Qian Renxue (37)

"No..." Tang Wulin growled, and actually took a step in that direction.

Just then, Qian Renxue bit the tip of her tongue. The sharp pain kept her clear-headed. She seized Tang Wulin's arm with one hand and pressed the other to his forehead as Holy Fire poured into the space between his brows. "Wake up!"

Tang Wulin shuddered all over, and the confusion in his eyes vanished in an instant. When he looked in that direction again, there was no Gu Yuena at all, only an exceptionally thick Soul Devouring Tree. The human face on its trunk wore a strange smile, as if its scheme had succeeded. And hanging from that tree's branches were dozens of dried corpses, some still frozen in the poses they had struggled in before death.

"Sorry." Cold sweat beaded on Tang Wulin's forehead. "I almost..."

"It's normal to fall for it the first time." Dai Chengfeng's voice came over. At some point, he had already drawn his sword and was warily looking around. "The Soul Devouring Tree's Illusion Technique strikes straight at the deepest obsessions and fears in your heart. I almost saw my younger sister too..."

Before he could finish, Dai Chengfeng's expression suddenly froze.

Directly in front of him, a little girl in a white dress poked her head out from behind a tree and called timidly to him, "Big Brother... why did it take you so long to come get me?"

Dai Chengfeng's sword dropped an inch.

"Chengfeng!" Bibi Dong shouted, but Dai Chengfeng's gaze had already gone hollow, and he walked toward the little girl step by step.

Qian Renxue was just about to act, but Bibi Dong blocked her. "I'll do it."

She walked up to Dai Chengfeng. She did not call his name, nor did she try to wake