Spring Banquet (28)

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"So it's actually like this," looking from high above, Ren Yifei was stunned and did not speak for a long time.

At the top of the pagoda that he had previously seen was a mass of tangled branches. A layer of clouds had been floating just below the branches and was blocking them from view. xQVWsE

Passing through the layers of barriers, he soon arrived at a garden protected by countless guards that were made out of vines.

The garden was perfectly circular and was surrounded by antler-like branches and glowing flowers, both of which resembled stamens and flying pollen respectively. Furthermore, the glowing male sex organ with mucus leaking out at the centre was actually the pistil.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

The second layer that had just been discovered, the one that had been obscure by the clouds must be... Ting Yun Pavilion.

The sea of lantern flowers surrounded him with almost no end in sight, and the fragrance was so strong that it stung. If he hadn't taken the antidote, he might have fallen into another hallucination at that moment. 7dKQcV

"What a large tree. What did you come here to do?" Kong Que sat on a branch and looked up, "What's above the clouds?"

It was currently dusk and only a sliver of orange remained on the horizon. The entire sky was a blue-grey hue except for the garden where they stood.

When they looked up at the glowing flowers, they felt as though they were being surrounded by an ocean of stars.

Ren Yifei took out a jar of strong wine and threw it to the peacock demon before taking out another jar for himself, "Would you like to burn these dead vines?"

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"I was wondering how the wine was stolen, so it was you?" The peacock demon tapped the wine jar, "Did you know that Qing Hong drugged the wine?"

Ren Yifei didn't speak and focused on pouring the jar of wine all over the garden and also on the vines.

The fifty or sixty jars of wine contained distilled grain wine with an alcohol content of around fifty or sixty per cent. Therefore, after all the wine was poured, it evaporated and the smell of alcohol filled the air. The alcohol-filled world began to sway from side to side.

Ren Yifei's physique was not resistant to alcohol, so after breathing it in for a while, his cheeks became flushed. u2lYvk

"The renowned He Jun unexpectedly couldn't even handle the smell of wine?" Kong Que snickered.

Ren Yifei's attitude was still cold when he glanced at him. However, unlike before, his face was flushed and his eyes were watery.

The great peacock demon turned his head to avoid looking at it. With a wave of his hand, flames shot out and immediately burned the lantern flowers. With a 'swoosh', the flames spread out and rushed along the path created by the previously spilt wine.

As the duo walked further inside, they saw the vines wriggle, causing the flower petals to vibrate and more wicker lotus to fly out. mrLhw8

It was unknown if it was because of the fire or something else, but the air slowly became distorted. The clouds and mist dissipated, giving rise to overlapping light and shadows. Then, the truth above the clouds was revealed before their eyes.

"This..." Kong Que's mouth was wide open. He was so shocked that he was unable to control his expression.

Everything felt too ridiculous. After all the petals were burned, the surrounding background resembled white paper that was set ablaze. The thing that was revealed behind the paper was something that they were both particularly familiar with.

They had even come from there not too long ago. aGkpVx

The branches were like outstretched arms that were holding up a miniature city. There was no one walking around in that city, but only unconscious demons.

The familiar corridors extending in all directions had transformed into their prototype, which clearly had been thick vines. Flying insects were also seen flying in and out of the pass between the vines.

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It was Ting Yun Pavilion.

The top of the tower turned out to be Ting Yun Pavilion. x1RqKO

"How terrifying," Kong Que was momentarily speechless, "The entire Ting Yun Pavilion was a part of his body, while the rest of it was hidden in the small space. No wonder no one noticed anything strange."

The flames had reached all the way up to the top, and the wooden buildings were burned as soon as the wind blew the fire in their direction. As the result, Ting Yun Pavilion was quickly set up in flames. The insects also had their wings and tails burned and were currently wailing in the fire.

The burnt support beams could no longer hold the buildings up and several courtyards fell from the sky, dragging a trail of flames as they smashed into the ground.

The flames also climbed down the vine. It moved as slow as a snail at first, until one of the grimacing tumours on the vine exploded and spewed out viscous oil-like fluid.

After that, there were several explosions that sounded like firecrackers as fluids from the tumours splashed out. Compared to alcohol, this fluid seemed more flammable. After it poured out, the flames immediately travelled down the rest of the length of the vine.

"Ah—" The burning vine made a harsh noise while it twisted violently and emitted a large amount of black smoke.

The pungent smell of the billowing black smoke mixed with a sickly sweet smell was indescribably unpleasant.

