Chapter 32: The Glove Is Also a Trap

The maid was about to activate the hidden yin soldiers lurking in the corners behind the steps, ready to strike from her side.

Suddenly, her neck tightened, cutting off her breath and interrupting her spellcasting.

Xu Yuan gripped the rope and dragged the maid backward with equal speed.

The Holy Mother let out a furious snort and precisely sliced the rope with her small knife.

But the rope did not break—instead, a supple yet formidable force flung the knife away!

The Holy Mother was stunned; this knife was no ordinary blade—it could slice through the hardest skull as easily as cutting tofu—how could it not sever this rope?

Xu Yuan had already dashed beyond the "stall's" boundary; the Holy Mother had no time for other reactions and snatched the maid's foot.

As both sides pulled, the maid's eyes rolled back and her tongue hung out…

The Holy Mother quickly released her grip, and Xu Yuan dragged the maid clear of the "stall's" range.

The Holy Mother raised the Divine Mechanism Crossbow without hesitation and fired its final arrow with a *bang*.

*Swoosh—*

The arrow, trailing a stream of golden flame, shot straight toward Xu Yuan.

The Divine Mechanism Crossbow had several types of arrows with different effects.

The last remaining arrow, the Holy Mother felt, was precisely the one best suited to deal with Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan rapidly shifted positions while dragging the maid, but the arrow behind him adjusted its direction too!

The golden flame at the arrow's tail moved like a living thing—turning opposite to Xu Yuan's direction, then continuing to propel the arrow forward!

Xu Yuan unhesitatingly shoved the maid in front of himself.

The arrow was about to strike the maid when it suddenly veered straight upward, grazing her clothing as it passed.

The golden flame scorched a black line along her robe but did not harm her.

Xu Yuan seized this opportunity—the short sword, hidden behind the maid, struck with a *ting! * the moment the arrow passed over her head.

The arrow was knocked flying, tumbling seventeen or eighteen zhang away before landing in the grass—then, with a *whoosh! *, the golden flame reignited; the arrow rose flat from the grass, realigned its aim, and shot toward Xu Yuan once more at high speed!

The Holy Mother smirked coldly: ignorant fool!

How could you possibly handle my Divine Mechanism Crossbow so easily?

Don't be fooled by those two flirtatious foxes in Plum Pond—they seem to swallow my shots with just a mouthful.

That's because those two flirtatious foxes truly possess deep cultivation.

You have no such ability!

Your golden pill can only deflect this arrow; your best response now is to wrap the arrow with that strange rope of yours.

But that means letting go of my maid.

And even then, that rope would be rendered useless…

The arrow, blazing with golden light, came again—but this time Xu Yuan did not use his golden pill or short sword to strike—since he couldn't cut it, there was no point wasting effort.

Xu Yuan stepped forward toward the flying arrow and swiftly pulled his shield from his back.

The shield was pitted and scarred—the Holy Mother recognized it as the weapon of one of her Wu Xiu subordinates; old grudges and new rage surged in her heart. She gripped her small knife tightly and turned it into a blur as she stabbed toward Xu Yuan's neck.

*Puff! *

The arrow struck the shield.

The already battered shield did not hold long—it was pierced through.

The golden flame at the arrow's tail erupted violently; the arrow pierced the shield—then Xu Yuan suddenly released the shield, raised his hand, and *snap! * firmly caught the arrow.

"Foolish death!" The Holy Mother sneered inwardly.

Each arrow of the Divine Mechanism Crossbow concealed nine blades within its shaft, hidden at different positions.

The moment the shaft was gripped, the blades would instantly spring out and sever the hand!

The Holy Mother heard the mechanism click—the blades *shhh! * shot out—but Xu Yuan's hand remained unharmed!

And the blades at other positions on the shaft had clearly all sprung out!

"What's going on?!" The Holy Mother was stunned—she knew her own craftsmanship; these blades could not be resisted even by an eighth-rank Wu Xiu's "Iron Skin Embrace."

Even my small knife probably couldn't pierce his skin!

The Holy Mother immediately flipped backward, abandoning her ambush plan.

The Holy Mother assumed Xu Yuan's entire body was covered in such "hard skin," unaware that he was merely wearing a glove.

The Holy Mother then activated the "but commercial method" on the arrow.

Not to buy Xu Yuan's life—but to buy the maid in his grasp!

Just as she had bought passage from the foxes yesterday.

The Holy Mother prepared for the maid's escape and her next assault—but the "but commercial method" gave no response!

"What's going on?!"

The Holy Mother was baffled—he had clearly accepted the arrow's "magic coin"!

Xu Yuan, wearing the glove, had accepted it—but it was as if he hadn't.

The maid, gasping for breath, was barely holding on.

The body of a Shen Xiu was inherently fragile.

She saw golden stars before her eyes, forgot all about her ambush, and immediately summoned all her yin soldiers to attack.

Three yin soldiers lunged at Xu Yuan—he was not surprised; yin soldiers had "lives," and if you could see them from afar, how could you possibly ambush?

He spat a burst of "Abdominal Fire" at the two in front.

Abdominal Fire suppressed yin spirits—the two yin soldiers screamed, their bodies engulfed in black smoke, wailing in torment.

But the maid forced them to rescue her; they pushed through the flames another zhang—then were utterly incinerated into black smoke, leaving no trace.

The last yin soldier, hidden in the shadowed corner of the steps, was the strongest of the three.

Moreover, he was an old acquaintance of Xu Yuan: the Dan Xiu who had been slain by Xu Yuan beside the Plum Blossom Pool!

By then, the maid's Yin Soldiers had already consumed several, and their numbers were somewhat insufficient, so the maid seized the opportunity to replenish them.

This Yin Soldier retained some of the Dan Xiu's abilities from before death; on the abdomen of its shadow-like body, a wisp of emerald green ghost fire burned.

Condensed within the ghost fire was a small golden pill.

Everything was clearly visible.

That golden pill was forged from pure gold, a dazzling expanse of golden yellow.

The maid and the Holy Maiden had no other metal to feed it, so they could only feed it the golden hairpins, golden earrings, and golden rings from their own bodies...

Xu Yuan cursed inwardly at such wastefulness, then, as the Dan Xiu Yin Soldier spat out the golden pill with a "puff," he raised the crossbow bolt in his hand and slashed down.

With a "crack," the crossbow bolt collided with the golden pill; the pill was newly forged after all, its weight and quality somewhat insufficient, and with a "whir," it was knocked flying.

Xu Yuan gripped the crossbow bolt and, without hesitation, thrust it backward into the maid's heart!

With a "shriek," it pierced out from her back.

The maid's eyes suddenly bulged wide, all strength instantly drained from her body, while her Yin Soldier let out a piercing shriek, as if dragged by some force, transforming into a sharp wisp of black qi that crashed heavily into her body.

In an instant, the maid's originally tender and beautiful body rapidly became grotesque and bizarre! Her skin withered and turned pitch black, a layer of black hair grew out, infinitely ugly and terrifying.

If a Spirit Cultivator meets a violent death, the Yin Soldier, not yet fully "refined," will turn against its master.

Xu Yuan, disgusted, loosened the rope and tossed the maid's corpse aside.

The maid's soul was still being gnawed upon by her own Yin Soldier.

Once the Yin Soldier finished eating the soul, it would also die along with its master's death.

The two spiritual bodies entangled and fought.

The maid's soul gave Xu Yuan a look of boundless venom, still finding it hard to believe even now: I actually died at the hands of this inconspicuous little thing!

What right did he have to kill me!

She gradually could not hold on, and was torn apart and devoured by the wild, out-of-control Yin Soldier...

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(End of this chapter)