"Senior Sister Sushang, your discerning eye leaves me in awe!"
Youzhen spoke through somewhat gritted teeth. He understood that since she had singled him out, whatever her reasons, there was no getting out of it.
He drew a talisman shimmering with precious light from his sleeve. Dreamlike radiance played across its surface, and its grade was clearly superior to the one Chu Mo had obtained before. "Ah, this talisman is precious. I only have one of this quality."
Youzhen sighed, looking utterly pained.
True Person Sushang's eyes curved like rippling spring water as she said gently, "Sorry for the trouble, Junior Brother. Once we succeed, I certainly won't let you lose out." Youzhen nodded indifferently. Those words were only worth hearing; anyone who believed them was a fool.
He held the talisman between his fingers, closed his eyes, and concentrated.
A moment later, he opened his eyes, a hazy emptiness rising in them. Clear light shone from the talisman, and with a whoosh, it flew into the distant Light Wheel.
The instant the clear light touched it, the magnificent ring trembled slightly.
At one spot, the swimming golden tadpole script seemed to fall from reality into illusion, its mystical power abruptly vanishing for an instant. Though it still shone gold, only the light remained; it no longer separated one side from the other.
The anomaly lasted only a brief moment, but that was enough for them.
A sharp gleam flashed in True Person Sushang's eyes. Seizing the opening, the Painted Pleasure Boat abruptly accelerated and shot straight toward the illusory patch of the Light Wheel.
Chu Mo understood at once. Dark radiance surged through the Black Whale World Boat, and it followed close behind.
Like fish slipping through a gap, the two World Boats swept through the Light Wheel.
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