The woman took out a sunny doll from her spatial ring.
She then took out a brush from her spatial ring.
She moistened the brush tip with her soft tongue.
On the sunny doll, she wrote the two characters, Fang Xin.
Immediately, two scarlet characters appeared on the sunny doll.
The woman reached out again and grabbed at Ai Xi.
A faint wisp of energy from Ai Xi's body floated towards the woman's hand.
This was the energy left on Ai Xi during Fang Xin's previous entanglement with her.
Just a trace of energy merged into the sunny doll.
The woman placed the sunny doll into a bowl filled with water.
The water swirled.
Immediately after, an image appeared on the surface of the water in the bowl, like a mirror.
Fang Xin's appearance began to merge with the sunny doll.
The sunny doll took on Fang Xin's face.
The woman raised her hand, suspending it above the water bowl, and a thread of Qi energy entered the water, coiling around the sunny doll's neck.
Fang Xin's image appeared within it.
At this moment, Fang Xin was holding the steering wheel with one hand, and one arm rested on the car window.
Li Bao'er was sitting in the passenger seat.
Shi Tailang in the back row put on a song from several hundred years ago, called "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style," and it sounded quite energetic.
Fang Xin, who was driving, and Li Bao'er in the passenger seat, along with a few others, were all nodding their heads to the beat.
Fang Xin suddenly touched the back of his neck, and the steering wheel turned with it, causing the car to shake violently.
"What's wrong, Xin Guo?" Li Bao'er in the passenger seat steadied herself and turned to look at Fang Xin.
Fang Xin shook his head vigorously, "I was a bit dazed just now, but I did rest!"
But unexpectedly, as he spoke, Fang Xin's head tilted, his arm twitched again, the steering wheel swerved, and the car shook violently once more.
Hua Cheng's voice came from the walkie-talkie in front of the car, from the rear.
"What are you doing, kid? Showing off your driving skills?"
Fang Xin shook his head vigorously.
He tugged at his collar, feeling a bit stuffy, as if something was wrapped around his neck.
But his buttons were indeed undone.
He still felt some difficulty breathing.
"Bao'er, you drive!" Fang Xin said.
Li Bao'er also noticed Fang Xin's abnormality, and with an "Oh," as the two exchanged seats, Fang Xin's body violently shook again, as if he was thrown by an invisible force.
Fang Xin was like a sunny doll hanging on a tree, swaying with the wind.
The car shook violently, and Li Bao'er quickly grabbed the steering wheel.
"Fang Xin, what's going on with you?" Hua Cheng's voice came again.
Fang Xin clutched his neck with both hands, his head visibly red from being suffocated; he was somewhat speechless.
Shi Tailang quickly said, "Sixth Brother, Xin Ge is having some trouble over here; it feels like someone is pinching his neck and he can't breathe."
"Pull over! I'll be right there!"
Li Bao'er quickly pulled the car over to the side of the road.
Hua Cheng from behind quickly rushed over.
As soon as he opened the car door, he saw Fang Xin stretching his neck high.
His neck was visibly longer by a few inches, and Fang Xin's head was already red from suffocation, as if he was being hanged.
"Sixth Brother, what's going on?" Shi Tailang asked.
Hua Cheng frowned tightly, and without a word, he took a pendant from his own neck and pressed it onto Fang Xin's body.
Inside the main hall.
The woman looked at the scene in the bowl and couldn't help but let out a disdainful sneer.
She picked up a white chrysanthemum from the side.
The chrysanthemum faced the water bowl, and then, the chrysanthemum rotated, lifted, and pulled upwards.
The sunny doll, which had sunk to the bottom of the bowl, was about to rise from the bowl.
Inside the car, Fang Xin's body suddenly trembled violently.
Visibly, Fang Xin's body became blurred, seemingly with a double image; a portion of Fang Xin's soul was pulled out by an indescribable force.
Hua Cheng and the others were a bit flustered.
The opponent's methods were clearly far superior.
The pendant Hua Cheng pressed onto Fang Xin's body produced many cracks with a 'crack' sound, feeling like it could explode at any moment.
In this situation, Hua Cheng was helpless, naturally knowing that the opponent was definitely not someone he could contend with.
Although Hua Cheng was a Mangfu, this big brute had followed the Hua Family's motto since childhood.
If you can't beat them, call for backup!
At this moment, there was only one person who could arrive at the fastest speed, and that was Bai Mao Zai.
Hua Cheng didn't hesitate and called Bai Mao Zai.
The call connected, and Bai Mao Zai lazily said, "What's up, Old Six?"
"Someone is trying to kill A Xin! Remote assassination! The method is very strange and very clever! I can't handle it! Come over here! I'll send you the location!"
Bai Mao Zai was silent for a moment, "Coming right away!"
Hua Cheng scratched his head anxiously, looking at Fang Xin, then thought for a moment and took out several talismans from his spatial ring, sticking them onto Fang Xin's body, attempting to press Fang Xin's soul back into his body with those talismans.
However, the talismans only served a decorative purpose.
Besides that, the anti-damage armor Fang Xin was wearing was completely useless against the opponent's remote attack.
Fang Xin was already on the verge of losing consciousness.
Li Bao'er took out a two-inch-long small knife from her spatial ring and placed it on Fang Xin's chest.
A strong aura of blades emanated from the small knife.
These blade auras barely suppressed Fang Xin's soul, which was about to be pulled out.
Inside the main hall.
The woman looked at the scene in the bowl.
When she saw the small knife Li Bao'er took out, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.
Then, her red lips curved into an arc, "To have Li Tai'an's blade talisman, she must be Li Tai'an's granddaughter! That Ye fellow is truly persistent, recruiting Li Tai'an's granddaughter into the Ninth Division; he's still dreaming of overthrowing the Church!"
As she spoke, the chrysanthemum in her hand pulled upwards again, and the sunny doll in the water bowl floated up again.
At this moment, Fang Xin's soul, beyond his control, was separated from his body by a few points, feeling as if a few more such occurrences would lead to Fang Xin's soul and body separating completely, turning him into a soulless husk.
Hua Cheng scratched his head impatiently.
The other team members also placed everything in their spatial rings that could offer some defense onto Fang Xin's body, and for a moment, Fang Xin's body looked like an altar with various offerings.
The woman in the main hall revealed a cold smile, and the chrysanthemum in her hand pulled upwards with force.
"Come here for this Venerable One!"
The sunny doll suddenly leaped from the bottom of the water bowl, its head already emerging from the water bowl.
And on Fang Xin's side, various treasures placed on his body scattered to the ground, and Fang Xin's soul was directly stripped from his body as if by two-thirds, feeling as if one more tug would completely pull it out.
Accompanied by a loud bang.
A huge crack opened in the void.
Bai Mao Zai made a dazzling entrance.
He pressed one hand onto Fang Xin's body.
He prevented Fang Xin's soul from being stripped away.
The woman in the hall revealed a playful, cold smile.
"This Venerable One wants to see how capable you, this fiend of the Ninth Division, truly are!"
Bai Mao Zai pressed Fang Xin's soul with one hand, attempting to push the soul back into the body.
But the soul not only couldn't be pushed back but also tried to leave the body.
Bai Mao Zai bared his small white teeth, revealing his signature smile.
His other hand slowly removed his sunglasses.