"I have to stop you..." she murmured, "It's better than dying in a place outside this world without even leaving a body."
"I think she was ordered to stay here by Wuyong Lan." Han Zhang said cautiously, "This means that the entrance must be here."
Tao Zhu looked at them blankly, and his eyes took a good look at Ling Huan's right hand, which made her feel scared. But there was no expression of longing or anger on her face. She just glanced at everyone after that, and then looked at her brother who was missing an arm. Her face looked inexplicably haggard under the warm light.
"Thanks to you, he is no longer complete." She kept shaking her head, "What should I do? What can I do? It's great, I envy you so much, so jealous. I envy every one of you. People. You all have families, you all stand opposite me for your family, and your family members love you so much... I am so envious, I am really envious."
Her tone could be described as sad. Wen Ying didn't know why a trace of compassion welled up in her heart. She didn't dare to think, if she had gone astray, would she have done this for Han Chang? But Tao Zhu was right, they were now on opposite sides of each other, and no matter how sad or regretful they were, it was of no use. What's more, she might still be staring at Ling Huan's arms.
"It seems we can't waste any time.".
Several people turned around suddenly and found that someone was coming from behind, and it was none other than Master Lintian. There was no sound of his footsteps at all, and his aura was well hidden, and not even Han Zhang could detect it. There was no emotion on his face, and he didn't know whether Tao Zhu's appearance here was what he expected.
"Master Lintian——"
"She is here just to delay us." Lintian Master said directly to Xie Zhe, "I will give you some charms. You can follow me to place them around here. Don't waste a moment. You must also bring the Demon Subduing Pestle with you. The Lord of the Hundred Skeletons is here On the way here, you'll be there soon."
"But, how fast is it? This monster must not be unprepared." Wenying said anxiously, "How can my brother and I protect Lingyu well..."
"So, it's time for us to show up."
There was a new sound, and several people quickly looked in the other direction. Lord Jiyue was standing there at some point, still carrying his stringless piano on his back. What's even more concerning is that there are more people standing next to him. That man is not as tall as Lord Jiyue, so he is definitely not Lord Baiskeleton. But it was so dark there that no one could see clearly. Who is it?
Just like what was agreed upon, Master Lintian nodded to Lord Jiyue: "I'll leave it to you."
After saying that, he immediately grabbed Xie Zhe's sleeves and left without giving him any time to react. Somewhat surprisingly, Tao Zhu didn't stop them, maybe she knew she was outnumbered. But, is she really just waiting here with Tao Ji?
"Miss Ye, come over here."
Lord Jiyue waved his hands gently, his empty sleeves swaying. Ling Huan hurriedly ran over, but when he got close, he let out a loud exclamation. Xie Zhe, who was pulled away, immediately turned back, but couldn't see anything because it was too dark.
"Such as……"
Han Shan waved his hand, and several groups of cold flames suddenly ignited in the surrounding air. The fire light completely lit up the area, but no matter whether the color of the lights and fox fire was warm or cold, the sand on the ground was always blood red.
"Kisaragi-kun?!"
There is no doubt that the person standing beside Jigetsu-kun is Cyan Xiangmei Kisaragi-kun.
"...It's really strange." Tao Zhu showed a confused look, "Didn't this guy get beaten to pieces in the cracks of the six paths? Even if he tried his best to recover her only body, she shouldn't be able to completely restore it to her original state. This situation. And I heard that even if you take the ashes and grave soil of ordinary people - damn, I’m so envious. How did you do it? I’m so envious..."
Tao Zhu's mental state was already very abnormal. But compared to her, Ling Huan was really more concerned about how Lord Ruyue recovered. Han Zhang and Wenying also came over and greeted Ru Yuejun. But she didn't respond, she just stared ahead quietly, with nothing reflected in her eyes. She was clearly wearing simple and neat clothes, with a braid lying sideways on her chest, and a bright red plum blossom pinned to the knot. But she seemed unable to hear anything and had no response to the greetings from several people.
Where have you seen such a vacant look in your eyes?
Ling Huan suddenly turned around and his eyes met the man beside Tao Zhu (this chapter is not finished yet!)
Chapter 435: Act on behalf of others
Bodies staggered. Yes, Kisaragi-kun can be said to be exactly the same as he is now, just an emotionless walking zombie.
"What exactly is this..."
"The secret should be revealed later, right? Now may not be the time." Lord Jiyue turned to Han Shang and Wenying and said, "You two little foxes, I have been in poor health recently and cannot fight alongside you. But. I will use the sound of the piano to command Lord Ruyue to fight with you. Ling Quan will stay behind with me, and you only have to protect us and contain the evil envoys of lust. How about that?"
"Okay, okay." The two agreed repeatedly.
Tao Zhu sighed softly and spread his hands. Suddenly, something tentatively stretched upward under the vermilion sand. Accompanied by the sound of sand and gravel flowing, several green branches rose from the ground, and in a blink of an eye, they were flourishing and producing beautiful flowers. Under such vast vermilion, the oleander becomes even more charming, as if it has drawn fresh blood from it. An overwhelming illusion unfolded before our eyes, and the boundless desert turned into a sea of flowers in an instant, which was dizzying.
