Chapter 97: Assassinated?

At this moment, several lanterns floated on the lake, attracting Yu Xian'er's attention.

She turned her head and saw several disciples of the Illusionary Sound Sect rowing small boats on the lake, releasing wishing lanterns.

She recognized one of them as the woman who had refined pills with her that day, and greeted her warmly, saying, "Ji Xuan!"

"Hey, it's you!" Ji Xuan exclaimed in surprise, waving at her. "What a coincidence!"

The people beside her looked up when they heard the sound, and their faces instantly became quite interesting.

Qingyu got angry as soon as she saw Feng Yue, her face instantly darkened, and she crossed her arms and turned her head to the side.

After the last competition, Wei Yin finally understood the whole story and realized that there had been a big misunderstanding. Seeing the group from Peach Blossom Valley looking somewhat embarrassed, she coughed lightly and turned her head away.

"Ahhh, what a beautiful boat!" The silly Lan Yu pointed at the painted boat excitedly, "Senior Sister, I want to go up and play."

Ji Xuan said helplessly, "Little Yu, be good, you'll disturb others."

"No, no..." Lan Yu said, her lips trembling, tears welling up in her eyes.

Ye Luo watched Lan Yu deep in thought, then waved and smiled at her after a moment, "Little Yu Yu, come up and play!"

"Hehe, okay!" Lan Yu climbed onto the boat excitedly, which made Ji Xuan and the others very anxious.

Their main purpose in coming out on this trip was to accompany her to relax and have fun. If she got hurt, she would definitely be scolded by her master when they got back.

"Here, these are my favorite pastries." Ye Luo pushed the pastries in front of her over, and Lan Yu giggled and ate them heartily.

"Thank you, brother! It's delicious!"

"You're welcome, eat slowly."

Ye Luo poured her a cup of tea and carefully observed her expression; she didn't seem to be pretending to be stupid at all.

Has he really become stupid?

I never expected that my battle with Bai Ruoqian that day would leave me so badly injured.

Seeing that she was having a good time, Ji Xuan and the others had no choice but to board the painted boat one by one.

Qingyu hesitated for a moment, but still followed them upstairs. She plopped down opposite Feng Yue, glared at him unhappily, and startled him into pulling his black robe tighter.

Ji Xuan said apologetically, "I'm so sorry for disturbing you."

"It's alright, please have a seat."

Yu Xian'er stood up and warmly greeted them, pouring them tea. After looking at Lan Yu for a moment, she asked, "Has she still not recovered?"

"Oh, no."

Ji Xuan looked at her mentally challenged junior sister beside her, a look of sadness on her face. "Master said... this might be how her life will be."

Ye Luo frowned and asked, "Has your sect not found the reason?"

Ji Xuan sighed: "Master... she didn't say it clearly, she just told us to take good care of her."

"Oh, is that so?"

“Her soul seems to be incomplete… as if it had been devoured by an evil spirit,” Feng Yue suddenly said.

"What!"

Everyone was surprised to hear this. Qingyu looked at him and asked, "How did you know that?"

Seeing everyone's eyes on him, Feng Yue felt extremely uncomfortable, as if he were sitting on pins and needles. "I... I can feel it."

"Based on just a feeling?" Qingyu said with a disdainful look, and the others obviously didn't believe it either.

Damaging someone's soul is something only demonic or evil cultivators would do. Although they were very dissatisfied with Bai Ruoqian, they could not deny that she was indeed a disciple of the immortal cultivation sect.

However, Ye Luo believed his words. After all, Feng Yue was the future Demon Lord, and his perception in this regard would naturally be accurate.

Does it damage a person's soul and turn them into a fool?

Such ruthless methods, could it really have been her doing?

According to the female protagonist's character in the book, she usually establishes a positive image, whether it's a competition or a treasure hunt. But it seems that this Bai Ruoqian is quite different from the character in the original work.

He felt something was increasingly wrong.

Perhaps it was the content of their conversation that triggered Lan Yu's fragile nerves.

She suddenly trembled with fear and burst into tears, "It's so dark and scary... Don't come any closer, boohoo, don't eat me! Go away! Go away!"

"Junior sister, it's alright, don't be afraid!" Ji Xuan kept reassuring her, "Senior sister is here, be good."

However, she became increasingly agitated, hugging Ye Luo tightly beside her and trembling, muttering "No, no."

Ye Luo narrowed her eyes slightly, finding subtle clues in her scattered words, so she gently patted her back and coaxed her softly:

"Don't be afraid! Brother Ye has already chased it away! Open your eyes and see if you don't believe me."

"Huh?" Lan Yu sobbed, looking around and seeing that the dark figure was indeed gone. "Hey, it's gone!"

"Alright, your face is all stained from crying." Wei Yin wiped her tears with a handkerchief and said, "Shall we go back?"

"No, no... I want to play with Brother Ye!" Lan Yu clung tightly to Ye Luo's arm, making Ji Xuan and the others feel conflicted.

Seeing this, Qingyu's face darkened, and she said solemnly, "No!"

"Hmph, Third Senior Brother is so mean! I don't like you anymore!"

Qingyu: "..."

Seeing that Lan Yu seemed about to cry again, Ye Luo chuckled and coaxed, "Brother Ye will go with you to buy candied hawthorns and fun little sugar figurines. Then you can go back to sleep, okay?"

Lan Yu's eyes sparkled with excitement as she exclaimed, "Great! Great!"

Ye Luo gestured to them, then pulled her onto the Xuanji Fan, and with a whoosh, they flew towards the street not far away.

The bustling streets were filled with the sounds of vendors hawking their wares.

Ye Luo pulled Lan Yu along on a walk, buying a bunch of snacks, which made her extremely happy.

"This candied hawthorn is delicious."

"Eat slowly."

Looking at Lan Yu's innocent and lively smile, Ye Luo's mood also lightened. "Come on, there are some little sugar figurines over there!"

"Mmm!" Ye Luo pulled her forward, then suddenly saw a familiar figure and waved, saying, "Ling Shu!"

"Hey, Brother Ye! What a coincidence!"

Ling Shu ran over excitedly, and seeing Lan Yu beside him, asked curiously, "Why are you with her? Is she your new little fangirl?"

"No, it was a chance encounter."

"Oh, okay."

"Hey, I'll just give her one of the sugar figurines you have. I'm too lazy to go buy one."

"Oh, okay." Ling Shu stuffed the sugar figurine into her hand. "Here, take it."

"Thank you, beautiful lady!"

Hearing this, Ling Shu was taken aback. Looking at her simple-minded appearance, she sighed and said, "Considering your appearance, I'll let bygones be bygones for the things you did to me before!"

"Let's go back."

Suddenly, Ye Luo keenly sensed a murderous aura. He turned around sharply to look around, but found nothing unusual.

"Am I overthinking it?"

Suddenly, Lan Yu in front of her seemed to trip over something, and she cried out in pain, "Bad guy, it hurts..."

Are you alright?

Ye Luo ran over, bent down and helped her up, when suddenly a chilling killing intent swept over him from behind, making him shudder.

Before he could react, the sharp blade, gleaming with an eerie light, slashed down towards the back of his neck.

At the critical moment, a powerful force suddenly shook the blade away, and transparent ribbons emerged from her neck.

The silk transformed into sharp blades, instantly slicing through the unsuspecting assassins in black, causing crimson blood to splatter through the air.