Even hybrid monsters have their day

She cast a shield, gathering all her spiritual energy in front of her to block the Ninth Sister's attack. However, a flash of white light suddenly appeared before her eyes, and the Ninth Sister's attack was blocked before her spiritual energy shield.

A clear, melodious voice rang out, "Your opponent is me..."

Ninth Sister spat out a mouthful of bloody water to the side and said, "Who are you? Why are you meddling in other people's business?"

"Exorcising demons is my duty." Jiao Lingfeng had already realized that the Ninth Sister's true form was not human.

"Since you insist on courting death, then I will grant your wish!" Ninth Sister gritted her teeth, condensed a spell in her palm, and charged towards him.

Geng Miaowan raised an eyebrow, thinking to herself, "Such an arrogant tone!" She actually took two steps back, giving them space.

So, Jiao Lingfeng began fighting against Ninth Sister. Geng Miaowan and Yin Xiuping then found the survivors and gathered them together. Due to the collapse of the formation, all the exits were buried by stones, so everyone had to temporarily hide in a slightly safer corner.

Having just escaped death, they huddled in a corner, still shaken, watching the fight unfold in the distance.

With only a few hundred years of cultivation left, Ninth Sister was no match for Jiao Lingfeng, and after a few rounds, she showed signs of defeat. However, she was unwilling to die, and while struggling to hold on, she looked around hoping to find an escape route.

But all the exits were blocked by stones, and the only way to escape was up there. And Jiao Lingfeng was relentlessly pursuing her, giving her no chance whatsoever.

She retreated, narrowly dodging Jiao Lingfeng's attack, but was still injured by the aftershock, a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth. If this continued, she would surely die.

Ninth Sister glared hatefully at Jiao Lingfeng, wondering where this man had come from and how he could be so powerful. Even if Zhang Zijian were here, he could only barely manage a draw against him. She felt that she should escape this place as soon as possible and join forces with Zhang Zijian to deal with him; only then would they have a chance of winning.

As she retreated, she moved closer to the corner where Geng Miaowan and the others were. The girls who were frightened by the Ninth Sister's actions couldn't help but gasp, fearing that she would turn around and attack them.

But as the saying goes, what you fear most is what happens. Because of the commotion behind her, Ninth Sister realized that she was actually very close to these people. A smug look flashed in her eyes, and she quickly turned around and rushed towards Geng Miaowan.

If she wasn't mistaken, this person had greeted the man just now.

Seeing that something was wrong, Geng Miaowan quickly dodged to the side, but she was a step too slow and was caught red-handed.

"Miaowan!" Yin Xiuping stepped forward to try to take her back, but was kicked aside by the Ninth Sister.

“Xiuping…” Yin Xiuping struggled to sit up, shook her head at Geng Miaowan, her face showing an expression of suppressed pain.

Geng Miaowan glared at Ninth Sister. Although she and Nai Xiuping had only known each other for two days and were complete strangers, Ninth Sister was the only one who had taken care of her after she was knocked unconscious by Zhang Zijian and the others and thrown back into the area. She remembered that kindness. Otherwise, she wouldn't have desperately pulled her into her shield when the formation collapsed.

Ninth Sister didn't care about anything else. She grabbed Geng Miaowan by the neck and pulled her in front of her, saying to Jiao Lingfeng, "Get out of my way, or I'll kill her!"

“If you kill her, you won’t escape either.” Jiao Lingfeng’s face showed no particular expression, making it impossible to discern his thoughts.

"I can't escape anyway, so I don't care if I take someone down with me." Ninth Sister had a "what's the use" attitude. As soon as she finished speaking, she tightened her grip on Geng Miaowan's fingers.

Geng Miaowan's face suddenly changed, and she began to have difficulty breathing. It seemed that if the fingers around her neck tightened even a little more, she would die.

In most police dramas, when this scene comes to this point, the person being held hostage would definitely shout, "Leave me alone, kill her!" However, Geng Miaowan couldn't say those words. She just looked at Jiao Lingfeng with teary eyes, afraid that he would suddenly decide to kill Jiu Guniang out of righteous indignation.

"What do we do now?" she asked Luan Hao.

"You figure it out yourself," Luan Hao replied coolly, acting as if it were none of his business.

Geng Miaowan felt a lump in her throat. She knew that he had never really cared about her life or death. Right now, she could only stare helplessly at him, but she couldn't even glare at him.

Fortunately, Jiao Lingfeng still considered her safety. After exchanging a glance with Ninth Sister, he said calmly, "You should leave. Don't hurt her."

Ninth Sister originally thought she would need to go through more trouble to get him to agree to let her go, but she didn't expect that someone she had randomly grabbed would be so effective. She curled her lips upward and gave a triumphant smile, "Don't worry, I will let her go once I am safe."

Whether she truly wanted to let Geng Miaowan go is unknown.

Jiao Lingfeng withdrew his hands and retreated several meters. Ninth Sister, carrying Geng Miaowan, leaped into the air. Just as she was about to turn and flee, a white shadow flashed before her eyes, and Little White bit her hand.

She released her grip in pain, and Geng Miaowan seized the opportunity to use her Wind Control Technique. Although it was only at the beginner level, she managed to use it two or three times in a row, creating a small distance between them. However, before she could even regain her footing, Ninth Sister threw Little White aside and grabbed at her again.

Geng Miaowan reacted quickly, throwing a Flowing Wind Slash at Ninth Sister and immediately using a Wind Control Technique to try and dart to the side. But as soon as she moved, a hand grabbed her shoulder, forcefully pulled her backward, and dragged her dozens of meters away.

This effect was far superior to her own wind manipulation technique. She turned back, about to say thank you, when a stunningly beautiful face appeared before her, its pale purple eyes gleaming with an eerie light. The word "thank you" caught in her throat.

"Qiu...Qiu Pi?" Could she not marvel at how small the world was? First she ran into Peng Yuxian, and now she'd bumped into Qiu Pi—what a coincidence...

Qiu Pi's handsome eyebrows furrowed slightly. "You...recognize me?"

"Uh..." She forgot for a moment that this was another space, different from the space where she was reborn, and her appearance was also different from when she was in the demon realm.

However, there was one thing she didn't understand: with Peng Yuxian and Qiu Pi present, did that mean the original owner of this body, Gongye Xuanru, should also be in this space? Was the Gongye Xuanru here dead, or had she been reborn?

She couldn't ask Qiu Pi about this right now, so she could only keep it to herself.