The others: ...
"Pfft..."
"No! You guys listen to me explain!" wAp.kanshu伍.net
Seeing the disgusted expressions on everyone's faces, Ling Zhen almost choked.
Zhu Zichen: "Overconfident man."
Hu Tao: "Men are all big pig trotters~"
Lan Ziqi: "I'm very sorry, silly boys are not my type~"
Ying coughed lightly, unable to bear to deliver the final blow to this young man.
"Cough, cough... Don't be afraid, I understand, everyone needs to have some dreams~"
"Wuwuwu... the persona I've built is gone just like that (╥﹏╥)"
Bai, standing beside them, scratched his head in confusion after seeing everyone's reactions.
"Huh? Did I say something wrong?"
"Alright, alright, let's get going. I'll... careful?!"
Just as Ying was about to interject, she suddenly heard a sound of wind breaking from afar. She quickly summoned her Skyward Blade and unleashed a gust of wind towards the source of the sound, splitting the flying object in two.
"Who's there?!"
Ying looked warily in that direction. The attack just now was definitely not something a Hilichurl could manage.
"Hehehe... Long time no see, Ying..." As the voice fell, a young man walked over slowly from afar, looking at her mockingly.
"Scaramouche?! You guys get away from us!"
Ying hastily ordered, then rushed forward to engage Scaramouche, while the others consciously retreated to watch from a distance.
"Holy cow, holy cow, holy cow, is this already this exciting right after I transmigrated?!" Ling Zhen's eyes widened with excitement.
"Brother Ling Zhen, why are you so excited? He's a bad guy," Bai asked Ling Zhen curiously.
"Uh... because... because I want to see Ying Bao beat up that smelly Scaramouche!"
Zhu Zichen, standing beside them, muttered dejectedly, "I want to help too..."
Hu Tao frowned, looking at Scaramouche with displeasure.
"Scaramouche... if I remember correctly, he's the one who made my precious Hu Tao suffer. Damn it, I really want to hit him."
"As if you could beat him, you were chased by a Hilichurl," Lan Ziqi rolled her eyes at her.
"Ah, this... aren't you a bit too harsh on me, your new friend... (t^t)"
"How can you say that? We just went through a life-and-death ordeal together~"
Well, a life-and-death ordeal forced by a Hilichurl...
While everyone was discussing, Scaramouche seized the opportunity and delivered a palm strike to Ying's neck.
Ying quickly twisted her body, letting her left arm block the blow. At the same time, her right hand holding the sword swung out fiercely, successfully cutting a wound on his body. Taking advantage of his momentary distraction, she conjured another Wind Codex with her left hand and pressed it against him, forcing him back dozens of steps.
"Tsk..."
Scaramouche stabilized himself and narrowed his eyes.
"I didn't expect that in just a few days, your skills have visibly improved again..."
Ying snorted disdainfully, "You've visibly weakened. You were cut so easily by me, tsk, tsk, tsk~"
"Hehehe... It can't be helped. I accidentally provoked a mysterious person and suffered quite a bit of damage. If it weren't for him, you wouldn't have revived so easily," Scaramouche shook his head and said with a helpless tone.
"Mysterious person? What do you mean?" Ying frowned, but did not let down her guard.
"Mmm... It seems you don't know either... But it doesn't matter, I'm not here for that today anyway."
Scaramouche said with a playful smile. He then raised his hands, and a powerful dark purple energy instantly erupted, forcing Ying to place her hands in front of her, creating a rock wall to block his attack.
Seeing that he could not inflict any effective damage on her at the moment, Scaramouche retracted his energy and took out a few small, round beads from his person.
"Ying, let's play a game. This game is called... See how many people you can save~"
Scaramouche grinned sinisterly and then threw the beads towards the five people in the distance.
[Whoosh!]
The beads flew towards the five people at an incredibly fast speed, leaving them no chance to react.
"Careful!"
Ying quickly unleashed a large amount of Anemo energy and arrived in front of them at an even faster speed, catching the beads, and then looked at them, asking,
"Are you guys okay?"
The others: "N-no..."
Except for Zhu Zichen who barely managed to raise his katana in a defensive stance, the rest of them stared at Ying who had suddenly appeared before them in a daze. The events of the past few seconds had barely lasted three seconds.
Success...
A sinister smile curved Scaramouche's lips. He knew Ying would definitely catch the beads to protect them, so he deliberately didn't use his full strength.
Seeing that everyone was truly unharmed, Ying breathed a sigh of relief and wanted to throw away the beads in her hands, only to find that they were emitting an energy that stuck to her hands.
"This... this is that energy?!"
Ying quickly distanced herself from them to prevent them from absorbing the energy, then immediately raised her Skyward Blade to try and flick the beads away. But at this moment, Scaramouche's mocking words reached her ears.
"Hehehe... Emotions are a person's greatest weakness."
With that, Scaramouche suddenly relaxed his clenched fist. The beads instantly exploded, releasing the dark purple energy within and enveloping Ying.
Ying quickly held her breath and tried to escape from the area formed by the energy, but Scaramouche, who had already appeared beside her, instantly locked her arm. Her Skyward Blade fell to the ground due to the pain.
Seeing that his attack had succeeded, Scaramouche immediately kicked Ying's calf again, forcing her to kneel on the ground.
"Hehehe~ If it weren't for protecting them, you wouldn't have been ambushed by this attack. You say that emotions with others are your motivation to move forward, but in my opinion, they are just shackles that drag you down!"
Scaramouche's voice grew more agitated as he spoke. He reached out with his other hand and grabbed Ying's neck, making her gasp for breath.
"Such powerful energy, why reject it? Since you trust emotions so much, accept it quickly and join me~"
"You... dream on... (≧﹏≦)"
Ying struggled against the erosion of the energy and tried to break free from Scaramouche's restraint, but her current posture made it impossible for her to exert any strength.
Scaramouche held Ying tightly. Seeing the energy around her gradually entering her body, he couldn't help but laugh triumphantly.
"Hehehe... Don't worry, I'll take good care of you for your sister. I'm really looking forward to dealing with your sister, and that damned Fatui Harbinger together later..."
At the same time, the people outside were looking worriedly at the area covered by the energy.
"Will Ying be in danger?" Hu Tao asked worriedly, unable to see clearly into the dark purple area.
"It's very likely. Scaramouche wouldn't miss such a great opportunity," Lan Ziqi said calmly.
"Ah?! What to do, what to do?! Sister Ying, I'm coming to save you!"
Hearing their words, Bai immediately stood up and wanted to rush in to help Ying, but was pulled back by Ling Zhen.
"Little loli, stay here obediently. This kind of thing is for me, the male protagonist, to handle!"
Ling Zhen casually picked up a wooden stick and quickly rushed into the dark purple energy, Zhu Zichen was slightly stunned and followed closely behind.
The two of them ran around in the area, and it was Ling Zhen who first spotted Scaramouche restraining Ying.
"Hey! Let go of my Ying Bao!"
Ling Zhen's anger flared up. He ran over quickly, raised the wooden stick in his hand, and swung it down towards Scaramouche's head...