Senior Sister Bai Yueguang is incredibly strong.

Chapter 13: Eliminating Evil (7)

Ye Ling nodded: "That's exactly what I was thinking too. Why don't we compete fairly, so that we won't give anyone cause for criticism?"

Shi Ming then stepped forward: "In that case, it would be a waste of time. If we argue here, it might delay the exorcism."

Nie Xushuang understood and chimed in, "Everyone here knows each other well and is familiar with each other's abilities. Why don't we choose someone to lead the team? I'm sure everyone has a suitable candidate in mind. However, to ensure fairness, I suggest we have an anonymous vote. What do you all think?"

Chu Yeli was the first to stand up and agree: "I have no problem with it. The most capable person should take the position."

Shen Xian clapped his hands: "Brilliant! Does anyone have paper and pen? Let's finish this quickly."

Luo Zai Shui took out the paper and pens she had prepared earlier and distributed them. Only then did Wen Lian realize that he was completely controlled by those disciples and had no say at all.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Don't forget, this is the Wen family's territory."

Luo stopped what she was doing in the water, tilted her head, and gave a slightly puzzled look: "Since this is the Wen family's territory, it should naturally be handled by the Wen family. Why do we need to come and help?"

Su Wusi followed behind Luo Zaishui, her eyes fixed on Wen Lian as if she wanted to tear him to pieces.

Luo Zai Shui blocked Su Wu Si's view and handed her the paper and pen, indicating that she should distribute these things: "Besides, does Young Master Wen have a specific plan for exorcising evil spirits?"

Su Wusi paused for a moment in front of Ye Xiao, then handed the paper and pen to the next person with an indifferent expression.

"Senior sister, it's all sorted out."

Luo Zai Shui smiled politely: "Everyone, this paper is specially made. Without specific talisman water, even the most skilled cultivators cannot see what you have written. Therefore, this vote is absolutely fair. In addition, I would like to ask Young Master Wen to help count the votes to ensure fairness."

Shen Xian fanned the talisman in his hand and whispered to Jiang Qian, "Interesting. It seems they've already decided on their choice. We're just going through the motions. What a pity, we've missed a good show."

Jiang Qian twirled the talisman in his hand, his smile fading. "The taller the tree, the more the wind will blow against it. They've got some nerve."

"Sigh." Shen Xian nudged Jiang Qian. "Guess who they'll choose?"

Jiang Qian looked around and his gaze fell on Ye Xiao and Nie Xushuang: "Choose one of Ye Xiao and Nie Xushuang. We've met them before, and they're both good team leaders."

"Really?" Shen Xian touched his chin. "This doesn't seem like their usual style. I think it might have been Xianyun Peak's idea. We don't think we've seen that female cultivator in white before."

“I’ve seen her before.” Jiang Qian’s gaze fell on Luo Zai Shui. “If it wasn’t for their attention, then it should be this Second Senior Sister of Xianyun Peak.”

"Huh? When did you meet her?" Shen Xuan couldn't believe it; Jiang Qian was actually seeing other female cultivators behind his back.

"At that time, you were recuperating. I teamed up with people from Xianyun Peak to hunt monsters, but it seems that it wasn't the two of them leading the team. It was another female cultivator, I think her name was Ji Yun."

"That happened many years ago."

"Alright, everyone, please hand over the talismans to Young Master Wen. I have prepared the talisman water. Please start counting the votes, Young Master Wen."

Wen Lian grabbed the talisman that Luo Zai Shui handed him and casually threw it into the water: "I want to see what tricks you guys are up to."

Black characters gradually appeared on the talisman paper. The contents were varied, some containing Nie Xushuang's name, some containing Ye Xiao's name, and some containing Jiang Qian's name, but none containing Wen Lian's name.

Shen Xian nudged Jiang Qian and lowered his voice: "Guess who I voted for."

Jiang Qian rolled his eyes: "Boring."

He recognized the scrawled characters; who else could it be but Shen Xian?

"Oh dear, it seems we'll have to fish them out and count them."

Wen Lian's face had turned a deep shade of liver with rage: "You guys conspired together, didn't you? Are you deliberately playing a trick on me?!"

Luo Zai Shui covered her mouth, feigning innocence, and said, "How could that be? If we had really conspired together, wouldn't it be obvious at a glance who we chose?"

"Excellent, you guys are excellent!"

Wen Lian stared intently at everyone present. He would not let any of them go. It was only a matter of time before the Wen family unified the cultivation world, and these people would kneel at his feet sooner or later.

"Eldest Brother gets one more vote!"

Su Wusi, who was standing to the side, had already counted everyone's votes. She neatly placed each talisman on the table, and the result was obvious.

"Thank you all for your kindness, I will certainly live up to your expectations." Shi Ming cupped his hands in greeting. "Then, let me tell you about the plan we finalized this morning."

Wen Lian was furious at being ignored, but there was nothing he could do. With so many disciples around, he wouldn't stand a chance if a fight broke out. Xianyun Peak, huh? He'd remember that.

While listening to Shi Ming's plan, Shen Xian chatted with Jiang Qian: "Anyone with eyes can see that this is Xianyun Peak's doing. Aren't they afraid of offending the Wen family?"

Jiang Qian, who was listening attentively, was interrupted and became somewhat impatient: "To become one of the five major sects, one must have the confidence and strength. Moreover, unlike aristocratic families, sects have their own methods for establishing themselves in the world. They must have the confidence to do this. Don't cause unnecessary trouble for the Jiang family by showing off."

"Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."

"That's the general plan." Shi Ming looked around. "Does anyone have any objections?"

“I have one,” Qian Kuo said lazily, raising his hand. “I don’t want to be with the Sun family.”

Sun Heng glared at him: "There are only disciples of the Metallurgy Sect here, not members of the Sun family."

"Heh." Qian Kuo shook his fan. "Even the air smells bad standing next to you guys."

"you!"

"If you don't want to be with the Metallurgy Sect, then join forces with the Myriad Swords Sect and the Jiang family." Shi Ming's expression was serious. He didn't want to waste any more time arguing with him. He had already wasted a lot of time, and arguing over these trivial matters would only make things more troublesome.

"Then let's get started, everyone."

"Hmph." Sun Heng dragged Sun Yuan and the disciples of the Metallurgy Sect to modify the ship, Nie Xushuang led Qiao An and others to prepare medicinal herbs, Chu Yeli and Ji Tinghan and other talisman cultivators prepared talisman paper to be used later, and the sword cultivators were not idle either, sharpening the long swords in their hands in preparation for battle.

Luo drew a formation diagram in the water and pushed it in front of Shi Ming: "We need to move these things from the northeast and south to one place. Then Chu Yeli and I will work together to activate the formation."

Shi Ming nodded to indicate that he understood, but a lingering worry remained between his brows.

Luo Zai Shui knew what he was worried about, and chuckled: "Don't worry, Senior Brother, I can still set up an array. It's just that I might not be able to support the spiritual power required to activate the array. I might need someone to take over for me."

Shi Ming took out a handkerchief and gently wiped his sword, whispering, "I will stay by your side."

……

The Metallurgical Sect acted swiftly, completing the modifications to all the ships by noon.

Shen Xian tapped the hull: "It's really sturdy. Now we don't have to worry about the boat being capsized by those floating corpses."

Nie Xushuang distributed the prepared medicine and instructed, "If you are scratched by a floating corpse, you must immediately sprinkle the medicine powder on the wound. Corpse poison is no joke."

Shi Ming looked at the Huayu Sect and the Metallurgical Sect who remained to guard Luoxia Town: "We have prepared distress fireworks. If the fireworks go off, you should go to provide support immediately."

"clear."

The oars stirred up waves on the water, and dozens of small boats swayed and drifted into the distance. The sun was blazing overhead, but a chill rose from the water.

Jian Muyi rubbed his arms, and Ji Tinghan slapped a talisman on him: "Be careful of yin energy entering your body."

Why didn't you say so sooner?!

Ji Tinghan rolled her eyes at him: "Whose fault is it that you didn't pay attention in class and didn't use the talisman your senior sister prepared for you!"

The closer she got to the center of the lake, the paler Luo Zai Shui's face became. Even with the talisman protecting her, she could clearly feel the yin energy at the bottom of the water eroding her body.

Seeing that her face looked terrible, Shi Ming used his spiritual power to protect her within a protective range. Luo Zai Shui shook her head, indicating that he didn't need to waste his spiritual power like that, as there was a tough battle to be fought later.

"There's something underwater!" Shen Xian exclaimed. His oar was tangled in something and he couldn't pull it up at all.

"Watch out, let go!"

Shen Xian's subconscious trust in Jiang Qian saved his life. As he let go, the thing holding the oar suddenly tightened its grip, and he was almost pulled into the water.

"Be on guard! There's something under our boat!" Shi Ming summoned his sword, which flew into the water to investigate. The other sword cultivators followed suit, trying to drive away whatever was in the water.

"Ugh..." When Shen Xian's sword flew back into his hand, he almost vomited. "So dirty..."

His sword seemed to possess a spirit; upon hearing his words, it struck him on the head with its hilt and then used his clothes to wipe the blade.

Luo Zai Shui's eyes lit up: "What a spirited sword!"

“It,” Shen Xian grasped the hilt of the sword, “was left to me by my mother. It’s called Blood Shadow. It’s a good sword, but it has a bad temper.”

Hearing his master speak ill of him, Xueyingyou struggled to break free from his grasp.

"Sweetie, I'll give you a nice bath when we get back. Go and take care of what's underwater for me first."

Left with no other choice, Blood Shadow circled its master a few times before plunging into the water.

Luo Zai Shui glanced at his senior brother and said that, in fact, the sword cultivators of Xianyun Peak were all lacking a suitable spirit sword.

"It's alright now..."

The commotion underwater gradually subsided, but everyone remained shaken.

"Senior Brother, should we go on?" We've already encountered such a big problem when we're still far from the center of the lake. If we continue forward, the trouble will probably be even greater.

"No, no, killing them one by one is too troublesome. Jiang Qian, lend a hand!" Shen Xian pulled out a fishing net from somewhere, and with a wave of his hand, the net fell into the water.

Jiang Qian slowly moved forward, propelling the boat forward with the oars.

"Coming! Come on, lend a hand!"

Upon hearing this, the Jiang family members immediately stepped forward to help Shen Xian reel in the net. Before they could even see what was inside, Blood Shadow had already rushed into the water and slaughtered everyone. The black, foul-smelling liquid spread throughout the water.

"I've already said it, when it comes to exorcising water spirits, our Jiang family is the professionals!"