Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections

Zhuge Liang's elegant temperament suddenly changed, and black smoke lingered around him. In Lin Yi's perception, the pressure Zhuge Liang gave him at this moment was even stronger than the pressure from Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

At this moment, the center of Zhuge Liang's forehead slowly cracked, and a vertical eye gradually appeared.

When this vertical eye was fully opened, the sense of oppression around Zhuge Liang instantly soared, making him breathless.

What was even more strange was that several black tentacles emerged behind Zhuge Liang. They waved wantonly in the air, as agile as living things, with an indescribable weirdness and horror.

"General Zhao, what do you mean by the prime minister you mentioned just now? Where does the prime minister come from here?" This cold word formed a sharp contrast with Zhuge Liang's usual gentle and elegant image, and it seemed extremely abrupt.

Zhao Yun heard the voice, his face suddenly changed, and a trace of fear flashed in his eyes.

Because the sound did not come from Zhuge Liang's mouth, but from the back of his head.

Then, Zhuge Liang began to turn his head in a slow and strange way.

With the creepy "crackling" sound of bones, his head turned 180 degrees, until the back of his head was completely facing Zhao Yun and Lin Yi.

But what was shocking was that when his back turned around, it was not a head covered with hair, but a face exactly like Zhuge Liang.

This face was very cold and stiff, completely different from the gentleness that Zhuge Liang showed in daily life.

Cold sweat kept falling from Zhao Yun's forehead, wetting his battle robe.

Although Zhao Yun was brave and good at fighting, he had been in and out of the siege of Cao's army seven times and had made great achievements.

But facing this inexplicable weird scene in front of him, he couldn't help but feel a little fear in his heart.

This kind of Zhuge Liang who was beyond common sense and like a demon was also the first time he had seen it.

In the tension, Zhao Yun's previous words inadvertently revealed a flaw.

And this tiny negligence was immediately captured by the demonized Zhuge Liang, who noticed Zhao Yun's abnormality.

Zhuge Liang stared at Zhao Yun with his unusual eyes, and a strange smile appeared on his face.

In that smile, there seemed to be endless jokes and ridicule, as if laughing at the helplessness and fear of this battle-hardened general at the moment.

"Since General Zhao is unwilling to say more," Zhuge Liang said slowly, his voice revealing an unquestionable determination, "then I will find the answer myself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Yun felt an irresistible invisible force tightly wrapped around him, his limbs were like being locked by iron chains, and his whole body could not move.

Zhao Yun tried to struggle, but the force was very strange, and no matter how Zhao Yun struggled, he could not break free from the other party's control.

The rules that Zhao Yun saw in Adou's swaddling clothes suddenly flashed through his mind, and one of them came into view clearly:

[Rule 2: When someone is possessed by a demon, do not refuse any of his requests. ]

It seems that every request made by the demonized Zhuge Liang in front of him is equivalent to an irresistible "request".

Under the restrictions of the rules, Zhao Yun could not break free from this bondage at all.

Zhao Yun stared at Zhuge Liang approaching with wide eyes, and his heart was filled with fear.

Seeing Zhuge Liang getting closer and closer to Zhao Yun, Lin Yi knew it was time to take action.

A flash of light, a purification spell was thrown at Zhao Yun.

As the power of the purification spell penetrated, Zhao Yun suddenly felt his body lighten, and the invisible sense of bondage before instantly disappeared.

Zhuge Liang's arm was close at hand, almost touching Zhao Yun's chest, and Zhao Yun could already feel the other party's cold temperature.

A cruel sneer appeared on Zhuge Liang's face, and he couldn't wait to hold Zhao Yun's heart in his hand.

At this critical moment, Zhao Yun suddenly pulled out the Qinggang sword hanging from his waist.

The sword flashed, and the sharp sword cut off Zhuge Liang's outstretched arm in an instant.

Zhao Yun panted heavily, and his heart was full of relief.

Fortunately, it was after the Battle of Changbanpo, and the Qinggang sword in his hand was taken from Cao Cao's confidant Xiahou En.

This Qinggang sword was extremely sharp, and now it saved his life at a critical moment.

"Strange, how did the general break free?" Zhuge Liang looked down at his broken right arm, with a trace of doubt on his face.

Although he had been possessed by the devil and his mind was affected to a certain extent, his innate wisdom remained unchanged.

