Chapter 143: Heaven and Earth Are Unkind (VI)

The competition for the tourmaline water beads has entered a fierce stage. A magician broke out of the lake and the transparent water turned into a human figure. When his hand just touched the tourmaline water beads, the excited expression on his face suddenly changed...

"Don't—"

The person who was chasing him didn't notice what he was shouting and just grabbed his hand, but the accident happened at this moment, catching him off guard.

Starting with the person holding the tourmaline water bead, everyone who came into physical contact with it was frozen into ice sculptures in the center of the lake, one after another.

Their terrified expressions were frozen, and they didn't have time to react. Their bodies turned into ice. The scene was truly horrifying.

There were people who were relatively cautious under the bridge corridor, those who were not interested in the tourmaline water beads so much as to fight with others to the death, and those who were proud of their status. They did not take any action at first and just watched the situation develop. However, they did not expect that such a thing would happen in the end.

"what happened?!"

"Are they made of tourmaline water-fixing beads? Why did they all turn into ice?"

A gentle breeze blew by from nowhere, creating ripples on the clear blue water. The ice sculptures above cracked with a "crack", and shattered into pieces, falling into the lake.

Everyone felt a chill as they watched. After all, although these looked like "ice cubes", they were actually once living people.

"Woo~"

The wind blew through the corridor, bringing with it a harsh sound of wind, and along with the wind came a misty figure. She fell on the lake like a floating leaf, and stretched out her hand to catch the tourmaline water beads that fell in mid-air.

The chilling tourmaline water bead in her hand gradually regained its previous ferocity and brutality, and became visibly "little bird-like", nestling obediently and docilely in her palm.

Her figure was not solid, but descended like a phantom, with a pair of deep, abyss-like eyes looking at them, which immediately made the brave ones stiffen, the timid ones tremble, and their minds went blank.

In fact, this was the first time they met Xu Shanshan in person. No matter the her they had heard of before or the one they had been tricked by her before, her image had never been concretely ingrained in their minds.

But this time she appeared when they were not mentally prepared, and brought about a silent, quiet and shocking killing as soon as she appeared.

She didn't say anything, nor did she make any unnecessary movements. She just took the tourmaline water-fixing beads and disappeared from their sight. However, everyone felt a chill in their hearts.

No one would doubt whether this person was Xu Shanshan. As soon as she appeared, they all confirmed her identity.

"Yes...it's Xu Shanshan!"

"She also took the tourmaline water-fixing beads..."

"Chase, chase?"

Seeing these cowards retreating one by one, the old Taoist priest in yellow robes swept his whisk and shouted angrily, "Of course we have to chase her. How can we let her play tricks on us again and again?"

The Green-robed Mage naturally did not want to return empty-handed, so he immediately echoed, "You don't have to be so scared of her. She is just a villain who knows how to hide in the dark and plot. She ran away when she saw us. She must be guilty. We must not give up this opportunity!"

Chi Jiangdong was "undercover" behind them. He almost choked to death when he heard the words. He really wanted to grab their shoulders and shake them awake.

Wake up, you guys can't even get past the "money" hurdle, how can you fight her?
But after the two of them encouraged them, the seeds that had been scared and shrank into the soil before began to emerge again, but this time they had learned their lesson and were much more cautious.

The group arrived at the garden as planned. Although it was autumn, the grass and trees were still green and shady. The temperature was just right, and it wasn't as bitterly cold as before.

As soon as the weather warmed up, they felt that they were fine again. "The cursed straw man I made told me that Xu Shanshan is east of Lifu."

"No, I just used the hexagram to divine, and that Xu Shanshan is in the west."

"You are all wrong. I calculated with Qingwu magic that Xu Shanshan is clearly in the hall."

"You are all just some kind of celestial masters seeking fame and reputation. Xu Shanshan is in the south right now, not in the west, north, or center."

"What did you say? Who is seeking fame?"

Seeing them arguing fiercely, the veins on the forehead of the blue-robed mage throbbed, but he had to step forward and persuade them kindly: "Xu Shanshan is alone, it is impossible for him to appear everywhere. Otherwise, why don't you guys recalculate it carefully?"

"What are you counting? My divination has never been wrong since I started!"

"So does this old man!"

"No need to argue. Xu Shanshan might have used some magic to disrupt our investigation. The Li Mansion is not big, but it is not small either. It will take a while to find her. We might as well think of a way to lure her out on her own initiative."

"This is true."

Most people agreed, but they still had to rely on the cunning blue-robed wizard to come up with an idea. He rolled his eyes and came up with a plan: "She must still be eavesdropping on us, so let's not talk to each other..."

He spread out his palm, quickly wrote a word on it with his fingertips, and then shot it into the air. Immediately, a blue halo enveloped them.

"This is a soundproofing note. It only lasts for an incense stick. Let's discuss it quickly."

Master Jiashan and his three companions who were blocked outside the light shield and could not hear anything said: "..."

They seem to be isolated, right?
Therefore, before a person seeks his own death, he must cut off all ways to survive and leave no room for himself.

"Should we continue to follow these people?"

Gu Yuejiarong was helpless: "Only by following them can we see Xu Shanshan."

Chi Jiangdong said impatiently, "But these people can't be persuaded no matter what, and we can't stop them from committing suicide. If Xu Shanshan mistakenly thinks that we are in the same group with them, it is entirely possible that she will murder her own husband."

Hearing this, the three of them all looked at Chi Jiangdong with strange eyes. Chi Jiangdong reacted immediately and his face turned red with embarrassment.

He stammered, "I, I don't mean that. I mean, we are both her fiancés... although we are not married yet, but..."

I can't explain it any further. There is a saying that explanation is covering up.

"Do you still think she is Xu Shanshan?" Gu Yue Jiarong suddenly asked.

The three of them were startled.

"If she is the real Xu Shanshan, can she challenge all the magicians in the world and remain invincible?" he asked again.

Jiashan had this suspicion a long time ago, but... "There is no such thing as true possession in this world. Even if it is borrowing a soul, it is just borrowing. It has never been like her. The three lights of her soul are consistent with Xu Shanshan, and their fates match."

"I don't understand these, but I have my perception. Even if the real Xu Shanshan awakens one day and is reborn, she can never become what she is now."