“What’s wrong? You don’t think I was trying to do something bad, do you?”
Bai Shuanglian looked at Ling Xiaoyou, whose face was flushed red, her tone clearly laced with amusement.
“…Of course not! I was just too surprised that you actually used such a close method to transmit the way to break the Law Array!”
Ling Xiaoyou was both embarrassed and angry, wanting to shout out loud.
But since it was still a critical moment, and the two Devils over there were still present, she suppressed her voice so as not to alert them, glaring fiercely at Bai Shuanglian and whispering.
“So tell me, who transmits information with their foreheads touching!”
Ling Xiaoyou puffed up her cheeks, staring at Bai Shuanglian, convinced she just wanted to take advantage of her.
“Well, that’s how I did it.”
Bai Shuanglian smiled, not refuting her, but speaking openly.
“After all, it’s the only way to get closer to you.”
“I missed you a lot, even though I didn’t see you for just one day.”
“You you you…”
Ling Xiaoyou’s crimson eyes widened, completely unprepared for this person to not only be unashamed but to admit it outright.
Doesn’t she have any sense of shame at all?!
If Bai Shuanglian could hear Ling Xiaoyou’s thoughts, she would definitely reply with a beaming smile:
When it comes to you, none!
Because the position was too intimate, Ling Xiaoyou desperately wanted to separate.
After all, they were supposed to be arch-enemies (in Ling Xiaoyou’s mind)!
Arch-enemies shouldn’t be doing such intimate things!
But since the information was still being transmitted, Ling Xiaoyou feared that suddenly pulling away would interrupt Bai Shuanglian’s transmission, so she could only stay quietly in Bai Shuanglian’s embrace, just like a sulking, bullied little wife.
The transmission didn’t actually take long, but for Ling Xiaoyou, every second felt like an eternity.
So when the method to break the Law Array appeared in her mind, she couldn’t wait to push Bai Shuanglian away and dove underground, reappearing outside the Barrier.
Bai Shuanglian’s eyes sparkled with amusement as she watched Ling Xiaoyou’s adorable figure flee in panic.
Catching sight of Bai Shuanglian’s smiling expression, Ling Xiaoyou made a face at her, then ignored her and focused on breaking the Law Array.
“Um… cut this part here, then erase this array pattern…”
Ling Xiaoyou crouched down, scribbling and drawing over the Law Array on the ground.
Suddenly, the Barrier of the Array dimmed sharply, then began to flicker violently like a faulty light bulb.
“Pop!”
With a sound like a balloon popping, the Barrier vanished completely, and all the restrictions that had been suppressing Bai Shuanglian disappeared with it.
At that instant, the Devil Heike, who was setting up a new Sacrifice Array in the distance, seemed to sense something.
He wanted to turn and check the situation, but since it was a crucial moment, he couldn’t spare the attention, not even to change his movements or speak.
As for the other Devil, Naer…
The wounds Ling Xiaoyou had inflicted on him hadn’t even healed yet.
If you didn’t know better, you’d think he had just escaped from some Crematory.
What’s worse, he had a crucial flaw—he was a brainless fool who didn’t notice anything strange.
Out of the corner of his eye, Devil Heike saw Naer staring intently at the fainted little girl and felt a wave of exhaustion.
Devil Heike: So tired. Let the world be destroyed. How can there be such a stupid teammate!
“Thank you. It’s really all thanks to you this time. Otherwise, I would’ve been in real trouble.”
Bai Shuanglian stepped out of the Law Array, gently patted Ling Xiaoyou’s little head, her voice full of laughter.
“Hmph, don’t get me wrong. I didn’t come for you. I came to save Xiaoyu!”
Ling Xiaoyou turned her head away proudly, not wanting this wicked woman to touch her wonderfully soft head.
But since Bai Shuanglian was much taller, no matter how hard Ling Xiaoyou tried to shake her head, that slender, jade-white hand still fell steadily on her head, stroking it gently.
“Yes, yes, I understand. But that doesn’t stop me from thanking you, does it?”
Bai Shuanglian chuckled softly, not the least bit displeased by Ling Xiaoyou’s attitude, finding even her pride charming.
“Raargh, what’s that sound?”
After being out of it for so long, Devil Naer finally reacted when he heard the two talking, let out a roar, and looked over—then spotted Ling Xiaoyou.
Instantly, the anger and humiliation of being tormented by Ghostfire surged in his chest, making him roar:
“It’s you! Damn little Ghost! How dare you come back! I’ll tear you apart!”
Devil Naer completely ignored Bai Shuanglian at his side, his eyes fixed only on the hateful, wicked Little Spirit.
He also ignored Devil Heike’s desperate “don’t be impulsive, delay them as much as possible” look and charged forward like a massive truck barreling down a national highway, roaring towards Ling Xiaoyou.
Seeing this, Ling Xiaoyou had originally planned to dodge easily and then teach the Devil a lesson.
But Bai Shuanglian reached out and stopped her, turning back to give her a bright smile that didn’t match her cold, beautiful face.
“Alright, leave this to me. Little Pen Immortal, you just stay behind me and relax.”
With that, Bai Shuanglian turned around to face the Devil charging at her like a runaway truck.
The Devil’s eyes were red with rage.
He didn’t care whether it was Bai Shuanglian or Black Flame Lotus in his way.
Anyone blocking his path to revenge would be crushed!
But Bai Shuanglian only glanced at him coolly, as if she were facing an ant trying its hardest to ram into her, not a three-meter-tall, broad-shouldered, terrifying Devil.
Then she raised her sword and swept it in a sharp, beautiful arc.
“Clang!”
A torrent of blood spurted from the cleanly severed neck, like a scarlet fountain.
“Thud!”
A heavy sound rang out as Devil Naer’s head hit the ground.
His body froze unnaturally, as if trapped in amber, unable to move.
Bai Shuanglian didn’t spare him another glance.
After finishing off Naer, she turned back and gave Ling Xiaoyou a reassuring smile.
That smile was bright, like the sun after winter snow, making it impossible to imagine she’d just slain a terrifying Devil.
Then, Bai Shuanglian walked toward Devil Heike, who was drenched in sweat and praying the Array would finish faster.
“Hiss~”
Ling Xiaoyou stood frozen for a moment.
Everything had ended so quickly that she hadn’t even registered what had happened.
But she understood one thing.
The Devil had been slain by Bai Shuanglian in a single stroke!
Ling Xiaoyou couldn’t imagine that the Bai Shuanglian who was always taking advantage of her and teasing her was actually this strong!
She had always known she was powerful, but this strong?!
Ling Xiaoyou was stunned.