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Chapter 148 Jade Piece

The atmosphere in the hall was gloomy. Several people looked at each other and the air became increasingly tense.

In the end, it was the white-haired man who took action first.

He suddenly drew out the sharp sword from his waist, which turned into a beam of white light and stabbed towards the owl.

Xiao pushed Meng Liyun away and said, "Take Yanying away from here."

Meng Liyun was caught off guard and staggered when he pushed her. She turned around and saw him and the white shadow intertwined, with sharp sword energy flying out from both of them.

Why is this so similar to before...

Meng Liyun wanted to help, but after taking a look, she realized that this was obviously not a battle she could intervene in, so she turned around and ran towards Yan Ying.

"He asked us to leave quickly." Meng Liyun relayed Xiao's words.

At the same time, the black-haired man who had been silent for a long time suddenly raised his hand and threw several yellow talismans in the direction of Xiao. As soon as the yellow talismans approached a certain area around Xiao, they exploded violently.

When Meng Liyun saw this, her heart tightened. She paused and looked at Xiao.

Fortunately, there was a white aura surrounding Xiao, like a solid armor that protected him well.

"Two against one? So shameless?" Yan Ying, who was about to leave, stopped in his tracks when he saw this.

"That's what I mean." Meng Liyun, who was originally prepared to obey, nodded, turned around and stopped.

Yan Ying looked at her and exchanged glances with her: "Help?"

"What if I end up doing more harm than good?" Meng Liyun hesitated.

"..." After hearing what she said, Yan Ying also showed a hesitant look.

"Then be careful." Meng Liyun didn't wait for him to figure out what was going on, and drew out her scimitar and attacked the black-haired man.

The black-haired man who was taking the talisman from the brocade bag paused, raised his chin to avoid the attack, took a half step back, and when he saw the person in front of him clearly, he narrowed his eyes in disgust and wanted to open his mouth to say something. Meng Liyun did not give him this opportunity, and slashed at his neck again with her backhand.

Just as the blade was about to touch his neck, a yellow talisman suddenly appeared in the air in front of him. The talisman emitted a white light, and an invisible wall appeared in front of the black-haired man, preventing her knife from going any further.

Meng Liyun was startled and immediately put away her knife and prepared to retreat, but she saw the black-haired man took out a few yellow talismans again and seemed to want to throw them at her.

Thinking of the previous explosions, Meng Liyun's face turned grim.

She is not an owl. If this person throws the talisman now, he will definitely be blown to pieces.

So Meng Liyun wanted to dodge. Seeing this man raised his hand, just as he was about to throw, his hand was suddenly caught by a whip and pulled hard, causing his whole body to sway due to this sudden change.

Meng Liyun looked over and saw Yan Ying standing not far away with a whip in his hand, staring at him with a serious expression.

"Kill him." Yan Ying spoke with a fierce light in his eyes and a murderous tone. He glanced at Meng Liyun with a grim look.

"That white-haired immortal was able to tell us about the auspiciousness, and explained it so clearly. It's obvious that he doesn't intend to leave us alive."

Yan Ying saw Meng Liyun was slightly stunned, and explained through gritted teeth.

"We can only kill them."

Yan Ying acted decisively, and the brutal and ferocious murderous aura was released in an instant.

"Humph, you're not as stupid as I thought." The white-haired man who was fighting with Xiao suddenly sneered.

Meng Liyun glanced at him and found that he seemed to want to run outside, but Xiao obviously saw through this and didn't want him to go out, so he kept forcing him back.

The magical thing is that the white-haired man has changed his sword three times, but none of them can withstand a single blow from Xiao.

The long sword used by Xiao seemed to have some magic power. No matter what the white-haired man took out, he would cut it off with one blow, without even having to swing it a second time.

Seeing that Xiao was not at a disadvantage, Meng Liyun felt relieved and began to concentrate on cooperating with Yan Ying to entangle the black-haired man.

The talisman on the man's hand was very strange, and she had read many books about talismans, so she could roughly guess what it was used for, so she kept reminding Yan Ying.

Yan Ying was obviously also experienced in combat, and he quickly adapted to her rhythm. The two of them cooperated very smoothly, leaving no room for the black-haired man to relax.

Xiao's side was also showing signs of winning the battle. But perhaps seeing this, the black-haired man suddenly took out a powerful thunder talisman. The energy of the talisman burst out in an instant and directly knocked the two to the ground.

The lightning passed through her body, and the intense burning sensation made Meng Liyun almost breathless. Her eyes went dark, and all the perception abilities of her body disappeared at this moment. Her body was electrocuted and she couldn't move at all.

I don’t know how long it took, it seemed like only a short moment, and it also seemed like several hours had passed, the burning electric numbness suddenly disappeared.

Meng Liyun supported herself on the ground with one arm and tried to get up, but her vision fell into darkness again and again, and there was a ringing sound in her ears.

