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Chapter 626 Unexpected
I thought that even if the hallucinations caused by the drugging would be different, they wouldn't be exactly the same. But the principle remains the same. Besides, this time I knew very well that I was in a hallucination, so I was less nervous and afraid and there wouldn't be any problems.

Who knew that what happened next would take a completely different turn from what she expected?

Zhu Yu cautiously chose to stand still, not moving an inch. He thought to himself that since he was in an illusion, it would be safer for him to remain still.

And perhaps because her consciousness was relatively clear, even if she couldn't wake up from the illusion, she had more self-control. This time, unlike before, her legs didn't run uncontrollably, and she was able to stand there steadily.

As she stood there with her eyes closed, like a statue, oblivious to everything around her, she didn't know how much time had passed. Suddenly, the familiar warmth returned to her previously empty palm, and her hand was clenched tightly once more.

The pressure, and the feeling of being enveloped as if it wanted to envelop her entire hand, were all too familiar to her.

Zhu Yu felt relieved and cautiously opened her eyes to look over. She saw that she was indeed still standing in front of the stairs, with Lu Qing standing beside her, holding her hand.

Could it be... that I've broken free from the illusion?
Zhu Yu looked at Lu Qing in surprise. Lu Qing seemed to understand her question and nodded with a smile: "We made it through, everything's alright now."

Hearing his words, Zhu Yu breathed a sigh of relief, then looked around and found that only the two of them were there. "Where are the runes and talismans?"

“The two of them chased the thieves out. With their martial arts skills, you don’t need to worry too much.” Lu Qing looked at her with a gentle smile. “I’ll stay here and guard the area. If any of their thieves break out again, I’ll catch them all.”

Please go upstairs and bring down the luggage that those people hid.

I'm here waiting for you. Don't be afraid. If anything seems wrong, just shout for me and I'll come to your aid immediately.

Upon hearing this, Zhu Yu's eyes sharpened, and he abruptly released the hand that was holding Lu Qing's, shaking it away as if it were something dirty.

"What are you doing?" Lu Qing seemed surprised by Zhu Yu's reaction. "Why are you throwing a tantrum all of a sudden? Did I do something wrong to upset you?"

"No, of course not." Zhu Yu shook his head and smiled slightly. "You are just a part of an illusion, so how could you possibly anger me?"

"What are you saying, Madam? I'm completely confused." Lu Qing's face showed even more doubt.

Zhu Yu ignored him, lowered her eyes, and remained silent.

No matter how real the person in front of her seemed, or how genuine the feeling was, she was absolutely certain that it was all just an illusion, that everything was happening only in her head, and that she had never actually broken free from the intoxication.

Because in such an unstable place, the real Lu Qing would never address her as "Madam," but would only call her "Second Master Zhu" or "Chief Secretary Yu," without exception.

In that case, she should no longer react to any of the illusions around her.

"Madam... oh, no, I made a mistake by accident just now. Please forgive me, Second Master Zhu." Lu Qing said to Zhu Yu with a smile and a coaxing tone, "Were you frightened by what happened before when you were possessed by a nightmare?"
Don't worry, the antidote pills we took really worked. We've broken free from the illusion, and everything in front of you is real.

If you don't believe me, just ask me some questions, and you'll see if I can answer them all.

Zhu Yu sneered inwardly. Ask questions? Answer every question? Of course! All of this happened in her own mind; the questions she could ask, the answers were also stored in her mind.

To put it bluntly, right now, under the influence of that sleeping gas or incense, her brain is helping outsiders deceive herself. No matter what the questions are, they are essentially self-questioning and self-answering, so how could she not answer them!

Seeing that she still didn't respond, Lu Qing seemed a little anxious: "Zhu Yu, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with you?"
"How about this, we don't need the stuff anymore. Come on, give me your hand, let's go outside now, let's get some fresh air, then you'll believe me, right?"

Zhu Yu remained unmoved and ignored him completely.

Suddenly, there were a few more disordered footsteps nearby.

Lu Qing's voice also became more anxious: "No, there are far more people hiding here than we thought. The footsteps are not right. We can't stay here any longer. We need to get out of here first and hurry up and meet up with the talismans!"

Zhu Yu remained motionless, even shaking off Lu Qing's grasping hand and closing her eyes.

"Zhu Yu! Now is not the time to be childish. Listen to me, give me your hand, we have to get out of here right now!"

If we don't hurry, it will be too late—"

With a muffled thud, Lu Qing's words came to an abrupt end.

Despite constantly reminding herself that it was all fake, Zhu Yu still couldn't control herself and suddenly opened her eyes, looking in the direction where Lu Qing was standing.

A black-clad figure, whose face was obscured, appeared behind him. The long sword in the black-clad figure pierced through Lu Qing's back and emerged from his chest.

Crimson blood quickly spread from Lu Qing's clothes on his chest. With an incredulous expression, Lu Qing's body seemed to have its bones removed as the black-clad man withdrew his longsword, and he slumped softly to the ground, with more blood gushing from the hole in his chest.

Zhu Yu's nostrils were immediately filled with a strong smell of blood.

In that instant, Zhu Yu felt as if an invisible hand was gripping her heart tightly; she could only tremble, not even jump.

She tried to remind herself that it was all an illusion, all fake, and tried to calm herself down, but the scene before her eyes was just too real, even the increasingly strong smell of blood in her nostrils...

You can clearly smell a faint fragrance amidst the bloody smell!
Zhu Yu tried desperately to wake herself up. She twisted her waist hard with her hands, but she couldn't feel any pain, nor did she suddenly wake up.

He raised his hand to slap himself!

She had clearly used all her strength, but her arms felt like they were filled with cotton, and she couldn't muster any strength at all.

Despite trying many methods, Zhu Yu could not regain consciousness. Every time he opened his eyes, he would see Lu Qing's corpse lying in front of him. Zhu Yu was extremely anxious.

Suddenly, she thought of something, opened her mouth slightly, and bit her tongue hard—