Let Me Explain, Fairy
Chapter 686 - Four Hundred and Twenty-Nine

Chapter 686: Chapter Four Hundred and Twenty-Nine

To be honest, he wasn’t averse to turning into a ghost again, even feeling a slight yearning for it.

A yearning for power.

In the situation before him, if not for the two Mortal Transcendence assassins lurking in the shadows thinking of cutting their losses for the greater good, a direct spell would’ve instantly killed him.

If he could regain that power, he would be more than capable of handling the current situation, and after dealing with these assassins, he could even take the opportunity to give Xu Changge, who had come to his rescue, a good beating.

But the problem was,

after Ghostification, how would he turn back?

If that time never came, he would truly become a catastrophe for the world.

Luo Xiran’s voice carried a hint of amusement:

"What are you thinking about, you little ghost? The being Qi has already dispersed, and only the original ghost can transform a living being into another ghost now."

Upon hearing this, Xu Yuan heaved a sigh in his heart, but also felt a tinge of disappointment:

"So what do you mean?"

Luo Xiran asked softly:

"Your body now possesses the characteristics of a ghost... you should be aware of that, right?"

Xu Yuan chuckled lightly:

"I suppose so, after all, if it weren’t for the ghost characteristics, you wouldn’t be able to manipulate the Black Death Mycelial Mat that has invaded my body with such ease."

Luo Xiran’s voice was tinged with hesitation:

"So I was wondering, can your body withstand a ghost’s Demon Crystal..."

"Crack!"

Before Luo Xiran could finish speaking, the sound of the green canopy above Huizhou County shattering immediately drew Xu Yuan’s attention.

Looking up,

he saw the dome of light in the sky dissolving rapidly like bubbles.

The Protective City Formation of Huizhou County had been violently breached from the inside.

Lou Ji appeared above it, and the woman in black, emitting a chilling aura suspended in the void, stood sword in hand in stark opposition. Around her, the glow that emanated within a hundred yards was as blinding as the rising sun.

At the same time,

Xu Yuan suddenly heard the familiar voice of that boy Li Junqing resounding throughout the entire county.

His voice conveyed annoyance and resignation:

"If you won’t talk to Xu Changtian, then this Prince will talk to you. If you don’t stop now, this Prince will chop this woman Jing Xuelan to pieces!"

As his words fell,

two figures suddenly appeared in the sky above.

It was Qian Xi and the still-unconscious Jing Xuelan.

"......."

Gazing at the scene from afar, Xu Yuan’s eyes paused for a moment.

He had figured that Li Junqing was clever enough to realize Jing Xuelan’s importance, but he didn’t expect the other party to help him at such a critical moment of life and death.

After a brief silence, Xu Yuan’s thin lips unconsciously curled into a smile.

Heh,

when this kid wasn’t screwing things up or running away, he turned out to be quite the godlike teammate.

Number two hero.

Li Junqing’s voice also caught the attention of the two Semi-Saints outside the county.

Lou Ji watched this unknown Semi-Saint, and under the envelopment of the Dao Domain, she clearly felt a momentary fluctuation in the aura of the woman opposite her.

And it was this fleeting fluctuation that allowed her to contemplate a lot of information in an instant.

Jing Xuelan, Jing Tingxi, Jing Tingxi’s dear friend, and even Jing Xuelan’s biological mother.

Her pupils, twinkling with a bewitching purple light, flickered with a hint of killing intention. Lou Ji hadn’t expected this group of vermin from the burial village to dare show their faces again, and even join forces with Jiatiange to attempt an assassination on Changtian.....

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After having Qian Xi breach the Protective City Formation and voicing those words, Li Junqing immediately regretted it.

Because as soon as he finished speaking, a massive, chilling Energy Mechanism instantly locked onto him.

And the source of this Energy Mechanism was clearly the woman in black under the sky.

Feeling this cold Energy Mechanism, Li Junqing found it somewhat difficult to swallow his saliva.

Damn it, why was he, a Prince of the Royal Family, getting involved when people were coming to the Prime Minister’s Mansion to assassinate the Crown Prince?

