Chapter 164: Seventh Young Master, You Are Too Unreliable!

All eyes turned toward Wuyan.

Ji Yun immediately walked up to him and asked anxiously, "Wuyan, what happened? Why did the pack of wolves, Xiao Qi, and Young Master Xuanyuan suddenly vanish?"

With a face as ashen as death, Wuyan gazed in the direction where Xuanyuan Ji had disappeared.

"National Preceptor, if we go all out against the wolves, do we have any chance of winning?" Wuyan asked Ji Yun.

"To withdraw completely unscathed is impossible," Ji Yun replied softly.

Wuyan felt even less confident. "My master cast an illusion, trapping the wolf pack within it."

"Then Xiao Qi and Young Master Xuanyuan..."

"As far as I know, the illusion my master set up cannot last for two hours. As for what the Seventh Young Master has planned, I have no idea." Wuyan looked at Ji Yun, a glimmer of hope flashing in his eyes.

*I hope the Seventh Young Master’s uselessness was all an act! The Seventh Young Master seemed entirely unreliable, but I pray he proves reliable this time! Do not drag my master down with him!*

"I... I don't know Xiao Qi's intentions," Ji Yun shook his head.

Seeing Ji Yin transform into her recent state, alongside that cauldron radiating a purple-gold light, he had been truly shocked! It was genuinely the first time he had ever seen his own daughter like this.

"Xiao Qi did this to save us! She could see that we were at our limit," Ji Shaofeng clenched his fists tightly.

"Do the two of them have any chance of winning against the wolf pack?" Ji Yun asked Wuyan.

Upon hearing Ji Yun ask such a question, Wuyan's last shred of hope was shattered!

"You're asking me, so who am I supposed to ask?!" He immediately ran outside the barrier, reached the spot where Xuanyuan Ji had vanished, and cried out anxiously into the surroundings, "Master! Master!"

How he wished he were the one trapped inside the illusion with his master right now!

Watching Wuyan lose control, Ji Yun felt a surge of tension. Even if it cost him his life, he would not let any harm come to Xiao Qi!

Young Master Xuanyuan should be the most powerful person in this world; with him by her side, Xiao Qi would surely be safe!

...

The illusionary realm was identical to the outside world, save for the fact that everyone else had vanished. Only Ji Yin and Xuanyuan Ji remained to face the wolf pack.

As the sound of the flute ceased, the wolves suddenly grew restless and excited.

They too had sensed the change in their surroundings—the other people had disappeared, leaving only two figures suspended in mid-air. Immediately, the wolf pack grew frantic!

Yet, for the moment, they could do nothing against these two.

Ji Yin felt a sharp pain in her chest as a wave of heat surged upward, which she immediately forced down.

"Great Fiend, have you lost your mind?!" The voice of the Demonic Cauldron was filled with anxiety as it hurriedly asked, "How do you feel now?"

"I am fine," Ji Yin shook his head.

Suddenly, the largest wolf in the pack raised its head and let out a long howl!

Xuanyuan Ji drew his bow to its fullest and loosed an arrow at the beast.

This time, three arrows flew simultaneously. The wolf dodged two of them, but the third pierced straight through its chest!

"Awooo~" The wolf let out a piteous whimper before its body went limp and collapsed to the ground.

Xuanyuan Ji leaped forward to catch Ji Yin in his arms. "Yin'er, how are you?"

"I'm fine," Ji Yin shook her head. Suddenly, a stabbing pain gripped her chest, becoming entirely unbearable! A mouthful of fresh blood spewed from her lips!

Xuanyuan Ji hastily produced a pill and pressed it between her lips, tenderly wiping the blood from the corner of her mouth with a heart full of anguish.

"You didn't have to come in. Coming in is just walking to your death—I only intended for you to trap me and the wolf pack within the illusion," Ji Yin explained softly, unwilling to drag anyone down with her.