The Mirror of Startling Beauty: Her courtiers are everywhere

"snort."

Si Xingxuan glanced at Jiu Fangzhi with disdain, snorted, and added insult to injury.

"Old Deng, the mighty Heavenly Profound Emperor, you don't even have a Water-Repelling Pearl and you still want to snatch it from me? Where's your imperial airs? Aren't you ashamed?"

Finally, he delivered the decisive blow.

"Besides, each of my water-repelling beads is priceless. It's not like I'm offering you a whole meal. Do you think I'd give you one? You're thick-skinned, so what if it gets a little wet? Just think of it as a bath."

Jiu Fangzhi took a deep breath.

He absorbed all the spiritual energy around him, making it thin.

"Ah...you really are my good disciple."

Visible cracks appeared on that perpetually icy face.

Who exactly recruited this apprentice?

When he took on disciples, did he have an endless sea of ​​ideas in his head?

Or did someone take advantage of his inattention and replace his brain with tofu pudding?

"Old Deng, can you please stop smiling when you're praising someone? It's creepy."

Si Xingxuan curled her lips in disgust, and when she turned back to face Tang Xixue, her face instantly switched, and her voice softened several tones, reaching the sweetest level.

"Zhizhi, let's go into the water."

He took out another water-repelling bead from his bosom and put it close to his body along with Tang Xixue's.

The emerald light flashed and disappeared, vanishing into the hem of her clothes, leaving only a faint, cool aura surrounding her.

Two beads, one for Zhizhi, and one for myself.

They make a perfect pair.

perfect.

Si Xingxuan mentally gave himself a perfect score, while giving his master a zero.

"Senior brother, are you alright?"

Tang Xixue turned her head and glanced at Jiu Fangzhi.

Although his cultivation was unfathomable, the Fallen God Lake was no ordinary body of water.

She couldn't help but ask another question.

Just as Jiu Fangzhi was about to speak, Si Xingxuan preemptively answered for him.

"Don't worry, Zhizhi, this old man is incredibly tough, the kind of tough that even the King of Hell would shake his head in fear."

"I've been his apprentice for so many years, and I haven't learned any other skills, but I've certainly mastered the art of being incredibly lucky."

"...Shut up."

Jiu Fang finally reached his breaking point.

"oh."

Si Xingxuan obediently shut his mouth, then quickly hid half a step behind Tang Xixue, poked out half his head, and squeezed out a pure and innocent smile for his master.

It's as if it's saying, "Let's see what you can do to me!"

Jiu Fangzhi pressed his temples, feeling that if he continued to stay with this wicked disciple, he would really have to clean house.

"no problem."

He nodded to Tang Xixue, his tone finally regaining its usual composure.

But if you listen carefully, you can hear a trace of lingering killing intent beneath that calm voice.

The master and apprentice on the opposing side are constantly at odds.

"Okay, then let's go into the water."

Without another word, the three plunged into the lake.

The moment it entered the water, the water-repelling pearl shone with a bright green light.

A gentle, warm light shield silently unfolded, softly pushing the surrounding water to both sides, without wetting even the hem of her clothes.

"what?"

Si Xingxuan looked down and discovered that the water-repelling pearl's protective barrier had actually enveloped Jiu Fangzhi.

He pouted in dissatisfaction and muttered under his breath.

"Master, are you rubbing against my beads? These are my beads. Mine."

"What did you say?"

Jiu Fangzhi's eyelids twitched, and his gaze was piercing, extremely dangerous.

"Master, please watch your step. The path at the bottom of the lake is slippery. Don't fall."

Si Xingxuan changed his words without changing his expression, and his attitude was upright.

Tang Xixue was amused by the two of them and said softly from the front, "Alright, both of you be careful."

The three formed a small formation and slowly swam towards the depths of the lake.

The movement was minimal, with only a few tiny bubbles occasionally rising to the surface before disappearing into the darkness.

The lake water was very dark.

It was so dark it didn't look like water; it looked more like it had sunk into a pool of thick, unyielding ink.

The azure light of the water-repelling pearl could only illuminate a distance of about ten feet around it; beyond that, there was only boundless darkness.

You can hardly see anything.

But precisely because they cannot see, their other senses become exceptionally acute.

Every subtle ripple in the water, a cool sensation brushing against the soles of my feet.

Everything silently reminded them that this darkness was not empty.

The sense of danger was very strong.

It was a feeling of being watched by something, as if countless eyes were hidden in the thick darkness, silently observing their every move.

That gaze was cold and deep, devoid of any warmth, clinging to the surface of the skin for a long time, like someone gently stroking the back of the neck with icy fingernails.

Si Xingxuan's hand was quietly slipped back into Tang Xixue's palm at some point.

"Weaving."

He spoke softly, his voice barely audible to her.

His tone was soft and gentle, with a slight tremor at the end of his voice.

"Um?"

Tang Xixue turned to look at him.

"Don't be afraid."

When he said this, his voice was soft, with three parts coquetry and seven parts seriousness.

"I'm here for you."

Tang Xixue didn't speak, but she wasn't afraid. She had experienced even deeper and more desperate darkness.

