The illusion was on the verge of collapse.
Those butterflies that burned themselves to maintain the illusion would have controlled the beginnings of chaos.
But suddenly.
There was a black thunder, and most of the butterflies were killed when they couldn't catch it.
The situation was completely out of control.
The fire was blazing into the sky, reflecting the waning moon red; the thick fog was boiling and rushing, flooding the entire city.
In the fire and fog, the drama of "groups of demons chasing people" was once again staged. Under the weight of blood and fear, people transformed into demons one after another, displaying their animal desires wantonly.
The collapse of the illusion is now!
"This...this...is bad! It's bad!"
The god of wine murmured endlessly in Yu Mei's ear.
When Yu Mei took action just now, although he opened his mouth to dissuade her, he also took action quietly to prevent Li Changan from seeing the action. It was unavoidable that he did not mean to be duplicitous or secretly support. After all, he is a god whose followers have disappeared, and the belief that supports him to this day is nothing more than destroying the illusion.
Unexpectedly, the chaos spread unexpectedly quickly, like dry fire, and ignited the whole city in the blink of an eye.
The current scene of demons devouring each other seems to be the same as the original plan of several people, but in fact it is completely different.
the reason is simple.
They are not hungry enough or crazy enough. Although they are tortured by hunger, they are still rational and know how to tolerate and give in. In this way, when the illusion collapses, most of the monsters will probably remain, and then they will disperse...
Dionysus felt guilty and anxious and did not mention it.
Yu Mei doesn't have so many worries. She is very decisive. Once she makes a decision, she will never look back. Seeing that Huan Die had not yet appeared, he left behind the chaos in the city and focused on another place - the battlefield of rampant soldiers and iron-gnawing soldiers.
But.
Dionysus was suddenly pleasantly surprised.
"It's coming! Let's go!"
Yu Mei escaped without thinking.
next moment.
The moonlight is bright.
Bright and awe-inspiring.
It's like the cold sun in the cold winter casting thousands of sharp knives.
Pierce the thick fog and chop the fire.
Wherever it is reflected, both the fleeing people and the preying monsters slowly become sluggish and dull.
Gradually.
Except for those monsters who were fully awakened and lurked in fear, most of the remaining humans and monsters stood still like puppets on strings, slowly and in unison raising their heads.
above.
Between the moon and the city, huge and bright butterflies that look like gods are flying in circles.
…………
Li Changan successfully sneaked into Shuiyue Temple.
Yu Mei's continuous movements seemed to have really diverted all the power from Huan Die's hand.
The view inside was cold and silent.
Only dark spots of resentment remained on the empty walls.
The Taoist priest's gaze didn't linger too long.
Time is tight, so act quickly.
Phantom Butterfly may notice and return at any time.
Although Shuiyue Temple is not big, searching from room to room would be a waste of time and would be inappropriate.
The Taoist priest had already made plans.
Since Tai Sui Yao has become an ingredient, the first place to search is of course the kitchen.
Li Changan was familiar with the roads and climbed over the walls and quickly arrived at the place.
Huan Die is a monster who knows how to enjoy himself. With the Water Moon Temple in his hands, the kitchen was not abandoned, but became much more refined, with all the facilities for frying, steaming and boiling human flesh.
It's a pity that Tai Sui Demon is not here.
But not all was lost.
Li Changan rummaged around for a while and fished out a beautiful head from a large pot of stew that was being heated over low heat.
then.
He went out and climbed up the roof.
The view here is wide, you can overlook the Taoist temple from a close distance, and you can see the phantom butterflies hovering gracefully on Xiaoshui City from a distance.
He sniffed the head in his hand, then closed his eyes and took a long breath in meditation.
Based on the Chonglong Jade, and supplemented by the Exorcist God, try your best to activate the Nose God.
Thousands of mixed smells in the mountains then entered the nose.
moment.
found it!
Li Changan suddenly opened his eyes.
His bright eyes fell on a corner of the Taoist temple.
…
In a remote corner.
The low shrine is equipped with a small courtyard.
Li Changan couldn't remember which god it had housed.
It doesn't matter anymore.
Anyway, they were all used as a "garbage dump" by the monsters.
All the statues in the Taoist temple were dismantled and thrown into this remote and small courtyard, crooked and crammed together, with their clay faces covered with mold.
But the smell of the Tai Sui Demon comes from here.
Li Changan was not in a hurry to go in. There were still some special smells hidden in the air, which were very subtle and mixed with the strong evil spirit. If the Taoist priest had not activated his nose to the extreme, he would have been almost indistinguishable.
