Miss Loser is too enchanting

Dugu Qianye waited for the dark clouds above to fully gather, and then released the spiritual power between her hands upwards. With thunder rumbling, the clouds drifted towards them.

"Crackle!"

A bolt of lightning struck down at Prince Seventeen, its white flash tinged with threads of crimson, suggesting immense power. The guards beside Prince Seventeen drew in all the little ghosts that were scurrying around, flinging them into the air to form a dense wall of ghosts, shielding Prince Seventeen underneath. The lightning struck down, turning all those little ghosts into ash. Then it shattered the protective barrier raised by the guards, and lastly, flickered a few times on the protective membrane that Prince Seventeen himself had erected, before disappearing.

After the lightning strike, the dark clouds gradually dissipated. Although it was just a single bolt, it had eliminated most of the ghost pets. Prince Seventeen’s strength was reduced by more than half in an instant!

Dugu Qianye, accompanied by the people of the Dark Clan, flew over, passing Prince Seventeen and his followers, and landed above Guiyue Lake. She turned around to face them. Jiang Yu came to Jiang Yu’s side, supporting him, and stood behind her.

"Who are you? I suggest you mind your own business!" A guard beside Prince Seventeen asked Dugu Qianye.

Dugu Qianye infused spiritual power into a chair, causing it to levitate. She sat down and looking down at the people below, said, "I’m Jiang Yu’s friend. You are trying to kill my friend, that’s hardly a trivial matter!" She then leaned back against the chair, nonchalantly lifting her fingernails as she spoke, "You bullied my friend alone, now that we are here, it’s fair. Di Wu Yan, you go up and meet them first."

Di Wu Yan, leading the people of the Dark Clan, flew to the front and faced Prince Seventeen’s men, saying, "Come on!"

Prince Seventeen waved his hand and his followers flung themselves into battle; some used Death Qi to attack, others formed hand seals to summon their ghost pets. Meanwhile, he, with others, soared into the sky to watch the battle. Unlike Dugu Qianye, who had the habit of bringing a chair, he had no choice but to stand across from her, glaring at her fiercely.

"If you keep staring at me like that, I’ll start to think you’re interested in me," Dugu Qianye said to Prince Seventeen, mocking him.

"Hmph!" Prince Seventeen glared at Dugu Qianye and let out a cold snort, turning his attention to the battle below.

The people of the Dark Clan fought the ghostly beings using lightning spiritual power, which naturally overpowered the filth, so despite being outnumbered, they were not at a disadvantage in the fight.

Prince Seventeen watched as his followers were swiftly dying. He waved his hand again, instructing the rest to join the battle, only leaving a few personal guards by his side.

Even though the Dark Clan was powerful, they could not withstand the relentless assault of tens of thousands of undead ghost pets, gradually feeling the strain. Just as Dugu Qianye was about to rise and join the fight, a long whip shot through the air, sending those previously indestructible foes to the Western Paradise. At the same time, a voice carried over, "Uncle Seventeen’s enjoying himself! Is it because the view of Guiyue Lake is indeed more pleasing than my brother’s dark and gloomy Royal Palace that Uncle Seventeen would rather come here than meet my brother?"

Upon hearing this, Dugu Qianye excitedly looked in the direction from which the whip came. A beautiful silhouette, followed by a dark swarm of shadows, flew over and stopped not far from her, staring at Prince Seventeen.

"Ruyan!" Dugu Qianye’s face bloomed with a smile.

"Qianye." Baili Ruyan nodded to Dugu Qianye then turned her gaze to Prince Seventeen, saying, "Uncle Seventeen, my brother said since you like Guiyue Lake so much, why not just give this place to you? As for your present eighth layer, my brother will reluctantly take it off your hands."

"I simply happened upon this place and thought the scenery was nice, so I came for a stroll," said the seventeenth Prince. "I just hadn’t expected it would delay my trip to the Royal Palace."

