"Oh dear." For once, a blush appeared on Wendy's face. When Zhongli saw this, the corners of his mouth turned up slightly, but he quickly suppressed it.
Seeing the blush on the face of an old friend whom I rarely see makes this trip to the country truly worthwhile.
Well, apart from the unpleasant seawater and the lack of hot tea and opera, everything else was fine.
In another flash, the four were back on the ship. Xiao released Wendy, turned around and walked to Zhongli, asking, "Lord Zhongli, shall we proceed to the next ruin?" "Hmm... Sure, there's a slightly larger ruin over there." Zhongli used his rock sense to locate a large ruin in the northwest. Xiao nodded, returned to the bamboo pole, poled, and set sail.
“Young friend, Tracer, we won’t trouble you to go down this time.” As Wendy sang, Zhongli walked to Tracer’s side. “We were indeed wrong about what happened at the Tower of Trials. We hope you will forgive us.” “Hmph, it’s alright. Ants are ants. We didn’t expect you to be of any use anyway. You look very unwell. I was just telling the truth.”
Zhongli didn't say anything and went back to the cabin.
Wendy was singing at the climax when she suddenly stopped. Xiao's karmic burdens began to stir again. The bamboo pole was carelessly tossed aside. Xiao covered his head, various thoughts flooding his mind. Black energy surged around him, and he looked like he might go mad at any moment. Wendy exclaimed and pulled out her flute this time. The flute music was melodious, bringing back memories of that night at Dihua Isle.
The karmic burden on Xiao gradually subsided, and Xiao's vision slowly cleared, though he was still slightly dizzy. He suddenly collapsed onto the boat. "Xiao." Wendy caught Xiao before he fell. Xiao lay on Wendy's lap, his mind slowly returning to normal. He then got up and shook his head.
"Lord Zhongli, please let me go down this time." The first thing Xiao did upon waking up was to find Zhongli, and then say that he wanted to go into the sea voluntarily. Zhongli was stunned for a moment, carefully sensed it, nodded, and said, "This journey is also risky. If you insist on going, um... this, paired with this, should be enough." Zhongli put a shield on Xiao, and Xiao walked to the side of the boat with a heavy heart and jumped down.
The sea creatures in the ocean thought that food had come down, but the heavy karmic obstacles terrified them so much that they ran far away and dared not approach.
As Xiao descended, he felt the pressure of the seabed more and more, but the familiar aura he could feel also grew stronger. Suddenly, Pu Yuan appeared in his hand, mixed with pure wind elemental power. With a slash, a small vacuum appeared in front of him, allowing him to breathe.
The closer you get to the ruins, the more intense the familiar aura becomes; it's practically hitting you in the face. The water around the ruins is constantly flowing, but unlike the usual flowing water, it seems to carry a sharp force, as if getting too close would leave you with a wound, and delicious blood would drift freely in the sea.
“Fanan…” Xiao murmured the familiar name, steadied himself. He knew Fanan’s fighting style well, and Fanan naturally knew his own fighting style well as well. However, now that the Emperor was here, with the Emperor’s protection, although he couldn’t directly capture Fanan and take her back, he could at least calm her down.
The image of the calamity gradually solidified in the sea, and at that moment, the broadcast of the nation's fate suddenly rang out.
"Attention! The Blue Star Dragon Kingdom contestant has encountered a hidden boss: S-rank boss Fa Nan! S-rank boss Fa Nan!"
"Attention! A contestant from the Blue Star Dragon Kingdom..."
"Notice!......"
The broadcast caused an uproar in the forbidden area and around the world, because no one had ever encountered an S-class boss before. In fact, perhaps some had, but none had ever survived. Of course, it's also possible that those who miraculously survived an S-class boss remained silent about it, perhaps to avoid recalling unpleasant memories.
Even more outrageous is that, seemingly to give everyone a better, more direct view of the S-rank boss, a screen has appeared in front of all the contestants, clearly showing the confrontation between Xiao and Fanan.
Fanan is completely different from the one Xiao remembers. His eyes, which were originally as blue as gemstones, have become empty, as if they had been gouged out. His horns, which he used to cherish, have also become broken. His favorite clothes have been changed into tattered cloth. His tender white hands from his memory have become monstrous blades.
Zhongli naturally saw it. Seeing his former beauty-loving subordinate turn into such a monster, Zhongli closed his eyes. Wendy, however, moved closer to Zhongli and placed a bottle of wine in front of him.
Although the wine wasn't anything special, Wendy really couldn't think of any other way to comfort the old man. He had heard the story of Yaksha, but mainly, the sadness emanating from Zhongli was almost overflowing.
Even the toughest rock will eventually have its edges worn away.
"Fanan." Xiao raised his hand to Puyuan, and the seawater submerged Xiao again. Fanan was in a favorable position in the water, appearing and disappearing without a trace. The next second, the sharp blade was aimed at Xiao's neck, but it was protected by the Emperor's shield and did not hit. Instead, Xiao turned around and launched Fanan into the air. However, in the sea, the word "launched into the air" is not appropriate. It can only be said that it temporarily delayed Fanan's actions.
Although rock elemental can't last long underwater, thankfully, there are ruins all around, built on the seabed. As long as Xiao isn't too far from the seabed and the ruins, the shield won't disappear.
"Fanan, do you remember me? I am Jinpeng." Xiao tried to evoke Fanan's memory while fighting her, but Fanan couldn't hear anything. All she wanted to do was tear the enemy in front of her to pieces, tear them to pieces, and tear them to pieces again!
The two were already fighting and leaving afterimages. Zhongli chose not to watch, while Wendy was worried about Xiao's condition. Although he was protected by the old man's shield, if necessary, the Thousand-Year Flowing Wind would stir up boundless seawater to create the best place for Xiao.
"Aaaaaah!" Seeing that his attack was ineffective, Fanan suddenly screamed loudly. Xiao stopped, panting. Neither of them had gained any advantage over the other. Although the pendant around her neck was nice, Xiao thought that if it wasn't necessary, she shouldn't use it.
He didn't want to see Fanan get hurt.
There must be other ways to rescue Fanan without harming him.
(I'll just write something about Yaksha; I don't really know his moves, so I'll just make it up~)
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