Don't be afraid, fairy, I'm blind

Chapter 420: Jellyfish Leads the Way
You Su rekindled his hope and, with Bai Ze, began to search the seabed for the next stone tablet and the traces of the mysterious vortex according to the records on the stone tablet.

In the deep seabed, the light is dim, rugged rocks are everywhere, and coral reefs sway in the water like ghostly dead branches.

Occasionally, schools of glowing fish would pass by, like ghostly phosphorescence, fleeting and adding a bit of weirdness.

After seeing this kind of scenery for a long time, even Bai Ze began to get used to it and was no longer as cautious as when he first landed.

Bai Ze held You Su's hand and swung it around, occasionally pretending to point out directions, but in fact, it was basically You Su who judged the route through the rocky seabed. Bai Ze's hand was soft and cold, and holding it in his hand made You Su feel a little relieved. Occasionally, when he had to let go, You Su would even feel a sense of emptiness in his heart. Holding hands seemed to have become a habit between this brother and sister.

When they occasionally fought, Bai Ze would volunteer, and You Su did not obstruct them. After the battle, Bai Ze would take out the shrunken giant clam pearl from her arms, hold it in her mouth and lick it a few times to replenish her Xuan Qi. The pearl spun around in her mouth, like eating a candied haws, causing You Su to shake his head helplessly.

After all, this was originally a treasure that belonged to Bai Ze, so he couldn't criticize Bai Ze on how to use it. But he thought that if he needed to use the pearl to replenish his Xuan Qi in the future, how could he use this pearl that was filled with saliva?

But I couldn't help thinking of the sweet taste I had when I breathed in with Bai Ze, and I felt that this was not something that was difficult to accept...

He pretended to look around, but in fact he was trying to get rid of the romantic thoughts in his mind.

Bai Ze was innocent and seemed to have no idea what the owner of the big hand in his hand was thinking.

"Hey, it's delicious."

Bai Ze stuck out her tongue and carefully wrapped the pearl with the white handkerchief You Su gave her. She looked like a little girl who was reluctant to finish all the candy at once. Just as the handkerchief was about to be wrapped, she seemed to remember something and opened it again and handed it over:

"Brother, are you really not going to eat?"

You Su raised his eyebrows slightly, "No need."

"Why don't you eat?" Bai Ze asked.

"I don't need it." You Su was of course too lazy to explain to Bai Ze the big truth about the difference between men and women, so as to avoid talking to a deaf ear and making himself look boring.

"It's a lie." Bai Ze snorted, "There must be a difference between men and women, right?"

You Su turned back in astonishment, surprised that this stupid cat could actually guess his thoughts. Bai Ze saw that he looked even more proud, as if he was very proud.

"You people are really weird. What's wrong with a family sharing a prey? You actually despise me, even though you..."

You Su's Mosong sword was unsheathed, interrupting the girl's words.

Bai Ze shut up obediently and stuck out her tongue in annoyance, but she didn't expect that this normal action for her would bring her unexpected disaster. You Su's chestnut still hit her hard on the forehead.

"The air here is turbid, don't stick out your tongue, it's not clean." You Su righteously gave a high-sounding reason.

To You Su, this stupid cat's tongue-sticking habit was indeed a bad habit, especially when breathing through the mouth. It was artificial respiration to save people, but because of the girl's unconscious action, it changed its meaning, which made him still remember it.

Bai Ze couldn't refute and had to endure it like a punching bag.

"Brother, look there!" Bai Ze suddenly stopped and pointed to a shadow in front.

You Su followed Bai Ze's gaze and saw a reef covered with green algae suddenly stand up. Eight arthropod-like legs stretched out from under the boulder. It turned out to be an evil creature shaped like a crab.

"Stand back!" You Su warned loudly, and at the same time took a step forward to protect Bai Ze behind him.

The evil spirit seemed to sense the presence of the two people, and suddenly jumped out from behind the reef, waving its pincers and attacking You Su.

You Su was prepared and dodged the attack by leaning sideways. Mosong's sword was unsheathed and with a flash of sword light, one of the evil spirit's pincers was cut off.

The evil spirit screamed in pain, then turned around and tried to escape.

Bai Ze saw this and immediately took action. He condensed an ice cone from his fingertips and shot it at the evil spirit. The ice cone hit the back of the evil spirit and froze it in place. You Su took the opportunity to step forward and pierced the head of the evil spirit with a sword.

After dealing with the evil spirit, You Su sheathed his sword. He didn't know when the cooperation between the two of them had become seamless, as if Bai Ze knew when to strike without his command. Her ability to control ice was a natural helper.

