Chapter 266 – Tainted Gold, Spiders, Dolls, and Dogs—A Full Tour of Happyland Zoo - Part 3
Dusk was falling.
The disciple remained suspended on the spiderweb, stuck like a fly in amber—trapped, yet unscathed. Jing Banfeng could only stare in disbelief. His caution, however, kept him from taking rash action.
Off in the distance, Li Yuan and Cui Wuji watched in silence. They saw the Gu elder approach Jing Banfeng and say, “You’re just going to leave your disciple hanging there like that?”
Jing Banfeng opened his mouth, then seemed to think better of saying something provocative. Instead, he said, “Elder Gu, this is extremely strange. It’s best not to make any sudden moves.”
“Elder...please help...” the sixth rank disciple called, his voice betraying genuine fear.
The Gu elder paused briefly to sense the area around them, then gave Jing Banfeng a cold look. “If you won’t do it, I will.”
Jing Banfeng hesitated. “Then be careful, Elder Gu.”
Li Yuan continued observing from afar. He thought to himself that this kind of reckless attempt was exactly what he wouldn’t do. Still, there was no real basis for him to warn anyone here; he had no authority and no firm proof of impending danger. Besides, this wasn’t his operation; he was only here to help define the boundary of the domain. He glanced at Cui Wuji, who offered no objection, as if finding such actions perfectly reasonable.
It seemed to Li Yuan that members of the Gu Clan tended to be bold to the point of carelessness—maybe it was tied to their cultivation style. If he were to try to caution them now, Cui Wuji might well scoff at him. After all, if everyone was too scared to do anything, what was the point of investigating at all? So Li Yuan remained silent. He just hoped this would turn out all right.
In the distance, the Gu elder summoned a longsword artifact, its blade shining with spiritual radiance. He slashed sharply at the web. A faint twang shuddered across the strands, but nothing else happened. Encouraged, the elder took a step closer, gathered a mouthful of blood-infused energy, and spat it at the glimmering web.
Instantly, the sticky threads stained a deeper shade of red. Then, almost at once, the crimson hue faded into a ghostly white.
The world seemed to slow to a crawl, as if someone had hit the slow-motion button.