Chapter 43: Escape

"It's nothing," she said.

With that, she shyly broke free from his embrace and walked away.

All the way, she gritted her teeth, resentfully thinking about how her soul ended up in the illusion, and this annoying human didn't. Was it possible that this stinky man had no feelings for her at all?

Humph, sooner or later, she would have to make a move on him, whether he liked it or not.

Situ Mu realized that Daisy was angry but couldn't understand why she suddenly got upset. He hadn't done anything, right?

He did know about the presence of Dream Mirage Butterflies around them, but that was because he found the phenomenon of Dream Mirage Butterflies fascinating and wanted to watch them with Daisy, thinking it would be romantic. Little did he know that Daisy would be deceived by the Dream Mirage Butterflies.

To enter the illusion created by Dream Mirage Butterflies, one's soul needed to lack strong defensive awareness, like experiencing a dream that reveals one's inner self.

But she didn't seem like someone with weak defensive awareness.

What was she angry about? Could it be that she saw something unpleasant in the illusion?

Situ Mu wanted to catch up with her, hold her hand, but Daisy deliberately avoided him.

He could only helplessly ask her, "Sweetheart, did you see something unpleasant in the illusion?"

"Hmph..." Daisy snorted. Unpleasant? Wasn't it him who benefited from it? This dog of a man claimed to like her, but he was clearly disgusted with her!

When she got back, she would make sure he regretted it!

Daisy refused to answer, and Situ Mu had no choice. He could only think that even if his sweetheart was being willful and throwing a tantrum, it didn't matter. He liked her.

Watching Daisy speed up whenever he approached, Situ Mu could only follow her at a reasonable distance.

By the time they returned, it was almost time for the imprisonment array to open.

Liu Yi and the others piloted four fighter jets, following behind Situ Mu and Daisy, weaving through the Golden Leaf Forest, heading towards the center.

Daisy didn't want to fly while hugging this dog of a man again; she thought he could sit in a fighter jet! But Situ Mu explained that he could observe more accurately from outside the jet. Reluctantly, Daisy continued to fly while hugging him.

And then... this posture made her recall the colored illusion from before!

Seeing this seemingly very obedient dog of a man, she gritted her teeth again, wondering how to retaliate against him.

Actually, Situ Mu was trying not to let others see her in that state, which was why he behaved so obediently outside.

...

In the central white castle of the Golden Leaf Forest.

Danny was locked in a room, guarded by Michael.

However, not long after, Michael fell asleep in his chair, slumping onto the table.

Fiona opened the door from outside, laughing triumphantly. "These mage clans have all sorts of strange things. I tried their hypnosis spell, and it worked like a charm!"

"Sweetheart, big sister is here. Enjoy yourself, okay? Hahaha—" Fiona looked at Danny, her eyes gleaming with a sense of imminent victory.

Danny felt she looked very unfriendly, so he frowned, wary. "You're not my big sister."

Fiona snorted, then quickly changed to a playful tone. "Then what should you call me? Darling?"

"No."

As he replied, Danny saw her hand reaching towards his chest. He quickly dodged, furrowing his brows even deeper.

"What are you avoiding?" Fiona's voice turned sharp.

But Danny kept retreating, saying, "Don't come any closer."

"I'll come closer if I want to!"

Fiona shouted angrily, then instantly teleported, angrily grasping his arms and pressing him against the wall. She bit his neck without any warning.

She had no preparation, and she directly took a big sip of blood. However...

The intense radiant energy in Danny's blood spread through her mouth, esophagus, and stomach, permeating her entire body. It felt as if her flesh and blood were being churned into pieces!

She fell to the ground in agony, convulsing with a piercing and miserable scream.

Danny instinctively covered his bleeding neck. Seeing Fiona's horrifying condition, he hesitated for a moment due to confusion, then quickly rushed to the window at the back of the castle, opened it, and jumped from the third floor.

The reason for choosing the window was that Andrew was guarding the first floor, and he couldn't pass through there.

When Andrew heard Fiona's continuous and desperate screams, realizing that something was wrong, he swiftly ascended to the third floor. However, by the time he got there, Danny had already escaped into the Golden Leaf Forest.

Andrew couldn't immediately catch up because, unlike Situ Mu, he couldn't freely move within the forest. Otherwise, he might end up trapped.

Ignoring the unconscious Michael and the agonizing Fiona, Danny went to knock on the door of the Mage Clan Chief Timothy's room.

Not receiving a response, he respectfully saluted Timothy and said, "Chief, we initially captured Daisy's pet cat, but unexpectedly, it escaped and just entered the Golden Leaf Forest."

Timothy, who was chanting a spell, seemed not to have heard anything. He continued to mutter incantations, waving his magic wand.

Timothy was short and skinny, with wrinkled skin like old tree roots. His gray-white beard extended to his toes, and his long wizard robe dragged on the ground, making him look even shorter.

Most mage wands were made of elderwood, but Timothy's wand was crafted from pure gold.

He loved wealth, but he loved power even more.

After a while, the blue light from the array on the floor gradually dimmed, and Timothy's waving hand with the magic wand came to a stop.

The array... was complete.

A vampire's body appeared in the center of the room's array, and Timothy's face showed a manic delight.

Outside the door, Andrew maintained his bowing posture. Timothy's voice came through the door, old yet sharp, with an unhidden cunning malice.

"Don't worry; Daisy has also entered the Golden Leaf Forest, along with a human... this time, they won't escape anyone!"

...

Outside the Golden Leaf Forest, a werewolf cloaked in black dashed across the ground in a beastly posture.

Several ferocious-looking werewolves chased after him, their eyes emitting fierce light, relentlessly pursuing him.

Just as they were about to catch up, the frontmost werewolf, the one wearing a cloak—Fred, who had helped Michael in the rebellion—suddenly rushed into the Golden Leaf Forest.

He heard from Michael that he was now living here. Perhaps... Michael would spare him because he might still be useful?

He had unfinished business, and he couldn't die...

Earlier, the werewolf leader Abraham learned of his rebellion and sent many werewolves to hunt him down. None of his brothers who accompanied him survived.

Michael failed, and Fred's attempt failed when Michael didn't come to assist him. It meant Fred also failed.

The werewolves chasing him disappeared as soon as he entered the Golden Leaf Forest through a teleportation array. He had no idea where he had been teleported, and the werewolves who followed him were nowhere to be seen.

Exhausted, he leaned against a tree trunk and sat on the ground.

He had suffered severe injuries.

The enormous black hood of his cloak covered his face, hiding the horrific scars that had adorned his once handsome face for many, many years.