Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 483 - 462: Second Update

Chapter 483: Chapter 462: Second Update

Master Chang Ling took steps toward the formation, while Chang Yu anxiously glanced around, suddenly feeling a disturbing premonition. However, he couldn’t help but assist Master Chang Ling, who was acting for the sake of Qiandao Temple.

As Master Chang Ling advanced step by step, Chang Yu’s heart rose bit by bit. The moment Master Chang Ling stepped into the formation with one foot and swiftly followed with the other, the temporarily closed formation reactivated the spells instantly. The two people lying on the ground remained motionless. Only then did Master Chang Yu’s heart settle back into place. Unknowingly, he had clawed his own palm open.

Those two disciples of Ghoul Ravine, still maintaining their positions lying on the ground, had not moved, but their eyes were now wide open. Behind the clouds, the moonlight shone, casting a long shadow that slowly approached them, passed through their bodies, and continued moving slowly.

The moment Master Chang Ling entered the formation, he had sensed an increasingly intense aura inside, entirely different from that of Qiandao Temple. Taking a deep breath was enough to make his heart race, his breathing rapid, yet the sensation was thrilling, reviving him in an instant as if the aura was a type of poison.

Had it not been for that day when he stood behind Master Ling Yi and caught a whiff of this aroma, he could never have imagined what was happening to him – it felt as if countless insects were crawling all over his body, his bones itching intolerably.

At that moment, Chang Ling felt a sudden surge of strength in his limbs, as if he had boundless energy throughout his body.

Yet this feeling was completely undetectable outside the formation, where his whole body felt even more uncomfortable.

Despite this, what Chang Ling wanted most was to understand what was happening to him. He knew something was terribly wrong with his body, but he couldn’t forget the sensation he experienced when he accidentally inhaled it as those two first entered the temple gates. It was like being able to breathe suddenly after being suffocated underwater.

The shadows on the ground remained still, but Chang Ling clearly sensed the breathing of the two men. Standing inside the formation, all his senses sharpened. The breathing of the two was extremely weak. Their decrepit bodies were filled with that mysterious, eerie aura, swirling tumultuously as if it might soon burst forth.

Master Chang Yu watched anxiously, "Hurry up...", not to mention that what they were doing was already very bold, he was more worried that Chang Ling inside the formation couldn’t confront these two. Moreover, Chang Ling was injured.

Suddenly, Master Chang Ling hastily stepped forward. Chang Yu, regretting his hesitation, involuntarily stepped forward as well, but Chang Ling had already grabbed one of the men’s wrist, blocking Chang Yu’s view.

However, as Master Chang Ling reached down to grasp the man’s wrist, the wrist suddenly twisted in a grotesque arc, seizing Chang Ling’s wrist in turn. Lifting his head, the man’s eyes, now a bloody red, coldly smiled at Master Chang Ling.

Chang Yu took two steps forward, seeing that Master Chang Ling was squatting there motionless. The lower body of the man on the ground, along with his unseen head and upper body, also remained still. Suddenly stopping, Chang Yu anxiously glanced again towards the direction from which the other monk had left, who had not yet returned, knowing they still had time.

The moment the disciple of Ghoul Ravine seized Master Chang Ling’s wrist inside the formation, Master Chang Ling’s eyes immediately turned blood red, and his body froze on the spot. The dark red smoke that was quite concealed in the night found its vent, furiously rushing into Master Chang Ling’s body.

Time slowly passed, finally exceeding the time the two had agreed upon. Chang Yu grew anxious and was about to step forward when suddenly the figure of Master Chang Ling began to move.

"Brother, I also brought you—" A voice from the distance interrupted, belonging to a disciple of Qiandao Temple who was keeping the night watch with Chang Yu. Chang Yu was momentarily flustered, but Master Chang Ling inside the formation seemed to have heard the voice and immediately turned around and walked out of the formation. He sped across the formation, and as Master Chang Ling left, the two people inside remained lying in their original places.

By now it was too late for Chang Yu to approach; he could only hurriedly face Master Chang Ling, without even the time to greet him as Master Chang Ling walked straight into the darkness.

"Brother, what are you looking at?" the disciple holding a roasted sweet potato asked suspiciously, glancing in the direction Master Chang Yu had been looking. Master Chang Yu quickly diverted his gaze and was about to speak, "Isn’t that Master Chang Ling?"

"Yes, he saw me and spoke a few words." Chang Yu didn’t contest it, "Tonight let’s stay alert and keep a close watch—" The disciple quickly nodded in agreement.

"Brother, have the sweet potato and then you can rest, I’ll keep watch." The disciple quickly patted his chest and said eagerly.

"Alright, then I’ll leave it to you, junior brother." Chang Yu didn’t argue, took the sweet potato, ate it slowly, and then walked over to the fire. He wrapped himself in his blanket and closed his eyes.

Just as Master Chang Yu was about to fall asleep, he suddenly heard a subtle noise, akin to something slowly crawling on the snowy ground. In this icy snowy environment, all animals had already hidden away. Chang Yu found it strange but was too drowsy at the moment to keep his attention as the sound constantly echoed in his mind, unable to be dismissed.

Initially very sleepy, Chang Yu was suddenly fully awake due to the sounds. He opened his eyes, and the fire had significantly dimmed. Other than the rustling sound of wind blowing through the snow, it was completely silent. Meanwhile, the Qiandao Temple disciple who had pledged to watch over the first half of the night was now dozing off, his head nodding slightly.

Master Chang Yu smiled helplessly, suspecting that the sound might just be the wind. He stood up, preparing to call the junior brother to sleep so he could take over the watch. As Chang Yu stood up, he instinctively glanced towards the direction of the formation, but that glance made him stagger, almost causing his heart to stop from shock.

"Who—" Chang Yu bellowed, hurriedly picking up his magic artifact, tremblingly aiming it towards the direction of the formation. His shout also woke the dozing disciple.

However, in the next moment, the disciple screamed in a voice filled with terror and despair, scrambling to hide behind Chang Yu.

At that moment, Chang Yu’s heart was pounding almost out of his chest, his hands shaking continuously as he terrifiedly realized that what he was looking at in the formation was, no, no, it definitely wasn’t human.

Now the formation had been activated, numerous golden lines forming a cage-like enclosure, and gripping the bars were two pitch-black creatures, their limbs twisted in strange poses as they climbed the cage. Chang Yu only saw two pairs of blood-red eyes staring directly at them.

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