Before he could finish, Chi Yu's brow twitched. Terrified that he would say something outrageous, he hurriedly interrupted, "Husband, I... I want it..."
What was he saying? Chi Yu felt as though he were in a steamer, his entire body flushed red. "C-can we find somewhere?"
Xie Xiyi lowered his head slightly to look at him. His black mask exuded an abyss-like pressure. Soon, he chuckled softly. "Of course. Satisfying his wife's requests is one of a husband's duties."
Black mist swept Chi Yu up, turned into a whirlwind, and vanished.
Shangshan, however, did not lower his guard. The black Forbidden Curses hurled themselves at his golden barrier like moths, turning into wisps of black smoke. But the smoke condensed back into Forbidden Curses and attacked Shangshan again, over and over.
"How frightening," Shangshan murmured.
"Venerable..." The monk outside the door approached, but Shangshan stopped him. "Don't come in. Everyone, disperse."
Hearing this, the monks came no closer.
Shangshan raised his hand, and a huge Dharma Lotus rose beneath him. It bloomed with dazzling light, and the moth-like Forbidden Curses instantly vanished.
Just as Shangshan was about to withdraw the Dharma Lotus, his heart suddenly jolted. He looked down warily and saw a tiny Forbidden Curse that had taken advantage of the opening during his attack to cling to his Dharma Lotus. In an instant, it merged into the lotus.
Shangshan: "..."
He gave a helpless laugh as the Forbidden Curse reduced his arm and half his body to dust.
"Venerable!"
"It's nothing." Shangshan smiled. "Do not dwell on it, nor pursue them. Let the mind arise without abiding anywhere. This way, the foretold calamity of bloodshed has been fulfilled."
When Chi Yu opened his eyes again, he was already inside a cave abode.
Xie Xiyi placed a bright