Although it was only a back view, Qin Jiujiu inexplicably sensed danger. The person's back was very familiar.
"Nine-tailed Fox?"
She quickly took out the Qiankun bag from her waist, but the Nine-tailed Fox seemed to have eyes on its back, having anticipated her actions.
As her hand reached for the Qiankun bag, the person's tail had already swept towards her.
Qin Jiujiu quickly dodged to the side, but the Qiankun bag had already fallen to the ground, emitting a faint blue glow.
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Xie Jing had been sitting on the eaves for a long time. He looked at the crescent moon in the sky, his eyes deep and his expression as inscrutable as the night.
Suddenly, as if sensing something, the look in his eyes grew more intense.
In an instant, only a low sound remained in the air, "Seeking death!"
The voice seemed to come from hell, low and hoarse, carrying an unfathomable murderous intent.
"It's you again! Are you responsible for the people who disappeared from the palace?"
The woman in white then turned around. However, the face Qin Jiujiu saw was clearly Ruo Yao, the owner of Yao Ju, Noble Consort Yao.
Yao Wan's face was very pale, and she looked at Qin Jiujiu's face, seemingly lost in thought.
Hearing her words, she chuckled as if she had heard a joke, and then said, "So what?" Her gaze fell on the Qiankun bag on the ground. Qin Jiujiu was subtly moving towards it, trying to pick it up.
A furry tail suddenly shot towards her, batting away her hand that was about to touch the Qiankun bag, and then quickly reached for it.
However, that faint blue light suddenly deepened.
It was eerie...
"Ah!" A scream shattered the stillness of the night.
The faint blue light enveloped the Qiankun bag and shot towards Qin Jiujiu, quickly landing in her hand.
Fair, slender fingers took the bag.
"Dingling~"
Yao Wan, with her eyes red, had already regrouped and was about to charge at her again.
Qin Jiujiu, quick as lightning, had the bell in her hand.
"Dingling~"
The crisp ringing of the bell sounded particularly eerie in the night sky. Even the crescent moon in the sky was obscured by dark clouds, making the night even darker.
Yao Wan seemed to sense something and suddenly gathered immense strength to attack Qin Jiujiu.
"Xie Jing! If you don't come now, I'm going to die!"
The system's alarm blared repeatedly in the background, "Host, protection system activated!"
Qin Jiujiu was enveloped in a white light. Yao Wan was stunned, and her attack paused momentarily. She looked at Qin Jiujiu with suspicion.
"Who exactly are you?" She could feel a powerful force around Qin Jiujiu, but it didn't seem to be energy from this world, nor something that a human could emit.
"Are the missing people still alive?" she asked.
"Naturally they are..." She deliberately paused.
"Dead!"
Everything seemed to be settled. Qin Jiujiu's expression showed no great shock. With so many people missing, it was likely that not even their bones remained.
"As a Nine-tailed Fox, why would you commit so many wicked deeds?"
A Nine-tailed Fox was not an ordinary fox demon, so why would it commit so many evils in the human world?
This clearly violated the rules of Qing Qiu!
As expected, when Yao Wan heard this, her expression worsened. "When have you humans ever abided by the rules? It is your greed that causes your own deaths!"
As her voice faded, her tail once again lashed out at Qin Jiujiu.
"Host, safety level determined as five. Enhanced protection initiated!"
When Yao Wan's tail touched the protective shield erected by the system, the two lights collided. The system's protection gradually weakened, and alarms sounded continuously.
Although the system could provide physical protection for a period of time, it could not last long. This protection was also time-limited, so the white light gradually dimmed.
Yao Wan was somewhat out of breath, but she still attacked Qin Jiujiu tirelessly.
Qin Jiujiu saw intense murderous intent in her eyes.
"Why are you so determined to kill me?"
Hearing this, Yao Wan's emotions became even more agitated.
"You killed Yao Lin, and you still dare to ask me why?"
Yao Wan seemed determined to eliminate her. "Host, danger!"
In an instant, the white light disappeared, but the system's alarm continued.
The Qiankun bag in her hand was still warm, and she was holding it tightly.
However, the talismans in her hand had not been replenished for a long time. At this moment, Qin Jiujiu only held a few remaining wind and fire talismans.
In front of a Nine-tailed Fox, these two types of talismans were clearly useless.
A ball of white light shot from Yao Wan's palm towards her, about to strike her.
Just as it was about to hit her, the white light was caught by a blue light. The two lights merged and quickly dissipated in mid-air.
A blue figure appeared before her, blocking Yao Wan.
"You again!" Yao Wan's murderous intent deepened. "Since you're here, you can stay too!"
If Xie Jing's demonic energy had not been revealed, he would have looked no different from an ordinary person, even appearing physically weaker.
Qin Jiujiu looked up at Xie Jing's back. The young man's hair cascaded to his waist, and a dark blue ribbon trailed behind him, giving him a mysterious aura.
The murderous intent radiating from him was now fully evident. The system's warnings continued, only in a different tone.
"Host, villain's blackening value is continuously rising..."
"Warning!"
"Villain's blackening value has broken historical records..."
"..."
Qin Jiujiu narrowed her eyes. Indeed, a ball of black energy swirled out from Xie Jing's body, gradually deepening until it enveloped him entirely.
The young man's hair turned eerily black.
Qin Jiujiu could not see his face, but she could clearly feel the murderous intent emanating from him from within.
"Shut up!" She was becoming annoyed by the noise and coldly silenced the system.
A cold sword tip left its sheath, and a pale white light struck her eyes directly.
Qin Jiujiu's eyes snapped shut. By the time she opened them again, the two were already locked in combat.
The white and blue figures, accompanied by white and blue light, gradually moved away from her.
Although it was dark, Qin Jiujiu could see the demonic energy rising in the darkness.
Soon, the white figure fell to the ground. Xie Jing stood above, his gaze on Yao Wan as calm as ice.
"Host, the villain's blackening value is about to reach one hundred percent. Your mission is about to fail!"
The system was in a frenzy, not wanting this world to collapse again!
Qin Jiujiu had already stood up. She stared intently at the blue figure.
The young man's fingers, as white and smooth as jade, gripped his sword tightly. The tip of the sword pointed at the woman on the ground.
Yao Wan's lips were stained with blood. Her scarlet eyes were finally tinged with fear.
"Who are you?"
A familiar voice came from behind her.
Qin Jiujiu had already moved behind Xie Jing. Before she could turn around upon hearing the voice, she saw the Nine-tailed Fox transform into a white fox.