Zhang Lingyun knew that this magic circle was starting to create an illusion, and the real fun started from now on.

Zhang Lingyun had already proven his strength in the entrance test, and now he only needed to pass the test normally. Even if he gave up midway, it would not affect the result except for being a little embarrassed. At most, he would be ridiculed by the so-called senior sisters.

The most troubling thing now is that Zhang Lingyun is still not sure whether the 'Hundred Flowers Temple' is evil. If it is really secretly associated with the 'Amaterasu', then how do they choose the women to participate in the experiment, who are the best in overall quality?

, and the overall conditions are the worst. If you act haphazardly without knowing the truth, you may inadvertently backfire and ruin the investigation.

After careful consideration, Zhang Lingyun decided to continue acting in a low-key and cowardly manner. Zhang Lingyun let the wind roar around him and walked forward slowly and slowly. The terrifying water monsters without skins in the bright red blood struggled to get out of the water.

Crawling slowly, if you don't pay attention to the appearance of the water monsters, their clumsy movements would be very funny.

This thing is similar to the water monster we first met, but it is even more terrifying because it is not wrapped in skin. Its hands and feet are slender and shriveled, and the fingers are connected with film-like webs. The eyelidless eyes are half-bulging and full of anger. The position of the nose

There is only a flat hole left, and the teeth are as sharp as the canines of wild beasts, and the ferocious look seems to be ready to tear people apart and devour them at any time.

"Ah~, where is this place? It's so scary...!"

Zhang Lingyun accelerated his speed, trembling from time to time and letting out bursts of exclamations. Such a terrifying scene was enough to scare most immortal cultivators into fainting, not to mention that Zhang Lingyun was now playing the role of an ordinary woman in the mortal world. If

If you don't act panicked, it's easy to make people suspicious.

After a few breaths, the number of skinless water monsters became more and more numerous. Their figures were everywhere in the mountains and fields and it was impossible to count them. As the water monsters gradually approached with grinning teeth, Zhang Lingyun's endurance limit was also pushed to the extreme. He hesitated between resistance and escape.

Decide.

"Ah, help...the monster is killing people!"

Seeing that less than a third of the journey was left, Zhang Lingyun took a deep breath and made a jaw-dropping decision. He slightly bent his knees, pulled up his skirt, took three steps and two steps towards the top of the mountain.

He rushed forward as fast as a strong wind passing over the wilderness, not forgetting to shout loudly to express his fear.

Situ Wan'er, who had just stepped out of the entrance hallucination test, felt an inexplicable danger coming from behind. Then she was hit by a heavy object and became unstable. She fell face down to the ground. The bruise that had just healed was damaged again.

, bright red blood slowly flowed out of the nose.

"Little sister, are you injured? Get up quickly!"

"What kind of horrible sight did you see to force a delicate little girl to look like this?"

"..."

Several girls who walked out of the illusory formation first looked at the chaotic scene, saying caring words, and even thought of fighting for the injustice between the two, but they quietly stayed away for fear of getting into trouble and affecting their journey of cultivating immortals.

.

"Cough, cough...! Xiaoyun'er, you crushed Miss Wan'er!"

The Thousand-faced Sand Cat looked at Situ Wan'er who had been thrown into a dog-gnawing position. He was more excited than picking up a rare treasure and the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised. He had to cough to hide the idea of ​​laughing, so as to prevent Situ Wan'er from getting angry after seeing it.

Trouble yourself.

Thousand-faced sand cat came to Situ Wan'er, pretending to be concerned about her safety, and wanted to lift up Zhang Lingyun who was pressing on Situ Wan'er, but did not reach out to help him for a long time, as if he didn't know how to act, but in fact he wanted Zhang Lingyun to worry more about his scheming.

After a while, even if it can't cause any real harm, it is still a joyful thing to see Situ Wan'er deflated.

Zhang Lingyun, who had just been knocked unconscious, shook his head and saw that the scene in front of him had changed. It was no longer a terrifying scene of blood-red water monsters. He couldn't help but let out a breath. When he was about to get up, he felt soft under his body, and he couldn't help but panic.

Fell to the side.

"Ah~! What bastard doesn't have eyes and dares to bump into my aunt?"

