“Strange, where did this purple smoke come from? Huh? Oh no!”
Seeing the sudden purple smoke envelop her, the woman, Sister Xu, was slow to react.
By the time she did realize the danger, the toxins contained within the purple smoke had already entered her body through her respiratory tract.
It didn’t take long before she, along with the two newly recruited cult members, collapsed to the ground, motionless.
“What’s going on? What was that strange purple smoke?” Bai Yuling thought to herself, surprised, as she watched the two cult members and the woman fall unconscious near her.
“Auntie Li, Uncle Yan, Auntie Bai, are you all okay?”
Having dispersed the purple smoke she herself had released, Hu Yao’er walked in through the destroyed doorway. Her voice was full of concern as she addressed everyone in the private room.
Everyone in the room who knew her stared in astonishment at the girl in the doorway. She had fox ears on her head, a fox tail behind her, a large gourd strapped to her back, and was wearing an elegant, light-red modified hanfu. In unison, they exclaimed:
“Yao’er (Xiao Hu)! What are you doing here?”
Facing their simultaneous questions, Yan Qi (controlling her Hu Yao’er) knew now wasn’t the time for explanations. She quickly had Hu Yao’er address her parents and Bai Yuling:
“Let’s not talk about that now. Auntie Li, Uncle Yan, you haven’t answered my question yet.”
Hearing this, they temporarily suppressed their curiosity. After checking each other over and confirming they weren’t injured, Yan Zhenyi and Li Caifeng replied to Hu Yao’er:
“We’re both fine.”
Receiving this answer from her parents and knowing they wouldn’t lie to her, Yan Qi then had Hu Yao’er turn her attention to Bai Yuling.
“Auntie Bai, it looks like you’re not doing too well.”
Hearing this, Bai Yuling, who was bound and suspended in the air by the cement from the Scarred Priest, quickly said to Yan Qi (through Hu Yao’er):
“I know my situation isn’t good. So, Xiao Hu, can you help break these cement restraints binding me?”
“I’m sorry, Auntie Bai, I can’t break this cement.”
“Ah, why? It’s just cement. With your abilities, it shouldn’t be impossible.”
Hearing Bai Yuling’s words, Yan Qi controlled Hu Yao’er to explain:
“Indeed, if I went all out, I could probably break the cement on you, Auntie Bai. But I can’t guarantee you wouldn’t get hurt in the process.”
“So, I’m just supposed to stay hanging here like this?”
“Don’t worry, Auntie Bai. You’ll be free soon.”
Hearing this, Bai Yling was stunned for a moment. Then, realizing something, she asked Hu Yao’er tentatively:
“Free? You don’t mean…?”
“Exactly. I mean just that,” Yan Qi had Hu Yao’er reply playfully.
Getting this confirmation and knowing she had guessed correctly, Bai Yuling’s expression instantly showed sudden understanding. She murmured to herself:
“So, that skimpily dressed little girl from before is also a member of your organization…”
Just as Yan Qi, through her avatar, successfully rescued her parents and Bai Yuling after her main body had lured away the primary enemy…
Sensing the message from her doppelganger and realizing she no longer needed to lead the Scarred Priest on a wild goose chase, Yan Qi decisively stopped running and turned to face him.
Seeing Yan Qi stop, the Scarred Priest, who had been chasing her, also screeched to a halt.
Then, with a smug, mocking tone, he said to her:
“Why did you stop running? Go on, run! Keep running!”
Hearing the Scarred Priest’s gloating words, and knowing he had nearly harmed her parents earlier, Yan Qi—who had already mentally sentenced him to death—replied:
“I don’t need to run anymore. Now, it’s time for you to pay the price.”
“Time for me to pay the price? With what? You, a little girl dressed for the beach but with no real power? Hahaha, don’t make me laugh!”
Hearing Yan Qi’s words, the Scarred Priest didn’t take them seriously at all and couldn’t help but burst into loud laughter.
Seeing this, Yan Qi’s expression grew even darker. Without another word, she released the aura of a peak three-star supernatural.
Sensing the powerful aura of a peak three-star supernatural emanating from Yan Qi, the Scarred Priest’s laughter instantly died in his throat.
His face filled with disbelief, he stammered at her:
“How… how is this possible? You’re a three-star supernatural!”
In response, Yan Qi summoned the Little Succubus Queen’s signature weapon, the Succubus Lance. She said to him:
“Nothing in this world is impossible.”
With those words, Yan Qi activated the Little Succubus Queen’s first skill. Gripping her lance, she thrust it straight towards the Scarred Priest’s heart.
Seeing her move, the Scarred Priest knew exactly what she intended. He hurriedly used his supernatural power to control the surrounding cement, wrapping it around his body in an attempt to block her attack just like before.
Seeing this, a faint smile appeared on Yan Qi’s face. Overestimating yourself, she thought inwardly.
She plunged the Succubus Lance in her hand directly into the Scarred Priest’s heart.
In the next second, a fist-sized hole appeared where his heart should be. Fragments of cement mixed with flesh and blood sprayed out from a corresponding hole in his back.
“Why… was my defense weaker than paper…?”
Looking down at the massive hole in his chest, the Scarred Priest uttered his final inner confusion before collapsing to the ground, devoid of life.
Seeing the Scarred Priest dead from her single blow, Yan Qi withdrew the Succubus Lance. She then spat on his corpse on the ground.
Immediately after, knowing she couldn’t stay here any longer, she flapped the small demon wings on her back and swiftly flew back towards the direction of the Tianxing Restaurant.
She needed to get back before her parents noticed she was missing and started to worry.