Chapter 76 Success
Under the moonlight, the inn was completely silent.

A pair of small boots paced back and forth anxiously under the interweaving of moonlight and candlelight. Ji Ruxue bit her lips tightly, sweat oozing from her cold face, and finally stopped.

"He has clearly done what you wrote in the book. The incantations and hand gestures are all correct. Why hasn't he woken up yet?!"

"Don't make any noise."

Jiang Chen had a slightly cold face as he watched Xiao Yan twist his hands together with his fingertips on his chest, standing naked in the wooden barrel with his eyes closed and brows locked, not moving a muscle.

Ji Ruxue gritted her teeth and looked at her, only to see that although Jiang Chen had his hands clasped in front of his chest and looked calm, he was clenching his teeth and seemed a little nervous.

"Logically speaking, I have improved a lot..."

After a long time, the surrendered minister paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, muttering to himself, "Could it be a problem with the water?"

Over there, Ji Ruxue heard her words clearly, and clenched her fingers, questioning: "There is obviously something wrong with your broken technique, why did you let him practice it!?"

"Broken technique?"

Jiang Chen's eyes widened, and he took a step closer: "You said that my magic skill is a broken skill? Are you mistaken? Didn't you see that his realm has stabilized at the Great Heaven Realm?"

"If it is a divine power, why would the Hades Emperor be in such a state?" Ji Ruxue said with a cold face, tightly gripping the hilt of the sword, "So what if it is a great heavenly power? It is clearly an evil power!"

"Hey, do you know what it is?"

Jiang Chen stretched out a slender finger and emphasized: "Zhu Yougui is obsessed with evil!"

Then, she pointed at Xiao Yan who was standing beside her, her beautiful eyes widening in disbelief, "With me here, how can I let him go crazy?"

"Then why didn't he wake up!?"

"How would I know? It's because I'm not murderous enough!"

The two women competed against each other and neither gave in.

At this moment, a "hissing" sound of steam suddenly sounded from the side.

Ji Ruxue turned back in shock and saw that the bucket of ice water that was originally sparkling in the moonlight had instantly turned into smoke, swirling up.

In the mist, Xiao Yan's figure slowly turned around.

"Xiao Yan?" Ji Ruxue called in a low voice.

Suddenly, a crazy murderous aura exploded in an instant, forming an air wave, exploding with Xiao Yan as the center.

Ji Ruxue was completely unprepared, and her body was instantly knocked out by the air wave, flying backwards and falling on the wall.

With a "crash" sound, all the objects in the room broke and fell apart in an instant.

In the chaos, the surrendered minister's long pink hair suddenly fluttered backwards, and her purple skirt was torn by the strong wind, making a rustling sound.

Although she was still standing there, she had not yet recovered from her shock. Her beautiful eyes slowly moved to the side of the broken wooden barrel and the figure that was slowly walking out.

She didn't know if it was an illusion, but his figure seemed to suddenly become taller and stronger. At this moment, a pair of eyes surrounded by black mist looked down at her coldly.

In the corner, Ji Ruxue endured the severe pain and staggered to her feet: "Why would he be like this..."

Xiao Yan looked at her, paused, then raised his hand and the sheathed long sword in the corner flew into his palm.

On the other side, Jiang Chen felt that he was slapped in the face too quickly. He glanced at Ji Ruxue and reminded her in a low voice: "Little girl, don't move. He should still be in the illusion. In this state, he can't tell friend from foe..."

Ji Ruxue stood up with the help of the wall, her beautiful eyes wide open, staring at Xiao Yan who was looking at her.

Xiao Yan frowned unconsciously, turned back and stared at the surrendered minister.

Then, he slowly pulled out the bladeless scabbard.

Jiang Chen couldn't help laughing at first, and then he saw a sword blade made of a mixture of black mist and indigo energy slowly forming under the scabbard.

The smile on her enchanting face froze.

Xiao Yan tilted his head and asked unconsciously in a low voice: "Master?"

"You may have recognized the wrong person..."

The next moment, a cracking sound occurred.

The huge sword blade cut through the wall, and with a sound of tearing through the air, it heavily shattered the floor where the surrendered minister was standing.

Jiang Chen, who had already avoided the attack, suddenly had his eyes twitched. He raised his hand sideways, and several silver needles appeared at his fingertips.

The moonlight from outside came in through the broken wall.

Xiao Yan had no expression on his face and rushed forward.

