Film & TV: Public Enemy of Justice

Lin Yaoxie naturally wouldn't let go of any people or things he could use, so he immediately flew towards Lin Yueru.

Liu Jinyuan certainly discovered Lin Yueru before Lin Yaoxie. In fact, from the moment he began summoning the Xuan Turtle to attack the two ships, he had been focusing some of his attention on Lin Yueru.

The enormous size of the Xuan Turtle meant its attacks were earth-shattering, yet the people who had been floating nearby hadn't suffered much harm, precisely because of Liu Jinyuan.

She wanted to protect the Lin Yueru within her heart.

It can be said that Lin Yueru's safety is the last thread keeping Liu Jinyuan conscious. If Lin Yueru's life is threatened in front of Liu Jinyuan, Liu Jinyuan will collapse immediately.

So when Liu Jinyuan saw Lin Yaoxie flying towards Lin Yueru, he immediately intensified his efforts and blew the magic flute, roughly ordering the Xuan Turtle to attack Lin Yaoxie who was flying in the air.

"Such a violent reaction, it seems that Lin Yueru is Liu Jinyuan's weakness." Seeing the agitated Liu Jinyuan and the violently roaring Xuan Turtle, Lin Yaoxie became even more certain of his guess.

"Choosing this time to seek revenge on me must be because he was stimulated by the market at that time, and he wants to prove that I was wrong in front of his beloved cousin." Looking at Liu Jinyuan, who was now almost crazy, Lin Yaoxie could easily read the mind of this weak scholar.

"Lin Yaoxie, where are you going?" Liu Jinyuan shouted as the distance between Lin Yaoxie and Lin Yueru grew shorter and shorter, and the Xuan Turtle groaned in pain.

"But as I said that day, a coward is always a coward." Lin Yaoxie looked at Liu Jinyuan's ferocious face and laughed inwardly. "If this pretty boy had relied on his own strength, maybe I would have taken him seriously."

"You piece of trash, come and fight me head-on!" Liu Jinyuan was already on the edge of rationality, and the Xuan Turtle's voice gradually changed from a deep tone to a piercing noise.

"You're not worthy of my respect. Whether or not I defeat you head-on is my choice." Looking at Liu Jinyuan, who was being used as a puppet by the Moon Worship Cult Leader, he admired the Moon Worship Cult Leader's methods and despised Liu Jinyuan's foolish and ignorant choice.

In the blink of an eye, Lin Yaoxie had already flown in front of Lin Yueru, and then made a hand seal, using his power to create a protective shield.

"What on earth is going on? Where did this turtle come from? How did Liu Jinyuan become like this?" Lin Yueru, who had been soaking in the water, was filled with questions. The moment she saw Lin Yaoxie flying over, she fired off a barrage of questions.

"I'll tell you after we've dealt with this behemoth. For now, just cooperate with me and don't ask any questions," Lin Yaoxie replied impatiently, and began casting other spells.

"Ling'er, what do you know?" Lin Yueru asked Zhao Ling'er when she saw that Lin Yaoxie did not respond.

"Hmm, I don't know. Let's wait and see for now." Although Zhao Ling'er, who inherited the earth's energy, had already seen that Liu Jinyuan had lost his soul and was on the verge of death, she didn't have the courage to tell him her speculations. So she chose to lie and remain silent.

In the blink of an eye, Zhao Ling'er, who was next to Lin Yaoxie, was teleported to a ship plank larger than 027. After Lin Yaoxie prepared his spell, he pulled Lin Yueru onto the ship plank and helped her steady herself with his hands.

"You bastard, what are you doing?" Liu Jinyuan shouted hysterically, his eyes filled with bloodshot veins and black pupils, which was quite eerie.

With a loud thud, the Xuan Turtle's hand slammed into the protective shield, causing a huge shockwave in the air and producing a sound and vibration that sounded like an explosion.

"Get out here, Lin Yaoxie! Come out and face me, you dog!" Liu Jinyuan's eyes were bloodshot, and the veins on his neck were bulging. His voice was filled with endless anger, while the Xuan Turtle was in extreme pain.

