Chapter 172

"I'm not hungry!" Yuan Yao said.

Cang Li froze, not even waiting for him to speak, before seeing Yuan Yao turn and run; her voice came, "Third Senior Brother, I'll go find Ming Shu first!"

"Yuan——" Cang Li's expression shifted slightly; he had just wanted to call out her name, but he forcibly stopped himself, gritting his teeth as he chased after her.

But Yuan Yao ran so fast that after turning a corner, she vanished from sight.

Cang Li was furious.

This girl is really getting harder and harder to discipline!

…

At the same time, a tall, dark-colored figure was about to head toward the guest quarters of the Seven Spirits Pavilion, but after taking a few steps, his body trembled and his gait became unsteady.

He shook his head a few times.

Everything before his eyes became blurry; he felt dizzy and light‑headed, as if the world were spinning.

He realized he was about to collapse, and to clear his mind he bit hard on the tip of his tongue.

Moreover, he reached out and steadied himself against the wall.

And just then—

"Are… you okay?" a tentative voice from the girl came.

Before he could lift his head to see who had come, the girl actually reached out and steadied him.

He frowned in disgust and shoved her away with force.

The girl was pushed back a step, almost falling to the ground.

"Don't come near this venerable one!" Xu Yanzi's face was grim; his consciousness remained hazy and muddled. He lifted his head and could only vaguely see that the girl before him wore a flaming red robe and a pure silver mask.

The girl was Lu Xiangxiang.

Lu Xiangxiang looked at his weak state and couldn't help feeling a pang of sympathy; she walked over, not touching him again, and said, "You're very weak right now—what do you need?"

Xu Yanzi ignored her, just about to gather his spiritual power,

he tried to flash away, but discovered he could not use any spiritual power at all.

His whole body was nearly collapsing to the ground; the power backlash was eroding his dantian's meridians, almost burning his entire body and soul to ashes.

So hot.

Lu Xiangxiang saw him reach out and tug at his own collar, her eyes deepening; if things followed the same trend as in her past life, she would surely become entangled with him.

She raised her hand and removed the mask.

And Xu Yanzi instinctively reached out toward Lu Xiangxiang.

Lu Xiangxiang rushed over and embraced his waist, then lifted her head.

The faint remnants of Xu Yanzi's consciousness sensed something was off; he both wanted to push Lu Xiangxiang away and to hold her tighter.

Uncontrollably, he lowered his head, intending to kiss her lips.

Lu Xiangxiang's breath caught; she lifted her head to meet Xu Yanzi's kiss.

Just as their lips were about to touch—

Suddenly, a red figure shot forward and slammed hard into them both.

Bang!

A heavy thud sounded; Xu Yanzi and Lu Xiangxiang were knocked to the ground, and thus they were separated.

Xu Yanzi was already not fully conscious; now his head hit the ground and he passed out completely.

As for Lu Xiangxiang, her shoulder ached from the impact; seeing Xu Yanzi already unconscious, her face changed in shock, and she then turned her gaze to the culprit.

"Yuan Yao!" Lu Xiangxiang's pupils contracted.

Yuan Yao hurried over, concerned, and asked, "Junior Sister Seven, I just saw you being bullied by a scoundrel, so in my panic I knocked you apart—are you alright?"

After speaking, the corner of her mouth involuntarily twitched upward.

Just now she had witnessed the entire scene of the male and female leads from their meeting to their embrace, and she also figured out why Lu Xiangxiang had come to the Seven Spirits Pavilion!

It turned out she wanted to use this opportunity to have a private encounter with the male lead.

If they really kissed, or even went further with more intimate acts, it would mean they had become like the male and female leads in a story, sharing an ambiguous relationship.

Next, if Lu Xiangxiang were wronged, the male lead Xu Yanzi would surely stand up for her.

Yuan Yao thought this over and felt that her knocking them apart tonight was correct.

Even if Lu Xiangxiang and Xu Yanzi were destined lovers, she could not let them get together now!

Lu Xiangxiang exploded with anger upon hearing that.

She wished she could strangle Yuan Yao right then and there!

Yuan Yao had actually ruined her plans again!

This time, it was an unprecedented fury, because her private first encounter with Yanzi had been meddled with by that wretched Yuan Yao!

Lu Xiangxiang quickly rose and raised her hand to slap Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao reacted swiftly, covering her head and crouching down.

"Junior Sister Seven, what are you doing?" Yuan Yao exclaimed in shock; she hadn't expected Lu Xiangxiang to be so furious that she dropped all pretense.

Lu Xiangxiang directly condensed a palm strike and blasted it toward where Yuan Yao stood.

Yuan Yao hurriedly dodged.

Lu Xiangxiang pursued her, attacking.

"Junior Sister Seven, you're trying to murder your senior sister!" Yuan Yao shouted while dodging, "You're actually attacking me for the sake of the Formless Immortal Sovereign!"

"Shut up!" Lu Xiangxiang yelled, hearing her shout so loudly, she also panicked for a moment and snapped, "Yuan Yao, don't slander my innocence!"

At that moment, people nearby who heard the commotion also rushed over.

Just as the crowd arrived, suddenly two black-clad figures appeared and took Xu Yanzi away.

It seemed as if it had never appeared before.

Yuan Yao saw this and felt a slight alarm in her heart.

Could those two be subordinates of Xu Yanzhi? Then why did they only appear now? Shouldn't they have shown up immediately when Xu Yanzhi was unwell?

Could they also be serving the original novel's plot?

Lu Xiangxiang saw this and her face turned black.

Without Yanzhi's help, how could she retreat from the Carefree Sect unscathed? Not to mention, she also needed to use Yanzhi's connections to go to the Seventh Continent.

Now everything has been ruined by Yuan Yao!

Sure enough, Yuan Yao came specifically to thwart her!

People around gathered, and Lu Xiangxiang was about to play the victim, but she didn't expect Yuan Yao had already learned to strike first.

Yuan Yao fell weakly to the ground, trembling as she raised her hand to point at Lu Xiangxiang, sobbing, "Seventh Junior Sister, why are you hitting me?"

Her voice was soft and mellow, with a hint of delicacy.

"Seventh Junior Sister, even if you don't like me, you don't have to push me, just hit me?" Yuan Yao lowered her head, continued whimpering, but she thought to herself: Why are the stones on the ground making such a cracking sound! Will the ground dirty her skirt? If it gets dirty, will Second Senior Sister be unhappy because of that?

Lu Xiangxiang, furious, trembled all over and hurriedly put on a mask.

She turned and left.

After all, under such entanglements, it would harm her reputation.

"Seventh Junior Sister, you… whimper…" Yuan Yao looked up and saw Lu Xiangxiang fleeing as if escaping, and she couldn't help but laugh.

This is what they call treating a person with their own method!

So exhilarating!

The happiest part is being able to ruin the meeting of the male and female protagonists.

Hahaha……

Yuan Yao laughed wildly in her heart.

Just as she was about to stand up, a shadow swooped in; she looked up in astonishment and saw a young man in a light‑purple brocade robe leaning down, extending his hand toward her, "Miss, are you alright?"

That voice sounded somewhat familiar.

At this moment, the voice of the 250 System sounded again.

Target person Wu Liuyun, Awakening Value has reached 20.

"Wu Liuyun?!" The thief who snatched her jewelry in Yushan City!

Wu Liuyun's eyes flashed with light; he hadn't expected that, even while wearing a mask, she could still recognize him.

Sure enough, she still had someone in her heart.

And the next moment—

"To hell with you!"

Yuan Yao gritted her teeth and immediately smashed a hard punch into his face.