Chapter 65: The Terrifying Red Shadow, Limited Time Escape (1825)

  The image dissolves into a puddle of flesh as the nun returns to light and shadow, back into the pearl.

  Leshi and Shuang'er, although they witnessed the horror of the blood shadow with their own eyes, were only superficially shocked. But the data reflected the intuitive facts, which made Zhuo Yifan stunned.

  What is God? For Zhuangzi, this is God!

  The power of 100 elephants, a light punch can squeeze out an overwhelming momentum in the air...

  "Fearsome! Powerful!"

  Zhuo Yifan's heart was shocked and he felt the shock and fear brought by the mysterious person in red from the photo bead. It seemed that the death shadow brought by those two terrible daggers had already shrouded him, especially the dazzling red light emitted by the dagger, which made everyone who saw this scene deeply tremble.

  "If it weren't for Lanyu giving me the Hidden Breath Pill, I'm afraid even I would have been locked down by this person." Leishi's expression was gloomy and somewhat unsightly. He was one of the direct participants in this ruthless slaughter, and even if he couldn't see the data in Zhuo Yifan's eyes, he felt a chill at Hongying's ruthlessness.

  "Is this shocking? Take a look at these..."

  Lan Ran took out several shadow beads from her bosom and played the scenes, which showed those terrifying red figures. Her pupils couldn't help but shrink, as she and the other stared at the cultivators who had been brutally beheaded, stabbed in the heart, and cut in half at the waist. Their faces turned pale.

  Ferocious! Vicious! Cunning! Take away these words and neither of them could find any other words to describe the Red Shadow.

  "The Akatsuki targets outsiders, carrying out assassinations and clean-ups." Ao said calmly, then continued: "Of course they know of the existence of Konohagakure, but we were originally residents here, so they didn't lay a hand on us."

  "I told you, we came here to hone our skills! What business do they have, a group of demons slaughtering the innocent!" Leishi was indignant about this, and had been proud of his own divine powers many times before, but now he felt extremely insignificant.

  "The Red Shadow is the one who maintains fairness in Blood Prison and manages your trials, specializing in eliminating the weak and those who fail in their missions. Of course, they also have the responsibility of protecting the strong. So, in the game, the Red Shadow is an indispensable important figure." Lan Dian sat still, but his words became increasingly mysterious.

  "Lan Ye, what's going on?" Zhuo Yifan raised an eyebrow, he had a feeling that facing him would be a huge storm. His peaceful life was about to come to an end here.

  "Bring out the talismans that led you into the Blood Prison and take a look."

  Under Blue Grandfather's hint, Zhuo Yifan and Leishi simultaneously reached into their bosoms and took out a yellow paper. Then they opened it and said, "Huh? Why is the imperial edict different from when we came?"

  The two of them looked at Xuzhou with puzzled expressions, both furrowing their brows.

  "At the beginning of the imperial edict, there were twenty red threads intertwined. Most people thought it was just a ghostly symbol, but in fact, it was a time prompt. You must arrive at the depths of the forest before all the red threads disappear, otherwise, you will be killed by the Red Shadow."

  "Time hint? How can this be?"

  The two of them stared at the symbol in disbelief, with only three lines left. Leishi couldn't help but curse: "Lan Ye, you're not joking, are you? The distance from Shura Village to the depths of the forest is still very far! Three days... how is this possible..."

  Looking at the imperial edict, Zhuo Yifan suddenly felt that his own intuition was extremely correct. No wonder Master Lan was in such a hurry to pass on his experience. It turned out to be this!...

  "It may be difficult for others, but for my disciples and granddaughter, if they can't even do this, it's a bit too shameful." Lan Ran stroked his beard and said.

  "Wait a minute!" Leishi realized something, "Granddaughter? Blue Ye, are you planning to take Tuni with us? No way, he's not a practitioner of the Blood Prison, what if he gets hurt or dies?"

