Ch 3: Mirage

...•• YU MENG ••...

Before my eyes unfolded the exquisite pavilion with lanterns hanging on the way inside. Feeling haunted, I stepped out of my palanquin and lifted my veil, I walked inside through the huge unfamiliar iron gates. It surprised me that there were no guards, only the marble statue of dragons sitting on either side of the gate.

Upon arriving inside, my eyes noticed the beautiful water foundation in the middle of the pavilion while the beautiful gazebos circled the fountain.

"Looks like this pavilion belongs to some elite businessman or high ranking official," I murmured under my breath in amazement and quietly tip-toed inside the mansion through the hallway gate.

My mind is blown away by the beauty of the interior of the mansion. Priceless artifacts, jade carvings, paintings and sculptures decorated the interior while the red ribbons and lanterns added burning sensation to the decoration.

I explored the mansion by myself when suddenly I heard footsteps following me. I stopped, and hid behind the pillar and pulled out my hairpin. Taking my stance, I waited for the footsteps to approach me.

SLASH

I pierced my sharp hairpin into the stomach of a man. Quickly removing my hand from the hairpin, I stepped back and raised my face to see the man I hurt.

"Oh no!" I gasped in shock because the man appeared familiar but still unfamiliar, I don't know how to explain. His hair was white and long to his waist while his eyes were heterochromia, right one being gray and other being crimson red.

He stood tall at 6 feet and was only wearing a robe which hung loosely over his broad shoulders while exposing his entire chest and abs. At the ending of his slim waist, a golden band was tied around and I could see his baggy trousers underneath his robe.

Strikingly, even in a dimly lit mansion, his skin glowed like a pearl and his features intoxicated me for a second before I realized he's the owner and I pushed my hairpin in his stomach.

Falling on my knees, I quickly apologized, "Please, forgive me. I thought you were an assassin. Are you severely injured?"

The man just looked at me with serious eyes and then looked down at his abdomen. And a wicked grin pulled his corner of lips as he snatched out my hairpin from his skin and to my surprise the blood vanished with wound healing almost instantly.

And his hair turned black as he asked, "How did you walk in here? Isn't this mansion a mirage to everyone?"

"A mirage?" I repeated, lowering my head even more because I was scared of facing him. His aura was too strong and dark for me, I couldn't stand it.

He didn't reply and rather stepped to where I was kneeling and squatted down before me. He lifted my chin with his sharp index finger's nail and repeated, "Yes, a mirage. This is my palace in my world."

"Your world? What are you talking about?"

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