The black threads were bounced back and severed by an invisible "barrier." Eileen let out a startled cry and fell from Yu Sheng's shoulder. Fortunately, Yu Sheng reacted quickly. As soon as the little doll had fallen halfway, he reflexively raised his leg and kicked backward...
How should he put it? At least she hadn't landed directly on the ground—she only hit the ground after Yu Sheng had kicked her...
Eileen cursed viciously.
Yu Sheng hurriedly grabbed the flailing doll and pulled her up. He didn't know how many times she had bitten him along the way. In any case, his hand was covered in teeth marks. But seeing that she still had enough vigor to curse and bite people, he knew Eileen was probably fine, and he finally let out a small sigh of relief.
Then, after Eileen had finally calmed down a little, he quickly asked, "Are you all right? What was that just now?"
"You're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?" Eileen glared with her scarlet eyes. "That was the first time I've ever run into something like this! I suddenly got bounced back by some damn thing..."
At that, she once again bared her teeth and grimaced indignantly before looking up and explaining to Baili Qing, who was standing beside her with a tense expression, "My threads aren't physical. They've never been blocked by anything before... At least, I've never encountered anything capable of blocking them."
Baili Qing's gaze turned somewhat peculiar as she looked at Eileen, as if she had thought of something else. Still, she nodded lightly. "I know. The doll's 'threads' are one of the blessings bestowed by Ancient Holy Spirit Alice. I've indeed never heard of anything capable of blocking them."
As she spoke, her gaze once again fell upon