I, the transmigrated villain, please wait, gentle master.

Chapter 213 Resentful Encounter: Jade Lock and Golden Shackles (2)

This sword strike was very powerful.

It came suddenly, which also gave it an advantage.

But, it's too slow!

Mei Shiyu sensed the airflow fluctuations as soon as Yuan Che began to gather his strength, instantly pinpointing his location and even predicting his sword moves and trajectory.

Needless to say, Li Tingyun was even more so.

He gave a very brief laugh and then reached for Mei Shiyu's arm—

He was still more bothered by Mei Shiyu clinging to someone else and not letting go!

This is so damn frustrating!

Don't they know that men and women shouldn't touch each other? How can a Taoist priest be so casual?!

Mei Shiyu cleaved Li Tingyun's hand away with a palm strike, thinking he was coming for Hua Yingyue.

Li Tingyun grabbed Mei Shiyu's shoulder with her other hand, pulling him towards her, and then swept his leg across Mei Shiyu's groin, trying to trip him and make him fall into her arms.

Mei Shiyu was not about to let him have his way. He also threw a roundhouse kick, but unfortunately, he was not as fast as Mei Shiyu. His shinbone hit Mei Shiyu's knee, causing him a sharp pain.

But at least we managed to weaken him and prevent him from succeeding.

Before Yuan Che's flying sword even arrived, the two of them started fighting!

In the blink of an eye, they had exchanged no fewer than ten moves.

Mei Shiyu punched Li Tingyun in the palm, but Li Tingyun wrapped his fist around it with his five fingers, pulling him away from his original spot and leaping more than ten feet away.

The next moment, sword energy cleaved the ground, leaving a deep ravine where they had been standing.

The ravine still held traces of bluish-purple electric light.

The silk threads swirl and rustle.

Mei Shiyu was pulled so hard that she instinctively lunged at Li Tingyun, using the momentum to propel him further away and to a safer place, while simultaneously planning her own escape route.

As soon as Li Tingyun landed, before he could even stand steadily, he raised his leg and kicked him!

Li Tingyun grabbed his ankle and flipped him over. Mei Shiyu was very flexible; a backflip was nothing, he could do hundreds of backflips without any problem.

Li Tingyun remembered his back injury and couldn't help but move closer and reach out to help him up, but Mei Shiyu suddenly stepped back as if facing a formidable enemy.

Li Tingyun's expression hardened slightly.

Within a few breaths, Mei Shiyu dodged his "taking things out of a bag" attacks several times in a row. She was agile and harder to catch than a fish in the water. She didn't let him touch even a corner of her clothes.

Li Tingyun's expression gradually darkened.

Throughout the entire ordeal, Mei Shiyu never let go of Hua Yingyue, meaning he could only deal with Li Tingyun with one hand, severely limiting his movements.

Li Tingyun was also hesitant to act, considering that Mei Shiyu had injuries on her chest and back, with a missing piece of her sternum and a chronic lumbar spine problem, making it impossible for her to do anything. He hesitated for a moment, then inexplicably became a little angry!

The two exchanged blows briefly, fighting hand-to-hand with bare hands. Neither used any magic, and each had their own limitations, giving the other ample room to maneuver. As a result, it was difficult to determine the winner.

Just then, a flash of lightning appeared.

Yuan Che charged forward again, sword in hand!

Mei Shiyu caught a glimpse of a figure darting past him out of the corner of his eye. With lightning speed, he grabbed the back of Mei Shiyu's collar!

Withdraw one of the apprentices.

"Immortal Mei, aren't you burdened with carrying one in your left arm and another in your right? Let me help you unload your load!"

Before Li Tingyun could finish speaking, he suddenly launched an attack. Mei Shiyu barely dodged it, only to be caught off guard again. She politely declined, saying, "No need for that!"

Hiding like this is definitely not going to work. Mei Shiyu knew that he had too many "burdens". If Li Tingyun succeeded just once, he would be "completely wiped out".

In a moment of inspiration, he came up with a risky plan!

