Chapter 96 Cold-blooded, you won't die, right?
The moment the golden butterflies crashed into the spirit array, Jiang Yuhuo was pulled back into the array by Li Mengbai. The golden butterflies created a crack in the seemingly indestructible spirit-sealing array, and the two figures were about to pass through the crack.
But before they reached the crevice, Li Mengbai suddenly stopped. He grabbed Jiang Yuhuo's arm, his peach blossom eyes narrowed, a fleeting struggle flashing across his face. He paused for a moment before pushing her out, then, as if making a decision, he grasped her hand and together they rushed into the fray.
Although everything happened in the blink of an eye, Jiang Yuhuo felt as if time had slowed down. So much so that when Li Mengbai pulled her into the formation, she saw Jia Yue's pupils suddenly constrict, and a look of panic appeared on his face that Jiang Yuhuo had never seen before. The usually calm and composed man was terrified as if he was about to lose something important.
The next moment, before she even realized what had happened, Jiang Yuhuo felt a strong impact. She felt a chill on her chest as some icy liquid splashed onto her body and face... It was as if a bucket of ice water had been poured over her, making her heart tremble.
Jiang Yuhuo was momentarily dazed. Looking down, she saw a large patch of blood on her clothes. This wasn't hers; her blood wasn't this cold.
Then her other senses gradually returned, and a strong smell of blood filled her nostrils. The person who suddenly rushed over and hugged her gradually went limp, and his long gray-blue hair fell limply, with blood dripping onto the ground.
She instinctively reached out and hugged him.
Jiang Yuhuo was still reeling from the shock and hadn't come to her senses. She hugged him, then knelt down on the ground and asked him a very foolish question.
"Gayue, what are you doing?"
Why should I stand in front of her? Isn't it because I blame her for lying to me, or because I hate her?
Why did you shield her from the damage from the spirit array?
The merman on the ground was on the verge of death, his once sharp eyes had become unfocused, and blood kept flowing from his lips.
"Alright, Jiang Yuhuo, we should go now," Li Mengbai urged from behind.
Jiang Yuhuo's hand was held by another cool and soft hand.
The merman was delirious, his unfocused gaze barely registering as he weakly looked at her, "Don't...go in, don't...go with him..."
He gripped her hand tightly with all his might, wanting her to stay by his side, but he also knew very well that this amount of strength was no match for Jiang Yuhuo.
So, with a hint of pleading in his eyes, he begged her with his last vestiges of consciousness, "Trust...me just this once, don't...go in..."
Don't go in and get yourself killed.
He did not receive a reply from Jiang Yuhuo.
Darkness gradually descended, enveloping Jia Yue's consciousness and plunging him into a deep coma. Only a last vestige of his willpower clung to his weak senses. He could feel Jiang Yuhuo grasping his hand and transferring his spiritual energy into his body.
His heart meridian had already been damaged by the protective scales infected by the dragon's poison, and now it was further countered by the restrictive seal.
He was the one who placed the restriction, so he was well aware of the consequences of being hit by the final blow. The restriction, which was connected and symbiotic with the Spirit-Suppressing Array, had no way to be truly dispelled. The final counterattack was enough to kill any cultivator who broke in.
He never expected that the trap he had carefully laid would end up backfiring on him. Although he wouldn't die, it was enough to damage his heart meridian and cause his cultivation to dissipate.
A gentle warmth flowed into his body, the spiritual energy from Jiang Yuhuo soothing his damaged heart meridians.
The alluring warmth and spiritual energy caused the unconscious merman to clutch that hand tightly. In the agony of his shattered heart, it was his only source of comfort, and he could not allow it to leave.
But she never did what he wanted; even when he needed her most, she had to let him go.
"I said, do you still want the Earth Flame Vine or not?" Li Mengbai impatiently kicked away the pebbles at his feet, and seeing her hugging that person made him feel even more annoyed.
Jiang Yuhu sighed and finally carried the person outside the formation and put them down.
Jia Yue gripped that hand with all her might, but her fingers were peeled away one by one. In her dazed state, she heard her calm voice say, "I'm sorry, I have a reason to go in."
Jiang Yuhuo was inside the formation. Before leaving, he glanced at the unconscious Jia Yue.
You won't die, right?
You are already so powerful, possessing everything. Even if you are injured, many people will come to your rescue and will do everything in their power to prevent their gods from falling.
But there's only so much she can do. If she leaves him outside the formation, the disciples of Tianque can find him and take him away. There's always someone in Tianque who can save him.
She had searched for so long for news about the Earth Flame Vine, and the only place she found was Li Mengbai.
The hermit of Wuyai Mountain sent word that after Wen Yizhan took the small piece of Earth Flame Vine that she had sent, the poison in her left eye was starting to come under control. At least for now, there was no need to worry about the poison spreading to her body. He instructed her to bring back the complete Earth Flame Vine as soon as possible.
Thus, it will be only a matter of time before Wen Yizhan's injured eyes regain their sight.
He gave her beads that could replace her eyes, but if it weren't absolutely necessary, she would prefer her senior brother to restore the eyes he originally had.
She couldn't not go in.
Jiang Yuhuo followed behind Li Mengbai somewhat numbly, her mind preoccupied and not paying attention to the path ahead. She stumbled over something and nearly fell.
Li Mengbai, who was holding the torch in front, noticed the commotion behind him and turned around to look at her.