  "Hei Pangzi! You really want me to die, huh? I don't know which guy was just trembling with fear while hugging my arm!" Lan Shuang'er stood with her hands on her hips, stomping her foot on the music stone. She had lived in the Blood Prison for fourteen years and had more experience dealing with spiritual beasts and surviving than both of them combined.

  "Girl... I didn't mean it that way, just go to the general office, don't bring up unrelated topics..."

  Lei Shi's heart was crying, he had never seen such a scene before, and he was naturally scared out of his wits. Although he was shaking with fear, there was one thing he would not do - hug Lan Shuang'er's arm. But now, how could he explain? There was no evidence, and it was simply impossible to defend himself.

  What a glorious name! It's been ruined by this loli's hands!

  "Shuang'er is already fourteen years old, some things must be experienced, I hope she can go with you to see the world outside the forest. As my disciples, you will definitely be able to successfully evade pursuit and reach the depths of the forest."

  "What if we hadn't arrived on time?"

  "I don't know either, the Red Shadows have already made their move. You don't have much time left, if you don't want to be wiped out by the Red Shadows, it's best to act quickly. Remember, your actions must be kept secret, if you're too showy before this, you'll only attract attention." As he spoke, Aizen gave each of the three people two pills, one red and one black. "The black pill is a Concealing Breath Pill, which can seal one's breath for a day and reduce the probability of being detected by the Red Shadows. However, if you encounter the Red Shadows head-on, it will be difficult to escape death. You can choose whether or not to use this Concealing Breath Pill, as it will also come in handy later on. The red pill is an Antidote Pill, specifically used to counteract the poisonous gases deep within the forest, and its effect lasts for a day."

  "These two dan medicines are a special sponsorship from me, there's no more." Blue Dye said in one breath, waving his hand.

  "What about the three people from Yin City?" Zuo Yifan knew the situation and didn't dare to hesitate, wanting to call out to Guan Yue's three people, but he couldn't sense their auras.

  "That poisoned girl has woken up, the three girls are stubborn and unwilling to stay longer, they left first. I also gave them black dan and red dan, as for whether they can arrive smoothly, it depends on their luck."

  Zhuo Yifan nodded and, together with Leishi, respectfully clasped his fists and said: "Take care, Master Lan."

  "Hehe, I'm leaving my granddaughter in your care, you two must take good care of her."

  Seeing the two bowing, Blueberry calculated the time and waved her hand: "It's getting late, let's set off. Hope you enjoy your gaming time."

  ……

  Inside the house, Lán Rǎn stood for a long time, watching as the three figures disappeared into the distance under the red glow, and suddenly gulped down a mouthful of wine.

  On his shoulder, a long-tailed white mouse stood quietly. On its head were two pointed ears and a pair of green bean-sized eyes that twinkled, extremely lively and lovely.

  The thin wings behind vibrated slightly, and the white mouse surprisingly floated up, with an unknown depth of contemplative power from its tiny body.

  "Lan Ye, are you so willing to hand over Shuang Er Miss to them? Not even secretly protecting her?"

  As her grandfather, Lán Rǎn was naturally worried that his granddaughter would fall into crisis, but he cared more about Shuāng ér's intentions. So, a determined look appeared on his face: "The little girl has grown up and can't spend her whole life with this old man. It's just right to take this opportunity to temper her feelings with that young man. I think the Demon Emperor of Shura should be able to protect her safety."

  "That group of people with Hongying is very dangerous..."

  Lan Ran shrugged and said, "If you're worried, you can go take a look." Then she turned around and walked into the inner room.

  "Damn it! At least the twins are your grandsons, you're actually willing to hand them over to a useless little brat..." Bai Shu was left speechless by Lan Ran's calm demeanor.

  Hasty farewell, embarked on a new crisis, two hundred miles of escape, what is the outcome? Anyway, Zhuo Yifan and Le Shi both understood that Red Shadow would ruthlessly eliminate all outsiders who failed to reach the designated location within the specified time.