At this moment, Ning Yitao, who had torn open another illusion, came to a different place.
Back then, when Liu Qiaozij was having a meal, she suddenly sensed something unusual.
Originally, all the illusions in the castle had disappeared with the disappearance of the man in black. However, Liu Qiaozij suddenly caught a glimpse of a rapidly moving illusion.
It seemed to be an illusion that the man in black had accidentally left behind, or perhaps an illusion that he hadn't had time to transfer.
Regardless, Ning Yitao quickly set off. Maybe this was the flaw left by the man in black.
But the illusion in front of her made Ning Yitao hesitate.
When Ning Yitao looked up, it was still the same dark tone, and the same eerie moon hung above her head.
The atmosphere here was even more spine - chilling. The cold wind howled, blowing up Ning Yitao's hair and making it flutter with the wind.
The thick fog made it difficult for Ning Yitao to see the scene in front of her. If it weren't for Liu Qiaozij holding her hand, she wouldn't even be able to see Liu Qiaozij clearly.
Ning Yitao only felt that the hand holding hers tightened more and more. Liu Qiaozij trembled and shrank beside Ning Yitao, asking:
"Taotao, Zhaocai seems to be missing. He was holding my hand just now, but he suddenly disappeared. I can't touch him no matter what."
Ning Yitao held Liu Qiaozij's hand back comfortingly and said:
"It's okay. Calm down. You can sense Zhaocai's state. He's fine."
Ning Yitao pulled Liu Qiaozij and continued walking forward. She could feel that the fog was getting thicker and thicker. All she could see was fog, and there was no way to break through it.
The man in black's setting of this illusion seemed to be designed to disrupt the intruders and prevent them from discovering what was inside.
Ning Yitao and Liu Qiaozij were still on the edge of the illusion and hadn't reached the center yet.
When Zhaocai entered the illusion, he was bounced off. Now, no one knew whether he had entered another illusion or was left at Ji Wangqiu's home without entering this one.
There was no way to know Zhaocai's whereabouts. Now, Ning Yitao could only focus on this illusion. She had to break through the fog and find out what the man in black was trying to hide.
In this illusion, what the man in black was trying to hide was behind the thick fog.
"This is a good opportunity to train Liu Qiaozij's abilities," Ning Yitao thought.
Liu Qiaozij needed to become stronger so that she wouldn't be afraid of others anymore.
Ning Yitao pulled Liu Qiaozij in front of her and said seriously:
"I'll teach you how to control illusions. You have a natural talent for this. In other words, you're the master of all illusions. As long as you want, all illusions will submit to you."
Liu Qiaozij nodded blankly but still said:
"But I'm scared."
Liu Qiaozij had never received positive affirmation since she was a child, so she didn't believe in herself.
Ning Yitao hugged Liu Qiaozij's still - trembling body and comforted her:
"You have to be confident in yourself. I'll be right behind you. No matter what happens, I'll protect you."
Liu Qiaozij looked into Ning Yitao's determined eyes. For the first time, someone had said such words to her. Being unconditionally protected made her gain confidence.
Liu Qiaozij stared at Ning Yitao and nodded seriously, answering:
"Okay!"
Ning Yitao wanted Liu Qiaozij to grow. If someone had taught her from the beginning, Liu Qiaozij would definitely be a formidable figure now.
Fortunately, that land had protected Liu Qiaozij's trace. If the man in black had discovered Liu Qiaozij at the very beginning, Liu Qiaozij would surely have been a threat to Ning Yitao.
Ning Yitao was glad that she and Liu Qiaozij were teammates instead of enemies.
Ning Yitao stood behind Liu Qiaozij, let go of her hand, and released her spiritual power to surround Liu Qiaozij and escort her.
Ning Yitao said in a deep voice:
"Close your eyes, calm your mind, and release your energy outward. It doesn't matter if you exhaust your strength. Spread your power out to explore and then try to control the fog in front of you. Make everything in this illusion submit to you."
