Chapter 118: A Sour-Tinged Fury

If one did not look closely, it would be impossible to notice.

Mo Chuan felt as though he had seen this pattern formed by the crevices somewhere before. His slender fingers traced along the gaps until they felt a raised section, which he pressed down.

The spot where he pressed sank inward immediately.

Suddenly, a scorpion crawled out from the crevice!

Startled, Mo Chuan recoiled, leaning backward!

"Watch out!" Ji Yin was quick-witted and agile; she reached out, wrapped an arm around Mo Chuan's waist, and pulled him back to safety.

The scorpion was snatched up by the Scarlet Flame Sable and hurled over the edge of the cliff.

"Are you all right?" Ji Yin asked with concern.

"I am fine. Many thanks to the Seventh Young Master for saving me once again," Mo Chuan replied immediately.

Ji Yin released Mo Chuan and looked at the object that had appeared on the stone wall. "What is this?"

"I just had a sudden realization. We have been walking for so long, yet why have we not reached the end? The truth is, we have fallen into a trap; it is impossible to walk our way out."

"What kind of trap?"

Mo Chuan raised his hand, gesturing with one high and one low motion. "We have simply been walking in circles around this cliff, going up and then down, only to go down and then up again."

Ji Yin understood and looked back at the things emerging from the stone wall.

"I will try to see if I can break it." Mo Chuan stepped forward to find a solution.

Ji Yin stood guard by Mo Chuan’s side to ensure no further danger arose.

Suddenly, an explosion rang out. Ji Yin was startled, and the sky was illuminated by a burst of fire!

Xuanyuan Ji stood in mid-air, holding a silver spear. At some unknown moment, his attire had changed; he was now encased in a suit of silver armor that radiated a dazzling light, with deep purple highlights shimmering across the metal—a look of regal luxury.

His aura had shifted entirely, as imposing as the master of heaven and earth.

Everyone stared at Xuanyuan Ji, stunned by the sight before them.

"Squeak, squeak, squeak!" the Scarlet Flame Sable chirped.

Was it jealous? It was clearly quite annoyed!

Xuanyuan Ji had witnessed the entire scene of Ji Yin saving Mo Chuan.

The fire talisman was spent, and because Ji Yin was preoccupied with talking to Mo Chuan, she hadn't noticed the danger. Thus, Xuanyuan Ji had no choice but to act himself.

However, the display of power just now was truly more terrifying than the scorpions themselves!

The Scarlet Flame Sable quickly scrambled to find a hiding spot, fearing that this sour, jealous rage might spill over onto it.

Xuanyuan Ji was truly unhinged; if he was angry, he was angry, but there was no need to summon his armor. Was he planning to fight a duel to the death with Young Master Mo?

Young Master Mo was a frail scholar with no strength to truss a chicken; there was no need for such a grand spectacle!

The ground was littered with the corpses of scorpions, and those that remained alive dared not approach this area again.

Xuanyuan Ji descended gracefully, landing in front of Ji Yin.

Ji Yin looked at the spear in his hand, then scanned him from head to toe. This armor was truly magnificent! Not only was the material top-tier, but the design was elegant—and it looked even better worn by Xuanyuan Ji.

Xuanyuan Ji glanced down at Ji Yin. The light in the little creature's beautiful eyes was brighter than the stars, but this look of infatuation did not please him.

After all, she wore that same expression when looking at the divine artifact he had gifted her!

Unmoved, Xuanyuan Ji coldly turned his gaze away.

Ji Yin: ...

Had she offended him again?

"Young Master Xuanyuan, do you know how to leave this place?" Ji Yun walked over and asked.

"Young Master Mo is already looking for a way to break the mechanism. We are trapped in a trap," Ji Yin answered immediately.