Chapter 183: Bai Yu's Malicious Fun
As for the girl who refused to leave, she must be the infatuated Shui Yue'er. She called the leading Spirit Emperor her mother, which means this foolish Spirit Emperor is Shui Bing'er’s stepmother?
While Bai Yu was lost in thought, Shui Bing'er finally managed to persuade Shui Yue'er. The seven of them fought and retreated, gradually shaking off the Snow Owl’s entanglement.
Just as they were about to flee, one of the girls in the group suddenly spotted Bai Yu, pointing at him and exclaiming:
“Hey? Bing'er, look quickly, it seems there’s someone there?”
Shui Bing'er and the others followed their teammate’s gaze and, upon seeing Bai Yu squatting on the small hill watching the commotion, their faces turned uncertain.
This was truly a case of being caught between a rock and a hard place. In their minds, anyone who could come here alone must be extraordinary.
And now he was hiding on the side, watching their predicament—what kind of good person could he be? He was probably waiting for them and the Snow Owl to suffer mutual losses, then he would stab them in the back!
Meanwhile, Bai Yu, seeing that he had been discovered, smiled slightly at them, revealing a few white teeth.
Although he hadn't intended to hide himself, being caught red-handed watching the show was a bit awkward.
Shui Bing'er took a deep breath, intending to greet Bai Yu and bring up the name of Tian Shui Academy, hoping that Bai Yu would show some apprehension and retreat in the face of difficulty.
But before she could speak, Bai Yu raised his hand and snapped his fingers, chuckling lightly.
“Hehe, Wind Aspect, Hundred Miles of Flowing Waves!”
A gentle breeze spun out from Bai Yu’s fingertips, then rapidly expanded, sweeping towards Shui Bing'er and her group.
By the time this wind reached them, it had transformed into a massive storm covering several hundred meters around them.
Shui Bing'er and the others turned pale, their faces filled with despair. Shui Yue'er’s mother, in the rear, looked anxious, trying several times to rush over but being blocked by the Snow Owl’s attacks.
“It’s over. I’m so young, I don’t even have a boyfriend yet, and I’m just going to die here. I’m so unwilling!”
One of Shui Bing'er’s teammates’ pupils dilated, and she slumped to the ground, muttering to herself.
Shui Bing'er’s expression also changed. She too wanted to give up and wait for death, but she looked at her teammates beside her and gritted her teeth, steeling herself again.
“Don’t be afraid, we might not die. This storm looks terrifying, but it’s not a focused attack, so its power shouldn’t be too great!”
“Xue Wu, prepare the Spirit Fusion Skill! Yue'er, take the others and hide behind us, protect yourselves!”
That’s right, Shui Bing'er planned to endure it with Xue Wu, buying a glimmer of hope for Shui Yue'er and the others. After all, two dying was better than everyone dying.
Even if they survived, there was still the person who ambushed them behind them, making their chances of escape very slim. But what if? What if an accident happened and scared that person away, wouldn't there be hope then?
Xue Wu, with pain and regret in her eyes, walked to Shui Bing'er’s side and released the Spirit Fusion Skill with her.
Their trip to the Extreme North was to help her obtain her fourth spirit ring, but for some reason, outside the perimeter, besides some century Spirit Beasts, most of those over a thousand years old had disappeared.
They had wandered there for more than ten days without finding a suitable Spirit Beast, so she had instigated Aunt Han, their leader, and Captain Shui Bing'er, to let them go to the middle layer region.
Finally, the two couldn't resist her repeated nagging and led the team to the middle layer region, never expecting such a thing to happen.
So she regretted it. If she had known, she would never have let Aunt Han and the others lead the team here.
But now it was too late for regret. She only hoped that by risking her own life, she could create an opportunity for the others to escape.
Then Xue Wu and Shui Bing'er’s spirit power merged, forming a giant Ice Phoenix that spread its wings, blocking in front of Shui Yue'er and the others.
Just as they gritted their teeth and endured, thinking they were about to be swept away and die by the storm, the violent gale actually bypassed them, forming a vacuum around them.
Instead, the Snow Owl behind them were all blown away by the storm, including those extra-large ones near Shui Yue'er’s mother, all swept away and flying into the distance.
“Heh, without even a Spirit Saint, you dare to come here? This middle layer region is not where you should be. You should hurry back.”
“Something happened in the Extreme North Center before, and the Spirit Beasts all gathered there, but now those Spirit Beasts are running back. If you don’t leave soon, you won’t be able to return.”
After Bai Yu finished speaking, his figure flashed, disappearing from Shui Bing'er and the others’ sight. He had just figured out why Shui Bing'er and her group appeared here.
It was because Snow Empress had summoned the Spirit Beasts. Although Bai Yu only needed the highest-ranking Spirit Beast of a clan, Snow Empress was not Gu Yuena after all, and couldn't be that precise.
This led to not only the leaders of the Spirit Beast clans going, but also their subordinates moving unknowingly towards the center.
Although their movement speed was slow because their leaders had run first and there were no beasts to lead them, they were still moving, weren't they?
Under these circumstances, Shui Bing'er and her group couldn't find suitable Spirit Beasts in the outer perimeter, so they could only risk going to the middle layer region to try their luck.
“Bing'er, Yue'er, how are you? Are you hurt?”
Without the Snow Owl's entanglement, Shui Yue'er’s mother, Shui Ninghan, immediately ran over, looking at the dazed Shui Bing'er and the others, asking with an anxious face.
Hearing Shui Ninghan’s call, Shui Bing'er blinked, came back to her senses, looked at Shui Ninghan, and shook her head, saying:
“We’re fine, Aunt Han. It seems that person earlier didn’t intend to attack us, but rather wanted to help us deal with the Snow Owl, it’s just that his personality…”
Xue Wu, standing beside Shui Bing'er, also quietly breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, she hadn’t caused a great disaster because of herself, otherwise, even if she died, she would regret it.
Then she remembered Bai Yu watching the show and gritted her teeth, saying:
“That scoun… Senior! He really has a malicious sense of humor. If he wanted to help us, couldn’t he have said so beforehand? He made me think we were all going to die!”
Shui Yue'er hugged Shui Ninghan’s arm, echoing and nodding.
“Exactly, exactly, Sister Xue Wu is right! But did you notice, that person is so handsome, Bing'er, don’t you think?”
One could only say that Shui Yue'er’s infatuated nature was deeply ingrained. The danger had just passed, and she was already starting to act up.
Shui Ninghan’s eyes lit up, thinking, ‘Is he really handsome?’ What a pity, she had been so focused on Yue'er and the others earlier that she hadn’t taken a good look.
Shui Bing'er’s eyelids twitched slightly, and she raised a hand to cover her face. She was truly exasperated with this mother and daughter. The younger one was ignorant, and the older one was not much better!
Is this the time to discuss whether he’s handsome or not? Didn’t they hear that person say earlier that a large number of Spirit Beasts were about to appear here? Instead of finding a way to escape, they were still discussing whether he was handsome or not?
“Phew! Now is not the time to talk about this, Aunt Han. We need to leave the middle layer region quickly.”
“That Senior said that a large number of Spirit Beasts are moving out from the Extreme North Center. If we don’t leave quickly, it will be very dangerous.”