14. Pipi's appearance is visible.
Yao Yuqian gritted his teeth in resentment.
Did I not check the almanac before going out today? Why are all the people who came here notorious monsters from school?
"No...it's not enough!"
Yao Yuqian pulled a whistle from his sleeve, put it to his lips, and blew it hard.
A large number of men in black suddenly appeared from the horizon. The men in black who had invaded the school were attracted by the whistle and flew back, standing quietly behind Yao Yuqian.
"Tsk, I hate human wave tactics the most." Seeing that the situation was not good, Gui Fang clapped his hands at Zhang Benyi, "Retreat."
Zhang Benyi opened his mouth, then looked down and found that the teleportation talisman that Gui Fang had placed on him had been forcibly activated, and the runes were glowing blue.
Gui Fang hastily dropped a few words, "The teacup she used this morning, reversed, three spaces to the right, seven spaces above, the can of tea she drank yesterday afternoon, change positions and press down."
Zhang Benyi paused for half a second, then immediately realized, "I know!"
A flash of blue light, and Zhang Benyi vanished instantly. Within a few breaths, a massive horde of men in black appeared, filling the sky and the ground with darkness, densely surrounding Tang Xi and the three of them.
"Ha, Gui Fang, the fact that you're in such a hurry to get rid of him means you're the same! You can only use that move once in a short period of time, right?"
Yao Yuqian raised the triangular banner, "Hurricane Banner in hand, teams three and four, heed my command! Team three, take Beichen's entourage away by any means necessary! Team four, smash the monster egg!"
Gui Fang's voice turned several degrees colder as he revealed his skeletal hand, "I was going to spare your life out of consideration for our classmate relationship, but since you're so reckless, you'd better not leave."
The stitches on Gui Fang's face were already eerie, but they became even more so when he had a cold expression. Yao Yuqian shuddered in fear. "Go! Anyone who disobeys will be punished!"
Upon receiving the order, the men in black attacked in unison. The three surrounded individuals quickly adjusted their positions, simultaneously turning their backs to the monster egg in defense.
"What exactly is this egg? Hey Tangxi, are we supposed to protect this egg?" Beichen's entourage was completely confused. "Yao Yuqian, weren't you here to kill me? This has nothing to do with them!"
Yao Yuqian fired several poisoned shuttlecocks at Bei Chen's entourage, a look of hatred flashing across his face. "Stop pretending to be a good guy!"
"Hey Gui Fang, could this egg be it?" Tang Xi asked in a low voice.
Gui Fang replied, "Yes, Pipi was forcibly incubated, so it can't retrieve its primordial spirit on its own. Teacher, please turn it back temporarily... Tsk, we'll talk later!"
Even the Ghost Fang was struggling against the sheer number of people, and the silk threads he controlled were becoming increasingly dull. Bei Chen, who had already summoned the help of immortals once, also seemed to be having some difficulty, panting heavily as he swung his greatsword.
Tangxi is no better off.
He had exhausted much of his strength from dispersing the sword energy sphere and was quite tired. At first, he could still condense his energy into a sword, but now it was becoming increasingly difficult to sustain. In the end, he returned to the most basic fist and palm strikes, barely managing to shake off the two black-clad men who were attacking him. He was breathing heavily and his face was covered in sweat. Although these henchmen were not top-notch experts, they were numerous and relentlessly harassed him, seemingly without end.
Unconsciously, her dodging speed slowed down, and Tangxi accidentally got a cut on her arm.
But he still couldn't help but notice the triangular banner in Yao Yuqian's hand.
The small triangular banner, with a black cloth base and colorful patterns, was held in Yao Yuqian's hand. He would occasionally wave it to command and intimidate his subordinates.
For some reason, Tang Xi was very concerned about the triangular banner in her hand—an ordinary little flag without any magical aura. Distracted, he almost got hit again and was quickly drawn back into the melee.
Amidst the chaos of battle, a wolf's howl echoed from afar, growing louder as it approached. Upon hearing the howl, the men in black seemed to receive a simultaneous command, ceasing their attack and retreating a safe distance.
The three surrounded soldiers took a break to catch their breath. Tang Xi and her expression changed drastically when they heard the wolf howl. Looking in the direction of the sound, they saw a familiar figure rush into the melee.
"Hey! Don't you have anyone else to use? Both of these teams are mine!"
Lang Yuehua, who had rushed to the school, angrily confronted Yao Yuqian, "You have to have a limit to your willfulness! Since when did our demon race become your business!"
"Stop pretending to be innocent. Didn't you send out Team One and Team Two first?" Yao Yuqian didn't even glance at him, waving the triangular flag in his hand. "Team Three, capture Beichen alive!"
The men in black silently turned to Lang Yuehua.
Yao Yuqian angrily threw down the triangular banner in his hand: "Fine! You think I can't order you around?!"
"Is the pennant you're holding fake?"