"What, he shielded you, and you're already so distracted?" He put on that disdainful expression again, his eyes devoid of any smile. "Go back and find him, and see if your senior brother is more important, or this merman?"
Li Mengbai felt an inexplicable sense of irritation. His plan had gone smoothly, even flawlessly. He had entered the spirit-sealing array unscathed and had even managed to severely injure that annoying merman. It would probably be a long time before he could recover, let alone be able to stop him.
Outside the spirit array, his most formidable adversary had been eliminated.
Now all we have to deal with are those things inside the Spirit-Sealing Array.
However, something was subtly slipping out of his control, something he couldn't see or touch.
Jiang Yuhuo's expression darkened slightly as he looked down at the ground, examining what had tripped him.
"You don't need to be so sarcastic. After all, he was the one who blocked that blow, so we're standing here unharmed now, aren't we?"
Us? She still remembered that she and he were on the same side!
Ever since she left the fish, she had been absent-minded. He tried to talk to her several times, but she didn't seem to hear him or just didn't want to talk to him. Her attitude towards him had become noticeably colder.
Li Mengbai narrowed her eyes. Had she discovered something?
"Jiang Yuhuo, I don't care what entanglement you have with that merman. Now that you've entered the Spirit-Sealing Array, from this moment on, put your mind at ease and be on high alert. Otherwise, if you die here, I won't be there to collect your corpse."
Finding nothing on the ground, Jiang Yuhuo looked up at him and smiled, "I know."
Under her gaze, Li Mengbai felt a pang of guilt and unease.
Pshaw, she's so stupid, what does she know?
In the dark cave, only the light from Li Mengbai's torch illuminated a small area around them. No one spoke; they simply continued to walk deeper into the cave.
"Jiang Yuhuo, why did you kick me?" Li Mengbai was hit on the foot by a force. He was caught off guard and almost fell to his knees. He turned around angrily and questioned the person behind him.
I didn't kick you.
The firelight illuminated Jiang Yuhuo's face. She stood a step away from him, raising her hands with a puzzled and innocent look in her eyes.
Li Mengbai frowned and endured it, continuing to walk forward. The further he went into the passage, the narrower it became. He and Jiang Yuhuo could only walk one in front of the other, not side by side. But suddenly, a strong force hit his calf.
"Jiang Yuhuo, you still say you didn't kick me!"
The moment he turned the torch, Jiang Yuhuo saw a fleeting shadow beneath his feet.
“There it is.”
Jiang Yuhuo gestured for him to look at his feet. Li Mengbai followed her guidance and looked down at the ground. The firelight gradually illuminated the ground, and an unidentified object appeared in his field of vision. It was covered with thorns and looked like an insect, but much larger than an insect.
"ah--"
Li Mengbai screamed and jumped up immediately, hitting her head hard on the ground. But she didn't care about the pain and just hid behind Jiang Yuhuo. "Jiang Yuhuo, what kind of dirty thing is that!"
"Go and chase it away."
"Calm down, let go of my hand first."
Li Mengbai was stunned for a moment before realizing that he had subconsciously grabbed her hand again.
Jiang Yuhuo took the torch from his hand and shone it in that direction, but there was nothing on the ground.
She was certain there had been a strange-looking insect there, but it had run away, so they had to keep going.
Li Mengbai consciously walked behind Jiang Yuhuo, who was in front of her holding a torch. She was calm and vigilant, and would occasionally sweep the ground and the top of her head with the torch.
Nothing unusual happened along the way, but the cave seemed endless.
"Li Mengbai, do you know what you're looking for?" Jiang Yuhuo checked the wall as she walked, making sure she didn't miss what Li Mengbai wanted.
"I don't know, but it's something you can recognize at a glance, so you don't need to worry about not recognizing it."
Li Mengbai's voice was calm, unlike his usual cheerful demeanor. He held onto her sleeve and followed behind her. For some reason, after taking the torch, Jiang Yuhuo felt that he seemed unusually tense in the darkness.
However, judging from what he said, this thing certainly wouldn't exist in this narrow passageway. In that case, Jiang Yuhuo no longer needed to worry about anything.
Continuing to grope in the dark endlessly is not a solution; we must eventually see the path ahead clearly.
"Li Mengbai, may I borrow one of your talismans?"
He carried many things with him, and casually picked up a rather useless one and handed it to her.
Jiang Yuhuo took the talisman and lit it in her palm. The fire element in her bloodline was different from ordinary flames. She waved her hand forward, and the talisman, wrapped in golden flames, moved forward along the top of the cave. The stone walls that the flames touched also began to burn. As the talisman moved forward, a band of flames appeared on the top of the stone wall.
As a result, the entire passageway was illuminated.
The hard stone wall burned miraculously.
Li Mengbai stared intently at the flames burning above, her eyes darting around, lost in thought, as if lost in some memory. She murmured, "So beautiful, it's all lit up."
It turns out, you don't have to stay in the dark all the time.
Jiang Yuhuo walked along the firelight for a while, then realized that the person behind her hadn't followed. She turned around and saw Li Mengbai still standing there, staring blankly at the flames above, lost in thought.
"Li Mengbai," Jiang Yuhuo called to him, "let's go."
The clear, cold voice echoed in the cave, bringing those lost in their memories back to reality.
Li Mengbai came to his senses and saw Jiang Yuhuo standing in the firelight, holding a torch in her hand. In the long, narrow passageway that seemed to have no end, there was no brighter place than her.
He gave her a clean and pure smile.
"good."
Then, without hesitation, they rushed towards the light.
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