I want to protect my family, but you force me to take the lead

"Master, something is not right here." Qin Wan frowned slightly and looked around with a serious expression. She seemed to have noticed something unusual, so she said in a deep voice.

Qin Nuan had already received the system's reminder and knew that this was the place they were looking for. She became alert in her heart. She warned the two of them with a serious face: "Pay attention, this is the root cause of the abnormal behavior of the Xiaoyao Sect disciples."

"What?" Qin Wan and Qin Lin asked in surprise at the same time, with a hint of confusion in their eyes.

"Is this the place?" Qin Wan frowned and confirmed again.

Facing the two people's questions, Qin Nuan nodded solemnly and answered affirmatively: "Yes, it is here. To be precise, it is under this ground. You stand still and don't move."

After receiving Qin Nuan's instructions, the two responded in unison: "Yes." Then they stood still obediently.

Qin Nuan followed the system's instructions and walked carefully, three steps to the left, two steps up, and one step to the right...

Just after taking the last step, I heard a "click" and a crack appeared on a large rock not far away.

Qin Nuan, Qin Wan, and Qin Lin all looked up and saw a wisp of black mist slowly drifting out from the crack, as if it had life, and gradually gathered into a black mask. The mask was suspended in the air, emitting a strange aura.

Before Qin Nuan and the other two could speak, an ancient, long, and ethereal voice suddenly rang out from the crack: "This man is the general's mortal enemy, you must get rid of him!"

The voice was full of majesty and murderous intent, which made people feel cold.

Qin Nuan's heart was shocked, she realized that this sentence was directed at her.

He stared at the black mask sharply, trying to find some clues from it.

At this moment, a mysterious light flashed on the mask and shot straight towards Qin Nuan.

Qin Nuan quickly dodged to the side, but the light still passed through her arm, leaving a shallow scar.

"Head of the family!" Qin Wan exclaimed when she saw this and wanted to go forward to help.

"Don't come over!" Qin Nuan shouted loudly. She knew very well how powerful this enemy was and didn't want the two of them to get hurt.

However, the light did not stop attacking. It twisted and turned in the air like a nimble snake, constantly looking for opportunities to attack Qin Nuan.

Qin Nuan dodged swiftly while thinking about how to deal with it.

She decided to take the initiative and not sit and wait for death. She used her unique skills, and in an instant, her palm wind was like thunder, and she attacked the mask with great momentum.

The mask nimbly avoided Qin Nuan's attack and then let out a sharp laugh.

Qin Nuan was shocked. She had never met such a powerful opponent.

At this moment, the mask suddenly emitted countless rays of light, trapping Qin Nuan inside.

Qin Wan and Qin Lin were extremely anxious, but they couldn't get close.

"What should we do? The head of the family is in danger!" Qin Wan said anxiously.

Qin Lin gritted his teeth and looked at the mask, "We must rescue the head of the family!"

He tried with all his strength to break free of the light, but it was all in vain.

Qin Nuan struggled in the light, and she felt her strength gradually fading away.

Is she going to give up like this? No, she will never accept that!

Boo!

Phew~!

Two phoenix calls sounded from the sky, and Qin Xiaoxiao's phoenix form spread its wings and flew high, then descended from the sky with a raging fire.

Phew~~~~

As she approached the ground, she spewed out a breath of Samadhi Fire from her mouth. The flames instantly swept over and headed straight for the light that trapped Qin Nuan.

At the same time, the trapped Qin Nuan was sitting cross-legged, practicing the Hongmeng Jue, concentrating on absorbing the energy in the air...

Gradually, Black Mist Mask noticed something unusual. He felt a powerful force pulling him, as if to tear him apart.

This feeling made him feel a strong sense of crisis, and he realized that things were beyond his control.

The flames burned the black mist mask, and it howled in pain. Qin Nuan took the opportunity to exert force and broke free from the restraints of the light.

"Sister!" Qin Xiaoxiao turned into a human form and ran to Qin Nuan.

"Are you okay?" Qin Nuan touched Qin Xiaoxiao's head, her eyes full of love.

"Humph, damn it!" The black mist mask glared at Qin Nuan, "How dare you ruin my plan!"

"Who sent you here?" Qin Nuan asked.

"Hahahaha, you will never know!" After the black mist mask said this, it dissipated in the air, but in fact it sank into the crack.

Of course.

He forgot about the stone.

"It seems there is a bigger conspiracy behind this matter."

Qin Nuan thought to herself, "We must find out the truth as soon as possible." Her eyes were firm and sharp, as if she had made up her mind to uncover the mystery.

Qin Nuan brought Qin Xiaoxiao, Qin Wan, and Qin Lin to the stone. After they stood still, Qin Nuan lowered her voice and asked, "I'm going to blast this open and go in to take a look. Do you have any ideas?"

Qin Xiaoxiao, Qin Wan and Qin Lin looked at each other, and then answered decisively: "Let's go together!"

Hearing their decision, Qin Nuan nodded slightly to show her agreement.

Then, she used the Hongmeng Jue again, frantically absorbing the energy from the surrounding air.

Her body was like a huge whirlpool, continuously absorbing the surrounding spiritual energy into her body.

As time went on, her aura grew stronger.

After about a quarter of an hour of accumulation, Qin Nuan began to compress and convert the energy.

She used the skills she had learned to transform this spiritual energy into a powerful force.

After a few breaths, two energy balls, one red and one green, condensed in her hands. The two energy balls represented the two attributes of yin and yang respectively, and they intertwined to form a beautiful pattern.

Next, Qin Nuan continued to use his skills to fuse the two energy balls together.

As she moved, the two energy balls gradually merged into one and eventually turned into a Bagua ball.

This Bagua ball contains extremely powerful power, and its light illuminates the entire space.

Qin Nuan held the Bagua ball tightly, feeling the terrifying power contained in it. She took a deep breath, then pushed hard, hitting the Bagua ball towards the cracked stone.

There was a loud "bang" and the collision between the Bagua ball and the stone produced a huge impact force.

Then, there was another vibration.

The smoke and dust cleared, and the originally cracked rocks were now shattered.

A dark cave entrance appeared in front of everyone, and a faint cool breeze came from inside the cave.

Qin Nuan, holding a torch, walked into the cave first. The cave wall was smooth, obviously dug by humans.

The four of them groped forward along the passage. The further they went in, the colder it became.

Suddenly, the sound of fighting was faintly heard ahead.

Qin Nuan signaled everyone to be quiet and quietly moved forward.

Around the corner, they saw two men in black fighting fiercely with a huge monster.

The monster was shaped like a spider, covered with a hard shell, and its eight sharp long legs flashed with cold light.

The black-clothed man's swordsmanship was sharp, but the monster's defense was extremely strong, and it was difficult to win for a while. Qin Nuan's eyes lit up, and he whispered: "Let's help and get rid of this monster first."