The sand is still flowing, and surrounded by flower branches, naked puppets are exposed one after another. This scene is really reminiscent of the metaphor of a hibiscus emerging from the water. It is more like a buried corpse coming back to life. They stood up one after another and approached several people step by step.
"Damn it, I think they have ambushed all the puppets they can mobilize here..."
"Don't be nervous." Jiyue Jun said calmly, "Those are the bodies that have no time to process, and even more spells cannot be cast. They are like flowers on the roadside, which can be easily defeated. Such work requires Can I ask Miss Ying? You and I will focus on dealing with the two most troublesome characters."
"Okay - please, ask Firefly. Don't let them get close to you two."
"Uh, uh, uh!"
Han Chang said decisively, Wenying nodded in a daze. She felt a kind of trust and recognition from that firm look. After all this time, her brother has come to believe that she is a big monster who can be entrusted with responsibility.
Foxfire was of no use to them, so she shattered them with ice crystal spells. It is true as Mr. Jiyue said, once they are broken, they lose their combat effectiveness and cannot even recover as before. It seems that Mrs. Shen and the others have dealt a heavy blow to Wuyonglan. This has given her some confidence.
Ling Quan was beside Lord Jiyue, watching him play the piano with such shock in his eyes. This harp indeed has no strings, only five blue-white strings that he condensed with his spiritual power, emitting a faint soft light. His hands - he actually had hands, but there were clearly a pair of withered bones under his sleeves. Ling Huan was frightened. She really didn't know how these rotten bone hands could caress the strings so flexibly. Mr. Jiyue played the piano and said with a smile:
"Ms. Ye made me laugh. The hand under my sleeve is a little secret of mine. Don't tell me?"
Ye Linghua nodded repeatedly and looked at these magical "hands" in ecstasy. Is this the six realms of impermanence? It seems that everyone has talents and stories that are unknown to the world. And under the control of his music, Lord Ruyue was as brave and good at fighting as before. Her movements were so smooth and natural, comparable to those of Tao Ji who was controlled by Tao Zhu.
But Tao Zhu is really a difficult opponent, and Han Chang feels that she is even more difficult to deal with than before. He could no longer pull out the long sword at his waist, so his only advantage was long-range attack. But the illusion of the sea of flowers she created confused the direction. If he used distant fire, he would probably hurt his friends behind the illusion. The best way was to fight her at close range, but now he couldn't tell where the monster was. The fragrant fragrance disturbed his sense of smell, and when he thought he was getting close, he pressed his paw down, only to scatter the phantom of the flowers. He wanted to follow Ji Yuejun's music to determine his location, but Tao Zhu was deliberately targeting him. The sound of nearby flower branches and sand rubbing against each other kept disturbing his hearing.
Difficult woman!
"Brother!" Wenying shouted to Hanshang, "I have no problem here. Is there anything I can do to help?!"
"Well……"
Han Chang calmed down and adjusted his posture. His eyes were moving around, thinking constantly in his heart. He suddenly had a plan in mind and turned to Wenying and said:
"Go and stand with Ling Quan and Ji Yuejun, and open the ice barrier. The thicker the better."
"What...? Okay, okay. Do you just need them?"
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Chapter 435: Act on behalf of others
Asking Yingying, is it possible that Lord Ruyue is outside the scope of this protection? But Han Shang told her to just do it.
"No problem, Lord Jiyue will be able to handle it flexibly."
So Wenying did as she was told. She quickly followed the sound of the piano to find Lord Jiyue, and cast a spell to expand the hemispherical ice layer. The luster of the barrier is very clear, but it is rich in spiritual power and unbreakable. Han Shan immediately cast a flame spell, with him as the center of the circle, blue Shiranui erupted, and even the bright red sand was reflected in a rose-purple color. The flames grasp the edges of the illusion, eating away these false curtains bit by bit. Tao Zhu panicked and immediately controlled Tao Ji to return to him.
Lord Jiyue understood, and cautiously asked Lord Ruyue to follow closely. The two corpses cannot cast spells at a distance, so the only way to fight is close combat. Setting a fire in Hanshang might hurt innocent people, including Tao Ji, but Tao Zhu would never allow this to happen. Therefore, Jiyue-kun just needs to let Kisaragi-kun chase after him.
The illusion of the sea of flowers completely disappeared, and the light of the fire dissipated. Tao Zhu stamped his foot on the sand and said angrily:
"It's too much. It almost caused my important brother to be injured again. What a despicable act!"
Several people under the barrier were intact. Lord Jiyue didn't give her any time to talk nonsense, and plucked the strings again. Lord Ruyue was about to hit Tao Zhu in the face with one punch. She was so frightened that she raised her hands to cover her face, but her fist never came down.
"...?"
Lord Ruyue actually froze in place, maintaining her punching posture - but she didn't move.
At the same time, what reached everyone's ears was a melodious music like a flute and a flute.
Chapter 435: Act on behalf of others
