Chapter 344 - Illusion and Magic

Chu Luo and Anya looked at the imperial paintings for a while. Suddenly, a servant from the Duanmu family came over and said to the Duanmu brothers, “Young masters, Old Master just sent someone to call you to the backyard.”

Duanmu Ze and Duanmu Tian looked at each other, confusion flashing across their eyes.

At this moment, Duanmu Zhixuan happened to come down from upstairs. She heard the servant’s words and said to the two of them, “Brothers, go and see why Grandpa is looking for you. Maybe Grandpa has something important to say. I’ll entertain Princess Anya and the others.”

The two of them thought for a while and decided to take a look. They said to the few of them, “Take your time. We’ll be back later.”

Then, they left.

After the two of them left, Duanmu Zhixuan smiled and said, “Let’s continue looking at the paintings.”

Chu Luo glanced at Duanmu Zhixuan and suddenly said, “I want to take a look at the art room upstairs.”

Duanmu Zhixuan quickly nodded. “Okay, let’s go.”

The few of them walked upstairs.

When she reached the stairs, Duanmu Zhixuan suddenly bent her leg and fell.

“Ooh…”

Anya quickly asked, “Are you okay?”

A watery glint appeared in Duanmu Zhixuan’s eyes. She bit her lips tightly, obviously in so much pain that she couldn’t speak.

Chu Luo said to the Sun brothers, “Can anyone help Miss Duanmu?”

Sun Tianyang said apologetically, “When I came out, I promised my wife that I wouldn’t have physical contact with any woman.”

Sun Tianhao was even more direct. “Men and women shouldn’t touch each other.”

Duanmu Zhixuan didn’t expect the two brothers to be so ungentlemanly. Her face burned and her expression changed several times. If it weren’t for her status, she would have cursed out loud. In the end, she gritted her teeth and said, “Then can one of you help me get two servants to come in and help me? Or go upstairs and call my Second Brother.”

“This is so troublesome. Brother, go get someone.”

Sun Tianyang glared at Sun Tianhao before walking out of the door.

Sun Tianyang quickly called two servants from the Duanmu family to help Duanmu Zhixuan away.

Sun Tianhao smiled and said, “There’s finally no one annoying following us around.”

Anya was amused by his words and asked, “Your Sun family doesn’t seem to get along with the Duanmu family?”

“Yes, that’s a fact that everyone knows.”

“Why?”

“Because they’re civilian staff and we’re military staff. We don’t like each other.”

When Chu Luo heard this, she nodded in agreement. “Since ancient times.”

“That’s why if we hadn’t heard that you were coming tonight, we wouldn’t have bothered to attend such a flashy banquet where everyone speaks in a bureaucratic tone. If my family holds a banquet, I’ll bring you to my shooting room to play. It’ll be much more fun than here.”

“Shooting room.” Chu Luo suddenly thought of the armory in the Li family residence. Since there was an armory, there must be a shooting room too. She suddenly wanted to go and play.

At this moment, Anya suddenly asked Chu Luo in a strange tone, “Chu Luo, do you feel that the atmosphere here is suddenly a little strange?”

Chu Luo glanced around and nodded calmly. “Those who were originally here are gone. Everyone upstairs is also gone.”

Anya and the others widened their eyes in shock.

“What’s going on?” Sun Tianyang instantly entered a state of alert.

Sun Tianhao tried to ask Chu Luo, “Is that sort of person deliberately causing trouble?”

“What kind of person?” Anya was a little nervous.” Could it be someone similar to a dark warlock?”

Seeing that the three of them were so nervous, Chu Luo said, “What are you worried about? It’s just a small trick created by a nobody.”

“What should we do then?”

Chu Luo tapped the paintings on the wall. “You can look at the paintings on the wall.”

The three of them gasped when they saw this.

Sun Tianhao said, “Why do I feel like these paintings are moving?”

“I think so too.”

“They are indeed moving,” Chu Luo said with a smile. “Someone wants to use these paintings to cause trouble.”

“Cause what trouble? Chu Luo, don’t keep us in suspense.”

“Continue looking at the paintings. Just look at the portrait. After you’re done, tell me what you should do now.”

The three of them listened to her and quickly looked at the portrait on the wall.

As he watched, Sun Tianhao roared and wanted to smash the painting.

Chu Luo tapped his acupoints with her finger and made him stand there unable to move.

Duanmu Yang had to calm down a little. At this moment, he was also clenching his fists tightly, and the veins on his forehead were twitching.

Chu Luo thought for a while and also tapped his acupoints.

Then, she raised her hand and pressed it on Anya’s shoulder.

Anya turned to Chu Luo and said, “The people inside actually dare to challenge the authority of our US royal family!”

