Lan Ling watched Su Xi and Xu Qingning, who were trapped in the formation, with a smile.
The true power of the Heartless Formation lay in its ability to make one experience illusions so vividly that distinguishing reality from fantasy became impossible. Ultimately, one would be drawn deeper into the formation, eventually dying of despair.
The frown lines on Su Xi and Xu Qingning's brows made it clear they were in trouble.
After all, the Heartless Formation, as its name suggested, was designed to inflict despair upon those who experienced love and then had it denied, leaving them utterly hopeless.
Once despair set in, escape from the formation became impossible.
Furthermore, the Heartless Formation was constructed using the power of the five elements. Thus, any cultivator, no matter how powerful, would be unable to use their spiritual energy within the formation without the five elements, rendering them a complete ordinary person.
And the individuals within the formation were no simple folk; they could easily deal with ordinary people.
Lan Ling had always firmly believed that true, unwavering love did not exist. What ordinary people called unforgettable love, she considered nothing more than a form of mutual benefit exchange.
Some loves endured because the benefits could be continuously exchanged; those that parted ways simply meant that the benefits provided by each partner no longer met their needs.
Mo Li, standing beside Lan Ling, had repeatedly wanted to speak, but the words died on his lips. He could only look at her helplessly.
He knew in his heart that what Lan Ling was doing was wrong, a violation of the elven clan's rules.
However, he still believed that Lan Ling could change, that she could become the pure Lan Ling she once was. He could wait, and he was willing to wait.
Therefore, to alleviate Lan Ling's guilt, while he carried out her wishes each time, he always left a sliver of hope, not transforming all their souls into peach trees.
This was in case Lan Ling suddenly came to her senses, to prevent her heart from suffering too much.
Lan Ling's eyes were now clouded by hatred, so she paid no mind to Mo Li's thoughts.
All she wished for at that moment was for Su Xi and Xu Qingning to die, which would bring her one step closer to becoming immortal.
In the dream.
Su Xi faced Feng Wenxin's question with a cold smile, looking at him as if he were an idiot. "Why would I have a problem?"
"You don't?" Feng Wenxin wanted to say that Su Xi had been attacked by a Gu worm, but the words caught in his throat.
Gu worms were a major taboo and absolutely could not be mentioned.
Otherwise, there were many individuals in the school more powerful than him. If they knew he had brought trouble upon nearly all the women in the school, he would face severe consequences.
Su Xi knew what Feng Wenxin wanted to say. She smiled and held up a soft, small worm, dangling it. "Are you looking for this thing?"
These Gu worms could deal with ordinary people, but they were far from being a match for her.
After cultivating for so long, if she couldn't even handle these little pests, she might as well find a rock and bash her head against it.
Seeing the Gu worm before him, Feng Wenxin's mouth hung open, and he asked tremblingly, "How are you able to catch Gu worms?"
These Gu worms were a love Gu given to him by a master from Miao Jiang. Once they entered a woman's body, they dissolved into her blood, leaving no trace.
Moreover, such Gu worms could only be detected by the master who made them; no one else could identify them.
But these Gu worms, which had never caused any issues before, were now caught by Su Xi. Was this too fantastical?
"Who are you?" Anyone who could extract a Gu worm must be extraordinary.
Thus, he was now convinced that Su Xi was definitely not an ordinary person and must have guidance from a master. The Feng family had survived for so long by not provoking those they couldn't afford to offend.
"You want to know?" Su Xi offered a meaningful smile, looking at Feng Wenxin.
Although Feng Wenxin found Su Xi's smile peculiar, he still nodded seriously.
"Since you want to know so badly, I'll tell you." Su Xi grabbed Feng Wenxin and forced the Gu worm into his mouth.
Since this person loved playing with worms so much, she'd let him eat his fill.
"No!" Feng Wenxin struggled desperately, trying to break free from Su Xi.
Such an ugly worm, and eating it would surely make him feel disgusted for a long time. Moreover, thinking of the consequences of eating a Gu worm, he was even more unwilling.
However, once Su Xi made her move, she wouldn't let Feng Wenxin go easily.
Feng Wenxin was like a child in Su Xi's hands, completely powerless.
The Gu worm was swallowed smoothly by Feng Wenxin.
"Ugh~"
Having swallowed the Gu worm, Feng Wenxin desperately tried to vomit it up. But after retching for a long time, he only expelled food residue, nothing else.
"What are you doing?" Huo Xiaohan walked over, looking at Su Xi with fury.
He hadn't expected that in just a few days, Su Xi would resort to such actions out of shame and rage, harming a fellow student. Even if Feng Wenxin didn't agree, she shouldn't have done something illegal.
Su Xi looked at Huo Xiaohan, frowning.
As the protagonist, she naturally possessed the memories of the original host and understood what Huo Xiaohan had done to her.
She knew that Huo Xiaohan was the secret admirer around her. It was just that the original host had been poisoned by a Gu worm, so she had been solely focused on Feng Wenxin, repeatedly overlooking Huo Xiaohan.
Understanding Huo Xiaohan's identity, Su Xi felt even more disdain.
If Huo Xiaohan truly cared about the female lead, he wouldn't have simply questioned the female lead's promiscuity while knowing the original host's behavior was abnormal, without taking any other action.
She had no need for this kind of love, which smugly positioned itself on a moral high ground.
"I'm screwing your mom." Su Xi looked at Huo Xiaohan and responded mercilessly.
"???" Huo Xiaohan's forehead was filled with question marks, seemingly not expecting Su Xi to say something like that.
What did this woman want to do?
"What did you say?" Huo Xiaohan suspected he had misheard and couldn't help but ask again.
Looking at Huo Xiaohan, Su Xi shook her head helplessly.
She hadn't expected anyone to want to hear her curse. In that case, she'd satisfy this masochistic request.
"I said, gan ni niang." After speaking, Su Xi didn't even glance at the stunned Huo Xiaohan, instead shifting her gaze to Feng Wenxin not far away.
"Who exactly gave you the Gu worm?" Although she knew she had been targeted, she couldn't tolerate someone daring to deal with her this way.
Therefore, the person behind it had to be found.
No matter where she was, she would not be bullied for nothing.
Anyone who bullied her would have to pay the price.