Ren Yifei immediately avoided it and covered his mouth and nose with a wet handkerchief. He looked at the clouds of black smoke coming from Ting Yun Pavilion. n2ea0C

Various buzzing and hissing sounds appeared in the thick smoke.

From the place filled with black smoke, a large fly-like insect flew out— the very same kind that was disguised as the maids— and a centipede-like monster that was more than ten meters long crawled out.

And if that was not enough, he actually saw a pile of cockroaches pouring out like black water; they were densely packed and glossy like black waves.

The insects tumbled as they went through the flames and black smoke. Once they breathed in the psychedelic fragrance in the air, they began to lose consciousness and fall into the fire. Following this, a charred smell would be emitted. wRkuGa

The world was shrouded in black rain as the corpses of insects fell out of the sky one after the other.

The demons below were so disgusted that they all stood far away in order to avoid it. They pointed their finger up at the two people in the sky who were enjoying the bustling scene below and scolded, "Can't you warn us first?"

However, up in the sky, Ren Yifei could only see little ant-sized demons jumping around on the ground below; he could not hear what they said at all.

The psychedelic components evaporated faster after the lantern flowers were burned. The first wave of victims were the various kinds of insects, and the second wave of victims were the players who thought that they were about to succeed. ahM5KT

The player who turned himself into a cloud of black mist was the first to get injured. He had a hard time avoiding the insects as he rose up into the air and unexpectedly encounter the black smoke.

The next second, his skill deactivate and he fell down. He rolled all the way along the burnt veins and landed in front of the demons with a 'bang'.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

"What is this?" The big demons on the ground frowned and looked at the remains of the player who had just fallen, "What exactly is going on up there?"

From their point of view, they could only see that the layer of illusion was broken and that the sky was covered in black smoke, causing the world to become pitch black. 1 MEqr

The big demons once again looked up at the ghost vine tower that was burning like a torch, "Why didn't I think of burning the ghost vines just now?"

It was very effective.

"I didn't expect it either," the big demons looked at each other. Probably because their animal instincts made most of the demons dislike fire, they had all collectively ignored the best option of setting the trees on fire.

The big demons who had taken the antidote were watching the fun, while the players who had not taken the antidote landed on the ground in various poses one by one. hJvrd3

"The air is poisonous..." Qing Lin, who was already high up, leaned softly on the edge of the air balloon's basket. He covered his mouth and nose but it had no effect. The rich and invisible psychedelic aroma became more and more intense as the air heat up.

Even Saman, who has excellent self-control, was in a trance for a moment. There were many overlapping images in from of him, but there were also many scenes from his past.

His fingernails dug deep into the palm of his hand as he held his prop and stare at an unconscious insect.

What's going on outside? Was there something like anaesthesia in the thick smoke? Was it caused by the white-robed demon? gkUY14

Many questions flashed through his mind as Saman thought of the man who blew the lantern flowers over to this place.

Why did he do this?

What's the point of this behaviour? What does he want to achieve?

Was it an attack? vcQFm8

No, he was not that kind of person.

While he was thinking of the white-robed demon's character, a somewhat unbelievable thought appeared in Saman's mind. He took out the blue flower and looked up again at the players who were about to collapse.

Another image appeared in front of him and Saman knew that there was not much time left. If he doesn't try, then he would definitely fail. But if he does try, then there would be a chance of succeeding.

He no longer hesitated. He immediately bit off a petal from the small flower bud and placed it at the base of his tongue. D1uI0H

The moment the petal touched his tongue, most of the effects of the illusions seemed to be expelled by an invisible force.

Saman smiled and tucked the remaining petals into his sleeves.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

While the other players were fighting to break free from the illusions, Saman finally began to climb the tower. He threw out a prop and it directly turned into a coil of rope. One end of the rope rose like a snake and shot upwards at a speed of one meter per second.

Qing Lin, who was in the air, saw his movements, "The Heaven Ascension Rope." no 4ht

It was a high-level prop. After being dropped on the ground, one end of the rope will automatically rise until it encounters an obstacle. It might look like an ordinary rope, but in fact, it could not be cut by any blade nor could it be burned by fire, which could be very useful in some games.

However, it wasn't the prop that Qing Lin was surprised by, "How are you okay?"

Among the crowd of deranged players, Saman's safety was too dazzling.

Although his voice was not loud, he was still able to attract the attention of the other players. gbadPk

The fox demon player who was very close to Saman had seen the whole process. He picked up a broken blue flower from the ground and, without looking, he divided it into two.

