Chapter 150 How can the young master's junior sister be so naive!
Ou Rushuang stared at Lin Chenghai and asked with a smile, "Well, do you want to know the antidote now?"
Lin Chenghai cursed inwardly, but his face showed no sign of panic, only disdain and arrogance towards Ou Rushuang: "You dare to poison the young master of the Wen Yang family?"
“You were the one who killed Young Master Wen Yang, not me,” Ou Rushuang asked. “What was your purpose in infiltrating Taiyi and possessing Wen Yang’s body to go to the underwater mechanical city?”
“I’m not like those young guys from your Taiyi Academy who have to take orders from you.” Lin Chenghai shrugged, the long staff that was slung over his shoulder and hanging from his hands slung over his right hand, which he twirled around.
He launched the first attack.
The long staff spun so fast in Lin Chenghai's hands that it was impossible to see any afterimages, repelling the small golden butterflies that attacked from all directions.
Yu Sui saw golden talismans fly out from the long staff.
It looks like two long, curved lines intersecting.
In an instant, it transformed into a massive crimson-blue shadow that attached itself to Lin Chenghai's back. It sprouted half a body from the red lotus throne, with one head and four arms, its five fingers tightly gripping the Vajra Pestle. Although it was only half a body, it filled the entire passageway, its eyes shimmering with golden mist, exuding supreme majesty, capable of suppressing all evil spirits in the world.
When Ou Rushuang saw this scene, she was also startled.
The Wrathful Vajra of Buddhist Celestial Secrets.
The wrathful Vajra stretched out its four arms, gripping the Vajra pestle and slamming it down with a deafening roar. The Vajra's five elements swept across the surroundings, shattering all the small golden butterflies that were near Lin Chenghai, neutralizing the scales and poison, and even destroying the giant golden butterfly blocking Ou Rushuang's path. Even Ou Rushuang, who was standing behind, was forced back a great distance by the shockwave.
The doors and windows were shattered, and cracks appeared on the walls. As the wrathful Vajra struck the vajra pestle a second time, the walls collapsed with a thunderous roar.
A burst of golden light erupted, casting no shadows beneath the radiance. Yu Sui, who had been hiding in the shadows using the Instant Concealment Talisman, was also thrown out.
Fortunately, she tore off her clothes and covered her face before being smashed out. Yu Sui covered her entire head, not even her eyes or nose, and used the Five Elements Light Core to check the surrounding movements, using the Wind Control Technique to avoid the shattered debris.
A third person suddenly appeared during the battle between the two.
Ou Rushuang and Lin Chenghai both glanced at Yu Sui, who was hiding in the shadows, but their eyes were still fixed on each other. Yu Sui also escaped quickly, using the Instant Concealment Talisman to hide in the shadows again.
Lin Chenghai, wielding a staff in one hand and forming a hand seal with the other, charged towards Ou Rushuang with unstoppable momentum, his back to the Angry Vajra. The Angry Vajra struck the Vajra pestle, the dull sound of which bypassed Ou Rushuang's protective aura and struck directly at his mind; the shock caused his body to go numb for a moment, halting his dodging movements, and allowing Lin Chenghai to catch up.
With no way to avoid it, Ou Rushuang could only meet the attack head-on. After Lin Chenghai's stick struck down, she raised her hand to meet it and used the Farmer's Nine Schools Technique, the Ten Thousand Poison Hand.
The hands that caught the long stick were blackened, and the ten fingers were pitifully covered with tortoise-shell scales. The long stick was caught by Ou Rushuang's outstretched hands, making a sound like black stones colliding.
Lin Chenghai's attacks were rapid and varied, prompting Ou Rushuang to immediately employ six or seven different types of peasant techniques to counter him.
Yu Sui left behind several Five Elements Light Cores and ran away, intending to distance herself from the two. However, she soon discovered that Lin Chenghai was not interested in fighting and was preparing to fight Ou Rushuang to the death.
The Vajra's force in striking the Vajra pestle increased, the sonic boom grew stronger and the range expanded. Ou Rushuang's hearing was affected, her body felt heavy, and her movements became restricted and sluggish.
