Facing the figures rushing towards him from all directions, Ling Ning activated his pupil technique and true vision! In his field of vision, these shadows turned into groups of spiritual energy, which meant that these were all virtual shadows! It's a feint!
He swung his sword without hesitation to disperse these shadows, but unexpectedly, the swords collided with an explosion!
"Ding!"
Ling Ning was slightly startled. This feeling didn't look like a ball of spiritual energy at all! As soon as he hesitated, other weapons were already whizzing towards him. Fortunately, he was extremely skilled and could easily avoid it in an instant, but even so, there were a few more holes in his body!
He stroked the wound on his chest and felt a pain. This pain did not seem to be fake.
Those shadows were obviously masses of spiritual energy, but the damage seemed to be real... He couldn't figure it out for a moment.
The thick fog rolled, and suddenly dozens of shadows rushed toward him!
Ling Ning smiled confidently and thought to herself, "I'll let you see my new moves!"
"Demon Fire·Demon Lotus Stabs!"
The purple-red demonic fire was like hundreds of steel spears, thrusting out in all directions with him as the core! Like a red lotus suddenly blooming! Without exception, those shadows all passed through the chest, and were pierced by the sharp spikes formed by the demonic fire, struggling painfully until they were turned into charcoal!
Just when Ling Ning was very satisfied with the effect of the new move, a figure fell from the sky and attacked him like an eagle rushing toward a rabbit!
Ling Ning had no choice but to raise his sword to block!
"Ding!" There was a loud blast!
With a smile on her face, Mrs. Shangyuan held a small dark green jade hairpin and pressed down on Ling Ning's sword like a mountain. She was not afraid of the stinging flames all over his body, which was still intact, as if it were a ball of air. The strength of her hand was so amazing that she pressed Ling Ning backwards at a 90-degree angle!
The strength on her hosta was still increasing. Ling Ning concentrated all his strength on the sword to withstand the pressure, but the hosta was still sinking bit by bit, and he couldn't stop it at all! He felt a numb pain coming from his waist, and he seemed to hear a subtle "crunching" sound coming from the bones in his ears, which was a sign of excessive exertion in his waist.
He is now like a small sapling crushed by a boulder. The weak trunk may break with a "click" at any time!
"Impossible! Why isn't she afraid of my demon fire? Why is she so powerful!"
Facing Ling Ning's surprised look, Mrs. Shangyuan's pale pink eyes shone with a strange light. She said softly: "I want to ask you a question, and I hope you answer it truthfully."
Beads of sweat broke out on Ling Ning's forehead. He didn't understand what she wanted to ask at this time.
Mrs. Shangyuan said softly: "Tell me, do you like Meier?"
Ling Ning was stunned, but Mrs. Shangyuan smiled slightly and put away her overwhelming strength. Ling Ning used too much force and fell to the ground with a "snap"! Mrs. Shangyuan did not pursue her, she just straightened up and put the hosta in her head.
"What, is this question difficult?"
Ling Ning's mind was in chaos. He didn't know why such a question came up at this time.
"This... of course I like Mei'er..." He replied subconsciously.
"Oh? How much do you like Mei'er? Can you give up your life for her?"
"This...senior, why do you ask that? I...I don't seem to have thought about this..."
Mrs. Shangyuan's expression turned cold, "Ling Ning, Mei'er has already been engaged. If nothing happens, she will return to Fairy Dust Continent to get married soon."
"Ah?" Ling Ning was shocked. The long sword in her hand shook and fell to the ground with a "choking" sound. "This... I have never heard her mention it... why..."
Mrs. Shangyuan's expression remained unchanged, "That's because she doesn't know it herself. To tell you the truth, this is a marriage that was decided before she was born. It involves the interests of the race and she has to abide by it. Today I I will tell her."
"Then...who is that man? Luo Yan?"
Mrs. Shangyuan shook her head, "That man is the descendant of a demon king on the Fairy Dust Continent. Not only does he have the pure bloodline of the ferocious beast 'Tengu', but he also activated the bloodline inheritance of the ancient beast 'Qilin'. The future is limitless. You are Far inferior to..."
Ling Ning's face was ugly. He no longer knew what to say. He could only listen in shock to Mrs. Shangyuan talking about the gap between the two.
After a moment, he said: "Since...since it's a baby kiss, then Mei'er may not agree..."
"Although they are children, they have been childhood sweethearts since they were young. You wouldn't think that she would fall out with her childhood sweetheart and go against the entire family for a 'friend' whom she has only known for two years, right?"
