After Ning Xue finished speaking, he took the lead to step into the entrance of the cave. Sasuke followed closely behind, and the two walked into the deep darkness side by side.
However, after walking no more than a dozen steps, the surrounding fog began to become thicker.
The fog came so quickly that it swallowed up the two people's vision almost in the blink of an eye, and even the ground under their feet became blurry.
Ning Xue immediately stopped, his right hand was already on his waist, ready to focus Ice Blade.
Sasuke also bent slightly and pressed his hand on the handle of Kusanagi Sword.
But the fog comes and goes quickly.
When the thick fog completely dissipated, the scene in front of them made them stunned for a moment.
The splendid hall, the dome with carved beams and painted beams, the columns inlaid with gems, the floor covered with soft carpets, and the air was filled with a faint scent of sandalwood.
This is an extremely luxurious palace, with every detail revealing delicacy and wealth, as if the Land of Fire Daimyo's palace had been moved underground.
If this wasn't shocking enough, the huge plaque hanging directly in front silenced the two of them completely.
The three characters "Ryūchi Cave" are neatly engraved on the plaque, and they are even inlaid with a layer of gold.
Ning Xue was silent for a while, then turned his head and looked at Sasuke, with a rare hesitation in his voice.
"... We didn't go to the wrong place, right?"
Sasuke did not answer immediately, but squinted his eyes slightly, Three-Tomoe Sharingan quietly turning in his eyes.
After a moment, he spoke in a low voice.
"It's an illusion."
Ning Xue heard this and instantly turned on Byakugan.
The pure white vision penetrated those gorgeous decorations, and as expected, he saw an extremely thin layer of Chakra film covering the surface of the entire palace.
Those splendid things are just a dodge, and the real scene is covered up under the illusion.
The two of them exchanged a look without revealing anything, and just continued to move forward calmly.
When they walked to the huge palace door, the door slowly opened to both sides, and a figure stepped out from behind the door.
That's a woman.
She was wearing a white priest's uniform with a light green lining underneath, her hair was tied up, her face was painted with delicate makeup, her eyebrows were warm, and there was a slight smile at the corner of her mouth.
She bowed slightly to the two of them gracefully, and her voice was clear and polite.
"We've been waiting for you, two guests. Welcome to Ryūchi Cave."
Sasuke didn't speak, just stood there, looking at her calmly, Sharingan never closed it.
Ning Xue didn't speak either, but the gaze under the mask had carefully looked at the other person from top to bottom, especially lingering for a moment on her smooth neck and fingertips.
The woman didn't seem to care about the silence between the two of them and introduced herself.
"I am Tagorihime. You two have come a long way. You must be exhausted, right? Please come in and take a rest."
As she spoke, she stepped aside and bowed her body slightly, making an inviting gesture.
Ning Xue and Sasuke looked at each other, and then Sasuke took the lead and stepped onto the steps.
Ning Xue and Sasuke looked at each other, and then Sasuke took the lead and stepped onto the steps.
Ning Xue followed him. When passing Tagorihime She Ji, he turned his head slightly, looked at her with his eyes under the mask, and suddenly asked.
"Is this really Ryūchi Cave?"
Tagorihime heard this, her red lips curled up slightly, she nodded slightly, but her tone remained gentle.
"Yes, this guest, this is indeed Ryūchi Cave."
Ning Xue Hearing this, he turned his gaze to the interior of the hall again, then stepped forward and left a sentence without looking back.
"Then the decoration of your palace is quite keeping pace with the times."
The smile on Tagorihime's face froze slightly for a moment, and the corners of his mouth twitched almost imperceptibly, but he soon returned to his gentle look, and his tone was still appropriate.
"Thank you very much for your compliment."
After the two of them had completely entered the depths of the hall, she slowly stood up straight.
A slight crack finally appeared on the delicately made-up face, but it returned to normal in an instant, as if the scene just now was just an illusion.
The palace is even more luxurious inside than it looks from the outside.
There is a low table in the spacious hall, covered with a beautifully embroidered tablecloth, with several plates of exquisite snacks neatly placed on it, and two cups of steaming tea next to it.
Tagorihime followed behind the two of them, his posture still elegant, and he greeted with a gentle voice.
"Both guests, please feel free to sit down. These snacks have just been prepared. If you don't mind, please use some."
Sasuke walked to the low table, stood still, and glanced over the snacks, but did not sit down.
Ning Xue also made no movement, just stood beside him and looked around quietly.
Tagorihime Seeing that the two of them had not spoken a word, and did not even sit down, a trace of unnoticeable eagerness flashed in their eyes, but their tone remained gentle.
"Why don't you two eat? Do you have any concerns?"
Sasuke finally responded.
He slowly raised his head, looking at Tagorihime She Ji with his scarlet Three-Tomoe Sharingan eyes calmly, his voice was cold.
"Your disguise is too inferior. It's better to get rid of these low-end illusions as soon as possible."
After he finished speaking, he raised his hand and knocked the low table in front of him with his scabbard.
"Bang."
With a soft sound, ripples appeared on the tabletop like water, and then the delicate snacks and tea sets twisted and shattered, turning into countless tiny light spots and dispersing in the air.
Tagorihime finally couldn't maintain the smile on his face.
She slowly stood up straight, looked at the dissipated illusion, and chuckled softly, with a hint of unknown emotion in her tone.
"As expected of being that guy's disciple... he was found out so quickly."
As the words fell, the delicate human face began to twist and elongate, and fine scales appeared on the surface of the skin. The lips split to both sides, revealing the slender tongue tip that was forked inside.
At the same time, the entire splendid palace quickly disintegrated like a phantom, replaced by thick fog and numerous white bones and dry corpses scattered on the ground.
Ning Xue looked at the extremely horrifying scene around him, but his heart was completely unmoved.
His eyes swept across the scattered bones and then returned to the snake's face in front of him.
Instead, he became slightly interested in this guy who called himself Tagorihime.
Transformed from a snake into a human? This is the first time I have seen this kind of mimicry ability.
Thinking of this, he turned on Byakugan again, trying to penetrate the opponent's illusion shell and observe its internal structure.
However, there is still only a blurry outline of Chakra in the field of vision. Obviously, this figure itself is just a carefully woven illusion.
He closed Byakugan with some regret.
"It's rare to see something as outstanding as you. It's such a pity."
Tagorihime As Snake Girl spoke, her body floated up and she looked condescendingly at the two people below, her lips widening in an exaggerated arc.
"However, this is only the first trial."
If you want to learn Senjutsu and see White Snake Sage, just try your best to pass the next trial."
Her figure gradually became transparent in the mist, but her voice still echoed clearly in the air.
"Otherwise, you will end up like the following group of people... we will eat you until there is only bones left."
After her words fell, her figure completely disappeared into the mist, leaving only the bones on the ground and the dead white mist.