Situ Wan'er, who almost fainted, felt a pain from the pressure of a heavy object on her back. She then pushed herself up and stood up slowly. She was about to get angry and settle the score with the other party, but she found that the culprit who made her look disfigured again was...

It was actually a girl who had refused to cooperate with her. Situ Wan'er only felt that fate had its own destiny.

"I'm sorry, Miss. There were so many monsters on the road just now. They were so scary!"

Zhang Lingyun looked at more and more people stepping out of the illusion, staring at the two of them with exploratory expressions. He immediately changed into an aggrieved look, with a hint of crying in his voice, like a child who had done something wrong and was waiting to be punished.

Like this, he lowered his head slightly and kept stirring the handkerchief in his hand.

"It's okay, it's okay. From now on, we will all be fellow disciples and sisters, and we will have to take care of each other in the future!"

Situ Wan'er took the handkerchief handed by the bystander and cleaned herself up briefly. She didn't care whether the girl sincerely apologized or not. She showed a kind and indifferent smile, showing the demeanor of an older sister taking care of her younger siblings.

Situ Wan'er planned to take advantage of the girl's guilt, slowly get in touch with her with the goal of becoming a confidant, subtly change her way of thinking, and finally take this beauty under her command.

To the surprise of Zhang Lingyun and others, Yue Qingfeng and the others were the first to step onto the steps, but they were the last to board the gate of the Baihua Temple. Even those ordinary mortals were faster than the three monks in the transformation stage.

One can't help but wonder about their pale faces,

What a terrifying scene I saw in the phantom array.

"Congratulations to all the junior sisters, you can go back and take a rest first,"

Bai Xinran was followed by more than a dozen girls of similar age. They were plain-looking and elegant, but had an indescribable arrogance. Those ordinary girls all showed yearning, only Zhang Lingyun and others showed the slightest doubt.

Under the leadership of the senior sisters of 'Baihuaguan', Zhang Lingyun, Situ Wan'er and Yue Qingfeng were arranged in a Beiyuan. Although each of them had a small room, it made Zhang Lingyun very reserved and awkward.

Fortunately, Qianmian Shamao, Yue Qingqing and others were divided into separate courtyards next door, so it was very convenient for everyone to get together with only one wall.

The Thousand-faced Sand Cat came to the short wall closest to the neighboring garden with the intention of watching the excitement. When it was sure that no one was watching, it jumped over the wall and landed easily, and tiptoed into the room where Zhang Lingyun was.

.

"How is your face? Do you feel any discomfort after such a long time?"

The Thousand Faced Sand Cat waved his hand and touched Zhang Lingyun's cheek. Seeing that the human skin and mask had not peeled off at all, he nodded with satisfaction and showed a proud smile.

Human skin masks are simulated masks made of certain animal skins. They can be divided into whole head masks or simple facial skin molds. Human skin masks have the skin texture and color of real people. They are very thin and elastic and are not easy to be worn by outsiders.

Notice that, in addition to allergic skin, it is suitable for people of all skin colors and face shapes.

Putting this kind of disguise tool on your head can change your face and disguise yourself as someone else. Many masters in the martial arts are good at this and use it widely when walking in the rivers and lakes. However, its technique has mixed reviews. Like the Thousand-faced Sand Cat, the fake one can be confused with the real one.

The technique is a long-lost miracle.

"I'm fine. Do you think that senior sister Bai Xinran is a little weird?"

Although Zhang Lingyun is a man with quick thinking, he is not as meticulous as a girl. In many things, he can only see the surface of things, but is stuck on some details that require real evidence. As a last resort, Zhang Lingyun had to ask his silly cat for help.

Can she help with this?

"You always stare at others, maybe you like this senior sister?"

The Thousand-faced Sand Cat was just reminiscing about Situ Wan'er's embarrassment, but when she heard Zhang Lingyun's words, her face suddenly changed, and she stared at Zhang Lingyun with a disappointed expression of hating that iron could not be transformed into steel.

In the eyes of the thousand-faced sand cat who is accustomed to beauties, Bai Xinran's appearance can only be regarded as average, not even half of that of Heng Xin'er. Now Zhang Lingyun suddenly pays attention to this woman whom he has only met a few times, which really makes people feel a little sad.

Depressed and angry.

"Hey silly cat, can you clear out all the dirty thoughts in your head? If you don't see it, just admit it honestly and don't change the subject!"

