Just as I crouched down, covering my head, a white light flashed before my eyes, and I heard something shattering in my ear.
I looked up and glanced out of the corner of my eye. The golden characters had been dispersed, and Gu Yuan's imposing figure stood in front of me.
With Gu Yuan's appearance, those demons and ghosts seemed to be intimidated and stopped fighting.
Immediately afterwards, Bai Ling'er withdrew and jumped back to my side, covered in wounds.
Gu Yuan casually waved his hand in front of me, and a semi - circular barrier appeared in front of me and Bai Ling'er.
"Stay inside and don't come out."
Of course, I listened to Gu Yuan. I quickly took out the pills for strengthening the foundation and nourishing the yuan from my backpack and stuffed them into Bai Ling'er's mouth.
When the grand master of the hall on He Bi's side saw Gu Yuan coming, he immediately shouted,
"Please help, Third Master, to get rid of these heretics."
With this, Gu Yuan didn't have to hold back anymore. He strode towards Shen Xiaoya and Nan Pengyu.
Gu Yuan exuded a cold aura. Wherever he went, all the demons and ghosts retreated, keeping their distance.
His phoenix eyes were like ice - cold pools, filled with a strong sense of killing. Just one look would make people tremble with fear.
"Is it you who wants to touch my woman?" Gu Yuan looked down at Shen Xiaoya from a high position. His voice was so cold that it could kill.
She was surprised. She never expected that there would be such a powerful and ruthless character by my side.
She looked up at Gu Yuan for a moment, then immediately lowered her head in fear and didn't dare to look at him again.
"No... No... I just wanted my sister to leave my body. I didn't mean to hurt her."
Gu Yuan took two more steps forward. The Moon Essence Wheel hummed beside him.
That sound sounded like the call from hell to Nan Pengyu. He trembled as he held the seal, always on guard against Gu Yuan's attack.
There was a hint of evil on Gu Yuan's lips. He gently hooked his hand, and the seal flew out of Nan Pengyu's hand and directly into Gu Yuan's.
Seeing that his magic weapon was gone, Nan Pengyu, in a moment of desperation, even had the audacity to try to get it back.
Gu Yuan stood still on the spot. With just a look in his eyes, he sent Nan Pengyu flying.
His body hit the marble incense table heavily. I seemed to hear the sound of his spine breaking. He let out a scream and spat out blood, lying on the ground.
This deterrence was enough to shock everyone present. All of Nan Pengyu's so - called disciples were scared silly and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy.
Gu Yuan didn't even look at them. His cold and narrow eyes were still fixed on Shen Xiaoya as he continued to ask, "Who gave you the guts to touch my woman?"
"I... I... If I had known this girl was your woman, I would never have dared to do anything. Please spare my life for my first offense, Immortal." Shen Xiaoya's former overbearing attitude of using me as an example had completely disappeared.
With a "thud", she knelt on the ground and burst into tears, trying to gain sympathy in this way. But she seemed to have chosen the wrong person.
"Spare your life? Then who will spare Shen Xiya's life?" He Bi, not far away, hated Shen Xiaoya to the core.
At the same time, the door outside the hall exploded with a "bang". Wu Qingyun rushed in with Ji Xiang and the others.
Wu Qingyun quickly walked to Gu Yuan's side and said, "It's done."
Only then did Gu Yuan glance at Ji Xiang and the others. He flicked his finger, and a flame of hell flew onto the memorial tablets in the hall.
Several layers of memorial tablets were instantly engulfed in the flames. The ghosts and demons kneeling on the ground were suddenly surrounded by fire snakes.
The fire raged. In an instant, the whole hall was like a demon - refining furnace on earth. Wails filled the air. The sound was really creepy, making my hair stand on end.
In just a moment, all the immortals in this hall were refined.
The hall had been burned to coke. A gust of wind blew, and the frame collapsed with a roar, turning into a pile of black sand.
The once - glorious hall was now in ruins. Nan Pengyu, lying on the ground, cried out in despair.
The impact just now seemed to be quite strong. Nan Pengyu's lumbar spine hit the corner of the marble exactly. It was estimated that he would have to spend the rest of his life in a wheelchair.
