"Wow! What are you doing?!"
Ling Zhou quickly stepped forward and covered Shen Qing's mouth to prevent her from shouting. It seemed that he had forgotten they were both in the spiritual consciousness sea. Even if they set off firecrackers, outsiders wouldn't hear a thing.
"Little disciple, listen to me. All of you have been sleeping in this cabin for three days and three nights. Li Xian is the same."
"The gold in this room has been cast with the Soul-Separation Spell. If you sleep for another two days, your souls will be forced out of your bodies, and then you'll be doomed."
"Nian Duanyan and Liu You really have problems. Don't let them find out you're awake, or it'll be trouble."
"Understood? Nod if you do."
Shen Qing nodded, and Ling Zhou immediately let go of her.
Liu You squatted in front of Shen Qing, looking at her intently with a puzzled expression. "Strange. Is she awake?"
Nian Duanyan walked over from behind Liu You and also squatted in front of Shen Qing. He reached out and tapped on Shen Qing's temple. Seeing that her body showed no reaction, he said, "It's not that easy to wake up after being hit by the Soul-Separation Spell. She probably just slipped off the stool."
"Alright, Youniang. Don't worry about her. The ship has entered the cave. We need to move these baits down while the tide is rising. Don't waste time."
Liu You stood up, a sneer on her face. "Oh? Are you really willing to let those two sisters be the baits? Aren't you heartbroken?"
Nian Duanyan turned around, hugged Liu You, and his face was full of flattery. "Youniang, what are you saying? I owe everything I have today to you. Even though you're disfigured, you're still the one I love. I don't care about those cheap women at all."
Liu You glared at Nian Duanyan fiercely, as if threatening him. "Better be as you said. Otherwise, I can take back the spells I've cast on you at any time. You know that."
Nian Duanyan quickly nodded. "I know, I know!"
"Alright. Stop staring here. Let's go down the ship first and check around the cave to see where it's suitable to drop the baits."
"Okay, okay. I'll follow whatever my wife says."
The two left hand in hand, leaving only the sleeping people in the cabin.
After they left, Shen Qing didn't dare to get up from the ground. It wasn't until Ling Zhou spread his spiritual consciousness and saw that the two had walked far away from the ship that he told Shen Qing how to wake Li Xian up and told her to hurry up.
After Shen Qing woke up from the ground, she quickly picked Li Xian up from the stool and carefully laid him on the ground.
After he was lying flat, Shen Qing placed her finger on Li Xian's temple and then suddenly attacked Li Xian's spiritual consciousness sea with her spiritual power.
People who have been hit by the Soul-Separation Spell will have their souls in a state of slumber, which is the most vulnerable time for them.
Li Xian was originally immersed in a dream. In the dream, he and Shen Qing walked hand in hand across the Nine Wastelands Continent and found a way to solve the merman's divine punishment.
But before he could be happy for long, a sharp pain came from his spiritual consciousness sea, pulling him out of the dream.
Shen Qing was happy to see Li Xian frown and his body show a reaction. But then she saw Li Xian open his eyes, and his pupils had turned scarlet.
Li Xian suddenly pounced on Shen Qing, pinned her down, and grabbed her neck. His eyes were full of violence.
"What did you do to me!"
He was annoyed at being interrupted from his wonderful dream and couldn't even recognize Shen Qing in front of him.
Shen Qing's head hit the ground. Before she could cry out in pain, she felt a strong sense of suffocation. She tightly grabbed Li Xian's arm with both hands and whimpered, "Li Xian... Wake up. You've been hit by the Soul-Separation Spell!"
A look of confusion flashed across Li Xian's angry face. He lowered his head and got closer. "Who are you? Why are you attacking me!"
The red pupils made Shen Qing think of Li Yuan. She knew that Li Xian was out of his mind now, so she secretly summoned Wu Wang, planning to knock Li Xian out directly.
But the next second, Li Xian leaned over and sniffed at Shen Qing's neck like a puppy.
"Shen Qing... You're Shen Qing..."
Saying that, he directly kissed Shen Qing on the lips.
But this kiss was not gentle at all. It made Shen Qing very uncomfortable.
Her neck was still being grabbed by Li Xian, and this rough kiss also made it hard for her to breathe. Soon, Shen Qing's face turned red.
Li Xian noticed Shen Qing's resistance. He bit her lightly in frustration. "Be good, Qingqing. Don't resist."
But he didn't control his strength well. He bit Shen Qing's lips and made them bleed. The blood of his beloved seemed to arouse Li Xian's animal instincts, making him greedily suck, wanting more.
Shen Qing felt a sharp pain in her scalp. She held Wu Wang in her hand and directly hit Li Xian on the head.
"Little disciple, you can't hit someone who's been hit by the Soul-Separation Spell. You might knock his three souls and seven spirits away!"
Shen Qing stopped her hand abruptly and almost lost her breath.
"Then what should I do?!"
"I... I'll think of a way!"
Ling Zhou felt very confused. He didn't expect that someone hit by the Soul-Separation Spell would go wild and force others.
Shen Qing didn't dare to let go of Li Xian. She had to turn her head to avoid him. "Li Xian, wake up! You're hurting me!"
"Hurt?"
Li Xian stopped his action blankly and loosened his hand on Shen Qing's neck a little.
Seeing this, Shen Qing continued to say to Li Xian, "Li Xian, do you still recognize me? We're in the South Sea now. You've been hit by the Soul-Separation Spell. Do you remember?"
Shen Qing kept talking to Li Xian, and the scarlet in Li Xian's eyes slowly faded. His pupils returned to their normal color.
"Shen Qing, did I hurt you?"
Li Xian looked at the bruise on Shen Qing's neck and the blood on her lips. His heart tightened suddenly, and his mind began to clear up.
He let go of Shen Qing and quickly stepped back. His eyes were full of panic.
"I hurt you. Am I... turning into my father?"
Shen Qing noticed Li Xian's panicked mood and quickly comforted him. "I'm fine. You didn't hurt me. You were hit by the Soul-Separation Spell just now. I attacked your spiritual consciousness sea to wake you up. Are you okay?"
Li Xian's spiritual consciousness sea ached. He covered his head and shook it, trying to clear his mind.
"Little disciple, those two are coming back. Think of a way to wake up the others."
Shen Qing gritted her teeth and quickly ran to Lady Plum Blossom. She injected a stream of spiritual power into her and Wu Tong's spiritual consciousness seas.
Then she came back and briefly told Li Xian what had happened just now.
Li Xian tried hard to listen to Shen Qing's words. He finally understood that he had been tricked. He immediately adjusted his breathing, returned to his seat, sat in the same position as before, and closed his eyes.
And Shen Qing also returned to the place where she had been lying and continued to lie there with her eyes closed, trying to make her breathing sound like she was sleeping.
"Little disciple! They're coming back!"
As soon as the words were spoken, Nian Duanyan and Liu You opened the cabin door and walked in.
Shen Qing was lucky that she was lying face down. It just happened to cover the wounds on her neck and lips. Otherwise, it would be trouble if those two found out.
"Youniang, let's drop the first bait first."