In a flash of lightning, a huge force suddenly came from Zhao Rang's side.
The violent impact caused him to lose his balance, and his body fell uncontrollably to the other side.
The corridor on the second floor of Taihe Residence is actually not wide. It can only accommodate three people walking side by side at most, so Zhao Rang's shoulder hit the wall of the corridor.
Breaking sound.
Zhao Rang actually crashed through the template on the side of the corridor and fell heavily to the ground.
Until this moment, his spirit was still wandering, and his reaction was still very slow.
After the body landed, it still stayed at the moment when it was hit.
Yuan Mingkong took out a snuff bottle from his waist, opened the lid, pressed Zhao Rang's head, and asked him to take a deep breath.
Soon, Zhao Rang's eyes gradually regained their luster, but the headache that followed made him groan uncontrollably.
"Just bear with it and get over it!"
Yuan Mingkong said.
But Zhao Rang couldn't listen at all.
The severe headache made him temporarily deaf and disabled... Even if he could hear, he couldn't do what Yuan Mingkong said.
After half a stick of incense, Zhao Rang recovered, looked around blankly, and finally fixed his eyes on Yuan Mingkong's face.
Holding his forehead with one hand and holding the handle of the knife tightly with the other, Zhao Rang asked in a trembling voice:
"What did you smell for me?"
Yuan Mingkong's explanation was very simple, with only two words:
"Antidote."
"Antidote? Am I poisoned?"
Yuan Mingkong nodded first, then shook his head, but didn't say a word. 1
Zhao Rang took a deep breath, and the surging energy in his body slowly calmed down. Only then did his spirit completely return to his body, and he could see his surroundings clearly.
Where did he find himself on the second floor of Taihe Residence? He was obviously sitting in the hall, and there was a table next to him that was smashed by him. The dishes were scattered all over the floor and turned into broken porcelain pieces.
"What happened to me just now?"
Zhao Rang asked as he licked his lips.
After I regained my energy, my head didn't hurt so much anymore. But his throat seemed to be on fire, and his tongue was stuck tightly to the roof of his mouth, like a tamarisk tree that was about to dry out in the Gobi Desert.
"What a powerful calculation!"
Yuan Mingkong helped Zhao Rang stand up, and then breathed heavily.
Obviously, when Zhao Rang was having a hard time just now, he wasn't that relaxed either.
"Fortunately, we have these two things, otherwise we would have to explain everything here!"
Yuan Mingkong took out a pendant and the snuff bottle he gave Zhao Rang to smell just now and said.
The pendant was blood red, with little bits of cold light flashing inside, as if the entire sky and the Milky Way were included in it.
"What's this?"
Yuan Mingkong explained:
"This is blood amber, it can stabilize the mind and strengthen the mind."
Zhao Rang responded, already roughly knowing what he had just experienced.
When he and Yuan Mingkong entered Taihe Residence again, they had already entered the illusion formation that the other party had prepared.
As for the climb to the second floor, the four women, and the rain-like sword light, they are not real, they are all virtual images!
I thought that the eyes of the phantom formation were hidden in the thick fog that I saw on the second floor. If Yuan Mingkong hadn't pulled himself out in time, the consequences would have been disastrous...
"If I hadn't woken up half a moment before you, you would have died on your own black steel sword."
Zhao Rang's eyes widened, unable to accept what Yuan Mingkong said.
Based on his understanding of the phantom formation, it was likely that after confusing his mind, the opponent took advantage of his unpreparedness and killed him. How could you control him to commit suicide? This is almost like being possessed by a ghost, but Zhao Rang never believed in ghosts and gods.
"If it were a normal phantom formation and I was wearing blood amber, I wouldn't have suffered at all. But this time I struggled for a long time, as you can imagine..."
Zhao Rang knew the efficacy of blood amber, and it could definitely be regarded as a rare item in the world. As long as it is worn on the body, no matter whether it is drug, smoke, or magic array, it cannot intrude in the slightest. 1
And the more stars contained in the blood amber, the stronger the effectiveness! Yuan Mingkong's area was so densely packed with stars that it was almost impossible for a needle to penetrate.
Even so, he still lost his mind... The illusory formation in the center of Taihe was indeed terrifying, and it could actually resist such a strange thing outside of nature.
"I saw the four girls next to Haidiye come to life again in the phantom formation, and they even attacked me with knives. When I fought back, I found that they were all illusions. Are these two phantom formations superimposed? "
Yuan Mingkong pointed to the brocade box that fell not far away and said:
"To be precise, it should be the combination of the drug and the phantom array. You can think of it as them setting up a phantom array in your body!"
"In the body?"
Zhao Rang asked incredulously.
But this time he didn't deny it immediately.
Because the feeling I really felt just now has not completely dissipated yet. It's like being in a trance during a sleepless night. Dreams when you are half asleep and half awake will be remembered especially clearly.
Yuan Mingkong did not answer Zhao Rang's question, but kicked the brocade box in front of Zhao Rang.
The two portraits were still placed in the brocade box.
