Inside the dormitory.
Although Xiahou Shu ran fast, the blast from the formation's transformation was too powerful. The shock wave still sent him flying, while people in the corridor tumbled into rooms on either side. The sounds of barriers shattering rang out one after another.
Fortunately, he reacted quickly. Once he was flung into the air, he used his qi to leap upward, swiftly pulled out a Body-Fixing Talisman with one hand, and slapped it onto himself. Then he turned sideways, pressed his back against the corridor ceiling, and avoided the shock wave as it dispersed. Narrowing his foxlike eyes, he observed the changing situation below.
A small golden paper figurine flew from Xiahou Shu's sleeve, charging toward the room opposite with a transparent bubble of water wrapped around it.
The substitute talisman rushed out through the window and saw the two people descending under an umbrella.
Xiahou Shu thought, Well, would you look at that. So this is what you're pulling.
Princess Liuxing had been unable to escape the room in time, so Bei Shan shielded her with the Water Moon Sword.
A barrier of watery light formed by the sword enveloped them, protecting them from the blast of qi caused by the formation's transformation. Once the attack subsided, Bei Shan and Princess Liuxing went to the window together and saw Yu Sui and Mei Chengyu, who had landed safely.
"Nangong Sui!" Princess Liuxing was so furious her teeth ached. She turned to head downstairs, but Bei Shan stopped her. "We won't make it in time."
By the time they got downstairs, Nangong Sui would have already run off with Mei Chengyu.
Besides, the Scorching Sun Array had been broken. There was no reason he had to pursue the two of them.
Although the commotion Yu Sui caused was