Lü Ling'er Trapped

Xiao Yu saw how strongly she reacted, and his heart settled.

He hurriedly took out half a bottle of Qi-Replenishing Pills and flashed it from his sleeve. "If Senior Sister wants to recover, she'll need at least half a bottle of Qi-Replenishing Pills. Why not find somewhere to chat with Junior Brother...?"

"You only need to have a chat with Junior Brother. I only want one of your puppets, and I'll give Senior Sister this entire half-bottle. I won't go back on my word!"

Lü Rui looked anxiously toward the distant stall, her face flushing from red to purple.

She had a Dao companion, and he was right across from them, selling handwritten cultivation manuals.

Xiao Yu turned to look across the way as well. The man raised his head and looked over, and Xiao Yu froze.

Uh...

Holy shit?

Seeing Lü Rui's expression and the other man's expression, he scratched his head.

"N-no, sorry, Senior Sister. Junior Brother saw how beautiful Senior Sister was and fell in love at first sight. I thought Senior Sister didn't have a Dao companion."

"Since Senior Sister already has a Dao companion, Junior Brother won't disturb you... Farewell!"

The moment Lü Rui saw Xiao Yu about to leave, she panicked.

She had been injured for many days already.

Her Dao companion could not afford enough spirit stones to buy her Qi-Replenishing Pills either.

If this continued, then once she was sent to the front lines again, she would likely face a grim fate.

Watching Xiao Yu prepare to leave, Lü Rui hurriedly sent him a voice transmission: Junior Brother, wait!!!

Xiao Yu nearly laughed. Could she really play this well...?

The system hadn't judged this woman to be a wicked woman!

Hua Lian also sneered inside the Maidservant Pavilion, her face full of jealousy. "Hmph! What a shameless vixen! Even if she isn't a wicked woman, she's no good person!"

Xiao Yu chuckled. "Maybe she's a scumbag woman... That wouldn't be so bad, actually. It's not like I'd lose out..."

Lü Rui went to the stall across the way. After saying a few words to her Dao companion, she hurried back. "Let's go, Junior Brother... I told my Dao companion I was going with you to get pills. At most, half an hour..."

As she spoke, her face had already turned so red it seemed almost purple.

Naturally, Xiao Yu did not stand on ceremony.

He brought her somewhere deserted.

They settled it nearby...

Half an hour later, Lü Rui left with that half-bottle of Qi-Replenishing Pills.

Before leaving, she even cast Xiao Yu a tender, lingering glance. "I never expected Junior Brother Xiao's Joyful Union Art to be so profound... My injuries are already showing signs of improvement. You're far better than the one at my home!"

Xiao Yu clasped his hands again. "It was nothing, nothing... Thank you, Senior Sister, for gifting me the Puppet Rat. I'll definitely treasure it as something dear and carry it with me at all times! Senior Sister must stay safe!"

Lü Rui returned to the stall and unconsciously swallowed.

She had tried using the Joyful Union Art to heal herself before, but her Dao companion's cultivation was too shallow.

Who would have thought she would encounter someone like this today...?

Five Qi-Replenishing Pills meant five hundred spirit stones.

She had not even taken the pills yet, and her injuries had already improved somewhat.

Clearly, she had profited today.

Watching Xiao Yu head toward the Marketplace across the way to buy more things, Lü Rui could not help sizing him up.

Just then, her Dao companion Li Yunma returned.

"Wife... That fool really gave you half a bottle of Qi-Replenishing Pills? Hahaha! Who would've thought the Hehuan Sect had such a cudgel!"

Lü Rui smiled awkwardly. "Yes... Brother Li, but that guy also said he wants me to bring the Puppet Manual tonight and teach him. He wants to learn how to refine puppets too..."

Li Yunma's lips curled upward. "See whether he has any more pills. If he wants to learn puppet arts, we can't let him get it for free! Make it clear to him first: if he can't learn it, that has nothing to do with us! We'll only teach him this once!"