Lin Chenghai did not pursue the enemy, but instead used the stepping stone to get past Ou Rushuang, briefly freezing her before escaping the Angry Vajra and fleeing around the corner ahead.
Ou Rushuang used her peripheral vision to chase after the fleeing Lin Chenghai, but had to stay behind to deal with the still raging Vajra.
With all its might, the wrathful Vajra unleashed its four long arms, raising its demon-subduing pestles high and smashing them down towards Ou Rushuang. The burst of five elements energy destroyed all the surrounding passages, and the walls on both the upper and lower levels collapsed, causing the sorcerers on both levels to flee in panic.
The mechanical sorcerers on the upper level all peered down, but as soon as they did, they were repelled by the aftershocks of the shockwave.
Ou Rushuang flew out from the collapsed thick ash. The wrathful Vajra clasped his hands together and stood on the red lotus platform. As he dissipated, the red lotus on the platform bloomed and transformed into blazing karmic fire that burst forth in all directions.
Yu Sui glanced at the distorted passage behind her, scorched by the flames, and raised an eyebrow. She wasn't in a hurry. The blazing karmic fire swept over Yu Sui, but it couldn't harm her in the slightest.
Lin Chenghai used a lot of his Five Elements Qi to unleash the Wrathful Vajra move. Due to the poison of the Azure Blood Golden Butterfly, his blood and qi were surging, and half of his body was paralyzed. Continuing to fight Ou Rushuang would only be disadvantageous.
If Wen Yangzhou were to leave this body now, he would be dead.
However, if he were to end the possession prematurely, it would also have a certain backlash against himself.
Lin Chenghai couldn't help but think that Wen Yangzhou was incredibly unlucky.
Yu Sui saw Lin Chenghai slow down and reduce his use of the Five Elements Qi. Seeing his furrowed brows, she knew that his condition was not good.
However, Ou Rushuang was not delayed for too long.
He was enveloped by golden butterflies and spider silk as he rushed out of the sea of fire. When the spider silk dissipated, half of Ou Rushuang's outer garment was burned away. He was now wearing half an outer garment and revealing half an inner garment, looking rather incongruous.
Ou Rushuang glanced down at her right hand, which was scorched red and black by the karmic fire, her gaze momentarily gloomy. Then she looked up ahead, and the little golden butterflies scattered in all directions to chase after Lin Chenghai's figure.
He took out the Wind Listening Ruler and told Murong Lie and Baili Mo what had happened, asking them to pass on the message to the other mechanical sorcerers on the Spirit Bird, urging them to find Wen Yangzhou and Hu Gui.
Yu Sui followed Lin Chenghai.
She saw Lin Chenghai cough, covering his mouth, blood dripping from between his fingers onto the ground. Lin Chenghai didn't notice, and after he left, a figure followed closely behind, wiping away the bloodstains.
Ou Rushuang arrived quickly.
He completely guessed Lin Chenghai's escape route, from the observation platform closest to the bow of the ship to the medicine garden six floors below.
Perhaps it was because they felt that Lin Chenghai, who was injured, wanted to find medicine to treat him.
The herb garden inside the Spirit Bird has three levels. Two of the levels appear to be suspended in the air, with long green vines hanging down. The herbs vary in size, height, and color, and a layman would be overwhelmed by the sight.
Lin Chenghai was indeed looking for medicine. He leaped up to the top of the medicinal garden and was about to search for something when he turned around and saw Yu Sui standing behind him. He immediately became wary.
Yu Sui made a shushing gesture at him and tilted her head downwards to indicate that Ou Rushuang had caught up.
Lin Chenghai wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth and chuckled softly, "There are quite a few people hiding on this ship."
Yu Sui handed him a Taoist invisibility talisman.
Lin Chenghai glanced down at it: "This thing is very expensive."
Yu Sui said, "This is for you."
Lin Chenghai looked up at her again, squinted, and sized her up, saying, "Little girl, free things are the most expensive."
Yu Sui laughed and said, "It can't be more valuable than your life."
Seeing that Lin Chenghai didn't answer, Yu Sui said again, "He's about to come in."
