Ning Yitao was not stronger than the black - clothed man. To defeat him, she could only rely on her continuous spiritual energy and wear him down in a protracted battle.
The two were in a stalemate, each exerting pressure on the other. Everything around them turned to ashes, and even the house was flattened in an instant.
The house was truly gone this time.
The arrogant atmosphere between them tore through the illusion.
Liu Qiaozhi could only watch her secret haven being destroyed with a heart full of helplessness, but she dared not say a word.
She just hoped to make herself as inconspicuous as possible, fearing that she would be the next one to be torn apart.
Everyone thought a great battle was about to break out.
But no one expected that the black - clothed man disappeared on the spot the next second.
He took away the violent storm outside, and the forest outside returned to its former peaceful and serene state.
The power controlling Liu Qiaozhi suddenly disappeared, making her collapse to the ground instantly.
Everything around was destroyed, and the illusion finally faded away.
Ning Yitao stepped forward to help her up and held her in her arms to comfort her:
"It's okay. I'm here."
Liu Qiaozhi hugged Ning Yitao tightly with both hands. She was still in fear. She was just a step away from never seeing this world again.
But after reacting, Ning Yitao felt strange. She had sensed that the black - clothed man was about to make a move the next moment.
But for some unknown reason, he suddenly stopped without any warning.
Ning Yitao was very puzzled about this black - clothed man.
She simply couldn't figure out his thoughts at all.
Everyone knew that the black - clothed man was a very tricky problem.
Zhaocai looked at Liu Qiaozhi as if she was a rare thing, looking at her from left to right.
The girl didn't want him to see her embarrassed crying face.
She turned her head and buried her face in Ning Yitao's arms.
But this straight - laced Zhaocai bent down to look at her face from below.
This really angered Liu Qiaozhi. She stopped crying and forgot all her previous fears.
Liu Qiaozhi jumped up and pushed Zhaocai, saying in a muffled voice:
"What are you doing? Don't you know you shouldn't look at a girl when she's crying?"
Ning Yitao thought that according to Zhaocai's personality, he would definitely quarrel with Liu Qiaozhi.
But Zhaocai was rooted to the spot when he saw Liu Qiaozhi. He couldn't say a word and stared at her in surprise.
Liu Qiaozhi was angry at being stared at like this. She ran back into Ning Yitao's arms and buried her head in Ning Yitao's clothes, not wanting to see Zhaocai.
Ning Yitao coughed, and only then did Zhaocai come back to his senses. He rarely stammered and asked:
"Are you, are you Liu Qiaozhi?"
As soon as he said this, both Ning Yitao and Liu Qiaozhi were stunned.
Ning Yitao asked in confusion:
"How do you know her name is Liu Qiaozhi?"
Liu Qiaozhi also looked at him with a puzzled look, waiting for Zhaocai's answer.
After knowing that she was Liu Qiaozhi, Zhaocai suddenly became extremely shy.
Under Liu Qiaozhi's gaze, Zhaocai's face slowly turned completely red. He lowered his head and said clumsily:
"Don't you really remember me? I, my name is Zhaocai."
After saying that, he lowered his head embarrassedly.
Liu Qiaozhi fell into deep thought. She couldn't remember. Her memories were too chaotic. Sometimes, due to her insufficient abilities, she even mistook illusions for reality.
She just said with emotion:
"The name sounds so familiar."
Seeing that Liu Qiaozhi couldn't remember him, Zhaocai, who was originally shy, became anxious.
He raised his head and took a big step forward, getting closer to Liu Qiaozhi.
At this moment, he even forgot his nervousness. He stared into Liu Qiaozhi's eyes and said:
"Before you went to kindergarten, you lived at your grandma's place. We met in the jungle.
I was injured at that time. By the way, I was a little snake then. Do you remember? A handsome little black snake."
Ning Yitao had a speechless look on her face.
She didn't understand why he had to boast about himself while explaining all this.
