Taoist Liu pointed at the dense mist across the lake and said, "We need to first lure that giant tentacle out of the mist, then cut it off. After repeating this nine tis, the Nine Huis will retreat."
"Can you handle that thing?" Zhang Ze recalled the feeling when he had just been slapped and turned to ask.
"No, maybe with Nascent Soul cultivation, it would be easy to cut off that tentacle," Taoist Liu shook his head.
Zhang Ze turned to look at Lu Chen, who was still lying unconscious on the ox’s back, walked up, and poked her cheek, but there was no reaction.
"Is she a Nascent Soul cultivator?" Taoist Liu was stunned by Zhang Ze’s action.
"Yeah, if not for my dear needing a nap every day to consolidate her cultivation and now it’s just the ti, you’d have been fed to the fish in the lake when we were on the boat."
"By the way, don’t get any ideas about my dear, even though she’s asleep now, she’s loaded with magical treasures and has our ancestral sleeping killer skill [Bounce Flash]. If you dare to make a move, she’ll shred you to bits in seconds."
Taoist Liu, "..."
Zhang Ze’s mouth, he’d experienced many tis, knowing that whatever cos out is half-truth, half-lie, don’t believe it completely, but don’t disbelieve it either.
So, Taoist Liu was disinterested in trying out the unheard of Bounce Flash.
He shifted his gaze from Lu Chen back to Zhang Ze, "Although the safest way is to wait for your dear to wake up, I wouldn’t recomnd it."
"After all, the Nine Huis was hidden here by the ancestor, and the ancestor could co here anyti. If the ancestor arrives and your dear hasn’t woken up, we’ll really et our end."
"Our combined efforts might just give us a chance."
"Alright." Zhang Ze nodded and then reminded Old Cyan Ox to take care of Lu Chen and the two dragon steeds, then took Xiangfei’s hand and walked to the lake.
Taoist Liu raised his eyebrows, "You..."
"It’s a kid’s business, you don’t need to worry, I won’t drag you down."
Though they agreed to cooperate, there was still so mutual defense between them.
Standing a bit apart, they began casting spells to lure the tentacle.
Having experienced being slapped last ti, they changed tactics this ti, firmly anchoring themselves to the ground, ready to face the tentacle head-on.
As they cast their spells, protective Gang Qi arose, and the tentacle in the mist once again ca to life.
Tens of thousands of delicate tentacles wriggled, a giant mania appeared before them, then a second...
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Zhang Ze, "Wait, didn’t you say there was just one tentacle?"
Taoist Liu, "That’s what the ancestor said, who knew it would..."
Before Taoist Liu could finish, the tentacle rushed at them, wrapping them tightly and dragging them into the mist.
An absorbing force emanated from the tentacle, its bluish eye-like color splotch pressed against Zhang Ze’s circular protective golden light, corroding down bit by bit, like peeling an egg.
Xiangfei clung to Zhang Ze in fear, while Zhang Ze stared at the blue color in a daze.
This color... seems familiar?
Fuji Blue?
Seeing the familiar blue along with the at-bud-like protrusions around the blue splotch, Zhang Ze couldn’t resist, he reached out and pinched one of the protrusions, then gently pressed, rubbed, and pulled...
Was it an illusion? Zhang Ze felt the entire lake suddenly jolt, the black mania trembled, the distant mist quivered, and after a mont of trembling, the giant mania binding Zhang Ze and Taoist Liu shattered, disappearing like a dream awakening.
Sunlight returned to the lake surface, and the demon called Nine Huis fled.
Zhang Ze embraced Xiangfei and landed on the lake surface, feeling sowhat surreal for a mont, until Old Cyan Ox mooed from the lake’s edge, snapping Zhang Ze back to reality.
Zhang Ze turned to look at Taoist Liu, and Taoist Liu was looking at Zhang Ze, the atmosphere beca awkward for a mont.
With no external pressure, internal conflict should arise...
Just as Taoist Liu was about to continue discussing Old Cyan Ox,
He saw Zhang Ze pointing behind him with a "holy shit there’s sothing behind you about to hit you" expression.
Due to Zhang Ze’s unreliable reputation, Taoist Liu instinctively chose not to believe him this ti.
But, heaven’s honest truth, Zhang Ze didn’t lie to Taoist Liu this ti.
Almost simultaneously as Zhang Ze raised his hand and spoke, a cyan flying ship ramd into Taoist Liu’s waist...
The ram of the ship struck his back, and Taoist Liu was sent flying.
He quickly skimd past Zhang Ze, then plunged into the water, vanished with a whoosh.
As his consciousness faded, Taoist Liu was puzzled.
’Wait, wasn’t it supposed to be headed south, born when encountering water?’
No one answered him, the whirlpool at the lake’s bottom swept the unconscious Taoist Liu away to distant places...
The flying ship that had crashed into Taoist Liu didn’t continue towards Zhang Ze, instead, it made a stylish drift and stopped in front of Zhang Ze.
The person on the ship was Xiao Qingyun, a future founding Emperor of Dongqi, and the current second brother of the Xiao Family.
This culprit didn’t ntion the collision incident, instead, he waved to Zhang Ze, "Quick, get on the flying ship!"
Sohow, he activated so array, pulling the Old Cyan Ox, Lu Chen, and the two dragon steeds onto the ship from the shore.
"Why are you here?" Zhang Ze asked, carrying Xiangfei onto the flying ship with a puzzled expression.
"Sect Leader Lu sent , hurry, we can’t hold here much longer."
With that, Xiao Qingyun started the flying ship, and with a whoosh, took Zhang Ze and the others away from the lake.
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