"Master, are you collecting our souls here to revive us?"
Hearing his master's words, Zhao Wumian noticed that his body was transparent, without flesh and blood, only a soul.
Seeing the souls of Yuan Que and others also present, and recalling his master's heaven-defying methods, Zhao Wumian said with surprise and joy.
"No, it's not to revive you, but to destroy you forever."
Zhao Wumian's master looked no more than forty years old, with a tall and sturdy build, dressed in white.
His face was handsome and refined, but on each side of his forehead, there was a three-inch long bone spur, making him appear mysterious and eerie.
Seeing Zhao Wumian's surprised expression, a hint of mockery appeared on his lips, as if looking at an idiot.
"Eternal destruction? Why? Master, why?
You must be joking. If you wanted me destroyed, you wouldn't have saved my soul from Ji Shiyou.
If you hadn't saved me, Ji Shiyou would have annihilated my soul. Why go through all this trouble?"
Zhao Wumian's smile froze on his face. He didn't believe his master and thought he was joking.
"Because your souls are useful to me, you fool. Do you think I would have passed on the witchcraft heritage to you?
Why would I have given you Cuiwei and the other four witch artifacts? I've been waiting for this moment.
Everything you've done was to pave the way for me. You were just a part of my plan."
The man in white chuckled and extended his right hand, where a palm-sized white cloud appeared.
"Xianyun! You mean? Why?"
Zhao Wumian exclaimed in surprise. The thing in his master's hand was clearly Xianyun, one of the seven great sacrificial artifacts of the witch tribe, which had never been revealed before.
Moreover, judging by its state, it was not empty but had reached its peak.
And the fact that his master could summon Xianyun meant he had become its master.
Just now, his master had said that everything he had done was merely paving the way, and Zhao Wumian understood instantly.
"Yes, it's exactly as you think. You are all masters of the sacrificial artifacts.
I only need to devour your souls to fuse the seven treasures and obtain the power from their fusion."
The man in white chuckled, and the Xianyun in his hand flew out, enveloping the souls of Yue You and the other two.
When Xianyun returned to his hand, the opposite side was empty. The three souls had vanished, clearly having been devoured.
"Even if you devour us, along with Xianyun, it will only be five treasures.
You won't get Mingyue or Jinwu. As for Mingyue, you won't even get past Ji Shiyou.
I curse you to die a horrible death, and your end will be as miserable as mine!"
Zhao Wumian finally realized that this was all a conspiracy, and he was just a pawn in a well-laid plan.
Looking at his master, whom he had deeply respected, now grinning menacingly at him,
He knew he couldn't escape being devoured. He cursed loudly.
"Mingyue? Ji Shiyou? Not worth mentioning!
Your task is complete, so stop worrying about it. Perish!"
Zhao Wumian's desperate curse did not cause the man in white any emotional fluctuation.
The Xianyun in his hand flew out, and Zhao Wumian's scream was abruptly cut short.
"Xianning Cuiwei Dian, Fu Guang Ru Cang Lan.
Fu Yao Jing Sha Qi, Shan Nong Wang Shu Yuan.
Qi Bao Zai Ju Shou, Shi Er Mo Shen Sheng."
The man in white retrieved Xianyun, chanted a rhyme, and turned to leave the cave.
Mingyue was bored. Everyone in the base and Hope City had gone out to help with reconstruction.
The city construction outside was in full swing, and everyone was high-spirited, eager to contribute to transforming the apocalypse.
Therefore, all the ability users from the base were away, leaving only some ordinary people to manage the farmland.
Mingyue also wanted to go out and help, but Ji Shiyou refused, giving the reason that she needed to stay at the base and oversee things.
In reality, he was just worried about her getting tired and thoughtfully left Baobao to keep her company.
So now, only she and Baobao were left, staring at each other.
"Sister, do you miss brother-in-law? Baobao will go call him back."
Looking at the plate of food, which was indistinguishable and looked like charcoal, Baobao's heart tightened, and she found an excuse to leave.
"Baobao is so good. But no rush, try sister's cooking first.
Your brother-in-law is busy with important matters, don't disturb him. This is carefully prepared by your sister for you, eat it while it's hot!"
Mingyue grabbed Baobao, who was about to slip away, and pressed her onto the chair, saying fiercely.
Was it that serious? It was just for her to taste a dish, and it was like asking for her life. She wasn't being good at all.
Usually, Ji Shiyou cooked for her. Now that she had free time, she wanted to practice her cooking skills.
When Ji Shiyou returned, she would surprise him and prove that she was also a virtuous wife.
However, cooking didn't seem as simple as she had imagined.
After burning the kitchen twice, she painstakingly managed to produce this dish.
Looking at its appearance, she didn't dare to eat it herself, so she brought it to Baobao to be her guinea pig.
"Sister, can I not eat it?"
Baobao's little face was wrinkled, and she said with extreme survival instinct. She was so young and had endured too much.
"No, Baobao, be good. This is sister's love.
Look, doesn't this heart-shaped egg look appetizing?
Try it and give sister some feedback. Is there any room for improvement?"
Seeing Baobao refuse, Mingyue ferociously picked up a lump of dark, unidentifiable object with her chopsticks.
With her other hand, she pinched Baobao's little face. With a slight squeeze, Baobao's tightly closed mouth opened.
Immediately, she stuffed the so-called heart-shaped fried egg into it.
"Delicious, right?"
Covering Baobao's mouth with her hand to prevent her from spitting it out, Mingyue asked expectantly for the result.
Unexpectedly, Baobao's eyes rolled back, her whole body convulsed, and she fell off the chair onto the ground.
"Ugh, ugh, sister, save me, water, water, water, ugh!"
Baobao on the ground vomited uncontrollably, weakly pleading for help, as if she had eaten poison and was on her last breath.
Seeing Baobao's reaction, Mingyue was terrified and quickly went out to get water for her.
She just wanted to try a dish, why did it turn out like murder? The ingredients were all from the space, they weren't poisonous!
"Pah, pah, pah, it's really unpalatable. Brother-in-law will have a hard time from now on.
If not now, when!
Brother Bajiu, it's too dangerous at home, I'll go find you!"
Seeing Mingyue leave, Baobao quickly seized the opportunity, got up from the ground, spat a few times to get rid of the stuff in her mouth.
Then she jumped out of the window, Fu Guang Dian appeared, and carried her away from Yunmeng Mountain.
She wanted to find Bajiu and take refuge for a while, and didn't want to come back for a short time.
"Is it that unpalatable? Children are just picky eaters."
Mingyue, who returned with water, saw that Baobao was gone and immediately understood.
Baobao was acting, just not wanting to eat what she made, which made her very angry.
Looking at the food on the plate, Mingyue, unwilling to give up, took a piece and put it in her mouth.
"Ugh, ugh, ugh! It's a bit hard to swallow, but there's a lot of room for improvement."
After spitting out the food in her mouth, Mingyue went to the cafeteria again.