Zhang Lingyun took a deep breath and slowly exhaled it. After several repetitions, she suppressed the suffocation in her heart. She stared at the Thousand-faced Sand Cat with sharp eyes, forcing her to try to recall every detail of the time when she came into contact with Bai Xinran.

"Well...if there's anything to say, it's just that the way they walk is very interesting...,"

After receiving a negative answer, Qianmian Shamao instantly felt at ease. Then he thought that his suspicion was too much, so he started to recall with a smile on his face. Although the two of them had not met many times, Qianmian Shamao relied on a woman's unique perception.

The sand-faced cat still discovered what was special about her.

It is said that during the Five Dynasties period, Empress Li of the Southern Tang Dynasty had her concubine Yao Niang, who was good at singing and dancing and was very favored. Empress Li specially had a six-foot-tall golden lotus made and asked the woman to bind Yao Niang's feet with cloth and change the shape of her feet.

She formed a crescent moon shape, put on white stockings and danced on the lotus platform. Empress Li thought this dance was very beautiful and praised her greatly.

Since ancient times, the preference of emperors has always been widely spread. Although women's mobility is inconvenient after foot binding, and some people are even unable to walk due to foot binding and have to be carried out by someone, this does not prevent the trend of women's foot binding from weakening.

Although the Qing Dynasty was a people on horseback who did not know how to bind their feet, and the emperor had repeatedly issued orders prohibiting women's foot binding, the Han people accounted for the majority of the population at that time, and Han Chinese women were accustomed to foot binding, and men had the concept of marrying a woman with small feet.

It was deeply ingrained that those who did not have their feet bound would be discriminated against, and the ban, which had no real effect, was gradually abolished.

Powerful aristocratic women were of great value and could get a good marriage without having their feet bound, while particularly poor women had to rely on hard work in exchange for survival capital. Even if they were haggard and weathered, they would not be favored by the nobles even if their feet were bound.

In a society where Han people make up the majority, people's aesthetics determines a woman's class. If she wants to marry a Han Chinese with a high family status and get a good marriage, women from aristocratic and wealthy families must improve their own value and have their feet bound.

Foot binding is the simplest and most direct method.

Although the demon women are not as ruthless and decisive as mortal women, and can be cruel to themselves, they will also make some changes according to the current fashion trends. Although the Thousand Faced Sand Cat does not have a three-inch golden lotus, it still walks like a

They deliberately imitated the walking style of women with small feet and twisted their waists and hips to increase their enchanting look. However, the upper bodies of Bai Xinran and his group were like bamboo poles, and their waists and abdomen were straight and unfeminine.

"You are very good at history and folklore, but that doesn't prove anything?"

Zhang Lingyun became more and more confused after listening to Qianmian Shamao's words. He really couldn't understand that a woman could walk with so much knowledge. She just felt that her original values ​​of life had been confused.

"Oh~! Man, come here and show you a practical comparison!"

Thousand-faced sand cat sighed helplessly,

Pulling Zhang Lingyun and pushing the door out, she happened to see Situ Wan'er on the opposite side fetching water and entering the house. Her slightly swaying shoulders and hips swinging from side to side all proved the Thousand-faced Sand Cat's rhetoric.

In order to deepen Zhang Lingyun's understanding, the Thousand-faced Sand Cat deliberately picked up a stone and smashed Yue Qingfeng's window paper. Yue Qingfeng, who was not sure why, heard the sound, and her movements when trotting were completely different from those in Zhang Lingyun's memory.

"Are you in danger and need help?"

Yue Qingfeng saw the confused Zhang Yun'er and the cat demon looking around. She pointed at the holed window paper and wanted an explanation. After all, we were still in a cooperative relationship. She had given a perfect step. As long as the other party was not unreasonable, she could

Resolve peacefully and avoid internal conflicts as much as possible.

"Just now we were studying Bai Xinran's walking posture. She is very severely braced and does not look like the usual lotus walk."

Zhang Lingyun was still in a state of confusion. He only felt that there was a fake head on his neck. Seeing Yue Qingfeng's brows furrowed and showing an attitude of asking for punishment, he threw this problem out. With the power of many people, maybe everyone can solve it by thinking together.

This question is resolved.
To be continued...