Chapter 1926: Sudden Attack

Lin Luoyi didn't think much, nodded, and, accompanied by Mu Lianqing, rushed to the VIP Hall.

"How much longer will Xiyao take to come over?"

As they walked, Lin Luoyi kept asking Mu Lianqing.

"It might still take another hour or two! Lately the Alchemists' pill‑refining tasks have been heavy.

But I've already ordered people to shoulder some of it for her, and she'll come over as soon as possible."

Mu Lianqing's attitude remained as good as ever.

After Ye Liuyun and Lin Luoyi left, he finally began communicating with Lin Xiyao.

He gave Lin Xiyao a Transmission Talisman and said, "In a moment I'll go see your master, and together with Mu Lianqing persuade her; wait until I notify you, then you go.

If in the meantime your master contacts you, don't rush to reply; tell me first, I'll teach you what to say, then you reply to her."

"But what if the master sees you're upset and attacks you, what should we do?"

Lin Xiyao asked anxiously.

She thought Ye Liuyun's plan was completely unworkable.

"Don't worry! Mu Lianqing will help me lay the groundwork first!"

Ye Liuyun explained.

"Since when have you become so familiar with Mu Lianqing?"

Lin Xiyao asked in confusion.

"Sigh, don't worry about any of that! As long as you do exactly as I say, there'll be no problem."

Ye Liuyun assured her.

"But is it okay to deceive the master this way?

If you can't convince her, she'll blame me!"

Lin Xiyao was a hundred percent uneasy.

Ye Liuyun immediately said, "If we really can't reach an agreement, I'll take you straight to the Alien Battlefield to avoid her! How does that sound?"

Hearing that, Lin Xiyao finally nodded resolutely: "Alright, I'll go back first to tidy up some things!"

Ye Liuyun simply replied, "Fine, go ahead! I'll pack a bit too, then head out."

After Lin Xiyao left, he put on his gilded armor, just in case.

Then he used the Thousand Illusion Technique to assume Lin Xiyao's appearance and rushed to the VIP Hall.

At the same time, he used a Slave Seal to inform Mu Lianqing that he would disguise himself as Lin Xiyao and ambush Lin Luoyi.

He told him to be prepared.

At this moment, Mu Lianqing was subtly currying favor with Lin Luoyi.

When the two maids entered, they had already been stopped by the guards at the private‑room door, but Lin Luoyi paid no mind.

Lin Luoyi also discussed the battlefield situation with Mu Lianqing.

"Not good! Both fronts show signs of being unstoppable.

The Demon Race is already hard enough to fight.

Now there's also a Death Legion, we have no preparation at all!

Now it depends on how quickly troops and resources can gather! If fast enough, we might still negotiate with the Death Legion."

Mu Lianqing's words were all truthful.

"He's a master of deception, only occasionally tells a falsehood, but most of the time speaks the truth, making it hard to tell what's real."

Lin Luoyi, who never really understood these matters, found his words matched the information she had heard, and grew even more worried.

The engagement, of course, could no longer be brought up.

As they were talking, Lin Xiyao suddenly pushed open the door and walked in.

"Master!"

Lin Xiyao respectfully bowed to Lin Luoyi.

"Huh, you finished so quickly?"

Lin Luoyi hadn't expected her to come so soon.

"Had I known, I wouldn't have invited her to eat, but it's not right to ask her to leave right away now, so I'll let Lin Xiyao sit down, have a bite to keep up appearances, then she'll go."

"I didn't expect it to be so quick.

An Alchemist offered to help me, so I returned first, fearing you'd be waiting anxiously!"

Lin Xiyao explained.

"Sit down and have something to eat first!"

Mu Lianqing hurriedly gave Lin Xiyao his seat.

"Sit down first, then we'll talk!"

Lin Luoyi also said.

Only then did Lin Xiyao sit beside Lin Luoyi.

"Master, my senior at the Golden Hall obtained a rare medicinal herb and wishes to present it to you!"

Lin Luoyi scoffed, "What good could he possibly have?"

"Bring it out and I'll take a look for you!"

She said that outwardly, but was actually quite pleased.

Lin Xiyao immediately handed over a herb, holding it close.

"Isn't this…?" Lin Luoyi took it, initially thinking his eyes were playing tricks, but on closer look realized it was just a common cultivation pill ingredient.

She still wondered how Lin Xiyao could treat even this herb as a treasure to give her.

But suddenly, she sensed the killing intent on Lin Xiyao.

However, Lin Xiyao was too close to her; she had no guard at all, and a single palm from Lin Xiyao struck under her ribs, blasting her away.

With a "Bang", she slammed into the restaurant wall.

But Lin Luoyi, after all, is a mid‑stage Sixth Layer Martial Cultivator, so the injury wasn't serious—just caught off guard.

"Xiyao, what are you trying to do?"

She shouted angrily at Lin Xiyao.

At that moment, Lin Xiyao's appearance changed; in the blink of an eye, she became Ye Liuyun.

"Lin Luoyi, we meet again!"

Ye Liuyun laughed while settling down steadily.

The palm that struck Lin Luoyi, besides his own Mysterious Origin and Heaven and Earth Power, also employed Demon Qi and poison source.

"It's you!"

Lin Luoyi was greatly startled.

Then she looked at Mu Lianqing and immediately realized that Mu Lianqing was allied with Ye Liuyun.

"What are you trying to do?"

She shouted again at Mu Lianqing.

Mu Lianqing also sat steadily, holding a wine cup, and smiled back, "What do you think?"

It was only now that Lin Luoyi sensed something wrong with her body and immediately produced an antidote pill to swallow.

However, Ye Liuyun's Golden Pupil released Ice Power, trying to freeze her hand.

Of course, Ye Liuyun's strength wasn't as great as hers, so he certainly couldn't stop her.

But even during the act of swallowing the pill, she had to fully invoke True Essence.

And once she invoked True Essence, the toxicity manifested even faster.

Ye Liuyun's palm struck a spot already close to the heart; she hesitated a couple of words, and by then the poison source had already entered the heart.

"Too late, the poison source has already entered your heart! By the time the antidote takes effect, you'll already be dead!"

Ye Liuyun, meanwhile, made a cold remark.

Lin Luoyi, being an Alchemist, obviously knew her situation was extremely dangerous, and immediately lost her composure, shouting, "You two dare to scheme against me!"

"Arrogant and domineering as usual, aren't you not used to it!"

Ye Liuyun, on the contrary, began to mock her.

Lin Luoyi wasn't foolish; she was also observing the situation, looking for a countermeasure.

She couldn't use True Essence now, lest it accelerate the toxin, so she could only employ a Spiritual Soul Attack.

As for Mu Lianqing, a talisman on his neck defended against Spiritual Soul Attacks, so she could only target Ye Liuyun, perhaps forcing him to surrender the antidote.

Thinking of that, she immediately released her Soul, charging into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness.

Ye Liuyun was waiting for her to launch the Spiritual Soul Attack.

When her Soul surged into Ye Liuyun's Sea of Consciousness, Ye Liuyun instantly placed a Slave Seal on her, then returned her Soul.

Then he directly seized her, pressed one hand onto the spot of her heart on the back, and sucked the poison source and Demon Qi back in.

He then tossed her aside like a rag, throwing her onto the ground, and said, "If you delay your Spiritual Soul Attack any longer, it'll be a struggle even for me to revive you!"