Chapter 69
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Chapter 69: The Celestial Maiden Asks for Delivery
Shui Yan desperately suppressed the pain wracking her body, her face contorted as she gritted out, "They… found us! They triggered… the poison curse… to force me out!" Blood spilled from her lips anew. The glowing mark on her chest pulsed brighter, constricting toward her heart like claws digging for purchase.
"Damn!" You You swore, slamming her palm against Shui Yan’s chest. "Revitalizing Technique!" White light erupted from her hand.
The curse’s glow shrank beneath the healing radiance, trapped within a net of pure energy until the sinister mark faded completely.
Shui Yan gasped as agony lifted. "You broke the Heart-Eating Curse?"
"Guess so?" You You shrugged uncertainly.
Relief flickered across Shui Yan’s face before hardening. "Zhan Zhen’s near. His curse wouldn’t flare otherwise. I’ll draw him away from here."
"No!" The rescued women protested in unison. "We won’t let you face that monster alone!"
"Let me fight with you!" Several female cultivators stepped forward.
Shui Yan shook her head. "The Xuan Yue Building’s master is a Nascent Soul Stage fiend allied with Ming You Valley. You’d be slaughtered."
Hopeless silence fell.
"I’ll survive this." She strode toward the exit without looking back.
Taking winding cavern paths to mislead pursuers, she emerged through a side tunnel—only to find armed ambushers encircling her.
"Little Yan’er…" A shadowed figure emerged, skin crawling with black veins. "How disappointing."
"Zhan Zhen!" Shui Yan’s hands clenched until knuckles whitened.
The fiend tutted mockingly. "My two favorite pets – you and Qing Lian. Who knew your rivalry hid rebellion? After all I’ve given you…"
"Given?!" Rage tore through Shui Yan’s restraint. "You poisoned our spiritual roots! Made us toys for evil cultivators! How many have you drained to death?"
"Foolish girl." Zhan Zhen’s sneer deepened. "Women bear spiritual roots – nature’s gift for our use. Weaklings like you exist to fuel stronger cultivators."
"Lies! The immortal sects will destroy you!"
"Immortal sects?" His laugh echoed cruelly. "Who brought you here? Why do you think no rescues came? Ming You Valley shelters God Transformation experts – what sect would dare intervene?"
Shui Yan paled. "The Heavenly Dao—"
"—favors the strong!" He flung a bloodstained object at her feet. "Your precious Qing Lian learned that lesson."
The severed hand bore familiar scars. Shui Yan’s scream tore from her throat. "Sister!!"
"Enough!" Zhan Zhen’s Nascent Soul Pressure crushed the air. "Return my stolen goods and die cleanly, or—"
Wind blades slashed toward Shui Yan. She raised her sword, but the attack blasted her backward—until strong arms caught her mid-flight.
You You steadied the trembling woman, then turned with dawn-breaking smile.
"The celestial maiden," she declared, voice ringing with mountain-shaking certainty, "is here."