"Look closely, Liu Jinyuan. See how powerless your borrowed strength is. Accept the merciless despair." Lin Yaoxie suddenly unleashed an evil aura far stronger than that of the Xuan Turtle, and retorted to Liu Jinyuan with a terrifying voice.

When Liu Jinyuan was stunned by Lin Yaoxie's reply, an unbelievable scene unfolded.

Lin Yaoxie clenched his hand into an eagle claw shape and thrust it towards Lin Yueru's chest. With a "plop" sound, Lin Yaoxie withdrew his hand, and Lin Yueru's body fell from the deck into the water.

In Lin Yaoxie's hand, however, lay a still-beating heart!

Chapter Thirty-Five: Self-Destruction

Seeing the heart in Lin Yaoxie's hand gradually stop beating, and the water beneath his boat deck stained red with blood, Liu Jinyuan seemed to hear the sound of the last thread in his brain snapping.

“Lin Yi Yao Yi Xie!!!!!!!!! #……%JPY?*……JPY@” Liu Jinyuan’s vocal cords made a strange sound.

"1gyaaaaa..." The black tortoise, following its master's descent into madness, also let out a low cry.

"You've completely lost yourself, huh? This is your doom, Liu Jinyuan." Lin Yaoxie glanced at Liu Jinyuan, who could no longer be called human, and the mockery in his heart turned into pure disgust.

"Why is this happening? Why? Ugh..."

The one who raised the question, standing next to Zhao Ling'er in the distance, was Lin Yueru, the "dead person" from before. Seeing her familiar cousin transformed into a demon-like figure, Lin Yueru couldn't help but cry.

It turns out that what Lin Yaoxie killed just now was only a clone of Lin Yueru that he created with magic. The real Lin Yueru had already been teleported to Zhao Ling'er's side by Lin Yaoxie before this.

Everything was just a trap set by Lin Yaoxie.

Seeing Lin Yueru's heartbroken appearance, Zhao Ling'er couldn't help but feel sad as well. If Liu Jinyuan's consciousness wasn't broken first, then even if Liu Jinyuan's physical body was destroyed, the Xuan Turtle would be corrupted into a completely ferocious beast by Liu Jinyuan's remaining consciousness.

However, Zhao Ling'er believed that Lin Yaoxie did not use this method to defeat Liu Jinyuan or Xuan Gui because of them. The reason why Lin Yaoxie used this method was because he wanted to do it. He wanted to completely destroy Liu Jinyuan's mind, simply because of Lin Yaoxie's personal preference.

Zhao Ling'er thought that Lin Yaoxie's choices, though seemingly arbitrary, had resulted in the most reasonable outcome. She believed that if anyone tried to separate Liu Jinyuan from Xuan Gui with the intention of saving him, they might only achieve the result that the Moon Worship Cult Leader wanted most: Xuan Gui would go completely mad and Liu Jinyuan would be utterly destroyed.

Upon discovering her own inner thoughts, even though she wanted to comfort Lin Yueru, she couldn't reach out her hand, because Zhao Ling'er realized that she had developed a level of agreement with Lin Yaoxie's thoughts that she would never have had before.

As the two women, each grieving and expressing their emotions, swung into a frenzy, the Black Tortoise went completely mad.

Previously, the Xuan Turtle was wary of Lin Yueru, but after losing Liu Jinyuan's control, it began to manipulate the water flow, forming water-shaped spears that pierced towards Lin Yaoxie.

"Ah...?" Liu Jinyuan, whose consciousness had been completely extinguished, let out an unconscious groan on the back of the Xuan Turtle, which was shaking violently with the onslaught.

The black tortoise has now completely lost control. Its mind is filled with confusion and anger, which prevents it from regaining its rationality.

Of course, Lin Yaoxie had no idea what the two people on the distant deck were thinking. He looked at the now out-of-control Xuan Turtle and casually used his bare hands to smash the water spear into water droplets.