"This...this..." Ling Ning hesitated and was speechless.
"Ling Ning, leave her, if you don't want to die."
…
The thick fog cleared, and Mrs. Shangyuan and Qian Meier disappeared. There were no scars on his body, as if everything just happened was a dream.
The Palace Master appeared in the air at some unknown time. She looked at Ling Ning who looked dull and sighed: "You fell into someone else's illusion. The moment you saw her eyes, you already lost."
Ling Ning closed his eyes and opened them after a while. He looked at the palace master and said, "I can't tell which ones are real and which ones are hallucinations...Mrs. Shangyuan...did she leave with Meier?"
The Palace Master nodded, "Your practice is not enough. Your eye skills are much different from hers..."
Ling Ning was silent and then suddenly said: "That... Tengu... Qilin... Demon King or something, is it very powerful?"
The palace owner looked at him with interest, as if she did not intend to answer his question, but said: "If you like her, you should never give up at any time. Faith is sometimes important."
Ling Ning smiled bitterly and said, "But didn't you say, 'Be it emotions or beliefs, they are nothing in the face of absolute power'?"
The Palace Master smiled, "I did say so, but without the will to become stronger and without a strong belief, you cannot obtain the strongest power. Of course, you can also choose to give up on her, give up on that girl, now You have no chance of winning..."
Ling Ning recalled the scenes with Qian Meier...
From the startling glimpse in the restaurant, to meeting and fighting side by side in the mountains, to saving the elf girl from encountering the Heaven-Devouring Demonic Art together, or her expression when she was "jealous"... Her smiles and frowns were all imprinted on him at all times. in mind.
For Ling Ning, most of his energy was spent on cultivation and he had never seriously thought about the relationship between him and Qian Meier, but some things became extremely precious once they were lost.
Ling Ning couldn't sleep that night. He rarely practiced, but stared at the moonlight, and his mind was full of the beautiful image of Qian Meier.
After a night of thinking, he couldn't wait to find Qian Meier at dawn.
Arriving at her door, he took a deep breath and knocked on the door.
"who is it?"
"Mei'er, it's me."
"Xiao Ning? Please wait a moment."
Ling Ning looked at the clouds and mist on the peak behind her hands and wondered what she was thinking. At this moment, the door creaked open and Qian Meier slowly walked out.
Her eyes were red as if she had cried, but she pretended to be calm and smiled at him.
"You...why are you crying?"
Qian Meier pointed to the room and said softly: "Grandma came last night. She was still resting. Let's walk around."
Ling Ning nodded, as if he knew the reason for her crying.
The two walked side by side for a while, neither of them speaking. At this moment, it was still early and the peak was covered with a thin layer of mist. The streams flowed and made a "dinging" sound, and the birds had already begun to "chirp" and sing. But neither of them was in the mood to appreciate the beautiful scenery, and their faces seemed to be covered with a layer of sadness.
The two strolled to the pavilion, and Ling Ning stopped suddenly. Qianmei'er took a few steps forward without realizing it. When she got up the steps, she realized that he hadn't followed and turned back to look at him in confusion.
Ling Ning looked up at Qian Meier, "You...are you really going to marry someone else?"
Qian Meier looked away from him and looked around casually, "Well... this is the family's order, I can't disobey it."
Ling Ning stared at her as if a thousand words were stuck in her throat, and after a while she said: "Then... who is that person?"
Qianmeier sighed and still avoided his gaze, "He is the only son of a demon king... We grew up together and I just treat him like an older brother..."
Ling Ning's eyes lit up with hope, "Then...then you don't like him or love him, right?"
Qian Meier hesitated for a moment before formally looking into his eyes, "Whether I love him or not, whether I like him or not, what does it have to do with you?"
"I..." Ling Ning's words had already reached her lips, but she stopped abruptly. As a "bereaved dog" who had lost his sect and relatives, and the other party was the "son of the demon king" who was above him, he was really qualified to say those few words. A word?
Qian Meier looked at him with expectant eyes. Ling Ning knew that she wanted to hear those words, even if her fate could not be changed.
"Mei'er, I like you! I liked you from the first sight! I know that the family's orders cannot be disobeyed, but I just like you! I want you to be by my side forever..."
At this time, the sun finally penetrated the mist and shone on the faces of the two of them. Qian Meier had already burst into tears.
Just when Ling Ning was about to rush up and hug her, a voice from behind disrupted the atmosphere between the two.