As a person known for his wisdom, Zhuge Liang was still able to see and understand the rules even after being possessed by the devil.

In the brief confrontation with Zhao Yun, he caught Zhao Yun's omissions with just a few words, showing his almost demonic insight.

He stared at Zhao Yun, as if trying to find the answer from this familiar General Zhao.

"Interesting." Zhuge Liang said softly, "General, you really make me more and more interested. Obviously, you have some information that I don't know yet."

As soon as Zhuge Liang finished speaking, the vertical eye in the center of his forehead suddenly opened completely, emitting a strange red light.

When its eyes swept over Zhao Yun and Lin Yi, both of them felt that they were seen through.

"Huh? There is another friend here." Zhuge Liang's vertical eye on his forehead locked onto Lin Yi's hiding place, and his tone was a little surprised, "Why don't you show up?"

"How did you find out?"

Lin Yi did not reveal his figure. At this moment, he was in the demon camp. Any rash action might cause unpredictable chaos.

Lin Yi did not dare to gamble, so he communicated with Zhuge Liang only through voice.

Zhuge Liang smiled and explained: "To be honest, Liang is not sure about the specific reason, but suddenly, I can see you."

Under Zhuge Liang's vertical pupils, the red figure beside Zhao Yun was particularly obvious.

Just as Lin Yi was about to evacuate with Zhao Yun, the surrounding environment suddenly changed dramatically.

Amidst the flying sand and rocks, the two were caught in a fierce sandstorm.

"No, this is the prime minister's eight formations!" Zhao Yun looked at the unpredictable scene around him, and his heart tightened.

He knew that the eight formations were extremely powerful. When Shu and Wei fought, the Shu army was able to win with fewer troops, largely relying on Zhuge Liang's magical eight formations.

Zhao Yun clearly remembered that Cao Cao's 50,000 troops were trapped in this formation for three days and three nights.

When the formation dissipated and the army escaped, most of the 50,000 soldiers had been killed, leaving less than 10,000 soldiers.

The rest of the soldiers lost their way in the formation and killed each other.

"Don't panic." Lin Yi said to Zhao Yun calmly, and at the same time he tried his best to improve his perception ability to capture the key energy nodes of the surrounding formation.

These energy nodes are constantly moving, but under Lin Yi's perception, they gradually form a clear shape of the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams.

Although Lin Yi did not have a deep understanding of the profoundness of the Nine Palaces and Eight Diagrams, he still knew the basic concepts such as the gate of life and the gate of death.

He sensed silently for a moment, and gradually had a plan in his mind.

"Follow me!" Lin Yi decisively pulled Zhao Yun and headed to the northeast.

At this moment, the energy nodes of the formation there were relatively weak. According to the principle of the Eight Diagrams, there should be the gate of life.

When they rushed into the northeast, their eyes suddenly blurred, and the surrounding scene changed rapidly.

When they opened their eyes again, they were already in the camp of the Shu army.

The two who successfully escaped from the Eight Diagrams could not help but breathe a sigh of relief.

"Interesting, you can crack my Eight Diagrams so quickly." Zhuge Liang looked at Zhao Yun and Lin Yi who was hiding behind him, and his tone revealed some praise.

He suddenly had a strong appetite in his heart.

Zhuge Liang had a special hobby after he became a demon, that is, he liked to eat the brains of smart people, and the performance of Zhao Yun and Lin Yi undoubtedly aroused Zhuge Liang's appetite.

Zhao Yun felt Zhuge Liang's strange eyes and his heart tightened. He was quick-witted and remembered the previous conversation, so he asked tentatively: "Military Advisor, you told Zilong to add oil to the Seven Star Lamp before. I wonder if this instruction is still valid?"

As soon as Zhao Yun finished speaking, Zhuge Liang's reaction was indeed different.

He fell into a stalemate, and two different consciousnesses fought in his body.

"General Zhao, you need to go to the Seven Star Lamp to add oil." A voice said firmly.

"No, I want to eat their wisdom." Another voice was full of greed and desire.

"Military orders are like mountains, and they must not be violated."

The scene in front of him was quite strange. Zhuge Liang's head kept turning, as if struggling between two completely different impulses.

