Chapter Ninety-Five Reaping What One Sows

  As a huge pit suddenly appeared in the center of the hall, the entire hall was filled with dust and smoke. With a pale face and an expression of despair and unwillingness, Hui Yue said in a low voice, "I suppose you didn't mind letting me become a ghost who understands things clearly. Did you already know before you came looking for me?"

  Withdraw the 'fist', successfully piercing the opponent's plan, although the whole body is still showing the pride and momentum of being in a superior position, Zuo Xiao Yao then retracted the spiritual shield and emerald flame cloak outside her body, looking at her with the gaze of a defeated person.

  She waved her hand and released four streams of spiritual energy, causing the four people who were occasionally groaning in pain to fall into a deep sleep. Xue Xiao Yao then smiled and said, "It's not certain, only half of it is true. You sent someone to follow me, trying to provoke me but failed, so you deliberately avoided me before I went to Bo Yuan City. Isn't this because you wanted to tell me that you have feelings for me? As a senior, I was treated with such disrespect by a junior like you, and yet my reaction still didn't go as planned, so you changed your plan on the spot. Anyway, your goal is to catch me off guard, and I would have expected there to be some sort of trap in this hall, which seems normal!"

  As if his spiritual power had been completely exhausted, he sat on the ground with a thud. Upon hearing Zuo Xiao Yao's words, his face suddenly couldn't conceal the resentment and grief as he sighed, "Senior's mind is beyond human comprehension, it's not something that Hui Yue can match! I wonder if Senior will be able to retreat unscathed after dealing with Qin Lie and the others!"

  Her stunning face had a sense of helplessness, as if she had seen through the world's red dust. But in her calm and gentle temperament, there was a strong will that shone through, making her even more icy and pure, which made Hui Yue even more captivating. Zuo Xiao Yao seemed to have not noticed that the other person was staring at her with an unbridled gaze, as if he wanted to break free from his shell. When he heard what she had just said, his fists clenched tightly.

  Still quite self-satisfied, he replied, "I and Qin brother, Luo brother are old friends, we understand each other's character. How could they be like you, scheming against me? Hmph! I've always found it a bit strange, if it was really possible, this isn't like her style of doing things. It wasn't until I came here that I discovered it was actually you. When I first met you at Jiutai Mountain, I thought I had never treated you unfairly, but unexpectedly you set up this scheme because of your own self-righteousness. You took the initiative to make a move, thinking you could take advantage of me, but although you were able to successfully cultivate your spiritual power to the point where it's comparable to that of a Foundation Establishment cultivator, your cultivation is still too low. You want to be my opponent? It's still too early for that! I don't have anything to worry about. After all, none of you are my match. Ha......"

  The hall suddenly echoed with Zuo Xiaoyao's confident and triumphant laughter, making the expression of being extremely pleased with oneself very obvious.

  At this time, Hui Yue smiled wryly and whispered "So that's how it is..."

  Facing the dozens of spheres flying rapidly towards her, Zuo Xiao Yao almost instantly reacted, stopping her body's instinctive and subconscious urge to dodge backwards and upwards. With the aid of her spiritual power, she executed the Light Cloud Step, successfully avoiding the densely packed Thunderclap Pearls that rained down like a storm. She dodged past Hui Yue, who was caught off guard, and didn't hesitate to exhaust all her spiritual power to activate two mid-level talismans with the Heaven Scorched Technique within their sealing range. Then, she sped towards the gate even faster, not forgetting to grab Hui Yue, who hadn't had time to react, and flung her backwards and upwards.

  "Ah!"

  Because she had always been on guard. She not only didn't take a few steps into the hall at first, but even later when she was surrounded by Huiyue and the four masters lurking around her, Zuo Xiaoyao didn't take another step forward. Therefore, when she heard Huiyue's mournful cry after being thrown to the back, she was already outside the door.

  The scene that appeared in her spiritual consciousness was when Huiyue was five meters above the ground, a layer of blood-red fine lines intertwined with each other suddenly appeared in the air, forming a flat surface like water ripples. When Huiyue touched those "fine lines", some of them entered her body, while others wrapped around her falling body.

  As Huì Yuè's body fell to the ground, controlled by Zuǒ Xiǎo Yáo's spiritual power and forced into a coma, the four Taoist priests who had been controlling her were also wrapped up in the "thin threads" that had entered their bodies. The other "thin threads", which were connected end to end, touched the ground and suddenly seemed to come alive, crawling across the floor, walls, and ceiling of the hall. In just a few breaths, the large and seemingly empty hall was completely occupied by the "thin threads", filling the air with a crimson mist that sent shivers down one's spine.

  Fortunately, the activity range of those crimson 'thin lines' was limited to the hall, and when they spread to the door, they automatically stopped. Looking at this curtain that could bring a huge visual impact, Zuo Xiao Yao was also stunned. Fortunately, the surrounding area of this extraordinary building with a large courtyard had been cleared in advance, and no one was seen within sight.

  Listening to the five people in the hall who were occasionally letting out mournful cries of pain due to their immense suffering, one could see that under their skin, there were fine threads moving, wrapping around their faces from the inside, making them look extremely terrifying. As vessels, they must be suffering greatly. Xiǎo Yáo slightly closed her eyes and said, "The taste of reaping what you've sown isn't bad, is it?"

  A moment passed, and no answer was heard. The five people in the hall were all pale, their faces almost transparent, as they groaned in pain. Zuo Xiao Yao spoke again, "I know you're still awake, human. You should pay the price for your improper thoughts. After being a saint for several years in this mundane world, do you really think you're not human? Enjoying honor and controlling others' fate is quite pleasant, but as a cultivator, you should know that cause and effect, retribution, has always existed!"

  "Ah...... you witch, if it weren't for you, I definitely wouldn't be like this, ah... I'm not resigned to my fate, I won't give up! You think you can escape? You won't have a good ending either, Qin Xiao and Luo Hongtian will definitely not let you off the hook. Ha... cultivating in this world is useless, there's no way to improve your cultivation. Ah... even if you reach the foundation stage, you'll still die, sooner or later you'll die here, dead! No, I don't want to become food for these lawless demons, I don't want to die like this, I won't! Lian Ke, Lian Ke, where are you? Come and save me quickly!..."

  Although her sanity had not completely disappeared, the intense pain had driven Huì Yuè into a state of frenzied incoherence. Knowing that she was on the verge of collapse under the intense pain and immense fear, the few demon kings present couldn't get any useful information from her. Zuo Xiāo Yáo simply gave up questioning her and directly used his Mind-reading Technique on her.

  This is really reaping what one has sown!

  After a long sigh, Zuo Xiao Yao thought to herself in relief. After setting the entire building on fire and hiding in mid-air, Zuo Xiao Yao turned her head back once more to look at the raging inferno, knowing that she had narrowly escaped disaster thanks to her cautious choice of direction made on a whim.

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