vstars Chapter 53 A Narrow Escape
Chapter 53 A Narrow Escape
"Madam, what do you think?"
Deep within the White-tailed Beast Street, inside a magnificently decorated pavilion, a refined man dressed in a wide-sleeved robe embroidered with moon-white silver threads stood by the window.
His tall and straight figure was accentuated by a black jade belt around his waist, with a jade plaque engraved with the words "Wonderful Sound" hanging from the side of the belt, which occasionally shimmered with light. His gaze was fixed on the unparalleled aura of a Core Formation cultivator outside the city.
On the soft couch beside him sat a beautiful woman with a gentle and graceful appearance.
She wore a light purple embroidered long dress with a moon-white gauze shawl over it. When the wind blew the curtains, the hem of her dress swayed slightly, making her look like a fairy walking on water under the moon, elegant and otherworldly.
Upon hearing this, he simply smiled slightly, showing no sign of nervousness.
"These disciples are all show and no substance; their aura lacks variation. This island is most likely just a feint."
The true target of this group of evil cultivators is probably one of the two islands, Lingxi or Huanyue.
"My wife is very perceptive, and I also feel that there is most likely something fishy about that aura."
The refined-looking man closed his folding fan, turned to the beautiful woman in the long dress, and said:
"However, you and I, husband and wife, are only here to keep things quiet because of our friends. We have no responsibility to protect this island."
Why waste time speculating? Just choose the path with the least risk.
"My husband is right. Let's stick to the original plan and wipe out those evil cultivators as soon as they enter Beast Street."
The beautiful woman in the long dress nodded in agreement, and then tossed out a communication talisman.
A moment later, a man's anxious voice suddenly came from outside the door:
"Sect Leader Wang, Madam Zhou! Those evil cultivators have already stormed into Beast Street. We are all ready. Please, both of you, take action and suppress that Core Formation evil cultivator high in the sky!"
"Just a hint of Core Formation aura has terrified them like this..."
The refined-looking man, Wang Heng, shook his head, but since they weren't his students, he didn't say much.
"Very well, let me go and embolden them. My wife can continue to rest here."
"Don't come back covered in blood."
"It's a beautiful woman in a long dress," Zhou Yuan instructed.
"knew!"
Before the reply had even faded, Wang Heng transformed into a beam of moonlight and vanished.
Just as Zhou Yuan picked up the hot tea in front of her and blew on it, a series of exclamations and screams came from outside.
"Damn it, there's an ambush here! Break through immediately!"
"It's a cultivator in the early stage of Core Formation! Peak Master, help!"
"Senior, spare me! Spare me!"
...
After a series of howls and wails, Wang Heng's hearty laughter shook the windowpanes, causing them to rattle slightly.
"Hahaha, you lot are truly a bunch of pathetic wretches! Look at this, this is your Core Formation Peak Master!"
Hearing her husband's laughter, Zhou Yuan couldn't help but smile, and gently scolded him:
"To kill someone, you must first destroy their spirit; why can't this bad habit be broken?"
Zhou Yuan had just taken a sip of tea and was still savoring it when she heard several loud noises coming from another part of the city, accompanied by chaotic spatial fluctuations.
The white moonlight retreated, and Wang Heng tossed a talisman emitting black smoke onto the table.
"As expected, Madam guessed correctly!" Wang Heng laughed, his tone revealing not a trace of annoyance, but rather a relaxed and carefree attitude as if it were none of his business.
"That Core Formation aura was fake. The evil cultivators attacking Beast Street were nothing but cannon fodder sent to their deaths."
Their real purpose is to destroy the teleportation array and trap you and me on this island.
There must be spies hiding on this White Tail Island.
The reason for this attitude is that they never intended to come to the aid of the other islands; they were simply going to spend a few more days sightseeing on White Tail Island.
"My Scent-Seeking Butterfly has sensed something; those evil cultivators who destroyed the teleportation array are trying to escape. Should my husband go after them?"
Zhou Yuan had anticipated that the teleportation array would be attacked, so she made preparations in advance, and now many evil cultivators have fallen victim to her secret mark.
"No rush. These few kittens aren't worth my time. Let them go and reunite with their companions."
"I'll decide based on the situation whether or not to wipe them all out!"
Wang Heng wouldn't rush to do things that weren't his own business.
"In that case, the Three-Colored Spring on White Tail Island is quite famous. Why don't you take me to visit it, my husband?"
Zhou Yuan shared the same thought. If it weren't for the fact that Master Mu Long, the island lord of Kui Xing Island, had some business dealings with their Miao Yin Sect, the couple wouldn't have interfered in other people's affairs so casually.
"Haha! To gain Madam's favor, the Three-Colored Spring is truly blessed!"
Wang Heng's face immediately lit up, and he exaggerated his tone, bowing as he said, "Please, Madam! Let's set off now!"
The couple left hand in hand, their conversation relaxed and carefree, as if the bloody battle they had just witnessed was nothing more than an insignificant farce.
However, in the eyes of the lower-level cultivators on White Tail Island, this was truly a bloody calamity.
Half an hour ago, when the evil cultivators' attack was at its most intense, Yanli and Yuanyao decisively abandoned their biggest target—White-tailed Beast Street—and chose to escape to the teleportation hall.
Their idea was simple: to take advantage of the chaos to find a teleportation array so they could escape to another island.
They didn't want to experience the same feeling of having their lives in Luo Qing's hands again!
Moreover, they don't believe they'll have that kind of luck again.
As soon as they arrived at the teleportation hall, several Foundation Establishment evil cultivators appeared.
In particular, one of the women in red, who was at the peak of the Foundation Establishment stage, wielded more than ten willow-leaf blood blades that were extremely sharp. In a single exchange, she killed three Foundation Establishment cultivators who were left behind on White Tail Island.
Under her leadership, the group of evil cultivators quickly wiped out all the cultivators in the teleportation hall, and destroyed the teleportation array with an anti-air talisman.
Yanli and Yuanyao were terrified, thinking they were doomed to die today.
But when the sounds of fighting in the main hall subsided and the ground was littered with corpses, the two women were still standing there, completely unharmed.
It wasn't until the woman in red led her people away that one of the Foundation Establishment evil cultivators remembered them, and said irritably:
"What are you standing there for? Hurry up and get on here! Do you still want to continue being spies on this island?"
Yuan Yao shuddered, a flash of inspiration striking her mind, and she instantly remembered the Corpse Fragrance Pill that Luo Qing had forced them to swallow.
Without hesitation, she quickly pulled the still-dazed Yanli along and bowed apologetically, "I'm sorry, senior!"
Before he finished speaking, he followed the evil cultivator and jumped onto the flying sword.
The people who were in a hurry to leave did not notice that on the outskirts of White Tail Beast Street, two shifty-eyed Qi Refining cultivators saw the spiritual light of their magical artifacts and frantically chased after them, cursing loudly as if they were insane!
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"So, this is why you're on this warship?"
Looking at the two trembling women in front of him, Luo Qing couldn't help but sigh inwardly. These two were truly blessed with good fortune, having been mistaken for spies of the Extreme Yin Island and managing to escape with their lives.
However, this is only temporary, since they are about to return home, and once they arrive at Jiyin Island, their identities will most likely be exposed.