Zhao Rang took a look, but found that the color of the portrait had changed!
"Is it poisonous?"
Yuan Mingkong then said:
"When we were looking through it, did you remember that the two portraits were very close to each other, and we had to put some saliva on our fingers to separate them?"
Zhao Rang nodded numbly.
Sure enough, there are no good people for no reason, and no help for no reason.
Previously in the illusion formation, Zhao Rang felt that Manager Li was trying to enlighten him by playing with him, but now it seems that it is nothing more than a part of the plan. The last thing he said was that he was worried that Zhao Rang was suspicious of the brocade box and would not open it. He was specifically told to watch it with Yuan Mingkong to ensure that both of them were poisoned at the same time, so that no one could escape. 1
"We looked at it in the clothing store, and the time from there to here is very reasonable."
Zhao Rang said listlessly.
But in an instant, he regained all his confidence and said generously:
"Fortunately we are still alive!"
Yuan Mingkong frowned and said:
"What's the meaning?"
He felt that although Zhao Rang told the truth, it was useless nonsense. Many times people don't tell the truth because everyone understands the truth. Whether they want to follow it or not is another matter.
"We're still alive, but they think we're dead."
Zhao Rang continued.
Yuan Mingkong's eyes suddenly lit up.
When the enemy completely lowers his guard, that's when he feels that he has a sure chance of victory. If they now feel that Zhao Rang and Yuan Mingkong have died in the illusory formation of Poison and Taiheju in the portrait, doesn't it mean that they no longer regard Zhao Rang and them as a threat?
Wrong estimation is the biggest threat, and it has also become the biggest variable in a game.
However, this threat and variable only exist for a limited time.
From the beginning of this game, it is very meticulous.
Someone who can create such a meticulous situation will definitely not be arrogant and will be very cautious.
You want to see people when you are alive, and you want to see corpses when you are dead. This is the case everywhere.
When they come to collect the bodies of Zhao Rang and Yuan Mingkong, they will find that these two people are not dead.
Fortunately, if the time difference is utilized well, the two of them can make a comeback in one fell swoop.
But at the same time, Yuan Mingkong also thought of a more terrifying result...
"What if we are not dead and are part of their plan?"
Zhao Rang shook his head and said:
"A lion fights a rabbit with all its strength. How could they give up if they have the opportunity to pull out these eyesores like us one by one?"
Yuan Mingkong pondered for a long time and felt that Zhao Rang was right.
Just like the dozens of human lives in The Guest in Green Shirt, only complete death can bring complete peace of mind.
After Zhao Rang finished speaking, he turned to look at the second floor of Taihe Residence.
There is one more thing that has not been verified.
"You want to see what the stranger said, right?"
Yuan Mingkong read his thoughts.
Zhao Rang said:
"If it's wrong, do you know what it means?" 166
Yuan Mingkong replied:
"It shows that Khaidiye is also on their side."
Before he could finish his words, Yuan Mingkong became nervous again.
His sister Yuan Kexin is still among the Qingshan guests.
If Haidiya is also one of the organizers, wouldn't Yuan Kexin's situation be very dangerous?
As early as in King Lanmo's city, Yuan Kexin was walked past quietly. She doesn't have blood amulet on her body, and even though she has martial arts skills, she can't mobilize her energy. She is completely at the mercy of others.
"Ximen Dazhuang is also among the Qingshan guests, so don't worry too much. But you should still go back as soon as possible."
"how about you?"
Zhao Rang replied:
"The illusion formation is broken and the poison is removed. I am more flexible than two people by myself. And we are all here, just in case..."
He swallowed his frustrated words and did not say them out.
Of course Yuan Mingkong knew what Zhao Rang meant by "in case".
He stared at the second floor in trance for a moment, and seemed to have made up his mind:
"What should I say if I see Khadiya when I go back?"
Zhao Rang said with a smile:
"What news would he most like to hear from us?"
Yuan Mingkong was a little confused.
Worry about his sister made his mind a little stuck at the moment, and he could no longer keep up with Zhao Rang's reaction.
"Tell him when you go back that I found the middleman he mentioned and I have been led to see the stranger."
Yuan Mingkong asked:
"that is all?"
Zhao Rang patted him on the shoulder, trying to relax his nervousness.
"When we were leaving, Haidiya said that no one could tell anyone about the strange people he saw. According to him, I can't tell you, so you don't know either. So what else do you need to say?"
With Yuan Mingkong leaving, only Zhao Rang was left in Taihe, which seemed empty.
Zhao Rang did not rush upstairs, but looked for his scabbard in the hall.
Quickly, he pulled it out from under the remains of the desk and chair. Dust it off quickly and reinsert the black steel knife into its sheath.
The stairs leading to the second floor now feel completely different from the ones just now.
The stairs in Taihe Residence were so solid that Zhao Rang didn't even make a sound when he stepped on them. In terms of quality, I don’t know how much better it is than the Chunhua Building of Aziz, the Lord of the Underworld.
Walking to the second floor again and standing still, Zhao Rang took a lot of effort to confirm that the east end was on his right. 1
