I don't want to come up with a funny book title anymore.

Xie Xingmo frowned slightly, also sensing that something was wrong.

Just moments ago, there were several couples resting in the pavilion not far away, but now it's completely empty.

Looking around, there were only the three of them, which was very unusual given the park's visitor volume.

"It's suddenly so quiet."

Chu Jiaoyang also realized this.

He rubbed his arms, and although the weather wasn't cold, he felt a chill creeping into his body.

Xie Fengnan noticed that there were also some strange symbols engraved on the angel statue.

Just as I was deep in thought, a gentle breeze blew by, bringing with it an unusual fragrance.

"Be careful, there's something wrong with the aroma," Xie Xingmo warned.

"Let's leave here first," Xie Fengnan decided immediately.

The abnormality in this park was not accidental, but rather deliberately caused by someone.

They had stepped into an elaborate trap.

Xie Fengnan led the way toward the pavilion, only to find that the surrounding scenery was beginning to blur.

A layer of mist is slowly rising and is visibly getting thicker.

A faint whispering sound seemed to come from underground, or perhaps from a distant place.

It was the voice Xie Fengnan had heard before, and now it was becoming clearer and clearer.

Chu Jiaoyang tried to take a few steps forward, but found himself seemingly going around in circles.

"Are we being watched by someone? Or is there some secret about this park? We didn't trespass into anything we shouldn't have, did we?"

Chu Jiaoyang's voice carried a mixture of excitement and anxiety.

"I don't know which faction they belong to."

Xie Fengnan's mind flashed back to the faces of Dr. Gao Zhi, Li Mingzhu, and some leaders of forces opposing the Xie family.

He quickly dismissed these ideas; even if one could disguise oneself, it was impossible to completely embody a different style.

This is a completely unfamiliar force.

"Follow me, don't look around, just look at me."

With visibility dropping sharply, Xie Fengnan pondered who was responsible for this as he led the two forward.

When Xie Fengnan saw that the pavilion was also engraved with strange symbols, as expected, he had a guess in his mind.

Especially just as they were about to enter the pavilion, a little girl's laughter suddenly rang out in the thick fog.

Then, they saw a white figure flash by in the fog, like a little girl in a white dress.

"Who?" Chu Jiaoyang asked loudly.

But only laughter echoed; there was no response.

Xie Fengnan was even more certain of his thoughts.

Illusions that can deceive even the most discerning eye, and methods that kill without leaving a trace.

There seems to be a Blood Shadow Envoy in the Blood Oath Order who fits this description.

But how did she know the three of them would come here?

They even laid out plans in advance to trap them.

"Who are you? Why are you doing this?" Chu Jiaoyang continued to ask.

After laughing, the voice replied, "Who I am is not important. What is important is that you have entered my territory, and now you have nowhere to escape."

"The game begins."

As the words fell, the surrounding fog began to change again.

A study appeared before Xie Fengnan's eyes, but before the rest of the content appeared, it vanished without a trace.

Xie Fengnan: ...

His eyes passively saw through the illusion.

Otherwise, I really would like to take a good look at what I truly desire deep down.

Xie Fengnan recalled the information about this Blood Shadow Envoy; her most common method of killing was to weave beautiful dreams for people.

They kill people when they are happiest.

Or it could evoke people's deepest fears, watching them either flee frantically or kneel down begging for mercy.

They kill people when they think they have escaped.

This intelligence could not possibly have been found by Xie Fengnan on the StarNet.

The Blood Oath Cult is a cult, and the authorities will not allow such content to be openly presented to the public.

It was Xie Kurong who packaged and sent it to Xie Fengnan, telling him to take a look when he had time, as it wouldn't be a bad thing to learn more about these things.

"You're actually unaffected by my illusion?"

A wisp of mist seemed to be slowly pulled away by an invisible hand, gradually dissipating.

A clearing was revealed, and a figure dressed in a black robe stood in the middle of the clearing.

The man in the black robe was extremely short, looking only seven or eight years old.

She slowly raised her head, revealing a pale face.

Xie Fengnan felt a sense of incongruity looking at her.

Her head looked like a giant sphere forcibly placed on her slender neck.

The disproportionate design gives it a feeling of looking at a bobblehead doll.

Her eyes were also unusually large, taking up almost a third of her face.

Her eyes gleamed with an eerie, blood-red light, and when you met her gaze, it felt as if a strong, pungent smell of blood assaulted your senses.

Her round cheeks appeared somewhat swollen due to the proportions of her head, and had an unhealthy bluish-white tinge.

"Maybe it's because I'm handsome."

Famous quotes by Xie Fengnan.

The man in black seemed amused. "Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Afraid."

Xie Fengnan said he was afraid, but there was no fear on his face at all.

"interesting."

She tried it again and found that Xie Fengnan was indeed unresponsive to the illusion.

Are you interested in joining us?

The black-robed man's youthful yet sinister voice echoed across the open space.

She was curious about Xie Fengnan's composure and resilience; few could maintain such clarity in the areas she controlled.

Xie Fengnan tilted his head, a carefree smile playing on his lips. "Is this how you recruit people?"

"Hehe, this is just a little personal habit of mine."

So, what is your answer?

"I don't even know who you are, I should think about it." Xie Fengnan put his hands in his pockets, looking nonchalant.

"The young master of the Xie family doesn't know us?" The man in black seemed incredulous. "You're not thinking of stalling for time and waiting for rescue, are you?"

"What do you think?"

Xie Fengnan chose to throw the question back at him.

So—you'll reject me, right?

Refusal means death.

The figure in black robes suddenly disappeared, and the next second, she appeared in front of Xie Fengnan, moving so fast that it was almost impossible to see with the naked eye.

A gleaming dagger appeared in her hand, pointed directly at Xie Fengnan's heart.

However, Xie Fengnan acted even faster.

He slightly shifted his body to the side, narrowly avoiding a fatal blow.

At the same time, a sword appeared in his hand, its tip pointing directly at the black-robed man's throat.

A hint of surprise flashed in the black-robed man's eyes; he clearly hadn't expected Xie Fengnan's reaction to be so swift.

She retreated rapidly, avoiding Xie Fengnan's sword tip.

Intelligence indicated that Xie Fengnan was firmly in control of the fifth rank, so to be on the safe side, they sent her, who was at the seventh rank.

Unexpectedly, his strength was such that he was still able to hold his own against me.

They even had the ability to fight back.

A sixteen-year-old at the fifth rank is already astounding, but the seventh rank? Is that even possible?