"Wow, the people in this illusion look so real! Look at that lifelike nose, and that beard-it's exactly like our Fifth Elder's!"
By then, Lan Yue had also arrived, cradling her milk tea. She thought everything around her was an illusion, so she acted with even less restraint.
The moment she spotted the Fifth Elder and his long beard, she eagerly raised her right hand and grabbed at the long white whiskers.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough, cough!" The Fifth Elder coughed desperately.
"This Heart-Questioning Bridge is pretty interesting. Even the Fifth Elder's voice sounds exactly right. Since everything here is fake anyway, it shouldn't matter if I pull this beard off, right?" Lan Yue muttered to herself.
Then, while no one was paying attention, she moved swiftly, gave a little hop, and pulled the white beard clean off.
In that instant, silence fell all around. Everyone could even hear the wild wind howling nearby.
Countless eyes turned toward the Fifth Elder's bare chin in shock, and jaws nearly dropped.
"Mm, excellent! It even feels just like I remember. I'm giving the Heart-Questioning Bridge's illusion a five-star review!"
Clutching the beard, Lan Yue even eyed the Sixth Elder beside him. She remembered that his hair seemed to be fake too, and wondered what sort of head lay beneath that wig.
Was it a bald crown surrounded by a ring of hair, or was he completely bald?
Just as Lan Yue was about to act, the Sixth Elder clutched his head and fled at full speed.
Delighted, Lan Yue decided that these elders in the illusion weren't aggressive at all and could be toyed with however she pleased, so she chased after him with her silver sword in hand.
And so he fled and she pursued, leaving him no escape even if