze: "Who are you?"
These words attracted the attention of the other children, and several of them stood up and turned to look at Han Jiang and Chi Jin.
“Vermilion Bird Pavilion, Crimson Gold,” Crimson Gold said.
Han Jiang looked at him in surprise: "Senior brother, you've already introduced yourself before we even understand the situation?"
"This is the rule. If they are victims, they will know that the Vermilion Bird Pavilion is here to save them when they hear it; if they are criminals, hearing the name of the Vermilion Bird Pavilion can have a certain deterrent effect."
"What if the criminals hear that the Vermilion Bird Pavilion is going to give up and do whatever it wants?"
"This... is a perspective I never considered."
The child doing the laundry exclaimed excitedly, "Really?"
He was about to run towards the crimson gold when the little girl shouted, "Don't move!"
She put down the cloth bag in her hand, walked between the children and Chijin, and repeated: "None of you are allowed to move."
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