She didn't know how long it had been, but in a trance, a slightly cool hand grabbed her arm and pulled her up from the ground.

Then, I felt a chill between my brows, as if someone had touched my forehead. My brain felt like a bucket of cold water was poured on it and it gradually cooled down, and my eyes gradually became clear.

What caught my eye was a pair of cold eyes.

"How are you?" After the tinnitus, Xiao's words finally reached her ears.

"……A little dizzy."

Meng Liyun told the truth and leaned weakly on him, realizing that she had lost all feeling in her feet.

Meng Liyun raised her hand and found a lightning-like mark on her hand. Looking forward, she found that the man who had struck her with the thunder talisman had fallen to the ground. The dagger in his body pierced directly from his back to his chest. It was obvious that he had been killed in one blow.

Xiao pulled a stool and asked Meng Liyun to sit down.

Meng Liyun breathed a sigh of relief after sitting down. She turned her head and found that Yan Ying next to her had just sat down. His originally smooth hair was messed up into a mess, and his fingers that were holding onto the table were still trembling a little.

The white-haired man was not dead, but his arms and one leg were chopped off by the owl. He lay on the ground, staring at them in half panic and half anger.

Meng Liyun suddenly found that the atmosphere was a little strange.

I turned around and looked around, and suddenly found that there was one more person around me.

The old lady who had been following her appeared here for some reason and was standing quietly in the corner, as if she was trying her best to reduce her presence.

But Meng Liyun still saw her.

"You...?" Meng Liyun opened her mouth and found that her voice was frighteningly hoarse.

The old lady met her gaze and pursed her lips to give a dry laugh: "I'm just curious... I want to see what the immortals look like--"

"She killed this man." Xiao didn't give her a chance to say more. He stared at Meng Liyun and said, "When you were knocked to the ground, the man continued to chop for nearly ten seconds. Then she suddenly threw a knife from the beam and killed him at the moment when he was distracted."

Xiao said, looking at the old lady: "You are skilled, agile, and have a perfect timing for killing people... It's obvious that you are a veteran."

Meng Liyun heard this and turned to look at her.

"...Really? Are you lying to me?" Meng Liyun blinked, looked at the old lady with a conflicted look on her face, and said softly.

"Well, I didn't cheat that much..." The old lady lowered her eyes, looking embarrassed.

Meng Liyun suddenly saw a familiar shadow vaguely on her.

This feeling is very strange.

Meng Liyun stared at the old lady, frowned slowly, and suddenly a shocking guess flashed through her mind.

But it's outrageous.

Meng Liyun thought that the main reason was that the idea was too far-fetched and she herself was a little skeptical.

Meng Liyun looked at Xiao. Xiao was looking at her, obviously asking for her opinion. After all, she brought this person along with her.

Then he looked at Yan Ying, who was still holding his forehead, leaning on the table in agony for a long time.

Meng Liyun turned her head and stared at the old lady with an uncertain expression. She blinked and her eyes suddenly became hot and a tear fell without warning.

"……Why?"

Meng Liyun spoke with sobs, staring at the old lady with helpless and slightly aggrieved eyes, seeming to be very sad.

"Why did you lie to me?" Meng Liyun closed her eyes, and tears instantly rolled down like a broken pearl curtain.

When the old lady saw her like this, she suddenly panicked and looked at her hesitantly, with a soothing look in her eyes.

"...Forget it." Meng Liyun was about to speak but tears started to flow. She looked at the old lady for a moment, but just shook her hand and turned her head back. "I should thank you. If it weren't for you... I'm afraid I wouldn't be here... Thank you."

Meng Liyun said this and bowed deeply to her.

"Stop, stop talking." The old lady finally couldn't stand it anymore and stepped forward to hold her hand.

Xiao frowned slightly, but did not stop him.

"I said, I said...don't cry." The old lady reached out to wipe away the tears from her face, looked at her crystal and fragile eyes, and suddenly sighed.

"it's me."

The person in front of him stretched out his hand, touched his neck and tore it off, and a lifelike human skin mask was torn off.

"...I am also worried about you..."

Faced with Meng Liyun's astonished eyes, the woman felt a little uncomfortable. She turned her head and touched her neck. Perhaps she was afraid of being blamed by her, and her expression was a little gloomy.

Meng Liyun opened her mouth slightly, her outrageous idea turned out to be true.

The woman in front of her wanted to say something, but Meng Liyun suddenly trembled, stretched out a hand in front of her, and stopped her: "——Wait a minute!"

The woman was stunned and looked at her at a loss.

Meng Liyun stopped the woman from saying anything in time and turned to look at Xiao: "Should we deal with this person first?"

She said, smiling brightly at him.

Xiao paused, looked back and forth between the woman and her, and nodded without objection.

At this time, Yan Ying had recovered. He looked at the lifeless black-haired man, then looked at the woman and Meng Liyun, and finally, like them, he turned his gaze to the white-haired man.

