Chapter 1140: Tied Up

Before their eyes, there was a pure white form, as if a statue carved from white jade, with a crystal-clear radiance flowing over its surface. It was graceful and elegant, yet with a hint of aloofness; sacred and pure, yet possessing an unusual, captivating allure.

Zu An: "..."

Yu Yanluo: "..."

They never imagined that events would unfold in such an unbelievable manner.

Yan Xuehen: "???"

After a brief mental blank, she finally realized what had happened. Yu Yanluo had just petrified her with the Eye of Medusa, an innate skill that was impossible to guard against and did not rely on the participants' cultivation levels. Fortunately, she was now a Grandmaster, and all Grandmasters possessed their own unique domains. At the critical moment, she activated her domain, Absolute Frost. The rules within her domain were defined by her, which allowed her to resist a skill like the Eye of Medusa, which resembled a law of causality.

However, the clash between the two sets of rules created immense destructive power, and petrification inherently made objects brittle. Yan Xuehen managed to protect her body, but forgot about her clothes. Thus, under the combined force of multiple destructive impacts, her clothes instantly shredded with the slightest movement. Despite her many years of cultivation, during which she believed her state of mind had reached 'Transcendent Detachment,' she now found herself screaming uncontrollably. Immediately, swirls of wind and snow enveloped her, covering her exposed body.

Zu An felt awkward, but still instinctively said, "I have some dresses here, Chu Yan's. Do you want them?"

It would have been better if he hadn't said anything. The moment he did, Yan Xuehen immediately realized that she had been completely exposed to her disciple's man. What kind of situation was this?!

"Get lost!" A surge of energy struck, sending Zu An flying.

Rage points from Yan Xuehen +702+702+702...

Zu An landed right next to Yu Yanluo. He helped her up and ran, saying, "Let's go!" Clearly, staying there at that moment would be unwise.

"Are you alright?" Yu Yanluo checked his body with concern.

"I'm fine," Zu An said, pulling Yu Yanluo into a nearby mine tunnel. Yan Xuehen's previous attack had been a hurried one, and his own body was extremely resilient. Although his qi and blood had churned a bit, he recovered quickly.

Not long after they left, the wind and snow enveloping Yan Xuehen gradually dissipated. She had already changed into new clothes and emerged. For someone of her status, it was natural to have storage bags or similar items on her, so changing clothes was no difficult task.

Thinking of Zu An being so close just moments ago, and how he had seen her completely, her face flushed alternately green and red, and a powerful killing intent flared in her eyes. To be honest with herself, at first, although she had spoken fiercely, she had only wanted to use the opportunity to teach him a lesson, not to truly kill him. After all, he was her disciple's husband, and she didn't want to create a rift in their master-disciple relationship by personally attacking him. But now it was different. If she didn't kill this man who had seen her, her 'Transcendent Detachment' state, which she had maintained for years, would likely be jeopardized. At best, her cultivation would regress; at worst, she would be severely injured or even critically ill. Whether for herself or for the interests of White Jade Capital, she could not allow such a thing to happen.

Gazing in the direction where the two had disappeared, her body vanished into thin air.

Meanwhile, as the two fled, Yu Yanluo said with a worried expression, "Ah Zu, you run. Don't worry about me, or we'll both die here." As a woman, she understood that after what had just happened, Yan Xuehen most likely wouldn't let Zu An go. Having just used the Eye of Medusa at full power against a Grandmaster, her body was under immense strain, and she had already sustained considerable injuries. Therefore, she had decided to stay behind to buy Zu An time to escape.

Seeing her expression, Zu An roughly guessed her thoughts. "Don't do anything foolish," he said. "I went through all this trouble to save you; I don't want it to be in vain now. Things haven't reached the worst point yet. We can use these black mists to block her divine sense. The mine tunnels are interconnected, so she might not be able to find us."

