Chapter 183: Chapter 182: Do You Think You Can Deceive Me?

Chapter 182: Do You Think You Can Deceive Me?

Luo Wusheng’s face revealed a thoughtful expression.

After he had placed Little Yuli into his Eye Space, only he and the little rat remained inside and outside the broken temple.

Hmm, for some unknown reason, the temple in front of him was covered in dust, yet not even mosquitoes seemed to inhabit the place. Spiderwebs were visible in a few spots, but there were no signs of spiders actively building them.

Even when Luo Wusheng extended his spiritual awareness to cover the entire mountain, he couldn’t detect any trace of living creatures.

’What kind of place is this, exactly?’

Luo Wusheng glanced at the sky, but all he saw was a bright haze, making it impossible to analyze the current time.

He then looked at the little rat in the temple, seemingly indifferent to his presence.

He pondered, weighing the long blade in his hand and feeling a sense of confusion, as if he had drawn his sword and was searching aimlessly.

Then, he heard Little Yuli’s voice in his mind.

“Luo Lang? Can I come out now?”

The little girl stared nervously at the screen in front of her within the Eye Space, her beautiful eyes unblinking. Her attention was entirely focused on Luo Wusheng, completely ignoring everything else.

It seemed that the girl had developed some psychological trauma. Perhaps her not-so-bright brain had linked entering the space with her previous state of unconsciousness, creating significant resistance to staying in the Eye Space.

Understanding this, Luo Wusheng looked at the little rat, which now wore an expression of despair on the ground.

He considered the ordinary square-shaped form of his Artifact in his hand, and then sent a voice transmission to the Sword Fairy inside the Eye Space.

“It should be fine— but Little Yuli, you must promise me. After coming out of the space, stay close to me obediently. If I ask you to return to the Eye Space again later, you must not resist at all. Only then can I feel at ease…”

Previously, he had brought the little girl into the Eye Space, worried that she might be affected by sudden combat. However, judging from the current situation of the Rat Netherkin, it seemed that a battle was not imminent.

Luo Wusheng also had some of his own considerations.

According to what was mentioned by Yue Xuanji earlier, the key to breaking his bad future lay with this Rat Netherkin. It didn’t mean that the Rat Netherkin was his bad future; rather, it could provide some help in dealing with the bad future.

Perhaps it had crucial information regarding the Demon Purging War…

’I can’t recklessly engage in a fight— and judging by its recent behavior, it seems to perceive me as an illusion? This is a bit strange, probably related to the abnormal state it’s displaying?’

This abnormal state was clearly associated with the Buddhist Sect.

Given the Rat Netherkin’s previously revealed violent and cruel behavior during the opening ceremony, it was hard to believe that it had suddenly become a demon in the Buddhist Sect.

No matter what the Rat Netherkin thought internally, after entering the Buddhist Sect, it would have to uphold the precepts against killing.

Luo Wusheng observed the Rat Netherkin, whose behavior was inconsistent, with changing breath and expressions. In his heart, he had some speculations but couldn’t reach a conclusion.

On the other hand, receiving his voice transmission, Little Yuli in the Eye Space excitedly clenched her little fist, her eyes visibly brightening. She nodded vigorously, “Mm-hmm! Little Yuli will listen to Luo Lang!”

The next moment, her surroundings in the Eye Space instantly changed.

Seeing Luo Wusheng solidly standing in front of her, appearing just like the figure she had seen on the screen, Little Yuli immediately pressed herself tightly against his arm, her face showing a satisfied smile.

She wanted to say something, but a finger that had been prepared long ago lightly touched her lips, silencing her words. Luo Wusheng then gently pointed to the temple.

Only now did the little girl shift her attention to the temple.

Earlier, even though she was a bit curious about the ugly rat flying in the sky, she was more concerned about Luo Wusheng’s condition.

Feeling the warm and firm sensation on her arm, which had disappeared along with Luo Wusheng’s hot and hard presence, she had been worried again when she saw the Rat Netherkin.

After entering the space, with Luo Wusheng’s unexpected presence now disappeared, she felt a little uneasy.

Now that she had come out of the space, and there were seemingly no other abnormalities around her companion, she had regained a desire to satisfy her curiosity.

“Huh? Luo Lang, why are there two little rats?”

Hearing the puzzled voice of the Sword Fairy beside him in response to his signal, Luo Wusheng was slightly taken aback.

“Two?”

Given the current state of the little girl, she wouldn’t lie to him. But no matter how he looked, there was only one golden-haired rat. Where did the two come from?

However, the girl by his side, Little Yuli, earnestly nodded, pointing to the ground in front of the Buddha in the temple. “Yeah, a golden one on the ground, and a gray one on it— huh? These two little rats look so similar, both so ugly— Oh! They are looking over here!”

The girl covered her mouth lightly, feeling a bit guilty, as if she had been caught talking behind someone’s back.

Luo Wusheng frowned.

Then, the golden rat in the temple turned to look at him, causing him to be on guard for a moment.

However, the response from the rat was unexpected. It muttered to itself, “Why is this illusion so strange? The woman who disappeared just now has reappeared, and her words are unpleasant— No, I can’t be angry with the illusion. I need to quickly find a way to leave this mysterious place…”

The little rat then leaped from the ground, landed in front of the headless Buddha statue, and carefully examined it, as if searching for something. During this process, it occasionally stopped to recite some Buddhist chants and bowed to the Buddha statue.

A flash of insight crossed Luo Wusheng’s mind.

Unusual behavior, an indistinct aura, the two rats mentioned by Little Yuli…

The state of the gray rat was what he saw when he first encountered this Rat Netherkin. At that time, the opponent, although a Netherkin and an enemy, did not display the current abnormalities.

Schizophrenia? And it was an artificial schizophrenia artificially created by the Buddhist Sect, creating a personality single-mindedly devoted to Buddhism…’

A chill ran down the back of Luo Wusheng.

If someone were living their life peacefully and suddenly fell victim to this, watching their body being controlled by another personality, abstaining from worldly desires and chanting Buddhist scriptures… it would be better to die.

However, in the current situation…

Looking at the little girl by his side, Luo Wusheng suddenly had a new idea and sent a few voice transmissions to her.

Receiving his voice transmission, Little Yuli blinked her eyes, looked at the temple, and then at Luo Wusheng. She nodded slightly.

“Ummmm… Little Yuli can give it a try.”

Luo Wusheng took a breath, rubbed the little girl’s head, and took a step toward the temple, leading her in that direction. Then, facing the Rat Netherkin, he spoke aloud.

“Your condition seems a bit off.”

Upon hearing his words, the little rat paused for a moment but didn’t shift its attention toward them.

Seeing no response, Luo Wusheng continued, “I might have a method to separate the two different consciousnesses within you.”

This time, the little rat turned its head.

A mocking smile appeared on its face.

“Heh, do you really think an illusion like you can deceive someone the like of me?”

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