Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Chapter 553: Escape from the Demon Cave (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

Zhao Yun was shocked and finally understood Zhuge Liang's intention.

It turned out that Madam Mi was the lamp oil for the Seven-Star Lamp. Zhuge Liang had previously used the possessed man's request to force Madam Mi to wait here.

Once someone needs to refill the Seven Star Lamp, Mrs. Mi must sacrifice herself.

"Madam, wait a minute!" Zhao Yun tightly grasped the Longdan Spear in his left hand and quickly blocked Madam Mi's way, successfully intercepting her before she was about to touch the Seven Star Lamp.

Mrs. Mi looked at Zhao Yun, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes.

"General Zhao, you don't have to stop me. This is my mission, and it is also the last thing I will do for my husband." Mrs. Mi said softly.

"Madam, Zilong has a few questions here, please let me know."

"Why did the lord and the others become crazy?"

"Why did Madam Gan die in the chaos of the army?"

“What is the truth behind these things?”

Zhao Yun spilled out all the questions in his mind, and it was obvious that these questions had been lingering in his mind for a long time.

However, Lin Yi noticed that after Zhao Yun asked these questions, Mrs. Mi's expression suddenly changed.

Before, Mrs. Mi's face was full of sorrow and pity, but at this moment, a playful smile quietly climbed up the corners of her lips.

Lin Yi's heart tightened, he realized that Zhao Yun might have touched on some topics that should not be mentioned.

Sure enough, when Mrs. Mi turned to look at Zhao Yun, her expression was different.

A strange smile now appeared on that originally gentle face, which made Zhao Yun feel an inexplicable chill.

"General Zhao, what nonsense are you talking about? How could Sister Gan die in the chaos of the army? It was clearly because you were hungry, and she sacrificed herself to fill your stomach in order to save the child!"

"It's a pity that she sacrificed her life only to let her child live for a short while! How could she know that the husband she loved so much was just a piece of firewood?"

As Madam Mi said this, she walked towards Zhao Yun step by step. At the same time, a vertical pupil appeared on Madam Mi's forehead, and several twisted tentacles appeared behind her.

"You don't seem to be General Zhao. If that's the case, then be a good person and pay for today's lamp oil for me, right?"

A ferocious look appeared on Mrs. Mi's face.

At this moment, Mrs. Mi's tentacles pounced towards the two of them.

Lin Yi reacted quickly, and the black and white rose in his hand instantly transformed into a long sword, and Zhao Yun drew out the Qinggang sword without hesitation.

Sword energy and tentacles intertwined, and in the interweaving of light and shadow, several severed black tentacles fell to the ground like rain, turning into pools of smelly blood.

The red vertical pupils on Mrs. Mi's forehead flashed with a cold light, and they were fixed on Lin Yi's figure.

The tentacles behind her danced wildly in the air like a group of wild snakes and attacked Lin Yi again.

Lin Yi turned around, and the sword in his hand turned into a silver light, cutting off an approaching tentacle.

Madam Mi roared, and swung the tentacles behind her violently, directly sweeping Lin Yi into the air.

Lin Yi's body rolled in the air and cut off the attacking tentacles several times.

But Madam Mi's attack became more and more fierce. She jumped up, grabbed Lin Yi with the tentacles behind her, and prepared to throw him into the Seven Star Lamp to burn as lamp oil.

Lin Yi was in mid-air, with nowhere to gain support, and the situation was precarious.

Zhao Yun jumped up from the ground and stabbed Madam Mi's chest with the Qinggang sword in his hand.

The moment the Qinggang sword pierced Mrs. Mi's heart, she let out a scream of pain.

After pulling out the Qinggang Sword, Mrs. Mi was severely injured and could not help but fall backwards, and Lin Yi took the opportunity to cut off the tentacles wrapped around her body one by one.

"Throw her into the Seven Star Lamp. She is not the woman mentioned in the rules."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun nodded silently, with a look of reluctance in his eyes, but in the end he still followed Lin Yi's instructions and threw Madam Mi into the blazing flames of the Seven Star Lamp.

The moment Mrs. Mi was thrown into the light, her eyes seemed to regain a bit of clarity.

Surrounded by flames, she stood quietly with a relieved smile on her face.

She sighed softly and bowed gracefully to Zhao Yun and Lin Yi, as if it was her final farewell to this world.

Afterwards, her figure gradually disappeared in the flames of the Seven-Star Lamp until she was completely burned out.

Just then, Lin Yi heard footsteps outside the room.

His heart tightened and he didn't dare to be careless at all. He quickly used the power of shadow to conceal his body.

