Yan Ning dodged desperately.
She wanted to find an opportunity to get close to the fox spirit, but the fox demon didn't give her a chance at all.
Shi Jin's palm strikes grazed past her repeatedly, swift and ruthless.
"Shi Jin! Wake up!" Yan Ning shouted anxiously.
But Shi Jin seemed completely deaf, his eyes were lifeless, and he only knew how to attack.
The fox demon, using her body, let out a piercing laugh:
"You can't even protect yourself, and you still want to save her?"
Suddenly, Shi Jin's hand transformed into the shape of a claw.
With a terrifying green light, it went straight for Yan Ning's heart!
Yan Ning quickly rolled to the side to avoid it.
Three deep claw marks immediately appeared on the ground.
Before she could even stand up straight, Shi Jin's leg swept over her again!
Yan Ning blocked it with her arm, and there was a "bang".
She was kicked backward, crashing heavily against the wall, blood flowing from her mouth.
Yan Ning was both anxious and distressed:
They couldn't hurt Shi Jin, but they couldn't defeat the fox demon either. If this continued, both of them would die!
downstairs.
The lights were bright, and the sounds of string and wind instruments filled the air.
The dancers in the center of the stage gracefully swayed their flowing sleeves, their movements exquisite, drawing cheers from the audience.
Sun Wuji was completely absorbed in it, clapping loudly and shouting, "Wonderful! Absolutely wonderful!"
Xie Huaiye, however, was restless.
How long has Yan Ning been up there? It's been almost an hour, why hasn't she come down yet?
He took a deep breath.
I detected a faint smell of rust... It's the smell of blood!
Although it was extremely faint, it sent a chill down his spine.
Xie Huaiye suddenly stood up.
"Young Master Xie, where are you going?"
Sun Wuji then came to his senses, grabbed his sleeve, and whispered:
"You're dancing really well! Yan Ning might come down soon, so don't worry."
Something's not right.
Xie Huaiye frowned, his gaze fixed on the direction of the stairs. "She's been gone for too long, and... I can smell blood."
Sun Wuji sniffed sharply. "The smell of blood? Where is it? I can't smell it."
"Oh dear, sir, what brings you here?"
The proprietress stood smiling in front of the stairs.
Her hand, painted with bright red nail polish, rested softly on Xie Huaiye's arm, yet with considerable force:
"We have a rule here: only one guest can go upstairs at a time, so as not to disturb the girls' peace and quiet."
Her voice was soft and alluring, but her eyes held an undeniable resistance.
Sun Wuji chimed in, "Yes, Young Master Xie, let's not break their rules. Let's wait and see."
Xie Huaiye's face darkened completely.
The unease in my heart was almost bursting out.
Too lazy to waste any more words, he simply reached into his robes.
He pulled out several heavy gold ingots and almost roughly shoved them into the proprietress's hand:
"Is this enough to meet the requirements? Let me up!"
The proprietress's eyes lit up the moment she touched the heavy gold.
A warm smile bloomed on his face, and his expression changed incredibly quickly:
"Oh dear! Sir, you're so impatient! Enough! Of course it's enough! Please, please come upstairs!"
She stepped aside, not forgetting to add a shrill shout upstairs:
"A distinguished guest has arrived upstairs!"
Xie Huaiye leaped two steps at a time, rushing up the stairs at lightning speed.
The higher you go, the stronger the sweet, bloody smell becomes.
His heart sank completely, and he ran frantically to the door at the end of the corridor.
Without thinking twice, he kicked the door open!
The sight before him made his heart tighten.
Yan Ning was seen being tightly gripped by Shi Jin's neck.
He was pressed against the wall, his face turning blue, and he was having difficulty breathing.
He roared in a hoarse voice, "Yan Ning!"
Yan Ning was using all his strength to hold the peach wood sword in front of him to block the demonic power.
She turned her head with difficulty, her voice hoarse:
"Don't come any closer...the table, the jade on the table! Break it...that's the only way to break the spell!"
"Haha, another one!"
The fox demon, possessing Shi Jin's body, let out a piercing, shrill laugh.
He suddenly turned and lunged at Xie Huaiye.
Yan Ning suddenly lunged forward.
Ignoring his injuries, he clung to the fox demon's legs.
The two rolled on the ground again, locked in a fierce struggle.
Xie Huaiye seized the opportunity to rush towards the wooden table.
The fox-shaped jade was glowing faintly, trembling slightly as if it were alive.
He reached out to grab it—
"wishful thinking!"
The fox demon shouted sharply, and a strange green light suddenly shot out from its eyes.
In an instant.
Green mist filled the table, transforming into two more identical jade pieces!
Three pieces of jade shimmered side by side.
The green light swirled, making it impossible to distinguish between real and fake.
"Choose!"
The fox demon fought with Yan Ning while laughing maniacally.
"Of the three jade pieces, only one is genuine... If you take the wrong one, you will all be consumed by demonic flames and perish with it!"
"..."
Xie Huaiye stood frozen in place, cold sweat trickling down his forehead.
He clenched his fists, his gaze sweeping rapidly over the three pieces of jade.
They are exactly the same in luster, shape, and even smell.
Just as he was in a state of panic, Yan Ning suddenly shouted:
"Huaiye, look closely! There are blood vessels flowing in the core of the jade... like something alive!"
Xie Huaiye forced himself to calm down, holding his breath and staring intently.
Sure enough, deep inside the jade on the far right.
A faint, extremely thin, blood-red thread was wriggling!
Without further hesitation, he swiftly grabbed the jade—
"Well!"
The jade block was burning hot, making his palms sizzle.
But he gritted his teeth and refused to give up.
"Ahhh, I'll kill you!"
The fox demon let out a shrill howl and struggled wildly to break free from Yan Ning.
The sharp claws pierced straight into Xie Huaiye's back!
"Don't even think about touching him!"
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