A few cold lights shot out from between Jiang Chen's fingers, and then he waved his sword casually, and where the sword passed, several silver needles instantly turned into gas.

Her eyes turned cold and she stretched out her hands, spreading them in the air.

But then she hesitated again and withdrew her hand.

But in just a moment, Xiao Yan's giant blade had already swept over.

Seeing that there was no way to retreat, Jiang Chen raised her hand, and the purple bandage on her right hand suddenly shot out, then rolled up on the beam, pulling her body up.

The sword blade easily shattered the wall separating the guest rooms, causing Xiao Yan's figure to crash into the next room.

But he felt no pain at all, and his legs had hardly accumulated any strength before he crashed into the tiled roof.

On the roof, Jiang Chen's eyes narrowed slightly, and he dodged backwards. Under her feet, a sword blade slashed out, and the tiles flew and landed on the layers of snow.

The surrendered minister chuckled and stood with his hands behind his back.

"The moon is big here, let's enjoy the sun."

Xiao Yan lowered his head and thought for a moment, then suddenly raised his head and attacked ferociously.

……

In the room, Ji Ruxue suppressed the disordered breath in her body and rushed out in an instant, with her head slightly raised, following the traces of the two people, and kept walking in the corridor.

Downstairs, the shopkeeper and several of his employees, who had already been alarmed, ran out in panic, holding their heads.

"Run! A big earthquake is coming!"

……

After a long time, Ji Ruxue climbed onto the roof.

On the snow-covered tile roof, traces of broken tiles stretched all the way forward, creating a mess.

She pursed her lips tightly, chasing Xiao Yan's figure that was constantly rising and falling in the distance, jumping between the roofs on both sides of the long street, until the long street disappeared and the wasteland appeared.

Gradually, the sound of rushing river water slowly came.

She was stunned and walked over.

On the bank of the Yellow River, Xiao Yan stood alone with a sword in his hand, staring blankly at the river surface covered with thin ice.

Glancing left and right, he saw that the surrendered minister was nowhere to be seen.

At this moment, Xiao Yan heard footsteps behind him and turned around to look over fiercely.

Ji Ruxue walked lightly with a stubborn look on her face, and slowly stopped half a meter away from him.

Xiao Yan was stunned for a moment with a horrifying look on his face, then he frowned fiercely and slowly put down the sword he had raised.

Suddenly, a sound of water breaking was heard.

But the surrendered minister was covered with water stains and suddenly rushed out from under the Yellow River. There was a cold light flashing in his hand, and several long needles flew out and pierced into Xiao Yan's back.

In an instant, the bandage on her wrist flew out and pulled Xiao Yan into the water.

Ji Ruxue was standing right in front of Xiao Yan and could see that his expression suddenly turned panicky for a moment.

She then pounced on him without hesitation.

"boom……"

Amid the sound of falling into the water, two figures instantly disappeared on the surface of the Yellow River.

Jiang Chen was breathing slightly, her long hair was wet, and her long skirt was clinging to her, making her entire figure appear graceful in the moonlight.

But she had no time to tidy herself up, and fell to the shore, frowning slightly.

"What does she want..."

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Underwater, the muddy river water was surging.

The two men's figures continued to fall. Xiao Yan, who had been so powerful that even the surrendered ministers did not want to confront him head-on, was now almost panicked. A crazy aura continued to emanate from his body, stirring up the entire river.

It seemed as if endless bloody hands were pulling him, and he was falling towards the dark bottom of the river.

The river water mixed with mud and sand kept rolling, and he was furious and agitated, as if he wanted to split the entire Yellow River. But his eyes, which were originally filled with black mist, could not open at this time. Endless darkness instantly surged towards him, gradually enveloping him deeply.

He finally stopped resisting and spread out his arms weakly. The bloody hands at the bottom of the river chased him and wrapped around his neck, stopping his breathing.

Suddenly, an arm reached out.

Then, he grabbed his hand.

His body was pulled up instantly, and at the same time, a figure came close to him.

The next moment, someone held his waist, and immediately, soft lips pressed against his.

……

Suddenly, Xiao Yan opened his eyes suddenly in the mud and sand.

The river water surged, stirring the black hair and flowing towards him.

In the dim river water, he could see the person in front of him clearly this time.

……

The surrendered minister sat on the shore bored, took out two volumes of books that were also soaked in water, and flipped through them casually.

Suddenly, the surface of the river broke open.

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