Mo Linyuan reacted quickly, instantly disappearing in a flash, dodging the arrow while pulling Si Jin into his arms.
Without glancing at the sword embedded in the wall, he first looked at the boy's hand, his eyes filled with concern: "Are you alright? Did you get burned?"
Si Jin raised her hand to show him: "See for yourself."
Only after confirming that the person in his arms was unharmed did Mo Linyuan breathe a sigh of relief and look at the red arrow that had penetrated deep into the wall.
"That is a basic demon-slaying arrow."
He explained nonchalantly, "It's another day of assassination attempts. It's nothing, I'm used to it."
"Anyway, those idiots all think that killing me will allow them to escape their predicament."
"Sometimes I really want to commit suicide and shatter their stupid illusions with my actions."
But Si Jin seemed to have discovered something interesting.
Pushing Mo Linyuan aside, she walked to the arrow, examining it intently as she replied absentmindedly, "Then why didn't you commit suicide?"
"Maybe...maybe..."
Mo Linyuan hesitated for a moment, then walked to Si Jin's side and placed his large hand on the boy's slender waist.
Ambiguous yet affectionate: "Maybe it was all just to meet you."
"Make me cry."
Si Jin: ...
What should I do? I really want to cripple him!
Just then, another arrow flew in from outside, this time with even greater force than the previous one.
It caused the surrounding wind to make a sound and the airflow to change direction.
Si Jin gripped the arrow and pulled it out of the wall.
With divine power added, he flicked it out.
This arrow met the incoming second arrow head-on, sparks flying everywhere.
In less than three seconds, the second arrow was crushed into dust.
At the same time, the immense force spread out and pierced through the archer's shoulder.
"Ahhhh—"
A hundred meters away, Tao Yiting let out a wail as she was pinned to the ground by the arrow Si Jin had thrown back.
Her lips turned white in an instant, cold sweat rolled down her forehead, and she screamed in pain.
how so?
This is the demon-slaying arrow she obtained from the Ming family in the East District overnight, following the instructions of the Cupid's Scepter!
The Ming family is Ming Sijin's maternal family, a priestly family most protected by the god of love.
The Ming family has worshipped the statue of the God of Love for generations, and under the God of Love's protection, they possess a large number of magical treasures for exorcising demons and suppressing evil.
This arrow was personally handed to her by Ming Sitao, the eldest son of the Ming family!
It is said that any demon that touches it will have all its magic drained.
What kind of extraordinary being is Mo Linyuan? Why was he able to throw the arrow back to her so easily?
Tao Yiting's mind was completely occupied with Mo Linyuan, and she didn't think about Si Jin at all.
Because everyone in this city knows that Si Jin has been withdrawn and aloof since childhood, and doesn't like to interact with people.
Despite his prowess, he remained aloof from worldly affairs, spending his days in the temple performing prayers and ceremonies, leading a mechanical and uninteresting life.
Tao Yiting didn't think about Si Jin, and neither did the four survivors who were with her.
They quickly suppressed their fear, helped Tao Yiting up, bandaged her wounds, and asked her what to do next.
Tao Yiting basked in the vanity of being the center of attention, raised Cupid's Scepter in her other hand, and curled her red lips into a smile: "Mo Linyuan is too naive. Does he think he can get rid of me like this?"
Having said that, he waved his scepter: "Wronged souls, come forth!!"
After he finished speaking, the thousands of wronged souls that had not been scattered by Si Jin immediately screamed and emerged from the top of the scepter.
With eerie, ghostly faces, it hovered in a white haze around Tao Yiting.
After being dismissed by Si Jin, the wronged souls had nowhere to go. With no other choice, they could only ask Tao Yiting to let them reside in the scepter and serve Tao Yiting.
In that instant, Tao Yiting not only summoned the wronged spirits, but also, following Ming Sitao's instructions, chanted a spell and divided the demon-slaying arrows into thousands of portions, giving one to each of the wronged spirits.
She commanded like a queen: "Didn't you want to kill Mo Linyuan for revenge? Now... I'll give you that chance!"
The wronged souls, overjoyed to receive the red arrow, immediately surged toward the priest's temple.
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