Thinking that he would be paralyzed for the rest of his life, it was really worse than death.
After the matter here was settled, He Bi quickly picked up the red paper umbrella and put Shen Xiya into it. Then He Bi angrily walked up to Nan Pengyu and kicked Shen Xiaoya on the shoulder.
At this moment, if it weren't for Ji Xiang holding him back, He Bi would have wanted to kill him on the spot.
Gu Yuan ignored them. He turned around and walked up to me. A smile appeared on his face, and the aura of decisive killing just now disappeared instantly.
What was left for me was full of doting. Bai Ling'er had never liked our way of acting. She rolled her eyes and disappeared on her own initiative.
"How are you? Are you hurt?" He stepped forward and took my hand. His fair and beautiful hands wrapped around mine. Although there was no temperature, it was warmer than the summer sun.
I gave him a sweet smile and shook my head, saying that I wasn't hurt.
"Are you ready? I'll take you somewhere..."
"What do you mean?"
I turned to look at He Bi and said, "But He Bi's matter hasn't been resolved yet."
"Don't talk about unlucky things today. Let's do our own thing first. We'll deal with Shen Xiaoya later."
I was still worried about something, but Gu Yuan had already picked me up horizontally.
With a flash of silver light, I buried my head in his arms. When I opened my eyes again, it seemed that we had left the human world.
This was a place I had never seen before. There were green waters and black mountains, overlapping peaks, and various antique buildings standing on the scattered mountains.
However, it seemed to be always night here. There were neon lights hanging on the high - rise pavilions. It was simply beautiful.
Gu Yuan took my hand and walked forward. He seemed very familiar with this place as his steps were skillful. In a short while, he took me to a stone bridge.
"Three, two, one."
As Gu Yuan's voice fell, fireworks exploded in the sky for miles. The colorful fireworks bloomed in the sky and were reflected on the lake, just like countless stars falling into the galaxy. It was so beautiful that it was breathtaking.
The colorful halo shone on Gu Yuan's face. It was rare to see him so happy. His smile was like that of a high - spirited young man in his twenties, making me infatuated.
Seeing me looking at him in intoxication with stars in my eyes, Gu Yuan pulled me into his arms and asked, "Why aren't you looking at the fireworks?"
My eyes were bright, and there was a smile on my lips. "Because you shine brighter than the fireworks."
Gu Yuan was amused by my words. He scraped my nose and then gently covered my eyes from behind.
I didn't understand what he meant and was about to ask him what he was doing.
"I saw this place in my dream. I asked Wu Qingyun to help me find it. I didn't expect there really was such a place. I always feel like I've been here with you."
As his voice fell, he slowly removed his hand from my eyes. The sight in front of me almost made me burst into tears.
Countless orange - red sky lanterns slowly rose from the lake, soaring into the sky in an orderly manner.
There were my name and Gu Yuan's name on each sky lantern.
There were also many small words on them, but I couldn't see clearly. Gu Yuan said that they were the wishes we would gradually fulfill in the future. There was no need to look at them in a hurry.
"Happy birthday, Lanlan."
I burst out laughing with a "puff", and tears welled up in my eyes.
There had been too many things happening during this period, and I had even forgotten my own birthday. I didn't expect Gu Yuan to remember.
I was so touched that I couldn't speak. I could only express my gratitude with my actions.
I took the initiative to rush into Gu Yuan's arms, wrapped my arms around his neck, tiptoed, and looked up to kiss his lips.
Thousands of sky lanterns would testify for me. In this life and in all past and future lives, I would only love Gu Yuan. If I violated this oath, I would be struck by lightning.
Just as Gu Yuan and I were passionately kissing on the small bridge, a person slowly walked towards us.
At first, I thought he was just a passer - by. It wasn't until he spoke that I embarrassedly separated from Gu Yuan.
"Third Master, if you're not satisfied, you can go to the City of Eternal Night with me. There are all kinds of fine wines and delicious dishes there."
This person, like Bai Xiangjun, was also wearing mourning clothes, but I didn't know him.