Chapter 294 She Loves Him

“Senior brothers, there’s something strange about that big tree!” Jiang Ruzhen reminded them.

The compass needle in Jin Sheng's hand kept spinning, and finally it pointed to that big tree.

He observed carefully for a while, his expression turning grim, and then turned to ask Xiao He.

"Is this the 'Mirror Flower and Azure Water' evil formation that Senior Brother often talks about?"

Xiao He studied it for a while with a serious expression, then nodded heavily, "Fourth Senior Brother, it seems to be this formation."

"Then let's be careful and stay away from it."

“Yes, let’s wait for our third senior brother to arrive before we break the formation. With the current strength of the three of us, we’re probably no match for that fat woman.” Xiao He nodded solemnly in agreement.

The three sat silently in the spring water, and for a moment the surrounding air was eerily quiet.

Suddenly, Jiang Ruzhen smelled a strange floral scent, which seemed excessively sweet and had a slight bloody smell.

Her consciousness began to blur, and out of the corner of her eye, she saw Lu Mingzheng standing under a big tree waving at her. Jiang Ruzhen screamed in fear, trying to get Lu Mingzheng away from the tree.

But Lu Mingzheng smiled and waved to her, signaling her to come over.

Disregarding her safety, Jiang Ruzhen immediately got up from the spiritual spring water and flashed out of the space.

She walked heavily but firmly toward the big tree. Jiang Ruzhen felt that her behavior was wrong and wanted to stop.

But Lu Mingzheng under the big tree held her gaze firmly, making her want to get closer involuntarily. Every step felt like stepping into a deep swamp, from which she could not extricate herself.

Reason in her mind was urging her to stop, but the mysterious call seemed to have completely taken control of her body.

In the endless fog, she could only let this force pull her along, walking alone into the unknown darkness.

The two senior brothers inside the space anxiously called out Jiang Ruzhen's name, but without Jiang Ruzhen's guidance, they could not break through the spatial constraints and slip outside.

They could only watch as Jiang Ruzhen walked step by step to the big tree, the misty air thick with ripples spreading across the surrounding water.

The riverside scene appeared unusually quiet under the dark light, yet it concealed an indescribable eeriness.

Jiang Ruzhen instinctively sensed something was wrong, and warning signals flashed frequently in her brain, but her body was drawn uncontrollably towards the thin mist that was spreading like a curtain.

The thick fog gradually blurred her vision. In Jiang Ruzhen's eyes, all she could see was Lu Mingzheng smiling brightly at her under the big tree.

Just as she was getting closer to Lu Mingzheng, his bright smile suddenly turned eerie.

She raised her hand, revealing sharp nails, and slashed at Jiang Ruzhen's face. Jiang Ruzhen froze on the spot, forgetting to dodge.

Just at this critical moment, Lu Mingzheng suddenly appeared beside Jiang Ruzhen and stood in front of her without hesitation.

Before Lu Mingzheng could retract his claws, there was a "ripping" sound. His clothes were torn, revealing his lean chest.

Five bloody welts suddenly appeared on it, the skin and flesh rolled up, and black blood gradually seeped out.

Lu Mingzheng, standing under the tree, seemed to be stimulated by the scene. He shed his disguise and revealed the fat woman's true face.

She looked at Lu Mingzheng, who had collapsed in pain onto Jiang Ruzhen, and murmured a question.

"Is she the woman you cherish most? Is she the reason you've been able to resist the love spell for the past twenty-odd days? You can still resist my control over you now, do you love her that much?"

And what about me? You're blind to all my love and tenderness, aren't you?

Lu Mingzheng gasped in pain. His body had been tormented by the love spell for so many days, leaving him riddled with wounds. His mind was blank.

A voice told him to listen to the fat woman in front of him and to be faithful to her.

But deep down, another voice often told him that he could not obey her orders, or the consequences would be disastrous.

For more than twenty days, he relied solely on this faint voice in his heart to keep him going, allowing him to remain unmoved by the fat woman's various temptations.

When he regained consciousness, he saw that Jiang Ruzhen was in danger. His physical reaction outweighed his rational reaction, and without knowing why, he rushed out to block Jiang Ruzhen's way.

"Please don't hurt her..." Lu Mingzheng managed to utter a few words.

But the fat woman was even more agitated by his words, and her gaze toward Jiang Ruzhen was now filled with resentment and malice.

"Since you care about her so much, I must kill her today. That way, you'll have no more attachments and will obediently live here with me for the rest of your life..."

As she spoke, the fat woman raised her black claws at Jiang Ruzhen again. The distance was too close, and Jiang Ruzhen, who was holding Lu Mingzheng in her arms, had no way to dodge.

Upon seeing this, Lu Mingzheng did not hesitate to turn over and lie on top of Jiang Ruzhen, using his body to firmly protect her.

You have to watch as the fat woman, her face contorted with rage, prepares to plunge her claws into Lu Mingzheng's body.

"don't want--"

Jiang Ruzhen cried out in pain, and a series of intense mental fluctuations erupted in her mind, piercing into the fat woman's brain.

"ah--"

A scream like a ghostly wail startled countless birds in the surrounding area, their cries echoing in all directions.

The fat woman crouched under a big tree, her head in her hands, revealing a deathly pale face and a pair of sinister eyes.

Jiang Ruzhen held the dying Lu Mingzheng in her arms, silently confronting the fat woman.

She was also very shocked. Her mental power could blow an ordinary person's head off with a single blow, but it seemed to only cause a little damage to the fat woman in front of her.

What exactly is she? Could it be that this fat woman's body has been transformed and is no longer a mortal being?

The fat woman kept making gurgling warning noises, but she was frightened by Jiang Ruzhen's attack just now, and she didn't attack for a long time.

Realizing she couldn't beat Jiang Ruzhen, she made a strange sound.

Suddenly, the tranquility of the night was broken by the sound of churning water in the middle of the river.

Jiang Ruzhen turned her head and saw a strange green light emerging from the bottom of the river, followed by countless dark shadows rising from the riverbed.

These figures walked toward the shore and gradually became clearer.

They were all half-human, half-monkey monsters, with a hand growing from their tails, dark, glowing skin, and eyes filled with evil light staring intently at Jiang Ruzhen.

What is this?

A water-soaked monkey?

Seeing the dense array of agile figures rushing towards her, Jiang Ruzhen felt extremely anxious, as her previous attack had already consumed most of her mental energy.

Could what remained be enough to help her through this difficult time? Every muscle in her body tensed up.

She hugged Lu Mingzheng, wanting to return to the space, but found that it seemed as if there was a force in the surrounding air pulling her away, preventing her from returning.

In a flash, she realized that the array around this large number might be affecting the magnetic field.

She needs to leave the area of ​​influence of the formation to return to the space.

She could die, but she couldn't let anything happen to Lu Mingzheng.

Although this guy was a bit annoying when they first met, he had saved her life several times.

Just now, even though he was already under the fat woman's love spell, he still went to save her without hesitation.

He was even willing to use his own body to take the harm for her.

Just now, she clearly felt the emotions surging through her body and into her heart.

This formed an unbreakable consciousness.

At that moment, she was acutely aware of how intense and passionate her feelings for him were.

She likes Lu Mingzheng.

She loves him.

She wanted to protect him.

Lu Mingzheng, you absolutely must not get into any trouble.

He still has a long life ahead of him to realize his dreams; he shouldn't have perished here.