Chapter 20

Seeing Lin Fan trying to sneak away after being freed from his bindings, Ximen Shuai immediately said, "Lin Fan, return the Blood Moonstone to them." Xue Ji immediately looked at Lin Fan on the ground, "He said the Blood Moonstone is on you." "Would you believe him just because he said so?" Ximen Shuai countered. Xue Ji snorted coldly, "Disciples of the righteous sects are all the same; they can't lie at all. They would turn red in the face if they tried to lie." Ximen Shuai smiled bitterly and shook his head, "This person is an exception." Lin Fan slowly ascended to the top of the bamboo grove on the wind: "Evil cultist, take this!" He then threw a talisman. Xue Ji, too lazy to deal with Lin Fan, sent a bamboo sword flying to pierce through the talisman and land in front of Lin Fan. With a flick of her finger, the bamboo sword struck Lin Fan, sending him falling into the bamboo forest with a cry of pain. "Pretend all you want." Ximen Shuai, with tears in his eyes, thought, "You're pretending very well. There's no way to explain it now. With your cultivation, how could you not get the Blood Moonstone if I chased after you?" Lin Fan was also hesitant. According to the rules of Yunqing Sect, if he encountered an evil cultist within the Twelve Continents, he could retreat if he was not a match, but if he could fight, he must eliminate the enemy. Working with Ximen Shuai seemed possible, but he didn't trust Ximen Shuai. This guy had good cultivation but a terrible character, and might abandon him and run at any moment. "Forget it, I'll just keep quiet and make money. No matter what, the Demon Sect is an ally, and Ximen Shuai is wanted by the Demon Sect, so he's an enemy." Ximen Shuai wouldn't let Lin Fan off easily and was willing to take the blame, saying, "Xue Ji, whether you trust me or not, if you catch the little Taoist and search him, you'll definitely find the Blood Moonstone. If not, we can fight again. If you fight me now, it will only benefit outsiders." If Xue Ji were a righteous person, she wouldn't be swayed. But Xue Ji was an evil cultist, and to her, Lin Fan was like an ant. She wouldn't harm him out of respect for her own status. Hearing Ximen Shuai's words, she thought about it and decided that catching him and questioning him wouldn't cause any other losses. So Xue Ji said, "Little Taoist, come up here." Lin Fan had just finished writing a talisman, which disappeared instantly. He turned and slowly floated up, shouting, "Evil person, watch how I subdue you." Xue Ji sneered, "What if I let you have three moves? A firefly's light dares to compete with the sun and moon." Lin Fan was furious, gritted his teeth, and slowly drew a talisman for an Earth Thunder Spell. With a wave of his hand, the talisman flew toward Xue Ji. She caught it, and it turned into a bolt of lightning, but she didn't flinch. Xue Ji said, "Two more moves." She was a cunning person, secretly observing Ximen Shuai. Although she was confident she could defeat Ximen Shuai here, he had the Qiankun Ring. If the Blood Moonstone entered the Qiankun Ring, the only way to get it back would be to kill Ximen Shuai. Defeating Ximen Shuai was easy, but killing him was a different matter. "Fire Spirit Spell!" Lin Fan shouted, casting the Fire Spirit Spell. Xue Ji caught the Fire Spirit Spell again, suffering no damage. "Third move, and then you die," she said. As she spoke, she suddenly felt something was wrong. One hundred and eight bamboo swords formed three layers of protection around her. A loud thud followed, and a large hole was blasted through the bamboo swords. Xue Ji's body was hit hard, and she trembled. "Kui Water Yin Thunder?" "Here it comes again." Ximen Shuai protected himself with the Qiankun Ring, on high alert. What a weak thunder, it didn't even make him bleed. Lin Fan was very disappointed with the Kui Water Yin Thunder. He didn't know that while the Kui Water Yin Thunder's damage was average, its intimidation factor was significant. Seeing Ximen Shuai's attitude, Xue Ji immediately used her cultivation to heal herself and became cautious, "Who is the high expert who dared to sneak an attack?" The best strategy is to run. Ximen Shuai shouted, "The green mountains remain, and the clear water flows. Farewell." "Where are you going!" Seeing Ximen Shuai fly away, Xue Ji immediately cast a spell, and one hundred and eight precious swords from the depths of the bamboo forest attacked Ximen Shuai from all directions. Xue Ji shouted, "Ximen Shuai, you dared to sneak an attack on me." Xue Ji blamed the Kui Water Yin Thunder on Ximen Shuai, who was a talented cultivator and despicable. Although the one hundred and eight swords were bamboo, their power was not something Ximen Shuai could explain away. He shouted, his body expanding several times, and he grabbed the Qiankun Ring to sweep the bamboo swords away, then threw the Qiankun Ring at Xue Ji. Xue Ji summoned thirty-six more bamboo swords to block the Qiankun Ring while the other seventy-two flew at Ximen Shuai. Ximen Shuai groaned; the bamboo forest was endless, and Xue Ji's bamboo swords were inexhaustible. "Run!" Ximen Shuai charged forward, stepping on the returning Qiankun Ring and flying away at an angle. Xue Ji was most worried about this move by Ximen Shuai. The Qiankun Ring had endless uses, and its ability to fly was incredibly fast. But she couldn't let the sect's treasure go, so she chased after him on her sword. Lin Fan was left alone in the bamboo forest. He took out the Blood Moonstone and looked at it. It wasn't a magical treasure or valuable, so why were so many people fighting over it? He also realized Ximen Shuai was very bad, flying toward the Jiulong Mountains, clearly planning to use the righteous sects and independents to eliminate Xue Ji. But Xue Ji wouldn't fall for it. During the great battles of the evil sects, the righteous sects often suffered because the evil sects' schemes were endless. For example, Ximen Shuai's simple trick of luring the enemy deeper had cost many righteous experts their lives. This was one reason disciples needed to go out and train. Since no one was paying attention to him, he might as well leave... Lin Fan didn't rush to leave. He bought some food, did some errands, and then slowly flew toward Lotus Mountain. As he approached the Jiulong Mountains, Xue Ji appeared, blocking his path. Lin Fan let out a cry and immediately became very cautious. "Strip!" Xue Ji pointed at Lin Fan. "Fire Spirit Talisman!" Lin Fan attacked again. Xue Ji used a true qi to knock the Fire Spirit Talisman away, then formed a large hand with her true qi and dragged Lin Fan into the depths of the forest, where she stripped him... After a long time, Xue Ji floated away. Don't misunderstand, Lin Fan was only stripped and felt up, nothing inappropriate happened. As he dressed, he sighed, "This woman..." Lin Fan had long known that Ximen Shuai wouldn't let him off easily, so he hadn't carried the Blood Moonstone with him. But he never expected Xue Ji to use such a direct method. During the ordeal, he went through thoughts of resistance, non-resistance, and back again, but ultimately decided not to resist because he didn't sense any killing intent from Xue Ji. Besides, he wasn't a match for her. But... whoever strips me, no matter how far, must be punished. Even if you're a beautiful woman... You stripped me, and you're in the evil sect, didn't you want to do something? What exactly? Lin Fan didn't know, but after Xue Ji flew away, he felt a sense of emptiness, and he even had the thought of wanting her to touch him a bit more...