Illusion and Reality in Life and Death, Discussion in the Wilderness (Middle)

Actually it was night now, but the sudden shift in light and color was extremely intense. As if illuminated by tribulation fires, the shadows formed across every section of the entire ship all came to life, and in the blink of an eye, connected into one. Yet right as Li Bocai raised an eyebrow and intended to suppress them, he suddenly let out an "oh" and pressed down his movement in time. He saw that layer of dark shadow flowing like water, pouring directly from the deck off the side of the ship. Its front end grew sharp, pointing straight toward a certain direction, while behind it, the shadow shrank, twisted, and changed, actually forming an extremely dense and conspicuous human figure, just as if the sun were shining from over there and, having been blocked, projected onto the tribulation clouds. But the problem was that aside from the multicolored glow emitted by the six-leaved Black Lotus, that place was clearly empty. While people were half-understanding, the shadow moved again, clearly reflecting some limb change of the "target"—the alteration was tiny, yet the whole thing revealed a certain helpless demeanor, making one imagine that the person facing it head-on was probably looking just like that right now. The scene was bizarre, yet it also revealed a touch of comedy. Had the two consecutive illusion changes just now both been to provide cover for this person? Observing their location, if it had been discovered any later, they probably would have left the range of the six-leaved Black Lotus and fled a thousand miles away. Their "ally," who had always kept their head hidden and tail exposed, possessed quite decent means of seizing the opportunity, yet kept shoving hot potatoes straight into their embrace. Damn it, that sword strike against Ghost Aversion