The "Blood Guanyin," which had not been used for a long time, started operating on its own under stress. In an instant, scarlet patterns covered her entire body, and pairs of arms began to grow from her back...
Tantai Qin regained her senses in time, suppressed the operation of her supernatural powers, and quickly returned to normal.
As she sheathed her sword, the light faded, and the boy instantly returned to his original form.
Apart from the broken corridor and the cracked walls all around, everything seemed as if nothing had ever happened.
The two stood facing each other in silence.
"Junior Brother!"
Bang!
The door was pushed open, and a figure rushed out in a hurry. It was Ji Ruoshui, whose face was full of panic.
Seeing that Shen Qian was unharmed, she breathed a sigh of relief. Then, to Shen Qian's astonishment, Ji Ruoshui pulled him behind her and watched Tantai Qin warily.
"Who are you, and why did you hurt my junior brother?"
Shen Qian touched his nose, feeling both touched and helpless.
It was worth it for him to risk his life to block that sword for Ji Ruoshui... Although he later realized that Tantai Qin's sword strike would not actually threaten his life.
The fact that the system did not respond at all is also proof of this.
Perhaps Tantai Qin really had no intention of killing, or perhaps she was just temporarily backing down, but in any case, Shen Qian dared not take the risk.
After all, in his memory, his eighth senior sister was a real weakling with no cultivation whatsoever... except for her astonishingly powerful strength.
Therefore, Ji Ruoshui's act of protecting him behind her at this moment made Shen Qian feel somewhat helpless.
"Get out of the way, or die."
Tantai Qin's gaze remained fixed on Shen Qian, but she uttered five words in a low voice.
Shen Qian's heart tightened. Tantai Qin might have shown him tenderness before, but he knew that wasn't the whole Tantai Qin. He was about to push Ji Ruoshui away when he was shocked to find that he couldn't move her at all.
"I won't allow it."
Ji Ruoshui shook her head, her voice not loud, but it conveyed a sense of determination.
Tantai Qin's gaze finally shifted to Ji Ruoshui's face. Upon seeing the other person's appearance clearly, Tantai Qin's brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.
"Then die."
Tantai Qin said coldly, and the long sword in her hand shone brightly once again.
"Eighth Division..."
Just as Shen Qian was about to unleash his full power to shake off Ji Ruoshui, Ji Ruoshui, whose face was deathly pale, made a series of changes in expression as she faced Tantai Qin's sword strike. In the end, she gritted her teeth and made a final decision.
Buzz!
Amidst the trembling dust, a burst of light comparable to the sun's explosion stung Shen Qian's eyes... He was blinded once again.
When Shen Qian refocused his mental energy into his eyes, he finally saw the scene before him clearly, and then he was stunned.
This, this is... Ji Ruoshui?
The frail senior sister who had just blocked Shen Qian's way had disappeared, replaced by a woman standing in a blaze of light.
Surrounded by rosy clouds and supported by mist, Ji Ruoshui stood tall and elegant, holding a yellow seal. Her face was full of majesty, and her long hair was tied into an elaborate high bun, secured with a jade hairpin with a hollowed-out phoenix design.
She wore a bright yellow palace dress, covered with a golden veil. The long sleeves were decorated with the sun and moon, and the stars twinkled. The wide skirt folds were like the radiance of snow and moonlight, flowing and cascading down to the ground.
She was like a deity from the heavens, and her elegant and dignified demeanor deeply moved Shen Qian's heart.
The most absurd thing is that I felt inexplicably insignificant before sinking.
He felt as insignificant as dust in the face of his suddenly unfamiliar eighth senior sister.
However, the system quickly dispelled that strange discomfort.
Shen Qian had no idea how such a magnificent spectacle could occur in such a confined space.
But at that moment he suddenly realized that he didn't understand Ji Ruoshui at all.
Tantai Qin was stunned once again.
Shen Qian noticed that her expression was very complicated.
There was disbelief, realization, and perhaps even a touch of self-mockery.
"I see……"
As if she had discovered something, Tantai Qin slowly turned her gaze to Shen Qian, who was still intoxicated by the charm of her eighth senior sister.
"Two thousand years have passed, why are you still entangled with her?"
In Tantai Qin's eyes was a sadness she had never seen before.
"If all of this is just a cycle, then what is the point of waiting?"
"……What?"
Completely bewildered, Shen Qian could only utter the classic question.
He had a strange feeling that Tantai Qin seemed to be looking at him, but also seemed not to be looking at him.
Tantai Qin did not answer Shen Qian's question, and her figure slowly dissipated from the spot.
Tick-tock!
A faint yet clearly audible sound of dripping water rang out. Shen Qian watched as a tear fell and solidified on the ground into a crystal-clear azure crystal.
Before Shen Qian could react, the light in front of him disappeared. When Shen Qian turned his head, Ji Ruoshui, who had just been so elegant and otherworldly, had returned to her previous appearance, and the broken corridor had become dark again.
"Eighth Senior Sister..."
Shen Qian had barely uttered a sound when Ji Ruoshui silently collapsed into his arms.
Shen Qian looked down and saw that Ji Ruoshui was pale and had her eyes closed; she had already fainted.
What the heck?!
Before sinking in, countless thoughts raced through my mind, leaving me feeling completely confused.
Everything that happened tonight was beyond his expectations.
He inexplicably transformed, and then Tantai Qin and Ji Ruoshui followed suit, transforming one after the other.
Most importantly, it seems that Tantai Qin knows Ji Ruoshui?
Or rather, Tantai Qin came to know another aspect of Ji Ruoshui.
What secret is hidden here?
And what was the meaning of the last two sentences Tantai Qin said? Were they spoken to herself?
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