Dafeng didnât scream harshly but instead signaled for Ji Youzhi to climb onto its back. It was its masterâs order to prepare for a breakthrough.
Ji Youzhi didnât understand what Dafeng meant. Instead, he searched in the direction where Xiaosuisui had been dropped earlier. From a distance, he saw Xunyangâs Clone, the National Master, and Emperor Dugu Xiao entangled together.
No!
More precisely, the Emperor, the National Master, and Dugu Xiao were being tightly gripped by their respective necks by black tentacles materialized from the Witch Power in Xunyangâs Cloneâs hands!
The expressions on their faces were agonizing. The Emperor, who possessed martial prowess but lacked significant Cultivation, was already turning purple.
Ji Youzhi was aghast. He drew his long sword and thrust it towards the back of Xunyangâs Clone. However, before he could get close, a small figure leaped up from a distance. Her right fist was clenched tight, blazing flames erupting from it. Ji Youzhi, his eyes wide with disbelief, hastily stopped himself mid-action.
He watched, stunned, as Xiaosuisuiâs tiny fist fiercely landed on the right shoulder bone of Xunyangâs Clone.
The continuous CRACKING sound of bones breaking echoed in his ears, and flames instantly ignited on Xunyangâs body!
"AH! PHOENIX FIRE! DAMN IT! How can you control Phoenix Fire barehanded?! AHH..."
Xunyangâs voice, trembling and rent, was horrifying to hear!
Xiaosuisui stood silently, not answering. Instead, she swiftly removed the small bell from her neck and performed a hand seal. The bell instantly emitted a golden glow.
Xiaosuisuiâs hands didnât stop moving. She made the bell grow larger and larger, until it was big enough to cover a person. Finally, just as Xunyangâs Clone, seething with unwillingness and rage, was about to pounce on Emperor Yuansheng, she trapped it within the bell!
Only then did everyone heave a collective, huge sigh of relief.
Xie PanâEr, who was supporting Princess Ata, blinked in disbelief. She felt as if she had just woken from a nightmare.
Dugu Xiao sprang up from the ground and instinctively walked towards the Soul-Calling Bell, which had transformed from a small bell into a large, bell-shaped cover. He asked in amazement, "Grand Princess, may I ask what this is? It looks to me like you performed a magic trick, conjuring such a great treasure out of nowhere! Hey! If you had this treasure, why didnât you take it out sooner? You made us terribly anxious, and we nearly died!"
Ji Youzhi walked over and glared fiercely at him. "Do you think everyone is a fool like you? Who would dare take such a risk without being absolutely sure of success?"
Hearing this, Dugu Xiao rubbed his head and couldnât help but say, "I was just kidding. We all just barely survived a calamity, right? You! You have no sense of humor at all!"
Ji Youzhi glared fiercely at him again but said nothing.
"PTOO..."
A mouthful of blood suddenly sprayed out, landing directly on the Soul-Calling Bell.
Everyone was greatly shocked.
"Suisui!" they all exclaimed in unison.
The National Master rushed forward, stuffed an Elixir into Xiaosuisuiâs mouth, and helped her into a seated meditative posture to circulate his energy and heal her injuries.
"How could this be? Suisui clearly wasnât injured by Xunyangâs Clone! Why did she suddenly vomit blood?"
Dugu Xiao murmured worriedly to himself, completely bewildered.
Princess Ata, her face deathly pale, sat down with Xie PanâErâs support and explained weakly, "The Grand Princess carries several hundred years of Power forcibly infused into her by Old Island Master Yun. Her Cultivation is insufficient, and she is too young, so under normal circumstances, she cannot easily draw upon this Power. But just now, to shatter Xunyangâs Clone internally and destroy its bodily functions from the inside out, she had to forcibly mobilize those hundreds of years of Power that Old Island Master Yun infused into her to succeed! Now, because she forcibly used that Power, her Meridians are damaged. Iâm afraid sheâll be unconscious for quite some time."
Everyone understood Princess Ataâs explanation.
"You mean sheâs not in life-threatening danger, right?" everyone asked in unison.
Only Li Yanyan thought,
Why is it just a Meridian injury? Why didnât she just die? With her around, Iâll always be the one whoâs ignored!
Indeed, at this very moment, Li Yanyan truly felt she was being overlooked again.
Normally, when everyone else was fawning over Li Suisui, she still had her Master, who would care for and cherish her. But just now, she had seen her Master rush to Li Suisuiâs side before anyone else could even react. He had fed her an Elixir and was now personally healing her!
Her heart ached, as if a large stone was lodged there, making her feel aggrieved and resentful.
No one knew what Li Yanyan was thinking; none of them paid her the slightest attention. At this moment, all their gazes were fixed on Xiaosuisui.
Even though they clearly heard Princess Ata say, "Rest assured, Suisui is not in any life-threatening danger. Her body possesses a strong self-healing ability. In a few days, she will have healed on her own. When she wakes up, she will be that adorable Xiaosuisui once more!"
ăA quarter of an hour lateră
The National Master finally withdrew his power. He reached out to pick up Xiaosuisui, intending to take her back to the Daoist Temple to recuperate.
However, before he could, Ji Youzhi had already picked Xiaosuisui up.
"Thank you, National Master, for healing my Suisui. The Ji Family will consider this a favor owed to you. If you ever need anything in the future, I make you this promise!"
The National Master initially paid no mind to Ji Youzhiâs words. His heart was detached from worldly affairs, and the promise of a Noble Family from the mortal realm held no value for him.
However, something suddenly seemed to occur to him. He gave a low chuckle and nodded. "You said it yourself. If I truly have a need in the future, I trust Divine Hunter Ji will not forget todayâs words!"
Ji Youzhi nodded firmly. "I certainly wonât forget!"