Chapter 541: Where Do You Want to Go?

Beside Tuan Tuan's bed, a mist gradually rose.

The mist slowly rose, enveloping the entire bed.

In the mist, Lu Wu's grayish-black silhouette gradually coalesced.

Lu Wu looked at the sleeping Tuan Tuan and said, "Child, you have finally fallen into my hands."

"This is my barrier; no one can break it, and at last I can do as I please."

He walked around the bed once, his eyes full of greed and eagerness.

He sat at the bedside, and a thin silver needle appeared in his hand out of thin air.

"Good child, give me your blood to help my magic power greatly increase."

Having said that, he raised his hand and dropped the needle toward Tuan Tuan's arm exposed outside the blanket.

Then his eyes suddenly widened—the needle actually bent!

Could this child have practiced some martial arts?

Lu Wu reached out and touched Tuan Tuan's arm; it was soft.

The sleeping Tuan Tuan lifted his hand and rubbed his little arm a few times, murmuring dazedly, "Stupid mosquito!"

Lu Wu: "……"

He picked up the needle and examined it, wondering why.

Forget it; since I can't take your blood right now, I might as well bring you back and take it slowly.

He closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and chanted nonstop; the surrounding mist surged up, swirling continuously around Tuan Tuan.

"Heaven-Earth Borrowing Law, form follows command, shift!"

The next moment, he opened his eyes; a candle on the altar burned gently, white cloth hung all around, and the mouthful of essence blood he had spat out to form the barrier lay plainly before him.

How did I get moved back here?

He frowned, wondering where the mistake lay.

Try again!

He raised his hands again, formed hand seals, and after the shadows faded completely, another mouthful of fresh blood spurted onto the white cloth: "Success!"

Tuan Tuan appeared once more before his eyes.

Lu Wu panted; this technique consumes too much essence blood and soul, really not suitable for frequent use.

He closed his eyes, formed hand seals, and the white mist surged: "Heaven-Earth Borrowing Law, form follows command, shift!"

Then he returned to the white cloth again.

Lu Wu was furious; "I just won't believe it!"

After several attempts, when he stood again before Tuan Tuan's bed, his breath was unsteady and he could barely stay on his feet.

Replenishing so much essence blood is no easy feat.

No good—I can't try anymore; if I keep trying, I don't know whether she'll be able to leave or not, but I'm about to become unable to walk myself.

The spellcaster trapped by his own barrier—this is nothing short of a disgrace to Yin-Yang masters!

Since the needle won't work and the incantation won't work, I'll use my secret sealing talisman to wrap you in paper and take you away.

Even if you were a thousand-year-old demon, you couldn't escape my talisman!

"Come!"

A talisman appeared in his hand,

Lu Wu's hands trembled: "This time it should definitely work."

He flipped the talisman over, aimed it at Tuan Tuan on the bed, chanted softly, and a flame sprang out, curling a corner of the talisman.

"Five Directions Five Emperors, receive form into the talisman, seal!"

The next moment, the fire on the talisman, as if splashed with cold water, sputtered out with a swish.

Lu Wu widened his eyes, tried twice more, but it was still the same.

He couldn't help muttering to himself, "Just what is this child's origin?"

"I've almost exhausted myself, yet I can't do anything to her at all."

He sat at Tuan Tuan's bedside, racking his brains to the point of feeling his head might split, yet still couldn't figure it out.

He held his head and wearily closed his eyes.

"What are you doing, old man?"

Lu Wu jerked his head up, his face full of astonishment, shocked beyond words.

Tuan Tuan was staring at him with big eyes.

She lifted her little hand to rub her eyes, sat up, and asked, "Who are you? It's still dark outside—why aren't you sleeping?"

Lu Wu looked at her, full of surprise and doubt.

How could this be?

This is a barrier formed from my essence blood!

Not to mention that outsiders can't touch it; even someone trapped inside who is awake couldn't possibly hear or see, let alone speak.

Tuan Tuan tilted her head: "Old man, are you also with the Horse Gang? I've never seen you before."

Lu Wu nodded and spoke softly: "Yes, I am too."

Tuan Tuan laughed: "Old man, did you get up to go to the outhouse and then couldn't find your bed?"

Lu Wu: "……"

He stiffened a moment, then forced a smile: "Right, I'm old and my memory's bad."

Tuan Tuan nodded, shifted inward, patted the bed with her little hand, and said, "Then you can sleep here; it's cold outside."

Lu Wu: "……"

He lowered his head to look at the open space Tuan Tuan had cleared for him, then at her sincere big eyes, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Seeing him not move, Tuan Tuan furrowed her brows: "Grandpa, don't you want to go back to sleep?"

Forget it, let's call it a night.

Lu Wu took a deep breath and stood up: "I suddenly remembered, my bed seems to be over there."

He turned around, stepped forward intending to cross the barrier, but seemed to slam into something, and plopped back onto the bed.

I, I hit my own barrier?

Absolutely impossible!

He stood up, changed direction, but was bounced back again.

He rose again, switched direction, and slammed forward with force.

"Bang!"

The sound came out from the impact.

Tuan Tuan covered her little ears, glanced at Xiao Er on the neighboring bed, and he was still asleep.

Uncle Two is sleeping so soundly!

Another "bang" sounded from beside his ear.

Tuan Tuan lifted her eyes to look at Lu Wu: "Grandpa, you're pushing so hard, doesn't it hurt?"

Lu Wu: "……"

I can't get out? Why?

Tuan Tuan looked at him and sighed: "Grandpa, you're old, don't be so playful; you need to sleep properly."

Lu Wu: "……"

He panicked completely: "Sleep? If I can't get out of this barrier, we'll both be trapped here to die!"

Tuan Tuan pulled back the covers, hopped out of bed, barefoot, walked to his side, took his hand: "Grandpa, let me take you to find your bed."

She pulled Lu Wu toward the edge of the barrier.

Lu Wu's steps halted: "No, I can't——"

Tuan Tuan didn't stop, kept stepping forward, one step, two steps……

They passed through.

Lu Wu staggered on his feet, being led by Tuan Tuan, and walked out of his own barrier.

He looked back, feeling he must be going crazy.

I can't get out, how did she manage to get out?

Tuan Tuan looked back at him: "Come on, Grandpa!"

Lu Wu lowered his head, looked at the small hand holding his, gave a dry laugh: "What the hell am I doing?"

Tuan Tuan brought him out of the house, stopped, and said: "Grandpa, can you find your way back now?"

"I can."

Tuan Tuan gave a little yawn: "Then I'm going back to sleep!"

Having said that, she stumbled back to the bedside, climbed into bed, pulled the small blanket over herself, and fell asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.

Lu Wu returned to the divine platform, saw the countless mouthfuls of essence blood he had sprayed onto the surrounding white cloth, and collapsed exhausted onto the ground.

The next morning, Tuan Tuan was refreshed and had already forgotten last night's events.

She grabbed Xiao Er with one hand and Lu Qi with the other: "We finally got out, let's go play!"

The two looked at their young lady with indulgent smiles: "Sure! Where do you want to go?"

At the same moment, beneath a book on Chen Hao's desk lay a letter Xiao Ran had written for him.

Chen Wang sat to the side, his face grim as he stared at him.