Sometimes his front face looked at Zhao Yun and Lin Yi, ordering them to go to the Seven Star Lamp to add lamp oil; sometimes he turned his head back to them, expressing his strong desire to eat their brains.

The conflict between the orders of both sides caused Zhuge Liang to fall into a stalemate, just like a sophisticated computer program encountered an unsolvable logical conflict, resulting in the emergence of a "bug".

This internal struggle was externalized in an absurd and terrifying way. Zhuge Liang's head turned faster and faster, just like a high-speed rotating electric fan.

Lin Yi looked at Zhuge Liang's movements and wondered if this guy's neck was so good? He turned for so long and his head didn't fall off.

After a minute of stalemate and struggle, Zhuge Liang's front face finally aimed steadily at Zhao Yun and Lin Yi, and the vertical eye on his forehead gradually closed. All the chaos and abnormalities returned to calm as the vertical eye disappeared.

Zhuge Liang in front of him seemed to have turned back into the wise man Zhao Yun knew, the military advisor who could always guide them to victory at critical moments.

"Are you... General Zhao?" Although Zhuge Liang's voice was weak, the intimacy and familiarity contained in it warmed Zhao Yun's heart.

Zhao Yun's eyes couldn't help but moisten when he saw this scene.

What he saw was the Zhuge Liang who had gone through the ups and downs with them and fought hand in hand with them, the wise man who had pointed out the direction for them countless times in times of crisis, not the strange and terrifying existence before.

"Military advisor, are you okay?" Zhao Yun stepped forward quickly and carefully supported Zhuge Liang, fearing that he would fall.

"My neck hurts a little, but it's okay. Now I am a demon, and this little injury is nothing to me." Zhuge Liang tried to squeeze out a smile, and then turned his eyes to the direction where Lin Yi was hiding.

"My friend, you can show up. I have dismissed all the soldiers here before, and there is no one else now." Zhuge Liang's breath seemed particularly weak at this moment, and he looked no different from an ordinary person.

Lin Yi looked around and confirmed that there were no soldiers around before removing the optical camouflage.

However, the power of shadow was still distributed around Lin Yi. Once there was any disturbance, Lin Yi could immediately escape into the shadow kingdom.

This world is full of unknowns and dangers, and Lin Yi dare not take it lightly.

He couldn't even be sure whether the shadow plane of this world was safe, which was why he didn't choose to enter the shadow plane before.

"Zilong, because of your question just now, the demon in my body has temporarily fallen into silence, so my consciousness can be awakened for a short time."

"But this time will not be too long. What I say next is very important. You must remember it."

"The light of the Seven Star Lamp can temporarily bind these demons and prevent them from causing trouble in the world. But the power of the Seven Star Lamp is not endless. After forty-nine days, if the light goes out, the hundreds of thousands of demons sealed here will wreak havoc on the world."

"You must find out the truth. Time is running out." Zhuge Liang's voice became more and more urgent.

As soon as the voice fell, his eyes were covered with blood again. He pushed Zhao Yun away and staggered towards the tent.

Zhao Yun looked at Zhuge Liang's back, bowed deeply, and then took Lin Yi to the direction of the Seven Star Lamp.

The two of them now understood the importance of the Seven Star Lamp. Its function was to trap the hundreds of thousands of Shu army that had been possessed by demons.

Once the light of the Seven Star Lamp went out, these demons would wreak havoc on the world, and the entire world might become the prey of the demons.

Arriving at the room where the Seven Star Lamp was, Lin Yi saw the Seven Star Lamp Array mentioned by Zhuge Liang.

The Seven Star Lamp emitted a faint yellowish light. Under the illumination of this light, Lin Yi and Zhao Yun both felt a lot calmer in their hearts. It seemed that this was the function of the Seven Star Lamp.

"General Zhao, why did you come here?"

As the two carefully observed the Seven Star Lamp, a woman walked into the room gracefully.

She had a beautiful face, her skin was as white as snow, and her eyebrows were as delicate as a scroll.

She was wearing a gorgeous Shu robe, with sparkling gold threads on the collar and cuffs, and a jade belt tied around her waist, with tassels swaying gently with her steps.

Her hair was tied up high, and her hairpin was full of jewels and jade, which sparkled brightly under the light.

As soon as Zhao Yun saw the woman, he immediately put away his weapon and saluted her respectfully.

