A master of comedy!

"Oh no! The troupe leader has been eaten!"

"Oh no, oh no, is our boss going to turn into shit...?"

Hongxian's face turned pale. After a brief hesitation, a resolute glint flashed in her eyes. She was about to step forward when Jinse grabbed her braid.

"Let me go! Even if I turn into shit, I'll stay with the boss!!"

The little girl was quite strong; Jinse almost couldn't hold her back.

"Don't worry, Master is incredibly resourceful. I guess this demonic dragon is difficult to kill from the outside, so he deliberately let himself be swallowed!"

Jinse's words quieted Hongxian down.

"Yes, Hongxian, do you think our class leader is as stupid as you?"

Xiao Wu also laughed and joked.

Normally, Hongxian would have been furious and refused to give up, but now she kept nodding.

"Yeah, yeah, the Zhou family team only needs one idiot like me. The boss is so smart, he'll definitely be fine!"

Roar! !

Just then, the dragon suddenly let out a painful groan, and wounds appeared all over its body, with blood splattering down like rain, scalding the ground and creating caverns.

It was as if there was a Monkey King inside its belly, churning the seas and stirring its intestines.

Seeing this scene, everyone was invigorated and felt reassured.

The eighteen Arhats, whose magical power was almost exhausted, did not let this opportunity pass. They used their last bit of strength to strike the churning demonic dragon.

Attack from inside and outside.

The situation reversed instantly. The dragon's belly churned, and it kept spitting out blood. Even its sturdy dragon body occasionally flashed with crimson light.

It was as if it had swallowed not a person, but a storm of blades.

With the added power of the eighteen Arhats, it was driven to the brink of destruction in a short time. Its scales fell off in large quantities, and its body was covered in blood and flesh. It was on the verge of death.

Driven by the instinct for survival, it roared to the sky, enduring excruciating pain from both inside and outside, and once again unleashed the Taotie's devouring power.

Boom!

This suction range was several times larger than before; the terrifying black hole seemed to have punched a hole in the sky, with black fissures spreading outwards continuously.

Sunlight, rain, clouds, lightning, and even the wind cannot escape it.

The eighteen Arhats quickly formed a battle array, using their Buddhist power to resist the terrifying devouring force, only to be horrified to discover that even the Buddhist light on their bodies was being sucked away by the black hole.

They worked together and barely managed to withstand the terrifying suction.

Many broken Buddha statues were sucked away and entered the belly of the demonic dragon, where they were quickly digested by some force and became part of the demonic dragon.

Its injuries healed at a visible speed, but the blade light inside its body continued to flash, even becoming brighter and sharper. The old wounds had just healed when new ones appeared.

The dragon's eyes suddenly turned to the Zhou family troupe members hiding in the distance.

In an instant, everyone felt a chill run down their spines, and their very souls seemed to tremble.

"Oh no! It's trying to swallow us to force the troupe leader to stop. What a cunning beast! Let's run!"

Uncle Wei was the first to react and saw through the demon dragon's sinister intentions.

If the Zhou family members were also sucked into the dragon's belly, Zhou Sheng would inevitably be distracted in protecting them, which could very likely affect the overall situation.

"It's too late!"

Jinse acted decisively, using the Yin-Gathering Jar to capture the ghosts, and then used her magic to throw the jar out.

At that moment, the black hole was already above her head.

A fierce wind howled, and an immense suction force came from the sky, pulling Jinse and Hongxian away at the same time, flying them into the dragon's mouth.

Without any hesitation, she turned around and hugged the red thread, using her frail body to protect the little girl.

……

The moment her body entered that "black hole," Jinse felt an invisible force constantly corroding her body.

With each impact, the guqin on his back vibrated and hummed, and cracks began to appear.

Even the red thread had separated from her. The dragon's belly seemed to be a hidden world, with each intestine like an abyss, covered in highly corrosive mucus, interconnected and violently writhing.

After a moment of weightlessness, Jinse fell into a "puddle" with a splash, filled with bubbling gastric juices.

collapse!collapse!collapse!
One by one, the strings of the zither were corroded and broken. Her magical power and essence, cultivated over many years, were rapidly seized and devoured, becoming nourishment for the demonic dragon.

This is an extremely terrifying supernatural power, capable of almost devouring and digesting everything.

Unless the person being devoured possesses a martial arts technique like "Zombie Kung Fu," they can only resist for a short time, but in the long run, they will still die and perish.

Jinse is a spirit of the ancient zither. Although it has some spiritual power, the body of a wood spirit is inherently prone to decay, so how could it withstand such wear and tear?

She felt her very being dissipating, and her consciousness was gradually fading.

Perhaps this is where she will find her final resting place.

She suddenly felt a pang of regret. She had just integrated into the Zhou family troupe and, for the first time since Miss Zhou, felt a sense of belonging in this world, but she had to leave.

Just as she was about to pass away and her consciousness was completely plunged into darkness, she vaguely saw the face of the troupe leader, whether it was a hallucination or not.

That face was so handsome, with deep eyes and an otherworldly air. Most importantly, his voice was incredibly pleasant.

If only I could hear the troupe leader's voice again...

As she was thinking this, she suddenly felt herself being pulled up, and then a garment was draped over her body.

Zhou Sheng embraced her, wrapping her nearly naked body tightly with his outer garment. Her exposed calves were straight and long, but her originally snow-white and crystal-clear skin had become somewhat flushed due to the corrosive effect of the mucus.

The petal-like toes were slightly tense, and green mucus slowly slid down from the arch of the foot, making a dripping sound.

"Feel sorry--"

The two of them actually said it at the same time.

Jinse's glassy eyes widened in surprise. She apologized because she felt she had dragged the troupe leader down, forcing him to stop his sword strike.

But she didn't know why the troupe leader apologized to her.

"Sorry, I forgot to count you this time."

Apologetic look appeared in Zhou Sheng's eyes. Luo Shu was just a tool and had no humanity. In its calculations, as long as he ignored Jinse's fall, he would have already killed the demonic dragon and taken away the Taotie evil spirit.

But how could he ignore it?

From the rescue at the general's mansion, to the secret communications, the daily lessons in playing the zither, and now this joint performance of a sinister play...

The two were already good friends.

Even for the Zhou family ensemble, she was the most indispensable musician.

"hold me."

Zhou Sheng's voice rang out, firm and composed, instantly calming her down.

Beneath the tightly wrapped outer garment, two slender, snow-white arms, completely naked, reached out and wrapped around Zhou Sheng's neck.

Only then could Zhou Sheng loosen one hand and grasp the broken precept knife that Ya Zi had transformed into.

"Is it... too late?"

Because they were so close, Zhou Sheng could even feel the faint heat on her face when he spoke.

Jinse's tranquil and serene heart, which was indifferent to worldly affairs, suddenly seemed to stir.

"There's still time."

Zhou Sheng spoke with a clear and forceful voice, his long hair flying amidst the murderous aura, and his face seemed to glow with a dazzling light as he pushed his magical power to its limit.

"Right, Red Thread, Red Thread was also sucked in, but why isn't she here?"

"This dragon has five stomachs in total, and she is in the third one."

"Go save her quickly—"

"It's okay, she's made of stone, it'll be hard for her to digest in a short time."

...(End of this chapter)