Chapter 711 Close Protection
Bai Jingqing's delicate face turned pale with anger at the nonsensical words of Mo Tianhao and the others.
"Junior Sister Bai, don't be angry. After all, they won't live much longer."
Bai Jingqing snorted coldly, knowing that these people's lives were already in Qin Yi's hands.
"What should we do now?" she asked.
"Of course, we're going to take a look inside."
The sudden voice startled everyone.
Looking back, they saw Qin Yi standing behind them, but no one knew when he appeared.
"Brother Qin, this area is very strange. We can see the people inside, but they can't see us."
Qin Yi looked for a moment and said, "This should be a great array. I don't know which master laid it out."
"I remember Brother Qin understands arrays. Shouldn't you be able to break it?"
Qin Yi smiled wryly, "You overestimate me. This is an Earth-level great array. With my current cultivation, even setting up a Level Five array is difficult. To shake this great array is simply impossible."
"Brother Qin can't do anything about it either?" Mo Wuji was surprised.
Qin Yi rolled his eyes. "I'm human, not a god."
Mo Wuji gave a dry laugh.
"Young Master Qin, seeing you safe and sound puts our minds at ease," Zi Yuan said happily upon seeing Qin Yi.
"We meet again," Qin Yi greeted with a smile.
"Young Master Qin, why are you holding a little lamb?" Hua Rui asked curiously.
"Uh... I'm taking it back for my daughter to play with."
"This little lamb is so cute. Can I hold it?"
"Of course."
Who knew, as Qin Yi was about to hand the little guy over, it started bleating unwillingly.
Hua Rui said awkwardly, "It seems it doesn't like me. Never mind then."
"It's just been born recently and probably thinks I'm its dad," Qin Yi said self-deprecatingly.
Everyone couldn't help but laugh.
Mo Wuji laughed, "Ladies, don't be fooled by this little one. It's fierce; it bit my arm and drew blood."
The three girls widened their eyes—how could this be possible? It's unbelievable that a little lamb could bite a Nascent Soul Realm cultivator's arm and draw blood.
"Brother Qin, I always felt this little lamb was extraordinary," Mo Wuji said.
"Of course, because it's not a lamb, but the cub of the ancient divine beast Bai Ze," Qin Yi said, pretending to be serious.
Mo Wuji rolled his eyes, "But I remember last time you told me it was the cub of the ancient fierce beast Bi'an?"
Qin Yi: "..."
"Did I say that? It's so cute; how could it be a fierce beast? It's definitely a divine beast. You must have remembered wrong. I said it's the cub of the divine beast Bai Ze."
Mo Wuji was speechless. Alright, you're the boss. If you say it's a True Dragon cub, then it is.
"Brother Qin just said you wanted to go in?"
Qin Yi nodded slightly, "Since we're here, of course, we should go in and take a look."
"Look quickly; they're gone," Zi Yuan said.
Qin Yi looked up, only to see Mo Tianhao and the others walking deeper, their figures soon obscured by the thick yellow sand and mist, disappearing without a trace.
"This should be an isolating array and an illusion array, with the effect of causing lost direction," Qin Yi said.
"Brother Qin, should we go in now?"
Qin Yi nodded slightly, "Once inside, remember to stay close to me. Whatever you do, don't get lost."
Mo Wuji and the others nodded.
Qin Yi and the others stepped into the yellow sand area.
"It's actually a gale," Qin Yi said in surprise.
Mo Wuji and the others hurriedly moved their energy to resist.
"The gale is like a knife; we're still at the outer edge. The further in we go, the stronger the gale becomes."
As Qin Yi spoke, he glanced back; the path they came from was gone, and all around was thick yellow sand and mist—everything had vanished.
"It looks like we can only move forward now."
The group walked deeper; the further in they went, the stronger the gale became, threatening to tear apart ordinary people.
"Earlier, Nancheng Fei and the others found some spirit grass. How come we haven't encountered anything?" Hua Rui said unhappily.
Qin Yi chuckled, "Isn't that one over there?"
Everyone followed the direction Qin Yi pointed, and sure enough, they saw a red flower blooming on the sandy ground, without leaves—just a stalk and a flower—very conspicuous in the yellow sand.
"Dan Yang Flower, low-grade spirit flower," Mo Wuji said.
Saying this, Mo Wuji went over, easily picked the Dan Yang Flower, and handed it to Qin Yi.
"You keep it," Qin Yi declined.
Mo Wuji was taken aback, then quickly understood Qin Yi's intent and gave him a grateful look before turning to offer the Dan Yang Flower to Bai Jingqing, "Junior Sister Bai, this is for you."
Bai Jingqing was momentarily stunned, her pretty face blushing slightly, and said coldly, "You keep it," before walking ahead.
Mo Wuji smiled bitterly.
Qin Yi patted his shoulder, "The revolution isn't complete yet; you still need to work hard, Young Master Mo."
Saying that, he swiftly snatched the Dan Yang Flower from Mo Wuji's hand and stored it away, laughing, "Let me teach you a trick: next time, when presenting flowers, remember to kneel on one knee."
Mo Wuji nodded slightly, then glanced down... huh, where's my Dan Yang Flower?
"Fairy Bai, this place is strange; don't walk too fast. It's best if everyone stays together; otherwise, if something happens, I might not be able to save you in time."
Qin Yi and Mo Wuji caught up with Bai Jingqing, and he said.
"Old Mo, I'm entrusting Fairy Bai to you. You must protect her closely; if she loses a single hair, I'll hold you accountable."
"Understood." Mo Wuji quickly nodded.
Mo Wuji followed closely behind Bai Jingqing.
Bai Jingqing suddenly stopped, and Mo Wuji bumped right into her.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Mo Wuji apologized awkwardly.
Qin Yi chuckled, "Old Mo, when I said 'close protection,' did you take it literally?"
Mo Wuji was extremely embarrassed.
"Fairy Bai, what's wrong?"
"It's moving," Bai Jingqing said.
"What's moving?" Qin Yi and the others were puzzled.
"The ground is moving."
Qin Yi looked down, and indeed, the ground's yellow sand was trembling slightly, with sand particles even bouncing up—this wasn't caused by the wind.
Qin Yi listened closely for a moment and then whispered, "Don't speak; something's coming."
Everyone immediately became vigilant.
Rumbling...!
The ground's trembling intensified, with sand particles bouncing several centimeters high—an intense vibration.
Qin Yi focused his eyes, seeing a massive blurry shadow ahead. He instantly tensed, black light flickering in his hand—black brick ready.
The shadow became clearer, penetrating the endless yellow sand and mist.
Good heavens...
Everyone, including Qin Yi, was stunned. The shadow turned out to be an enormous ship.
Moreover, it was a ship sailing through the air.
The ship's size surpassed any known vessel, larger than an aircraft carrier, yet entirely pitch-black, tattered, and decayed, with the bow smashed and the sides full of holes of various sizes, like eerie eyes watching them.
What horrified Qin Yi and the others even more was that the ship's sides were filled with rusty weapons of all kinds—swords, spears, halberds, axes, hooks, and forks—and each weapon was embedded with one or two corpses. These corpses varied; some were mere skeletons, while others wore silver battle armor, now tattered.