Peerless Divine Doctor in the City of Flowers
Chapter 412 Ning Mengyao’s Determination

Chapter 412: Chapter 412 Ning Mengyao’s Determination

"Hiss..."

A monstrous entity swallowed Lin Fan whole.

After circling for a moment, it opened its huge maw again.

And lunged towards Ning Zhenyue, who still hadn’t moved an inch.

Its massive head, moving in between moments,

Had already reached Ning Zhenyue’s side.

"Don’t come any closer..."

Just then, Ning Mengyao’s roar came through.

Her tears unstoppable, she had just mustered the courage to run out of the house.

Upon seeing such a monstrous entity, her legs went weak with fear.

She collapsed to the ground.

It felt as though something was stuck in her throat.

She couldn’t even scream.

It was at this moment that she happened to see the creature swallow Lin Fan.

At that instant, she felt as if she had completely lost her mind.

The reliance in her heart, suddenly collapsed.

Her mind went blank, as if she had lost her soul.

In this moment of confusion and chaos, she saw the black mass charging again towards her grandfather.

Ning Mengyao, finding strength from somewhere, struggled to her feet.

Holding high the talisman in her hand, she positioned it in front of her grandfather.

As the enormous creature approached with its gaping maw,

Ning Mengyao instinctively closed her eyes.

Her slender frame trembled uncontrollably.

But even in the face of death, she would not retreat a single step.

Because with Lin Fan dead, her grandfather was her last attachment in this world.

If he were gone too,

What would be the point of her living?

"Whoosh..."

Suddenly, the talisman in her hand blazed with golden light.

Then shot out a beam of yellow light, directly striking the monstrous entity’s head.

Likened to being shocked by electricity, the creature let out a bizarre cry.

Its massive body quickly retreated.

"It’s effective!"

Ning Mengyao peered cautiously at the repelled creature.

She hadn’t expected the talisman to possess such power.

Though it hadn’t killed it, it had at least kept the creature at bay.

But immediately, her heart was wrung with guilt.

If Lin Fan had not given it to her,

He surely would not have been devoured by the creature.

Thinking of this, Ning Mengyao’s tears once again uncontrollably streamed down.

It was her incompetence that had doomed him.

This guilt made her bite her lip so hard,

That even when she bled, she didn’t feel the pain.

"Ao... Ao..."

The howling of the creature echoed around them.

Constantly circling, it tried to find another angle to attack.

But at that moment, the talisman in Ning Mengyao’s hands showered down myriad beams of light.

Forming an impenetrable golden barrier.

It encased both her and her grandfather perfectly within.

Despite the creature circling and constricting the barrier with its massive body,

It was utterly unable to break through the powerful prohibition of the talisman.

And within its confines, Ning Mengyao looked up.

Staring at the snarling monstrosity.

Fury filled her heart; she dearly wished to kill it and be rid of this nightmare.

Unfortunately, she had no means to fight back.

This sense of helplessness fueled her anger at her own cowardice.

"Ao..."

Finally, the creature let out a cry.

It opened its vast maw and lunged at the golden light.

Attempting to use its large mouth to swallow both the light and the two of them in one gulp,

The sharp fangs were mere inches away.

At that moment, Ning Mengyao felt as though she could see deep into the abyss of its throat.

The black poison mist spraying out clashed against the golden light, emitting a piercing noise.

This scene was akin to the terror of the end of the world.

Ning Mengyao felt weak all over, yet she stubbornly lifted her head.

If it weren’t for grandfather still behind her, she really would have given up.

After all, even if she were devoured by the monster, she would have died alongside Lin Fan.

"Pfft!"

Suddenly, the dark monster gave a tragic scream.

The body that had been tightly coiling the ring of light now helplessly stretched out.

When it heavily crashed to the ground.

Only then did Ning Mengyao see clearly, there was a huge hole in its abdomen.

And at this moment, Lin Fan, covered in blood, was holding a dagger and climbing out from the hole.

In his left hand, he was dragging a black bead the size of a volleyball.

"Lin Fan... you’re not dead!"

When she saw this scene, Ning Mengyao felt as if she were dreaming.

But then again, wasn’t everything she saw this evening just like a dream?

"This thing couldn’t kill me."

Wiping the blood from his face, Lin Fan smiled as he weighed the black bead in his hand.

"They say that within the body of a strange beast there must be treasures, it took me a while to find this thing. It should be its inner core. I remember the books mentioned this has special uses, which is why it took me some time."

"It’s fine... It’s fine..."

Seeing Lin Fan was disheveled but unharmed.

Ning Mengyao finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But at this moment, she felt as if all the strength in her body had been drained.

She plopped down on the ground.

"Why did you come out, didn’t I tell you to stay inside?"

Lin Fan quickly went over to her, checking her body with a concerned expression.

Thankfully, she was not seriously harmed, just overly frightened.

"I... I was worried about you!"

Disregarding the stench of blood on Lin Fan.

Ning Mengyao threw her arms around his neck and burst into tears.

The events that had just transpired were beyond words for her.

Especially when she felt powerless to stop the monster looming before her.

She had truly been scared out of her wits.

"Silly girl, your husband is invulnerable to knives, fires, even Evil Island couldn’t stop me; such a small creature is nothing. From now on, you must be obedient and not run around anymore."

Lin Fan patted Ning Mengyao’s head.

Her trembling body spoke volumes of her terror and unease.

"Hmm... I’ll listen... I’ll listen to you..."

Ning Mengyao kept nodding her head.

But before her words had finished, the beast that had lain motionless on the ground started to move.

However, at this moment, its size visibly decreased.

And it continued to shrink at a visible rate.

Just like a deflated ball.

Ning Mengyao’s scalp tingled at the sight.

"Yo, it’s actually still alive, quite interesting. How about I make it into a snake soup to calm my wife?"

Lin Fan turned back to look at the monster.

No matter how thick its scales, they couldn’t stop the knife in his hands.

"Awooo!"

As if understanding Lin Fan’s words.

The black beast, now five or six meters long, let out a mournful howl.

Immediately after, it dashed towards a corner.

Its escape was so frantic, it appeared downright comical.

"Thinking of escaping? No chance!"

Lin Fan hurried to his feet, but just as he was about to give chase.

A rift appeared out of nowhere.

The black beast instantly burrowed into it.

Right after that, everything returned to calm.

If not for the flowers, plants, and trees in the garden being half-crushed.

One might think it was all a dream.

"This thing, it sure runs fast!"

Lin Fan frowned tightly, looking at the empty garden.

If he had known, he would have cut off its head earlier.

Now he had no idea where that creature had escaped to.

"It’s not just ’something.’ It’s an onmyoji’s shikigami!"

Just then, a figure dropped from the wall outside.

Walking briskly over to Lin Fan’s side.

It was the Banshan Taoist, Zhao Jiaqi.