She's come back from hell, what's there to be afraid of!

She simply tightened her grip on his hand, silently comforting him.

What she didn't see was...

The moment she turned her head, Si Xingxuan slightly raised his eyelids.

The softness and timidity in her eyes vanished in an instant, leaving only a faint, cold light that flashed and disappeared in the dim shimmering water.

Something is watching them.

He already knew.

This feeling of being watched begins the moment I enter the water.

He just didn't say it out loud.

Let that thing look at it a little longer.

Wait until it sees clearly, gets hooked on it, and gets close enough before killing it.

He silently twirled the thin willow-leaf blade between his fingertips.

Jiu Fangzhi walked at the front, his clothes floating slowly in the water, his aura as steady as a mountain.

He suddenly stopped, his voice very low.

Something's coming.

As soon as the words were spoken, something in the darkness slowly opened its eyes.

A pair of enormous, eerie green vertical pupils shone from the depths of the boundless black water, gazing coldly over.

Its vertical pupils were astonishingly large; the pupils alone were as tall as a person.

The eerie green light spread out in the water, illuminating a massive, breathtaking silhouette in the depths of darkness.

The lake water suddenly turned cold.

Si Xingxuan was the first to move.

He shrank back half an inch behind Tang Xixue, his fingers gripping her sleeve tightly, his voice carrying just the right amount of panic.

"Zhizhi, what's that thing? It's scary."

Tang Xixue instinctively turned to the side, shielding him behind her, her gaze towards his vertical pupils becoming sharp and wary.

He had already grasped the Longevity Sword in one hand.

Si Xingxuan leaned against her shoulder, tilted his head slightly, and calmly met her pair of eerie green eyes from an angle she couldn't see.

His lips moved silently.

The lip movements were clearly:

"roll."

The other side clearly did not take the weak human race seriously at all.

It seemed as if the three figures in front of it, which were as insignificant as dust, did not even qualify to make it take them seriously.

Faced with Si Xingxuan's provocation, it was not afraid at all, but instead suddenly attacked at the same moment.

The undercurrents at the bottom of the lake were stirred up by a tremendous force, and the entire body of water trembled.

The enormous black shadow, carrying an overwhelming force capable of crushing everything, lunged fiercely towards the direction where the three were.

The water pressure suddenly increased, and the azure light shield of the water-repelling pearl was squeezed and emitted a series of teeth-grinding creaking sounds, as if it would shatter at any moment.

The darkness was torn apart like a curtain.

Tang Xixue stood still, without moving an inch.

Her expression was even calmer than before.

Those starry eyes shone brightly in the dim light of the water, showing no panic, no retreat, only a clear and cold clarity like a mirror.

"Whoosh."

The Longevity Sword was drawn.

A thin, bright silver-white sword light appeared, like a sliver of moonlight falling from the heavens, illuminating the dark lakebed that had been shrouded in darkness for millennia, turning it into daylight in an instant.

The darkness was torn open.

The enormous, menacing black shadow was clearly visible under the reflection of the sword light.

It was a gigantic mouth covered with scales and sharp teeth, but it suddenly froze in mid-air.

It didn't stop.

It is Tangxi Xue's sword, faster than its fangs.

The sword light pierced through the very center of the giant mouth cleanly and crisply, without a single unnecessary curve.

Then, its momentum continued upward, carving out a clear corridor from the eternal darkness at the bottom of the lake.

In the long corridor, the lake water, illuminated by the sword light, emitted a ghostly blue glow, like a galaxy that had been ignited.

A moment later, the enormous black shadow silently split open from the very center.

It is cut in two, with a smooth, mirror-like surface.

At that moment, what that sword cleaved through was far more than just that dark shadow.

Jiu Fangzhi was stunned, his eyes reflecting her peerless swordsmanship.

Tang Xixue held the Longevity Sword diagonally to her side, and the last drop of blood on the tip of the sword slowly slid down, disappeared into the water, and vanished without a trace.

"Insects! Easily defeated."

She opened her lips, and her voice echoed through the turbulent lakebed, causing the shadowy onlookers to tremble in fear.

Then he turned around and looked at Si Xingxuan behind him.

My gaze transformed into a pool of gentle stars.

"Zheyue, were you scared?"

Si Xingxuan stared blankly into her gentle and bright eyes.

His heart pounded violently in his chest, so hard that he almost lost his balance.

worship.

To admire.

A passionate, mad love.

His weaving is unparalleled.

He was willing to kneel on the ground and kiss her delicate feet.

Si Xingxuan quickly concealed the shock and infatuation on her face, revealing a pitiful, weak, and harmless appearance.

He carefully reached out and hooked the corner of Tang Xixue's sleeve hanging at her side, then gently shook it.

"I was startled."

His voice was so soft it could melt water.

He seemed quite frightened by the ferocious beast he had just encountered, and was still in shock.

"Zhizhi is amazing. If it weren't for Zhizhi, I might have been eaten."

"Zhizhi saved me again."

"I have nothing to repay you with, so I will repay you with my body!"