Chapter 99 Snow Lotus is Human

Chapter 99 Snow Lotus is Human

After Hu Ruoyan answered the first question, a faint killing intent emanated from her. Her gaze towards Ling Yunxiao was devoid of any warmth, as if she were looking at a dead man.

Ling Yunxiao, enduring her murderous gaze, continued, "Everyone outside is saying that the head of the Hu family invited a divine doctor to cure your disfigurement."

Upon hearing the name of the Hu family patriarch, Hu Ruoyan's face turned cold, and she scoffed, "He's always putting on an act. If the injuries on my face weren't faked, he would have just left me to fend for myself."

"It seems you don't get along with the head of the Hu family." Ling Yunxiao said thoughtfully. "My second question is, is your bad relationship due to your mother's early death? Or was your mother killed by the head of the Hu family?"

Hu Ruoyan's expression changed drastically. She stared at Ling Yunxiao with a gloomy expression, and the murderous aura around her intensified: "I originally wanted to leave you with a complete corpse, but now it seems that being slowly sliced ​​to death is more suitable for you! One last question, and then you can die!"

Ling Yunxiao remained unmoved. He had deliberately provoked her. His gaze shifted slightly, landing on one of the swaying memorial tablets, and he said slowly and deliberately, "A good name."

The memorial tablet bears the inscription: "Hu Haitian's wife, Xue Lian."

Hu Haitian is the name of the current head of the Hu family.

Xue Lian's identity is obvious; she is Hu Haitian's deceased first wife.

“I’ve always been puzzled. A few days ago, when I was exploring the ancestral hall, the wolf demon suddenly appeared in broad daylight at the Hu family’s house. Now I understand. It was Miss Hu who wanted to cover up the matter concerning the snow lotus, or more precisely, the matter concerning your mother.”

Hearing Ling Yunxiao's words, Hu Ruoyan's face turned ferocious, and extreme anger surged into her heart, but she still maintained the ability to think: "Does Fellow Daoist have any last words to say?"

Ling Yunxiao said calmly, "Thank you for your kindness, Miss Hu. I am indeed somewhat moved. It turns out that the Snow Lotus is not a spiritual medicine, but a person. However, I am very curious as to why you would want to kill me because of this? Unless..."

He paused for a moment and said, "What reason do you have to silence them? If I'm not mistaken, it should be related to the head of the Hu family."

Hu Ruoyan suddenly laughed: "That's right, you guessed it perfectly. I'm going to kill him, I'm going to kill all the Hu family members. The day of the ancestral worship ceremony will be their death day. But I wonder if you guessed it, you will also become a dead soul under my command?"

She didn't mind revealing the location and time of the plan, perhaps because these things had been buried in her heart for a long time, or perhaps because something she had been planning for many years was about to come to fruition.

After saying that, Hu Ruoyan burst into laughter, as if to vent years of suppressed resentment and hatred.

A chilling wind swept through the ancestral hall, and countless memorial tablets crashed to the ground. The honor and glory of the dead turned to ashes in an instant, except for Xue Lian's memorial tablet, which remained unharmed.

Ling Yunxiao's figure slowly faded, but did not completely disappear; it was in a state between reality and illusion. He looked at Hu Ruoyan, who was laughing wildly, and exclaimed, "Sound attack technique? But it won't work on me."

Hu Ruoyan's brows furrowed. She wasn't laughing for no reason; the laughter was a spell she had cultivated, intended to control Ling Yunxiao's mind, even for a moment, which would be enough for her to successfully carry out her next move.

Hu Ruoyan's expression wasn't pleasant: "You already found out?"

Ling Yunxiao said expressionlessly, "You're talking so much nonsense to me, it can't be because you're kind of you, it's probably to better activate the spell."

Hu Ruoyan remained silent; Ling Yunxiao was right.

After seeing the other party break through the magic array, she knew that this person was somewhat troublesome.

When she spoke with Ling Yunxiao just now, she would always add a trace of power to her words each time she opened her mouth. It didn't have any effect once or twice, but little by little, it added up. When she actually used her magic, the effect was incomparable.

The two remained silent for a long time, seemingly waiting for one of them to lose patience first.

Hu Ruoyan suddenly said, "Someone came to the ancestral hall earlier. Why don't you guess whether he fell for the trap? By the way, he should be your accomplice."

Ling Yunxiao recalled the noises from next door in the middle of the night, and a bad feeling crept into his heart. However, he remembered that it wasn't Lou Yuqing's room, so he calmed down instantly and said with certainty, "It was you who did this."

"Yes," Hu Ruoyan readily admitted. "He's not as difficult to deal with as you. I only said a few words, and he completely lost his mind and became my puppet. Now guess how many of your accomplices are left?"

Hu Ruoyan's expression suggested she was enjoying the show. After speaking, she waved her hands, and a white light emerged from them, transforming into a light curtain that hung in mid-air.

Ling Yunxiao spotted Lou Yuqing at a glance, saw her and Si Nidie attacking the formation, and also saw Shen Lijun revealing a malicious smile, reaching out his hands to push them into the formation, instantly leaving the scene empty.

"Oh dear, it seems none of them have escaped unscathed." Hu Ruoyan exclaimed in feigned surprise, then explained insincerely, "My magic array has the power of attraction and repulsion. Any cultivator who enters it will be torn apart and killed, leaving no one with a complete corpse."

As Ling Yunxiao watched the magic array suck Lou Yuqing in, his heart suddenly ached. This pain was amplified countless times by Hu Ruoyan's words, and his body felt as if it were being pricked by thousands of needles.