"This is really troublesome. Doesn't this make it much harder to get close?" Even someone as powerful as Lin Yaoxie couldn't rashly charge forward when he saw the Xuan Turtle unleashing a raging torrent of attacks as it went berserk.

The Xuan Turtle's attack stirred up huge waves several feet high, which rushed towards the wreckage of the two ships.

Just as Lin Yaoxie was about to break through the giant wave, an aura of earth energy emanated from Zhao Ling'er.

"The ancient goddess Nuwa stopped a flood that could have destroyed humanity a thousand years ago. As a descendant of Nuwa, am I supposed to be afraid of such waves today? Absolutely not." Zhao Ling'er made up her mind to protect the people beside the ship wreckage.

Zhao Ling'er unleashed her earth energy to its fullest extent, creating a breakwater several meters high in front of the giant wave, which stopped the monstrous surge.

"Looks like I can't do them any favors." Looking at Zhao Ling'er, who was using all her skills, Lin Yaoxie knew that he didn't need to do anything anymore, so he turned his head to look at Xuan Gui and Liu Jinyuan again.

"How do we deal with Liu Jinyuan?" Lin Yaoxie started racking his brains again.

Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao watched the battle between Lin Yaoxie and Liu Jinyuan from the other side of the boat, both of them speechless with shock.

"We might really be no match for this person, and Miss Zhao Ling'er has really become much stronger." Anu once again realized Lin Yaoxie's extraordinary abilities and couldn't help but sigh.

"That's not the point," Tang Niu Xiaobao replied.

"Isn't it the truth?" Anu thought Tang Niu Xiaobao was just arguing like her, so she turned to Tang Xuan Xiaobao and questioned him.

"It's true, but what scares me now isn't just Lin Yaoxie."

"What else?" Anu pressed.

"Looking at this terrifying wave and the aura emanating from this giant water turtle, can't you think of anything?" Tang Niu Xiaobao asked Anu in return.

"Are you referring to the flood that happened when we were kids?"

"Yes, that was it. I will never forget the despair the flood brought me..."

"And when the flood stops..."

"The aura emanating from her is very similar to that of Miss Zhao Ling'er now."

"Back then, after the flood ended, the young lady's mother was branded as a snake woman who bewitched the witch king and was executed." Anu recalled her memories.

"Perhaps the flood that occurred back then was related to the Moon Worship Cult Leader, just like this one, and then he took the opportunity to kill the Queen, who was also the mother of the eldest daughter who was a descendant of Nuwa." Tang Xuan Xiaobao sorted out his thoughts and said in detail.

Anu was shocked by Tang Niu Xiaobao, but just as she was about to continue analyzing with him, a loud shout broke their train of thought.

"Xuan Gui, I'm giving you a chance to clear your name!" It turned out that Lin Yaoxie was shouting at the scholar.

Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao looked in the direction of Xuan Gui and Lin Yaoxie, and were surprised to find that Xuan Gui was being surrounded by a circle.

It turned out that Lin Yaoxie had used magic to create a giant protective shield covering dozens of miles in radius, which tightly surrounded the Xuan Turtle.

The irrational Xuan Turtle continued to launch attacks with its water spears. Whenever a water spear hit the protective shield, it would bounce back onto the Xuan Turtle.

The Xuan Turtle itself has thick skin and flesh, so it naturally won't suffer too much damage from attacks of the same water attribute, but Liu Jinyuan behind it is a different story.

"Ah--" Liu Jinyuan was only grazed by a few water-tipped spears, but his remaining flesh couldn't help but let out a painful scream.

"Yes, that's it. I'll teach the people behind you what it means to take revenge with your own power," Lin Yaoxie said excitedly.

"gya—" As if responding to Lin Yaoxie, the Xuan Turtle unleashed more and more water-tipped spears, faster and faster.

In the end, Liu Jinyuan inside the protective shield was shattered into pieces. Apart from Lin Yaoxie, who looked satisfied, the remaining conscious people couldn't help but turn their heads away.

Chapter Thirty-Six: The Black Tortoise's Autobiography

As Liu Jinyuan died completely, the water-tipped spears released by the Xuan Turtle slowed down and decreased, and the poisonous mist covering the lake also began to dissipate slowly.

