A magical journey of a sharp-tongued woman and a goofy man

Chapter 114 Cleverly Unraveling the Mystery

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye stood rooted to the spot, the encirclement of cultivators shrinking ever smaller. They could sense the malice emanating from these people, yet they were powerless to do anything about it. A sinister laugh echoed from the evil alchemist's residence, causing Ye Shuli's heart to tighten, and Jiang Ye couldn't help but ask again.

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye were surrounded by more and more cultivators. The hostile gazes were like tangible swords piercing them, and the heavy pressure made it almost impossible for them to breathe.

In the distance, sinister laughter echoed from the residence of the evil alchemist, as if mocking their predicament. This laughter, like poisonous thorns, pierced their hearts, making the already tense situation even worse.

"What do we do now?" Jiang Ye asked in a low voice, his tone tinged with anxiety.

The surrounding cultivators were like they'd been injected with adrenaline, their eyes gleaming with a green light, as if they were about to devour them alive at any moment.

Ye Shuli took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. "Don't panic, just adapt to the situation." Although she said that, she wasn't sure herself. After all, one can't fight against many opponents, and even a hero can't withstand a crowd of people!

Just then, someone in the crowd shouted, "They must be spies sent by the demons! Kill them!"

That sentence was like a spark that instantly ignited a powder keg.

The cultivators completely lost control of their emotions, drawing their weapons and charging towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

"What?! You're serious?!" Jiang Ye exclaimed, pulling Ye Shuli behind him protectively. "Today, I'll show you what real strength is!"

He flashed through the crowd like a ghost, using both fists and feet, each move deadly.

In an instant, screams, roars, and the clash of weapons mingled together, creating a chaotic scene.

However, there were simply too many cultivators. Although Jiang Ye was quite strong, he was ultimately outnumbered.

Gradually, his movements became sluggish, and many wounds appeared on his body.

"Jiang Ye, be careful!" Ye Shuli shouted anxiously, her heart pounding in her throat.

"It's okay, Xiao Li, just take care of yourself!" Jiang Ye gritted his teeth and persevered. He knew he couldn't fall down because Ye Shuli was behind him and needed his protection.

Just then, a figure suddenly darted out from the crowd and headed straight for Ye Shuli.

"Little beauty, just surrender obediently!" Young Master Lin grinned lewdly, reaching out his devilish claws to grab Ye Shuli.

"You're courting death!" Jiang Ye roared, using all his strength to force Young Master Lin back.

"Jiang Ye, how are you?" Ye Shuli asked with concern.

Jiang Ye wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, "He's not dead yet..."

"Hehehe... How touching!" A cold voice suddenly rang out, and the evil alchemist appeared in the crowd at some unknown time.

He stared greedily at Ye Shuli and said in a sinister tone, "Little girl, come with me, and I'll take good care of you..."

Ye Shuli suppressed her inner fear and stared coldly at the evil alchemist, "Don't even think about it!"

The evil alchemist's face darkened. "You won't listen to reason, so don't blame me for being impolite!"

He formed a hand seal, and a powerful surge of spiritual energy instantly swept out.

"Oh no!" Jiang Ye's expression changed drastically. "Xiao Li, run!"

Ye Shuli tried to move, but found herself locked in place by the evil alchemist's spiritual power and unable to move at all.

"Run? Where can you run to?" The evil alchemist grinned maliciously, approaching Ye Shuli step by step.

"and many more……"

Ye Shuli's eyes darted around, and a plan came to her mind.

She took a deep breath and shouted to the crowd, "Heroes and brave men! Haven't you ever thought about who tricked you into coming here? Who made you act like fools, being used and killing each other?"

She paused, looked around, and raised her voice to continue, "Think about it, this place is the middle of nowhere, you can't even see a ghost here normally, so how come so many people suddenly appeared today? You are all cultivators, can't you see this strange thing? Who is controlling all of this behind the scenes? It's terrifying to think about, everyone!"

Ye Shuli's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in the crowd.

The cultivators looked at each other and began to whisper among themselves.

"Yes, how come I didn't think of that?"

"Who's so shameless as to lure us here?"

"Could it be..."

As Ye Shuli continued to guide them, the cultivators gradually regained their senses, and the effects of the illusion dissipated.

They realized they had been used and were filled with remorse.

"Holy crap! I've been tricked!"

"It really pisses me off!"

"Who is it? Who is behind this?"

Seeing this, the evil alchemist hiding in the shadows was furious.

He thought he could reap the benefits without lifting a finger, but Ye Shuli ruined it with just a few words.

"Damn girl! You ruined my plans!" The evil alchemist roared and stepped out from his hiding place.

His face was grim, and his eyes flashed with a fierce light.