He took off the sword case.
"Edict."
The red light disappeared in a flash.
There were several heads rolling down in the forest of statues.
The fracture was dripping with blood.
Without even looking at it, the Taoist priest put his sword box on his back, walked through the moldy gods and Buddhas, and pushed open the door of the shrine.
…
Even though there was no light source in the hall, the Taoist priest still found the Tai Sui Demon at a glance.
She was "sitting" on the altar, her skin shining coldly against the frost and snow.
Unfortunately, the original shape appeared below the waist, turning into a large ball of flesh, like a large ball of melted and solidified wax oil, embedded with the shrine.
There were some limbs, heads and bodies growing out of the meat ball, and there were cutting marks everywhere.
And its face always has its eyes slightly closed and a slight smile, the same expression as the gods and Buddhas outside the door.
It is really a Snow Bodhisattva who gives in the flesh.
Li Changan still didn't rush forward.
He looked past the Tai Sui Demon and stared at the chaotic shadow behind it.
A hoarse voice sounded faintly in the darkness.
"You finally came."
Li Changan held down the long sword.
"Yu Mei?"
…………
The giant saucer soars in the sky.
Xiao Shui, who was on the verge of destruction, slowly healed in the moonlight under its wings.
That's how it should be.
But I don’t know why.
Abruptly.
Its calm, hovering posture became urgent.
He lowered his body, flapped his four wings, and stirred up strong winds that swept across the house.
Little bits of light fell from the wings.
Land of splash.
The fog suddenly dissipated, and the houses and streets took on a new look. The demons turned back into humans in the excitement, and humans no longer felt in a trance and became alive again.
Even in some places, the Dionysus Festival night market has started again.
Hidden in the dark, Yu Mei frowned, and Huan Die's changes were by no means aimless.
She asked Dionysus:
"Where's the Taoist priest?"
"Something happened."
"dangerous?"
"I'm not sure, I bumped into an unexpected person."
"who?"
"Yu Mei."
In just a few sentences, the "starlight" on the wings of the phantom butterfly almost fell away, but in exchange, the whole long street became lively and bustling. From the outside, it looks almost like it was before the accident.
Yumei remained silent and took off the small wine gourd from his waist again.
This time Dionysus did not dissuade him, he just reminded:
"You have thought clearly."
"Your magic is just because you are the eyebrow-the eyebrow in the illusion of Xiaoshui. However, given the control of the fantasy butterfly over Xiaoshui, you are probably not the eyebrow in front of it."
Yu Mei drank the divine wine, and a light blood gushed out from her face, which was so pale that it was almost transparent.
"He needs time."
"I'm afraid Daoshi Li won't be willing to trade time in this way."
"Then don't let him see it."
After Yu Mei finished speaking, he put on his ghost face.
She pulled out her dagger, and her red skirt swayed like a ball of fireworks rising into the moonlit sky.
He threw himself towards the bright and dreamlike giant butterfly in the sky.
…………
Li Changan opened the window.
The overly bright moonlight poured into the shrine, reflecting the huge thing behind the altar.
A huge, haggard butterfly covered with densely packed, large and small dark spots.
Li Changan had seen it before. It was the body of a magical butterfly.
And also on this insect body, there is an old and gray face - Yu Mei's face.
"Yu Mei?"
"it's me."
Her voice was hoarse and hard, as if she hadn't spoken for a long time.
"Fellow Daoist Li doesn't seem to believe it."
Li Changan was wary of the disturbances around him, and his suspicion was palpable.
The corners of the mouth on that face were raised, as if he were smiling.
"With such honor, it is indeed difficult to win people's trust, and it is all my own fault. We both lost in the fight that day. I was deceived by Xiao Xiao, but my fellow Taoist was saved by the gods."
God?
Does it know Dionysus? !
That face seemed to have read through the Taoist priest's mind.
"Wasn't Fellow Daoist Li saved by the God of Dionysus?"
Before the illusion was completed, the Dionysian was sealed into a statue by Master Yu and thrown into the real Dionysian kiln. Although there is also a Dionysian sacrifice in Xiaoshui in the fantasy world, there has never been a manifestation of the god.
Ordinarily, Huan Die would not know that there really is a God of Wine in the world.
The Taoist priest was surprised and knew that he was not good at hiding, so he admitted it openly.
"You're right."
The face sighed quietly after hearing this.
"But fellow Taoist still doesn't believe me."
The Taoist priest was silent. Although his mind was not delicate, he had been deceived once and at least he had gained some memory.
