365: Muqi's Traces

The touch of the illusion was more about his own privacy, so the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady did not intend to ask too many questions.

Of course, the more crucial reason was that he himself was not interested.

"It seems I was truly careless for a moment, and someone took advantage of it."

"There's no need to be so self-pitying; the environment here can indeed amplify illusion abilities."

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady explained from the side, still worried that Chen Tianming might be fragile and think it was all his own fault.

In reality, what Chen Tianming regretted more was that he would fall for such a childish trick.

"I haven't found the person behind the illusion. You might enter the illusion again later, so be careful."

"Mm."

He had thought the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady had already dealt with the person behind it, but if she hadn't, it gave him an opportunity for revenge with his own hands.

"Then let's go look around," Chen Tianming nodded.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady said nothing and directly led Chen Tianming to walk around.

The environment here was different from what he had imagined.

Although this was an illusion, it wasn't just Chen Tianming and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady; there were other people present.

Chen Tianming looked around and found that every dozen meters or so, there was a high platform, all in the form of ruins.

But there were traces of people having been there.

They went to those high platforms to investigate and found that they had a very deep gully.

The gully's length was unknown, and its end could not be seen, but judging from its appearance, there should have been traces of battle here.

"What is this place? Did we enter an illusion?" Chen Tianming asked curiously.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady shook her head: "It's not an illusion."

"Since it's not an illusion, then what is it?" Chen Tianming asked curiously.

"Don't you think these marks look very much like they were left by sword qi slashes? And they're large-scale attacks," the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady suddenly asked.

Chen Tianming's eyes lit up.

"You mean this place was unilaterally crushed?"

"Very likely, but don't be too optimistic. After all, the opponent can kill you, and the strength of the person who left these sword marks is stronger than yours!"

Listening to the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's description, Chen Tianming not only didn't feel inferior but instead became more interested.

Only with people stronger than him could he gain more experience.

"Then let's continue forward and see if there are more gains," Chen Tianming exclaimed excitedly.

Seeing this, the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady could only shake her head helplessly.

However, the stronger Chen Tianming became, the more beneficial it was for her, especially for leaving this place.

Mu Qi walked dazed on this ruin, her dress covered in countless stains.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, a pungent stench came, making her almost vomit.

She quickly covered her mouth and then breathed hard.

"Cough, cough, cough......"

This smell was very unpleasant; even the dust floating in the air seemed particularly disgusting.

Mu Qi felt as if her five senses were distorted; such disgust truly made her want to vomit.

"Whoosh."

Suddenly, a gust of strong wind struck.

This wind carried some fishy smell, and a hint of chill.

Mu Qi endured the stench and rushed forward; she knew there were more dangers ahead.

Perhaps there was no way out now; besides taking refuge with the people here, she truly couldn't think of any other escape.

"Let's see who's back!"

If Chen Tianming were here, he would definitely be surprised that there were actually living people here.

One must know that the vicinity didn't look like it could produce any crops, and basic living supplies couldn't be met, so how could people live here?

Listening to the newcomer's movement, Mu Qi was too lazy to even lift her eyelids.

"If you're here to mock me, you don't need to show up in person, so your attitude now means you've forgiven my previous actions."

"Don't be happy too soon. The boss just said he won't deal with you now; it doesn't mean you can truly pass!"

The man seemed to try and blame Mu Qi.

But such words couldn't deceive anyone. Mu Qi sneered: "Whether he forgives me or not, I don't care anymore. How long do you think I can live now?"

The man looked shocked.

"How is that possible? Is it possible for goods like you to revive for a thousand or two hundred years? Don't try to fool me here!"

Mu Qi rolled her eyes at the man: "I don't have time to babble with you here; I have something important to tell him!"

"You know, he's busy and can't see you."

While they were still entangled, Chen Tianming, relying on the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady's reconnaissance, had made his way over.

The man knew the surroundings like the back of his hand, and the intrusion of a living person immediately set off alarm bells.

"You actually brought strangers!"

Mu Qi, equally surprised, thought for a moment and guessed something.

"It's not me, hurry up and go! Their strength is very strong!"

"Just two people, don't try to fool me! I don't think you're truly repentant; just go back where you came from!" the man shouted angrily.

At this moment, the man saw Chen Tianming and the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady flying towards them, and he immediately brandished his weapon and went to meet them.

However, this time the man didn't underestimate them; he took out a talisman paper and threw it out.

The talisman paper flew very fast, reaching Chen Tianming's front in the blink of an eye.

Chen Tianming was secretly surprised; he felt that this talisman paper was a bit strange.

"Swish."

But at this moment, the talisman paper actually turned into a sharp blade, directly striking at Chen Tianming.

"Boom."

Chen Tianming hurriedly retreated, but the talisman paper actually exploded.

The damage was not great, but the angle it came from was too tricky; he almost got injured.

The Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady also noticed Mu Qi beside the man and raised her eyebrows slightly.

"It seems he's the person you're looking for!"

"It wasn't in vain that I let him out! I didn't expect him to actually find the place; that's really good."

Listening to Chen Tianming's words, the man's expression became even uglier.

"It was indeed you who deliberately led them here!"

Hearing Chen Tianming's words, the man immediately roared at Mu Qi impatiently. In his opinion, Mu Qi herself was a traitor.

It was only natural for her to lead outsiders here.

Mu Qi looked at the man coldly and did not answer.

"Both of you come over here; I want to see how powerful you can be!" the man shouted angrily.

Chen Tianming listened to the man's arrogant tone and couldn't understand why Mu Qi wanted to find the people here.

Could it be that she had some reliance?

Chen Tianming was about to step forward and fight the man but was pulled back by the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady.

"There are still people around."

Killing intent permeated the air; Chen Tianming could feel those threatening gazes falling on him.

If he acted rashly at this moment, he would be used as a target, and even with the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady protecting him, he would probably suffer considerable injuries.

Therefore, Chen Tianming decided to observe first.

Mu Qi saw the Nine Heavens Mysterious Lady stop Chen Tianming and couldn't help but feel secretly angry.

"You trust this woman so much, so what's there to be afraid of if I just did a small thing?"