The person who came was none other than Liu Bei's wife, Madam Mi.

In her previous life, in order not to drag Zhao Yun down, Madam Mi chose to commit suicide by jumping into a well, and her sacrifice was remembered by Zhao Yun.

Now that he could see her again, it was undoubtedly a long-lost comfort for Zhao Yun.

"Madam, the military advisor ordered me to come here to get lamp oil." After saluting, Zhao Yun explained his purpose to Madam Mi.

However, this sentence seemed to touch a sensitive nerve of Madam Mi.

Her face suddenly turned as pale as paper, as if she had heard something that frightened her extremely.

Madam Mi sighed deeply, and then began to untie her gorgeous robes, leaving only a few underwear.

"Since my husband passed away, it was Uncle Guan Er, Uncle Zhang San... Now, is it finally my turn?" Madam Mi said sadly, revealing deep helplessness and sadness in her tone.

Zhao Yun couldn't help but frown after seeing Madam Mi's performance. It can be seen that Madam Mi's current performance is very abnormal.

Zhao Yun calmly put his hand on the hilt of the Qinggang sword at his waist, just in case.

"Madam, what do you mean?" Zhao Yun asked tentatively, while observing Madam Mi's reaction.

After the previous contact, Zhao Yun found that the strength of these demons was not too strong, but their abilities were extremely strange.

Just like Zhuge Liang suddenly asked him to dig out his heart before, the ability of the demon-possessed people's requests is indeed hard to guard against.

"Has General Zhao also noticed the strangeness in the military camp?" Madam Mi showed a bitter smile on her face, pointing to the Shura-like scene outside the tent.

When Zhao Yun heard Madam Mi's words, the Dragon Gallbladder Spear in his hand almost fell out of his hand.

Madam Mi was the first person he met who could communicate normally after waking up, and his emotions were inevitably a little fluctuating.

However, Lin Yi did not immediately believe Madam Mi's words.

He took a cautious step back, ready to detect Madam Mi's true situation.

[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both parties..., comparison completed, our intelligence is 2.3 times that of the opponent, and we have obtained 70% of the opponent's information (detection eye increased by 20%). ]

Name: Madam Mi

Race: Human/? ? ?

Health: 100%

Mana: 8800/8800

Strength: 11

Agility: 12

Stamina: 35

Intelligence: 68

Charm: 84 (real attribute)

Skill 1: Kindness Shelter (Active skill LV.30): Consume 150 mana points to apply a 10-second shelter effect to the surrounding friendly forces, during which the damage received by the friendly forces is reduced by 30%, and 50 health points are restored per second.

Skill 2: Heroic Figure (Passive skill LV.25): Increase the attack power and movement speed of Madam Mi herself and the surrounding friendly forces by 15%. When the health of the friendly forces is less than 50%, the effect is increased to 30%.

Skill 3: Rejuvenation (Active Skill LV.20): Consumes 250 mana points, instantly restores 500 health points for the target friendly army, and provides an additional rejuvenation effect that lasts for 5 seconds and restores 100 health points per second.

Skill 4: Boosting Morale (Active Skill LV.25): Consumes 200 mana points, inspires surrounding friendly troops, reduces the cooldown of all their skills by 20% in the next 10 seconds, and increases their critical strike rate by 15%.

Skill 5: Virtue of Motherhood (Passive Skill LV.30): When Madam Mi is present, all friendly troops will recover an additional 10 mana points per second, and for every enemy defeated, all friendly troops will recover 50 health points and mana points.

Skill 6: ? ? ? : ? ? ?

Skill 7: ? ? ? : ? ? ?

Like the soldiers who had explored before, it seemed that the Madam Mi in front of them had probably been possessed by a demon.

"Zilong, Madam Mi has been possessed by a demon."

Lin Yi's voice was very weak, but the two were very close at the moment, and Lin Yi could notice that Zhao Yun's body trembled slightly after hearing it, and then nodded, holding the hilt of the Qinggang Sword with his right hand, and he was obviously ready to deal with it.

"My husband and others have fulfilled their destiny, and after burning out, they can still leave a body of ashes, but I am a weak woman like this, I am afraid there will be nothing left."

After saying this, Madam Mi smiled bitterly, and then ran towards the Seven Star Lamp.