Chapter 108: Capturing Shiziwen

"Of course I trust you." Yuan Yao reached out and grabbed her wrist, secretly checking her pulse, but found it steady, with nothing abnormal.

Could it be that Lu Xiangxiang didn't intrude into the forbidden area?

But her intuition told her that things were not that simple.

She and Lu Xiangxiang, on their way to the martial field, encountered Cang Li who had been chasing her.

Cang Li glanced at Lu Xiangxiang and said nothing.

Meanwhile, Xiao Lingwei, Xue Jin, and Ying Wuji, after hearing the sect's commotion, chose to leave seclusion and head to the martial field.

On the way, they gained a rough understanding of what had happened tonight.

More and more people gathered on the martial field.

The Carefree Sect's instructors, while confirming the numbers, also checked disciples for signs of blast injuries.

Yuan Yao stood in the middle of the crowd, her gaze involuntarily turning toward the Heaven Question Peak squad, her eyes quickly scanning for a certain figure.

After a moment, she did not find that person's figure.

She withdrew her gaze and looked toward Lu Xiangxiang, only to see Lu Xiangxiang also looking at her, the corner of her mouth bearing a gentle smile, without any anxiety.

Yuan Yao suddenly sucked in a breath of cold air, she slightly bent her body, both hands covering her abdomen, and raised her head to say to Cang Li.

"Third Senior Brother, my stomach hurts, I want to go relieve myself; if the instructor or elder asks, please cover for me first."

Before Cang Li could respond, Yuan Yao turned and ran off like a wisp of smoke.

Lu Xiangxiang also didn't expect her to just run off; her eyes narrowed slightly, and a sense of unease welled up in her heart.

She took a deep breath.

No one can ruin her important matter.

Immediately, the corner of Lu Xiangxiang's mouth involuntarily spread with a pleased smile.

…

After leaving the martial field, Yuan Yao quickly headed toward the direction of Heaven Question Peak.

She knew where Shiziwen lived, because earlier she had secretly tailed him.

Not far away, a crude bamboo hut stood in the most remote corner; at that moment, the interior was pitch black, with no light leaking out; and that dilapidated wooden door was tightly shut, as if cutting off everything from the outside.

Yuan Yao's eyes narrowed slightly, not daring to be careless; she slowed her steps, trying to make no sound at all.

As she approached the crude bamboo hut, her gaze involuntarily fell on the ground before the door, where there were deep and shallow footprints.

A strong smell of blood rushed into Yuan Yao's nose, making her frown involuntarily and feel wary.

Yuan Yao did not act rashly; instead, she went around to the back of the bamboo hut, tiptoed to a tightly closed window, then held her breath and focused, listening intently for any abnormal sounds from inside.

The surroundings fell silent.

After a while, a faint pained groan came from inside the house.

Upon hearing it, Yuan Yao could confirm that someone was inside.

Clearly the Second Elder had ordered all disciples to gather at the martial field, yet Shiziwen was not there.

Moreover, a bloody smell came from inside his house.

This indicates……

He has a guilty conscience!

Yuan Yao lowered her eyes, quickly set up a formation around the bamboo hut; after finishing that, she then went to his door and kicked it open directly.

Boom—

With a tremendous bang, the already flimsy door was kicked to pieces!

The shattered wood pieces fell to the ground.

Upon hearing the noise, the person inside wanted to jump out the window to escape.

The next moment, Yuan Yao grabbed his shoulder, yanking him back hard and slamming him to the ground!

Bang!

Yuan Yao's hand conjured a colorful rope, intending to bind him, but she didn't expect his hand to hide a dagger, which he slashed toward her throat!

Had Yuan Yao not reacted swiftly and dodged backward, she likely would have had her throat sealed by his blade!

Yuan Yao quickly wrapped the rope around his wrist, then lifted upward, forcing him to release the dagger, and without hesitation she kicked him in the chest.

With a "bang," the boy let out a painful groan.

A wet sensation came from the toe of Yuan Yao's shoe—it was blood!

In the darkness, although her vision was blurry, Yuan Yao could still barely make out the one-eyed boy's face before her, devoid of color and as pale as paper.

At this moment, dark red liquid continually trickled from the corner of his mouth, forming a stark contrast against the surrounding darkness.

Looking at his already frail body, now wrapped in thick bandages, it was shocking to see the white bandages gradually turning bright red at a visible speed.

The boy's eyes, full of malice and hatred, fixed on Yuan Yao; his other hand, not restrained, sought to gather palm power to strike her.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao raised her leg again, kicking the boy's already scarred chest with all her strength.

This blow caused the boy to scream in agony, his whole body curling up painfully, trembling violently.

In the blink of an eye, his formerly tense arms went limp and drooped, his head lolled sideways onto the ground, clearly unconscious, having fainted completely.

Seeing him faint, Yuan Yao quickly bound him.

Then she tore open the gauze on his body, took a few looks, and indeed they were wounds left from being blasted by talismans.

The one who intruded into the forbidden area is him!

So, did he intrude into the forbidden area on behalf of Lu Xiangxiang, or together with her?

【Warning: The target person Shiziwen is irreplaceable and cannot die at the host's hands.】The voice of the 250 System suddenly sounded.

Yuan Yao came to her senses, her gaze coldly fixed on Shiziwen: "If he can't die by my hand, then it means he can die by someone else's."

【Host, you have not yet completed the conquest of the target Shiziwen; he still cannot die.】

What if he has to die?

【If the irreplaceable target character dies, and the host has not yet completed the conquest mission for that target, then the host will receive the punishment of 'Ten Heavenly Thunderbolts'.】250 System said in a deadpan tone: 【Friendly reminder: only those at the Spirit Transformation Realm can withstand these ten heavenly thunderbolts.】

What if they can't withstand it?

【The host will die.】

What about the lifespan days reward given to me?

【Turned to nothing.】

Yuan Yao's face turned black.

"250, you wouldn't be lying to me, would you?"

【Host, the 250 System never lies.】250 System answered pleasantly.

Yuan Yao felt suffocated in her chest.

What a lousy system!

However, once her cultivation breaks through to the Spirit Transformation Realm, wouldn't she be able to act without restraint? She could kill whoever she wants.

250 System sensed her thought and spoke: 【Host, when you complete the mission of conquering a hundred million target individuals, you can not only personally kill the female lead, but also personally kill the male lead.】

Yuan Yao: "……" That'll take until the year of the monkey and month of the horse?

At that moment, Yuan Yao received a message from her third senior brother, Cang Li.

Yuan Yao took out the message crystal, after taking a deep look at the unconscious youth, then replied to her third senior brother: "Third senior brother, I'm fine, I just have a slight stomachache, I can't return for a moment."

If Shiziwen is handed over, he will surely die.

Yuan Yao crouched down and pulled off his storage ring.

Subsequently, she directly broke the spiritual imprint in his storage ring, extended her divine sense, and began searching.

He doesn't have many things.

Many are low-grade items.

There are also a few steamed buns, and a pile of sweet potatoes like a small hill.

And in this storage space filled with low-grade items, there is one object that stands out conspicuously.