"Oh, isn't this the Evil Alchemist? What, you've finally decided to show yourself?" Jiang Ye looked at him with a mocking expression.

The evil alchemist sneered, "You think you can escape like this? How naive!"

He formed hand seals and chanted incantations, and a powerful evil force surged from his body.

"Roar!"

A deafening roar rang out, and a gigantic evil spirit appeared before them.

The evil spirit exuded a terrifying aura, sending chills down one's spine.

"Holy crap! What the hell is this thing?!" Jiang Ye couldn't help but exclaim.

"Be careful, this evil spirit is very strong!" Ye Shuli warned.

The evil spirit opened its blood-red maw and pounced towards Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye.

They quickly dodged, narrowly avoiding the attack.

"Run! Run!" Jiang Ye grabbed Ye Shuli's hand and ran into the distance.

"Trying to run? Not so easy!" The evil alchemist sneered, controlling his evil spirit to give chase.

As Ye Shuli ran, she observed the evil spirit's movements.

“Wait…” She suddenly stopped, her eyes fixed on the evil spirit, “This thing…”

"This thing... looks familiar." Ye Shuli stroked her chin, her brows furrowed.

The way this evil spirit operates is so similar to the old-fashioned engine she disassembled in college.

They are equally bulky, and their energy circulation follows a single trajectory.

Could it be that……

"Xiao Li, did you see anything?" Jiang Ye asked while fending off the evil spirit's attacks, looking just like a husky being chased by a vicious dog.

Ye Shuli's eyes lit up. "Jiang Ye, help me hold it off! I've got an idea!"

"Alright!" Jiang Ye immediately perked up upon hearing this, making a funny face at the evil spirit like a clown, "Ugly monster, come and catch me!"

While Jiang Ye was distracting the evil spirit, Ye Shuli carefully observed the evil spirit's energy core.

As she expected, the core of this evil spirit was a rudimentary energy converter. Destroying it would completely paralyze the evil spirit.

"Now!" Ye Shuli took a deep breath, gathered all her spiritual power in her palm, and slammed it into the core of the evil spirit.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the evil spirit let out a shrill scream, and its massive body collapsed, turning into a cloud of black mist that dissipated into the air.

The evil alchemist suffered a backlash, spitting out a mouthful of blood, his face instantly turning ashen white.

"How is this possible... This is impossible..." He stared in disbelief at everything happening before his eyes.

"Nothing is impossible. Good will always triumph over evil, understand?" Jiang Ye dusted himself off and said smugly.

Ye Shuli walked up to the evil alchemist and looked down at him, "If you dare to do evil again next time, it won't be so simple."

The evil alchemist trembled with fear and dared not utter another word.

Jiang Ye looked at Ye Shuli with eyes full of admiration, "Shuli, you are so amazing! You are my idol!"

Ye Shuli smiled slightly, "It's nothing."

The two looked at each other and smiled, saying nothing.

The young master Lin, who was hiding in the shadows, saw this scene and his face turned terribly gloomy.

"Damn it! Failed again..." He clenched his fist, a fierce glint in his eyes. "Looks like I have no choice but to..."

Seeing that the evil alchemist's evil spirits had all been defeated, Young Master Lin realized that the situation was worse than he had imagined, and decided that the best course of action was to flee!

He was eager to slip away.

"Trying to run? Did you ask me first?" Ye Shuli sneered, raising her slender hand. A chain of spiritual energy, like a hunting python, instantly coiled around Young Master Lin, trapping him firmly.

"What?!" Young Master Lin was shocked. He never expected that this seemingly weak woman would possess such powerful spiritual energy.

He struggled desperately, but like a flying insect caught in a spider web, the more he struggled, the tighter he was bound.

Ye Shuli walked step by step toward Young Master Lin, her eyes icy cold, as if looking at a lamb to the slaughter. "Young Master Lin, don't you like to harass respectable women? Today, I'll let you experience what it's like to be played like a puppet!"

Young Master Lin's face turned deathly pale, filled with terror, and he begged for mercy incoherently: "Miss Ye, I was wrong! I'll never dare to do it again! Please let me go!"

"Let you go? Heh..." Ye Shuli sneered, just about to give this young master Lin a good "entertainment", when she was suddenly interrupted by a sharp voice.

"Wait!" The evil alchemist pulled out a stone emitting a strange light from somewhere and shouted hoarsely, "If you dare to touch it, I'll destroy this Celestial Star Stone!"

Ye Shuli and Jiang Ye both looked at the stone in the evil alchemist's hand, their expressions changing drastically.

The Celestial Star Stone is a key material for refining the Breakthrough Pill. If it is destroyed, all their previous efforts will be in vain!

Ye Shuli looked at the Celestial Star Stone in the evil alchemist's hand, her heart filled with anxiety...

"you……"