"Oh no! It's a trap!"
The leading disciple's expression changed, and he exclaimed in surprise.
In an instant, a thick, sweet-smelling miasma enveloped the entire valley floor, blurring vision and severely hindering all senses.
"This is a maze, everyone stay together, be careful that kid doesn't take us down one by one!"
But when he turned around, the other two disciples were nowhere to be seen!
"Damn it! This kid came prepared, we've fallen for his trap!"
The disciple guessed correctly. Shen Yunhao had delayed for so long for two reasons: first, to confirm whether there were any other people behind the other party, and second, to lure them to this valley.
This bewitching array was set up by the Wan Du Sect at Mu Shuangshuang's request last night. It is a very basic array that poses no threat to anyone caught in it except for interfering with sight and hearing.
In that chaotic moment, Shen Yunhao made his move!
Using the fog as cover, he quickly found the lone person, approached swiftly, and thrust his sword straight at him!
Although the man's senses were weakened by the formation, the deadly danger still made his hair stand on end, and he turned around to swing his sword to block!
"Ping ping ping ping!"
The two immediately engaged in battle.
Only then did Shen Yunhao realize that the person in front of him was the one who had fought him in the Sword Tomb.
We played for a while.
At first, the man was a little worried that Shen Yunhao might have other accomplices, but as the fight went on, he realized that Shen Yunhao was alone, and he became more and more confident.
"After all this time, it's still just you. You're asking for it!"
As he spoke, he took out several paper talismans and flung them out!
The paper talismans exploded in the air, transforming into a surge of elemental power that enveloped Shen Yunhao.
Just as Shen Yunhao dodged a scorching flame breath, a bolt of lightning struck from the sky, nearly turning him into charred remains.
"Holy crap! What is that? It's carrying so many grenades!"
Before Shen Yunhao could even react in surprise, Mu Shuangshuang's voice rang out, "All the disciples of Tai Xuan are talisman masters. We can't delay any longer; we must finish this quickly!"
Shen Yunhao nodded, his footwork suddenly becoming very strange. He easily dodged several attacks from the paper talismans, rushed in front of the disciple, and slashed his sword fiercely at the disciple's face.
The man dared not be negligent, and his spiritual energy surged to form a protective barrier in front of him.
But the next second, the disciple was horrified to find that the long sword in Shen Yunhao's hand suddenly emitted a blue frost, and the tip of the sword cut through his spiritual energy shield as easily as cutting tofu.
The man hurriedly swung his sword to defend himself.
"bite!"
The powerful sword strike made the disciple pause for a moment.
In that instant, a faint, almost imperceptible silver light, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, shot out from Shen Yunhao's sleeve like lightning!
Theoretically speaking, this disciple should be absolutely unable to focus his mind on defending against this needle at this moment.
only……
Just as the silver light was about to pierce the disciple's side, a blinding red flame suddenly erupted from the disciple's body!
boom!
A phantom of a crimson inner armor covered in fine scales and burning with raging flames instantly appeared. The violent fire elemental power reflected outwards, directly forcing the silver light back and shrinking it into Shen Yunhao's sleeve!
"Hmm..."
A soft groan came from his sleeve. Shen Yunhao's expression changed drastically. He could no longer care about anything else and immediately withdrew.
"Shuangshuang! How are you?!"
Only after stepping back a certain distance did Shen Yunhao ask in a low voice.
"That person had a fire-attribute protective magic item on them, and I was careless for a moment... my tail was burned!"
"What!"
A flash of ferocity crossed Shen Yunhao's eyes, but he immediately suppressed it.
"Let's retreat first, and I'll find a place for you to heal your wounds!"
"No! This is a rare opportunity. Next time, these people will be more prepared!"
"But……"
"Don't worry, it's just a minor injury, I can still use the needles! We don't have much time left in the formation, let's find the next one quickly!"
Shen Yunhao took a deep breath and immediately shifted his gaze to another short disciple.
This time, he didn't give his opponent a chance to cast spells, and went straight into close combat. Even though his body was cut open by the longsword, he still managed to gain a moment of suppression.
Fortunately, nothing unexpected happened this time.
With a very faint sound, like a needle piercing leather, the short disciple felt a tingling sensation on the side of his neck, as if he had been bitten by a mosquito. He instinctively reached out to touch it, but found nothing.
Having landed a successful blow, Shen Yunhao did not linger in the fight. Under the cover of the bewitching miasma, his figure transformed into a blurry shadow and sped away into the thicker fog deeper into the valley.
After about half a cup of tea's time, the mist that filled the valley slowly dissipated.
With his vision restored, the leading disciple looked at the other two and breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing that they were both unharmed.
"What happened just now? Where is that kid?"
The tall, thin disciple next to him sneered, "I thought he had other helpers, but it turns out he just wanted to use the bewildering array to defeat us one by one. How laughable... He didn't gain any advantage when he attacked me, so he just ran away!"
The shorter disciple on the other side frowned. "He attacked me too. I think I stabbed him a few times, and then he ran away!"
"Hahaha! After all that, this is all you've got!"
"But he got away again, so overall we returned empty-handed..."
"Damn it, I'll settle this score with him sooner or later!"
...
In a secluded cave several miles away from the valley, Shen Yunhao gently took out the small scorpion from his sleeve. Sure enough, he saw a small, obvious charred mark on the silver scorpion tail in the middle, and some cracks on the silver carapace on its surface.
The injury was more serious than Shen Yunhao had imagined!
Shen Yunhao frowned, his heart aching, and asked, "Shuangshuang! How are you?"
"husband……"
Mu Shuangshuang, who had said she was fine not long ago, now lay directly in Shen Yunhao's palm, her voice soft and sweet, as if she was about to cry out in grievance.
"My tail hurts so much... Honey..."
Shen Yunhao didn't care whether the girl was faking it or not. He quickly extended his finger, and the tip of his finger emitted waves of blue light, covering the wound.
"Okay, okay, it won't hurt anymore in a little while..."
But then, a flash of purple light appeared, and the girl materialized, staring at him with wide eyes.
Shen Yunhao shook his head and sighed. He could only pull the girl into his arms and continue to use the Vast Ocean Heart to heal the enlarged scorpion tail.
Mu Shuangshuang then nestled happily against Shen Yunhao's chest, "Husband... it's so good to have you here, I don't have to worry about getting hurt anymore..."
"Don't talk nonsense! How could you get injured for no reason... I underestimated this group. I thought they were just ordinary Tai Xuan disciples, nothing to worry about, but we almost had a disaster!"
"By the way, honey... can these guys really provide any useful information? What if they don't know anything at all? Wouldn't I have gotten hurt for nothing..."
Shen Yunhao composed himself and remained silent for a long while before saying in a low voice, "His status isn't high, but he's still a true disciple of Tai Xuan. He definitely knows more than Huang Wenlong!"
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