Looking at the white-haired immortal lying on the ground in a dishevel, Yan Ying had a strange look on his face.

Perhaps they didn't expect that they could really kill these monks with their own strength.

Meng Liyun rubbed her numb neck, closed her eyes and sighed.

"What... do you want to do?" The white-haired man looked at them coldly. Even though he was already lying on the ground and unable to move, he still looked at them with the attitude of a superior.

Meng Liyun frowned slightly.

No matter how proud you are, you should have realized your fate after falling to this point...

Meng Liyun secretly glanced at Xiao and Yanying.

Even if they took a step back, even if Xiao was merciful enough to let him go, Yanying would never let him go.

Then why on earth can he still maintain such an arrogant attitude...

Meng Liyun slightly lowered her eyelashes, her fingers unconsciously stroked across her face, staring straight at him, then moved her eyes downward to look at the white-haired man.

What gave him such confidence?

Or is he just plainly arrogant?

Meng Liyun frowned slightly, a little confused.

Suddenly, without warning, Xiao drew his knife and stabbed at her.

Meng Liyun was startled, watching the black knife getting closer and closer to her. With her current skills, she could easily dodge it.

But for some reason, she didn't choose to dodge. Her blank mind didn't even make the basic decision to avoid the threat, she just stared at Xiao.

The tip of the knife stopped less than half an inch away from him.

The tip of the knife was gently raised, and suddenly a pierced yellow paper man appeared on the blade.

The white-haired man suddenly vomited blood and looked extremely ugly.

"How... could you...?"

The white-haired man looked at him in disbelief.

"I've seen soul replacement before." Xiao looked at him steadily, "Attach half of the soul to this little man—"

As Xiao spoke, he took the paper figurine off the knife and said, "Stick this to the forehead of another person. When they are defenseless, you can take over their body in an instant - or control their body, right?"

Owl said as he tore the villain in half.

Meng Liyun was secretly shocked when she heard what Xiao said.

The white-haired man spat out blood again and stared at Xiao unwillingly: "Who... are you?"

Xiao looked at him coldly, without any emotion in his eyes: "You don't need to know."

As he said this, he swung his knife and chopped off his head.

Looking at the head rolling on the ground, and then at the body with blood oozing from the neck, Yan Ying suddenly thought of something and held his chin with his hand.

"It looks like it's time to move again." Yan Ying said with a sigh.

Meeting Meng Liyun's gaze, Yan Ying paused and explained to her, "When they came here, they may have told their fellow disciples that they were missing. Someone will definitely come looking for us. We need to move to another place."

"Furthermore, from what they said, it seems that they have a close relationship with the imperial court. If the imperial court sends troops..."

Meng Liyun had already understood what Yan Ying said before he finished.

Meng Liyun looked at him, her eyes moving slightly as she thought of his decisive decision just now.

"If you want to find a place of refuge, you can go to Pingfeng Mountain. There are few people there, but there are no plants or trees, and there are many insects. The environment is relatively harsh."

Xiao suddenly spoke and said to him.

Yan Ying was slightly stunned, his eyes changed, and he nodded at him: "Thank you."

Xiao shook his head: "If you want to move, you'd better move quickly. As far as I know, these people all have something called a life stone, and their master can see whether they are alive or not. Now that they are dead, the life stone is broken..."

"The monks in their sect may have already known about it." Xiao looked at him, "I'm sorry to cause you trouble this time."

"No way." Yan Ying smiled and shook his head, "You just asked them a few questions... In the end, they were the ones who chose to take action."

Yan Ying said this, lowering his eyes, as if thinking about something.

Xiao also felt that he had let the man down a little bit on this trip. He had come to help see if it was real, but he ended up seeing it, but died here.

He was the one who started it...

Owl lowered his eyes, seeming a little guilty.

Meng Liyun looked at this and that, not knowing what to say, so she just waited eagerly.

In an instant, Xiao took out a diamond-shaped jade piece from the bag at his waist and handed it to Yan Ying.

"If you are in danger, you can crush it." Xiao gave the jade piece to Yan Ying, "This is what my master gave me. He said that this thing can contact him."

Yan Ying was stunned and was about to refuse.

"I've had it for so many years, but it's useless." Xiao looked at him, "If something happens, I'll go back directly. This matter is also my responsibility. You take it. If you encounter an attack on the way, crush it, and my master will come over..."

Xiao said, his eyes moved slightly, and added: "But He doesn't have a good temper, you just need to explain it to Him."

"No, this is really..." Yan Ying wanted to wave his hand to refuse.

Xiao had already lost his patience, frowned, and said in a commanding tone: "Take it."

As soon as the words came out, Yan Ying took it obediently.

Seeing Yan Ying being so tactful, Xiao's expression eased a little: "In this case, it will be troublesome."

Yan Ying looked at the jade piece in his hand, his mouth twitched slightly, as if he felt helpless about his instinctive reaction just now: "...Thank you too."