This Life's Song: The Genius Rune Master

As the arrow hurtled towards her, Xia Lan lashed out with her whip like a dragon, and with a snap, the arrow fell to the ground. She rushed forward, intending to attack at close range.

Li Zhenzhen was caught off guard and was struck by the whip, leaving bloody welts on her body.

Just as the two were fighting fiercely, they didn't notice that a white cat appeared next to Lian Xue, who was lying on the ground. Its fur was stained with blood, as if it was injured. It came to Lian Xue's side, stuck out its tongue and licked Lian Xue a few times, and then disappeared.

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Then Xia Lan's whip struck again in a strange way. Before he could shoot an arrow, he leaped and flipped onto a tree, nocked a bow, and shot an arrow.

Unfortunately, Xia Lan knocked the arrow away again. Xia Lan grinned maliciously, "Oh dear, so this is all you've got? Then don't blame me for being ruthless."

After he finished speaking, the whip quickly formed countless shadows, making it impossible to distinguish which one was the whip.

Li Zhenzhen was lashed several times in succession, her clothes covered in bloodstains. Knowing she was no match for him, she hurriedly cried out, "Senior brother, save me... Xia Lan is going to kill me!" while dodging and shouting.

"Tsk tsk... How pitiful."

"Why haven't you responded to our call for so long? Don't you find that strange?" Xia Lan looked at Li Zhenzhen with a sarcastic expression.

“What did you do, and your whip…” Li Zhenzhen found that, as expected, no one paid any attention to her shouting so loudly.

"What are you doing? Who told you to walk right into my trap? I only wanted to target this girl, but you insisted on coming to your death. Who can you blame?" Xia Lan made no attempt to hide her true colors, revealing her ruthlessness and darkness.

She believed no one would come, that it would take time for the barrier to break, and that getting rid of the two people would be easy for her.

"I never expected you to be so vicious." Li Zhenzhen dodged while drawing her bow.

"Heh, the worst is yet to come. In your prime, you might have been comparable to me, but now, you've been poisoned by me again. Guess what will happen?" Xia Lan's expression was one of absolute certainty: "You're already under my control, and you're doomed."

The reason no one came was, of course, to avoid being discovered. They asked Li Chang for a high-grade red-level isolation talisman.

Li Zhenzhen landed behind another tree and was almost entangled by the whip, so she quickly retreated to avoid it.

In a flash, she thought of running back to find someone to help her, but Xia Lan was blocking her way.

I could manage to get out after fighting him for a while, but I'm afraid the poison will take effect. Right now, the poison has already made my hands numb, and I don't know how much longer I can hold on.

He leaped forward.

Xia Lan hurriedly tried to stop her, but then she saw Li Zhenzhen make a sharp turn back, pick up the wild girl, and run away.

"Damn it, we've been tricked! You can't escape!" With that, he chased after them.

Li Zhenzhen picked up the unconscious Lianxue, carried her on her back, tied her waist with her corset, and ran quickly towards the river.

Going back is impossible; their lives may be lost at the hands of that wicked woman.

Seeing the rapidly approaching river, Li Zhenzhen jumped in, and with a splash, the two of them fell into the water.

She believed that she would die if she didn't leave, but jumping into the river offered a glimmer of hope, so she jumped in without hesitation.

Xia Lan caught up quickly, looking at the rushing river with excitement. "Ha~ Not bad, you've got guts. Too bad you're my enemy. Pray you'll stay far away from me in your next life."

After waiting a while, and seeing that the two had disappeared from the river, Xia Lan turned a corner and took a detour...

With everyone's tireless efforts, the barrier finally shattered with a "crack~ crack..."

"Great, Senior Sister, we've finally made it!" Qi Nianbei was overjoyed; after so much effort, she had finally managed to open it.

"Hmm~ Where did my junior sister go?" Lu Yaorao asked happily.

As she was asking the question, two dark figures floated on the river in the distance, then were swept away by the current without her noticing.

"Junior Sister, did you see which direction Xue'er went?" Qin Muzhou asked Xia Lan. Seeing her meditating and cultivating, he wondered why she needed to work so hard when she wasn't expending any spiritual energy. He had never seen her work so hard before.

"Ah~ what's wrong, senior brother?" Xia Lan looked at him with a blank expression.

"I asked you if you saw Xue'er, and which direction she went?" Qin Muzhou repeated, his brows slightly furrowed.

Xia Lan pretended to be apologetic and said, "Oh, sorry, I was a little engrossed in my cultivation just now. Xue'er, it seems she went in that direction." She deliberately pointed in the opposite direction to everyone.

"Oh right, Li Zhenzhen seems to have gone in that direction too." Xia Lan's move was undoubtedly an attempt to clear her name.

"Okay, thank you. I'll go take a look." Lu Yaorao nodded and went in the direction Xia Lan pointed.

"Wow, this beauty is so pretty!" Xia Lan pretended to be very adoring in order to dispel Lu Yaorao's suspicions.

After all, she herself said that she saw Li Zhenzhen go there too. Even if she couldn't find anyone, she would suspect Li Zhenzhen instead of herself.

He couldn't help but feel happy, and a hint of schadenfreude flashed in his eyes. Let them search; there's no way to prove it now. Even if they find it, so what? He has a way to exonerate himself. After all, Li Zhenzhen definitely won't live much longer.

Qi Nianbei kept watching Lu Yaorao's departing figure and didn't look at Xia Lan.

Li Chang looked at Xia Lan with a strange gaze, his eyes shining brightly, his face full of excitement.

Yan Feng had overheard their conversation and was now paying attention to Xia Lan's unusual behavior. He also noticed Li Chang's expression, which suggested that Li Chang had some kind of leverage over him.

He didn't say anything, and waited to see how things would develop.

Lu Yaorao arrived in the direction Xia Lan pointed out, but after searching for a long time, she found no trace of anyone and began to feel uneasy. She walked for a long time and even reached the riverbank, but still did not see anyone.

She anxiously searched around, calling out, "Junior sister, where are you? Junior sister, senior sister is here, come out!" Lu Yaorao kept calling out, but there was still no response.

Hearing Lu Yaorao's call, Qi Nianbei hurriedly ran over to ask, "Isn't Senior Sister here? What happened?"

"I've searched around here, but I haven't found my junior sister." Lu Yaorao was a little flustered at this moment. How could she disappear when she was so close?

"How could it be missing? Everyone, search the surrounding area quickly!" Qin Muzhou hurriedly called on people to help search.

"Oh dear! Where has even Junior Sister Zhenzhen gone?" Xia Lan spoke up at the right moment, her surprise barely concealed. After speaking, she deliberately covered her mouth, as if she had said something wrong.

Lu Yaorao and Qi Nianbei frowned, but instead of asking further questions, they began their search.

Qin Muzhou sensed that Xia Lan was acting strangely, but couldn't pinpoint what was wrong. Without time to ask further questions, he began searching for her.

Yan Feng gave Xia Lan and Li Chang a deep look before turning and leaving.

Without much thought, Shao Liang sped off in one direction.

"Junior sister, where are you? Answer me, I'm here to pick you up. Come out!" Lu Yaorao called out as she searched, her voice already hoarse, but she didn't stop.

Qi Nianbei called out as he walked, "Girl, come out! I still owe you spirit stones. I'll pay you back when you come out. Don't hide anymore, okay?"

"Li Zhenzhen, Xue'er, where are you? Answer me!" Qin Muzhou also started calling out.

While everyone else was anxiously searching, only the two of them were walking slowly.