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“You mean…” Lu Qing understood Zhu Yu’s intention.

Zhu Yu took out the antidote pill from his pocket: "With this, why should we be afraid of his sleeping powder?"
"Let's go back and pretend we've encountered an evil spirit and are insecure, wanting to verify something. When the time is right, we'll pretend to be knocked out by the sleeping gas. When the people in that building think we're completely incapacitated and come out to deal with us, we'll catch them off guard!"

After hearing her words, Lu Qing immediately nodded in agreement.

"Master...aren't you a little worried?" Fu Wen asked, somewhat uneasy.

"It's alright. If the other party were some serious villain, your Second Master wouldn't be able to pull out any antidote pills by now," Lu Qing said with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the runes and talismans seemed to make perfect sense.

If the other party is a meticulous person, or a "bad guy" with enough skill, even if they are after money, they will still search the person they have drugged thoroughly.

After all, when you're traveling, who would feel comfortable carrying their valuable belongings in their bag?

The man didn't even search them, which means he wasn't after their money; he was only after their cloaks, clothes, and the stack of dried-up flatbreads...

The people inside the small wooden building were either hiding from something, afraid to spend their money, so holding onto gold and silver was no different from holding stones; or they were cowardly and, while they were knocking someone down, just wanted to throw them out in the dark as quickly as possible and then hide again, not daring to waste even a little more time.

The other party's window coverings had a Qilin (mythical creature) pattern on them, making it crucial to catch the person inside the building red-handed.

After making their decision, the four of them didn't rush to the small wooden house to avoid alerting the enemy, which would be counterproductive.

The four of them had no food or change of clothes, and were somewhat disheveled.

Although the money pouch in his arms was still there, and the money inside was still there, there was nowhere to buy food in this desolate wilderness.

It's not practical to go back to the river to catch fish again. If you want to eat fish, you have to cook it. If you start a fire, it will inevitably attract attention.

If they were to go to a more distant place, Zhu Yu had been knocked out by sleeping pills the night before, and was already weak and hungry. She really didn't have the strength to walk that far.

So the rune spirit went around and found some wild fruits in the woods to fill its stomach. Although they weren't exactly delicious, they were enough to fill its belly.

“Master, we found wild fruits like these in the forest. There are quite a few on the trees, but most of them are unripe and few are ripe. We also can’t find any fallen and rotten fruits under the trees.” Fu Wen told Lu Qing what he and his brother had noticed while picking the fruit. “We think that someone must come to this area regularly to pick fruit for food, which is why we have this feeling.”

"How far is the place where the fruit is picked from here?" Zhu Yu asked.

Fu pointed behind him with his backhand: "It's only a dozen or so feet away."

"It seems the people inside...aren't exactly shrewd or cunning individuals," Zhu Yu said to Lu Qing, somewhat amused and exasperated. "They left us near their usual route to pick fruit..."

Lu Qing couldn't help but laugh.

This was indeed not done at a "master" level.

The four of them ate some wild fruit, which was hardly enough to fill them up, but it did relieve their hunger a little. Then they kept an eye on their surroundings.

Night fell, but no one came out to check if these "uninvited guests" who had been thrown out had left. There was absolutely no movement from the small wooden building the entire time.

As night deepened and all was quiet, the four of them swallowed the antidote pills that Yan Daoxin had left for Zhu Yu. After waiting a while to make sure they were effective, they cautiously approached the door of the small wooden building once again.

Once inside, it was still completely silent and dark, as if it had been abandoned and no one had ever been there.

If the four of them hadn't been drugged and thrown out, they would probably think the same way right now.

Zhu Yu followed Lu Qing very lightly. Just to be on the safe side, Lu Qing held her hand tightly. The tightness and the warmth of his palm made Zhu Yu feel secure.

Last time, they cautiously hid behind the stairs and still got caught. This time, they simply didn't hide anymore. Following the plan, after entering the building, they didn't make any noise or try to hide.

Their goal is to expose those who are hiding in the shadows and using dirty tricks against them.

At this moment, Zhu Yu could see the layout of the small building clearly. The first floor was empty. There were no doors at all, let alone eight doors along the octagonal wall.

The four of them groped around and looked around, making sure there were no hidden doors or anything like that in the walls on the first floor.

Zhu Yu also remained highly vigilant, following closely behind Lu Qing, her hands clenched tightly, not daring to loosen her grip even slightly.

Before long, it was probably the people hiding in the shadows who discovered that someone had entered, and the faint fragrance returned to the air.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu felt a chill run down his spine, but then, remembering that the others had all taken the antidote pills prepared by Yan Daoxin, he felt slightly more at ease.

Soon, the aroma became even stronger.

Just to be on the safe side and not wanting to linger, after confirming that there was nothing on the first floor, the group prepared to go to the second floor.

She had only taken two steps when Zhu Yu suddenly tripped. She instinctively tried to grab Lu Qing's hand to maintain her balance and steady herself, but found that her hand was empty, and she was only holding onto air. She also fell down uncontrollably.

broken!

Zhu Yu felt a sudden alarm bell ringing in her mind; she knew that Lu Qing would never suddenly let go of her hand.

The only possibility that she would suddenly find herself empty-handed is that she has fallen for another trap.

In fact, it wasn't just her, it was all of them. If it were just her, even if she fainted and let go, Lu Qing wouldn't let go.

This is very strange. How could Yan Daoxin's antidote pills be unable to withstand the opponent's sleeping powder?

Zhu Yu was filled with surprise as she slowly got up from the ground, took a few deep breaths, and let her rapidly beating heart gradually return to its original rhythm.

The antidote pills left by Yan Daoxin didn't work, which she never expected. Fortunately, she realized that she was in an illusion and that everything was a hallucination, so she felt a little more at ease and was able to remind herself not to panic.

Anyway, Zhu Yu still vividly remembers what the last illusion was like. Whether it's a maze or quicksand, she is confident that she can handle it completely.