3584

Chapter 3584: 4.1184 Braving the Thorns

Qiao Mu bounded back and forth across the vast grassland for a while before finally stopping. She touched her chin thoughtfully and murmured to herself, "It seems this must be a large talisman array." The way these antelope herds were running back and forth like crazy, as if possessed, suggested they might be under the influence of a repetition talisman.

To be able to generate such a massive phantom herd of antelopes with such grandeur, and with a repetition talisman at play... Or rather, to put it simply, the entire Chaoyang Tower, from inside to out, was shrouded in a talisman array. Once a person stepped into the tower, it meant the test had begun.

Breaking a repetition talisman was simple enough. A dozen Dispelling Evil Talismans would do the trick. Qiao Mu pulled out a handful of talisman papers from her pocket. These were items she had drawn when she first started in the craft, all high-level talismans, now mostly useless. "Consider these my gift to you!" She tossed them casually, and a flurry of talisman papers flew out, forming an oval in the air that encompassed her from top to bottom.

The moment the Dispelling Evil Talismans were thrown out, she vanished from the great grassland. When she opened her eyes again, she was standing on a small, desolate island. In the distance, she saw a small old man with his back to her, leisurely sitting by the coast, fishing.

Lady Qiao Qiao darted over, just in time to see the old man reel in a lively, large fish from the sea. Without a word, the little one pounced and hugged the fish, then casually picked up a rock from the ground and, with two thumps, smashed the fish's head.

The old man sprang up from the rock, pointing at Qiao Mu, his old face somewhat contorted with rage. "You, you! You!!"

Qiao Mu unhurriedly pulled a jade talisman from the fish's belly, then waved her hand at the old man. "See you in the next round!" With a flick of her finger, the jade talisman instantly shattered. The little figure then vanished with a "whoosh!" from the desolate island's coast.

The old man stared blankly at the scene before him. After a long moment, he closed his mouth and muttered, "This, this? What, what kind of monster is this?!" What kind of sharp eyes could see that the core array talisman was inside this fish's belly? The old man also vanished with a "whoosh!"

Qiao Mu had now successfully passed seven stages and arrived in front of a small courtyard adorned with carved beams and painted pillars. As she pulled open the door, she saw seven handsome men, each in a different color of the rainbow—red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, purple—sitting in the courtyard. Hearing the door open, they all turned their heads in unison, batting their eyelashes at her and waving their handkerchiefs.

Qiao Mu immediately felt a profound chill! She hastily apologized, "Wrong turn," and slammed the door shut with a bang. Then, she stared blankly at the closed door, thinking: No, that's not right, this is the place. That old ghost actually dared to set up a beauty illusion array for her! Let's see how she'll deal with this old guy!

With a "bang," she kicked open the door, almost falling into the embrace of a handsome man in red. Qiao Mu instantly swung her hand to strike him, but just as her palm was about to land, she heard the handsome man's pitiful cry, "Don't hit, don't hit, don't hit me, Qiao Qiao, Qiao Qiao."

Qiao Mu focused her eyes and, oh my, it was actually her Lotus's aggrieved little face. Oh no, she looked back again and immediately felt dizzy. All seven beautiful figures in the courtyard, in red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple, had transformed into her Lotus. This illusion array was powerful enough to conjure her Lotus!