The deterrent effect of the green light did not last long, and the snake swarm quickly returned.
The middle-aged man flicked another yellow talisman, and a green light flashed, causing the snake swarm to retreat again.
The middle-aged man glanced at Luo Xi and Chi Hao and said, "You two, get out quickly. With your abilities, you can't deal with the snake swarm!"
"Uncle, this is our duty!"
Luo Xi shook her head, her gaze firm.
"As you wish."
The middle-aged man said indifferently and then walked forward.
"Uncle, who are you? If you're not a rescuer, please leave here... it's too dangerous inside!"
Luo Xi herself lacked conviction as she said this. She had been saved by this uncle, so how could she tell him it was dangerous?
"My daughter is still upstairs. I can't leave."
The uncle looked up at the teaching building. He was Gu Zhendong.
In the classroom of Class 3, Year 2 of the high school department, the students had descended into chaos.
They had tightly shut the doors and windows, blocked all gaps, and done everything they could.
But they also knew this was just waiting for death.
The snakes were dense, their bodies completely blocking the glass of the windows, creating a sky-obscuring mass with no gaps left.
Fortunately, they lacked intelligence and didn't try to ram their heads against the glass, or they would have already broken through the windows.
But as more snakes poured in and their numbers increased, it was only a matter of time before the doors and windows were forced open.
The students were breaking down, crying, screaming, making a racket, and some had even wet themselves from fear.
The lack of ventilation filled the classroom with a strange odor.
The homeroom teacher, who should have been the students' backbone, was now so terrified that he had crawled under a desk, trembling and waiting to die.
The class monitor, Cui Zhiyong, was doing a decent job, trying his best to maintain order and constantly encouraging everyone.
However, the effect was minimal.
Cui Zhiyong shook his head helplessly and finally fixed his gaze on a corner.
He could ignore others, but he couldn't ignore this girl.
This was a girl who, in his heart, was as pure as an ice mountain lotus.
"Yutong, don't be afraid. I'm here for you. No matter what happens, I won't abandon you!"
Cui Zhiyong approached Gu Yutong's desk, lowered his voice, and said with feigned affection.
"I'm not afraid."
Gu Yutong chuckled, "Besides, when the snakes rush in later, how will you take care of me?"
Gu Yutong was not only not afraid but also a little expectant.
This was because she knew her master had returned yesterday.
And with something like this happening, her master would definitely not abandon her.
"This, I... In short, I just won't abandon you..."
Cui Zhiyong's face turned red, and he stammered.
Just then, with a bang, the classroom door finally gave way under the pressure and was pushed open by the snake swarm.
The dense mass of snakes surged in like a flood!
"Ah—"
"Ah—"
Screams erupted one after another, almost shattering eardrums.
Cui Zhiyong, who had just vowed to protect Gu Yutong, had now peed himself in fear. He hugged the table leg, kicking his feet wildly, and his screams were louder than anyone else's!
"Alas, still too young..."
Gu Yutong shook her head helplessly, sighed, and stood up.
Everyone else was so terrified that they had lost their senses and didn't notice her actions at all.
Knowing the critical situation, Gu Yutong could no longer hide. She formed a hand seal and muttered incantations.
Then, flicking her finger, a beam of white light shot out from her fingertip.
Wherever the white light passed, the snakes froze, and a layer of frost covered each of their bodies.
Gu Yutong flicked her fingers repeatedly, releasing several more beams of white light. Soon, the entire classroom floor was covered with frozen snakes.
The temperature inside had dropped below zero, but the students were no longer shivering as violently as before.
They stared at Gu Yutong with wide eyes, unable to believe what they were seeing.
Cui Zhiyong, in particular, never imagined that the ice mountain goddess in his heart could actually emit cold air...
Of course, they didn't know that Gu Yutong, who attended classes with them and spent time with them daily, was actually a Golden Core stage术法 master.
If she revealed this identity, even the mayor of a city would have to show her great respect.
Gu Yutong had gone from an ordinary person to cultivating a Golden Core in less than half a year. This was naturally related to the Su Nu Jing given to her by Chen Xiao.
But more importantly, she possessed the rare Nether Palace physique, a cultivation prodigy rarely seen in a century.
Although a layer of snakes had been frozen, more were still pouring in. Fortunately, Gu Yutong was already at the Golden Core stage, with sufficient spiritual energy in her body. She froze them as they came.
But this couldn't go on forever. Just then, she heard a familiar voice from outside.
"Tongtong, Tongtong!"
"Where are you, Tongtong!"
It was her father!
Gu Yutong's eyes lit up, and she shouted back, "Dad, I'm here!"
As she shouted, she rushed towards the outside.
Outside, Gu Zhendong heard his daughter's voice and was rushing over quickly.
Luo Xi and Chi Hao followed closely behind him. It was thanks to Gu Zhendong clearing the path with his yellow talismans that they knew how to get in.
"Tongtong, are you alright!"
Finally, father and daughter were reunited. Gu Zhendong asked with great concern.
"What could happen to me..."
As she spoke, Gu Yutong flicked her finger again, freezing a small, tender snake that was lunging at Luo Xi.
Gu Zhendong slapped his forehead, "That's right, my daughter is already at the Golden Core stage. I forgot!"
In his concern, Gu Zhendong forgot that his daughter's cultivation was already above his, and he didn't need to worry.
At this moment, Luo Xi suddenly keenly noticed a problem, "Uh... Uncle, I feel like this group of snakes is coming for your daughter."
The snake swarm was surging towards them from all directions, and it seemed their target was Gu Yutong alone.
Gu Zhendong had already noticed the problem Luo Xi had discovered, and he knew why.
"What is meant to come will come, and cannot be avoided. Daughter, let's go outside and face him! Let's not involve innocent classmates."
Gu Yutong nodded heavily, "I understand, Dad. Let's go out now!"
After speaking, father and daughter walked towards the outside.
Luo Xi and Chi Hao, however, were bewildered.
"Uncle, wait for me! What's going on?"
Luo Xi shouted.
"Girl, don't follow us. We'll leave this to you!"
Gu Zhendong said without looking back.
"But, without you, we..."
Luo Xi was about to say they couldn't do it without him.
But before she could finish, she suddenly realized that once the snake swarm discovered Gu Yutong, their eyes no longer saw anyone else.
They slithered past her and Chi Hao as if they were walking on a morning street, completely ignoring them.