Chapter 67: Lao Qi truly has abundant romantic fortune

From the scale armor on Master Yin Xuan's neck, that must be a black snake.

Now we three have become turtles in a jar.

The vital essences of the other five girls have all been sucked into the six-petaled lotus, leaving only me.

So, from now on, the black snake's attacks will mainly target me.

"Boss Jin, go to Li Qingying's side and protect her as best you can." I tightened my grip on Feng Wu's hand and said, "Next, I'll exert myself."

Jin Wuya had just seen how I drew the bow, knowing that the flames shot from the longbow cannot be controlled and would easily harm innocents.

He could only obey my words, and when I aimed the longbow at Master Yin Xuan, he quickly leapt over to Li Qingying's side.

As I drew the longbow to full, Master Yin Xuan smiled, his vertical pupils filled with interest: "A bit interesting."

Whoosh!

At the moment I released the bowstring, I instead shifted slightly to the side, turning my target from Master Yin Xuan to the former abbot's physical body.

Jin Wuya once told me that any formation array will have a formation eye.

The larger the formation, the more crucial the formation eye is to breaking it.

If I'm not mistaken, the former abbot's physical body is the location of the formation eye of Jiyu Si's entire formation array.

Otherwise, who would for no reason place a corpse protected by a bronze bell standing in the courtyard?

Furthermore, beneath the former abbot's body should be empty.

The six-petaled lotus is inserted underground; below it should be a body of living water.

This living water is connected to the hot springs!

Just thinking that during these days we've been soaking in the hot springs, a black snake lurking in the dark depths of the Underwater has been watching us, I suddenly felt a chill.

In a head-on clash with the black snake, I am obviously no match.

But what if I destroy the formation eye, destroying this Jiyu Si?

Accompanied by a whooshing sound, another six flames shot out.

But I dare not be careless; even after firing six flames, I cannot be certain they will hit the former abbot's physical body.

So I fired two more bows in succession!

Eighteen flames shot out in the same direction—I refuse to believe not a single one would hit.

Just as I drew the bow again, preparing to fire the fourth shot, Master Yin Xuan already sent a palm strike toward my face.

His palm wind was fierce, carrying a fishy stench; even though I reacted quickly and dodged a bit, I was still overturned to the ground by him.

Immediately afterward, I only felt a suction pulling on Feng Wu, causing it to tremble incessantly.

What Master Yin Xuan wants is the Golden Scale!

I immediately shouted, "Feng Wu, retract!"

Feng Wu instantly retracted into my body, disappearing before Master Yin Xuan's eyes.

Heh, since he wants something, I can deny him, thereby buying time to seek a chance at survival.

On the other side, the former abbot's physical body has already ignited.

The flames shot by Feng Wu are not ordinary flames.

They can sear souls, and of course can burn away the former abbot's physical body and soul, destroying the formation eye!

"Your natal artifact?" Master Yin Xuan suddenly leaned forward, grabbed my chin, brought his face close to mine, inhaled deeply, closed his eyes as if savoring something.

Then he opened those deep-blue vertical pupils and murmured, "So it's Lao Qi's person."

He actually knows Liu Junyan!

Who is he?!

"Lao Qi really has abundant romantic fortune."

His long, slender fingers lightly rubbed my chin; Master Yin Xuan's face seemed frozen there, while another phantom slowly separated from his body.

That feeling was like being drunk, vision doubling.

But in that double image, one was Master Yin Xuan's, the other belonged to a young man whose facial features bore a two- to three-tenths resemblance to Liu Junyan.

His face gradually drew closer to mine; with each increment of proximity, his phantom became more solid.

And I noticed that the Golden Scale was not left on Master Yin Xuan's forehead, but on the man's body!

His deep-blue vertical pupils locked onto my lips, his eyes flickering with barely concealed desire.

This is simply beyond belief.

As he lowered his head, I thought he was going to suck my vital essence, but now it seems he actually wants to kiss me!

I didn't move, eyes locked on his lips; at the moment his lips were about to press down, I lunged and grabbed his forehead, trying to seize the Golden Scale.

But I underestimated the man's agility.

The man, still immersed in desire a moment ago, instantly seized my wrist with precision.

He hoisted me up, then flipped me onto the ground, tearing at my clothes from behind: "With such a fine physique, why should it be cheaply given to that Lao Qi guy? Be good, don't move—I know how to cherish a woman far better than Lao Qi."

Smack!

A loud whip crack suddenly rang out, lashing harshly at the defenseless man.

The man turned his head and saw Li Qingying, who had somehow risen to her feet, holding a long whip, her eyes blazing as she glared at him.

Behind Li Qingying, Jin Wuya was engaged in a desperate tug-of-war with the little monks!

Jin Wuya is an excellent artificer; opening the iron chains on Li Qingying's body is no trouble for him.

Li Qingying was covered in wounds, barely able to stand, yet she clung tightly to the long whip and shouted, "Dare to move Xiao Jiu, and you're asking for death!"

Saying that, the whip lashed out again.

But this whip strike failed to hit the man again; the whip was caught in his hand, and he scoffed, "I think it's you who's looking for death."

With one hand he pulled back, while the other condensed palm wind and struck toward Li Qingying.

Li Qingying was slapped and sent flying, heavily striking the Altar, spitting a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

I had already risen to my feet, not attacking the man, but instead rushing first toward the former abbot's physical body.

The physical body had already been burned halfway by fire, the man hadn't protected it at all from start to finish, and the Formation Array hadn't been shaken in the slightest—why is that?

Could it be that the physical body is not the Zhènyǎn?

Could it be that the Zhènyǎn is the Six-Petal Lotus?

Thinking this, I kicked down hard on one petal of the Six-Petal Lotus.

The second kick, the third kick…

I kicked six times in a row, and finally one petal had a corner broken off by my kick.

Boom—

A muffled thud came from below, and near my ear seemed to be the sound of water approaching from afar.

The man who had been scolding Li Qingying suddenly turned his head, his face drastically changing.

The next moment, a water column as thick as a baby's arm shot up from beneath the Former Abbott, the center of the Six-Petal Lotus soared into the sky, and large amounts of black vapor surged up from below.

Following that, a bunch of deathly pale girls' hands appeared!

My ankle was suddenly grabbed by a hand, which dragged me straight toward the center of the water column.

Bang!

Bang bang!

The Six-Petal Lotus kept shattering under the impact of the water column, and the whole ground began to collapse downward.

Sure enough, below was empty, everywhere filled with water.

The Formation Array has been broken!

All I heard in the water was a chorus of ghostly wails and wolf howls; the moment I was dragged down, I felt icy claws grabbing and tearing at me all over.

I thought I was doomed this time!

But just then, a thunderclap suddenly rang out in midair, a fierce wind rose from the ground, and fighting sounds seemed to come from outside.

I was held down in the water by those claws, unable to hear clearly.

But soon, those claws all retracted, and the water surface returned to calm.

Outside, it seemed something tremendous had arrived, a creature fiercer than a black snake, frightening all the dirty things into hiding.

Immediately afterward, a strong big hand scooped me up and threw me onto the ground.

I wiped the water off my face with my hand and looked up.

I saw a man in a black robe standing not far away.

He was completely concealed in the black robe, his face unseen, but in his right hand he was playing with that golden scale.

Li Qingying, who had just been awakened by Jin Wuya, upon seeing the black-robed man, immediately knelt and respectfully said, "Xiaoye…"