Chapter 243 Do it my way
Your Highness.
Nian Qing recalled the way the girl had addressed him earlier.
He had always loathed this title; it represented his birth and past, and signified that he was forever the one ignored and forgotten within the family.
It wasn't until she appeared that he gradually stopped disliking the title and even began to accept it.
Nian Qing's eyes gradually softened, and each time she took a step forward while suspended in mid-air, a black lotus flower would slowly rise from beneath her feet, appearing extremely alluring in the moonlight.
The white-clad man's original appearance gradually became apparent, ethereal and handsome, as if painted by the heavens.
Mu Jianjian was stunned for a moment.
The young prince has shed his boyishness, his features have become more defined and angular, and while he is as delicate as a painting, he also exudes a sense of aggression.
They look so alike, so incredibly alike...
The two are remarkably similar in temperament, appearance, and speech.
As Yan Feng'an watched the white-robed man take each step forward, the man's cultivation level increased by one level, and the fierce true energy surrounding him became even more turbulent. A bead of sweat slowly slid down Yan Feng'an's forehead.
Is this the person's true strength?
He actually held back in the second round of the competition!
"Yan Feng'an! Go and tear open the talisman!" Bai Ji's consciousness was suddenly impacted. In his dazed state, he saw that the surrounding cultivators dared not make any rash moves, so he immediately sent a secret telepathic message to Yan Feng'an.
The other party also realized this instantly and reached towards the talisman.
Mu Jianjian naturally kept a close watch on things, and made sure to tell Mu Binyi about the talisman via telepathy, asking him to come and help her.
As Bai Ji was about to be engulfed by the Buddha Lotus Fire, he felt a pang of regret and reached into the fire, ignoring the stinging pain on his skin, and finally touched a corner of the talisman.
"Splash—"
The moment the talisman was torn open and the entire formation changed, Mu Jianjian gasped.
How dare Bai Ji abandon his hands to tear open the talisman?
Before she could even think of a solution, the entire thicket of thorns shook violently, enough to make everyone tremble. The vines seemed to have a life of their own as they surged toward the white-clad man at the very center!
This sharp aura is in no way inferior to that of a Void Realm cultivator!
Seeing the white-robed man put away the Lotus Flame and begin attacking the waving vines, Bai Ji raised a mocking voice, his face full of malice, "Just wait, you'll die here soon!"
His hands were burned by the Buddha Lotus Fire, and if they are not carefully nurtured later, they may be ruined!
All of this was brought to him by the person in front of him!
"You! Quickly hold him back!" Bai Ji retreated himself while ordering the other cultivators to step forward.
The entire thorny ground was slowly sinking, and after the ground cracked open, a deep, dark light could be seen emanating from underground. Mu Jianjian watched all this with great anxiety.
"You will pay the price for your arrogance!" Bai Ji gritted his teeth, watching the white-clad man gradually disappear into the thorns, only to see him slowly smile.
"Is that so?" Nian Qing chuckled, her right hand touching the vines beside her. In the blink of an eye, the lush green vines were surrounded by black threads, and there was even a faint tendency for them to spread!
Bai Ji stared at all of this in disbelief.
How could this method be ineffective? Absolutely not!
Could it be that while his cultivation level improved significantly over the years, he also learned the art of formations?
“Bai Ji, my patience has run out,” Nian Qing sighed. “Back then, the Immortal Palace didn’t take me seriously, and it seems that’s true. It’s a real pity to waste my true energy on such a low-level array.”
The vines, enveloped in the Buddha Lotus Fire, sprouted layers of black flowers, which looked terrifying under the moonlight.
As Mu Jianjian stared at the black vines that were coiling around her, she was about to turn away when she saw a giant black flower blooming its petals toward her, seemingly about to devour her.
Even gazing at the flower's stamen for a moment, I felt my soul being drawn in and my mind began to wander.
Her right pupil flickered as she was about to use her pupil-changing technique to escape when she felt a tightening around her waist. A deep male voice came from beside her ear, "Now that Miss Mu has obtained the Broken Brocade Scroll, shall we leave this place?"
Mu Jianjian blushed.
Amidst the screams and cries for help from other cultivators, and the ever-present stench of blood in the air, her heart began to pound uncontrollably at this inopportune moment.
"Bang bang bang—"
What time is it now? Does she really have the final say on whether or not to leave?
She gripped her sleeve tightly, and before she could speak, she felt herself being lifted up. The man leaned down and said, "If Miss Mu doesn't speak, I will take it as a yes."
"Wait..." Mu Jianjian's weak protest disappeared into the air.
She still needs to use the celestial palace's teleportation array to return. If she misses this opportunity, how will she get back?
"You're interested in this ugly woman? Have you never seen a woman before? Is that why you're so eager to meet one?" Bai Ji mocked as he backed away.
At this moment, his sleeves were tattered and stained with black blood, and he looked extremely disheveled.
Nian Qing glanced at Yan Feng'an, who was glaring at Bai Ji beside him, and finally landed on Bai Ji, "Don't you want your mouth anymore?"
Bai Ji sneered and was about to speak when he found that his mouth was sewn shut. Moving his skin would cause a tearing sensation, let alone speaking!
Mu Jianjian wasn't angry at the idiot's words at all. But looking at Bai Ji's appearance, she couldn't help but think of the time when Wan Xing's mouth was sealed back in the Wood Spirit Clan. Her doubts grew stronger.
She looked up at Nian Qing again, scrutinizing his appearance, trying to find something.
Nian Qing felt a surge of pleasure as she sensed the girl's probing gaze.
He was initially quite annoyed by Bai Ji's outburst, but if he could make the girl in his arms like him, everything in front of him would be much more pleasing to the eye.
He looked down to meet the girl's gaze, only to find that the person in his arms seemed to be looking at someone else through him!
"Your Highness, since you were able to get out of here safely, could you take me to the teleportation array of the Immortal Palace?" Mu Jianjian asked earnestly, unaware of the unusual look in the other's eyes.
Although she had been momentarily captivated by his good looks, she remained perfectly rational.
“Ah,” Nian Qing withdrew her gaze, looked at Bai Ji who both hated and feared her, and sighed softly, “Then we can only do it according to my rules.”
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