Behind the half-open door, the light was dim, and he could barely see the marble floor.
"I've already opened the door for you. If you dare to go in, the villa will be yours. If you don't, you won't see me as the owner of the villa even if you stay here and watch me. " Even though this man did not seem to be the type to goad him, Ji Shanqing still had to give it a try. "Do I have to go outside before you dare to go in?"
Two seconds later, Silvan let out a sigh of relief.
"You have a point," he said slowly. "You've done something to this villa. I have to try it myself to know how to break it."
His tone was really annoying. It was as if this man had never met any obstacles in his life that he could not overcome.
Ji Shanqing could not help but purse his lips as he watched Silvan walk towards the villa's entrance. What he had said to his sister was actually quite appropriate for him. He was not a complete Veda, but he still had a self that was shaped by his past. When he realized that he needed to protect the villa, he immediately thought of the mirror maze where he was born. Of course, due to the limitations of the environment and the conditions, he did not really transform the entire villa into a mirror maze.
"But …"
Silvan stopped abruptly when he was near the door. He stood there with his back straight and did not turn around. He merely raised one of his hands and gently caressed the door frame with his slender fingers. At that moment, it was as if the whole villa was trembling and panting. "… I have to walk into the original house."
'How is that possible? '
Ji Shanqing raised his head abruptly. For a moment, he thought that he had heard wrongly. However, he reacted quickly. With a thought, a long arm lunged out from the half-open door and grabbed the golden-haired man. This was the inspiration he got from the House of Cards Pocket Dimension that his sister had played in. However, unlike the House of Cards Pocket Dimension, this arm was as fast and ruthless as lightning. No matter how powerful a posthuman was, there was no way he could dodge it. Before the posthuman could even blink, the arm had already grabbed Silvan's chest. Even though Silvan quickly stepped back to evade the attack, the arm still managed to grab his jacket tightly and tore off a piece of fabric.
He was so close to being able to enter!
Ji Shanqing cursed inwardly. The people around my sister are really annoying. They are like a swarm of flies that can't be wiped clean.
"You're a quick-witted person, but you think I'm too stupid."
Silvan turned around slightly. His jacket was torn at the chest area, revealing his snow-white shirt. All the colours of the world, when they fell on him, became particularly bright and dazzling; as if they felt that it was a special honour to be worn by him, and that they all became lively and spirited. It was a painful sight to look at.
"I don't understand." He decided to play dumb. He chuckled and asked, "If this isn't the original villa, then tell me, where is the original villa?"
Silvan put his hands in his pockets and looked around leisurely.
The more Ji Shanqing thought about it, the more agitated he became. Apart from the chirping of birds and the sound of waves in the distance, the villa was so quiet that he could hardly express his annoyance in words. "Who is holding Ito back?" he thought. If he had a fight with another person at the back of the courtyard, why is there no sound at all? What a useless fellow at a crucial moment!
"I think."
Silvan, on the other hand, was very patient. He only sighed. Perhaps it was due to exhaustion, but his voice was slightly hoarse like smoke. "The original house should still be where it is, right? But in front of it, you used some kind of method to set up a similar disguise … And in the distance between the fake front door and the real villa, is the killing ground you arranged for the outsiders to be killed. This is quite an interesting method. I rarely come across it. "
This time, Ji Shanqing was truly shocked. He couldn't even hide his surprise because when Silvan glanced at him, a smile appeared in his green eyes.
"You didn't expect me to guess it?" Silvan tilted his head. A few strands of his blonde hair slid down and covered his green eyes, making them look like a dazzling lake. "The green trees around the glass wall …"
Before Silvan could finish his sentence, Ji Shanqing understood what he meant. He let out a heavy sigh. "I thought not many people would notice this."
