He raised his right hand and opened a portal in front of him.
Then, Fang Yu turned around and raised his hand to release a burst of mana, shrouding Zhao Zi’nan’s body.
The two stepped into the teleportation portal, taking the Void Devourer with them to Huainan Nandou.
……
Fang Yu’s teleportation destination was precisely located before the gate of Zhao’s residence in Nandu, Huaibei.
After passing through the tunnel, Zhao Zinan seemed a little out of sorts.
But seeing the impossibly familiar Zhao family gate in front of her, she immediately froze, a complex range of emotions swirling in her eyes.
At this moment, the sprawling Zhao family compound was eerily silent, giving off an air of desolate emptiness.
Once upon a time, this place was bustling with activity, throngs of people coming and going.
“Brother…”
Before even stepping into the Zhao family, Zhao Zijun’s eyes were already red with tears.
“Come on in and take a look. Maybe there are some clues I missed,” Fang Yu said, stepping towards the gate of Zhao’s house.
Zhao Zijian stood in place, took a deep breath, and then walked into the Zhao family.
The last time Fang Yu visited the Zhao family, he used his divine sense to scan the entire mansion but found no obvious anomalies.
And this time, Fang Yu once again spread his divine sense throughout the entire mansion, carefully searching every corner.
While using his divine sense to probe the surroundings, he walked to the center courtyard of the Zhao family mansion. The main building stood before him.
Zhao Zinan trailed behind, biting her pink lips tightly and remaining silent. However, bright tears were already shimmering in her eyes.
She was not particularly strong-willed.
Now, back at the Zhao family home in person, seeing this deserted Zhao family courtyard… she could no longer hold it in.
Especially thinking about brother Zhao Xuan’s possible situation, she felt even more panicked.
What if something really happened to Zhao Xuan?
Zhao Zijuan looked at Fang Yu, who was intently searching for clues in front of her, biting her lip tightly, afraid to cry out loud, her delicate body trembling.
“Something’s not right.”
Fang Yu suddenly turned and looked to his left.
Deep in that place, there was a small attic.
“Zinan, what is that house for?” Fangyu asked.
Hearing Fang Yu’s question, Zhao Zi Nan looked at the small attic and sniffed, replying: “That… that was my house where I used to live…”
“Oh? Is that where you live?” Fang Yu’s eyes moved, he asked.
“Um.” Zhao Zijian nodded.
Fang Yu slightly frowned, concentratingly using his divine sense to envelop the small pavilion, searching every corner.
There is a faint trace of an abnormal aura remaining within this building.
When Fang Yu last came to Zhao’s house, he didn’t notice this aura.
Therefore, there is a high probability that this aura… appeared after Fang Yu left the Zhao family.
“There is someone who went back on their word to the Zhao family, and even visited Zhao Zinan’s old house?” Fang Yu’s eyes twitched slightly, he thought to himself.
By this time he was making his way towards the little attic.
Zhao Zinan didn’t know what happened, but she knew Fang Yu must have found a clue.
So, she held her breath and followed Fang Yu back to the small attic where she used to live.
Pushing open the door and stepping inside, you could only feel a chill.
The house was silent.
Fang Yu walked into the hall and looked around.
Strangely enough, that hint of abnormality, after he stepped into this small attic, seemed to disappear entirely.
Even with the use of divine sense, one would be unable to perceive that trace of abnormal aura.
It’s as if all the previous feelings were just illusions.
However, Fang Yu was very clear that he would never have hallucinations.
That faint trace of anomaly, though extremely subtle, was still captured by him with his divine sense.
“Why, after entering this building, did the air disappear…” Fang Yu narrowed his eyes slightly and looked around.
It was late afternoon, and the sun was setting.
Therefore, the light in the small attic was quite dim.
“Fang Yu gege… I, I heard a voice!”
At this time, Zhao Zinan’s expression suddenly changed, and she spoke.
Sound!? <<<
Fang Yu was stunned.
He didn’t hear any sound.
And at this moment, Zhao Zinan’s face had changed. She suddenly turned her head and looked towards the staircase leading to the second floor.
“Brother… I’m here.” Zhao Zi Nan’s eyes were wide open, tears brimming in their corners as she walked towards the staircase.
Fang Yu frowned, reaching out to grab Zhao Zinan’s arm.
<<>>
“Bang!”
Just at this moment, Zhao Zi Nan’s body erupted with a surge of immense power.
Fang Yu’s eyes narrowed slightly, a golden glow emanating from his body. He didn’t take a step back, still gripping Zhao ZiNan tightly, preventing her from moving forward.
“Boom…”
But all the furniture surrounding that layer was, in this moment, blown to smithereens.
“Fang Yu gege, gege laile, he…” Zhao Zi Nan turned her head, her face full of anxiety and confusion.
She seemed to not understand why Fang Yu wouldn’t let her go talk to Zhao Xuan.
Fang Yu looked towards the stairwell, his brow furrowing even deeper.
Because, he still hadn’t seen anything.
But Zhao Zinan’s expression and tone were clearly genuine, not feigned.
Therefore, she was obviously caught in some kind of dreamlike state.
But this illusion…Fang Yu did not fall into it.
“Brother…” Zhao Zinan turned her head again, looking towards the staircase, her eyes red as she asked, “Are you alright? What about the others… Are they okay?”
Then, after receiving some sort of reply, Zhao Zinan broke into a smile.
Fang Yu’s eyes hardened, he raised his left hand, and pressed it on Zhao Zi Nan’s head.
He wanted to use his divine sense to pull Zhao Zijian out of the illusion.
But… as soon as his divine sense touched Zhao Zi Nan’s body, it was like encountering a black hole, being absorbed into it and completely vanished.
Fang Yu again tried to use his true qi, with the same result.
At this time, Zhao Zinan’s unique physique unexpectedly became the best shield against that illusion!
“Zinan, everything you see right now is an illusion, a false existence.” Fang Yu narrowed his eyes and spoke.
But at this time, Zhao Zinan couldn’t even hear Fang Yu speaking.
She stared blankly at the foot of the stairs, motionless.
“This attic… is a trap.”
Fang Yu has already realized the crisis.
He looked around, his eyes gleaming gold.
The Golden Cross Sword manifested from his eyes.
At the top of the stairs, there was actually a human-shaped outline.
Although I can’t see his features clearly, judging from his build… it really could be Zhao Xuan from back then!
However, when Fang Yu activated his Insightful Eye, magnifying that outline, his eyes changed.
Within the translucent humanoid silhouette, lay a real body!
It is precisely…the reappearance of Zhao Xuan after a period of absence!
However, at this time, Zhao Xuan was already a corpse.
Eyes wide with fear, his face contorted in terror.
His features were covered in blood, making for a truly terrifying sight.
“Using Zhao Xuan’s corpse to create an illusion…” Fang Yu looked at Zhao Zi Nan, who was still in a daze in front of him, his eyes flickering. He wanted to speak.
“Boom!”
Just at that moment, a dull thud came from outside the attic.