As soon as Feng Xingran said this, the expressions of the several people changed drastically. Elder Wu said to Feng Xingran, "Miss, besides us, who else knows about your descent from the mountain this time? Why did someone come looking for us as soon as we reached the foot of the mountain? This is extremely strange!"
After hearing his words, Feng Xingran's expression also changed, as if she had thought of someone, but she didn't reply.
She just sat cross - legged on a jade cattail in the palace and continuously changed her hands into various complicated hand seals. Ding Hao knew that she was using a secret method to manipulate the array.
After a while, the woman stood up and said, "There are five people coming. Four of them are at the mid - Divided Spirit stage, and one is at the late - Divided Spirit stage. In the Duanhun Mountain, except for our sect, other sects don't have this kind of strength at all. Judging from the cultivation methods they use, they are not from our sect either. Three elders, get ready. This array is incomplete. Although it can trap experts at the mid - Divided Spirit stage, if the late - stage expert attacks the array forcefully, I can only hold on for half an hour. The three elders are all at the mid - Divided Spirit stage. It seems that this battle is very dangerous. If we can't hold on later, we'll escape separately and seek help from the sect!"
At this time, the woman in her thirties stepped forward and said to Feng Xingran, "Before leaving the sect, we promised the sect leader to protect your safety, miss. After those people break in, miss, don't worry about our lives and break through first. Miss, although you have outstanding talent, you haven't cultivated for a long time. With your Nascent Soul - stage cultivation, staying here will be of no use. Moreover, they must be targeting you, miss. We will resist to the death to buy time for you, miss. We hope that after you break through, you can avenge us!" The other two also nodded in agreement.
Feng Xingran sighed and said, "I know the three elders love me, but as the three elders said, my cultivation is low. Even if I break through, I can't escape their clutches. Don't mention this again. We'll fight with all our might and there might be a glimmer of hope. If we have the thought of escaping, none of us will have a chance of survival!"
"Miss, it's not that we old men are afraid of death. It's just that you are so precious. If something happens to you, miss, and the sect leader blames us, even if we are ground to ashes, we can't bear the responsibility!" Elder Wu said. The other two nodded repeatedly.
"Xingran knows that the three elders are not cowards. It's just that this is definitely the best way at present. If the three elders can come up with a better solution, Xingran is willing to listen!" Feng Xingran said. The three of them looked at each other with gloomy faces and fell silent.
"I actually have a solution. I wonder if you are willing to listen." Ding Hao said after adjusting his breath for a while and finally recovering one - tenth of his power.
Several people looked at Ding Hao in surprise. The shorter elder looked at Ding Hao gloomily and said, "Boy, we are discussing a matter of life and death. When is it your turn to interfere? Who are you? How dare you harm our miss? With your meager cultivation at the Kaiming stage, what solution can you have for this matter? Let this elder send you on your way first to atone for your disrespect to the miss just now, lest you be killed by others later." As he said this, he was about to make a move.
The other two elders looked at Ding Hao as if he were already a dead man. With a great battle imminent, the three of them completely ignored Ding Hao's life. In their eyes, killing a cultivator at the Kaiming stage was no different from crushing an ant.
"Elder Huang, hold on for a moment. This person has many mysterious aspects. Maybe he really has a solution. If not, it's not too late to kill him later." It was Feng Xingran who spoke to stop him again!
Walking up to Ding Hao, Feng Xingran looked at him with her beautiful eyes and said, "I don't care which sect or faction you are from. If you can really help us get through this difficulty, I can guarantee that you'll have a whole corpse. You don't have to endure the pain of being ground to ashes!"
Ding Hao smiled wryly and said, "In that case, miss, just pretend that I didn't say anything just now. You can continue your discussion. It's also a great pleasure to have a beautiful woman as a cushion when I'm about to die. Hehe."
"Little thief, you peeked at me... You even injured me. It's already a great kindness that I spare your whole corpse. What more do you want?" Feng Xingran suddenly realized that she had let slip her tongue and quickly changed her tone. But the three elders were all shrewd. Just this one sentence made them seem to guess a lot, and their expressions immediately became strange.
Seeing the expressions of the three elders, a blush rose from Feng Xingran's ears, making her look even more gorgeous.
"As long as the miss agrees to two things of mine, I guarantee to help you get through this difficulty. Moreover, what I'm going to say will be of great help to your sect. I hope the miss will think twice before acting." Ding Hao said seriously.
At this time, the woman in her thirties said to Ding Hao, "I wonder what the two things you mentioned are? Can you tell us first?"
Smiling at the woman, Ding Hao said, "First, you must ensure my safety. Of course, my sword should be returned to me. Second, you must capture one of them alive among those people and let me dispose of him! You must make a vicious oath. Otherwise, if you go back on your word, I have no ability to resist!"
At this time, Feng Xingran seemed to feel that time was running out. She hurriedly said to Ding Hao, "The first condition can be agreed to, but now we are no match for them at all. We can't even protect ourselves. How can we capture one alive?"
"I have my own way to do this. You don't need to worry about this. There's not much time left. You'd better make a decision quickly. Otherwise, in a while, even I won't be able to help you get through this difficulty." Ding Hao said urgently.