Tang Xi suddenly spoke up, "You just called this little flag the Hurricane Banner. Do you know the owner of the Hurricane Banner?"
Yao Yuqian murmured in surprise, "How could you..."
Tangxi now understood why she couldn't help but pay attention to a toy that had no breath.
Pipi once recounted being chased by three people in an abandoned building, one of whom wielded a triangular banner that could conjure fierce winds. At that time, Pipi had not yet used the "Golden Cicada Shedding its Shell Technique" to escape, and the memory of seeing the triangular banner was deeply imprinted in its demonic soul.
Tangxi, who had absorbed the primordial spirit, sensed some of Pipi's memories.
Lang Yuehua's pupils contracted, and he then noticed Tang Xihe, who was being blocked behind a group of men in black. He looked at Tang Xihe in shock and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Gui Fang asked softly, "You led people into the school, which means you no longer care about anyone at the University of Magic. So why are you so panicked when Tang Xi recognizes you?"
"I..." Lang Yuehua turned her head away in a panic, her head drooping lower and lower as she gritted her teeth, "I have no choice!"
Tang Xi pursed her lips and unconsciously rubbed the storage ring on her thumb.
That was a gift from Lang Yuehua. The ring face was inlaid with a red crystal carved into a crescent moon, which was the symbol of the Moon Wolf Clan.
Lang Yuehua noticed Tang Xihe's disappointment and quickly explained, "I have my reasons. I've been wanting to explain to you, but I didn't know how to start. Actually, I—"
"You stupid dog!" Yao Yuqian roared, "Don't say things you shouldn't! Do you want to die?!"
Her words of rebuke caused Lang Yuehua's face to twitch. She tried her best to suppress her anger and glared at Yao Yuqian hatefully.
Yao Yuqian waved his triangular banner, "What are you standing there for! Kill Bei Chen's entourage! And that shorty too!"
Tangxi felt her blood and qi surging.
dwarf?
dwarf!
Already unhappy, Tang Xi was provoked by Yao Yuqian's words. The longsword in her hand, formed from condensed spiritual energy, vibrated and hummed in accordance with its owner's will, strongly condemning and solemnly protesting. Tang Xi narrowed her eyes and said, "Don't run away if you have the guts!"
"No! He's my friend!" Lang Yuehua shouted at the men in black around her, "None of you are allowed to lay a hand on him!"
"You hypocrite! You killed so many classmates and you're still pretending! Don't block my path to promotion!"
Yao Yuqian stomped his feet and screamed, frantically waving his triangular flag, "Kill! Kill! Kill! Do it! I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong!"
A cold wind blew by.
Strangely, this time none of the men in black obeyed Yao Yuqian's orders. With Lang Yuehua present, the remaining men in black who had rushed back from the campus all looked at Lang Yuehua, clearly prioritizing obeying "Moon Wolf's" commands.
Yao Yuqian was so angry that his face turned red and his neck bulged. "You...you!"
"Understood."
Gui Fang pointed at Lang Yuehua and said, "You two seem to be allies, but you are actually superior and subordinate. The little fat girl is one level higher, and the silver-haired half-demon must listen to the fat girl."
After speaking, Gui Fang said sarcastically, "It's a pity that his subordinates are very loyal and don't obey your orders."
Already embarrassed, Yao Yuqian angrily snapped the triangular banner in two and sneered, "Fine, since we didn't complete the mission, we'll just have to wait for punishment when we get back."
Her eyes darted around, fixing on the monster egg that everyone else had overlooked. "Stupid dog! If I'm not doing well, you won't be either! Wu Ding!"
The Wu Ding, shattered by the sword energy, suddenly glowed with purple light and attacked the monster egg without warning. At the same time, Yao Yuqian raised his banner and roared: "Break the monster egg and get a reward of 100,000 immortal coins! Kill Bei Chen's entourage and get a reward of 200,000 immortal coins!"
Tang Xihe was positioned closest to the monster egg. He hastily drew his sword to deal with the meteor-like attacks of fragments. More and more men in black were becoming restless. He felt a chill in his heart and glanced at Gui Fang and Bei Chen out of the corner of his eye, sensing that they wouldn't last much longer.
How did it turn out like this?
I was so close to returning the Yuan Soul to Pipi... but I was just a little short!
The men in black began to stir.
"A monster egg is worth 100,000 Immortal Coins! With that much money, I can open a secret realm!"
"One hundred thousand immortal coins! She's not mistaken, is she!"
"...Should we go for it or not? 100,000 or 200,000?"
"Never mind! For the bounty, it's worth dying for!"
The languid demeanor among the men in black instantly transformed into a chilling one, and they began to draw their weapons.
"Stop! Stop!" Lang Yuehua shouted hoarsely, "This is an order!"
There was a clear division within Lang Yuehua's team. Many of the men in black were spurred on by the high bounty and attacked Bei Chen and his two companions; while others hesitated and simply gave up, retreating to Lang Yuehua's side.