Zhaocai was so excited that he waved his hands and feet. While talking, he demonstrated and said:
"I was almost eaten by a flying bird at that time. You saved me and took me home. You accompanied me until my wound healed. I was very grateful to you. I even talked to you, but my language skills were not very good at that time, so you couldn't understand me."
"After you released me, I wanted to go back to find you. But I could never find you again. I heard from your grandma that your mom had taken you to a big city to go to school. I thought you would have a new start."
"But how did you end up like this? Who bullied you? I'll go avenge you."
When Zhaocai said this.
Liu Qiaozhi suddenly realized. She searched her memories and looked at Zhaocai in disbelief.
Liu Qiaozhi said in surprise:
"It's really you. I knew it. When you spoke in that awkward and hard - to - understand way, I knew you were not an ordinary animal. I was right."
Liu Qiaozhi's eyes curved into a smile, and her dimples reappeared on her face.
The joy of an old friend's return made Liu Qiaozhi forget her previous fear. The two of them started chatting enthusiastically.
Ning Yitao stood aside, looking at the two kids in front of her, sighing that fate was really a wonderful thing.
At first, Zhaocai always wanted to follow her to participate in the competition, always muttering about looking for something very important. It turned out that the person he was looking for was Liu Qiaozhi.
Ning Yitao rarely saw Zhaocai being shy. In front of her, he always looked fearless, as if he was the best in the world.
But in front of Liu Qiaozhi, he was like a lion whose fur had been stroked, suddenly turning into a very obedient little kitten.
When Ning Yitao took the two kids back to Ji Wangqiu's place, as soon as they got to the door, they could feel the thick, depressing atmosphere in the room.
The smile on Ning Yitao's lips disappeared. She opened the door and carefully asked what had happened.
Before she could get an answer, Ning Yitao glanced around and saw the answer.
Before leaving, Ning Yitao had asked Ji Wangqiu to watch over Yin Huan who was locked in the Soul - Binding Bell. But now, Yin Huan in the bell had disappeared.
Finally, Eve said with a sob:
"Just now, that time rift was suddenly torn open by someone. A mass of black air emerged from it."
"He wanted to kill Yin Huan. Ji Wangqiu tried to stop him but was seriously injured. Yin Huan, who was locked in the Soul - Binding Bell, was taken away. He disappeared without a trace. We simply couldn't resist him. He was really terrifying."
As she said this, she looked like she was about to cry.
Grandma Grace was sitting numbly in the corner. She had tried to help Ji Wangqiu and had thrown out all her magic tools.
But she couldn't even hurt the other person. With a casual wave of his hand, she was knocked against the wall. Grandma Grace was also seriously injured.
Although the three of them fought hard, none of them could stop him.
This was the gap in strength.
He came quickly and disappeared quickly. Ning Yitao didn't expect that the reason the man suddenly disappeared was to come here to kill Yin Huan. Sure enough, Yin Huan knew a lot.
"Sure enough, all useless chess pieces will end up like this, right?"
Ning Yitao murmured to herself.
Hearing this, Ji Wangqiu stood there without saying a word, but there was an indescribable worry in his eyes. He didn't have the strength to speak anymore.
Ji Wangqiu was sure that if he opened his mouth, blood would gush out.
But then, as if thinking of something, Ning Yitao sensed the energy fluctuations in this space.
Then she opened her eyes. Her eyebrows furrowed deeper and deeper.
Ning Yitao suppressed her emotions and said:
"He still managed to succeed. I had managed to keep Liu Yun'er, but I didn't expect that even after I hid her, he still didn't spare her."
"He even killed the infant spirit. Are all people just chess pieces in his eyes? He can kill and discard them at will if they are useless."
Ning Yitao was filled with anger.
Everyone in the room had managed to avoid being taken away by the black air because Ji Wangqiu had withstood the damage.
Ning Yitao looked at Ji Wangqiu. His body was covered in blood. He looked like he was about to collapse and his body was trembling slightly.