"Okay, I'll agree to the conditions you proposed. What's your good plan? Hurry up and tell us!" Looking at Feng Xingran's expression, she was also extremely anxious and immediately made a vicious oath.
"This method can't be heard by others. Come closer and I'll whisper it to you." Ding Hao smiled softly.
Feng Xingran was stunned for a moment. After hesitating for a while, she still moved her delicate body towards Ding Hao. A fragrant wind blew towards him. Ding Hao suddenly felt his heart beating faster. He couldn't help but curse inwardly and moved his mouth towards Feng Xingran's ear.
Feng Xingran moved her delicate body back and said angrily, "If you want to talk, just talk. Why do you have to be so close?"
Ding Hao smiled playfully and said, "Stop talking nonsense. Hurry up. Any delay may cause trouble."
Feng Xingran looked at Ding Hao, gritted her teeth, and pressed her delicate body against him again. Ding Hao's lips were almost touching Feng Xingran's left ear and said, "You just need to adjust the Slaughtering Demon Array a little according to what I said and you can get through this difficulty..." Then he told her the method. Finally, he added, "Oh? Why is the miss's ear so red? Is it because of what I said?"
Feng Xingran's delicate body had already been completely seen by Ding Hao. Now that Ding Hao was so close to her, she couldn't help but feel flustered, and her whole body blushed like a blooming flower.
"Little thief, remember this. I'll make you pay sooner or later. Where did you get this method? How do you know this array is called the Slaughtering Demon Array? I'll trust you this once. If your method is wrong, I'll skin you and break your bones to make you know the consequences of deceiving me!" Feng Xingran said angrily.
"Now we are in the same boat. What good will it do me to deceive you? Believe it or not, it's up to you. If you don't act soon, the array will be broken." Ding Hao remained calm, as if he didn't care about her threat.
Glancing at Ding Hao fiercely, Feng Xingran began to make various hand seals with her hands again. Ding Hao knew that she was making adjustments according to the method he said. Of course, Ding Hao wouldn't tell her all the formulas of the Slaughtering Demon Array. The method he told her earlier was only part of it, just enough to completely trap and kill the late - Divided Spirit - stage expert among them.
After a while, the Slaughtering Demon Array suddenly changed greatly. Countless purple qi no longer rushed into the huge pillars of the palace but instead accelerated and spread outwards from them. Accompanied by the purple qi, there were shrill whistles, and it rushed towards the inside of the array like hungry ghosts devouring.
Feng Xingran, who had her eyes closed tightly, suddenly opened them. She stared at Ding Hao with bright and colorful eyes. When Ding Hao was looked at by her eyes, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart and secretly cried out that it was bad. Could it be that she had fallen for him? Why was her gaze so strange?
At this time, in the array, there were fierce winds like ghosts crying and wolves howling. The three elders no longer dared to look down on Ding Hao. Their gazes at him were also full of strangeness. At this time, a scream came from the array, followed by two more similar screams. At this time, Ding Hao hurriedly said to Feng Xingran, "Don't forget that you promised to capture one alive for me. You've already made a vicious oath!"
Feng Xingran seemed to be in a very good mood at this time. She smiled charmingly at Ding Hao. Ding Hao was flattered. "Since I've promised you, miss, would I renege on my promise? Here you are. This broken sword doesn't seem to be of much use." As she said this, she threw the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword to Ding Hao and also removed the shackles on Ding Hao's hands.
Then she said to the three elders, "Elder Wu and Elder Huang, please bring the remaining two people here. Don't worry, two elders. These two people are unconscious and won't wake up for three days. They have no ability to fight back!"
After a while, Elder Wu and Elder Huang each brought a person to Feng Xingran and put them on the ground. The two captured people were both extremely short and wearing dark - blue Taoist robes.
Feng Xingran threw the one with slightly fair skin to Ding Hao and said, "Here you are. I've done what I promised you. However, this person is at the mid - Divided Spirit stage. If he wakes up, you won't be able to deal with him! Do you need my help? Consider it an extra free offer."
"Hehe, I naturally have a way to deal with him. Don't bother yourself, miss. Miss, you're busy. Ding Hao can't help you here anymore. Farewell! Miss, you're as beautiful as a fairy. Ding Hao is really smitten." Ding Hao picked up this person, was about to raise the Heaven - Defying Demon Sword and leave.
"Wait. Since you're smitten, stay a while longer. I'll get along well with you." Feng Xingran smiled.
"Miss, you're joking. I'm just an ordinary person. How can I be worthy of your beauty?" Ding Hao repeatedly declined. This woman was ruthless, and the people around her were all highly cultivated. Staying here any longer would surely lead to trouble in the long run.
"Today, you have to stay whether you want to or not. It's not up to you!" This woman's change of face was as fast as Ding Hao's.
Ding Hao snorted coldly, "Miss, what do you mean? You've made a vicious oath to spare my life. Do you want to go back on your word?"
"I said I'd spare your life, but when did I say I'd let you leave? Three elders, did you hear me say that?" Feng Xingran said doubtfully to the three of them. The three of them, being old and shrewd, knew what she was thinking and quickly said no.
Hearing this, Ding Hao felt like fainting. He who hunts geese all day long was pecked by the geese today. No wonder the ancients said that the heart of a woman is the most venomous. It's really true!