Zhu Henniang took a slap across the face from someone who had suddenly appeared before her. The blow shook her Gods soul, blanking her mind for an instant, and she fell flat on the ground, stiff as a board.
When she came to her senses and saw Shi Feiyang, she hurriedly scrambled up and demanded angrily, "Who are you? How dare you sneak into Red Cloud Valley using an invisibility spell!"
She assumed he was a friend of Yang Xu's who had entered the valley to rescue him. Although the slap had caught her completely off guard, she trusted in her own magical power and felt no fear. She flicked the leather whip in her hand toward Shi Feiyang's neck.
After knocking her down with that slap, Shi Feiyang immediately formed a hand seal and pointed at a wound on Yang Xu's body. A Pearl of blood floated up. With a backhand flick, he sent it flying into the center of Zhu Henniang's brow.
Zhu Henniang had barely lashed out with her whip when the blood struck her. A buzzing instantly filled her head, and everything before her eyes turned bloodred. When she looked around again, the entire world had become red.
Shi Feiyang then pointed at the Golden Needles embedded in Yang Xu's body. They trembled and shot free with a series of whistles, reversing direction to pierce Zhu Henniang. Every needle struck precisely the same spot it had occupied on Yang Xu.
"You vile wretch! Have a taste of Demon Needles Acupoint Piercing yourself!"
Shi Feiyang could have killed Zhu Henniang with a wave of his hand, but he had no intention of letting her die so easily. He too employed the Demonic Path Spell, turning her own methods against her and driving the Demon Needles back into