Those butterflies who burned themselves to maintain the illusion would have controlled the signs of chaos.
It can be sudden.
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 crimson color of the waning moon; the thick fog was boiling and rushing, flooding the entire city.
In the fire and fog, the drama of "groups of monsters chasing people" was once again staged. Under the weight of blood and fear, people transformed into monsters 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 spoke to dissuade him, he also took action quietly to prevent Li Changan from seeing the action. He did not mean to support him secretly. After all, he, a god with all his followers, supported him to continue.
My current belief is nothing more than destroying the illusion.
Unexpectedly, the chaos spread so quickly and unexpectedly that it was like dry fire, igniting the whole city in a 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 be left, and then they will disperse...
Dionysus felt guilty and was anxious not to mention it.
Yu Mei didn't have so many worries. She was a very decisive person. Once she made a decision, she would never look back. Seeing that Huan Die had not yet appeared, she left the chaos in the city behind and kept doing nothing.
His eyes turned to another place - the battlefield of rampant soldiers and gnawing iron.
But.
Dionysus was suddenly greatly 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 harsh winter casting thousands of sharp knives.
Pierce the thick fog and chop up 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 all 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 mobilized all the power in Huan Die's hand.
It was cold and silent inside.
Only a few 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 priests have 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 in ruins, 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 it’s not like I gained nothing.
Li Changan rummaged 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 onto the roof.
The view here is wide, you can overlook the Taoist temple from near, and you can see the phantom butterflies hovering gracefully on Xiaoshui City from far away.
He sniffed the head in his hand, then closed his eyes and took a long breath in meditation.
Based on Chonglong Jade and supplemented by 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 also couldn't remember which god it had housed.
None of it matters 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, crookedly crowded together, and the clay sculptures' faces were covered with mold.
But the smell of Tai Sui Yao comes from here.
Li Changan was not in a hurry to go in. There were still several special smells hidden in the air, which were very subtle and mixed with the thick evil spirit. If the Taoist priest had not activated his nose to the extreme, he would have been almost unable to distinguish it.
He took off the sword case.
"Edict."
The red light flashed and disappeared.
There were several heads rolling down in the forest of statues.
There was blood dripping from the fracture.
Without even looking at it, the Taoist priest put his sword box on his back, walked through the moldy gods and Buddhas, and opened 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 just "sat" on the altar, her skin covered with frost and snow, as if it was cold and glowing.
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 cuts everywhere.
And its face always has its eyes slightly closed, with a slight smile, the same expression as the gods and Buddhas outside the door.
It is truly 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 sword.
"Yu Mei?"
…………
The giant disc soars in the sky.
The Xiaoshui on the verge of destruction slowly healed in the moonlight under its wings.
This is 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, stirred up strong winds, and swept across the house.
Little bits of light fell from the wings one after another.
The place of splash.
The fog suddenly dissipated, 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 to be lively again.
Hidden in the dark, Yu frowned, and the changes in the magic butterfly were by no means aimless.
She asked Bacchus:
"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 words, the "starlight" on the wings of the phantom butterfly almost fell away, but in exchange, the whole long street became lively and bustling again. From the outside, it almost turned into what it was before the incident.
Yu Mei 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 only 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 faint blood gushed out from her face, which was so pale that it was almost transparent.
"He needs time."
"I'm afraid Taoist Li won't be willing to trade time in this way."
"Then don't let him see you."
After Yu Mei said that, he put on the ghost face.
She pulled out her dagger, and her red dress billowed 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 excessively bright moonlight poured into the shrine, reflecting the huge thing behind the altar.
A huge, gaunt butterfly covered with densely packed, large and small dark spots.
Li Changan had seen it before. It was the body of a phantom 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 this kind of honor, it is indeed difficult to win people's trust. It is my own fault. In that day's fight, we both suffered losses. I was bullied by Xiao Xiao, but my fellow Taoist was saved by the gods."
God?
Does it know Dionysus?!
That face seemed to see through what the Taoist priest was thinking.
"Wasn't Fellow Daoist Li saved by the God of Dionysus?"
Before the illusion was completed, the God of Dionysus was sealed into a statue by Master Yu and thrown into the Dionysus kiln in reality. Although there were sacrifices to Dionysus in Xiaoshui in the illusion, no god had ever appeared.
Ordinarily, Huandie 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 simply 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 Taoist friend 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 your soul has been destroyed."
"Huan Die is a three-year-old child?"
"Words cannot be trusted, but what if it eats a part of Pindao's soul and sees it with his own eyes?"
The Taoist priest raised his eyes, smiled again, and continued:
"After that day's battle, I escaped with serious injuries, but fell into the hands of Huandie again. I knew that 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't I deceive myself?"
Li Changan nodded again.
That makes sense.
At first, when he and Yu Mei sneaked into Shuiyue Temple and discovered that the phantom butterfly could hide their resentment, they thought it had completely swallowed Yu Mei, but they did not expect that Yu Mei did this deliberately in order to protect 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 long sword and strode forward.
"Since you have worked so hard, if you have anything to say, just say it quickly."
After saying that, he immersed himself in chopping up the fleshy mass under the Tai Sui demon's waist to remove its body from 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, you are my 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 monsters!”
After she revealed Huan Die's plan, her expression became visibly worse.
"Finally, I have to trouble fellow Taoist with two things."
"Speaking."
"There is a tomb of a real person in this temple, but it is just a fake tomb. There are some talismans and magic weapons left behind by the real person hidden inside. Although the spiritual power has been worn away for a long time, it should still be usable. Please leave it 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 the biting iron.
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 lay 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 was covered in blood and dying.
The slender ones are the gray-faced eyebrows that don’t know life or death.