Baili Ruyan looked at the seventeenth Prince with a puzzled expression and asked, "Uncle Wang, do you really not like this place?"

Seeing the large army behind Baili Ruyan, the seventeenth Prince said, "It just occurred to me that I’ve received news of those rascals underneath me getting restless again; I need to go back and deal with it. Please trouble the Princess to inform the King that, once I’ve handled those rascals, I’ll present my apologies at the Royal Palace. We’re leaving."

Without waiting for Baili Ruyan to respond, the seventeenth Prince left with his men. Baili Ruyan watched them leave, a peculiar gleam flashing in her eyes. Only when they were out of sight did she turn to face Dugu Qianye.

"Qianye, how did you get here?" Baili Ruyan waved her hand, signaling the troops to pull back, and she found a spot to make camp. She then approached Dugu Qianye herself.

Dugu Qianye retracted the members of the Dark Clan back into the Refining Demon Pot, rose from her seat, and came to meet Baili Ruyan. Together, they descended to the ground. Jiang Yu, supporting Jiang Yu, also descended. Dugu Qianye looked at Jiang Yu’s pale face, patted Baili Ruyan’s hand, and said, "Wait for me a moment." Then she went over to Jiang Yu, took the Phantom Stone from Jiang Yu’s hand, supported it with her left hand, and formed seals with her right hand, channeling a stream of Spiritual Power into the stone. After a while, the pallor on Jiang Yu’s face turned to a healthy flush, and the pain in his body ceased.

"Your true form is the Phantom Stone; elixirs are of no use to you. This is the only way. Luckily, I have a contract with Jiang Yu, so this method is somewhat effective," Dugu Qianye said as she returned the Phantom Stone to Jiang Yu.

"Thank you!" Jiang Yu took the Phantom Stone and looked at Dugu Qianye with gratitude, both for healing his wounds and for rescuing him. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Before the seventeenth Prince’s assault, there was another group dealing with him; only when they saw the seventeenth Prince arrive with a large force did they reluctantly leave. After the seventeenth Prince came, he subjected him to continuous attacks. A month of fighting had drained his Spiritual Power, forcing him to turn it into a protective shield that trapped him inside before he sent a distress call to Jiang Yu. He had hoped for his return so that their combined forces might break out, but he had not expected Jiang Yu would even bring along Dugu Qianye!

"Don’t mention it—you are Jiang Yu’s brother," said Dugu Qianye. "Of course we would come when you’re in danger."

Baili Ruyan stepped forward and asked, "Qianye, you know the Phantom Stone?"

Dugu Qianye pointed to the silver-haired, red-clothed Jiang Yu and said, "He is my partner."

Baili Ruyan nodded in understanding and said, "You came to Endless Hell for him, right? I was going to look for you once our objective was reached. The Princes have been restless lately, and I have been helping my royal brother deal with the disturbances, so I haven’t left."

Jiang Yu and Jiang Yu stepped aside to talk, while Dugu Qianye pulled Baili Ruyan for a walk by the lake and said, "I know, that’s why I came to find you. Saving Jiang Yu was one thing, but coming to see you was also a purpose of my visit."

"That’s great! Since we’ve offended the seventeenth Uncle Wang, it’s better you don’t leave alone. Come back to the Royal Palace with me, will you?" Baili Ruyan said.

"Alright," agreed Dugu Qianye. "By the way, how did you end up here?"

Baili Ruyan sat down on a large stone by the lake and said, "My royal brother knew the seventeenth Uncle Wang was here dealing with the Phantom Stone, so he sent me. If possible, I was to invite the Phantom Stone back with us, to help us against those Princes. I heard that the Phantom Stone hasn’t moved from Guiyue Lake for a million years and has a temper, not liking being restrained. I didn’t have much hope of convincing him to return, I just thought it important that he not fall into the hands of other Princes. Now with your connection, maybe he will agree."