Chapter 97: The Ninth Level of Tianlao, Guarding the Fierce Beast Fei

The snake woman's cold, serpentine tongue licked across Yu Chunlan's cheek; her emerald-green eyes flickered as she dragged one of Yu Chunlan's legs, twisted her waist, and turned back toward the door that had risen into the air.

But, just as half of her body entered the door, Yu Chunlan suddenly snapped back to her senses from her hallucinatory state.

She sobered up in an instant, and seeing her ankle gripped in the snake woman's hand, she suddenly began to struggle violently, screaming frantically.

"Let me go! Let me go!!"

However, when she tried to probe her divine sense into her Storage Bag to take out her weapon and the Treasure Tools she had saved up, she discovered with horror that she had lost her Spirit Power.

All her Spirit Power was like a clay ox entering the sea; her body had completely turned into that of a mortal, she knew not when.

She could clearly still feel the intake and output of Spirit Power.

She could clearly still absorb the spirit energy between heaven and earth, yet even when she snapped her own wrists, she could not muster a shred of strength, leaving only futile scratch marks on the ground as her nails cracked, and she was dragged into the door.

Although she did not know what exactly was behind the door, Yu Chunlan subconsciously did not want to be dragged inside.

She had a premonition that if she were truly dragged in, it would be difficult for her to come back out.

"Lu Ren! If the people of the world knew you were imprisoning me, you would surely die a horrible death!" Yu Chunlan suddenly raised her head, her hands clawing desperately at the ground, ignoring her disheveled and trembling hair, tears at the corners of her eyes.

"You cannot treat me like this! I am a member of the Yu Family! I am a heaven-gifted talent of the Yu Family! My family ancestor will surely come looking for me!"

"Let me go, if you let me go, I can swear that I will absolutely not reveal your actions!"

Yu Chunlan's shoulders trembled, her mind in such chaos that she could not tell if she was threatening or begging.

But she knew that she absolutely could not be dragged in! Once she was truly cut off from the outside world, there would undoubtedly be only a dead end awaiting her.

The snake woman did not pull or drag her forcefully; she simply held her fair, tender arms with ease, coiling and stretching her limbs around the door like a snake.

With her snake tail upward and her head downward, she slithered closer to the anxiously babbling Yu Chunlan, her hair sweeping across her face.

Yu Chunlan's skin instantly broke out in dense goosebumps, and she felt utterly disgusted.

When one is under the eaves, one must bow one's head.

Even if she felt disgusted, she could only endure it and say nothing now.

But just then, Lu Ren walked to Yu Chunlan's side; his eyes remained indifferent and calm, without a ripple, yet it made Yu Chunlan feel a chill in her heart.

The world says that the Lu Family Family Head is a dragon among men, a heaven-gifted talent of the Human Race, the top of the Hundred-Year Ranking, high and mighty, never descending.

He is indifferent by nature, yet gentle in character, occasionally reserved but extremely reliable.

However, some also say that the Lu Family's house style is improper, that they are evil heretics, but there have been no victims over these years, so those who clamor continue to do so, and those who know better are well aware.

But now, Yu Chunlan suddenly felt doubt about what the outside world said.

Lu Ren...

Is he truly so noble and bright? She felt as if her chin were about to be crushed! The immense force compelled her to tilt her head back, and she saw the coldness in Lu Ren's eyes, so cold that she shivered uncontrollably.

"Hand over the Spirit Spring Space, and I can spare your life."

Hearing Lu Ren say this, the hope in her eyes was instantly shattered.

Yu Chunlan was no fool.

If she truly handed over the space, she would really become someone at the mercy of others.

She bit her lip tightly, remaining silent, and Lu Ren released her jaw, watching coldly as she was swallowed by the door and disappeared inside with the snake woman.

"Slurp."

Beside them, there was suddenly the sound of a tongue licking.

Poor Oddity flicked his tongue like a dog, flew up from Lu Ren's side, and grinned broadly: "Master, I'm going to see my old friends!"

Having said that, he dove headfirst into the closing door and disappeared, wagging his tail.

"Knock, knock, knock." Just then, a knocking sound came from outside Lu Ren's room.

The door swung open, and Lu Daoran's youthful, spirited face came into view; Lu Ren paused slightly, a touch of gentleness appearing in his eyes, "What is it?"

Lu Daoran said with a troubled expression: "Family Head, that little Taotie ate things from the clan treasury and is now making a fuss, refusing to spit them out."

"The elders are furious and want to use him for artifact refining."

Lu Ren frowned.

He had forgotten about this glutton.

He waved his hand, "I will go with you to take a look."

"Hum hum hum..."

Poor Oddity hummed an off-key tune, flapping his wings as he traveled through the bright corridor.

His form was only the size of a dog, flying in an 'S' shape one moment and a 'B' shape the next, weaving back and forth until the entity in the corridor finally could not help it and intercepted Poor Oddity with one hand.

"Get out!"

The white-bodied beast glared with wide eyes, growling in a low voice, blocking Qiongqi's path firmly with a heaven-shaking roar.

"You are not welcome here, Qiongqi, get out!"

"Get out!"

The word "out" was spoken with such force that the surrounding walls trembled, as if earth, wood, water, and stone might come rolling down at any moment.

Qiongqi, however, had a remarkably good attitude; he casually dodged the attacks of this white-furred beast, grinning cheekily.

"Yo yo yo, I wonder who this is—it's you, Fei. It's been a few days, why are you so pathetic? How have you still not entered your adult stage? Could it be that you're just not capable?"

Fei.

Its shape is like a cow with a white head, one eye, and a snake tail; its name is Fei. When it walks through water, the water dries up; when it walks through grass, the grass dies; when it is seen, a great plague strikes the world.

Being teased by Qiongqi like this, Fei, who already had a volatile temper, naturally could not argue with him in a good mood; he opened his large mouth and snapped it shut, the sound of his teeth clashing together crisp and pleasant, making one's skin crawl.

Qiongqi dodged quickly, laughing.

"Such a fiery temper; it seems guarding the Tianlao hasn't taught you to behave."

"Hehe, serves you right!"

This is the Ninth Heaven Prison, the place where Fei stands guard.

It has been nearly thirty years since Lu Ren locked him in here.

For a Fierce Beast, thirty years is short, but while other Fierce Beasts—especially his arch-nemesis Qiongqi—can roam freely outside, he is the only one forced to be locked in this cramped Heavenly Prison as a jailer; no Fierce Beast would ever want that.

Yet, whether they are willing or not, the outcome is not something they can change.

The contracts between them and Lu Ren are all Master-Servant Contracts, with their lives and deaths entirely under Lu Ren's control.

Seeing that he could not harm Qiongqi, who had already entered his day of adulthood, Fei suddenly erupted with a massive plume of black smoke that instantly filled the entire corridor.

Seeing this, Qiongqi stuck out his tongue.

Forget it, forget it, time to slip away.

This gas, a fusion of ten million plagues, should be left for the people locked in here to enjoy.

He does not have the fortune to enjoy this! Time to slip away.

(End of chapter)