A mysterious force twisted the dagger in Jiang You's hand into a pretzel in midair.
The Red Eyes stared straight at Jiang You.
"You're going to kill your father? You rebellious daughter, you've simply—simply turned the world upside down!"
Jiang You smacked her lips, then tossed the twisted dagger backward. A tree branch caught it with pinpoint accuracy and hid it inside the cave.
The colorful alloy bones hanging from the man-eating tree flickered on and off.
The Red Eyes looked up and found the light somewhat painful to his eyes.
"What is this?"
It would have been fine if he had stayed silent, but the moment he spoke, the man-eating tree's vines hooked a skeleton like a lantern carousel and began to sway it. The bones clattered against one another with a rustling din.
The leaves shook with a soft, susurrating sound.
The lantern carousel dazzled with multicolored light.
For a moment, the Red Eyes even wondered whether he had come to the wrong place.
He cast Jiang You an eerie look. "Rebellious daughter, your taste has actually become this vulgar!"
Jiang You said, "...Let's talk about the serious matter first."
She made the man-eating tree quiet down, then told the Red Eyes about how she had entered September's subconscious through the Silver Mental Domain.
After hearing all this, the Red Eyes remained silent for a long time.
The scarlet flames burning in those eyes seemed to be brewing a violent storm. "You're saying that you entered someone else's subconscious, and that person was very likely an existence that had once been to the Abyss."
Jiang You nodded.
The Red Eyes said, "In the illusion, you encountered a life-form with self-awareness. Then, to test whether that life-form could find you through other means, you killed its beloved younger sister