"Mei'er, two people came to see you. One of them said he was... your fiancé... eh? You... why are you crying?"
Qian Meier hurriedly turned around and wiped away her tears. Ling Ning sighed, turned around and saw that it was Luo Yan.
Luo Yan's expression changed when he saw him, and then he smiled awkwardly and nodded to him. It seemed that he had fully recovered from his injuries, and the punch did not leave a scar on his face.
Before the two of them could speak, the "large army" behind them had already arrived. The leader was Taoist Yuyin, the head of Fanchen Shuiyuetian, and she was accompanied by a man and a woman.
The woman appears to be in her late twenties, with an oval face, eyebrows, attractive red lips, and a few beauty spots. Her eyes were slightly half-opened, her dark brown wavy hair hung straight down to her waist, and her slender, round white thighs were exposed in her outfit, which was very eye-catching, giving people a wild and sexy impression.
What's strange is that she actually wears a white eyepatch on her right eye. I don't know if she is blind or for some other reason. However, this does not detract from her beauty, but adds a bit of majesty.
The other man was also in his twenties, he was extremely handsome, with a straight body and broad chest, with long purple hair flowing behind his head. He had a devilish smile on his lips, and a hint of arrogance in his eyes, which was reflected in every move he made. There is an air of rebelliousness and rebelliousness in a high position. The strange thing is that he has a pair of jet black horns on his forehead, which exudes the aura of a king like dragon horns.
Behind him were two young beauties with excellent looks and graceful figures, and behind them were a group of disciples of Shui Yuetian. Judging from this scene, this person must have a good background.
The man smiled and said to Qian Meier: "Meier, my brother is here to see you!"
Qian Meier turned around, forced a smile and said, "Brother Zichen, I haven't seen you for a long time."
Seeing that her eyes were red, the man named Zi Chen ducked past Ling Ning and came to her. He stretched out his hand to touch her cheek, but Qian Meier stepped back slightly and let him go.
Zi Chen was stunned for a moment, but still put his arms around her waist without giving up. He moved very quickly this time, and Qian Meier did not dodge, so she could only be held by him reluctantly.
Zi Chen showed a smile that could charm any woman to death, and said caringly: "Mei'er, your eyes are red. Is it because Brother Wei hasn't come to see you for so long? Brother Wei came here this time just to stay with you for a longer time. After everything is done, let’s go back together to get married…”
As soon as Ling Ning heard the word "marriage", her chest felt as if she had been hit hard by a sledgehammer. She took a step back blankly, unable to speak. She just felt like a knife had been inserted into her heart, which was extremely uncomfortable.
Luo Yan on the side saw that the two were so "close" when they first met, and couldn't help but stepped forward to pull him away, "Hey! I don't care who you are! Don't move your hands!"
Just as his hand was about to touch Zi Chen, he was interrupted by a sharp breath. He felt the pain and quickly stopped his hand.
Luo Yan said angrily: "Your Excellency, what do you mean by this? Do you want to show off your cruelty to me, Shuiyue Tian?"
Zi Chen smiled disdainfully but before he could say anything, Taoist Master Yuyin scolded him first: "Yan'er, please don't be rude! This is Shui Yuetian's distinguished guest! Come here quickly!"
Although Luo Yan was unwilling to do so, he did not dare to disobey his mother's instructions, so he had to retreat to Taoist Yuyin.
Zi Chen sneered and said, "It's okay to meddle in other people's business, but don't overestimate your capabilities, otherwise you'll be embarrassed!"
Luo Yan was furious, "You..."
Before he could say anything, he was stopped by Taoist Yuyin.
Zi Chen was still about to say something sarcastic, but suddenly he heard someone say: "I thought it was something, but it turns out that His Highness has arrived, but he didn't welcome him from afar."
Seeing Madam Shangyuan arriving, the arrogant young master let go of Qian Meier, bowed slightly and said, "Zi Chen has met Madam, and my father asked me to say hello to Madam."
Qian Meier took the opportunity and quickly ran to Mrs. Shangyuan and took her arm.
Mrs. Shangyuan nodded and said, "Say hello to your father for me. Well, there are quite a few people here. These are..."
Zi Chen quickly introduced her: "You must have seen this before. She is the close disciple of the previous sect leader of Shuiyue Tianxianchen Continent - Gu Hanying. These two, hey, are my two concubines... "
"What!" Ling Ning and Luo Yan exclaimed at the same time.