Lü Rui unconsciously tugged at her collar. "All right... Then Brother Li should rest first tonight. I'll be back quickly..."

By then, Xiao Yu had already bought the Qi-Concealing Stone.

His mood grew more and more bold and heroic.

He strode through the Marketplace streets in high spirits.

He seemed a little unwilling to leave the Hehuan Sect now.

He was an Alchemist now. Once he became a Grade-Two Alchemist and could refine Foundation Establishment Pills—

All those female cultivators in the Qi Refining Stage within the sect would swarm toward him like ducks.

With the Nine Yang Divine Body and the Elysian Union Art—

As long as they came once, they would surely linger and forget to leave...

Lü Rui had definitely gotten the idea.

He needed to prepare well tonight and strive to bring this puppet master under his command.

And perhaps swindle a few more puppets along the way!

Just as he was preparing to head back, someone suddenly shouted from the mission commission office, "This is bad!!! Senior Sister Lü went up the mountain and got trapped by those Profound Spirit Sect dogs!"

"Quick, a few people come with me!! Once it's done, each person gets one hundred spirit stones!"

Xiao Yu frowned at this. Senior Sister Lü...

Before he could react, Lü Rui ran over with Li Yunma, her face full of panic.

"Did something happen to Ling'er?"

The person across from them shouted anxiously, "It's precisely Elder Zhang's disciple, Lü Ling'er! She accepted a scouting mission this morning, but who knew the Profound Spirit Sect would catch her red-handed? She's already been trapped for an hour!"

"Time is urgent, come with me quickly!!!"

Very soon, that person gathered five Qi Refining Stage cultivators and flew away.

Lü Rui and Li Yunma were among them.

Xiao Yu scratched his head in confusion.

Lü Ling'er...

Lü Rui?

Could Lü Rui be Lü Ling'er's older sister?

Thinking of Lü Ling'er, who had spoken up for him, Xiao Yu suddenly realized something.

Could that bitch Wang Mei be behind this?

He clenched his fists at once.

That was highly possible!

He had hidden in the alchemy room for so long. Since Wang Mei could not deal with him, she would surely go after Lü Ling'er.

No... He had to go!

After all, Lü Ling'er was one of the few girls who had stood up for him. Xiao Yu had always valued loyalty and righteousness.

Now that she was trapped, he naturally had to help her!

Northern Jiangliu Mountain.

Lü Ling'er struggled to maintain the formation at the cave entrance.

Behind her, a man cursed furiously, "Bastard!! How could we have been exposed... How could we have been exposed! There must be a traitor!"

"Just wait until I get back. Damn it, there's a spy in our sect!!!"

Lü Ling'er took out spirit stones again to restore her spiritual power.

Looking at the three survivors behind her, she knew today's matter was probably not so simple.

This scouting mission had been issued by their sect. Logically speaking, the Profound Spirit Sect should never have discovered it.

They had never planned to go deep in the first place. They only wanted to scout the north.

Yet the moment they arrived, they were caught.

What was absurd was that even after using Earth-Evasion Talismans to hide underground, they were still discovered.

None of those people had Foundation Establishment Realm cultivators. How could their divine sense possibly be so powerful?

Of the eight who had come, only four remained after their flight for survival.

Looking at the formation before her, which was on the verge of collapse, Lü Ling'er's face turned deathly pale.

This formation would not hold much longer.

Those Profound Spirit Sect dogs outside even had someone at Qi Refining, Sixth Layer.

What were they supposed to do now...?

If they were captured, the consequences were easy to imagine...

Those so-called righteous sects, who chased fame and reputation, were no good either.

Especially when they encountered pretty women from the demonic path.

Suddenly!

A crack appeared in the formation.

A man behind her hurried forward and took out a magic artifact, pouring spiritual power into it. "Damn it! Damn it!!!"

"You bastards, if you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one!"

"If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one!!!"

