Don't pretend, everyone knows you're the villain!

Go downstairs to the first floor.

Both murals and sculptures are ancient crafts.

Most of the scenes are related to religious sacrifices, with some scenes being peaceful and joyful, while others are filled with fear and panic.

Lu Tiannan had barely approached the guard at the entrance when he heard the NPC's emotionless reminder: "Please do not leave the church."

Lu Tiannan casually replied with an "oh," and asked, "What would happen if I left?"

The NPC, with a blank and stiff face, said, "It will attract divine punishment."

It's strange that, despite being called a church, there isn't a single statue of a deity.

A group of people walked around the first floor for a long time. Apart from the prayer altar taking up a large area, the rest of the place was rather empty.

On the way upstairs, they encountered the player who was sneaking around hiding something. As soon as they saw them, they ran back to their room in a flash.

Lu Tiannan searched the area near where the player had just been, but found nothing.

Was it a deliberate attempt to mislead? Or was it concealed using a talent or item?

Jiang Yuzhou lowered his peach blossom eyes, "The calm before the storm? I haven't smelled any danger at all."

Lu Tiannan chuckled noncommittally.

Then he slowly began to speak: "My brother and I consulted a fortune teller before we came here, and guess what? It was a very bad omen."

"Then why are you dragging us in? You're tired of living and still thinking about everyone. I really have to praise you for your progress, Lu Tiannan." Jiang Yuzhou's peach blossom eyes were half-curled with a hint of affection. No one present would believe that there was such a thing as a "big omen".

Lu Tiannan said lazily, "There's nothing I can do. You're my only friend, so I'll have to think of you on my way to the underworld."

Jiang Yuzhou chuckled and cursed under his breath, unconsciously relaxing a lot.

Finding nothing, the group huddled together in one room.

When it was time to eat, someone knocked on the door and said that we had to pray before we could eat.

Five cushions were placed on the altar, prepared for them. Let them pray; the moment they sat down, the surroundings ceased to be a church.

A hand rested on Xi Mingzhu's shoulder.

"Brother, where is this place? It's so dark and uncomfortable."

When Xi Mingzhu turned around, she saw Lu Tiannan covered in blood.

"do not know."

Lu Tiannan stared intently into Xi Mingzhu's eyes.

"I see myself in my brother's eyes..."

Lu Tiannan tilted his head and said in a light tone, word by word, "It seems to be me who is dead."

"Does my brother want me to die?"

Xi Mingzhu took a step back, calmly and coldly gazing at the illusion before him: "You've got one thing wrong. That's not what I'm afraid of."

He smiled, feigning an expression, and said, "That's a real shame."

Lu Tiannan suddenly disappeared, and Xi Mingzhu was instantly surrounded by bright light.

A cracking sound of shattering glass.

“These things seem easy for you to break through, just like last time in the mirror,” Jiang Muyu’s voice came from beside him.

They were still sitting so close, but experiencing different things through the glass.

Xi Mingzhu didn't waste much time, but Jiang Muyu was able to do it even earlier, which meant that he noticed something was wrong from the beginning and didn't even waste any words.

"You came out earlier."

“Yes, I knew it was fake the moment I was pinned to the bed.” Jiang Muyu understood all too well that his happiness could not be realized.

Jiang Yuzhou can have physical intimacy with anyone, but not him.

“Anger, joy, thought, sorrow, and fear.” Xi Mingzhu knew from the beginning that Lu Tiannan’s illusion was being filtered according to the intensity of their desires.

Xi Mingzhu experienced fear, while Jiang Muyu experienced joy.

They are all illusions that can be seen through at a glance.

This time, there were two sounds of shattering glass, and Lu Tiannan emerged. He also smashed the glass of the player who hadn't yet appeared.

As soon as he saw Xi Mingzhu, he hugged her tightly.

"Brother, I'm so angry right now." As soon as Lu Tiannan entered, he saw Russell, the one who had once wanted to tear him to pieces.

Why Russell and not someone else? It's something that becomes clear almost instantly: anger.

Even after experiencing it, he was still angry when he saw Russell again.

He couldn't resist beating up the fake Russell, even though he knew it was an illusion created to provoke him, he still walked right into the trap.

Jiang Muyu saw that only the nearest piece of glass remained, the one next to Xi Mingzhu.

He kicked the glass and shattered it.

After waiting for a while, the players who emerged experienced tragedy.

Jiang Yuzhou, however, remained lost in thought.

Why would someone be trapped in such an obvious illusion?

Jiang Muyu didn't want to look, but he still reached out to touch Jiang Yuzhou, who was sitting upright on the cushion.

The body, fed with blood, can follow Jiang Yuzhou at will.

Even if it's an illusion.

As soon as Jiang Muyu entered, he saw the child making a wish in front of Jiang Yuzhou.

"When my eyes are healed, I want to be the first person to see my uncle."

"Okay, your uncle will be waiting outside to see you first." Jiang Yuzhou seemed not to recognize the pretense, gently patting the child's head and responding softly.

"I want to go to many, many places with my uncle in the future."

"Okay, Xiao Yu can go wherever he wants."

"I want to stay with my uncle forever."

"Okay, we'll always be together."

Jiang Yuzhou responded to whatever the child said.

Jiang Muyu looked at them, feeling like an outsider.

A wave of sadness washed over me, and I felt utterly pathetic.

Even an illusion can make Jiang Yuzhou linger. Knowing full well that he would worry about her when she was outside, she still hides here and gently fulfills all his requests in front of the illusion.

His uncle is really a very nice person...

"You're willing to agree to anything he asks, so you're not planning on going out?"

Jiang Muyu's voice made Jiang Yuzhou, who was stroking the child's head, freeze for a moment, and turn around to look at Jiang Muyu in surprise.

Before Jiang Yuzhou could speak, he saw Jiang Muyu give him a bitter smile. Perhaps it could be called a smile, since the corners of his mouth twitched a few times but couldn't turn up in the corners.

It seems that a single laugh has exhausted all his energy.

"Are you trying to avoid me? Then you can leave, I'll stay here," Jiang Muyu said calmly.

But the voice from the bottom of his heart completely panicked Jiang Yuzhou—Jiang Yuzhou, don't make me even more pitiful, I can't go on living.

The illusion shattered the moment Jiang Yuzhou ran toward the real Jiang Muyu.

Without any explanation, the scene involving the five people was shattered.

On the prayer platform, Jiang Yuzhou wanted to say something to Jiang Muyu as soon as he opened his eyes, but Jiang Muyu didn't give him the chance.

He took the food upstairs and locked the door, ignoring Jiang Yuzhou's knocking.

Lu Tiannan, Xi Mingzhu, and another player on the first floor could all hear Jiang Yuzhou knocking on the door.

Anxious and flustered.

It was as if Jiang Muyu might have a sudden urge to commit suicide at any moment.

"Brother, it seems something terrible has happened. Please help us."

Xi Mingzhu looked up and nodded.

"Go."

When Lu Tiannan kicked the door open, Jiang Muyu was eating in the room. He calmly lowered his eyes and didn't even glance at the broken door.

Lu Tiannan was only helping Jiang Yuzhou out; he had no intention of listening to their story any further.

As soon as Lu Tiannan came downstairs, Jiang Yuzhou hurriedly explained, "Xiao Yu, I didn't mean to just now..."

"I still have things to finish, I won't do anything rash. Uncle, now, it's me who wants to avoid you." The words were spoken so calmly, yet every sentence carried a fading sadness.

Jiang Yuzhou knew that the other party was avoiding him.

He hesitated, then went downstairs without saying anything.