The face then spoke again.
"Fellow Taoist, you might as well think about it."
"If I am not Yu Mei, but transformed into a phantom butterfly, why do I know the God of Dionysus? Sophora Ling's various abnormal behaviors have caused so much trouble before, but why didn't I ever suspect that you are a fellow Taoist who has resurrected from the dead and re-entered the world? Is it caused by an illusion? Are you still leading me by the nose?"
"Why?"
"Because I told it. I told it: I have crushed you to ashes, fellow Taoist, and destroyed your soul."
"Huan Die is a three-year-old child?"
"Words cannot be trusted, but what if it ate part of Pindao's soul and saw it with his own eyes?"
The Taoist priest raised his eyes, smiled again, and continued:
"After the battle that day, I escaped with serious injuries, but fell into the hands of Huandie again. I knew I would not be spared, and I also knew that the spirit of the wine god was still lingering..."
Li Changan interrupted her.
"How can you be so sure that Dionysus will save me? And he can definitely save me? And I will return to the illusion and stand in front of you?"
The face smiled calmly: "It's just a one-time bet. I have nothing to lose anyway."
The Taoist priest nodded and motioned for her to continue.
"So I allowed the monster to devour me, and even threw most of my soul to it easily, keeping only a trace of my true spirit alive. Of course, I made some small tricks in the soul."
"I have controlled the illusion for many years, and I have learned some methods. Even if I can't deceive the fantasy butterfly, can I still deceive myself?"
Li Changan nodded again.
That makes sense.
At first, when he and Yu Mei sneaked into Shuiyue Temple and found that the phantom butterfly could hide their resentment, they thought it had completely swallowed Yu Mei, but they never thought that Yu Mei did this deliberately in order to keep the true spirit.
This also explains why Xiaoshui City was turned upside down, and Huandie was reluctant to take action, just because it was refining its true spirit and had no time to escape.
The Taoist priest then drew his sword and strode forward.
"Since you have worked so hard, if you have anything to say, please say it quickly."
After saying that, he immersed himself in chopping up the fleshy mass under the Tai Sui Demon's waist to get its body off the altar.
Seeing that the Taoist priest finally believed in him, Yu Mei also breathed a sigh of relief.
"With the Phantom Butterfly's control over the illusion, it has been able to restart the reincarnation of the illusion, sort out the illusion from the beginning, and appease the demons. Fellow Taoist, do you know why it doesn't do this?"
Li Changan didn't even raise his head.
"Time is urgent, don't go into details."
Yu Mei was stunned for a moment, then laughed.
"Fellow Taoist, please speak quickly, it's my mother-in-law and mother-in-law."
She said seriously:
"Because the Phantom Butterfly needs the Dionysus Festival, it plans to poison the wine on the last day of the Dionysus Festival and put demonic insects in everyone's belly. It not only wants to control Xiaoshui, but also the people in Xiaoshui. Tens of thousands of demons!”
After she revealed Huan Die's plan, her expression became obviously more and more decayed.
"Finally, I have to trouble fellow Taoist with two things."
"Speaking."
"There is a tomb of the real person in this temple, but it is just a fake tomb. There are some talismans and magic weapons left by the real person hidden inside. Although the spiritual power has been worn away for a long time, it should still be usable. Leave the trouble to Huailing. If you want to deal with it, Huandie, she should be able to use it."
"good."
"The last thing."
She suddenly sighed deeply, revealing countless fatigue.
"Please help me, fellow Taoist, to free myself."
…………
The chaos of the night will eventually subside.
Huan Die spared no expense to mend the illusion and suppressed Jie Tie.
Come calmly and leave urgently.
Dragging his dim body back to Shuiyue Temple.
Then.
boom!
The violent explosion nearly turned the mountain upside down.
The palaces and halls were reduced to ashes and smoke, and they were all reduced to scorched earth.
In the fire that soared into the sky, little bits of fluorescence were released, floating in the fire and gathering together to look like a butterfly.
It landed gracefully in front of the mountain again.
Transformed into an ordinary-looking man.
Stare at the fire.
His face was ashen.
Er.
The demonic insect warriors returned triumphantly. They had been playing grandly all the way, but under the man's gloomy gaze, they timidly stopped playing and trembled. They all crouched on the ground and did not dare to make a sound.
Among the ground bugs, two figures tightly bound by iron ropes stood out.
The tall one is a dying man covered in blood.
The slender ones are the gray-faced eyebrows that don’t know life or death.