Mei Shiyu deliberately slowed down, and Li Tingyun instantly circled behind him. He didn't even bother to defend himself, taking the opportunity to gather his strength and throw Yuan Che and Hua Yingyue away together!

With his hands free, he immediately drew a formation, intending to cast a spell from afar to send them back to the human world.

The plan was only half successful.

Before the teleportation array was even finished being drawn, Li Tingyun grabbed him by the neck.

With such a crucial point already in their grasp, anyone should have surrendered without resistance, but Mei Shiyu refused!

He persisted in completing the formation, striving for the last bit of opportunity.

"What's this move called? Selflessness?!" Li Tingyun's tone became more forceful, and he suddenly tightened his grip, wanting to teach him a "lesson".

Mei Shiyu felt a tightness around her neck, but she didn't feel any danger or fear at all. She thought to herself: No, no, this move should be called "all or nothing". It's completely a gamble that you won't hurt me.

Call it overestimating himself or being overconfident, but he's definitely made up his mind to gamble!

Her throat tightened, her breathing became labored, and Mei Shiyu swallowed unconsciously, her Adam's apple bobbing against Li Tingyun's warm palm—

Li Tingyun suddenly withdrew his hand.

The person had also vanished without a trace.

He abandoned Mei Shiyu and went after other "prey".

Mei Shiyu took a deep breath, mustered his strength, and seized the opportunity to unleash a formation attack!

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, the spirit array should be able to reach Li Tingyun's disciple before he does.

To ensure absolute safety, he didn't just draw one teleportation array, but more than a dozen in a row!

However, snatching food from a tiger's mouth is not so easy.

It's impossible to avoid unexpected events.

Li Tingyun is incredibly fast!

Yuan Che and his junior sister were flung dozens of feet away by Mei Shiyu. Before they even landed, Li Tingyun's ghostly figure suddenly appeared behind them.

He kicked one away and caught another with his other hand.

By the way, destroy all of Mei Shiyu's teleportation arrays!

He handled all three tasks simultaneously with ease.

Mei Shiyu was horrified.

Teleportation arrays are inherently very energy-intensive, and the greater the distance, the greater the energy consumption. Not to mention establishing a teleportation channel between the Yin and Yang realms, which requires more than double the amount of spiritual energy!

Destroying a fully formed, spiritually powerful array would also require paying a price of equal value.

The two forces clashed head-on, creating a deafening roar. The spirit array shattered instantly, turning into countless light spots, like thousands of stars, falling into the void like a torrential downpour.

Li Tingyun destroyed several of his formations in succession, each one more spectacular than the last!

How could Mei Shiyu not know that he was throwing a tantrum?

The two were several dozen feet apart, and tiny sparks of spiritual light scattered everywhere, sometimes bright and sometimes dim. A sinister smile appeared on Li Tingyun's face, which disappeared in an instant, and Mei Shiyu saw it clearly!

Yuan Che was kicked to the ground by Li Tingyun, his head bleeding and his mind reeling. He struggled to get up and saw Li Tingyun standing not far away, waving his hand and releasing several streams of demonic energy, trapping Hua Yingyue inside.

Yuan Che scrambled over to save the person!

Overthinking.

Li Tingyun glanced at him sideways, her eyes full of contempt.

Raise your hand, gather your energy into a blade—

At the critical moment, a thick, sturdy vine appeared out of nowhere, quickly wrapped around Yuan Che's waist, and pulled him away from the danger with lightning speed.

He glanced at the "capable person" who had saved Yuan Che.

Li Tingyun gently let Su Fang go and stopped.

He immediately scoffed, "What a fucking waste! He can't even protect his own woman, and at the crucial moment, he has to rely on another woman to save him?!"

The villains launched a tactical taunt.

Not very harmful, but extremely insulting!

Yuan Che couldn't stand it any longer, so he broke free of the vines and ran back!

A thin but strong hand gripped his shoulder.

"You don't want your life."

His voice was cold and clear, devoid of any emotion.

