"Damn it! The tide is rising. Let's get out of here quickly!"
Scarface called out to A Zuo and A You, urging them to come back quickly. But just then, Liu You, who was kneeling on the ground, grabbed his leg.
"Wait!"
Liu You stood up, her eyes glinting with an enigmatic light. She stared intently at everyone present and said, "Do you know the value of the Dragon-horned Fish?"
Everyone looked at her blankly. The Plum Blossom Lady frowned impatiently. "Who doesn't know that the Dragon-horned Fish is more precious than the Red Silk Pearl Fish? What's the point of saying this now? Move aside! Don't stop us from escaping!"
As she spoke, the Plum Blossom Lady placed her hand behind her bag, as if she would unleash those strange babies to bite if Liu You continued to be a nuisance.
Liu You was also frightened by the sight of the babies devouring people. She shrank her neck, her eyes alluring as she fixed her gaze on Scarface.
"Brother Scarface, the sisters An Wu and An Ge have been hit by the Soul-Separation Spell. Moreover, I've plastered them with Explosion Talismans. As long as we make a wound on them and the Dragon-horned Fish smells the blood, it will come and devour them."
"By then, if we detonate the Explosion Talismans, we can catch the dead body of the Dragon-horned Fish. Do you know how much a dead Dragon-horned Fish is worth?!"
"Aren't you all tempted?!"
Liu You's words left everyone present in silence. Even the Plum Blossom Lady seemed to be wavering.
Scarface pondered silently. They had come here for the Red Silk Pearl Fish and the Dragon-horned Fish. The storage bag containing the red eggs had already been taken by the Plum Blossom Lady.
He couldn't snatch the storage bag from the Plum Blossom Lady, so he could only pin his hopes on the Dragon-horned Fish. He couldn't let the three of them return empty-handed after this sea voyage.
A Zuo and A You looked at the charming beauties in their arms, hesitating between spiritual stones and beauties.
A Zuo whispered, "A You... If we have money, are we still afraid of not finding beautiful women?"
A You thought for a while and felt that it made sense. So he put the two women down and planned to tie them back to the wooden rack.
Seeing this, Shen Qing stepped forward to stop them. "How can you use people as fish bait and treat human lives like grass? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"
Hearing this, Scarface immediately changed his expression. He stepped forward angrily, holding the axe and threatening sharply, "What? We didn't use you as fish bait, but you have an opinion?"
"If you're so high and mighty, then take the place of those two beauties and let you two go up."
As he spoke, Scarface gave Shen Qing a disdainful look and told A Zuo and A You to speed up.
The water had already risen to their calves. If they were any later, they wouldn't be able to get back to the boat in time.
"Stop!"
Shen Qing summoned her sword Wu Wang and quickly cut the ropes. Without the ropes, An Wu and An Ge's bodies slumped to the ground, soaking in the water.
"What are you doing? Do you really want to be fish bait?"
The Plum Blossom Lady still remembered that Shen Qing had saved her on the cabin once. She advised, "Sister, I know you're kind-hearted, but in the Nine Desolate Continent, the strong prey on the weak. If they got caught in the trap, they can't blame us for being cruel."
Shen Qing frowned and still refused to back down. She really couldn't bear to watch others die.
"There are a lot of dried meat made from spiritual beasts in my storage bag, as well as the inner pills of high-level spiritual beasts. I can take them all out as fish bait!"
Liu You rolled her eyes and said, "If we could use spiritual beasts as fish bait, I wouldn't have gone to so much trouble to lure you here. The Dragon-horned Fish likes to eat human flesh. This was told to me by Nian Duanyan. It doesn't like spiritual beasts."
Seeing this, those who were originally a bit hesitant became more determined in their thoughts.
Two lives were nothing compared to the benefits.
"Alright, sister. If you insist on standing in our way, don't blame me for not repaying your kindness just now and attacking you."
The Plum Blossom Lady placed her hand behind her bag, raising her eyebrows and looking at Shen Qing, hoping that Shen Qing would know when to stop.
But Shen Qing showed no sign of backing down. After exchanging a look with Li Xian, she quickly stepped back and rushed to An Ge and An Wu.
The Plum Blossom Lady and Scarface noticed Shen Qing's move and immediately launched an attack on her.
Li Xian summoned his sword and easily deflected their attacks.
A Zuo and A You saw Shen Qing rushing towards them and quickly summoned their natal magic tools to stop her. They thought Shen Qing was only at the Golden Core stage, so they didn't take her seriously at all.
It wasn't until they were grabbed by the collars and thrown in front of Scarface that they were still in a daze.
Scarface was on the verge of a mental breakdown. He was supposed to be the one with the highest cultivation level. Why did these two seem to have unfathomable cultivation levels?!
"Yo, you're not just at the Golden Core stage. You must be at least at the mid Nascent Soul stage, or else how could you deflect my Gu worms!"
Seeing that Li Xian and Shen Qing were determined to ruin their plan, the Plum Blossom Lady didn't hold back anymore. After exchanging a look with Wu Tong, they both intended to put the bags on the ground.
But the water had already risen above their knees. The Plum Blossom Lady gritted her teeth and didn't dare to act rashly. She carried the bag on her back again, as her Gu worms were afraid of water.
Shen Qing injected two strands of spiritual energy into the sea of consciousness of An Wu and An Ge.
After the stabbing pain, An Wu and An Ge slowly opened their eyes.
Seeing themselves soaking in the water, An Wu panicked and helped her sister up. The two supported each other and stood up, but their legs were weak and they staggered a few steps, almost falling back into the water.
"How are you two? Quickly check if there are any Explosion Talismans on your bodies."
Shen Qing reminded the An sisters. Although the two sisters were still confused about the situation, they obediently felt around their bodies.
They were shocked to find that there were dozens of Explosion Talismans pasted on the lining of their outer clothes. If these Explosion Talismans were detonated at the same time, their physical bodies would be reduced to ashes.
The two sisters turned pale and quickly tore off the Explosion Talismans on their bodies.
"What on earth is going on? We sisters just took a nap. Why are we here?"
Shen Qing was about to tell them what had just happened, but Liu You's eyes flashed. She shouted loudly, "You two should stay away from them. They cast the Soul-Separation Spell on you and wanted to use you as fish bait. We're here to save you!!"
"What?!"
An Wu and An Ge immediately took a step back, distancing themselves from Shen Qing.
"Come to our side quickly. Since they want to harm you, we'll leave them here as fish bait. Let's go quickly!"
Shen Qing didn't expect Liu You to be able to turn black into white and frame her instead.
Shen Qing was about to explain that if it was really her doing, she wouldn't have reminded An Wu and An Ge to remove the Explosion Talismans. But when she looked up, she saw that the two sisters' eyes were a bit blank and they were nodding numbly.
Only then did Shen Qing realize that Liu You had used the Charm Spell to control An Wu and An Ge.