chapter 32

If her connection with Yin Xuezhuo was cut off, then wouldn’t she die a faster death?

F**k.

This was a f**king pit with no way out.

As Ji Yan was immersed in deep thought, Yin Xuezhuo brought her back to the room where she was imprisoned.

At that moment, Ji Yan heard the wind howl.

It was not an ordinary breeze.

It sounded like a weapon cutting through the air, like a silver needle piercing through a leaf.

In the next instant, a brilliant ray of light pierced through the darkness under the moonlight. The spiritual power around the area surged powerfully. It was like a rock had suddenly been thrown in a calm lake, causing large ripples to undulate through the lake. The ray of light skillfully shot towards Yin Xuezhuo’s hand that was currently wrapped around Ji Yan’s neck.

The sudden attack was swift, so he was caught off guard.

When the ray of light shot towards him, Yin Xuezhuo immediately transformed himself into a cloud of black mist, silently disappearing into the dark. Ji Yan’s legs had gone soft and almost fell over from the sudden attack.

The opponent didn’t know that Yin Xuezhuo could disappear into thin air as a nightmare spirit. Even though Yin Xuezhuo disappeared, he merely turned invisible. The opponent thought that he had physically escaped. He ran toward Ji Yan and helped her up, “Junior Sister Bai! Are you alright?”

The man who had just saved her was Shao Xin.

The young man appeared anxious as he looked at her. His handsome facial features were marked with worry for her. Even so, he still looked dashingly handsome under the beautiful moon.

She would’ve never expected that her “savior” would be him. She looked at Shao Xin in disbelief, “Why are you here? You…you should run away quickly!”

He was not Yin Xuezhuo’s opponent.

“It’s okay.” Shao Xin lifted her up and embraced her tightly. The red handprints on Ji Yan’s neck were eye-catching. Even though she struggled against him, he still managed to quickly open the door and put Ji Yan on the bed. He quickly took her pulse. After he finished taking her pulse, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, “Luckily, you are okay. It’s no wonder the Devil Suppressing Tower was responding to your presence. It’s because you had a devil following you around.”

Ji Yan looked around her surroundings suspiciously.

Where was Yin Xuezhuo? He should be nearby, so why wasn’t he showing up?

Based on his rash temper, why didn’t Yin Xuezhuo kill Shao Xin on the spot?

Shao Xin didn’t know why her expression was still so tense. He thought she was still a little anxious because she was overly frightened by the devil’s sudden appearance. He quickly raised his head and placed it on her back to help her adjust her breathing. After a while, he finally let go of her.

When Ji Yan’s wounds were healed, he sat on the edge of the best. He parted his mouth to talk, but he stopped.

It was because Ji Yan was suddenly staring at him attentive.

“Junior Sister Bai…” Shao Xin was feeling a little embarrassed and helpless. He became nervous whenever he had to talk to a girl.

Ji Yan didn’t beat around the bush and directly asked, “Why are you here?”

“There was a commotion around the area, so everyone was ordered to head over to where the spiritual vein was located. However, I became worried when I remembered that you still had demonic energy around you. Hence, I came over to your room to confirm whether or not you were still here. And sure enough, you had disappeared.” A frown formed on Shao Xin’s handsome face when he went straight to business. He suddenly asked, “Did the devil bring you to the spiritual vein just now and destroy the barrier?”

There was no need to hide it from him now, so Ji Yan nodded her head weakly.

“It was the Devil Lord, right? Shao Xin asked.

Ji Yan widened her eyes in surprise.

Shao Xin was the only person who had correctly guessed Yin Xuezhuo’s true identity after fighting and remained calm.

“You can confide in me if you’re blackmailed by him. I will help you.” Shao Xin’s heart ached when he saw the red marks around Ji Yan’s neck. He tried to speak up a few times, but he hesitated each time. The young man lowered his head and clenched his sword tightly, “Although I am not her opponent, I am not afraid of him.”

Ji Yan, “…”

How are you so confident and calm?

When the elders were notified about Yin Xuezhuo’s presence, they started panicking like dogs, so how could Shao Xin and act so calmly?

She looked at Shao Xin suspiciously. Shao Xin seemed to notice her doubts, and he proceeded to take off the sachet from his waist and handed it to her.

“This is…something a friend of mine gave me. At that time, he told me that this sachet can deal with Yin Xuezhuo. I didn’t care much about it at first, but I never got to try it out until today.”

This thing can deal with Yin Xuezhuo?

Could there be something in this world that can actually hurt him?

Ji Yan cautiously asked, “Can I take a look at it?”

“Of course, you can.” The young man smiled indifferently and handed the sachet to her.

Ji Yan opened the sachet carefully and discovered many small fragments inside it.

The fragments looked like crushed shells…wait, it looked more like scales. The transparent scales had a beautiful light blue luster. The scales had the texture of iron, but it was still very beautiful.

“What is this?” She was very curious.

Shao Xin smiled at her question and replied, “This is Black Ice Scales. They’re the scales from a nightmare spirit.”