It was Ah Chun.

Inadvertently, her eyes met Li Tingyun's.

Instantly separate.

Li Tingyun decided not to make things difficult for the two of them for the time being. He turned his gaze to Hua Yingyue, and then to Mei Shiyu, who had silently approached and was only ten steps away from him.

Suddenly, he felt a headache coming on, and the veins on his forehead throbbed. Before the other person could make a move, he shouted, "Shut up! Back off! Don't provoke me!"

Mei Shiyu, of course, ignored him and stepped forward, asking bluntly, "Then can you let them go?"

He believes this matter is still negotiable.

According to him, Li Tingyun always prefers quick and decisive action. If he really wants to make a move, it will be like a sudden storm, giving no one a chance to breathe. How could he be so "indecisive"?

He probably didn't intend to kill.

Then there's still a chance for things to turn around.

Li Tingyun stood with his hands behind his back, leisurely saying, "Alright, why don't you tell me, what benefit would it bring me to release them?"

Mei Shiyu said, "I can't say what the advantages are, but there are definitely no disadvantages. All three of them are disciples of the Dao Xuan Sect. Why would you offend the entire cultivation world? Or is it that you really have some deep-seated grudge against them that you absolutely cannot let go?"

Li Tingyun refuted point by point: "No harm? That's not necessarily true. I've offended people plenty of times, one more won't make a difference. As for whether they have a grudge against me, that's another matter."

Mei Shiyu asked, "...What do you mean by 'another way'?"

Li Tingyun shook his head and said, "Stop talking nonsense, let's each take a step back! Yuan Che, let him get lost, I'll take his junior sister with me! As for the rest... let him fend for himself."

"Don't even think about it!" Yuan Che immediately became enraged. If Ah Chun hadn't been holding him back, he would have already rushed forward. "Release Yue'er, and I'll go with you!!!"

"You're a furnace cauldron too?!" Li Tingyun sneered. "I don't collect scrap. Come with me, you're not worthy! Get lost now, or I'll chop you up and feed you to the fish!"

Why feed the fish? Because Xue Rendong was there. If Wangcai had been there too, Li Tingyun would have fed the dogs first.

Xue Rendong stood by, his mind blank, watching the battle. But when he heard someone say that he was going to feed the fish, his eyes lit up and he lifted a pot like a tyrant carrying a tripod—Meng Po's soup pot.

There was originally another person present, Meng Po, but she has disappeared without a trace, leaving only a pot behind.

When gods fight, mortals suffer. The old woman is very experienced; she's already slipped away. The soup pot is too heavy, which slows her down. It's better to leave it behind!

Xue Rendong got a good deal.

He planned to use this pot to cook people and eat them.

Ah Chun: "..."

I can tell, he really enjoys eating people.

They're quite particular; they only eat with people they know.

"Senior sister, you go first! Don't worry about us!"

Yuan Che turned around and made a move to push her.

Ah Chun deftly dodged, and he pushed at nothing.

Yuan Che then remembered that his senior sister had a very strange personality and never liked to interact with people. Apart from Yue'er, no one could get close to her! Especially men! In his haste, he had forgotten about this.

But he was in such dire straits that he couldn't care less about such trivial matters. He urged, "Senior sister, you should leave! The spells you practice aren't very offensive, so don't come with us to your death!"

Ah Chun was silent for a moment, then said, "I have no intention of going to my death with you."

Yuan Che said, "Then stop dawdling and hurry up!"

Ah Chun paused for a moment, then said, "I didn't dawdle either."

"I told you to leave, so leave—do you understand?"

"Whatever. I'm fine with staying."

"..."

Yuan Che was suffocating.

A sudden onset of infantile convulsions meets a slow-paced doctor; they simply can't communicate!

He usually felt that his senior sister was not only eccentric, but also had a erratic way of thinking, making her difficult to communicate with. She always gave irrelevant answers. Only someone like Yue'er, who could chat with a passing dog, could have a normal conversation with her.