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"Look at this." Ouyang Zixin's fingertip traced the smooth stone wall, where the area that once bore handprints had returned to its flat state, leaving no trace behind.
Yun Tianmo also crouched down, his eyes carefully scanning the surface of the stone wall. Not only was there nothing visible to the naked eye, but even when he reached out, he couldn't feel any remnants of the patterns that had once been carved there. He gestured for Ouyang Zixin to remove her hand, then concentrated Mysterious Energy on his fingertips and placed them back on the stone wall. This time, he felt a repelling force.
"There's some kind of power pushing me away." This stone wall was indeed extraordinary; Yun Tianmo dared not be too forceful and had to withdraw his hand.
The two stood up and gestured towards the spot above where the Blood Basin Mouth had appeared. That position was roughly at their height and about a meter wide. Logically, such a large opening shouldn't instill fear in them all; what could be the reason?
And where did that heavy, rust-like smell of blood come from?
"Have you noticed? This time, there's not a single breeze in the Underground Palace." This was yet another place different from their last visit. Ouyang Zixin extended her finger to taste it and then held it up before her eyes; no matter how many times she tried, there was no wind. In a sealed space without ventilation, aside from having an actual corpse, what else could produce such a strong smell of blood?
Seeing her first touch the stone wall that Zhao Feihong had touched and then put her finger in her mouth, Yun Tianmo showed disapproval in his eyes. He grabbed her finger with a look of disdain but wiped it clean while saying, "A child who hasn't grown up is still sucking on their fingers."
Ouyang Zixin stuck out her tongue and smiled; this Yun Tianmo had a bit of a nagging quality when he cared for others.
"If someone has died, there should be a body. With such a strong smell of blood, yet we can't see a drop." Strange; it was truly too strange. And what about that ghostly handprint? What was going on?
While Ouyang Zixin and Yun Tianmo were inspecting the stone wall, she had already roughly recounted what she knew about Qimen Dunjia. Moreover, there were too many aspects of Qimen Dunjia related to the five elements. However, neither Yun Tianmo nor Ouyang Zixin understood Qimen Dunjia; they were both in the dark. It felt like they had walked into a dead end.
"If we can't figure out what door leads where, I'm afraid we might become the next Zhao Feihong."
"At worst, we just won't touch anything." Yun Tianmo didn't think much of it; since it was a mechanism, there must be a way to crack it. Since these Millennium Ruins existed on Yuhai Continent, even if he didn't understand Qimen Dunjia, there would surely be other methods to solve the mechanisms.
Ouyang Zixin shook her head, feeling that Yun Tianmo's approach was just waiting for death. In the end, not only would they not gain anything, but everyone would also be on edge. Whether they could even get out became a question.
"Small Stone Box hasn't responded for a long time. I wonder what's wrong with it. It can't be broken, right?" Ouyang Zixin pointed at the Small Stone Box that was placed in Yun Tianmo's arms. Ever since she discovered that the Small Stone Box was ineffective, she had lost interest in carrying it and simply handed it over to Yun Tianmo.
"Perhaps," Yun Tianmo replied. He had tried several times to input Mysterious Energy into the Small Stone Box, but no matter how much energy he put in, it seemed to sink without a trace, showing no response at all. If it weren't for Ouyang Zixin's insistence, he might have just thrown it away.
The cheat artifact they had worked so hard to obtain was now unusable. Could this be a punishment for leaving those three from Dream Nation behind?
"Impossible, it can't be that intelligent," Ouyang Zixin quickly shook her head, dismissing her absurd thought. "Nameless, have you noticed anything?"
—Master, Nameless thinks what you smell may not be the scent of blood.
"Oh? What do you mean?" Ouyang Zixin became interested upon hearing this; it was the first different conclusion and might serve as a breakthrough.
—Master, the sense of smell within Six Senses can become disordered under certain specific circumstances.
"Impossible." Yun Tianmo's rebellious voice interrupted Nameless. While there had been instances of sensory confusion within Six Senses before, with so many people here and their cultivation levels being high, how could they all experience olfactory confusion at the same time?
"Mo King, you may not know this, but Master once said that when all possibilities are eliminated, whatever remains, no matter how absurd or impossible, is likely the correct answer." Although Nameless already knew that Yun Tianmo had been misunderstood last time, there was still a knot in his heart. He had changed from calling him Cloud Young Master to Mo King and his attitude had grown much colder.
"Uh, that is indeed something I said," Ouyang Zixin chuckled and pretended to knock on Nameless's head. "Speak plainly!"
—Master, the Blood Basin Mouth is visual, and the subsequent red light is also visual. Zhao Feihong disappearing before us is visual as well. These three layers of visual cues could potentially cause olfactory confusion, leading us to mistakenly believe someone has died; thus smelling blood would be quite normal.
Oh right! How did she not think of that?
Ouyang Zixin suddenly clapped her hands, realizing that the part she had overlooked was right here.
Yun Tianmo, although he absorbed every word, found himself completely unable to follow the logic of the master and servant. He imitated Ouyang Zixin and pretended to knock on her head, saying, "Speak plainly!"
"What I mean is that we were misled by strong psychological suggestions, somewhat like Eye Technique, which deceived Third Brother into thinking it was human, but when Nameless looked at it, it still sounded like a beast. Do you understand?" Ouyang Zixin explained with animated gestures, unsure if Yun Tianmo grasped it.
Having found the answer, Ouyang Zixin's voice grew slightly louder with excitement, drawing the attention of several people who had not come over yet.
"Ouyang Zixin, what did you discover? Come back quickly; there might still be danger over there," Nangong Tuo called out, cupping his hands around his mouth. He truly couldn't understand why she wouldn't let him accompany her when he wanted to go. Yun Tianmo, who usually spoke little, wouldn’t consult her if he went over, yet she agreed to let him accompany her.
Could it be that night he heard those words...
"How is it?" Yun Tianying asked when someone returned.
"Did you feel any kind of visual suggestion just now?" Yun Tianmo knew that Yun Tianying had some skill in Eye Technique and repeated what Ouyang Zixin had said earlier, hoping to gauge how likely this possibility was.
After listening, Yun Tianying pondered for a moment and recalled the earlier situation. Her initially puzzled eyes gradually brightened. "Miss Ouyang is so clever; I actually overlooked it."
"Is that true?" Yun Tianmo was taken aback, thinking she was just making things up.
"Absolutely true. If she hadn't raised this possibility, I fear I would have overlooked this suggestion as well." At this moment, Yun Tianying looked at Ouyang Zixin with increased admiration. Such a woman deserves to stand beside Mo. (To be continued.)
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