Chapter 65: Second Senior Brother, you gotta cheer up!

Qi Chengshuang called out to his senior brother, his gaze locked on Luo Changfeng, as if he couldn't see the nearly suffocating Shi Ran; the Silver Soul Sword flashed with cold light, yet he did not bring her under his wing.

Shi Ran couldn't draw talismans with her hands, but her mouth could still save herself; one may die a natural death, but must not be strangled by spider silk—'Bai Xiaohong! Bai—xia—ohong!'

Thus, Bai Xiaohong, with a white strip pasted across her face, sprang up holding her umbrella, too strong, she sent the about-to-fly-over Qi Chengshuang flying; she entered with an inexplicable sense of delight: 'Mistress elder sister, you're looking for me!'

Shi Ran rolled her eyes: 'Xiaohong, I'm here!' Bai Xiaohong couldn't see clearly; the words were spoken facing Luo Changfeng.

Bai Xiaohong gracefully twirled her umbrella, lifted the white strip, revealing her half-jade, half-flame face; her big eyes blinked pitifully at Shi Ran: 'Mistress elder sister, you're looking for me, huh!'

Can't she see the spider silk on her? Why is she asking such nonsense? Shi Ran rolled her eyes—this time a genuine eye-roll, utterly exasperating; she was about to suffocate.

On the other side, the newly risen Qi Chengshuang roughly pulled Bai Xiaohong away, drew a spirit-summoning talisman, and two bright flames ignited on Shi Ran and Luo Changfeng; the stiff, pale spider silk peeled away layer by layer in the fire talisman, and Shi Ran and Luo Changfeng finally escaped the silk, collapsing softly to the ground.

This time Bai Xiaohong was a bit quicker, she stepped forward and helped Shi Ran up: 'Mistress elder sister, are you alright?'

She's fine! Just a breath from death! Shi Ran was furious, she yanked the white strip from Bai Xiaohong's face: 'No playing cards during work hours, got it?!'

Bai Xiaohong's eyes reddened, she obediently admitted her mistake: 'I know, Mistress elder sister!'

'So, this is also something you've collected?' Qi Chengshuang on the other side finally understood; he looked at the pitiful, embarrassed Bai Xiaohong and asked, 'What is this? Is it also... your pet?'

Shi Ran glared at Qi Chengshuang, pulled Bai Xiaohong over, and solemnly introduced her to the two: 'This is my good friend Bai Xiaohong; Second Senior Brother, you should call her Red Junior Sister!'

'Red Junior Sister?! Why not call her White Junior Sister?' Qi Chengshuang rolled his eyes completely and snorted, 'Tch!'

Luo Changfeng, meanwhile, was more sensible; he stepped forward, grabbed Bai Xiaohong and shook her: 'I know, hearing about it is no substitute for seeing it—you're that umbrella demon, right?'

While they were talking, a tiny black dragon flew over, weakly coiled in Shi Ran's hair, belched and said, 'This seat has no water—are you sure you don't want to run?'

Everyone froze, turned back, and saw the giant white spider struggling to stand, its two legs already supporting half its body; the three people and two demons jumped in fright and turned to run!

As they ran, Shi Ran stuffed the two demons into her sea of consciousness, while Qi Chengshuang sneered: 'Senior Brother often says your sea of consciousness is vast, able to hold many unholdable demons; now it seems only trash—just like you!'

Although what Qi Chengshuang said might be true, Fantian, bound by heavenly punishment, can exert only ten percent of his former power; Bai Xiaohong is inherently fragile, outwardly strong but inwardly weak; as for Yun Tingliao, though he is the Third Prince of the Monster Clan, he has been poisoned to this day and struggles to move.

But calling her trash is fine; calling her family trash is not!

Shi Ran casually drew a talisman: 'Heaven and Earth united in virtue, sun and moon united in brightness; with my qi I draw the ground as a prison—Bind!' The running Qi Chengshuang froze, his whole body stiffening in place.

Shi Ran gave him a bright smile: 'Second Senior Brother, if you're not trash, then slay that giant spider for your junior sister to see, okay?'

Qi Chengshuang was practically furious: 'What time is this, still joking at a moment like this? Shi Ran! If you don't want to die, hurry up and release me!'

Luo Changfeng also broke into a sweat, circling Qi Chengshuang twice, at a loss: 'Shi Ran, can't you stop messing around? Quickly release the Second Junior Brother!'

Shi Ran still wore a smile, slowly rising on her Ice Stream Sword: 'Oh dear, I'm really sorry—this trashy me can't undo this Earth-Binding Talisman; you two senior brothers had better think of a solution!'

Luo Changfeng was about to say more, but Qi Chengshuang stopped him: 'Senior Brother, no need to beg her; I have a solution myself!'

What else could be done? The giant white spider had fully risen; the only fortunate thing was that Qi Chengshuang could only stand in place, but his other limbs could move freely. He looked up at Shi Ran, who sat on her Ice Stream Sword, tilted her head and smiled: 'Second Senior Brother, you gotta cheer up!'

This Shi Ran! I'll tear her apart limb from limb! No—thousand cuts, ten thousand slices! Qi Chengshuang's anger blazed; he longed to grab her off her Ice Stream Sword and give her a stern beating, but the giant white spider loomed like a mountain, the Earth-Binding Talisman pinning him in place; for now, the only plan was to first deal with this white spider, then settle accounts with Shi Ran.

'Senior Brother! Attack its compound eyes and joints!' Qi Chengshuang suppressed all emotion, his voice icy as frost; his Silver Soul Sword burst forth with unprecedented brilliant cold light, the sword hummed, transforming into a massive silver chain that fiercely slashed at the joint of the spider's foreleg supporting its body!

'Understood!' Luo Changfeng grasped the intent, he infused his sword with spirit, the Cloud-Splitting like a vigorous golden dragon, not clashing head-on with the spider, but deftly weaving through the dense forest of spider legs, golden light surging, his aim straight at the giant spider's glittering compound eyes.

Damage proceeded simultaneously; the giant spider was obviously enraged, though they had not yet inflicted substantive harm, its foreleg joints emitted a grating 'crack-crack' sound, and its hard carapace instantly cracked like a spiderweb.

Missed? Qi Chengshuang this time mobilized more spiritual power; the Silver Soul, under his command, flashed like a meteor, carrying beautiful yet destructive power, humming as it slashed at the spider's other foreleg joint!

'Hiss—' the giant spider emitted a shrill, painful hiss; its massive body shuddered violently from intense pain and imbalance, the injured foreleg trembled violently, then snapped, spewing out foul-smelling green liquid.

Luo Changfeng seized the moment when the spider's movements lagged from great pain; golden light flashed like electricity, he leapt up and fiercely struck the spider's largest left compound eye.

Pfft! Viscous liquid and shattered crystals burst open!

The brother duo coordinated perfectly, but the giant spider had gone completely mad; the excruciating pain in its compound eyes robbed it of partial direction, its broken foreleg made its movements even more clumsy, yet its dying ferocity was fully provoked!

The giant spider abandoned all tactics, its huge mouthparts opening and closing, a stench blew over; countless spider silk threads, thicker than before and laden with viscous venom, surged like a breached flood, blanketing the sky and earth toward Qi Chengshuang and Luo Changfeng's position—a scene like a heavenly net, impossible to evade!

Oh no! Shi Ran's face changed, she sprang up from her Ice Stream Sword!