Chapter 677 - 320: The Evil of Huo Ranhua

"It’s her..."

You Su vaguely guessed something, but still couldn’t confirm it clearly, so he quickly infused Profound Qi into Qu Zhaixing to help him temporarily stabilize.

"You wanted to help Ao Yunlie, why didn’t you say so earlier!"

"I... cough cough... I did say..."

Qu Zhaixing’s lips trembled; seeing someone finally willing to save him and listen to his explanation, his eyes were filled with extreme sorrow, yet no tear could be forced out.

"You said? How could it be that no one heard you?"

You Su anxiously took out a bottle of precious white spirit fruit nectar, and to let Qu Zhaixing have the strength to speak, he straightforwardly poured more than half of the bottle down Qu Zhaixing’s throat.

Qu Zhaixing coughed violently but clearly his body regained some vitality. His fingers clutched tightly around You Su’s forearm, unwilling to let go, as if he was an aggrieved victim who finally found justice.

"I saw him struggling to endure, so I shouted, ’Mr. Ao, I’m here to help you,’ and it’s the absolute truth, I really did shout!"

You Su frowned deeply, unable to completely trust this person. Suddenly, Qu Zhaixing’s eyes bulged as he shook You Su’s hand and said:

"Someone seized my voice! That’s why you couldn’t hear me!"

You Su’s face turned solemn as he adjusted his sunglasses; this explanation from Qu Zhaixing actually held some logic!

At that time, everyone was focusing on casting skills to attack the Fire Armadillo. Amidst the raging skills, even if one skill wasn’t aimed at the Fire Armadillo, no one would notice it - especially a non-aggressive skill like the Sound Insulation Skill!

"It’s that vile woman! It’s Huo Ranhua, that vile woman!"

Qu Zhaixing’s body trembled violently, as if possessed by a vengeful ghost. He rummaged through his belongings, but all that was left was scorched flesh. He cried out mournfully:

"That vile woman came to find me alone last night! She secretly expressed her affection to me, asking me to help her avenge her senior brother Ming Dao! She even said she was willing to do anything... But you are key figures in helping me seize the inheritance, how could I trust her! She’s so foolish to even offer me the Sound Storage Bottle, which is a great treasure against Ao Yunlie’s Lion’s Roar Skill... it was hard to resist accepting, so I pretended to agree. To express her gratitude, she was even willing to use her mouth to help me..."

"But that deceitful woman tricked me! She tricked me! She made it seem so genuine with her forced demeanor! I want to kill her!"

Sound Storage Bottle?

You Su didn’t know what this treasure was, but it was clear that the item Qu Zhaixing accepted out of greed, which was supposed to counter Ao Yunlie, was actually used against him.

"She definitely contacted more than just me! She’s so beautiful and capable, whether it’s the little Saint Heir or those brutish bears from Beiao Continent, they all flirted with this woman! It’s all her conspiracy!"

Qu Zhaixing’s agony made him look like he was about to break open, as dead skin peeled from his body and blood tears streamed from his eyes.

Hearing this, You Su finally realized what was really wrong with this situation!

No matter how deep the human-immortal conflicts were, they should have temporarily set aside their differences in the face of a common enemy.

After all, for these cultivators, what’s more important than Celestial Awakening Spiritual Light?

Yet the alliance collapsed way too easily, to a point where he found it almost unbelievable.

This indicates that the alliance itself was full of holes right from the start.

And all of this... was the doing of Huo Ranhua behind the scenes!

She first pretended to befriend You Su and requested him to protect her.

Considering her cultivation technique limitations, this seemed like a perfectly reasonable request, leaving You Su no reason to refuse.

And intentionally or otherwise, she planted a duplicitous hint about Qu Zhaixing, causing You Su to naturally keep a close eye on the unstable factor of Qu Zhaixing.

Once the battle started, she hid alone in the shadows to gather her energy and deliberately maintained a distance from the other prodigies.

Everyone thought she didn’t want to be detected by the Fire Armadillo and interrupted; no one suspected anything.

Due to the entrusted protection, You Su had to stay close to her, which led to him being unable to discern Qu Zhaixing’s intentions when he ’made his move’ and unable to assist in time, forcing him to remind Ao Yunlie with a shout.

That shout served not only as a reminder for Ao Yunlie but also for all the demons and humans present, witnessing the ’backstab’ moment of Qu Zhaixing!

Then she used the Sound Storage Bottle lent to Qu Zhaixing to absorb his voice.

When those inherently incompatible demons and humans saw Qu Zhaixing’s brilliance-filled sleeves rushing to Ao Yunlie’s back at that instant, Qu Zhaixing’s intentions, whether good or bad, no longer mattered.

Huo Ranhua was indeed very popular among these cultivators, and even the senior brothers of Profound Sky Sect praised her profusely, claiming that the fairies of the southern water towns were more graceful than those from Zhongyuan Continent. Even the well-traveled Central Continent cultivators were like this, and others from different regions couldn’t resist Huo Ranhua’s charm.

They were bound together because of mutual interests like fragile kindling, and Huo Ranhua secretly sowed discord, pouring oil on the already flammable woodpile. As for You Su’s reminder, it was the tiny spark that set ablaze a prairie fire.

Her purpose was simple... all those who entered the cave swore a great oath to the Heavenly Dao, promising to share the Celestial Awakening Spiritual Light obtained, but those battling outside did not make this oath.

Hence, she intends to take it all for herself!

She was confident that the outsiders would fall into chaos, and along with the Fire Armadillo’s rampage, no one would pay attention to her anymore.