The Lovely Heiress Is Actually A God Beast

Chapter 1696: Three Candles Suddenly Ignite

Little Taotie and Hua Jinyan worked together to bring back the third corpse.

There was a small incident involved; originally, Little Taotie could carry it alone, and quite easily at that, but Hua Jinyan insisted on participating, saying he couldn’t come in vain, so Little Taotie reluctantly assisted him.

Little Taotie wasn’t tired at all, but Hua Jinyan was somewhat out of breath.

Hua Jinyan glanced at Little Taotie’s calm face, showing no sign of strain, and lowered his eyes, thinking he should practice more when they returned.

Lou Lan began examining the third corpse and found it different from the first two.

The third corpse had its eyes closed, appearing very peaceful in death.

Lou Lan inquired about the locations where they died, learning that the three were in different levels of the tower, pondering deeply.

The level she was on was an illusionary realm, seeming to drag people into nightmares, seeing countless bizarre visions, such that injuries in the dream would translate into injuries in reality.

She asked Little Taotie and Hua Jinyan about their experiences, learning that Little Taotie obtained a dead branch, immediately asking if there were other discoveries where the corpses were.

Little Taotie recalled: "Only bodies and burning candles."

Hua Jinyan: "The only difference is that in the third person’s tower level, the candle was extinguished."

"The candle extinguished..." Looking at the deceased’s peaceful expression, Lou Lan had a bold conjecture.

Those who died unsatisfied must have encountered great terror, whose source was the lit candle. When the candle extinguished, the terror vanished, the nightmare turned into a beautiful dream, but people lost their direction in the dream, and if they didn’t realize they were in a dream, their lives would extinguish like the candle.

The reason she could break through the illusionary realm was because she realized from the first moment that it was an illusion, mainly because she wore a pearl, a precious treasure passed down through her family.

Little Taotie was warned by the Horse-Faced Bell and Feng Qi.

And Hua Jinyan carried the Rainbow Relic, the protective object, allowing him to discern reality from illusion.

The three who died did not have protective items, thus perished in the illusionary realm, not realizing it was an illusion when they died. It’s likely that... their spiritual bodies remain in the illusion, even when life fades, still wandering in the unreal.

They must retrieve their spiritual bodies lost in the illusion! Otherwise, they will be trapped in the Ancient Pagoda for eternity!

However, she didn’t share this conjecture with Little Taotie or Hua Jinyan, even if they needed to retrieve the spiritual bodies later. The priority now was to leave this eerie Ancient Pagoda.

"Let’s leave here first." Lou Lan attempted to lift a corpse but only managed to raise an arm.

Little Taotie patted their chest: "I’ll do it!"

Little Taotie carried one in each hand, lifting two corpses.

The other corpse was carried by Hua Jinyan.

Lou Lan: "..."

The scene was quite speechless; as an adult, she was empty-handed while two children shouldered the burden.

She gained a new understanding of Little Taotie’s strength; the small figure didn’t look sturdy, yet their arms could lift two men of about 5’11". It’s commonly said that a body’s weight may be greater in death than in life.

Even if one weighed just 180 pounds, two would be 360 pounds, and given it was a corpse, at least 400 pounds!

Lou Lan exhaled, considering whether she should increase her physical training upon returning.

As they reached the ground level again, just before leaving the Ancient Pagoda, three candles suddenly ignited without any warning.

Lou Lan turned back to see this scene, pressed her lips together tightly, didn’t linger, and urged the two children, who seemed eager to explore, to leave quickly.

Outside the Ancient Pagoda, the sky was dark, clouds obscured the moonlight and starlight.