Chapter 495: Battlefield

Upon hearing her words, Zu An scratched his head, offering an embarrassed smile as he muttered, "It's really dangerous for me here, okay?"

Qiu Honglei, who was rushing towards him, stopped upon seeing this. She breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that Zu An was alright, but remembering Pei Mianman's words, she felt quite embarrassed.

However, she was quick-witted and immediately let out a charming giggle. "Ah Zu, is this young lady your wife, Miss Chu?"

Zu An was speechless.

Pei Mianman was furious. The other woman was clearly trying to provoke her, mocking her for not being Zu An's wife and for being so jealous.

"I'm Chuyan's good friend. What's wrong with helping her keep an eye on her husband?" No sooner had Pei Mianman said this than she regretted it. They were clearly divorced, so why was she bringing up Chuyan? Why was she feeling guilty?

"Oh~" Qiu Honglei deliberately drew out her words. "Helping a girlfriend watch her husband, huh? Or perhaps you've fallen for your girlfriend's husband?"

Zu An was speechless.

Pei Mianman was speechless.

At that moment, the Mosquito Daoist, who was standing nearby, angrily declared, "I don't have time for your petty squabbles!"

With a flash of her figure, she charged towards Qiu Honglei. The other woman's lantern light had been making her incredibly uncomfortable. This time, she had to deal with her first. Judging by the reactions of the trio just now, Zu An wouldn't be willing to let such a charming beauty escape alone.

Qiu Honglei dared not be careless and hastily used every skill she had to counterattack. However, she was immediately in great peril. If the other woman hadn't been somewhat wary of the Changxin Palace Lantern in her hand, she would probably have died on the spot.

Zu An, witnessing this from the side, was greatly alarmed. He quickly swung his sword to help. "Big Mianman, whatever grievances you have, discuss them later. Let's first deal with this buzzing dead mosquito!"

"Dead mosquito?"

Hearing this appellation, the Mosquito Daoist was absolutely furious.

"You brat! Later, I'll make you regret having such a mouth!"

Rage value from Mosquito Daoist +888!

Hearing the name "Mosquito Daoist," Pei Mianman's heart skipped a beat. She had previously witnessed Sang Qian's horrific death. At that time, Zhu Xie Chixin had analyzed that it was the work of someone from the Blood Clan. He had also listed several possible culprits, and the Mosquito Daoist was among them.

Considering she was here now, who else could be the killer?

She quickly warned aloud, "Be careful, she drains blood and essence, turning people into desiccated corpses."

Zu An was startled. He thought, 'Big Mianman is truly knowledgeable; she even knows this?'

The Mosquito Daoist let out a sinister chuckle. "Don't worry, I'll drain all of you dry later!"

Especially as she gazed at Pei Mianman's ample chest, she couldn't help but swallow. Thinking, 'Once I drain you dry, let's see how big you'll still be!'

Seeing Zu An and Qiu Honglei increasingly in peril, Pei Mianman dared not be careless. Her body erupted with black flames, and she rushed forward to help.

Sensing the strange nature of the black flames, the Mosquito Daoist quickly put away her whisk. Every strand of the whisk was made from her shed proboscis, hard-won. But tonight, most of it had been burned away, and she dared not use it again, lest it be burned further by these strange black flames. Even if she killed the three of them, she wouldn't be able to compensate for the loss.

Even without using her weapon, her cultivation still far surpassed the trio's.

Pei Mianman's arm went numb just from being brushed by the Mosquito Daoist's palm wind. She was inwardly terrified. 'How is this Mosquito Daoist so strong?'

Zu An noticed her reaction and, worried that she might suffer a disadvantage, quickly warned, "Be careful, this person is at least at the Grandmaster level, and her methods are extremely vicious."

Before Pei Mianman could reply, the Mosquito Daoist giggled. "Little brother, you really know your sister well. Hurry and let your sister pamper you a bit."

Although she was smiling, she felt incredibly annoyed. With her cultivation, dealing with three sixth-rank cultivators should have been effortless, not to mention that these three's average level wasn't even sixth-rank.

But the three of them were truly peculiar. Zu An's ghostly movements and strange characteristic of growing stronger the more he fought kept her directly entangled. Qiu Honglei's Changxin Palace Lantern on the side delayed her movements, and the strange black flames on the large-chested woman were vastly different from ordinary fire. If she wasn't careful, she could be burned by them, even feeling a soul-piercing pain.