With that, he pulled her directly into the black mist. Soon, the protective qi barrier around them began to sizzle, clearly being corroded by the black mist. Fortunately, both had profound cultivation, and the black mists weren't continuous but appeared in segments, so they could still hold on.

They didn't know how long they had been running. The surroundings grew quieter, and they could no longer feel the biting cold aura.

"We should have shaken her off for now," Zu An said, looking back and finally letting out a sigh of relief. He thought to himself how unlucky he was. Who could have imagined that Yan Xuehen's clothes would burst open right in front of him? No wonder the Cult Master Sister called her the Ice Stone Woman; she was like a block of ice all over. Even from that distance, he could feel the chilling aura emanating from her skin.

At this moment, Yu Yanluo also remarked, "Ah Zu, I've noticed you always have a vibrant life force. No matter the predicament, you're always so optimistic and spirited, and you always find a way."

Zu An smiled. "What, have you found yourself falling for me?"

Yu Yanluo blushed. "At a time like this, and you're still trying to tease me." However, thinking of how Yan Xuehen had just been 'taken advantage of,' her own situation seemed insignificant. Because they were temporarily out of danger, a mischievous thought arose in her mind. "So, how was Sect Master Yan just now... was she pretty?"

Zu An: "..."

Are all women so gossipy?

"Didn't you see it too? Why ask me?"

Yu Yanluo pursed her lips and chuckled. "Most of it was blocked by you at the time, so I didn't see it. Come on, tell me."

Zu An thought of that scene, which seemed to glow with a holy light, and instinctively said, "Her figure was quite good..."

Rage points from Yan Xuehen +809+809+809...

Noticing the sudden surge of rage points in the background, Zu An was startled and quickly changed his words. "Actually, at that moment, I didn't see anything... Oh, Sect Master Yan, what are you doing here?"

Yu Yanluo was also greatly surprised. She quickly turned her head to look and saw Yan Xuehen standing before them, a sword in her hand and her face frosty. At this moment, she had changed into another white garment. It was no longer a dress like before, but a Taoist robe. He wondered if she had subconsciously chosen a more conservative style of dress. But the more conservative it was, combined with what he had seen earlier, the phrase "pure and alluring" popped into Zu An's mind. Damn it, how could he associate that old Taoist nun with such a phrase?

"Do you think you can completely shake me off just by using that strange black mist to block my divine sense?" Yan Xuehen put away her bagua compass and said coldly.

"Sect Master can even ignore the black mist; your cultivation is truly unfathomable," Zu An said, while recalling the item she had just put away. He thought, 'Does this woman also tell fortunes?' This was a world of cultivation, so of course he wouldn't think fortune-telling was a trick. Many powerful cultivators could indeed divine heavenly secrets. "Ah, this is troublesome," he thought. "There's no shaking her off now."

"If I didn't, how could I have heard you gossiping about me behind my back?" Yan Xuehen's face was extremely grim.

Yu Yanluo's heart skipped a beat. She secretly regretted that her gossipy nature had truly gotten Zu An into deep trouble.

"We weren't saying anything bad about you," Zu An said, observing her expression. "Ah, is Sect Master talking about what just happened? Just now, I only felt a holy light before my eyes. I don't know if it was due to the aftershocks of the clash between the Eye of Medusa and your domain, but my eyes were momentarily blinded, and I couldn't see anything clearly. By the way, what exactly happened just now? I'm still completely confused."

"Do you take me for a fool?" Yan Xuehen actually felt a bit of admiration for this guy. Even now, he could still invent such a "reasonable" excuse. If it were any other matter, she might have used this as an excuse to let it go. Unfortunately, what had just happened, she absolutely couldn't forget.

Zu An also understood that things had come to this, and feigning ignorance was no longer an option. He could only sigh. "It's not like I intended to defile you," he said. "Your clothes suddenly burst open right in front of me. I was innocent from beginning to end. If you feel wronged, then how about this: I'll take off my clothes and let you look, and we'll call it even?"

With that, he circulated his cultivation, and his clothes also began to burst open.