Chapter 74: Fairy Sister

Meanwhile,

Yuan Yao was also trapped in a room.

In this room there were five people, two of whom were clearly unconscious: one was an old man, the other a six- or seven-year-old child.

As for the other three, Yuan Yao only knew one of them: the young man from the Severing Love Sect, Ye Guqiu.

Yuan Yao's gaze was drawn to an orange-clad youth sitting quietly nearby, because he had not opened his eyes at all from beginning to end.

The youth's features were handsome, and silver iron plates were worn on his ear bones, looking like serpents coiled around.

"Don't eat me… don't eat me…" At that moment, the six- or seven-year-old girl suddenly murmured, her voice trembling.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao froze for a moment, then quickly walked over and squatted in front of the girl, but when she took the girl's hand she found it icy cold to the extreme.

Yuan Yao then raised her hand to touch the girl's cheeks and forehead.

The sensation was icy cold.

Yuan Yao's heart sank slightly; she gently asked, "Can you hear me speaking?"

The girl's gaze remained unfocused, she showed no reaction at all, only repeating, "Don't eat me…"

"Who wants to eat you?" Yuan Yao gripped her icy little hand.

The girl had no reaction.

Meanwhile, Ye Guqiu fixed a fierce gaze on Yuan Yao's back, and in his hand a long sword materialized.

Yuan Yao keenly sensed the dangerous aura coming from behind her, and she quickly rose to her feet.

Ye Guqiu raised his sword and swung it down at her——

Clang!

Yuan Yao turned, raised her Phantom Spirit Sword to block, then gritted her teeth and forcefully deflected Ye Guqiu's long sword, sending him staggering back several steps.

Ye Guqiu's face darkened.

"What a heaven-sent opportunity—now, no one can help you!"

He hated the Carefree Sect's Thousand Mountains Six Sons to the core!

Ye Guqiu raised his sword again and attacked toward Yuan Yao.

"Do you want my life?" Yuan Yao raised her sword in defense, staring at him in disbelief.

"Yes." Seeing her foolish expression, Ye Guqiu couldn't help but sneer, "Didn't expect this?"

Ye Guqiu's gaze swept over the old man, the child, the seated youth, and the timid young male disciple in the room, then he chuckled: "Heaven is helping me too!"

Yuan Yao calmed down, her gaze shifting from disbelief to resolve, and she gripped her Phantom Spirit Sword tightly.

Ye Guqiu immediately swung his sword at Yuan Yao.

Yuan Yao sidestepped to avoid a sword move, then immediately raised her sword and ferociously attacked Ye Guqiu.

"Wielding Sword to Equal Heaven!"

"Listening to Flowers, Shattering Rain!"

"Turning Heaven and Earth!"

Yuan Yao consecutively unleashed three sword techniques.

Ye Guqiu blocked all of her moves, then fiercely swung his sword, sending Yuan Yao stumbling back several steps.

Yuan Yao felt a tightness in her chest.

"I am the true sword cultivator!" Ye Guqiu glared at Yuan Yao with resentment, and after speaking he unleashed the Severing Love Sword Technique, each move and form exceptionally vicious.

Yuan Yao raised her sword to defend.

In the next instant, she was overturned by the opponent's sword qi, slamming into the room's wall with a 'Bang!'—at the same moment of violent impact, a sharp pain shot through her sea of consciousness.

Yuan Yao was in so much pain she could hardly speak, and a wave of dizziness washed over her.

She could only vaguely see Ye Guqiu's silhouette approaching, his sword raised to stab at her heart!

Oh no——

To stay conscious, Yuan Yao bit hard on her tongue, then quickly rolled aside, dodging this deadly strike.

The sword qi pursued her.

Yuan Yao quickly rose, raised her sword to block, but was pushed back several steps by the sword qi.

Just as she was about to crash into the room's wall, she swiftly halted, then stepped forward, channeling all her spiritual power into her Phantom Spirit Sword and slashing at Ye Guqiu!

"Primordial Wasteland First Form——"

"Cross Cut!"

Boom!

Ye Guqiu's face changed drastically; he raised his sword to try to block this strike, but in the next instant he was flung up and slammed hard into the wall.

With a 'Bang,' intense pain shot through both his sea of consciousness and his body.

Thick, warm blood trickled down his cheek.

He couldn't even utter a groan of pain, for his throat had been split open by the sword qi.

Blood flowed steadily.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao instinctively gripped her sword hilt, then took a deep breath, rushed forward, and thrust her sword into his chest.

Rip——

Ye Guqiu's body twitched slightly; he struggled to lift his eyes, staring fixedly at Yuan Yao.

With a 'Bang,' Ye Guqiu's body slid to the ground; he lost his breath and died with eyes unclosed.

【Target Ye Guqiu has died, target being replaced.】 The voice of the 250 System suddenly sounded, bringing Yuan Yao back to her senses, and she pulled her long sword from Ye Guqiu's body.

And in the next moment, Ye Guqiu's body actually turned into smoke and drifted toward the outside of the room.

Seeing this, Yuan Yao suddenly recalled that when she had earlier struck the room's wall, a mysterious pain had shot through her sea of consciousness……

She suspected this room was a prison.

Yuan Yao turned her gaze to the timid young man, "Do you know something?"

"I... I... I know a little, don't... don't kill me." Qiu Xingwen stammered.

"I... I have been trapped here for... already four days. At first we also wanted to leave the room, but as soon as we touched the door or walls, a sharp pain shot through our sea of consciousness; the more we tried to open the door, the stronger the pain became." Qiu Xingwen said, his voice gradually becoming smooth.

Qiu Xingwen pointed at the old man and the little girl, "The longer someone stays here, like that old man and child, the more their spirit and soul scatter, and their consciousness becomes increasingly unclear."

"Every other day, someone is randomly dragged away from the room."

"Tomorrow, among us four, one person will be dragged away."

"Dragged away by what?" Yuan Yao's heart stirred.

Qiu Xingwen replied, "An invisible force."

Upon hearing this, Yuan Yao secretly wondered whether that invisible force might be mental power.

Yuan Yao looked at Qiu Xingwen, "Has anyone who was dragged away been sent back?"

Qiu Xingwen shook his head.

Yuan Yao already understood the general situation inside the room.

She looked at the old man and the little girl, guessing they were probably citizens of Yun Ming City.

She approached the little girl again and noticed the girl was still repeating, "Don't eat me."

Yuan Yao raised her hand to touch the girl's icy little face, and suddenly thought of something.

She took out a jade bottle from her storage space, poured out a third-grade awakening spirit pill, and fed it to the girl's mouth.

Seeing this, Qiu Xingwen beside her was shocked; if he wasn't mistaken, this should be a third-grade pill!

Did she just feed it to the child like that?

The little girl seemed to taste a strong bitterness; her expression began to change, her brows furrowed tightly.

"Is it very bitter?" Yuan Yao asked softly.

The little girl did not respond, but she stopped repeating that phrase.

After a moment, the little girl's eyes gradually gained a glimmer of light.

She clearly saw Yuan Yao before her, paused for a moment, and instinctively said, "Fairy sister..."

【Target person Gu Zhaozhao, Awakening Value reached 50. Congratulations, host, you have gained one day of lifespan; current lifespan is up to six days and nine double-hours.】