The Demon Venerable Is Delicate and Charming (GL) Chapter 43

The vines twisted their bodies. More and more kept surging toward them, gradually forming an encirclement. The Immortal-Entering Sect disciples who had cultivation took the initiative to protect the others behind them. Someone drew a sword to test the vines, trying to cut one apart. But the moment the blade touched it, a vine as thick as a wrist wrapped around his waist and flung him back.
Feng Luan caught him smoothly, then lightly pushed him aside. He drew his jade flute and tapped it in his palm without rhythm. “What kind of mutated plant is this? I will go test it.”
Li Lingjiang stood beside him and silently took one step back. She did not speak and was still watching. Instead, Yin Wu rested her jaw lightly on Li Lingjiang’s shoulder and said with apparent worry, “Be careful. I keep feeling that slime is not anything good.”
“I will pay attention.” Feng Luan swept away his earlier expression. His whole body grew cold and sharp. He turned the jade flute between his fingers, then flicked it lightly with a fierce air, no longer gentle like jade.
His ears drooped on both sides and swayed up and down as he moved. Feng Luan ran very fast. In almost the blink of an eye, he had leaped into the air. The demon vines were highly nimble and very aware. Several small vines crossed in the air, trying to roll him down.
Feng Luan felt no pressure. His toes lightly touched and borrowed force, avoiding attack after attack. He flipped and landed on a vine. The sticky liquid on it made him frown. He quickly blew the jade flute. The aggressive flute sound seemed to rise from underground. It was another Demon-Controlling Tune.
But compared with before, this tune made the heart tremble even more. The demon vines began twisting wildly. They raised themselves high, then slapped hard against the ground. Several thin vines kept climbing upward. They tangled together and even showed signs of merging. By the time they reached Feng Luan’s feet, they had already become one vine. It supported itself in midair, its front end turning sharp. It wanted to pierce through him.
Seeing this, Yin Wu gently covered Li Lingjiang’s ears, making Li Lingjiang’s demon ears bend down on their own.
Yin Wu: “…”
“My Lord.” Yin Wu was concerned about her condition. After all, Feng Luan’s strength could not be underestimated. “Does it feel uncomfortable?”
Li Lingjiang nodded faintly. Her beast ears lifted a little at the edges. “It is fine. Do not worry.”
She opened the Jade-Bone Fan and fanned it gently. Turning her gaze toward Wen Si, she said, “Give me a sword.”
Wen Si had been watching the situation ahead closely. Being interrupted, he did not react at once. “Huh? Oh… yes.”
He casually pointed someone out and found an ordinary sword. It was not light. Even disciples like Tang Wusuo had good equipment.
Li Lingjiang accepted it and weighed it in her hand. She tried swinging it. It was fairly suitable.
“My Lord!” Yin Wu called in a low voice, solemnness filling her brows. “What are you going to do?”
Li Lingjiang did not look at her. Demonic energy undetectable to others gathered in her palm. She drew on what she could still use from herself. As a demon lion by origin, she was born with this ability. She lifted her head and looked straight ahead, slowly raising the sword.
Feng Luan also sensed the movement. He half narrowed his eyes and fearlessly stopped playing. Lowering his hand, he stepped back. His body instantly dropped. The timing of his backward fall was exact, and he fell straight into the gap between the vines. He flipped in the air. The sword breaking through the sky brushed past him and accurately pierced into that vine.
The demon vine seemed to stiffen for a moment, then quickly returned to normal. Li Lingjiang looked coldly at it. Her lips moved slightly. “Restriction.”
This was the demon clan’s natural suppression. It could effectively suppress a portion of the other side’s strength, just like when she had suppressed the demon lion not long ago.
Unfortunately, she could only suppress one for now. Vines were gathering from all sides. Wen Si raised his voice and told everyone not to panic and not to leave the group. The sky was almost covered into night by these huge demon creatures. The sound of writhing came from every direction, making it hard to tell where anything was. This could make many people’s mental defenses faintly collapse.
After only a few days, they were still only ordinary people in name.
Feng Luan had landed steadily. He did not notice the puddle of liquid dripping to the ground, and the sole of his foot stepped on a little. At first, he did not care. He lifted the jade flute and wanted to keep playing. But as he stepped back, he suddenly sensed something wrong. He moved his ankle and felt something climbing upward.
He lowered his head. It was a newly grown vine. Feng Luan’s ears stood straight up. He could not help cursing softly. Magic rose in his hand and killed it at once. When he lifted his eyelids again, they were already sharp. He quickly moved through the demon vines, turning aside to avoid a thick vine that slapped down in front of him. He gathered strength and ran back, paying no mind to the things chasing him.
Feng Luan stopped and spoke quickly. “Its saliva can grow many small vines. Its attack ability is probably only this much, but its health is thick. It will not be easy to solve.”
As soon as he finished, he met Wuzhi’s eyes and understood. He dodged aside. A long whip wrapped accurately around the approaching vine.
Wuzhi borrowed force to reach behind it and pulled in the opposite direction, actually dragging it backward by force. He tilted his head to avoid the sharp vine tip, then cut it off with a backhanded grip. His hand was covered in sticky liquid. In a low voice, he said, “A dirty trick.”
Li Lingjiang looked around. She tucked her hands into her sleeves again and lightly glanced at Ling Xin and Qi San, though her words were directed at Wen Si. “Be careful. Do not get hurt.”
“Still, do not waste time. It is already late.” Li Lingjiang’s meaning was clear. “No one run around.”