"Well done." You Su praised sincerely.

Bai Ze raised his chin and said proudly: "Of course, don't you see who I am!"

The two continued to move forward, killing several wandering evil spirits along the way.

The most peculiar thing among them is not the terrifying and evil spirit, but a seemingly harmless colorful jellyfish.

They came in groups, but they seemed to have no interest in You Su and Bai Ze. If it weren't for the common sense that evil spirits crave the Xuan Qi in the bodies of cultivators, You Su would even suspect that they did not feed on Xuan Qi, but were just a kind of colorful sea creatures.

Therefore, adhering to the principle of not getting close, You Su tried to keep his distance.

But Bai Ze couldn't help herself. Looking at the colorful jellyfish swimming around her like fireflies, she stood on tiptoes, her fingertips almost touching the floating colorful halo.

"Don't touch it!" You Su's warning was still stuck in his throat when the girl chuckled and placed her palm against the jellyfish's cap.

The soft tentacles suddenly straightened like steel needles, and the moment the poisonous stinger pierced Bai Ze's shoulder, the colorful reflection in her pupils turned into blood.

You Su's sword flashed faster than his thoughts. The crisp sound of Mosong's sword smashing the jellyfish mixed with Bai Ze's muffled groan, exploding in the silent seabed.

"It hurts." Bai Ze fell to the ground, her green skirt soaked with poisonous ink stains. When You Su half-took off her collar, the black lines had already climbed up her collarbone, like a poisonous snake entwining the snowy mountains.

The girl's hands, trying to freeze, dropped weakly - the poison was eating away at every inch of her meridians.

You Su was extremely anxious. He tried to use the release of Xuan Qi to dispel the toxin, but he was not proficient enough in the technique and that clumsy method was not able to completely expel the toxin.

Watching the poison eroding Bai Ze's body bit by bit, he gritted his teeth, leaned over and kissed Bai Ze's shoulder, using his mouth to absorb the nerve-paralyzing poison.

Bai Ze's body stiffened and her eyes widened, but at this moment she was powerless and could only let You Su do whatever he wanted.

You Su sucked out mouthful after mouthful of poisonous blood, and each mouthful made his tongue more numb. When the last trace of black blood was spat out on the reef, not only was his tongue numb and he could not taste the blood, his whole body collapsed to the ground. Bai Ze was in a panic, "I'm sorry"

She felt so guilty, but half of her body was stiff and she couldn't do anything. She could only move her body desperately and curl up in You Su's arms.

The words that You Su wanted to preach were tripped by his numb tongue and finally turned into a helpless sigh. He just used all his strength to grip the hilt of the sword, guarding against the colorful jellyfish floating in the air.

The girl took the opportunity to bury her face in his neck, rubbing her cold nose against his throbbing pulse, using her closeness as a silent apology. There was silence between the two of them, only the sound of their heartbeats and panting.

They cuddled together like this for a long time, and You Su finally regained some strength thanks to Tai Sui's amazing recovery ability. He then struggled to stand up and leaned on the reef behind him, but Bai Ze refused to give in and still clung to his chest.

You Su also knew that Bai Ze must be blaming himself, so there was no need to blame him any more, but he still threatened:
"If you act so recklessly again, I will leave you alone and run away!"

He regretted the moment he finished speaking. The paralysis poison was so long-lasting that his speech was still unclear. The so-called scary threat sounded completely unintimidating.

The girl in his arms burst into laughter, but still hugged his waist and apologized, "Don't leave me, I won't mess around again..."

You Suqian sighed, thinking it was just a way to make the girl happy, "That's right."

After saying that, he still gently touched the top of the girl's head.

Just when the two were unable to move, more and more colorful jellyfish slowly floated past them, their tentacles hanging down like galaxies. But the only one that attacked from beginning to end was the one Bai Ze encountered.

Logically speaking, since these colorful jellyfish can apply poison and suck blood, they must be feeding on Xuanqi, but why didn't any of them take advantage of the people's misfortune? When they were paralyzed by the poison, it should be the time for them to feast on their food...

You Su connected the only jellyfish that attacked and boldly speculated on their habits. The reason why these jellyfish were not interested in them was not because they did not feed on Xuanqi, but because they had a very low perception of Xuanqi and only direct contact would cause them to react.

So even though they were clearly right above his head, he seemed to be wandering around as if nothing was there. Only when Bai Ze took the initiative to contact them would they attack because they sensed the mysterious energy.

