"Haha! Then tell me, what is your master's name?" the madam said.
"Impossible! My master's name is Shen Yanli. How could she be here!" Mo Bai was about to break free.
But the madam replied, "Shen Yanli! She's a new girl in our establishment! Young man, you sure are lucky! I've told you before, whoever you're looking for, you can find them here!"
"What!! No way! This definitely isn't my master!" Mo Bai protested vigorously.
Yet the madam was very confident, "Don't worry! That's the person you're looking for. Go and see for yourself!"
For some reason, despite wanting to escape, Mo Bai found himself moving towards the room where Shen Yanli was.
He was pushed from behind by the girls and stumbled into that room.
He shouted, "How could my master be here!" But when he turned his head, he was completely shocked! "Mas..., Master?"
The Shen Yanli before him was different from before, no longer clad in her usual cool white outfit. Today, she wore a slightly revealing red gauze dress, her skin fairer than snow, with seductive lips and eyes that left Mo Bai mesmerized, involuntarily swallowing.
"Mas..., Master..." Mo Bai trembled slightly as he approached the red-clad Shen Yanli.
"Come here... Mo Bai... In fact, I've always quite liked you..." Shen Yanli's voice was charming, causing a shiver to run through his entire body.
"Master, actually, I've always really liked..." He was so bewitched that as he opened his arms to embrace, he never anticipated being doused awake by a basin of cold water.
Mo Bai shivered violently, his eyes wide like copper bells!
"Ah!" Mo Bai hugged his cold, wet body, shivering from the chill.
"What was that just now? What kind of dream were you having!" Shen Yanli gave him a disdainful look.
Mo Bai finally regained his senses, sneezed heavily, and looked at Shen Yanli guiltily.
"Sorry, Master, I think I just had a dream." Mo Bai said, trembling.
"..." Shen Yanli stared at him, wondering if it was that type of dream. His lascivious demeanor made her want to chop him.
"That demon's cultivation is too high. The talisman I gave you can only resist the illusions in the temple, it can't defend against the enchantment scent from that demon. What did you dream of just now?" Shen Yanli asked him.
Mo Bai's face flushed; he shook his head urgently, "It was nothing!"
"Really?" Shen Yanli frowned, noncommittal.
The enchantment scent can provoke desires in those with lower cultivation. She just wanted to know what Mo Bai's heart really desired, perhaps that way she could stop Mo Bai from turning into the Demon Lord sooner.
"Mmm..." Mo Bai nodded vigorously, trying to convince Shen Yanli of his words.
When they turned around again, a denser white fog surrounded them, enveloping everything, and they lost sight of each other in the thick mist.
Shen Yanli walked forward, didn't expect that after a moment, the dense fog before her cleared in the blink of an eye, and this time she arrived at a new scene.
She turned her head to see Mo Bai right beside her, fortunately not lost.
Earlier, Mo Bai panicked when he couldn't see Shen Yanli, now he kept his eyes glued to her, glad that Shen Yanli stayed by his side.
"Master, where is this?" Mo Bai asked curiously.
Seeing the bustling street ahead and the bustling crowd, Shen Yanli replied, "This is an Illusion Realm woven by someone."
"Huh?" Mo Bai was shocked, how did he come out of one realm into another, and how did Shen Yanli end up here too? Wasn't her cultivation very high?
Shen Yanli, however, wasn't surprised but very calm, as if she'd experienced this before.
Shen Yanli seemed to guess Mo Bai's thoughts and explained, "Don't worry, there's no danger here, it's merely someone's memory. Once it's done, we can leave."
Really? Mo Bai was skeptical at heart.
But now, he could only take it one step at a time.
The Illusion Realm suddenly shifted to a grand mansion, where a lively girl with hair in a maiden style was happily waiting under the plaque for her father to return, under which the words "Du Mansion" were clearly engraved.
The girl was very beautiful, with pale skin, rosy cheeks, and cherry lips, her almond-shaped eyes were as bright as glazed stones. Though young, her eyes hinted she was the future Du Yan.
What experiences must have led such an innocent girl to such a tragic fate?
"This girl is quite beautiful." Mo Bai praised.
Shen Yanli curled her lips in agreement, "You've got a good eye."