Chapter 285: Two Little Tricks

Just as Zhang Nuo was about to jump out of the Stone House, Su Haizhen gave him a look, signaling him not to act rashly, after which she slowly walked to the doorway of the Stone House and gently opened the door.

Dressed in white as snow, with a light gait like a Fairy who had just entered the mortal world and remained untainted by worldly airs, Su Haizhen walked out with a slight smile; her fluttering dress moved without wind, and her charming, lovely face was like a spring breeze brushing against one's face.

"What brings Fellow Daoist Miao to see me?"

Like heavenly sounds! Like celestial music! The moment Su Haizhen's beautiful voice rang out, Miao Chi's face stiffened, and after a long while, he gave a lecherous smile:

"Fairy Su is truly exceptionally beautiful today! I have obtained a good item and truly wish to gift it to you, Fairy!"

It felt as if twenty-five little rabbits were scratching inside his heart; he was truly tormented. Miao Chi had been coveting Su Haizhen's beauty for more than a day or two. Every time he came to see her, she would put on a cold front, but today she had acted contrary to her usual behavior, showing him a moving smile.

How could this not make Miao Chi overjoyed? As he spoke, he flipped his palm and took out an object. It was the size of a thumb, round like a bead! However, a faint Spiritual Qi radiated from it, which was fundamentally different from a bead.

"This is..."

Su Haizhen's expression changed slightly. Based on her experience, this should be a Demon Core from a Four-tier demonic beast! Finding a Four-tier Demon Core at the bottom of the Maze Sea Vortex was no easy task.

Seeing Su Haizhen moved by it, Miao Chi was overjoyed. He tentatively approached the young woman and held the Demon Core in his hand directly in front of her.

"This is a Four-tier Demon Core! I went to great lengths to get it back. How about it? Not bad, right? If Fairy Su likes it, just take it!"

Appearing extremely generous, Miao Chi had exhausted all means to win a smile from the beauty. Although he felt a bit reluctant in his heart, he did not show even a fraction of it on his face.

"Hehe! Which unlucky Four-tier demonic beast was sucked in by the Maze Sea Vortex this time?"

Her cherry lips parted slightly. This time, Su Haizhen did not stand on ceremony. With a light pinch of her jade fingers, she took the Four-tier Demon Core from Miao Chi's hand. After playing with it for a moment, she said with a faint smile.

"Nothing can truly escape Fairy Su's sharp eyes!"

With a hint of embarrassment on his face, Su Haizhen had guessed correctly; this Demon Core had indeed come from a Four-tier demonic beast that had fallen into this place, and it had happened to be spotted by someone in the Stone Village!

"The item is not bad! I'll accept it!"

Su Haizhen gave a charming smile, then put the Demon Core away, turned her body, and was about to return to the Stone House!

"Fairy Su, please stay!"

Seeing that the other party wanted to leave after taking the item, Miao Chi was not having it! How could there be such a cheap deal in the world? He immediately looked the young woman up and down several times, his drool almost flowing out, and then he took a few more steps forward and said lewdly:

"I wonder when Fairy Su will allow me to get intimate with you?"

With her back to Miao Chi, Su Haizhen felt a wave of nausea. This shameless wretch was actually thinking about this all the time. Without stopping, she continued walking into the Stone House, and the young woman feigned a soft, beautiful voice:

"If you want it, follow me!"

Shaking his head, Miao Chi could hardly believe his ears. Could a single Four-tier Demon Core have really won over the woman he had been dreaming of day and night?

As his thoughts turned, Miao Chi felt something was fishy! He was, after all, a cultivator at the Nascent Soul Stage and had lived for a great many years; Su Haizhen's little tricks couldn't fool him! But seeing the young woman's soft, beautiful back, his heart felt itchy again. Such a rare opportunity to feast his eyes—wouldn't it be a pity to miss it?

Having made up his mind, Miao Chi followed quickly! As the saying goes, the word 'lust' is a knife hanging over one's head; his obsession with beauty made him reckless! Su Haizhen walked into the Stone House first, and Miao Chi followed right behind. He raised his hands, wanting to pull the young woman into his arms, but what happened in an instant made his soul flee in terror!

Inside the dark Stone House, dozens of white lights suddenly shot out. These white lights were as fast as lightning, reaching Miao Chi in the blink of an eye! His heart skipped a beat! Although he had expected that Su Haizhen wouldn't give in so easily, he hadn't imagined such a fierce attack!

Stopping his momentum abruptly, he kicked the ground, and Miao Chi's body flew backward like an arrow released from a bow! The dozens of white lights missed their mark.

Just as he stood steady, Miao Chi gasped. He had felt the fluctuation of Spirit Power within the white light! Having been trapped in Mi Hai for many years, he had never seen anyone use such a powerful attack!

After a light giggle, Su Haizhen moved her lotus steps and walked back to the doorway. A look of regret appeared in her beautiful eyes; if it had been anyone else, Zhang Nuo's sneak attack would surely have resulted in their death, but Miao Chi's reaction was fast, and he had relied on his powerful physical body to dodge it.

"Hey! Why aren't you coming in?"

Her graceful body leaned against the door, displaying the young woman's exquisite curves perfectly! Her extremely alluring jade fingers beckoned to Miao Chi a few times. If this situation had happened before, Miao Chi would have pounced like a hungry wolf, but having almost suffered a great loss just now, he would not fall for the same trick a second time!