“It’s an illusion.”

After saying that, Chu Luo waved her fingers in front of her eyes.

Anya’s body trembled and she immediately woke up. She asked in surprise, “Chu, what exactly is going on?”

Chu Luo first woke the Sun brothers up before unsealing their acupoints. Then, she said, “This person wants to use an illusion to anger us and make us destroy all the paintings here.”

“Who could it be?”

Sun Tianhao sneered. “It must be the Duanmu family. It’s not like they’re not capable of such a thing.”

“I don’t think it’s them.” Sun Tianyang analyzed. “These are all famous paintings, especially the ones left behind by Old Madam Duanmu upstairs. I don’t believe the Duanmu family is willing to spend so much money just to let us destroy all the paintings here. Moreover, with the situation tonight, why would they want to do that?”

“What exactly is going on? Let’s see what that person wants to do next.”

“How?” The three of them looked at Chu Luo expectantly.

Chu Luo quickly took out a talisman and threw it into the air. The talisman quickly disappeared. Then, Chu Luo walked to the lounge chair by the window and sat down. She said to them, “Everyone, come and sit. The show is about to start.”

The three of them quickly walked over and sat down while looking out of the window.

Chu Luo tapped on the window. Two servants from the Duanmu family suddenly appeared outside the originally quiet window.

The two servants looked over with frightened expressions.

“Chu, what did they see?”

“They saw us destroying the paintings inside.”

The three of them looked at her at the same time.

Chu Luo’s smile widened.

After a few seconds, Anya asked with a smile, “The person hiding behind used an illusion. Chu, what did you use?”

“Magic.”

Sun Tianhao also asked, “Chu Luo, how do you plan to deal with that person?”

“It depends on her performance after that.”

If it was just an illusion, she would use a magical technique more powerful than this illusion to make that person’s efforts go down the drain. Then, she would get the Duanmu family to deal with her.

If she had even more vicious thoughts, then don’t blame her for using violence to suppress violence.

The four of them sat for a while. The Sun brothers suddenly sat up straight and took out their weapons at the same time.

Anya quickly asked, “Did you hear anything?”

“Yes,” Sun Tianhao said and stood up.

Sun Tianyang also stood up.

The two of them stood on both sides of Chu Luo and Anya and looked around warily.

“Chu, can you feel what danger it is?”

“Snake, viper.”

Not long after Chu Luo finished speaking, the sound of snakes slithering on the ground came from both sides.

The poisonous snakes stopped two meters away from them and kept flicking their tongues.

When Anya saw the cold animals crawling over, she hugged her arms tightly. “Why are so many of these things coming in? I feel uncomfortable all over.”

Chu Luo glanced at her and said to the Sun brothers, “Don’t touch them. These are snakes specially fed with various kinds of poison. They are even more poisonous than ordinary venomous snakes. If their blood spills on you and you can’t remove the poison immediately, you will die.”

The Sun brothers’ expressions froze.

Sun Tianhao asked, “Then what should we do? Do you have any other way to deal with them?”

“Yes.” Chu Luo took out a piece of paper and quickly folded it into the shape of a small person. Then, she threw it on the ground, and the piece of paper transformed into her shape.

“Let’s see what these poisonous snakes are up to first.”

The paper effigy walked forward for a meter before two snakes pounced forward to attack.

“Ah…”

Anya screamed and quickly covered her eyes and mouth.

After two seconds, she parted her fingers to reveal two eyes.

Then, she gasped.

“They… they’re actually attacking your face!”

Chu Luo’s expression darkened. “Looks like that person wants to disfigure me first.”

Anya was so angry that her voice changed. “To disfigure someone after being poisoning her to death using a poisonous snake. This person is too ruthless!”

Sun Tianyang and Sun Tianhao exuded a powerful murderous aura.

Sun Tianhao said with a fierce expression, “Chu Luo, how do we deal with these poisonous snakes? Tell us, we’ll do it.”

Chu Luo glanced outside the window.

The three of them subconsciously turned around.

Seeing a large group of people walking over from afar, Chu Luo said, “The Duanmu family reacted so quickly. That person can only be left to the Duanmu family to deal with.”

“I can’t accept not teaching such a person a lesson personally!” Sun Tianhao clenched his fists.

“Do you think I’ll let that person off just like that?”

Chu Luo curled her lips and quickly shook the bracelet on her wrist.

The ringing sound immediately made the snakes freeze.

When the group of people outside the window was about to approach, they heard the sound of another musical instrument.

The bracelet on Chu Luo’s hand shook three more times. The snakes turned around and quickly slid away.

The Sun brothers asked at the same time, “Chu Luo, what did you do to them just now?”