After being poisoned by mushrooms, all the strange creatures became fascinated by me.

Since Qianli reminded her that she alone could not shake this world that the strange lord had his eye on, she was now aware that Qianli was not capable of doing so.

So she had no choice but to let the players' things belong to the players, and the lords' things belong to the lords, and try every means to introduce another deity.

A rich, cyan mist filled the space between heaven and earth, rising gently from Tang Li's hand and drifting ethereally towards the gods beyond countless worlds.

This scene seemed no different from the last one.

But this time...

The colossal creature slightly raised its head, and a golden light flashed beneath its half-closed eyelids.

This time... her deity has awakened.

A piece of purplish-gray cotton-linen cloth was brought to Him by the smoke, floating in mid-air like a corner of a handkerchief. The deity, whose body was covered with giant blue scales, raised his head and touched it carefully with the tip of his nose.

Ok……

He listlessly lay down again.

On the other side, Tang Li, determined to win: ?

The bluish smoke around her gradually dimmed, and an indescribable feeling suddenly arose in her heart: Your god does not like it.

Yes, yes... Tang Li inexplicably felt an awkwardness of giving a gift that didn't quite hit the mark. Hmm... This stuff squeezed out of the blue-clothed old woman's body didn't look very high-class, and it seemed unlikely to please her.

Tang Li quickly changed her mind. Before the bluish smoke dissipated, she subtly softened her voice and skillfully asked, "Then, ask my god... if he/she would like to come and have some fun in this world?"

"The owner of this copy is that Vanji..." Didn't Vanji consider you his mortal enemy? How about sponsoring me to cause him trouble?

In the far distance, a colossal deity attempted to bury its enormous head under its tail.

The bluish smoke suddenly billowed out and began to disappear from the farthest point.

Oh wow.

Damn it, even my god doesn't like fighting.

"Fine, fine," Tang Li laughed in exasperation. "All you like to do is sleep?"

She gritted her teeth and finally uttered the most compelling line.

"If you're willing to do me this favor," Tang Li said with a touch of tragic resolve, "I will... give full play to my role as your first 'priestess'."

Beneath the smoke, the deity's large blue tail suddenly twitched.

"From now on, I can inspect the copies in your territory on your behalf."

The gods held their breath and raised their heads with hope.

"That way... you can," Tang Li gritted her teeth, "rest as long as you want."

—Wow! The deity finally opened his eyes again, his beautiful eyes sparkling.

A strong wind suddenly appeared, and the bluish smoke billowed like banners fluttering in the dark sky. Tang Li was enveloped in the smoke, and her two braids, which were originally tied up neatly, were blown off by the gale, her long black hair dancing in the air.

Time and space seemed to have spiraled out of control at this moment. Tang Li's eyes, ears, nose, limbs and bones were all enveloped in this blue color. Where was she at this moment? What could she do at this moment? She didn't know. She only remembered one thing: in this blue world, she saw a pair of golden eyes that were as bright as the sun.

Ah, she belatedly thought, "Was I really that excited? It seems I've accidentally gone too far."

--make a deal.

The solemn oracle echoed in her mind.

Tang Li suddenly burst out laughing.

Oh God, oh God, since that's the case, how can I let you down?

My beloved god.

Fifteen minutes later.

"Did you find it?" Lian Sheng asked.

If Tang Li were here now, she might not recognize Lian Sheng's appearance. The woman who always smiled at her now had a glaring red stain on her cheeks. Her eyes were cold, and the long knife in her hand was gleaming, with blood dripping down the blade.

Lian Shi said, "We've already searched this floor, but we didn't find it."

As he spoke, he moved with lightning speed, grabbing the last guard who rushed at him by the hair and slamming him against the wall, causing his head to bleed profusely. Only then did he speak, demanding:

"Where is the hidden door here?"

The blood on the guard's head had already flowed down to the corner of his mouth. He was in so much pain that he couldn't even hold onto the knife in his hand. He just kept screaming and struggling in Lian Shi's hands.

Lian Shi clicked his tongue, caught the knife that fell from his body, and casually pointed the tip at the guard's right eye. The guard was so frightened that he immediately fell silent.

"I'll ask you one more time, where is the secret door here?" Lian Shi emphasized.

"W-what secret door?" The guard stared wide-eyed at the blade so close to his eyeballs, his eyes bulging with rage. "I-I-I...I don't know..."

It's annoying, I really don't know.

Even Lian Shi lost his last bit of patience. He seemed to just casually flick the wrist, and the man flew out and crashed heavily into the wall at the end of the corridor, lifeless.

Meanwhile, on the other side, Lian Sheng also ended his battle.

She wiped the blood from her face with her sleeve, looked around, but still couldn't find that small figure.

Tang Li had been missing for more than 15 minutes. Lian Sheng's handsome eyebrows furrowed. At that moment, she dealt with Zhao Jiuzhi in the shortest possible time, but she never expected that in the blink of an eye, Tang Li, who had been obediently hiding in the corner cheering, had disappeared.

Tang Li wasn't the kind of child who would run around in a panic, and at that time, it was impossible for someone to kidnap her without alerting her.

Lian Sheng recalled Zhao Jiuzhi's earlier tapping and banging on the corridor walls and suspected there was a hidden door. However, no matter how carefully she followed the walls, she couldn't find the mechanism.

Lian Shi, who had easily defeated everyone, found her at this time, carrying the blood-red phlox jade carving that Tang Li reacted strangely to, on his shoulder, and followed by a group of fearless "pursuers".

The "pursuers" were people from Xue Manlou. The manager in charge stepped forward, bowing and scraping, and said that the jade carving was of great significance to their boss. It was just displayed there for exhibition purposes and was not a prize for this competition.

He ordered his men to bring over trays of dazzling gold, stone, and jade artifacts, attempting to politely exchange them for jade carvings from the "cult members" before him. However, the numerous guards behind them made no attempt to conceal the hands already resting on their waists.

Lian Sheng and Lian Shi exchanged a glance. They didn't know the secret behind the jade carving of the balsam flower, why it was displayed there to attract covetous eyes, and why people later risked trying to take it back. But...

Now that the goods are in their hands, how could they possibly let them go back like that?

—It's not like they can't beat them.

The chaotic battle between the two and the crowd began. Coincidentally, they were looking for clues about Tang Li's disappearance and needed to capture a few people to find out the location of the "secret door".

However, they hadn't expected that although they had defeated all the people, they were completely unaware of the secret passages and mechanisms on this floor.

"Where's that foreman who was leading the way?" Lian Sheng suddenly asked, remembering something.

"Ah," with people lying haphazardly all over the ground, Lian Shi kicked away several of the bodies blocking his way with an unpleasant snort and replied in a muffled voice, "I didn't notice him. It seems like he ran away as soon as the fight started."

"Let's go find someone." Lian Sheng took a few steps and walked alongside him.

sound.

The two suddenly stopped in their tracks; one remained wary, looking ahead, while the other turned back.

"Hmph." A soft chuckle, sounding like a sigh.

"Lian Shi," Lian Sheng squinted, looking at everything before him, "don't rush off."

"—It's haunted."