Kong Yuan and You Ji had chosen their moment well. They stepped between Fairy Meng Shang and Xiao Shi, preventing the two sides from fighting, and tried to persuade Fairy Meng Shang to return with them.
Fairy Meng Shang said nothing and made no further move. With a thought, she recalled her spear, then turned and walked toward an empty spot. Ignoring everyone, she sat cross-legged as dense cold qi swirled around her, giving off an air that kept everyone at arm's length.
Seeing her like this, Kong Yuan and the others understood her intentions. They sighed and left her alone.
Leaving aside the onlookers outside, who were dumbstruck by the outcome, Hua Min'er and the other women headed straight for Ling Tian as soon as they entered Xiao Shi's Small World.
Seeing Ling Tian frozen inside a block of ice several feet tall, his entire body charred black beneath the crystalline Profound Ice, and a smear of red on his chest, Hua Min'er and the other two women were heartbroken.
"Hmph. Sister Meng Shang wanted to pass the Nine Nether Profound Ice Qi to Brother Tian, but she was way too heavy-handed. She actually stabbed him in the heart. She could have stabbed him somewhere else!" Lian Yue fumed. Seeing Ling Tian like this pained her, too. "Now he's been struck by an Order Divine Artifact. Who knows how long Brother Tian will need to recover?"
"Don't worry. That girl Meng Shang deliberately controlled the aura of that spear, and I had Chang Xiangsi and Chang Xiangshou set up the Yin Yang Guardian Array. The attack didn't seriously damage Ling Tian's heart meridians." Po Qiong's voice rang out, carrying a hint of excitement. "We can be sure Fairy Meng Shang is using the path of severing emotion to conceal