Chapter 142 Lu Ziting begins to dislike Su Ying'er

Another clap of thunder illuminated the vermilion gate and the locust tree at the entrance.

The swaying shadows of the trees made the disciples, who were originally seeking shelter from the rain, freeze in place.

Someone asked in a trembling voice, "Why is the door open?"

Even though no one touched it, the door opened by itself.

Moreover, the fact that it was opened at this particular time of year, rather than earlier or later, is highly suspicious.

One of the bolder disciples said, "Isn't it supposed to be a celestial abode? There shouldn't be any danger. With the rain pouring down, the immortals probably want us to go inside and take shelter."

The person who spoke was about to step forward when Ye Li stopped him, saying, "This door is opened suspiciously. Let's take a look first."

Lu Ziting sneered upon hearing this, "Junior Sister Jiang Li is being far too timid. We've lived around here for so many days without any incident. This is just a case of the wind blowing the door open. What's the big deal? If you're scared, I'll go in and take a look."

"Senior Brother!"

Su Ying'er clung tightly to his arm, trembling with nervousness. "We...we should listen to Sister Jiang Li and not go in."

Throughout the night, Su Ying'er kept looking at the cave entrance with a fearful gaze. Her fear didn't seem to stem from uncertainty, but rather from knowing what was inside and deliberately avoiding it.

Ye Li's guess came true; Su Ying'er seemed to know a lot about this place.

The rain grew heavier and heavier, and the originally dry sand in the desert was quickly soaked by the rain, becoming muddy and slippery.

Chu Wei and Zhao Yaoguang hadn't returned yet, and Mu Chen and Mu Xi couldn't sit still any longer and wanted to go find Chu Wei.

Ye Li stopped them, "We can't even see the road clearly now. If we search one by one, we'll all get separated, which will only make it more dangerous."

Just then, someone pointed to the rain and exclaimed in surprise, "They're back! Sect Leader Chu and the others are back!"

When Mu Chen and Mu Xi saw their master return, they quickly stepped forward to greet him, like two fledgling birds.

Hearing this, Ye Li breathed a sigh of relief. If Chu Wei were here, they wouldn't be so passive if something really happened.

As they drew closer, Ye Li's gaze suddenly fixed on a certain spot.

She shouted a warning, "No! That's not Sect Leader Chu!"

At the same time, Mu Chen and Mu Xi also stopped.

Because they discovered that there were more than two shadowy figures in the rain.

In the rain, one could vaguely see some blurry figures moving about. They swayed and staggered, as if pulled by an invisible force, their postures distorted, making it impossible to tell whether they were human or demonic.

At first glance, there are at least a dozen.

Everyone who saw this scene felt their scalp tingle.

Ye Li shouted in a low voice, "Back up now!"

No sooner had he finished speaking than the dark figure closest to Mu Chen suddenly lunged at him.

Although Mu Chen had gone out for trials many times, he was still a thirteen-year-old boy and had never seen such a strange thing before. He was stunned and stood there for a moment.

Just as he could smell the rotten, foul odor, a flash of sword light appeared before his eyes.

"Back off!"

Reflexively, Mu Chen and Mu Xi quickly clung to Ye Li, one on each side, and were pulled back to safety by her.

It's safe, but only temporarily.

Because those monsters clearly didn't give up, but continued to surround them.

As if they could reproduce, their numbers doubled in the blink of an eye.

Seeing that the encirclement was getting smaller and smaller, Ye Li calmly said, "This can't go on."

Lu Ziting had never seen such strange creatures before. He swallowed and asked, "You were just fighting them. What were their moves like?"

Thinking back to how she felt just now, Ye Li frowned. "It felt like I hit water."

It's as if their bodies are the rainwater itself.

"ah!"

A scream.

It turned out that a monster was rushing towards Su Ying'er. As the only mortal among them, she instantly became the target of the attack.

"Ying'er!"

"Ah! Don't come any closer!"

"..."

What followed was extremely chaotic.

The sky was already dark, and with nothing visible in the rain, they were quickly scattered as they fought back.

Three dark figures surrounded Ye Li. Rain dripped down her arm and slid down the sword, adding to the grim atmosphere.

Just then, lightning ripped through the night sky, and Ye Li saw the faces of those people.

No, they seem to have ceased to be considered human beings.

His hair was tangled with seaweed, his whole body was covered in mud, and his hands gleamed like sharp claws, making him look like a water demon.

Meanwhile, other disciples recognized them and were shocked, exclaiming, "What are these things! Are they water ghosts?!"

"I can't kill him no matter what I do!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the three "water ghosts" surrounding Ye Li also moved.

Despite being humanoid, it can contort its body into extreme shapes.

As her sword thrusts forward, the opponent's body suddenly bends backward, in a bizarre and terrifying posture.

Moreover, no matter how strong the force, it's like hitting rainwater; trying to cut water with a knife only makes it flow more.

Ye Li vaguely sensed something. "I know! Come to my side, all of you!"

Lu Ziting's arm was injured from protecting Su Ying'er. Moreover, Su Ying'er was so frightened that she kept clinging to his waist, making him hesitant to fight back and unable to hold on any longer.

Upon hearing this, he disregarded his doubts and immediately rushed to Ye Li's side.

The group finally gathered together, but this also forced them into a corner.

Su Ying'er, hiding behind Lu Ziting, said in a trembling voice, "Sister Jiang Li, do you have any ideas? We were able to run away just now, but now they've all surrounded us!"

Ye Li didn't speak. Only after they were all standing behind her did she sheathe her sword and form hand seals.

The moment the seal was formed, the surrounding water vapor vibrated and buzzed.

Ye Li clasped her hands together and pushed them outwards rapidly. A transparent wall of light spread outwards like ripples, instantly forming a huge water circle.

The rain stopped inside the circle, but a torrential downpour raged outside.

In everyone's sight, the woman's back view was like a pine tree standing proudly in the wind and rain, resilient and upright.

The "water ghosts" that were originally attacking them were kept out of the rain, as if blocked by some invisible barrier.

The disciples, who had been gripping their swords tightly in a tense grip, exclaimed in shock, "They really can't get in! What happened?!"

Ye Li said in a deep voice, "They didn't show up for the past few days, but they all came out today because it's raining. So, I guess they are relying on the rain for power to move forward."

"I see!"

"Junior Sister Jiang Li is so smart!"

Amidst the praise from the disciples, Su Ying'er pouted.

As Lu Ziting gazed at Ye Li's slightly disheveled hair from the battle, his initial aversion slowly transformed into something else.

The way she formed the hand seal just now was deeply etched into his heart.

He couldn't help but fantasize that if his Daoist partner were Jiang Li, he wouldn't have been injured just now, but would be standing in front of her, fighting side by side, enjoying the admiration of everyone.

Just like when Ye Li was there...

Just as Lu Ziting was thinking this, he was interrupted by Su Ying'er's sweet voice, "Senior Brother, I twisted my ankle, it hurts so much."

Normally, Lu Ziting would be heartbroken, but he had just suffered a minor injury because of Su Ying'er, and his arm was still sore. Looking at Jiang Li's dashing figure and hearing Su Ying'er crying over a small injury, he felt inexplicably irritated.

Her tone wasn't as gentle as usual, "Alright, everyone's injured, you only sprained your ankle, so don't mention it."

This was the first time Su Ying'er had been injured and so indifferent to Lu Ziting, and tears of grievance instantly filled her eyes.

Just as she was about to feign pitifulness as before, she discovered that Lu Ziting had already headed in Ye Li's direction.