System: “Host! How could you push Shen Yanzhou out? His cultivation base is even lower than yours. He can’t defeat King Nanshan.”
When trying to win someone over, the best approach is to care for them and treat them well. Who does it like her?
Chi Yu: “Winning him over isn’t urgent; there will be opportunities later. But if I don’t push him out, Song Wan will really die. Don’t worry, I won’t let Zhouzhou get hurt.”
Based on her years of experience in team battles, the key to winning a team fight is to let teammates take the damage.
Right now, only she and Shen Yanzhou are here. To save Song Wan, someone must step out to divert attention.
Shen Yanzhou is, after all, the male lead, blessed with fortune. He wasn’t destined to die here anyway.
Even if it truly came down to a life-or-death situation, she would use all her points to cheat and save him.
For now, he just needs to attract the attention of that Grudge Spirit and stop the ritual. That Grudge Spirit is at the Foundation Establishment stage. Although Shen Yanzhou can’t defeat it, he can hold out for a while.
She has more important things to do.
Thinking this, Chi Yu silently mouthed to Shen Yanzhou: “Keep him busy, and dodge the attacks.”
Shen Yanzhou: “…”
Damn it.
He should have acted sooner.
King Nanshan’s expression darkened: “A Cultivator! Seize him!”
Yan Niang lunged at Shen Yanzhou, her attacks vicious and ruthless. The front of Shen Yanzhou’s robe was torn by her Spiritual Power.
Fortunately, his actual cultivation base had long reached Foundation Establishment, so dealing with Yan Niang was more than manageable. He simply countered her moves as they came, dodging everywhere as Chi Yu had instructed. Though he appeared to be at a disadvantage, he wouldn’t get injured.
Amid the chaos, Chi Yu quietly slipped past everyone and arrived before the clay statue.
It wasn’t hard to see that King Nanshan wasn’t sacrificing to the clay statue but to that crystal stone.
If she took the crystal stone, she could save everyone.
Coincidentally, Yan Niang was taking too long to deal with Shen Yanzhou, and King Nanshan grew impatient. He took action himself, striking toward Shen Yanzhou.
Seeing them locked in combat, Chi Yu swiftly reached out, trying to pry the crystal stone from the clay statue.
Who would have thought that as soon as she pried it off and grasped the Spirit Stone in her hand, the clay statue’s body cracked.
Then, its head crashed to the ground with a loud thud.
Almost instantly, King Nanshan looked over: “My wife!”
Chi Yu: “Crap!”
She didn’t have time to think. She wanted to take advantage of the Invisibility Talisman’s remaining effect to slip away quickly, but unexpectedly, the crystal stone in her hand began to glow brightly and grew somewhat hot to the touch.
System: “Host, there’s a Marriage Pact on this crystal stone. King Nanshan can sense it. Let go quickly, or you’ll be exposed.”
As soon as it finished speaking, King Nanshan saw the suddenly appearing crystal stone in the air and sneered: “An Invisibility Talisman!”
He raised his hand and shot a mass of black energy toward it.
Caught off guard, Chi Yu was struck, and her figure became visible.
She nimbly rolled on the ground but still tightly clutched the crystal stone: “Don’t come any closer, or I’ll crush it!”
“You don’t want your wife to be gone just like that, do you?”
He halted, his expression darkening: “What do you want?”
“Once I’m safely out, I’ll return your wife to you.”
Chi Yu said this, and King Nanshan could tell she was here to save those girls, but he had no choice but to let her leave.
She pulled Shen Yanzhou up and didn’t forget to bring Song Wan along, backing away step by step.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, Song Wan beside her suddenly raised her hand and struck at her without hesitation.
Chi Yu reacted quickly, dodging with a sidestep and dropping to one knee. The strike missed, and Song Wan seized the opportunity to snatch the crystal stone from her hand.
Looking into her pitch-black pupils, Chi Yu knew she was being controlled.
At the same time, Yan Niang tightened the red rope in her hand, and Song Wan opened her mouth, speaking haltingly: “Don’t… hurt my husband…”
Chi Yu suddenly felt a chill run down her spine.
She instinctively turned around and saw more than a dozen brides standing in the passage behind her, all dressed in red with pale faces.
And standing at the front was Jiang Jiuming.
The item Chi Yu had exchanged for him had expired. Controlled by King Nanshan, he stared at her blankly, reaching out as if to strangle her: “Don’t… hurt my husband.”
Chi Yu: “”
Damn, this is fucking creepy.
King Nanshan let out a sinister laugh: “The red ropes connect to their Divine Souls. Now they all see me as their husband. Your time is up!”
As he spoke, he raised his hand, ready to shatter Chi Yu and Shen Yanzhou’s Divine Souls.
Just as Chi Yu was about to exchange for a cheat from the System to give him a good beating, a loud “boom” suddenly echoed from above.
Then, a gap was torn open in the underground chamber where they stood, and several figures jumped down.
“Senior Brother, that maggot was right in the Qiankun Order—there really is an Underground City here!”
Chi Yu: “”
Even if the name she chose was problematic.
But, do you have any manners?
A disciple dressed in white said excitedly, while the person beside him, handsome and elegant, held a sword in one hand with an arrogant expression.