"I can't let go easily until the very end." Although Lin Yaoxie was certain that the Xuan Turtle had broken free from Liu Jinyuan's control, he would not touch the protective shield unless the Xuan Turtle showed signs of regaining its rationality.

Lin Yueru, who was far away, witnessed the entire process of her cousin Liu Jinyuan being torn to pieces by the Water Spear. Her body went weak and she was about to collapse onto the deck when Zhao Ling'er, who had been the first to activate the spell, caught her.

"My cousin, Liu Jinyuan, he just like this..." Lin Yueru, pale as a ghost, looked at Zhao Ling'er and asked, unable to accept the truth.

Zhao Ling'er nodded, then looked away from Lin Yueru, who had never appeared so vulnerable.

After all, Zhao Ling'er could be said to have tacitly approved of Lin Yaoxie's actions. Zhao Ling'er looked at Lin Yaoxie, gritting her teeth and cursing her own powerlessness.

Unable to comfort Lin Yueru, Zhao Ling'er could only signal Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao to come over with her eyes. It was definitely not enough for one person to face this cowardly 030 woman.

Lin Yueru knew, of course, that her cousin had always harbored a vague affection for her, but she had never felt any affection for him. Now, this familiar person had been shattered into pieces in front of her for the first time, and feeling uncomfortable, she couldn't help but vomit.

Anu and Tang Niu Xiaobao swam over from the other side. Anu changed her usual confrontational way of interacting with Lin Yueru, and instead put her hand on Lin Yueru's shoulder, saying softly, "It's okay, it's not your fault, and there's nothing you can do about it." and other comforting words.

Lin Yueru gripped Anu's hand tightly, like a drowning person clutching at the last straw. After all, this young lady, who had lived in a greenhouse for many years, had never suffered such great hurt in the world of emotions. Helpless, she yearned for help from everyone.

Looking at the nearly collapsing Lin Yueru, Anu seemed to see the people who had lost everything on the streets of Nanzhao Kingdom after the flood years ago, and a feeling of sorrow welled up in her heart.

“Back then I couldn’t help anyone, is there any difference now?” Anu cursed her powerless self, and the old wounds in her heart began to be torn open.

The three girls cursed their own powerlessness and fragility in unison. They looked up at Lin Yaoxie in the sky, pursuing the same desire from this person who was so different from their impressions: the desire for the power to overcome everything.

Tang Niu Xiaobao wanted to discuss his conclusions from the water with Zhao Ling'er, but looking at the three weak and helpless women, he knew he shouldn't burden them any further, so he decided to keep quiet.

While the three women sought to heal their wounds, the Xuan Turtle regained its senses, and Lin Yaoxie attempted to question the enormous creature.

"Who are you? Where did you come from?" Lin Yaoxie decided to start with the most basic questions.

"I am a descendant of the ancient divine beast Xuanwu, also known as the Xuan Turtle. Originally, I lived a peaceful life deep within Taihu Lake," the Xuan Turtle replied in its characteristically slow tone.

"Speak faster. Since you live a life of peace and tranquility, why are you now obeying that guy's orders to attack us?" Lin Yaoxie asked aggressively.

“If anyone else were this rude… but since you are my benefactor, I will naturally tell you what I know,” the Xuan Turtle said calmly.

I remember that day I was resting normally in the depths of Taihu Lake when suddenly I sensed an unusual, evil aura, like...

"Like me?" Lin Yaoxie tried to exude his evil aura.

"That's about it. Just as I was wondering why this kind of aura was coming from this place, a man in black suddenly appeared in front of me."

"Is it someone wearing a black robe?"

"Is that called a robe? If it's the same as the clothes worn by the person controlling me on my back, then it should be a black robe."

"Let's continue." Lin Yaoxie was certain that the person who had altered and controlled the Xuan Turtle was Lin Yaoxie.

"The man in black used magic to immobilize me, and then he brought the man in white here. Next, the man in black used magic on that man, forcibly extracting his soul."