After the True Heiress Travels Back
Chapter 424: You Must Compete with Me!

Chapter 424: Chapter 424: You Must Compete with Me!

"Ah—"

The cameraman fell from the sky and had already closed his eyes in pain when he was still one meter from the ground.

He didn’t want to witness himself being smashed into a pulp, too cruel.

However, the anticipated tragic scene did not occur.

Just as he was about to have an intimate encounter with the ground, the air beneath his feet seemed to become solid.

He seemed to be stepping on cotton, using the force to cushion his descent, slowly landing.

Until his feet touched solid ground, he hadn’t come back to his senses yet.

"Xiaohei, are you okay?"

The young Daoist nun walked over to him and waved her hand in front of his eyes.

The cameraman snapped back to reality and subconsciously reached up to touch his neck.

Yep, still warm.

He wasn’t dead!

At that thought, he couldn’t help but get excited.

What a relief, it was only a false alarm; he was alive again!

Seeing the cameraman like this, the young Daoist nun also relaxed.

Then, her gaze fell on the charm paper stuck on the cameraman’s head.

Noticing her gaze, the young man quickly covered the charm paper with his hand, looking defensive, as if afraid the young Daoist nun would take it away.

This was his life-saving charm!

The young Daoist nun pursed her lips, "I’m not going to fight you for it, do you need to be so defensive?"

The young man said, feeling righteous, "You can control yourself now, but that doesn’t mean you always can. What if you lose control? I would be in trouble, right?"

The young Daoist nun snorted, "I have very good self-control!"

The young man responded, "I can’t gamble my life on your self-control."

Seeing him like that, the young Daoist nun had no choice but to give up.

While the young man was landing, Shi Yaoguang had already released his imposing aura and dealt with all the things nearby.

The young Daoist nun came back to her senses: "..."

She was in disbelief, "I, I’m not seeing things, am I?"

She turned to An Xiaoya for affirmation, "Did Heavenly Master Shi deal with all the nearby ghostly entities?"

An Xiaoya nodded hesitantly, with a shocked expression as well.

Although Heavenly Masters and Daoist priests aren’t exactly the same, they do have overlapping areas of expertise.

Therefore, the two of them could feel just how defying Shi Yaoguang’s actions were.

The young Daoist nun marveled, "Even if our Daoist Ancestor were here, I doubt he could have achieved this."

It was a heartfelt exclamation, "Heavenly Master Shi is too strong."

An Xiaoya shared in the glory, "My master has to be very strong, otherwise why would she be my master?"

The young Daoist nun nodded in agreement.

At the same time, she couldn’t help but marvel, "I originally thought Mr. Quan was already very impressive, but it turns out, Heavenly Master Shi is the most formidable one!"

An Xiaoya chuckled, "Both my master and mistress are impressive!"

Actually, what she wanted to say was that it kind of felt like her master was under her spouse’s thumb.

In a way, Quan Jinbei being able to keep Shi Yaoguang in check was an impressive feat in itself.

But such things, she would never say out loud.

Otherwise...

Wouldn’t that be embarrassing for her master?

Shi Yaoguang had no idea that her newly accepted disciple was also concerned about her reputation, helping her conceal the fact that she was being kept in check by her spouse.

After releasing her aura to deal with those entities, she then targeted the critical point of the Tai Chi Array.

Before, not knowing what lay beneath the Tai Chi Array was fine, but now that we know, this Tai Chi Array absolutely cannot be broken rashly.

Seeing that she had no intention of breaking the Formation, An Xiaoya was somewhat surprised, "Master, you’re not breaking the Formation anymore?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head.

An Xiaoya asked in confusion, "Why aren’t you breaking the Formation? Could it be that this Formation technique has been lost and even you, Master, are unable to break it?"

Shi Yaoguang shook her head again, "The Tai Chi Array’s Formation has already begun to loosen. If left unattended, in less than fifty years, this Formation will unravel by itself."

The young Taoist nun couldn’t understand, "I can feel that the Tai Chi Array’s Formation is loosening, but what do you mean by it unraveling by itself, Master Shi? Does it mean that if we do nothing, the Formation will dissipate on its own?"

Shi Yaoguang explained, "To be precise, the Tai Chi Array itself has already begun to loosen, and with the helping hand of those with intentions, the Formation won’t hold for fifty years."

Hearing her say this, An Xiaoya and the young Taoist nun exchanged looks and asked, "Could there be something even more terrifying underground?"

They had not considered this aspect before, but now they couldn’t help but contemplate it.

Shi Yaoguang had just mentioned that there was a living Blood Pond underground.

With so many dangerous entities above ground, it was evident that a terrifying existence must be born amongst them.

A Blood Pond is already an extremely malevolent existence, let alone one underground that has been there for who knows how many years.

What could possibly emerge from staying beside such a Blood Pond year-round was imaginable.

Just thinking about it made one feel the shivers down one’s spine.

Among those present, the young cameraman was the most faint-hearted.

Startled by An Xiaoya’s words, his legs had gone soft, and he stammered, "The Blood... Blood Pond you’re talking about, what exactly is it?"

An Xiaoya did not scorn him but explained carefully, and in the end, also shared her speculation, "Whatever emerges from the Blood Pond, regardless of its kind, will certainly be a creature that feeds on flesh and blood; such a thing, if released, will definitely be troublesome."

As she spoke, she looked at Shi Yaoguang with concern, "Master, do you have a way to deal with it?"

Instead of answering, Shi Yaoguang asked, "What do you think?"

An Xiaoya’s heart tightened, and she asked weakly, "Master, you... you couldn’t possibly... also be unable to solve it, could you?"

After she asked, she thought it over carefully and immediately felt that her conjecture was right.

Shi Yaoguang might be powerful, but she’s only just over eighteen years old!

Under such circumstances, it was too much to ask her to confront a monster whose age was unknown.

But...

If even Shi Yaoguang couldn’t deal with this monster, then who else could subdue her?

It was at this time that the Diviner from before once again approached.

Of course, she brought her cameraman along with her.

Her gaze swept over those present, ultimately focusing on the yellow charm on the head of Xiaohei, the cameraman.

"Oh, you’ve resorted to using a talisman paper."

As she spoke, she reached out to grab the yellow charm on the young man’s head.

The young man was quick to press down on the yellow charm on his head, as if fearing that it might disappear.

Seeing his reaction, the Diviner rolled her eyes, "It’s just a piece of talisman paper, is there a need to treat it like a treasure?"

The young man stole a glance at Shi Yaoguang, then back at the haughty Diviner, and silently closed his mouth, saying nothing.

He was just an emotionless camera machine.

Seeing this, the Diviner felt it was pointless, "Forget it, I can’t be bothered to say anything to you."

With that, she turned to Shi Yaoguang and gave her a challenging look.

Shi Yaoguang was puzzled, "Is something the matter?"

The Diviner said, "I want to compare with you."

"Compare?" Shi Yaoguang frowned. What did she and the Diviner have to compare?

The Diviner snorted coldly, "Are you afraid?"

Shi Yaoguang responded with a smile, not saying a word. It wasn’t that she was afraid; she simply saw no need for it.

However, the Diviner was not ready to give up. She insisted, "You must compare with me!"