As for Zhao Yun? This guy is the son of destiny, he won't die for a while, so it's a good opportunity to use him to test what's going on.

The next second, the door was pushed open, and a handsome man with a face as red as a date and lips as white as rouge walked in slowly.

His almond-shaped eyes were slightly raised, revealing an aura of majesty without even being angry.

Guan Yu took a quick look and quickly noticed the robe that Mrs. Mi had taken off on the ground and the increasingly bright flame of the Seven Star Lamp.

At this moment, Zhao Yun was facing a formidable enemy. He tightly grasped the Longdan Spear in his hand, pressed the spear tip slightly down, and tensed his body, ready to fight with Guan Yu at any time.

"Don't be nervous, Zilong."

Just when Zhao Yun was about to fight Guan Yu to the death, Guan Yu suddenly laughed and stroked his beard.

"General Guan?"

Seeing Guan Yu's posture, Zhao Yun seemed a little bit unbelievable. You know, Zhao Yun still remembered vividly the situation when Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and the other two shared A Dou. It was hard for him to imagine that Guan Yu would suddenly return to normal.

"Well, it seems that the light of the Seven Star Lamp is indeed useful. It has temporarily suppressed the evil in my body."

As he spoke, Guan Yu walked up to the Seven-Star Lamp and gently threw the robe that Mrs. Mi had taken off into the lamp.

The robe was instantly engulfed by the flames of the Seven Star Lamp and soon burned to ashes.

"Not enough. The ashes from Mrs. Mi's wood are not enough to support the burning of the Seven Star Lamp."

"The oil in the seven-star lamp actually burns a person's benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. After these virtues are burned out, only greed, anger, ignorance and hatred are left. This is why the temperaments of the people in the military camp changed drastically, because they have used their benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness as lamp oil, burned them clean, and finally turned into an empty shell corroded by the five poisons."

After hearing this, Zhao Yun and Lin Yi finally understood why the entire Shu army’s camp had become such a hellish scene.

"This seven-star lamp must burn the wisdom of ten thousand people every day, or be filled with pure good character."

"The kindness of my elder brother Liu Bei, the courage of my third brother Zhang Fei, the wisdom of my military advisor Kong Ming, and my righteousness... have all served as lamp oil over the past ten days!"

"One Madam Mi is not enough. Red Hare is naturally intelligent, and with it, we can barely make up the lamp oil quota for today!"

After saying that, Guan Yu whistled, and then Lin Yi and Zhao Yun looked towards the door.

A horse with a bright red body and soft and shiny hair appeared in front of the two.

On the horse's head and neck, the long black mane was scattered in the wind, and the neck was lined with a striking white line, making it look even more energetic.

The Red Hare's four hooves are strong and powerful, and every step appears light and agile.

When walking, one step can cover the distance of two or three steps of an ordinary horse.

Guan Yu walked slowly towards the Red Hare, patted its strong neck gently, and said in a low voice: "Old friend, I have to wrong you again this time."

The Red Hare seemed to understand what its master said and neighed softly.

Looking at the Red Hare, Zhao Yun really felt a little bit sorry.

Zhao Yun took a deep breath and made a suggestion: "General Guan, I want to go to Cao's camp to investigate. The Red Hare is fast, so why don't you lend it to me temporarily..."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade appeared beside Zhao Yun's neck, with the cold blade pressed against Zhao Yun's skin. As long as Guan Yu exerted a little force, Zhao Yun's head would roll off.

"Last night, a million Cao troops were completely devoured by us." Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and focused, "General, don't you know?"

At this moment, Guan Yu's Green Dragon Crescent Blade was surrounded by murderous aura and looked extremely terrifying.

Just when Lin Yi was about to rescue people, Zhao Yun's right hand behind his back moved slightly, signaling Lin Yi not to act rashly, as he had a way.

"General, you may have misunderstood Zilong's meaning." Zhao Yun hurriedly explained, trying to ease the tense atmosphere, "Zilong plans to rush thousands of miles to assassinate Cao Cao and bring back the emperor!"

At this moment, Zhao Zilong stared at Guan Yu's eyes. Once Guan Yu showed any abnormality, the Qinggang sword in Zhao Yun's hand would immediately take action.

Sure enough, Guan Yu burst into laughter after hearing what Zhao Yun said.

Guan Yu is now a person who has all five poisons. Zhao Yun's absurd words have won Guan Yu's trust.

"Good! Ambitious!" Guan Yu nodded in appreciation, then walked to the Red Hare and patted the saddle gently. "Since Zilong has such great ambitions, how can I not support him?"