The cultivators outside the cave bared their teeth and laughed. "Hahaha, dogs of the demonic path! So you have a day like this too! A one-on-one fight? If we really fought one-on-one, you wouldn't be willing either!"

"Brothers, put some strength into it! Today, our Profound Spirit Sect must let them know the consequences of being dogs!"

The leading man in white looked amused. Staring at the formation at the cave entrance, he said quietly, "Lü Ling'er is Zhang Ziling's disciple. Leave her alive for me!"

"Kill everyone else!"

"As long as we capture Lü Ling'er, Zhang Ziling will definitely fall into disorder. As long as she still dares come to Jiangliu Mountain, we'll execute Lü Ling'er on the spot! Hahaha!"

Lü Ling'er flew into a rage. "Lin Meng, you call yourself righteous, yet you're this despicable!! Even if I die, I will never let people like you use me to threaten my master!"

"If you have the guts, then come at me—!"

The instant she finished speaking, Lü Ling'er's pupils widened several times over.

Looking at the shattered formation, her heart sank to rock bottom.

Behind her, a Hehuan Sect disciple coughed blood and collapsed.

Lin Meng shouted excitedly, "Get them! Today, I, Lin Meng, shall eliminate demons and defend the Dao!"

For a moment, more than ten Profound Spirit Sect disciples charged forward with howling winds, each displaying their own abilities.

Before they could enter the cave, Lü Rui and the others arrived.

Lü Rui raised her hand and released four puppets, lifting her sword as she shouted, "Ling'er!!! Your sister is coming to save you!"

Li Yunma held a ring-shaped magic artifact and struck at Lin Meng with a single move.

Lin Meng's gaze darkened as he raised his hand and shouted, "Heh heh, overestimating yourselves! Form the formation!!"

In an instant, the Profound Spirit Sect disciples flew into the air, and seven streams of magical light shot into the sky.

They clashed with the reinforcements.

Seeing this, Li Yunma rode a Puppet Tiger and charged toward Lin Meng. "Dog of the righteous path! Die—!"

Lin Meng raised his hand and released a cyan magical sword, stabbing it directly at Li Yunma.

Li Yunma rode the Puppet Tiger and swiftly dodged aside, then threw out his ring-shaped magic artifact.

Lin Meng countered with a Wind Blade Talisman. Li Yunma could not dodge in time and could only abandon the Puppet Tiger.

"Qi Refining, Sixth Layer... He's actually Qi Refining, Sixth Layer..."

Seeing Li Yunma fall into a disadvantage, Lü Rui hurriedly released two puppets and sent them toward him. "Brother Li, be careful!!!"

Li Yunma did not dare face him head-on. He quickly mounted a Puppet Beast and raced behind a tree.

His heart filled with apprehension.

Lin Meng was Lin Ce's biological younger brother, so naturally he had mid-grade magic artifacts on him.

After hearing her sister's voice, Lü Ling'er hurriedly led the people in the cave out to fight.

For a time, the battle became utterly entangled.

Meanwhile, Xiao Yu had already hidden himself at a distance, his face grave as he watched the battlefield at the cave entrance.

The Profound Spirit Sect had more than ten Qi Refining Stage cultivators.

The Hehuan Sect had three fewer than them.

Although they had Lü Rui, a puppet master, Lü Ling'er and the others were already half-crippled.

Lin Meng was at Qi Refining, Sixth Layer, and no one dared confront him directly.

The highest cultivation on their side was only Li Yunma at Qi Refining, Fifth Layer.

Defeat was only a matter of time.

He did not dare join the battle yet, because he had not seen that woman Wang Mei.

She had definitely planned this matter.

Everyone else was irrelevant, but he absolutely had to save Lü Ling'er.

Just then, Xiao Yu suddenly saw Li Yunma knocked to the ground. Lin Meng was about to finish him off.

Xiao Yu immediately narrowed his eyes.

If Li Yunma died, none of them would be able to escape.

"Senior Brother Li, don't panic! Your brother is coming to help you—!!!"