After transmigrating into the book, I became the little sun of the crazy villain.

Chapter 116 The Realm of Obsession

Standing high up with a good view, it saw the interaction between Yun Zhao and Qi Yan. If Yun Zhao hadn't prevented it from being exposed, it would have already forgotten about being a hairpin and burst into laughter.

No one knew about Han Mujiao's erratic behavior. When Yun Zhao saw Qi Yan's cheeks puffed up with anger, she suppressed a laugh and grabbed his hand instead.

"I know, it's not the older brother, it's not the younger brother, it's you..."

Just as Qi Yan was getting excited, the old woman sitting next to Yun Zhao suddenly spoke up: "Girl, I can tell at a glance that you two are not siblings."

Yun Zhao was drawn to her, but before she could finish her sentence, Qi Yan was so angry that she could barely maintain her composure.

But Yun Zhao didn't look at him. Instead, she spoke to the old woman, "Auntie, how did you figure that out?"

The old woman smiled mysteriously, "My daughter got married a few days ago. When she returned to her parents' home, she and her son-in-law were exactly the same as you are now!"

"Besides, I've been through this before, how could I not see the relationship between you young men and women?"

Actually, the main reason is that they don't look alike.

Yun Zhao said shyly, "You have a good eye. We've only been married a short time, so..."

The older woman expressed her understanding, "You're shy, aren't you? I was like that when I was young too..."

Yun Zhao then started chatting with the old woman. Qi Yan didn't pay attention to what they were saying; only one sentence occupied his mind.

We've been married for a short time...

Zhao Zhao said they are newlyweds, does that mean she acknowledges that wedding?

No, there was no wedding ceremony that time, and... cough cough, there were no relatives and friends to witness it. He'll hold a grander one later...

Qi Yan was happily daydreaming, and had almost figured out the menu for the wedding banquet.

Han Mujiao, who had been watching the spectacle with amusement, was forced to eat a mouthful of dog food, and the smile on his face vanished.

No, the smile won't disappear, it will only shift. Now, it's shifted to Qi Yan's face.

While chatting with the old woman, Yun Zhao gleaned a lot of useful information.

They are residents of Lingxu Town, which is affiliated with Lingxu Palace. Under the protection of the cultivators of Lingxu Palace, they live and work in peace and contentment. As long as they are willing to work hard, they will not have to worry about food and clothing.

Picking crescent grass is one of the livelihoods of the residents of Lingxu Town.

The old woman sighed, "Luckily, Lingxu Palace exists; otherwise, ordinary people like us who can't cultivate would probably not be able to survive!"

Yun Zhao's eyes flickered, and he chimed in, "That's right, it's so dangerous outside. Any random monster could eat us. If it weren't for the protection of immortals, I'm afraid..."

The old woman agreed with her words, but then changed the subject, "The most dangerous thing outside isn't the monsters, but the aura of extinction. I've heard that if you come into contact with that, your soul will be scattered!"

"The immortals who cultivate immortality have all hidden in secret realms. If it weren't for the protection of the Lingxu Palace, we ordinary people would have perished long ago..."

The old woman was filled with emotion. Listening to her words, Yun Zhao guessed that the old woman's era must have been a thousand years ago, when the aura of extinction appeared.

That means that apart from her and Qi Yan, no one else on the entire ship is human?!

So what are they?

A soul?

Yun Zhao glanced at Qi Yan, who shook her head.

It is not a soul.

Qi Yan transmitted his voice to her, "They are not souls. This place seems to be a world formed by obsession. These people are still alive because their obsession has not been extinguished."

Because it was an obsession, not a living person or a soul, they did not notice anything unusual about Yun Zhao and Qi Yan's appearance.

Does this mean that to enter the true Lingxu Palace, one must first break free from obsession?

The boat soon docked. After saying goodbye to the old woman, Yun Zhao and Qi Yan disembarked.

Before him lay a bustling town, and Yun Zhao decided to find a place to stay first.

There were no inns here, so Yun Zhao spent money to buy a small courtyard. It was just a temporary stay, so he didn't have high expectations.

After working for half a day, the two sat down at the table in the room.

"Ayan, how do you suggest we get out of here?"

This is a completely new world, unlike the illusion. In the illusion, if you find the core of the array, you can get out.

Qi Yan pondered for a moment, "If my guess is correct, this is a world formed from obsession. If we want to get out, we need to find the master of this world."

Yun Zhao asked, "How are we supposed to find it?"

"This……"

Qi Yan hesitated, "We need to search for it bit by bit. Nobody knows what the owner of the obsession looks like or where he is hiding."

Yun Zhao thought about the size of the town and realized it was a huge project!

She said worriedly, "It'll take forever to find it. Who knows, by the time we get out, the Spirit Void Secret Realm might already be closed."

Qi Yan couldn't help but chuckle. "Breaking free from the obsession realm should be a condition for entering the Spirit Void Palace. Since it's a condition for entering the Spirit Void Palace, it won't take long in reality."

"Perhaps less than an hour has passed since we left."

Yun Zhao was relieved.

In the days that followed, they went out every day to wander around, looking for people or things that didn't fit into the town.

Because no matter how real the scenery in one's obsession may be, there will always be aspects that are different from the real scenery.

And this is exactly the kind of place they're looking for.

However, after three days of observation, Yun Zhao discovered that this place seemed to be in a cycle!

The town was very large, and they only explored some places once. However, on the second and third days, Yun Zhao saw the same scene in the same place.

It was the ferryman with his child, about to row people across the river. Yun Zhao saw this twice, and both times the child fell down.

Yun Zhao's discovery made Qi Yan realize the anomaly here as well. After observation, they confirmed that this place was trapped in a cycle.

But there are some differences.

The residents here repeat the same actions every day, but after Yun Zhao and his companion spoke with them, they stopped repeating them and began to live normal lives.

But the people around them are still repeating the same activities over and over again.

That's not all; what's truly chilling is that neither of them seemed to realize the other was acting strangely. They were talking at cross purposes, with one saying "city gate tower" and the other replying "hip joint."

Yun Zhao and Qi Yan only asked a few people a few questions, but the behavior of the entire town became extremely strange.

“Could it be,” Yun Zhao looked at the chaotic town, “that we should talk to all the residents and ask them to stop this cycle?”

Qi Yan silently counted the approximate population of the town, paused for a moment, and then said, "Shall we give it a try?"

Yun Zhao sighed, "Let's give it a try."

It's still a solution, and it's better than them searching aimlessly like headless flies.

This was a huge undertaking. The two split up and it still took them five days to finish talking to all the residents of the town.

Standing on the street, Yun Zhao watched the residents resume normal conversations and activities, and wondered why they still couldn't go out.

"Have you found everything by now?"

But when the two checked the number of people, they found that one person was still missing.