Inside the bridal chamber.
Hearing Apu's shout, Granny Yan abruptly turned and raised her cane in front of her to defend herself.
Bang!
The Thousand-Mechanism Fluid burst in midair, turning into countless globs of viscous liquid that rained down on the old woman's body.
"Bind!"
Standing in the doorway, Apu clenched his right hand. The liquid flowed over the old woman's body like mercury, turning into a hard shell that trapped her inside.
"Paltry tricks!"
Granny Yan snorted. An intense Star Source Fluctuation erupted from her shriveled, scrawny body, turning the hardened Thousand-Mechanism Fluid liquid again, as though her skin burned at thousands of degrees and could incinerate everything.
Bang!
With a dull crash, the window shattered, and a graceful figure floated into the room.
Xu Qingzhao nimbly rolled across the bed. By the time she landed, she already held six small command flags in her little hands.
Thud, thud, thud...!
She barely even looked around the room. Raising both arms, she hurled the six command flags through the air, planting them precisely around Granny Yan.
The command flags embedded themselves in the floor and erupted with brilliant light. Their energy fluctuations resonated with one another, forming a simple little formation.
Seeing this, Apu couldn't help exclaiming, "Someone from the Yin-Yang Legalist School actually has more items than I do? Where's the justice in that?"
It was hardly surprising that Apu felt a little sour. He had previously been a dirt-poor slave laborer. Though he had plenty of crafting skills, rare and precious materials were too scarce, leaving him nowhere to put his talents to use. Yet whenever Ai Fei fought, she always managed some fancy maneuver that made others envious.
"Illusion Formation-Northern Wilderness Graves!"
Xu Qingzhao gave a soft shout, and the formation took shape.
Standing inside the formation,