Where does that wicked woman get her conscience?

Chapter 121 Three Great Protectors

The bamboo swayed back and forth incessantly, creaking and squeaking. When the strong wind blew, it also carried wisps of white smoke similar to that from the main house, but much denser and spreading extremely quickly. In just a few breaths, the entire bamboo forest had been turned into a smog-filled place.

Visibility vanished instantly. Even Chi Rong, perched on Guan Xun's shoulder, needed to be brushed away by the smoke to be seen clearly. He seemed to be enveloped in smoke, and only gasps of surprise could be heard echoing through the bamboo forest.

Guan Xun frowned slightly and involuntarily took a half step back. It was that strange smoke again. Would it suck her away again? Thinking this, she didn't fly into the air like before, but instead quickly spread her divine sense in all directions.

She wanted to see what was causing all this trouble in the smoke.

Meanwhile, in a room filled with wisps of smoke and flickering eerie light.

"crunch..."

The rocking chair in front of the wooden table was swaying back and forth, and an old man with a buzz cut was lounging comfortably on it. His two triangular ears on his head were twitching intermittently, and his short, thick tail was covered with black and white fur, swaying back and forth. He seemed to be in an exceptionally happy mood.

His white eyebrows drooped, and his cloudy eyes were fixed on the crystal ball that shimmered with an eerie light in front of him. He looked at the images reflected on it, sometimes marveling and sometimes chuckling, causing the fleshy mounds on his cheeks that had sagged down to his neck to tremble incessantly.

"Oh my, the Five Elements Harmony Pill? Pills... Pills are good things."

"But the girl can disguise herself? That seems even better."

"No, it seems that the pills are better. Oh no, that's not right either. I'm so conflicted."

The old man was talking nonsense. He raised his hand and scratched his face in frustration, pulling the loose skin of his face downwards with each scratch.

Finally, after scratching his head and looking around for a while, he seemed to have made up his mind and jumped off the rocking chair.

The old man was unusually short; he wasn't even as tall as the wooden table.

With his wrinkled hands behind his back, he shouted towards the dark direction behind the house, "Four Guardians, go and bring me someone!"

As she spoke, she turned and pointed to the ordinary little face reflected in the crystal ball, adding, "It's this girl."

"Yes."

After the calm voice faded and a few white shadows flashed by the window, the old man jumped back onto the rocking chair and wagged his tail contentedly.

Among the bamboo forest.

The smoke still lingered, and the bamboo swayed incessantly.

A blurry figure swayed a few times in front of Guan Xun, and a hesitant male voice sounded in her ear: "Beauty, is it really you?"

Guan Xun glanced at him casually, showing no intention of paying him any attention.

Lin Miao, standing beside him, lowered her voice, her tone sounding somewhat anxious: "Guan Xun, we can take this opportunity to leave this place first."

She didn't want to delve into whether Guan Xun had offended the Holy Light Hall. Even if there was a real grudge, she would unconditionally side with him simply because he was willing to help her family.

Lin Miaoke took in the greedy looks on those people's faces. There were so many of them that even if the two of them joined forces, it would be difficult for them to escape unscathed, and they might even get injured.

Moreover, we are still inside the formation, and time is of the essence. If we are delayed even for a moment, this trip will have been in vain.

Guan Xun had naturally considered what Lin Miao was thinking. If they were to take action, it would definitely waste some time. She wondered if it was just her imagination, but the white smoke seemed to have arrived at a very opportune time. However, the important matter was more pressing, and she was too lazy to think about it too much.

As for this face...

She glanced at the little fish, thinking she could just get another one.

Just as Guan Xun was about to set off, a bolt of white spiritual energy, as fast as lightning, flashed through the white smoke and rapidly approached.

With its bright light dancing in the smoke and crackling with explosive sounds, the attack seemed to have no precise target, only bombarding a fixed area, and landed on the open ground next to Guan Xun.

"Oh!"

After a series of indiscriminate attacks, the bombardment finally came to a halt.

Such methods are obviously the work of someone else.

Despite not knowing the exact location, they launched a flurry of attacks, seemingly acting recklessly out of anger.

Guan Xun narrowed her dark eyes, staring intently at the source of the spiritual energy attack. After several attempts, she had figured out the origin of the attack.

He immediately twisted his ankle and darted away!

Tai Shi Muxue frowned, staring straight ahead. After venting her emotions, she calmed down a little and abruptly withdrew her fifth attack.

Even the elders in the hall were no match for that woman. Her strength was naturally inferior to that of the elders. If the other party were to make a move, she would probably be in mortal danger!

This woman's appearance is strange, and her methods are even more so. When she came, her father instructed her to keep a close eye on her and search for her whereabouts while carrying the bounty. If she did encounter her, she should not confront her.

The thought flashed through her mind, and Taishi Muxue immediately took out a crystal-clear jade slip from her storage ring and held it in her hand. Just as she was about to crush it, a gust of wind suddenly rushed towards her!

Her long hair was blown back by the wind, and with a whoosh, she looked up abruptly to find that ordinary face with an indifferent expression right in front of her.

A strange smile played on his lips, and a dark red light surged from his palm. He raised his hand and slammed it down, aiming directly at her forehead!

Tai Shi Muxue's pupils shrank to the size of dots. Although her heart stopped for a moment, her reaction was extremely fast. She dodged backward in an instant, her toes sliding across the ground and leaving a deep mark.

She was covered in cold sweat. Just as she was backing away, a wisp of spiritual power surged from her damp hand, and she crushed the jade slip she was holding tightly.

The moment the jade slip shattered, countless fragments vanished into the air.

A cold glint flashed in Guan Xun's eyes. It was that messenger again. However, Moxi City was too far away from here. Even traveling at full speed would take several days. The old men who received the messages could not possibly arrive in a short time.

Humph.

Faced with Taishi Muxue's evasion, Guan Xun remained expressionless and launched another fierce attack. She had come to Fenhuang Manor only for Tianchi and had no intention of getting involved in anything outside of her business. However, the other party insisted on courting death, so she had no one to blame but herself.

At this moment——

Several powerful auras burst forth from the bamboo forest, without the slightest hesitation, and directly flashed towards the open space.

The direction this speed was heading was clearly aimed at Guan Xun.

Before the figure even arrived, the attack had already flashed over, and a blue spiritual energy like a wave rushed over, cutting between Guan Xun and Tai Shi Muxue.

A cool and gentle aura permeated the air, and blue spiritual energy, like waves, pushed them back a considerable distance. As soon as the huge gap formed, white smoke filled the air again, and both sides instantly lost sight of each other.

“Water attribute.” Guan Xun frowned and murmured, wondering where this person had come from.

"No one shall be harmed here." A calm voice suddenly rang out, devoid of any emotion, like that of a puppet.

Upon hearing this, Guan Xun's brows relaxed slightly. It seemed that the guardian of the formation could not be considered an enemy for the time being.

But just as the thought crossed her mind, a strange aura suddenly surged up behind her.

"Come with us."

Another calm, even voice, slightly hoarse, came through, unlike the previous one, clearly not from the same person.