He ate one of the halves, dust and all, while the other half was stuffed into the mouth of his companion.

The leopard demon player who ate the blue flower opened his eyes, "What happened just now?"

"Shh..." The fox demon player pulled him up, "Let's go." KfnZYt

After four or five seconds of silence, the other players' eyes instantly turned red, "It's those glowing flowers!"

All the crushed flowers on the ground began to be snatched up. Even the players in the air rushed back to join the scrambling crowd.

Only Saman held onto the Heaven Ascension Rope with one hand and the giant sword in the other. His gaze was cold and indifferent as he looked at the players who resembled a bunch of dogs fighting on the ground.

"Give me... give me..." When Saman passed by, Qing Lin was overjoyed and stretched out his hands toward him. S18vA5

Saman just looked at the hands that could almost touch him, and voiced his regret with a polite expression, "Unfortunately, I only have one." This was a lie.

Qing Lin's eyes immediately widened, there was even a little disbelief in his eyes. They got along quite happily before, and although they have always said that it was a partnership out of mutual interests, they occasionally experience some camaraderie.

Saman even took care of him along the way.

However, he doesn't seem to know Saman anymore. hJ8c5P

"Please rest assured, I will end all of this soon," Saman slowly rose until he was on the air balloon from before. With a gentle and polite smile on his face, he said, "You can return without any problems. And of course, please take care of yourself."

Qing Lin watched him rise higher and higher, while he himself powerlessly fell into a deep sleep. At the last moment, before entering complete darkness, he suddenly remembered his teacher's repeated instructions: Never make friends in the games.

Story translated by Chrysanthemum Garden.

The glowing garden was burnt out and left a large empty space, revealing a grey-white garlic-shaped stone house from the black ashes.

It was cone-shaped, like the top of a stone tower, with beautifully painted murals on the surface. It was a colourful painting of a crane flying against the sunrise, however, it was dirty now. tjikBo

Ren Yifei immediately walked over and lightly waved his fan. The black ashes were blown away by the wind and revealed the original appearance of this object.

This was truly the top of the pagoda, and at the top, there was also a door.

While it was scorching and chaotic outside, like hell on earth, the top of this grey-white pagoda was cool and tranquil; it was not affected by the outside at all.

Ren Yifei pushed the door and directly entered. When he looked up, his eyes landed on a person. jc7h8u

"I knew that if there was such a big commotion, then it must be caused by senior brother," the person facing away from them turned around. It was Qing Hong.

According to the calculations, he should still be asleep. However, he was already here now.

"It seems that the Puppeteer's anaesthetic worn off," Ren Yifei thought to himself.

"So you were here," Kong Que appeared from behind Ren Yifei ZKwXTI

Qing Hong glanced at his sneering face before turning to look at Ren Yifei, who was in a demonised state. He smiled, "Annoying people keep swarming around senior brother as soon as I'm not around."

The stone pagoda has rotating petals, and it was unknown what Qing Hong had activated, but the peacock demon was shaken out. While he was momentarily dazed, the door slammed shut, isolating the sound from the outside world.

"Senior brother, are you here to stop me now?"

Qing Hong looked at Ren Yifei again, "Can you give me another day? After that, you can punish me however you want." SJovH3

Ren Yifei shook his head, "If I give you a day, then who will give them time? If you're wrong, then you're wrong."

After looking at the piece of silk, he understood that this was all a premeditated plan and all living things were sacrificed.

Qing Hong was not only his junior brother but also a sinful devil.

"After this, I will naturally give them compensation, no matter what they desire." Uh92pd

Qing Hong took a step to the side and revealed the thing behind him, "Our child will be born. You see, he can already talk to me and find someone to play with. Senior brother, do you really have the heart to kill him?"

Looking at that thing, Ren Yifei's body stiffened momentarily. He was speechless.

Chrysanthemum Garden.

The floor of the stone pagoda was covered with hair-thin pipes that gathered in the middle to form a platform on which a stone the size of a football was held up.

The stone egg was jade-white with a smooth and delicate surface, resembling a fine suet jade. The eggshell was translucent so a small baby could vaguely be seen. ydp9Yo

The little baby was sleeping soundly with his eyes closed. One of his hands was clenched to his chest and the other hand was held up to his mouth as he sucked on his thumb. His little feet were gently pressed against the wall of the egg; its small shape revealed a strawberry-milkshake-pink colour.

The red light at his heart flickered, and when it flickered, it seemed that the veins could also be seen.

This was the kid that they were trying to hide.

The child was about to be born. wRmOya

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