Chapter 42 Why are you doing something like this at a time like this?!

So what exactly is going on right now?

Ling Xiaoyou secretly lurked in a patch of shadow in the distance, watching the situation unfold.

She first glanced at the demon Heike, who was chanting something with array patterns floating before him, then looked at the demon Naer, whose body was covered in burns and was guarding the crying Xiaoyu.

So Xiaoyu really was captured and brought here.

Fortunately, I still have the ‘Blood Navel’ on me.

With it, I could locate Xiaoyu’s position.

Otherwise, in such a remote place, I truly wouldn’t have found her.

Ling Xiaoyou felt a bit lucky that she hadn’t discarded the ‘Blood Navel’ but kept it instead.

See, it finally came in handy!

Then, her gaze turned by accident to the direction where Bai Shuanglian was confined by a Barrier.

Bai Shuanglian was actually locked up by these demons too?!

Ling Xiaoyou was genuinely shocked.

She never imagined that someone as powerful as Bai Shuanglian would also be imprisoned.

Are these demons really that strong?

Or did Bai Shuanglian simply fall into a trap?

Ling Xiaoyou pondered, thinking the latter was more likely.

Suddenly, a strong red light erupted in the center.

Ling Xiaoyou looked toward the source and saw a Law Array slowly forming in front of the dark demon.

After the Array’s outline was drawn, Xiaoyu was immediately engulfed by red light.

A blue glow gradually emerged from her body, and then, as if playing tug-of-war, the blue light was pulled out by the red glow and drawn into the Array.

This is… Spirit Power?!

And such a huge amount!

Ling Xiaoyou stared at the scene in disbelief.

Then she heard Xiaoyu’s painful scream.

“It hurts! It hurts so much! Ah!”

She quickly looked over and saw Xiaoyu’s face turn pale with pain under the red light.

No, this Array is clearly extracting Spirit Power from Xiaoyu.

I have to stop it quickly!

But…

How do I stop it?

Ling Xiaoyou looked at her small arms and legs, then at the two demons whose arms were thicker than her waist.

She felt that with her tiny frame, she probably couldn’t take on either of them.

Maybe she could handle one, but two…

She really couldn’t do it!

Suddenly, out of the corner of her eye, she saw Bai Shuanglian’s tense expression, and her little head lit up.

That’s right! Isn’t there a perfect fighter right here—Bai Shuanglian!

If I just let her out, wouldn’t these two demons be easily taken care of by her?

Ling Xiaoyou brightened, thinking her idea was quite feasible.

She decided to temporarily ignore the bad things Bai Shuanglian had done to her before, and save settling accounts for later.

With her mind made up, she quietly slipped underground, suppressing her presence as she moved toward Bai Shuanglian.

They’re… extracting Spirit Power to construct a high-level Evil God Law Array?

Bai Shuanglian frowned at the demons’ actions, then glanced at the Law Array trapping her, already mostly guessing their intent.

So that’s it.

They plan to sacrifice me to the Evil God?

No wonder I couldn’t detect their exact location before.

It seems some artifact given by the Evil God is concealing them.

As Bai Shuanglian thought, she suddenly sensed something and looked toward the ground beside her.

Hm?

This aura… is it her?

Remembering the charming young girl from her memories, Bai Shuanglian smiled, her expression relaxing.

Why did she suddenly start smiling?

Hidden underground, Ling Xiaoyou looked in confusion at Bai Shuanglian, who suddenly smiled, unable to understand why—was something funny?

Ling Xiaoyou looked at the Array over there, then at Xiaoyu who had fainted from pain, and scratched her head, completely lost.

But she didn’t have time to think more.

She quietly poked her head up from the ground and whispered to Bai Shuanglian:

“Hey, Bai Shuanglian!”

“Long time no see, Little Pen Immortal.”

Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyou with a bright smile, her expression totally at odds with someone trapped inside a Barrier.

Bai Shuanglian’s reaction surprised Ling Xiaoyou.

She didn’t expect her to be so calm about her sudden appearance.

But now wasn’t the time for doubts.

She looked at the Array beneath Bai Shuanglian’s feet and asked directly, “Do you have any way to deal with the Array under you? I’ll help you break free.”

Ling Xiaoyou didn’t understand the principles behind Arrays, so she had to ask Bai Shuanglian for help.

“For this, you just need to cut off the Energy Node of the Array and it will lose effectiveness.”

Bai Shuanglian had already figured out the Array’s structure, but being trapped prevented her from acting—otherwise she’d have broken free already.

“Energy Node? What’s that?”

Ling Xiaoyou tilted her head, a big question mark almost visible above her.

She had no idea where the Energy Node could be.

Seeing this, Bai Shuanglian thought for a moment and said to Ling Xiaoyou:

“You can first enter the Barrier and come to my side. I’ll transmit the method to you through Spirit Power.”

“Enter the Barrier?”

Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.

She glanced at the thick Barrier, quickly shook her head, and said, “Are you sure I can get in? And even if I do, won’t I be trapped inside too?”

“If that happens, we’ll both be doomed!”

“Don’t worry. The Barrier has no effect on you.”

Bai Shuanglian explained, “This Barrier is designed specifically for Cultivators, so it doesn’t really work on Ghosts or Spirits.”

“With the Ghost’s ethereal form, you can pass through freely.”

Hearing this, Ling Xiaoyou tentatively reached out her small hand, made it ethereal, and touched the Barrier.

Sure enough, just as Bai Shuanglian said, the Barrier barely affected her.

Her hand could pass freely through it; at most, her Spirit Power just felt a bit sluggish, but it was still bearable.

Since it was just as Bai Shuanglian described, Ling Xiaoyou didn’t hesitate anymore.

Her form flickered for a moment, and she appeared next to Bai Shuanglian.

“I’m in. Hurry and transfer the method to me. The demon’s Law Array is almost complete!”

Bai Shuanglian nodded, then hugged Ling Xiaoyou’s petite body with a radiant smile.

Her exquisite face leaned close to Ling Xiaoyou’s soft cheek.

“Eh??”

Ling Xiaoyou froze, staring dumbly as Bai Shuanglian’s face drew nearer.

The memory of having her first kiss stolen flashed before her eyes, making her cheeks flush red.

No, it’s still a crisis right now!

Why is Bai Shuanglian doing this? Isn’t this too perverted and shameless for the situation?!

Ling Xiaoyou wanted to resist, but for some reason, her delicate body went limp from the warmth of Bai Shuanglian’s hand, leaving her without strength.

She closed her eyes instinctively, quietly waiting for the soft touch.

But after a while, she didn’t feel it. Instead, something pressed against her forehead.

She opened her eyes and saw Bai Shuanglian’s clear eyes gazing at her with amusement, as if finding her embarrassment entertaining.

Boom!!

Instantly, Ling Xiaoyou’s face turned bright red, unable to utter another word, and only a humiliated whimper escaped her lips.