Bei Chen, who had been lost in thought, was a beat slow to react and was unexpectedly stabbed in the leg. He groaned and fell to one knee.
"That turtle's really valuable! Are you awake yet?!"
Gui Fang kicked away the black-clad man who was attacking Bei Chen from behind, growing angrier with each fight: "Tsk! They snatched people and smashed eggs, what does that have to do with me! Why am I here! I'm exhausted!"
Bei Chen slashed through a group of men in black and said coldly, "Why didn't I notice you were so talkative before?"
"We weren't familiar with each other before."
Click—
A faint cracking sound.
Tang Xi's pupils contracted, and she mustered all her strength to gather her energy and shake off the man in black. She hurriedly glanced back at the monster egg. The pitch-black monster egg, as tall as a person, had even cracks running from top to bottom, with faint golden-orange light shining through the cracks.
"Hahaha! Heaven is on my side!"
Yao Yuqian laughed loudly, hands on his hips, and casually snatched two weapons from his nearby subordinates, attacking the cracked monster egg and Tang Xi at the same time. "Moon Wolf, your mission is going to fail again this time!"
Bei Chen hurriedly blocked Yao Yuqian's attack, both angry and anxious, but unsure what to say. He shouted angrily, "Yao Yuqian! Stop!"
"Bang."
With a muffled thud, something leaped several feet into the air from the cracked monster egg, hovering in mid-air. Only then could everyone see clearly that it was something enveloped in a cloud of black mist, with a faint golden-orange light shimmering within it.
This was not the normal way for a monster egg to hatch. For a moment, everyone stopped what they were doing, and all around was quiet as they looked at the black mist in mid-air.
Yao Yuqian's smile vanished abruptly. She had been working by the "adult's" side for more than half a year and had seen more than her classmates at school, but she had never seen any monster born like this before. For a moment, she held the triangular banner in surprise and doubt. Lang Yuehua's expression was indifferent, as if she had expected it. She gave a gesture to her subordinates around her with a listless expression.
Tang Xi's attention was also drawn to the black mist. Out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the men in black retreating like a tide to Lang Yuehua's side. She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief and looked up at the black mist that seemed to be surrounded by gilded light. "Pipi?"
"That is indeed me!"
Splash—
As the black mist dissipated, Pipi flapped its dark wings and hovered in mid-air, its feathers sharp as knives, seemingly capable of cleaving through the air. The flowing sunlight shone on each wing, radiating a metallic, cold light.
Tang Xi opened her eyes slightly, stared at it in a daze, and blinked hard.
Hey, who are you?
It looks a bit like a crow, but it is definitely not an ordinary monster. Upon closer inspection, there is a faint black thing around its body. It is not the halo reflected by the sunlight shining on its wings, but 'flames' emanating from the inside out.
Once back to its original form, Pipi had shed its mischievous nature. Its small, beady eyes were sharp as torches, and its pale orange beak was short and pointed. With the added aura of pale flames around its body, it exuded nobility, elegance, and awe-inspiring majesty.
But the moment she opens her mouth, she ruins her image.
Pipi kept flapping its wings, changing into various poses: "Aren't you stunned, Tangxi? Aren't my feathers beautiful? This is my true form! Don't be envious, hahaha! Aren't I handsome!"
The men in black looked at each other, pointing at Pipi in mid-air and bombarding Lang Yuehua with questions.
"Is this our mission objective? Aren't we supposed to capture a tortoiseshell-colored rabbit demon?"
"How can it fly? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"
"What race are they from? Their birth is so bizarre."
"Has he been born with general knowledge?"
"..."
Tang Xi jumped up and grabbed Pipi's paw, "There's no time to explain, hurry up and get into the storage ring."
Pipi flapped its wings twice after being caught, and was instantly sucked into the storage ring.
"Don't even think about it!"
Watching from afar, Yao Yuqian's eyes blazed with fury, and he let out a sinister laugh: "Now! Go!"
Tangxi caught a glimpse of a sharp silver light coming from the corner of her eye. It was a heavy cleaver that had been thrown with all its might. The blade spun and hurtled precisely toward her in mid-air.
Tang Xi's heart tightened, and her body reacted before her mind. She twisted her waist, swung her right arm with all her might, and struck the blade of the cleaver with a precise palm strike.
clang--
With a crisp sound, the cleaver collided with the hand blade wrapped in spiritual energy, changed direction and flew diagonally, the blade embedding itself in the ground, and a shock came from the side of the hand.
The numbness spread rapidly up half of his body along the side of his palm. Tang Xi's blocking motion in mid-air froze for a moment, and before he could land, his pupils shrank.
In his line of sight, a poison shuttle emitting a faint green light was hurtling towards him; it turned out to be a poison shuttle hidden behind a machete.
Unfortunately, at this very moment, my body became numb and I couldn't move.
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