Liu Qiaozij scattered all her power according to Ning Yitao's words.
She groped every grass and tree in this illusion, trying to make them change their master.
At first, the grass on the ground first moved towards Liu Qiaozij, and then the trees.
"Rustle, rustle."
They swayed following Liu Qiaozij's control, cheering for her success.
Then, Liu Qiaozij felt that the breath of this illusion was connected to her. It was a very wonderful feeling.
With Liu Qiaozij's efforts, when she opened her eyes again after exhausting her strength,
The fog in front of Liu Qiaozij was only a thin layer. She could see the scenery in front through this thin layer of fog.
Liu Qiaozij showed a bright smile and said:
"Taotao, I did it."
Ning Yitao touched Liu Qiaozij's hair as a reward.
She re - input spiritual power into Liu Qiaozij's body, making her regain strength.
Ning Yitao praised:
"You've done very well for the first time. Did you sense Zhaocai's trace just now?"
Liu Qiaozij shook her head and thought for a while, saying:
"No. He should not be in this illusion. I can't feel him."
After hearing this answer, Ning Yitao didn't say anything else. She pulled Liu Qiaozij towards the house that loomed in the fog.
When Ning Yitao finally walked in front of the house and could clearly see its appearance, she was stunned.
This house was none other than the old house of Duan Qinghuai's family.
Ning Yitao looked at the house suspiciously. With the memory of her last visit to Duan Qinghuai's home, she had no hesitation in identifying the direction in this winding house.
The first place she went to was the storage room where Uncle Cao seemed to be possessed and insisted on going last time.
Ning Yitao had told Duan Qinghuai to install the lock she gave on that storage room.
Ning Yitao passed through the aged door again and came to the storage room.
She saw that Duan Qinghuai had installed the lock she gave.
But there was still a problem.
Wasn't this place the illusion of the man in black?
Why could the things in the real world change the decoration in the illusion?
Maybe the man in black's illusion relied on the real world as a support. Any changes in the real - world house would be reflected in the illusion.
This method could indeed save most of the spiritual power, but it was extremely unsafe. No wonder the man in black needed the power of Liu Qiaozij's illusion.
As long as Liu Qiaozij strengthened his illusion, the man in black's illusion would become invincible.
Moreover, he could support such a huge underground illusion at the cost of only a very small amount of spiritual power.
Ning Yitao had a premonition that the man in black would make a move again.
Beside Ning Yitao, there was not only the temptation of Liu Qiaozij but also Duan Qinghuai.
The two main pieces that the man in black wanted were both beside Ning Yitao.
Liu Qiaozij also noticed the difference in this illusion. She tugged at Ning Yitao's clothes and said:
"Taotao, this illusion can be converted between the real world and the illusion. That is to say, changing the position of the items in the house in this illusion will cause corresponding changes in the real world."
Ning Yitao stroked the door lock on the storage room and replied:
"Indeed, but the effect of the charm attached to it doesn't seem to come over."
Seeing that Ning Yitao's attention was all on the door, Liu Qiaozij stepped forward and wiped the dust on the keyhole of the door. She said in surprise:
"Taotao, look. This keyhole is empty."
After saying that, Liu Qiaozij got closer to the keyhole, trying to see what was inside the house through it.
As a result, just as she put her eye up, there was only darkness on the other side of the keyhole at first.
But the next second, a blood - red eye appeared on the other side of the keyhole. It quickly enlarged and appeared at the keyhole.
Liu Qiaozij, who was close to the keyhole, was so frightened that she took a big step back and almost fell to the ground.
Liu Qiaozij pointed at the keyhole tremblingly and said:
"Th - there's something!"
But the next moment, the locked door suddenly opened. It was opened from the inside.
The dust in the house rushed out and mixed with the fog.
It was hard to see who was coming.
Ning Yitao protected Liu Qiaozij behind her.
Ning Yitao squinted and looked at the figure that appeared after the dust dispersed.