Chapter 19: Chapter 19: Mist of Hallucination (1)

“The mist that is currently surrounding us has something to do with your abnormal behavior before.” Yang Wei asked in surprise when this seemingly calm mist is causing Elder Jing to act irrationally.

“This is not your ordinary mist Yang Wei. It’s called Mist of Hallucination where it will affect those who have a weak mind or when their spiritual qi became low.” Elder Jing replied to Yang Wei while using her spiritual sense to see where they are.

Currently, they reside in some secret herb gardens since they were completely isolated from the others members of their sect.

Everywhere is completely silent and calm but in a mysterious realm, the more quiet a place is, the more dangerous it is.

‘Damn it, that turbulence of the portal really done us in.’ Elder Jing cursed inwardly when she couldn’t even detect the exit out of this place.

Yang Wei saw Elder Jing’s solemn expression so he didn’t just stand still either.

He was scouting the area as well but unlike Elder Jing’s scope that’s trying to find an exit, Yang Wei was looking for anything that’s out of the place.

‘Whenever there’s a garden, there should be some pesticide smell since there should be bug-like creatures that are powerful in this world. But there’s no smell.’

Yang Wei was sniffing and detecting if there are some remnants of the herb being contaminated.

However, Yang Wei discovered nothing of such and every herb in its perfect condition with no sign of being damaged in any way.

“Elder Jing.” Yang Wei called out to Elder Jing to speak about his discovery but was stopped when Elder Jing simply nodded her head.

“I know you probably discovered that this should be a sealed dimension since there are no entry and exit. Therefore, we’ll have to be cautious since we have to walk and explore this place.” Elder Jing said slowly when her spiritual sense could not function properly.

As they now know this place is full of mysteries, they slowly walk forward with them being near each other’s shoulders.

Occasionally, their shoulder would touch for being too close but it was better to be safe than sorry.

Walking for 10 minutes, Elder Jing and Yang Wei both noticed something. The mist of hallucination was intensifying and their spiritual qi consumption became faster.

“Not good, sooner or later, our mind will get invaded by this mist of hallucination.” Elder Jing said as she realized the drastic change.

Yang Wei nodded his head while wondering what caused the atmosphere here to change.

‘Was it during the time we entered? No, if that’s the case then I would have been affected as well since we weren’t prepared for it.’

Thinking inwardly, Yang Wei suddenly thought of something. Turning his head, he looked at Elder Jing and tried to smell the aura on her.

*Sniff*

“What the heck are you doing Yang Wei? Are you looking for another beating?” Elder Jing shouted in embarrassment when Yang Wei suddenly sniffed on her.

Yang Wei ignores her outburst as he kneels down and starts smelling the herbs to confirm if his conjecture is correct.

‘As expected, no wonder why the mist starts to increase the intensity when we continue to stay here longer.’ Yang Wei smiled when he finally figured out the mystery revolving here.

“Elder Jing, you have prepared many pills right? Do you have one that can conceal our smell and aura?” Yang Wei stood up and asked Elder Jing.

Without knowing why Yang Wei asked such a question, Elder Jing simply activated her spatial ring to bring out the related pills.

“What do you plan on doing with these pills?” Elder Jing asked when she saw Yang Wei just grabbed the pill bottles and opened them to smell the aroma.

‘Was Yang Wei a dog in his past life?’

Elder Jing wondered when she noticed Yang Wei smelling everything left and right, almost like a dog trying to smell its prey.

“That’s it.” Yang Wei exclaimed happily when he found the correct pill as he swallowed one while shoving the other one inside Elder Jing’s mouth.

*Gulp*

Elder Jing swallowed the pill unconsciously and was about to slap Yang Wei for taking advantage of her over and over again until something unexpected happened.

The mist starts dissipating when the pill takes effect where it covers their smell and aura.

“Don’t tell me the mist is here because it detects some unfamiliar smell and it’s here to get rid of us like we’re an insect creature.” Elder Jing stares at Yang Wei while being shocked by his calm and collected mind.

‘To be able to think rationally and investigate in this kind of situation is impressive. Even I couldn’t come up with a solution.’

Yang Wei simply shook his head as he believed himself to be lucky to be able to spot this one difference.

“It was just lucky guess Elder Jing and it’s better to just leave it at that.” Yang Wei said awkwardly, with his attitude clearly trying to avoid how he found out the problem.

A suspicious look came from Elder Jing when she saw him trying to hide something.

Not willing to let him get away this easily, she starts moving up closer to face Yang Wei.

With a glaring expression, Elder Jing starts to speak slowly, “Tell me how you know it’s our smell that’s causing this hallucination mist otherwise, you can eat my three punches.”

Sweats start to tickle down on his forehead when being interrogated like this.

“My nose has always been sensitive so whenever I smell something abnormal, I can detect it right away.” Yang Wei decided to say a white lie and hope that Elder Jing would not find out.

However, since Yang Wei was bad at lying, to begin with, Elder Jing who has seen many different kinds of people was able to detect his lie easily.

Increasing her aura and putting more pressure onto Yang Wei, she calmly speaks with a devil smile, “I’ll give you one last chance, to be honest with me. You don’t want to know what happens to those who get on my bad side right.”

Swallowing his throat nervously, Yang Wei really wants to curse his dumb mouth for speaking such a garbage lie.