Working together, they momentarily restrained her.

Hearing her laughter, the trio felt a chill in their hearts. She had just been yelling threats at Zu An, yet now she was speaking playfully with such charming words. She was truly capricious.

However, sensing that the opponent's attacks were growing fiercer, the trio dared not be distracted.

Even so, Qiu Honglei suddenly let out a muffled groan. Her shoulder had been struck by the Mosquito Daoist.

The Mosquito Daoist's sharp, gleaming fingernails shot straight towards her head, intending to take her life then and there.

Just then, an arm wreathed in black flames darted from the side, blocking in front of her. It forcibly bought them a second of time.

Zu An took the opportunity to pull Qiu Honglei behind him, dodging the Mosquito Daoist's subsequent attack.

"Thank you!" Qiu Honglei, recovering from her fright, wasn't speaking to Zu An but looked at Pei Mianman with gratitude.

Pei Mianman snorted but had no energy to reply. The Mosquito Daoist's storm-like onslaught left her no room for distraction.

The Mosquito Daoist grew increasingly enraged. She couldn't believe she was unable to defeat three juniors. She let out a shrill roar, then summoned a swarm of densely packed blood-winged black mosquitoes, which flew towards the trio.

All three were greatly alarmed. Except for Pei Mianman, whose black flames protected her and kept the mosquitoes from immediately daring to approach, the other two were instantly overwhelmed by the black mosquitoes.

Qiu Honglei fared slightly better. Clutching the Changxin Palace Lantern, she could slow the mosquitoes' movements, allowing her to barely dodge. However, she was powerless to help the others.

Zu An was in a bad situation. He continuously swung his long sword and occasionally slapped with his hands, but the mosquitoes were extremely cunning, always finding an opening to sting him.

He felt a tingling itch from the bites, knowing these mosquitoes were poisonous. But he had no area-of-effect skills and couldn't deal with them quickly.

Seeing this, Pei Mianman quickly sent a wisp of black flame to protect him. Seeing the raging flames, the sky-full of blood-winged black mosquitoes hastily retreated. Only then did Zu An's situation improve slightly.

However, this distraction gave the Mosquito Daoist an opening, who promptly slammed a palm onto her chest.

Pei Mianman shrieked and collapsed to the side, spitting blood.

"So soft!" The momentary sensation lingered on her hand. The Mosquito Daoist frowned. 'This woman's chest is too big; that huge buffer might have prevented my last blow from being fatal.'

So she quickly stepped forward, intending to finish her off.

Zu An ignored the mosquito bites and rushed forward to rescue her. But the Mosquito Daoist flicked his sword with a finger. The immense force almost made him lose his grip on the long sword, and blood welled up from the web of his hand.

Without the Changxin Palace Lantern suppressing her power, the Mosquito Daoist finally revealed her terrifying cultivation.

Zu An, having no other choice, could only throw himself over Pei Mianman, using his body as her shield.

The Mosquito Daoist saw through his intention at a glance and became furious. "Do you really think I wouldn't dare to kill you!"

Her hand did not stop, stabbing directly towards his back.

This blow was enough to pierce his body and then tear out Pei Mianman's heart.

At that point, Pei Mianman would certainly die, but Zu An might not. Firstly, it wasn't a vital spot, and secondly, his terrifying recovery ability had left a deep impression on her.

Feeling the terrifying killing intent, Zu An gave a bitter smile. "It seems we're destined to be a pair of mandarin ducks who die together today."

Pei Mianman stared intently at him, her eyes filled with extreme tenderness. For him to so selflessly block in front of her, even willing to sacrifice his life to save her, made death seem not so frightening.

Just then, the surrounding air suddenly dropped, and faint snowflakes could be seen falling. Many of the blood-winged black mosquitoes that had been flying around were instantly frozen into ice sculptures and fell.

Zu An was startled. "Snow in June? Does Heaven itself not bear to see us die together as a couple?"

Pei Mianman's face suddenly flushed crimson. "Mandarin ducks, my foot! Don't you recognize your wife's Snowfall Divine Sword!"

At that very moment, a streak of cold light shot from the side, piercing towards the Mosquito Daoist's vital spot like lightning.