Chapter 78: Body Bound, Unable to Move

Chapter 78: Body Bound, Unable to Move

The room was illuminated by a bright light.

Not only Ling Xiaoxuan, but everyone in the room could see a pair of blood-red eyes looking in through the temple gate.

The eerie and sinister eyes were filled with hatred, causing people to tremble in fear.

It was obvious that those were not human eyes.

Ling Xiaoxuan didn't have the same level of resilience as Qin Ruan and the other clear-minded masters around her.

She was so scared that tears filled her eyes, her mouth trembling as Qin Ruan covered it, and her body shook uncontrollably.

The blood-red eyes outside the temple gate continued to stare at every clear-minded person inside the room.

Finally, they locked onto Du Changheng, who was sleeping soundly in the corner of the room.

Creak...

Something hit the door, making a sharp, old sound that was particularly clear in the darkness.

A dry branch reached in from outside the door.

As if it were a conscious creature, the branch hooked onto the wooden latch on the door and slowly began to move it.

Seeing this scene, Ling Xiaoxuan held onto Qin Ruan's clothes tightly, pinching her skin with her fingers through the fabric.

Qin Ruan could feel the pain, and her lips twitched as she looked down and saw Ling Xiaoxuan's nervous expression, her forehead covered in fine beads of sweat, clearly frightened.

Taking a deep breath, Qin Ruan ultimately did not remove Ling Xiaoxuan's hand that was tightly pinching her arm.

"Dong-"

The wooden latch was lifted by the evil spirit outside the door.

This time, no one stopped it.

Qiao Nanyuan and the clear-minded masters around her had ugly expressions, their eyes fixed on the doorway.

Their features were twisted with fear, and after the wooden latch was lifted, their faces were filled with despair.

Watching this scene unfold, Qin Ruan found it interesting.

Soon, she discovered why these people were in such a state.

They were apparently restrained by some kind of power, unable to move freely.

No wonder they were at a disadvantage and could only wait for death when the evil spirit arrived.

Qin Ruan smiled, looking at Qiao Nanyuan, Qiao Jiu and his disciples, her face beaming with happiness.

The obvious contrast in her expression made Qiao Nanyuan lightly furrow his brow.

Qiao Jiu's eyes met hers, which were full of a smile, and her became anxious, with beads of sweat dropping from her face.

She couldn't speak, and could only stare at Qin Ruan with pleading eyes.

"Squeak--"

The temple door opened, and a creaking sound could be heard.

Qin Ruan comforted Qiao Jiu with a smile, and with a slight movement of her eyes, turned her head towards the direction of the temple door.

A woman with skin as rough as tree bark... walked in.

For lack of a better word, she walked.

The woman's upper body was like that of a normal person, except for her rough bark-like skin that was naked, while her lower body was made up of numerous different sizes of withered wood.

Densely packed, they wriggled consciously as the woman walked.

If a person with trypophobia saw this, they would surely faint on the spot.

As the woman walked into the room, countless pieces of withered wood scraped against the ground, making eerie, torturous creaking sounds in people's ears.

It turned out that the commotion outside the door earlier was caused by this.

The woman ignored the gaze of the people around her, and stared straight at Du Changheng, who was still sleeping in the corner, completely unaware of what was happening.

Ling Xiaoxuan widened her eyes, and seeing the evil spirit approaching Du Changheng, she let go of Qin Ruan's hand and tried to take action.

Qin Ruan forcefully suppressed Ling Xiaoxuan, and whispered in her ear, "Don't worry, she can't hurt Du Changheng."

If she really could hurt him, after the several days of torment that the exploration team had endured, they would never have seen Du Changheng's existence.

Ling Xiaoxuan turned her head and blinked at Qin Ruan.

In those eyes, which contained fear, she seemed to be seeking confirmation.

Qin Ruan smiled and spoke silently: Trust me.

Ling Xiaoxuan naturally trusted her.

"Bang!"

There was a sudden change on Du Changheng's side.

(End of this chapter)