Yan Ling instantly summoned her long whip. It danced through the air a few times and then landed on the ground. One could clearly see that the hard marble floor was now marked with numerous whip scars, and bits of stone chips were scattered on the ground.
"Cruise!" Yong Shanling sent a mental command to him.
Cruise murmured a few incantations. In an instant, several bolts of lightning flashed across the once soaked floor. The black - robed man standing beside the woman twitched and foamed at the mouth before collapsing. The more alert ones quickly retreated outside.
Yan Ling stood in the water and electricity, but she wasn't harmed at all. Instead, she frowned slightly, looking displeased.
"Such a weak attack. It's just annoying."
She lashed her whip at the wet ground. Suddenly, purple lightning crackled everywhere. It was much more ferocious and brutal than the previous lightning. The purple lightning didn't strike Yan Ling but instead surrounded her in a circle.
The woman sneered at Cruise. "This is real electricity. What you did is nothing!"
"I already told you. If you'd just stayed still, nothing would have happened. Why did you have to make those little moves?"
"You!" Yong Shanling had just opened her mouth when the woman's purple whip lashed towards her. A hint of uneasiness flashed in her eyes. She jumped to the side, but the whip changed direction and wrapped around Cruise's neck.
Then she pulled him towards herself. Yong Shanling panicked and reached out her hand to grab Cruise, but his fingers slipped through her palm.
In an instant, her hand froze in mid - air. There seemed to be a hint of emptiness in her eyes, and her heart ached inexplicably.
Suddenly, all kinds of voices filled her mind.
"You're so useless! You couldn't even save your friend."
"If he dies, it'll be your fault."
"You can't even protect your friend, yet you still want to protect Mu Yijie?"
"Wow, that whip looks so scary. It must hurt so much around his neck."
"Hey, he seems to be having trouble breathing. He's in so much pain, so much pain..."
"Aaaaaaaaaaaah." Yong Shanling suddenly hugged her head and sat on the ground.
"My head hurts so much. I can hardly breathe... It's so painful..." Yong Shanling kept scratching her neck, and dense bloodstains had already appeared on it.
Mu Yijie heard the commotion behind him. He turned around and saw Yong Shanling on the ground. Panic flashed across his face. He rushed over and hugged her tightly.
But she was acting strangely. She kept trying to push Mu Yijie away, and her mouth was mumbling something. "No, no. Get away. It's not my fault. Get away..."
Mu Yijie was heart - broken by these incomprehensible words. Seeing her about to break free, he hugged her tightly again and shouted in her ear.
"Ling'er, Ling'er, what's wrong with you? Wake up quickly!"
But it was no use. She still kept mumbling incomprehensible words. Mu Yijie darkened his eyes and kissed her.
She seemed to feel the warmth on her lips. Something slid across her face. What was that familiar voice in her ear?
"Why can't I see anything? It's so dark, so dark..." She shouted desperately, but there was only silence around her.
She ran forward desperately and saw a screen. She slowly stopped and gasped slightly, looking at the screen in confusion.
On the screen, it was like a movie playing in reverse, rewinding quickly. Suddenly, a little girl sitting on the edge of a cliff appeared, and there were scolding voices all around.
Yong Shanling took a step back. She didn't know why she felt so strange. She suddenly didn't want to look at this scene. She covered her eyes, but the picture kept appearing.
"It's all because of you that he died."
"You're a jinx. Get out of here quickly!"
"Why did you kill him! Yong Shanling, I hate you!"
Her head seemed to hurt more and more. Suddenly, she saw a white light. She rushed towards it as if running for her life. Even if she fell, she would get up and keep running forward. She didn't dare to look back, but she didn't know why.
Suddenly, a blinding light shone into her eyes. She closed her eyes. When she opened them again, she saw Mu Yijie looking at her nervously.
Her face and body were covered in sweat. Her hair was also wet. Her face was pale. She leaned on Mu Yijie and stood up shakily.
She looked around nervously. "Where's Cruise? Where's Cruise!"
She pushed Mu Yijie away and tried to find Cruise. Without his support, she fell to the ground. She tried to stand up, but her legs had no strength at all. She looked so embarrassed and helpless.
Mu Yijie lovingly helped her up and hugged her tightly. He stroked her head and comforted her softly. "It's okay, it's okay. What just happened? When I turned around, you were the only one left."
Hearing his comfort, Yong Shanling's tear - filled eyes finally couldn't hold back the tears.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry. I couldn't protect Cruise. He was taken away by that woman. Then I don't know why. In a dark scene, I suddenly saw a picture. There was a..."
"Ouch, my head hurts so much. I can almost remember, but I just can't see clearly."
Mu Yijie slowly patted her back. "Don't force yourself to remember. Since Cruise was taken away, we'll just get him back. You should rest first."
Hearing his words, her originally anxious heart gradually calmed down. She closed her eyes, and a wave of drowsiness came over her.
"Is, is it successful, spirit beast?"
"Yes, it's successful."
Hearing his words, she couldn't hold on any longer and fell asleep. Mu Yijie looked at her tired face. His heart ached, and a wave of anger welled up in his heart.
"Ye Sen, I need more people now. Is that okay?"
"What happened?" Ye Sen felt a bit nervous. Looking at his dejected younger brother, he also had a headache.
"Cruise was taken away, and Ling'er fainted."
"What... Is Yong Shanling okay?"
"Maybe there's something wrong. I don't know why, but her nerves seem to be in a mess."
Mu Yijie told Ye Sen what had just happened. Ye Sen also looked nervous. It seemed that the situation was very tricky.
"Okay, we'll come right away."
After hanging up the phone, Ye Lin nervously leaned over. "What's wrong with Shanling! Tell me quickly. What's wrong with Shanling? Is she injured?"
"Stop talking. Hurry back to the black market. Hurry!"
Seeing Ye Lin suddenly panicking, Ye Sen frowned and knocked on his head.
"When something happens, you have to stay calm. Panicking won't solve anything."
Ye Sen first called a few cultivators with high spiritual power to the black market. On the way to the black market, he told Ye Lin what had just happened again.
Ye Lin hammered his thigh hard. "Why did we leave just now? If we'd stayed, at least things wouldn't have turned out like this..."