Lin Chenghai coughed: "If he's determined to find me, the Instant Concealment Talisman won't work."
Yu Sui said slowly, "He won't come in and search carefully."
Lin Chenghai looked her up and down. Judging from her voice, she should be a young person. She was wearing the mechanical sorcerer's robes of the Wen Yang family, but her entire head was covered, so he couldn't see her face or know what she looked like. But judging from her tone, she seemed to be someone special.
Ou Rushuang had already reached the gate of the herb garden.
Lin Chenghai glanced at her out of the corner of his eye and, before Ou Rushuang could enter, reached out and grabbed the Instant Concealment Talisman that Yu Sui had handed over.
The two silently disappeared into the darkness, keeping an eye on Ou Rushuang as she entered below.
Lin Chenghai was in poor condition, but he accepted the Instant Concealment Talisman given to him by Yu Sui with a gambler's mentality. He wanted to see what tricks this girl with a very young voice had up her sleeve.
Ou Rushuang was quite cautious when she opened the door. There was nothing unusual when Lin Chenghai left, but if it weren't for the influence of the Jade Blood Golden Butterfly, she wouldn't have used the Wrathful Vajra and then run away first.
Buddhist disciples are rare, and those who have cultivated to the thirteenth realm are even rarer, so it's always better to be careful.
Lin Chenghai was watching Ou Rushuang's movements below, as well as Yu Sui beside him.
Yu Sui was also watching Ou Rushuang.
As soon as Ou Rushuang entered, she had several small golden butterflies released and sent to fly upwards. She had only taken a couple of steps forward when she heard someone outside shout, "Saint!"
"Found it!"
The Situ family's mechanical sorcerer outside the house said breathlessly, "On the ninth deck, we captured three academy disciples who had infiltrated the Spirit Bird. Two of them are disciples of the Fangji family, one named Zhang Xiangyun and the other named Nian Qiuyan. The other is a Taoist disciple named Luo Fu."
"I wonder if these three are related to the previous fight among the upper echelons."
Ou Rushuang listened expressionlessly, but turned and left the herb garden without hesitation: "Lead the way."
Zhang Xiangyun racked his brains but couldn't figure out how he had been discovered.
There was nothing major going on after boarding the ship. All they had to do was explain their identities as disciples of the academy, and at most they would be scolded. However, the battle between Ou Rushuang and Lin Chenghai attracted a lot of attention, and Zhang Xiangyun and the other two were also suspected of being involved in the matter. The mechanical sorcerer who captured them dared not make a hasty decision.
Ou Rushuang walked very fast. The little golden butterfly stopped to patrol the herb garden and failed to notice the two who had hidden themselves using the Instant Concealment Talisman. A moment later, it also flew away.
At this moment, the mechanical sorcerers on the ship were all concerned about the sea eye, and no one was injured and needed treatment, so the medicine garden was left unguarded. Now, only Yu Sui and Lin Chenghai, who were hiding in the shadows, remained.
After confirming there was no threat, Lin Chenghai emerged from the shadows and turned to look at Yu Sui, who had also stepped out of the shadows.
He probed, "It seems you didn't do anything."
Yu Sui looked down at the herbs beside her, bent down and smelled them: "If those three hadn't been discovered, or if it wasn't those three who were discovered, he wouldn't have left."
Lin Chenghai coughed softly, but then chuckled, "Looks like you have something on him?"
"I was just taking this opportunity to test the waters, and I have to thank you for giving me this chance, senior." Yu Sui straightened up and smiled at Lin Chenghai. Although he couldn't see her, he could hear the laughter in her words.
"You're calling me 'senior' way too early." Lin Chenghai covered his mouth, turned his face away, and spat out a mouthful of blood, thinking to himself that this girl was trying to get close to him.
Yu Sui pointed at him and sincerely explained, "The owner of the body that you possessed was my senior brother's friend. Now that my senior brother is not here, I can't just stand by and watch him die."
Lin Chenghai knew that Yu Sui possessed the Instant Concealment Talisman, so he guessed that she had overheard his conversation with Ou Rushuang while hiding in the corridor.
