Under the tremors of the giant spider, the already rickety thatched cottage shook even more violently, as if it was about to collapse the next second. Xie Yiming turned his head and shouted at Ming Mingzhong, "Quickly untie me!"
As if sensing something, the spider suddenly opened its mouth, shooting out several strands of spider silk that tightly wrapped around Xie Yiming and the others, effortlessly dragging them in front of it.
Its eight huge eyes were full of pride. It scanned the crowd and finally fixed its gaze on Xie Yiming. "Since you're so eager to escape, I'll eat you first!"
Feeling the stinking breath spraying out from the spider's mouth, Xie Yiming instantly froze and lost the strength to struggle. He only felt a looseness around his waist, as if something had fallen.
"My peach - wood sword!"
Yu Nian, who had been silent, suddenly opened her eyes. She was wrapped around the waist by the spider silk, but her feet were not bound. Yu Nian took a few steps back, then kicked hard at the spider's abdomen with her toes. Like an arrow leaving the bowstring, she shot out and caught the peach - wood sword the moment it hit the ground.
Yu Nian was so fast that no one could see how she got free. They only saw a sudden surge of spiritual power at her fingertips. Without blinking, she grabbed the peach - wood sword and stabbed it hard into the spider's belly. With a loud "puff", the dark green stinking liquid burst out instantly. Yu Nian's position was very precise. Coincidentally, the filthy blood avoided He Zhiping and Ming Mingzhong, and just as coincidentally, splashed all over Xie Yiming's face and body.
Xie Yiming trembled as he wiped his face, the veins on his forehead throbbing. "I suspect you did this on purpose."
Yu Nian met his gaze and then deliberately shifted her eyes as if looking at the sky.
Xie Yiming:...........
She definitely did it on purpose!!
The giant spider trembled wildly for a while. After a few shrill roars, its body gradually went limp and stopped moving.
The people hanging in the air struggled to jump down. Xie Yiming staggered to the ground and was lightly supported by Yu Nian.
Xie Yiming was stunned for a moment and finally realized that this cold and aloof little girl had just easily killed a hundred - year - old great demon. With such agile moves and a decisive decision - making speed, Yu Nian's cultivation was far above his.
Recalling the warmth and faint fragrance that had come from his wrist just now, Xie Yiming suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. He took a step towards Yu Nian and said sincerely, "Thank you..."
Yu Nian took a step back covering her nose. "Just stand there and talk."
Xie Yiming:.......
After untying everyone, Yu Nian gave each of them a protective charm. "I still have to go find Feng Chengyuan. To avoid alerting the enemy, you should leave first. Follow the red cinnabar marks, and you'll find the way out."
Qing Deng seemed to want to say something, but finally just chanted a Buddhist incantation. "Miss Yu, please be careful."
After leaving the thatched cottage, the courtyard was still deathly silent. Xie Yiming frowned. "Hui Gu is the minion of that monster. It's dead, and there was such a big commotion. The monster can't possibly not notice."
After saying that, he took out a palm - sized golden compass from his pocket.
Xie Yiming looked at it for a while, and his face suddenly turned ugly. "How could this be?"
By the moonlight, they could see that the pointer in the compass was spinning wildly, so fast that it was almost a blur.
Yu Nian stared intently and thought for a while. "The magnetic field in this courtyard is abnormal."
She took the compass, drew a rather complicated charm on the back with cinnabar, and softly recited something. Then, the spinning speed of the pointer gradually slowed down, and finally it pointed straight to the west side of the courtyard and stopped moving.
Yu Nian gathered her expression and strode towards the west side without hesitation. However, the layout of the courtyard was extremely chaotic, like a chess game deliberately disrupted. No matter which way they went, it was a dead end.
He Zhiping wiped his face and hesitated. "Yu Nian, did we go the wrong way?"
The fingers beside Yu Nian's body twitched slightly. The connection between a contractee and a contract master was very sensitive. In the past, she could almost effortlessly and accurately sense Feng Chengyuan's location. But since entering this grotto, the connection between her and Feng Chengyuan had faded almost to the point of disappearing...
"My intuition tells me this is the right place. Don't say it's just a small courtyard. Even if it's a mountain of swords and a sea of fire, I will definitely find him."
..........
The grotto was empty, and even the air was filled with a chill.
Feng Chengyuan, lying on the cold stone slab, frowned and slowly opened his eyes. He tried to sit up, but felt a sharp pain in the back of his neck.
Feng Chengyuan squinted his eyes. Why was he here?
The last thing he remembered was Yu Nian standing alone outside the car window. The violent storm was about to overwhelm her. Without much hesitation, Feng Chengyuan got out of the car and then lost consciousness.
So he had been captured by the evil spirits and brought to this grotto? But why weren't the others here?
With the experience of exorcising demons and ghosts before, Feng Chengyuan wasn't overly panicked or surprised. He slowly got up and walked to the stone wall to observe carefully, but found nothing unusual. Only not far behind him, there was a one - person - tall mirror firmly embedded in the stone wall. Black cloth was attached to the four corners of the stone wall, covering the whole mirror tightly.
Feng Chengyuan frowned. He reached out his hand towards the mirror. Just as he was about to touch the black cloth, a sweet laugh suddenly came from behind him.
He turned around, but only saw a vague figure flash by. Feng Chengyuan hesitated for a moment and then quietly chased after it.
The figure turned five or six corners in the grotto and finally stopped in an open space.
It was a young girl, standing with her back to Feng Chengyuan. The moonlight shone on her, and her figure seemed somewhat familiar.
Feng Chengyuan suddenly stopped in his tracks. He was stunned for a while and asked, "Yu Nian? Why are you here?"
Hearing Feng Chengyuan's movement, the girl slowly turned around. Her long black hair was tied up high. On her porcelain - doll - like delicate face was a gentle smile. Yu Nian's eyes were bright, and there was a tenderness like autumn water deep in her eyes.
Yu Nian blinked and waved for Feng Chengyuan to come over. She was very different from usual. She was wearing extremely delicate makeup, and her red lips were like those of a seductive demon.
Feng Chengyuan was stunned for a moment. He had never seen Yu Nian in such a state. She was amazingly beautiful. But he always felt that something was not quite right.
Yu Nian smiled and took Feng Chengyuan's hand, looking directly into his eyes. "Chengyuan, it's time. Let's go."
Feng Chengyuan was stared at by Yu Nian's deep eyes. Gradually, a look of confusion appeared in his eyes, as if a hazy veil had been cast over them. He forgot where he was and why he was there. It seemed that only the two of them were left in the whole world.
"Where are we going?"
The young girl stood on tiptoe and intimately leaned into his ear. "Naturally, it's to get married in the wedding hall."
Feng Chengyuan paused for a long time before asking, "Get married?"
Was he going to marry Yu Nian...
"Yes. Today is our big wedding day. Have you forgotten?" Yu Nian's eyes were full of affection as she counter - questioned. "Or do you not want to marry me?"
A rare smile appeared on Feng Chengyuan's cold face.