Published: August 25, 2025
Chapter 258: Soul Bewildering
When Han Li had pieced together most of what had happened, he also noticed several strange things about the other party.
First of all, he couldn’t determine the approximate age of the other person from their stunningly beautiful appearance.
Judging from the smooth and delicate skin, the person seemed to be in their twenties. But their gaze and mannerisms were more like someone in their thirties or forties. Yet, the faintly frivolous look between their brows made them seem like some ostentatious playboy.
However, it was obvious at a glance that the person was only at the mid foundation establishment stage. This was also why Han Li dared to stay here; if the person had been at the late foundation establishment stage, he would have had to reconsider whether to get involved in such a messy affair.
Second, Han Li had already appeared here, yet Dong Xuan'er only gave him a cold glance and immediately turned back to look at the dazzling man with fascination, as if Han Li was a stranger. This felt somewhat off!
“Who are you? Are you also a suitor of this young lady? Let me make it clear in advance: unless this lady leaves of her own free will, no one is allowed to snatch this beauty away from my arms!” The dazzling man, seeing Han Li’s unremarkable appearance and early foundation establishment cultivation base, couldn’t help but reveal a look of contempt in his eyes. After lightly patting Dong Xuan’er’s fragrant shoulder, he said indifferently.
Han Li saw how the other party looked down on him but showed no trace of annoyance on his face. Instead, after glancing back and forth between Dong Xuan’er and the dazzling man a few times, he suddenly shouted in a deep voice:
“Who are you to dare use soul ensnaring technique on a cultivator of the Seven Sects? Your audacity is beyond measure!”
Hearing Han Li’s words, the dazzling man’s expression changed slightly but quickly returned to normal. Calmly, he said:
“What nonsense are you talking? This lady and I are together because we truly have feelings for each other. If you don’t step aside, don’t blame Tian for being ruthless!”
At the same time, Yan Yu and Senior Brother Feng, who had also heard Han Li’s words, suddenly realized what was going on. Immediately, they aggressively surrounded the dazzling man from both sides and shouted angrily:
“I say, Junior Sister Dong, why have you suddenly ignored us as if bewitched? Turns out this guy used forbidden magic to confuse you! Quickly undo the spell, or Senior Feng’s Purple Light Cymbals won’t be merciful!”
“Exactly! I sensed something was wrong too. How could Miss Dong leave with a stranger for no reason? Turns out he’s some demon! I, Yan, absolutely have to teach you a lesson for Miss Dong!”
As they spoke, Senior Brother Feng and Yan Yu respectively drew a purple cymbal-shaped magical artifact and a spear-like magical artifact, clearly ready to take action.
Facing the threats from an early foundation establishment cultivator and a mid foundation establishment cultivator, the dazzling man’s face turned cold. He said coldly:
“Overestimating yourselves!”
At that moment, Han Li felt something was amiss. Instinctively sensing that this dazzling man was extremely dangerous, he quickly shouted a concealed voice transmission near Dong Xuan’er’s ear:
“Dong Xuan’er! Look at what you’ve done! Aren’t you afraid Senior Uncle Hongfu will lock you up because of this?”
Neither Yan Yu nor Senior Brother Feng noticed Han Li’s transmission, but the dazzling man seemed to sense something. He glared at Han Li, then hurriedly looked down at Dong Xuan’er.
At this moment, Dong Xuan’er’s face showed shock. Suddenly struggling, she escaped from the dazzling man’s embrace and stepped back a few paces. Then, a look of confusion appeared on her face, as if she had just woken from a dream.
Seeing this, Yan Yu and Senior Brother Feng were overjoyed.
But when they saw the dazzling man’s face darken as he tried to approach Dong Xuan’er again, they immediately moved forward without hesitation to separate the two, unwilling to let Dong Xuan’er fall under his spell again after just awakening.