In order to verify this hypothesis, You Su removed a piece of moss skin, asked Bai Ze to drop two drops of the pure mysterious liquid on it, and then placed the moss skin on the tentacle of a colorful jellyfish.

As he expected, the jellyfish instantly changed into an attacking form, and its soft tentacles turned into sharp stings like steel needles.

Bai Ze was startled, and his little hands tightly grasped the corner of You Su's clothes, saying with lingering fear, "Pretty things really aren't good!"

You Su did not reply, but swung his sword and killed the experimental subject, and deeper doubts arose in his heart.

Bai Ze kicked the moss skin away, and saw You Su approaching him with a thoughtful look, "Brother, what are you thinking about?"

"This jellyfish is so stupid that I almost thought they don't eat Xuanqi. But how can this evil spirit, which only eats the meat that is delivered to its mouth, survive here?" You Su expressed his doubts.

He has been in this deep sea for a long time and has gained a certain understanding of the ecology here.

Although evil spirits are classified as other than living creatures, they do have many similarities with living creatures. The humans who occasionally fall into this place are not their daily food. The thing they eat the most is each other. Just like the giant clam that was ruthlessly hunted by a larger being, it is just a daily occurrence on the seabed all the time.

None of the evil spirits that You Su encountered here were easy to deal with. Who would be stupid enough to be like Bai Ze and take the initiative to deliver a feast to the mouth of this colorful jellyfish?

Bai Ze was also stroking her delicate little chin, thinking non-stop. Suddenly, she said in surprise: "Could there be a kind of monster that needs them to paralyze it?"

This indeed gave You Su a hint. He remembered that he had learned this knowledge when he went to the Beast Taming Peak to attend classes. There is symbiosis between many living creatures.

For example, there is a strange beast called Si, which is stronger than an ox and has a single horn, so it is also called a rhinoceros. A small black bird often lives on its body, which specializes in picking out leeches from the skin folds of the rhinoceros.

You Su affirmed Bai Ze's answer with approval, attributing it to Bai Ze's instinct as an animal.

You Su was immersed in deep emotion about this underwater world. Everything here seemed to be an evil reflection of the inland world, bizarre and chilling.

However, just as this feeling had not yet faded, his eyes suddenly widened and he suddenly realized a terrible fact - if there were many rhinoceros birds, it meant that the rhinoceros was not far away.

Looking around, those colorful jellyfish are floating leisurely. Their existence undoubtedly indicates that there is an extremely powerful and terrifying evil spirit nearby!

You Su's heart instantly rose to his throat, and he subconsciously wanted to quickly escape from this dangerous place with Bai Ze beside him. However, when he was about to escape, he was shocked to discover a detail that he had not noticed before: these jellyfish seemed to be pulled by an invisible force, and they all swam in an orderly manner from one direction to another!
You Su tried hard to tell that the direction the jellyfish left was the same way he and Bai Ze came from! There were very few evil spirits along the way, let alone a powerful being that could support so many colorful jellyfish.

This sudden discovery shocked him, and he could only draw one conclusion: these jellyfish were also fleeing in panic!

Adhering to the principle of retreating when faced with difficulties, You Su knew that he should take Bai Ze with him to evacuate this place full of unknown dangers.

Bai Ze was worried, so You Su told her all his speculations.

However, after he finished speaking, he unexpectedly discovered that the usually timid Bai Ze's eyes showed no sign of retreating.

"My brother doesn't want to run, and neither do I."

The girl saw through You Su's thoughts, and in order to go home, You Su didn't want to miss any possibility.

You Su's eyes were deep and then turned into an extremely determined one. He tightly held the hand of the girl who trusted him unconditionally.

Those colorful jellyfish that were originally frightening now seemed to have turned into a mysterious light path that guided them, leading them to explore the depths of the unknown.

And they finally saw the rare underwater whirlpool that their predecessors had mentioned!

A huge whirlpool surged on the seabed, like a bottomless abyss leading to hell, or the mouth of a giant beast that could swallow everything.

In the darkness, a strange light flickered at the edge of the vortex. The light was as eerie as a ghostly fire, illuminating the surrounding twisted coral reefs and rugged rocks. Everything became eerie and terrifying under the influence of this vortex.

"Brother, this is..." Bai Ze's voice trembled unconsciously. She grasped You Su's arm tightly, her nails almost digging into his flesh.

You Su took a deep breath, suppressed the shock in his heart, and tightly grasped the Mosong Sword. "It is a way to live, or it may be... a way to die."

(End of this chapter)