The corner of the Saintess's mouth cracked into a strange smile, and her mouth was also a pitch - black void.
Then, the tune she was chanting suddenly distorted. Her voice became shrill and high - pitched, causing a sharp pain in Shen Qing's ears and those of the others.
In the water, sound travels extremely fast. Everyone could only cover their ears to relieve the impact of the sound, but Chen Xi seemed to go crazy and swam towards the Saintess.
Chen Xi's face showed fanaticism. He was bewitched by the tune from the Saintess's mouth, and his mouth kept shouting, "Saintess, you're back. Do you know how much I've missed you? Do you still remember me? I'm Chen Xi!!"
"It was your eight scales that created me. Even when I left the Merman Palace with Li Yuan, I still regarded you as my master. No one can replace you in my heart!"
"Saintess, please command me at will!"
Chen Xi's face was full of fanaticism, and there was only the figure of the Saintess in his eyes.
In his eyes, the Saintess in front of him was as beautiful, charming, gentle, and kind as before.
That tune magnified all of Chen Xi's nostalgia and good memories of the Saintess. Now, the Saintess in Chen Xi's heart was like a lost treasure that had been found again. Losing his senses, Chen Xi had completely lost his memory and only wanted to place the Saintess on the highest pedestal in his heart.
Shen Qing covered her ears, but the sharp and ear - piercing sound still penetrated through the gaps into her eardrums, causing intense pain.
This sound seemed to be able to penetrate all substances, causing intense pain in Shen Qing's sea of consciousness.
Not only Shen Qing, but Li Xian, Yu Xuzi, and the White Dragon all felt the same way.
Before Shen Qing could come up with a way to deal with it, the Saintess gently closed her mouth. The torturous sound finally stopped, and they were able to catch their breath.
Shen Qing lowered her hands, but her body seemed out of control, feeling weak and limp. She felt something strange with her nose, and when she reached up to touch it, she found that she had been bleeding from the nose without knowing it.
She looked up in surprise at Li Xian, Yu Xuzi, and the White Dragon. She found that they were the same, with bright red bloodstains on their noses.
This blood melted in the water and drifted away with the current, attracting a group of horned fish in the distance...
The Saintess slowly raised her hand, expressionless. But in Chen Xi's eyes, the Saintess was smiling at him.
"Chen Xi, are you willing to do anything for me?"
The Saintess's voice was hoarse and unpleasant. To Shen Qing and the others, this voice was like that of an old woman suffering. But to Chen Xi, the Saintess's voice was like celestial music.
When the Saintess asked a question, how could Chen Xi not respond? He was flattered and said, "Yes! I'm willing to do anything for the Saintess. I'll go through fire and water. Even if the Saintess wants my life, I'll offer it right away!"
Seeing that Chen Xi was completely bewitched by the Saintess, Li Xian quickly said, "Wake up! She's not the Saintess. The Saintess is already dead. Even if she is, she's been refined into a puppet corpse by Han Ze. Don't fall into Han Ze's trap!"
"Chen Xi, wake up!"
Li Xian still had a contract with Chen Xi. Li Xian's emotions affected Chen Xi. For a brief moment, there was clarity in Chen Xi's eyes, but it was quickly replaced by fanaticism.
In Chen Xi's eyes, the Saintess's expression became extremely aggrieved because of Li Xian's words. Her pair of autumn - water - like eyes were filled with tears. "Chen Xi... He said I'm dead. Am I really dead?"
Chen Xi of course would not admit it and quickly retorted, "How could it be! The Saintess is still as bright as a pearl. How could she be dead?"
Li Xian gritted his teeth and wanted to forcefully recall Chen Xi.
But Chen Xi didn't want to leave the Saintess easily and actually resisted Li Xian's summoning. He refused to yield even when he coughed up blood.
Seeing that Chen Xi was already injured, Shen Qing quickly stopped Li Xian. Li Xian had no choice but to give up.
The Saintess raised her hand and stroked Chen Xi's head. Her numb and strange face made a creepy expression.
Chen Xi was different from the others. He felt the Saintess's concern for him and became even more pious towards the Saintess.
The Saintess spoke again, her voice full of temptation. "He cursed me to death. They all wish for me to die. What do you think we should do?"
Chen Xi reluctantly enjoyed the Saintess's touch. He lowered his head and thought for a while. When he turned to look at Li Xian, his eyes were filled with hatred. He gritted his teeth and said, "If someone curses you, I will surely avenge you."
"Kill them..."
The Saintess smiled in satisfaction. She gently kissed Chen Xi on the face and then said softly, "Chen Xi, you are truly my most loyal protector. Well, I'll follow your words. Go and help me kill them."
Hearing this, Chen Xi excitedly said, "Yes! Saintess!"
Then, the Saintess conjured up a staff out of thin air and handed it to Chen Xi. "There are so many of them. I'm afraid you'll be bullied. I'll give you my scepter. I hope you can help me get rid of them."
The staff was adorned with jewels, and a huge gem at the top contained infinite energy.
Shen Qing had seen this scepter in the murals and knew that it was the source of all the Saintess's power.
Coupled with Chen Xi's already high strength, it would be quite difficult to subdue him without hurting him.
In this case, they could only find an opportunity to deal with the so - called Saintess first.
Shen Qing's eyes sharpened, and in a moment, she had already thought of a countermeasure.
Chen Xi was easily bewitched by the Saintess because of his feelings for her in his heart. Using these feelings to hurt others, Han Ze was truly despicable.
"Li Xian, if we get rid of the Saintess, Chen Xi will regain his senses. Don't blame him."
Of course Li Xian knew that every word and deed of Chen Xi was now being controlled. He just felt sorry that Chen Xi was being used. How could he blame him? "Naturally. Those who use others' sincerity should all end up badly!"
Li Xian gritted his teeth. He hated people who used feelings the most in his life. Now that his friend was being calculated like this, how could he not be angry?
Although the White Dragon and the others also wanted to step forward to help, they had lost all their cultivation. Staying here would only get in the way. So he said to Shen Qing, "We can't help. We'll just watch the battle from the side. You must be careful. Don't worry about us."
Shen Qing nodded and got used to holding Wu Wang in the water.
Before Chen Xi could launch an attack, Shen Qing swam towards the Saintess at an extremely fast speed. Seeing this, Chen Xi immediately drew the scepter across.
Several water waves rushed towards Shen Qing. Shen Qing swam nimbly and avoided those water waves.
Chen Xi shouted loudly, "Those who want to harm the Saintess, all die!"
Here, Shen Qing attracted Chen Xi's attention.
On the other side, Li Xian circled around from the other side. It wasn't until he swam to Chen Xi's side that Chen Xi noticed Li Xian was already very close.
His eyes sharpened. Ignoring Shen Qing, he picked up the scepter and charged towards Li Xian.
Li Xian didn't have his sword and could only use his hands to block Chen Xi's attacks.
He was afraid of hurting Chen Xi and didn't have a weapon in his hand, so he was a bit struggling.
After a few moves, blood oozed from Li Xian's forearms.
He gritted his teeth, and his pupils slowly turned golden. His legs slowly closed together and turned into a very beautiful fish tail.
Since they were in the water, let him fight in his most impressive form.