Just like the 'cardboard houses' that were sometimes used in movies and TV series, Ji Shanqing had set up a fake door that was exactly the same as the front of the villa and merged it with both sides of the villa. There was only a narrow space in the middle. His sister had entered the water cabin, so he could enter and exit freely. For outsiders, this space was like a sticky board. Once they stepped into it, they would not be able to get out. Even Mr. Ito, who had patrolled around the house countless times, did not notice anything amiss, let alone newcomers.
However, if there was any flaw in this fake door, it would be the circle of green plants outside the house. The whole villa was surrounded by bushes of flowers and trees, and there was only an empty space in front of the main entrance. The facade inevitably stood in the middle of the bushes, cutting off half of the area covered by the greenery. Careful as he was, he could not entirely avoid the tendency of the thicket. Some of the bushes had their roots on the outside, and their branches had reached into the Facade; some of the flowers were trembling on the outside, and the main stem to which they were attached was nowhere to be found.
"If I had enough time, you wouldn't have noticed it," Ji Shanqing said coldly, still standing at the same spot even though his plan was foiled.
"Is that so?" Silvan looked at the half-opened door and pulled out a crescent-shaped silver light from a black weapon pouch on his back. The light swirled in his hand, making it hard for Ji Shanqing to see what it was. "If you don't want to arouse suspicion, don't snap your fingers the next time you open the door. This is a part of the pocket dimension. The fact that it can open according to your command means that you've done something to it … Oh, I forgot. You won't have a next time. "
Ji Shanqing took a step back. His throat felt dry and itchy as if he had poured a handful of sand on it.
Since the other party had discovered the existence of the trap, in order to break it, he would naturally turn to the person who set the trap. It was the most logical thing to do, especially when the person who set the trap was much weaker than the person.
As long as Silvan came to catch him, his plan would be half a success.
It was not a big deal to be able to see through the trap. Even if a normal posthuman was a little more quick-witted and observant, he was still a normal posthuman. In order to ensure that his sister could safely spend her money in the villa, he had gone through all kinds of scenarios countless times. If anything went wrong, there would be at least two or three follow-up measures waiting to be taken.
Silvan slowly turned around. He held the glowing silver moon in his hand and held it high in the air. In the dreamy light he looked scarcely human; it was as if through his eyes another world could be seen hidden beneath the sky and the sea.
As he walked toward Ji Shanqing, he said softly, "I don't mean you any harm. The reason why I attacked you was because of the situation. We are all people who have been forced into this state by the apocalyptic world … "
'Don't talk to me like your sister! '
The thought pierced into Ji Shanqing's mind. It was real, sharp, and scalding. He almost thought that he had blurted it out. He quickly bit the tip of his tongue, trying to swallow his anger. However, at the same time, the wind that Silvan had stirred up rushed toward him. The bright light illuminated his vision.
He knew that he had to fight back to make it look real. However, with his combat power, he did not have the chance or the ability to fight back. Silvan's silver moon had already pierced through his body. It was a strange feeling. It was not painful, but a chill spread from his chest and abdomen. His strength was quickly drained away as the cold silver moon pierced through his body. He looked back weakly and realized that the other half of the silver moon had come out from his back, curving into the air.
"Don't worry. You won't die," Silvan said softly as if to comfort him. "I just need you to be my 'trophy' … Just a moment."
Like a wild rabbit that had fallen from a hunter's spear, Ji Shanqing lost all his strength. After the silver moon pierced through his body, his feet left the ground. His body swayed along with Silvan's footsteps as he approached the door. He paused for a moment outside the door. Then, Silvan's hoarse and melodious voice rang out, "I'm going to bring you in with me."
Yes, Ji Shanqing had already expected that if someone could see through his tricks, they might capture him and bring him into the trap of the False Facade. After all, logically speaking, the person who set up the trap would not allow himself to be killed by his own trap.
Hurry up and go in. Ji Shanqing looked at the ground and urged in his heart.
The ground moved, and the door frame came into view. Then, he saw the darkness behind the door.
Finally, Silvan brought him into the building.
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