Chapter 141: Deadlock

Lu Fang was just about to speak when a huge shadow suddenly shrouded the room. The sound of chains colliding rang out outside the castle, and he could even feel the heavy breathing of the Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon.

"Don't worry, without my permission, it cannot come in."

Zhao Qingzhu said firmly.

Just as she said, the Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon walked back and forth around the castle, roaring constantly, sometimes reaching out to touch the castle, causing the whole castle to shake, but it couldn't get into the castle.

This castle was like a safe house in a game.

Lu Fang asked doubtfully, "Is this place only inaccessible to that Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon, or can everyone else come in except for it?"

Zhao Qingzhu thought for a while and said, "Because you are the only one who has come here, I am not very clear either."

Lu Fang nodded, "Have you been here for more than ten years? There is an Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon outside; what do you eat?"

Zhao Qingzhu smiled bitterly, "It only appears in the dark of night. During the day, I can go out freely. There are some exotic grasses and fruits here, as well as some small beasts, so I can barely survive."

She sighed and continued, "It's just a pity that I've searched for more than ten years, and this place seems to have no entrance; I can't get out at all."

"I didn't tell you the entrance to this place in the dream before because of this reason. I didn't expect you to find it anyway."

Lu Fang didn't answer, but took out a portrait of Lu Ling from his storage bag, as well as a lion carved from white jade.

Upon seeing the lion carved from white jade, Zhao Qingzhu's tears couldn't stop flowing. She choked and unfolded the scroll. Seeing Lu Ling, she reached out a trembling hand to touch Lu Ling's smiling face.

But she couldn't hold back anymore and wailed loudly.

"Lu Ling is very well. She said if I really saw you, I should tell you that she misses you very much and is doing very well."

Lu Fang comforted her softly.

"As long as she is doing well." Zhao Qingzhu wiped her tears with a handkerchief in her hand. After calming down, she sighed heavily and said, "But now that you have entered here, you are also trapped."

Lu Fang smiled and said, "Actually, this time, it's not just me who entered here, but also someone who was possessed by some kind of existence."

"He said that if we want to get out of this kind of place, there is a way, as long as we figure out the laws here and solve them, we can get out."

"But that person is very dangerous; you must be careful of him."

Lu Fang reminded.

Zhao Qingzhu nodded distractedly. She naturally wanted to leave here, but she had tried many methods in these ten years. The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

She strongly wanted to go out and see Lu Ling now, but once she thought about how to get out, she was at a loss again. This feeling made her very sad, and she couldn't help but cry again.

After she calmed down a bit, Lu Fang asked, "What happened more than ten years ago? As far as I know, Ling'er's father came to the Western Regions to find you, and then news came out that you died of illness, and there was no news after that."

He actually knew from Mo Fen that Wan Juan had used some kind of sacrifice, and then Zhao Qingzhu and Wan Juan disappeared.

As for whether Lu Ling's father came to the Western Regions, no one knew.

Zhao Qingzhu lowered her head, her voice somewhat sad, "More than ten years ago, Ling'er's father, Liu Yifeng, did come to the Western Regions to find me, but he didn't see me and was killed by Wan Juan."

"Wan Juan used Yifeng's name to trick me into a castle, letting me see Yifeng's body with my own eyes. When I was overwhelmed with grief, I suddenly felt my consciousness somewhat blurred."

"The place I was in seemed to be twisting violently. In those twisted spaces, it seemed a terrifying demon was struggling to appear."

"It was also at that time that Wan Juan laughed madly, saying that his sacrifice was successful, and my blood really could have a special resonance with a certain existence."

"He was chanting some strange incantation. I couldn't understand it, but I knew what he meant: he wanted to sacrifice me to let an existence called 'Punishment' grant him power."

"I really wanted to leave that place, but because I was too afraid, or perhaps because of the sacrifice, I couldn't move at all."

"Then I appeared here."

"Did you see Wan Juan outside? By the way, if he knew Ling'er was my daughter, he would definitely be detrimental to her."

Lu Fang frowned. He knew that Zhao Qingzhu had an engagement with Wan Juan before, but because she went to Great Zhou and met Lu Ling's father, the two sides were at odds.

"Don't worry, Wan Juan is not in the Western Regions Buddha Kingdom. That sacrifice more than ten years ago failed."

"Although I don't know how it failed, he disappeared with you."

Lu Fang said this and suddenly had a flash of inspiration, looking at the Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon walking around outside, saying, "Could it be that the guy outside is Wan Juan?"

Zhao Qingzhu was startled, thought for a while, and said, "If that sacrifice really failed, perhaps it's really possible. He did obtain powerful strength, but because of this, he became like this and was trapped here. Serves him right!"

The more Lu Fang thought about it, the more he felt it was like this, so he shouted loudly to the outside, "Young Master Wan Juan? How do you feel now?"

As soon as these words came out, the Ox-Horn Red-Eyed Demon stopped its steps. After a brief silence, it seemed to be angered by this sentence, pounding its chest with both fists and roaring loudly.

The castle was like an earthquake, shaking incessantly.

Zhao Qingzhu's eyes focused, "It is so agitated; it seems it really is him. Otherwise, it couldn't have reacted so strongly to what you said."

She paused, frowned, and said, "But even if we know it's Wan Juan who became this way because of a failed sacrifice, how do we leave here? Just now you said the laws of this place, and I am completely confused."

"This place is not big; it's about the size of a city."

"All around is thick fog. Once, I entered it, wanting to find a way out, but I was circling in place. It is a very powerful array."

Lu Fang scratched his head when he heard it was an array, "I don't know much about arrays. There are related basic array books everywhere in my storage bag. Perhaps during the day, I can go look at the thick fog and the books first."

Zhao Qingzhu shook her head with a bitter smile, "It's useless. Do you know why I went to Great Zhou? Because I was curious about the Taoist arrays, and my talent was very good."

"Let me put it this way: within the Fourth Rank realm, my understanding of arrays is among the top tier."

"That thick fog array is simply not something a person of the Fourth Rank realm can crack. I've tried for more than ten years, and the more I study it, the more terrifying I feel it is."

"Otherwise, I wouldn't have given up the chance to leave here and told you not to come in, because I feel this place is a deadlock, and no one will be able to leave here."

"At least from the thick fog array, it is impossible to leave." ===== CHAPTER 142 =====