"Your senior brother?" Lin Chenghai sat cross-legged against the tall medicinal tree, regulating the five elements in his body. He glanced at Yu Sui and asked with a forced smile, "To be able to be friends with the young master of the Wen Yang family, your senior brother must be someone important."
"Of course!" Yu Sui said with pride when talking about her senior brother. "My senior brother is the only disciple of the Ghost Dao Saint of Taiyi."
Lin Chenghai gasped in shock, his eyelids twitching violently.
Yu Sui noticed Lin Chenghai's unusual behavior and feigned concern, asking, "Senior?"
Lin Chenghai clutched his chest, feigning a serious injury, coughed twice, and then said, "So you're also a disciple of the Ghost Dao Saint?"
“Master only has two disciples, my senior brother and I.” Yu Sui walked towards Lin Chenghai and asked him, “Senior, I’m afraid I can’t help you with your injuries. I don’t know if you can hold on a little longer.”
"Since you are a disciple of Taiyi Academy, why are you helping me?" Lin Chenghai looked at Yu Sui suspiciously, gesturing for her to stop and not go any further. "Ou Rushuang is one of the twenty-four saints of your Taiyi Academy. Aren't you afraid of being discovered by him?"
“I came here secretly, I can’t be discovered. Besides, there are twenty-four saints in the academy, and it’s hard to guarantee that there won’t be a few annoying ones,” Yu Sui said. “I’m not a disciple of the Farmer’s School, so it’s not surprising that I don’t listen to Saint Ou. Besides, if Saint Ou wants to capture you, he will kill Wen Yangzhou. I can’t let him die.”
Lin Chenghai was amused by her words, coughing and laughing at the same time.
Yu Sui stopped in front of him and squatted down, resting her chin on her hands. Although he couldn't see her face, her actions and tone revealed a naive and innocent charm: "Most importantly, my companion was forced to run away with Situ Jin and the others because of the Golden Butterfly and the Praying Spider. I still need you, senior, to find her."
Lin Chenghai narrowed his eyes and retorted, "Ou Rushuang wants to kill Wen Yangzhou, what makes you think I won't?"
Yu Sui asked in surprise, "You can do it?"
Lin Chenghai was amused and exasperated by her blunt surprise: "Didn't you think of that?!"
Yu Sui replied irritably, "If you have such thoughts, senior, I'll have to reconsider. After all, Wen Yangzhou is a close friend of my senior brother. If he dies, my senior brother will definitely be heartbroken."
Lin Chenghai indeed did not have all of Wen Yangzhou's memories, only scattered fragments of his life. He knew that Wen Yangzhou knew Mei Liangyu, but he was unable to observe how good their relationship really was.
Hearing Yu Sui say this, Lin Chenghai reconsidered and sneered, "Why would I kill him for no reason? I was just using him to possess my body to hide. Who knew this kid would be so unlucky as to be bitten by that bastard poisonous creature raised by Ou Rushuang?"
Lin Chenghai cursed and said, "This is all the fault of that old poisoner, Ou Rushuang!"
Yu Sui said, "I can't help with the poison issue. Let's hurry and find your companion to see if he has any ideas. I also need to find my companion and then go find my senior brother."
Lin Chenghai looked at Yu Sui with a complicated expression, coughing as he asked, "Young lady, if you want to cooperate with strangers, you need to be sincere. You've covered your face; I don't know who you are, so how can I dare to cooperate with you?"
Yu Sui spread his hands and said, "But I don't know your name or where you live, senior!"
She scratched her head and said timidly, "Besides, all we need to do is cooperate to find the person, we don't need to know too much, right?"
Lin Chenghai pointed at her and said, "You just said that you are the disciple of the Ghost Dao Saint. I can find out your name and where you live just by asking around. Why do you need to hide your face?"
Yu Sui remained silent for a moment, and Lin Chenghai assumed she was feeling annoyed. However, a moment later, he heard her suddenly realize and say, "Oh, right."
Lin Chenghai stared at her, then coughed a few times suddenly, as if he was angry.
How naive is the young master's junior sister!
[Author's Note]
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