He had forgotten that he was in a small world. His eyes were red as he looked at Hu Ruoyan. His body became completely ethereal. The next moment, he appeared behind Hu Ruoyan, his spiritual power condensed in his hands, and he threw a punch.

Hu Ruoyan was terrified by his gaze. When she realized he had vanished into thin air, her whole body immediately screamed danger. She made a hand seal with her right hand, and a lotus-shaped phantom appeared behind her.

"Bang!"

The lotus phantom was blasted into pieces as soon as it appeared. The fist continued its momentum, heading straight for Hu Ruoyan's back. If this blow landed, she would be crippled or killed.

Hu Ruoyan frowned, and a lotus-seed-shaped object flew out from her forehead. With a flash of light, it enveloped her body and disappeared from the spot, dodging Ling Yunxiao's fatal attack.

When she reappeared, Hu Ruoyan was already in another direction.

Ling Yunxiao commented casually, "Teleportation ability, that's interesting."

Hu Ruoyan had just used one of her few lotus seeds, her face icy cold. She thought she had a basic understanding of this person's abilities, but she didn't expect him to have this supernatural power similar to disappearing into nothingness—an ability even more difficult to defend against than the Shadow Escape Technique.

Just then, the image on the light screen in mid-air changed. A large section of the light membrane of the repulsion array bulged out, as if it were being squeezed by some force, or perhaps... it was about to burst?

Regardless of the interpretation, it suggests that the power originates from within the magic array. Most likely, Lou Yuqing and the others are not dead and are breaking free of the array.

Ling Yunxiao's expression softened upon thinking of this.

In contrast, Hu Ruoyan's face was dark and gloomy. She had just said that no one could escape the fate of being reduced to ashes, and now someone had given her a resounding slap in the face.

She didn't believe those two could actually come out!

The struggle within the ancestral hall, which had just begun, has now ceased.

Ling Yunxiao and Hu Ruoyan stared intently at the screen, watching as the area of ​​the magic array's light membrane bulged larger and larger, like a balloon that had been inflated to its limit and was about to burst.

Finally, the light membrane could not withstand the pressure and exploded with a bang. Although no sound could be heard, one could imagine how loud the explosion was, because at this moment the magic circle turned into starlight and scattered across the screen, like a final bloom before death.

Bathed in the soft light, the girl's figure seemed to be draped in a gentle filter. Her moon-white gown fluttered gracefully, exuding a noble, fairy-like aura that sent shivers down the spines of onlookers.

The light curtain shattered the next moment.

Ling Yunxiao snapped out of his reverie, looked at Hu Ruoyan, and said calmly, "Your magic array doesn't seem very good."

On the surface, nothing seemed to have happened, but only he knew how deeply he was moved.

Hu Ruoyan's face darkened, and she decisively struck: "What good is being eloquent? You're doomed today!"

Ling Yunxiao chuckled and advanced instead of retreating.

When the two started fighting, the Hu family disciples outside were completely oblivious to the fact that someone was fighting in the ancestral hall.

At the same time, Lou Yuqing broke through the magic array. Before she could even settle scores with the imposter Shen Lijun, she called out to the stone house, "Senior Sister! Are you there? Are you still alive?"

The surrounding lights gradually disappeared, and she did not receive a response from Si Nidie.

Outside the small world, Si Nidie appeared in the square, sighing with despair. She hadn't expected to stay until now, after all, there were so many Foundation Establishment experts in the Seven Sects.

But she discovered that in addition to testing strength, luck was also a very important factor in the Small World Trials. After teaming up with her junior sister and the others, she was hoping to get a top-three finish, but now her dream has been shattered.

Overall, the result is acceptable.

However, Si Nidie glared at the timid Shen Lijun, and she still had to scold him. She was extremely frustrated by this way of being eliminated by betrayal.

"When the hell were you replaced?!" Si Nidie rushed up to Shen Lijun and demanded. When she saw Chu Qingyang standing next to him, she was shocked again, "You were replaced too?!"

Shen Lijun and Chu Qingyang gave a wry smile.

Although Si Nidie had somewhat anticipated this outcome, seeing them actually in the square still filled her with grief and indignation: "How pathetic! The three of you went out together and still got wiped out! Where is Ling Yunxiao? I can't see him!"

Shen Lijun pointed to the light screen: "There."

Watching Ling Yunxiao fight with a woman, Si Nidie was stunned: "...He wasn't eliminated? Wait, I'm a little confused, can you tell me what's going on?"

Shen Lijun was too embarrassed to say it.

Chu Qingyang was too ashamed to say it.

“If they won’t tell you, I will.” Luo Buqi walked over, head held high like a proud rooster. “In fact, when the four of you went to the Hu family to look for clues, Shen Lijun was killed by Hu Ruoyan in the ancestral hall and became her puppet.”

Si Nidie stared at Shen Lijun in astonishment: "You fucking died so young!"

Shen Lijun complained, "That Miss Hu has soul-capturing magic. My iron sand puppet is only stronger in its recovery ability, but it can't withstand any attacks on the soul."

In the instant Si Nidie was pondering, Shen Lijun glared at Luo Buqi: What are you doing here?

Luo Buqi snorted: It's none of your business.

He added, "Chu Qingyang went out at night to find the puppet Shen Lijun, thinking he had a clue about the snow lotus and wanted to keep it for himself. That's how he was eliminated by the puppet."

The next day, both of them became puppets.

Si Nidie's gaze was unfriendly: "You deserved to die."

Chu Qingyang: "..."

He knew it.