Was the one who could hold their own against Lou Ji someone he could afford to offend? Just recently, he might have to be added to the hit list for this assassination attempt, and looking further ahead, even if he survived this time, how would he explain himself to his royal brother?

This assassination, carried out with such great fanfare, was sure to reach the ears of his eldest brother, the Crown Prince. No matter the reason, dispatching so many powerful assassins to kill a mere Soul Condensation like Xu Yuan, the boy’s special nature would be exposed before the people of the world.

With his elder brother’s nature, it was impossible for him not to realize this, and as a brother of the same father and mother, the Crown Prince was very clear about what kind of person he was.

You, as the third son, cherish your life so much, yet you risk danger to stand up for Xu Changtian. What are you trying to imply?

Li Zhaoyuan is openly using the power of the Sects to snatch my position as the Crown Prince, so you, as the third son, must have already made secret arrangements with the Prime Minister’s Mansion, right?

Li Junqing suddenly wanted to slap himself twice.

Impulsiveness can really kill a person.

But regret as he might, Li Junqing’s resigned gaze gradually fell into a silent darkness.

Since he had already chosen to help, there was naturally no talking of backing down.

The indifferent gaze met the eyes of the woman in black robes in the sky for an instant, Li Junqing glanced at the woman in red mid-air, and the naked woman Jing Xuelan she was supporting with Origin Qi, lips slightly moving.

"Do it,

"Kill her."

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Under the watchful eyes of countless people, the energy around the woman in red robes standing in the air surged violently. What originally detained Jing Xuelan suddenly tightened to claim her life!

And in this utterly silent moment, the woman in black robes suddenly moved.

Her svelte figure transformed directly into a beam of light, disregarding Lou Ji, who was hovering nearby, and rushed toward the red-robed Qian Xi below.

Seeing this, a massive killing intent surged in Lou Ji’s beautiful purple eyes.

She had found her opportunity. The woman in black robes, in her rush to save Jing Xuelan, had left her back defenseless to her.

The situation in Huizhou County gradually underwent a subtle change with Li Junqing’s involvement.

This change wasn’t significant, but it created a sliver of vitality in an otherwise hopeless situation.

As long as Lou Ji could take advantage of this moment to injure the woman in black robes—even if the injury was not life-threatening—she would then have the capacity to protect Xu Yuan.

This glimmer of hope created by Li Junqing was understood by Xu Yuan, and Taishiran, lurking in the shadows, understood it as well.

A sigh gently escaped Taishiran’s lips.

There was regret, a hint of sorrow, and also a sense of resolve.

Taishiran lowered his gaze to his own palm.

There, already formed, was a purple Lightning Arc.

To think that his plan to use a withered old man as a scapegoat had already fallen apart.

Then, he only had one path left.

With that thought in mind, Taishiran calmly raised his palm, aiming at the man in brocade clothes, lying amidst rubble and debris miles away.

Next,

"Buzz—"

The faint Lightning Arc shot out at an invisible speed, bursting from miles away amidst the flames.

Like traveling thousands of miles in an instant, the arc pierced through burning libraries and collapsing walls of rubble to attack the man in brocade clothes.

And as Taishiran had anticipated, Lou Ji did not choose to attack Luo Bingli who had left her back wide open; instead, she turned and sprinted directly towards Xu Yuan.

Wounding the woman in black robes was crucial, but even that could not compare to Changtian’s life.

She was well aware of these people’s objective.

Her speed was faster than that Lightning Arc.

However,

A plump figure blocked her trajectory.

Seeing the figure emerge, Lou Ji’s cold purple eyes displayed an uncontrollable panic, and almost simultaneously with Luo Bingli’s shout that echoed through the sky:

"You dare?!"

As the words fell,

Zhou Pudgy and Qian Xi were both sent flying and crashed into Huizhou County, penetrating several streets and kicking up endless dust.

Jing Xuelan died.

And as the Lightning Arc struck, under Luo Xiran’s manipulation, countless silky mycelial mats quickly condensed around Xu Yuan.

Nine layers of shields formed instantly above the path of the Lightning Arc.

But even this was futile against the powerful Mortal Transcendence strike.

The Lightning Arc shattered these fungal shields in an instant, reaching Xu Yuan’s head,

And then,

It harmlessly drifted past.