Fiancée Stolen by MC, I Trip Them up

Chapter 692 - 595: Celestial Silkworms on Celestial Silkworm Mountain

After leaving the unnamed lake, Zhao Yi and the Nine Dragon Jade Seal were in high spirits. They sang as they walked, their off-key notes causing many unknown birds to flap their wings and flee hastily.

’Master, I thought my singing was already bad, but yours is even worse.’

’Shut up, this is what they call a heavenly voice. I plan to hold a singing meetup in the New World.’

Zhao Yi’s pleasant daydream was mocked by the Nine Dragon Jade Seal. As they bantered joyfully, a powerful force halted them in their tracks. Before their eyes stood a towering mountain, soaring into the clouds. The mountain was densely forested with trees, which were lush and vibrant with life force, and held many white bags.

’Master, isn’t this Celestial Silkworm Mountain? But what are those white bags?’

The Nine Dragon Jade Seal’s question almost made Zhao Yi collapse in surprise.

’If you don’t know, can you stop making things up? It makes you seem uncultured! Obviously, those are the silkworms’ houses!’

After speaking, Zhao Yi couldn’t help but laugh. His laughter echoed through the valley, causing a significant disturbance. The silkworms shook violently, emitting sharp noises!

Even Zhao Yi couldn’t endure it and had to block his ears temporarily. The sound took a long time to subside.

Zhao Yi and the Nine Dragon Jade Seal communicated in the spiritual world, both concluding that these silkworms were highly sensitive to sound; otherwise, they wouldn’t react so intensely.

After reaching this conclusion, Zhao Yi tidied up his clothes and quietly approached the mountain. After a two-hour stealth journey, Zhao Yi finally reached the mountain. He summoned the Nine Dragon Box and began to pick some silkworm silk, placing them inside the box.

The silkworm silk in the box glowed faintly like jellyfish. Zhao Yi continued picking for half an hour, and seeing that the box was overflowing with silk, he decided to retreat.

Just as Zhao Yi was stealthily planning his retreat, a long howl echoed from the foot of the mountain, causing the sharp noise to return once more. Prepared, Zhao Yi took off at a run.

Zhao Yi rushed through the mulberry forest and quickly reached the foot of the mountain. As the mountain returned to tranquility, just as Zhao Yi was about to celebrate, he remembered he couldn’t speak and could only cover his mouth, ready to retreat.

"Young man, after picking someone else’s things, shouldn’t you at least say thank you?"

The voice was gentle without a hint of malice, yet it still caught Zhao Yi by surprise. The speaker wasn’t far, and had approached silently.

Zhao Yi turned around to see a refined middle-aged man in white robes holding a white folding fan standing before him.

"I’ve been here a long time, and this is the first time I’ve seen such a handsome tree. Not only do you look good, but you also sound nice. I have some gold here as a token of appreciation."

Zhao Yi smiled as he left the gold on the ground, preparing to slip away, but the man didn’t stop him, which made Zhao Yi curious.

The answer soon became clear. After walking a dozen meters, Zhao Yi found he couldn’t break through an invisible barrier no matter how hard he tried.

"No need to struggle, this is the Power of Laws. You’ve taken those things, and unless you give me what I want, you won’t be able to leave."

The man was confident as he gazed at Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi turned back, packed the box, and asked calmly, "What do you want?"

"Simple, the Nine Dragon Jade Seal!"

"Damn! I say, mister, aren’t you being a bit greedy? I’m a Cosmic Divine Artifact!"

"You’re merely an artifact, but with this net, Zhao Yi can master the laws. What are you worth?"

The man was very confident, his tone full of pride, unlike his earlier modesty.

"Is there any other way besides this, like killing you?"

At Zhao Yi’s question, the man seemed slightly surprised but said, "If you don’t plan to hand it over, that’s fine. Defeat me, and you can leave!"

The man seemed assured of victory. Zhao Yi removed his coat and placed it aside, asking for his opponent’s name.

"You’re the first to ask my name here. You can call me Bai Xianzhi. I’ve been here for three thousand years, very lonely and bored."

As Bai Xianzhi spoke, he clapped his hands rhythmically. Zhao Yi thought the man was trying to use sound to trap him in the Illusion Realm again. Just as he was about to let out a howl, he realized the mulberry forest was completely still. Amid the dust, a giant spider flew out.

"Whoa!" Zhao Yi and the Nine Dragon Jade Seal exclaimed simultaneously!

The spider before them was enormous, three meters tall, five meters wide, charging at Zhao Yi like a dart. Zhao Yi rushed back and leaned against the Barrier, dodging just as the spider neared, letting it hit the Barrier and get dazed.

Bai Xianzhi couldn’t help but smile at the scene. This guy was too cunning.

After dealing with the spider, Zhao Yi was about to say something cheerful but was struck silent by the scene before him.

Hundreds of large spiders descended from the sky, surrounding Zhao Yi. The spiders hissed unpleasantly, drooling white saliva that looked disgusting. Their bristles were as large as steel needles, glowing blue.

"Are these spiders or monsters?"

Zhao Yi cursed as she dodged the silk the spiders spat. To his surprise, the silk, instead of disappearing when it hit the ground, stood upright like a venomous snake, attacking Zhao Yi!

Zhao Yi clasped his hands together, summoning fireballs, turning the surrounding area into a sea of fire.

"Boom!"

An unexpected explosion sent shockwaves, blowing Zhao Yi into the air. He tumbled several times in the sky before stabilizing perfectly.

"Haha, you guys may have many legs, but you don’t have wings!"

"Whoosh!"

Before Zhao Yi could rejoice, the silk from the spiders reached his feet. His clothes caught a bit, emitting a pungent smell, while Bai Xianzhi had already maneuvered behind him.

The white silk had formed a rope, ready to bind Zhao Yi. Zhao Yi, already prepared, dodged and turned, with the Nine Dragon Jade Seal on his shoulder spewing a stream of water directly at Bai Xianzhi’s face.

With his vision blocked, Bai Xianzhi was kicked to the Barrier by Zhao Yi.

Zhao Yi capitalized on his advantage, flashing in front of Bai Xianzhi. As the golden shimmer in the water was about to settle the score, Bai Xianzhi, facing downwards, suddenly opened his mouth. A spider shot out from Bai Xianzhi’s mouth, aiming directly at Zhao Yi’s face.

The Nine Dragon Jade Seal’s water flow repelled the spider, and Zhao Yi quickly retreated, creating a standoff.

Without initiating an attack, Bai Xianzhi’s pristine white clothes were now dirty from the battle. He promptly waved his arms, summoning webs to clean his clothes.

"I never thought a man could care more about cleanliness than a woman."

"You just don’t get it. I spend all my time with these silkworms. They’re clean, so I have to be clean, too, or they’ll scorn me."

Unperturbed, Bai Xianzhi smiled at Zhao Yi, as if the deadly duel had nothing to do with him.

"You’re impressive, whether in combat experience or intelligence, you’re top-notch. No wonder you came here without any backing."

"What do you mean by that?"