As he said this, he put the reins into Zhao Yun's hands and said, "I'll give this horse to you. I hope it can help you."

Guan Yu looked at Zhao Yun, with a complex emotion flashing in his eyes. "Although I am already a dying body, I can still retain some rationality occasionally. For the sake of the people of the world and for my elder brother's last wish, why should I be afraid of burning one more time?"

Zhao Yun remained silent after hearing what Guan Yu said. The lamp oil burns benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness. Guan Yu is extremely righteous and righteous. Even if he has burned once, the remaining sanity is enough for him to serve as lamp oil again!
But even so, where could one get enough lamp oil for forty-nine days?

Lin Yi lowered his head, his eyes inadvertently sweeping across the ground near the Seven Star Lamp. He saw a dozen dusty feather fans quietly scattered there.

He suddenly realized that the oil in the Seven Star Lamp might have burned out long ago, but Zhuge Kongming had been throwing himself into the flame time and time again, relying on his own reason to hold on for these forty-nine days.

Zhao Yun was about to speak, but was interrupted by Guan Yu with a wave of his hand: "I don't care who you are. Don't reveal it, otherwise even I will find it difficult to control my body. You guys should leave now!"

It can be seen that Guan Yu has already noticed Zhao Yun's abnormality, but Guan Yu said this in order to avoid causing changes in his body.

Zhao Yun took two steps back, bowed deeply to Guan Yu, and then pulled the reins of the Red Hare to signal Lin Yi to leave the Seven Star Lantern tent.

Behind them, Guan Yu stepped into the flame of the Seven Star Lamp.

I saw that the light of the Seven-Star Lantern suddenly became much brighter.

After leaving the tent where the Seven Star Lamp was, Zhao Yun climbed onto his horse. Then he felt a touch from behind him. It seemed that Lin Yi had also mounted his horse.

At this moment, the two discovered that a faint yellow light shield appeared in the sky above the entire military camp, like a soft protective film, covering the camp. It was like a solid barrier, blocking Liu Bei's army that was possessed by demons and protecting the world from harm.

"Find the Imperial Seal! It can make the Seven Star Lamp shine forever!"

At the moment when Guan Yu was about to burn out, Guan Yu's voice appeared in the ears of Lin Yi and Zhao Yun.

This voice also attracted the attention of the Shu army. In an instant, countless soldiers in the tents looked at Zhao Yun who was riding on the horse.

"Go, leave this to me."

"Black Shadow Corps!"

Lin Yi didn't say any more nonsense and immediately summoned thirty soldiers from the Black Shadow Corps to attract the attention of these possessed soldiers.

Sure enough, when these possessed soldiers saw the black shadow army, their attention was completely drawn to them, just like hungry wolves seeing their prey.

"Fresh meat! Fresh meat!" A soldier's eyes were red as he stared at the soldiers of the Shadow Corps not far away. The drool from his mouth slid down the corners of his mouth and wet his collar.

The other soldiers around him showed the same enthusiasm. For them, it had been too long since they tasted fresh meat. All that was left on weekdays was some rotten meat, which could not satisfy their desire for food at all.

"Go!" Zhao Yun shouted softly, squeezed the horse's belly with his legs, and the Red Hare instantly rushed out like an arrow.

Occasionally, a few soldiers who were reckless tried to block their way, but Lin Yi's sword energy was always able to penetrate the opponent's forehead in the first place and destroy them instantly.

In just thirty seconds, all the shadow soldiers summoned by Lin Yi were killed.

"Run! The soldiers are chasing us."

Lin Yi looked back and saw that the shapes of these soldiers became strange. Some soldiers had twisted limbs and were lying on the ground like spiders, but they moved incredibly fast and quickly approached Lin Yi and Zhao Yun in an incredible way.

What's even more bizarre is that some soldiers were even hanging upside down, with their bodies twisted strangely, rolling on the ground in an incredible way. However, their speed did not slow down. Instead, they chased the two people even more frantically.

Faced with this horrifying scene, Zhao Yun did not hesitate for a moment. He squeezed the horse's belly and the Red Hare galloped out like lightning.

Zhao Yun rode on his horse like a red lightning, breaking a path through the demon army.

At this moment, a man in the army suddenly raised a huge axe with a dazzling black aura on the axe. When the axe was swung out, invisible ripples spread out and headed straight for the two men.

Lin Yi swung his sword in time to block the attack, and the sound of metal clashing resounded throughout the battlefield.

At this critical moment, Lin Yi kicked a soldier who was rushing towards him and sent him flying.