Chi Yu instinctively said: “Fei Yangyang?”
Hearing the voice, Mo Chongyang looked over and froze: “Chi Yu?”
Why was she here?
Chi Yu didn’t have time to dwell on it and shouted forward: “You monster, don’t think I’m afraid of you! My teammates are here now, you’re finished!”
After saying that, she hid behind them.
She talked tough, but her Cultivation Base was low. Staying alive was the real priority.
King Nanshan narrowed his eyes: “Another group here to die!”
Sensing the deep Resentment Energy emanating from him, Mo Chongyang’s expression changed.
Nearly a hundred women had gone missing in Canglang City over the past two months.
The lord of Canglang City had some ties with the Azure Flame Sect and had even entrusted their disciples to investigate the matter, but nothing had been found.
Now, it seemed the mastermind behind it all was this Grudge Spirit!
The Azure Flame Sect disciples also wore solemn expressions. Mo Chongyang drew his sword: “Attack!”
The scene instantly descended into chaos.
Mo Chongyang was at the early Foundation Establishment stage, and with the support of his junior brothers, he could hold his own against King Nanshan.
Meanwhile, the moment the fight broke out, Chi Yu rushed to snatch the crystal stone from Song Wan’s hand.
Just as she was about to touch Song Wan, a red rope shot toward her like a blade. Startled, she had to flip backward to dodge it.
Yan Niang’s voice was hoarse: “It’s you.”
Chi Yu grinned: “Granny, we really are fated.”
“Yes, but unfortunately, today you will die here!”
Yan Niang’s voice was vicious as she tugged on the red rope in her hand. The brides instantly sprang into action, attacking Chi Yu together.
Chi Yu could handle Yan Niang.
What troubled her was that she couldn’t harm the brides.
Yet they attacked her without any restraint.
Especially Jiang Jiuming, whose strikes were truly ruthless, all while muttering: “Don’t you dare hurt my husband!”
After kicking Jiang Jiuming away once more, Chi Yu drew the short blade she had purchased, leaped into the air, and charged straight at Yan Niang.
As long as she could subdue Yan Niang, the brides would stop attacking!
Yan Niang was startled. The red rope instantly widened, reaching upward to try and entangle Chi Yu, but she sliced through every strand with her blade.
Yan Niang was not skilled in close combat. With a sudden lunge, Chi Yu severed her hand with a short blade, then pierced through her body.
She let out a sharp roar, her body and the Red Rope dissipating into smoke. The brides also halted their movements, collapsing to the ground one after another, but their complexions grew rosy.
Chi Yu picked up the crystal stone from Song Wan’s hand. The next moment, King Nanshan broke free from Mo Chongyang’s attack and lunged at her, trying to seize the crystal stone.
Chi Yu glanced around at her teammates.
Shen Yanzhou had been casually dealing with the skeletal skeletons, but upon seeing her look, his heart skipped a beat. Instantly, he pretended to be gravely injured and collapsed to the ground.
The skeletal skeletons: “…”
Faking an injury?
Chi Yu had no choice but to toss the crystal stone toward Mo Chongyang: “He cares about this the most—catch it!”
King Nanshan immediately changed direction. Mo Chongyang had just caught the crystal stone when he was caught off guard and struck by a palm, immediately spitting blood.
The Azure Flame Sect disciples panicked: “Senior Brother!”
His blood stained the crystal stone and was absorbed into it. Then, the crystal stone slowly drifted toward him.
King Nanshan’s expression changed: “No!”
He instinctively tried to stop it, but it was too late. The crystal stone completely merged into Mo Chongyang’s body.
Mo Chongyang was startled: “What is this?!”
As soon as he spoke, King Nanshan, who had been attacking him, suddenly knelt to the ground and also spat blood.
Everyone was stunned.
Chi Yu: “What’s going on?”
System: “Host, it’s the Marriage Pact. This is the most profound master-servant contract between cultivation partners. If the pact master is injured, it also affects the servant.”
“King Nanshan died long ago. He transformed into a Grudge Spirit, but his wife seems to have had her soul and spirit scattered. He collected women’s Divine Souls, likely intending to revive his wife through a sinister technique. That crystal stone is the vessel for his wife’s soul.”
“Now, the crystal stone has absorbed blood and recognized its master, merging with Mo Chongyang.”
“In other words, Mo Chongyang now has a Marriage Pact with King Nanshan. He is his pact master and also his wife.”
Chi Yu widened her eyes: “What?”
She turned her head and saw King Nanshan struggling to rise from the ground, his eyes bloodshot, gathering black energy in his hands. It seemed he wanted to kill Mo Chongyang, but due to the Marriage Pact, he couldn’t bring himself to do it, appearing deranged.
Mo Chongyang and his junior disciples were at a loss. The next moment, they saw the Grudge Spirit looking at him, crying and laughing, reaching out to grab the hem of his robe, his gaze filled with deep affection: “My dear wife…”
Chi Yu: “Aha…”
Mo Chongyang shuddered: “…”
Shen Yanzhou lay on the ground, feeling immensely relieved.
Thankfully, he had collapsed quickly. Otherwise, he would have been tricked by Chi Yu into becoming someone else’s wife.