Sweeping his Divine Sense into the Stone House, Miao Chi suddenly sensed the presence of another person!

"You rat who ambushed me! Get out here!"

The passion in his heart had long since vanished, leaving only anger. Miao Chi shouted loudly. At this moment, many cultivators nearby also rushed over. Seeing their Leader so furious he was practically losing his mind, they didn't know what had happened. When everyone's gaze fell upon Su Haizhen, several male cultivators immediately widened their eyes, blood almost flowing from their nostrils!

At this time, Zhang Nuo slowly walked out of the Stone House and stood close to Su Haizhen. With a single lift of his hand, the Flying Sword that had missed its target returned to his palm, transforming into several white lights that circled incessantly.

"Leader Miao, have you been well?"

As soon as Zhang Nuo appeared, many immediately recognized him! The young boy who had been forced out of the Stone Village by Miao Chi had returned, and he was even radiating fluctuations of Spirit Power? Where had he gone in the years he was gone? How had he obtained Spirit Power? For a moment, the sound of discussion rose and fell!

Feeling the waves of Spirit Power on Zhang Nuo, Miao Chi's tightly furrowed brows relaxed, and a trace of killing intent appeared at the corners of his mouth as he said:

"A mere Golden Core Middle Stage cultivator dares to challenge me!"

He was confident in his own supernatural powers, so he didn't take Zhang Nuo seriously at all. Before Zhang Nuo could speak, Su Haizhen raised her jade hand and placed it gently on Zhang Nuo's shoulder, then said softly:

"What if you add me to the mix?"

*Snap! Snap! * A chorus of breaking hearts. Among the many male cultivators watching, none had ever received such treatment. Seeing the young woman's jade hand resting on Zhang Nuo, the two appearing intimate, jealousy arose in everyone's hearts! Especially Miao Chi; he had been bitterly pursuing Su Haizhen for years, never expecting a newcomer to beat him to it!

"You are courting death! Kill that brat for me!"

In a fit of rage, Miao Chi gave the order, and immediately over a dozen cultivators rushed up. Relying on their physical strength, they strode forward, their eyes looking as if they wanted to tear Zhang Nuo into pieces!

Sweeping his Divine Sense quickly over these cultivators, Zhang Nuo gave a cold smile. The dozens of rays of light in his palm were unleashed simultaneously. Only the sound of miserable screams could be heard; the dozen or so people who had been walking toward him were all heavily injured, their bodies lying in pools of blood, wailing and groaning incessantly!

"I could have easily killed you all, but considering you are also suffering people oppressed by Miao Chi, I have spared your lives! If anyone dares to step forward again, don't blame me for being impolite!"

Zhang Nuo's tactic of 'beating the grass to scare the snake' was truly effective. Immediately, the cultivators who had wanted to rush forward stopped in their tracks. They had been oppressed by Miao Chi for many years, and the anger in their hearts was about to burst through the sky, but their cultivation was insufficient to contend with him, so they could only live on in misery. Now that there was finally someone who could oppose Miao Chi, they naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip.

Seeing that no one was willing to risk their lives for him anymore, Miao Chi was furious. He swept a vicious gaze over everyone and said through gritted teeth:

"Just these two little tricks, and they think they can kill me! Once I finish them off, I'll settle the score with you all!"

The feeling of being abandoned by everyone is not easy for anyone to bear, let alone Miao Chi, who had been lording over the Stone Village for many years!

"Miao Chi, you brought this upon yourself; you can't blame anyone else! When you sent people to assassinate me, did you think of today?"

Zhang Nuo's figure flickered; he deliberately manifested his spirit light and flashed in front of Miao Chi! Waves of Spirit Power, like a vast river, spread out in all directions.

Those who felt this fluctuation were all horrified! Although there was a large gap in their cultivation, Miao Chi could not use his Spirit Power, and on this point, he was at a great disadvantage. Therefore, many believed that Zhang Nuo would surely be able to eliminate this scourge of the village!

"So what if you have Spirit Power?"

The disdainful gazes of the many cultivators made Miao Chi feel increasingly uncomfortable. He let out a roar, and as his figure lunged forward, he swung his fist and smashed it fiercely toward Zhang Nuo!

The plain, unadorned fist caused the surrounding air to hum, and wherever it passed, the air rippled like water.

It seemed that a Nascent Soul Stage cultivator was indeed extraordinary; just relying on his physical body, he could have such great power! Zhang Nuo spoke lightly, but when it came to the actual fight, he dared not be the least bit careless. He moved his Divine Sense, and two Flying Swords struck at Miao Chi from the left and right respectively!

The Flying Swords traced several graceful arcs in mid-air, like meteors streaking across the dark night, and in the blink of an eye, they reached Miao Chi! His fist hadn't yet hit Zhang Nuo, but the other's Flying Swords had already arrived!

Cursing fiercely in his heart, Miao Chi had no choice but to strike at the empty space in front of him toward Zhang Nuo, then flip his body to dodge the two incoming Flying Swords.

Don't be fooled by it being merely a strike into the void; the fist wind it stirred up was as solid as substance, striking directly in front of Zhang Nuo! Gritting his teeth! In order to make everyone believe in him, Zhang Nuo decided not to dodge or evade, but to take this strike head-on!