He retracted his sword slightly, the tip of the sword trembled slightly, making a buzzing sound, and an extremely sharp sword force burst out from his whole body.

"Deep Shadow, Broken Moon!"

At this moment, Lin Yi's movements were smooth and powerful, but the sword was so fast that people could only catch a trace of its afterimage.

As Lin Yi gently swung the tip of his sword, a dazzling sword energy instantly condensed.

This sword energy is like a materialized sharp blade, thick and full of power, without any gorgeous decoration, but pure and extreme destructive power.

The sword energy swept across silently, instantly cutting off those possessed soldiers.

Those soldiers who were originally extremely ferocious were like fragile straws in front of this sword energy. They didn't even have time to scream before they were broken into two and completely lost their life force.

At this moment, the surroundings suddenly became silent.

All the noise and bustle were cut off by the sword energy, and time seemed to have stopped at this moment.

With the help of Red Hare, Lin Yi and Zhao Yun finally broke through the seemingly thin barrier, broke free from the devil's lair and regained their freedom.

The tens of thousands of soldiers who were originally chasing Lin Yi were now all blocked by this cold candlelight.

They roared angrily and rushed towards the candlelight like surging waves, hoping to break through it and continue chasing the two escaped prey.

But contrary to expectations, this seemingly dim candlelight was as solid as a rock.

The soldiers' attacks fell on it, like a drop in the ocean, disappearing without a trace.

"Let's go."

Lin Yi looked back at the military camp and immediately removed the optical camouflage on his body. This device had consumed most of its durability in a day of intense action.

Zhao Yun sighed softly and looked back at the tent with the flag with the word "Liu" flying.

During this glance, a complex emotion flashed in his eyes.

"Let's find a place to bandage Red Hare's wound first." Zhao Yun suggested, with a hint of worry in his voice.

When breaking through just now, Red Hare was unfortunately injured by the weapons of several soldiers, and part of its fur was stained red with blood.

As Lin Yi and Zhao Yun moved forward, a horrifying scene gradually unfolded before their eyes.

On Changban Slope, the war drums of the past have long faded away, leaving only the sad sound of the wind.

Where once there were waves of armored personnel, now there is dead silence.

The setting sun cast its last rays of light on the top of the hill, dyeing everything with a layer of bleak gold.

Countless bones are scattered on the soil, some intertwined and some overlapping, as if telling the story of a tragic battle that once took place.

These bones look even more desolate under the reflection of the setting sun.

There was an indescribable smell in the air, a mixture of death and decay.

Flies danced in the air, greedily feeding around each corpse, their buzzing sound particularly harsh in the silent air.

The sight of maggots crawling through the flesh, silently eating away the last traces of life is chilling.

Lin Yi's eyes moved among the corpses and he noticed some broken flags.

There is a big word "Cao" embroidered on these flags. Obviously, this is the site of Cao Cao's army.

"Did I do all this?" Zhao Yun stared blankly at Changbanpo in front of him, unable to conceal the horror on his face.

The tragic scene on the battlefield seemed to overlap with certain fragments of his memory, causing Zhao Yun to dry heave twice.

"Okay, we don't have much time left. We don't have time to waste here."

Lin Yi took a look at the injuries of Red Hare, and after confirming that they were only superficial wounds, he gently cast a healing spell.

As the light of healing magic flashed, Red Hare's injuries immediately returned to normal.

After Red Hare felt the changes in its body, it neighed and rubbed Lin Yi's cheek gently with its head, as if to express its gratitude.

"Where are we going now?"

As a fierce general, Zhao Yun naturally adjusted his mentality quickly.

Back then, Zhao Zilong led Adou to fight his way in and out of Cao's army of millions, so naturally he would not be distracted by such a problem.

"Looking for the Imperial Seal."

"Okay, the imperial seal should be in Cao Cao's hands now. In that case, let's head north."

After having a fixed goal, Zhao Yun's inner confusion finally dispelled.

The most frightening thing for people is not having a goal when they need to do something. Now that he has a clear instruction, Zhao Yun's momentum is restored.

"You can just ride Red Hare. I'm still not used to riding a horse. It hurts my butt too much. I'll just ride mine."

The next second, several soldiers from the Black Shadow Corps appeared beside Lin Yi carrying a sedan chair.

Zhao Yun did not show much surprise at the appearance of the Black Shadow Army.

During this era, he had personally witnessed the Taoist priests of the Yellow Turban Army using the magic of turning beans into soldiers.

"In that case, let's set off." Zhao Yun said as he jumped onto his horse with a very graceful and neat movement.

The two then headed north.

(End of this chapter)