"Ouch..."
Over there, Li Zihang was once again kicked flying by Guan Hongyu, crashing to the ground and crying out. He then shouted to Wan Yunting, "Brother, are you done yet? If you don't make a move, my senior sister and I will be finished here."
"Go to hell."
Guan Hongyu's face was filled with rage as he fiercely swung his hidden saber towards Xu Lingwei. She stumbled backward, weakly holding her sword with her right hand to block. But Guan Hongyu's strikes were relentless, and he finally disarmed Xu Lingwei, making her long sword fall to the ground. He then raised his saber, his eyes glinting with ferocity, and without mercy, swung it towards Xu Lingwei's head...
At this moment, Xu Lingwei looked at Guan Hongyu's cold hidden saber before her, and her eyes finally changed. She seemed to foresee her imminent death here...
"Gah!"
But the next second, Guan Hongyu's whole body trembled. A numbness spread through his neck, and the hidden saber he had raised did not fall. His body stiffened in place, motionless, except for his trembling face and wide, bulging eyes. His voice, filled with anger, trembled as he roared, "Wan Yunting..."
Guan Hongyu had been struck in a pressure point on his neck by a silver needle thrown by Wan Yunting, rendering him unable to control his body. Consequently, the bells on his left wrist, which controlled the puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma, also stopped their chiming. Luo Sang Zhuoma, losing her control, naturally came to a halt as well.
"Phew, we're saved..."
Seeing Guan Hongyu and his puppet stop, Li Zihang collapsed powerlessly onto the ground, sighing in relief.
Even Xu Lingwei let out a slight sigh of relief, looking at Guan Hongyu's furious and contorted face before her, his hidden saber not falling.
Fang Yanxi helped Wan Yunting to his feet and walked over, asking, "Are you guys alright?"
"We're fine, fine, not going to die..."
Li Zihang quickly scrambled up and pulled his senior sister Xu Lingwei aside, lest Guan Hongyu suddenly regain control and swing his saber.
"Yunting..."
The next moment, Zhou Dong, holding a handgun, rushed in with Niu Qiuling, Wu Lei, and Huang Yongxin, followed by a group of criminal police. Wan Yunting also breathed a sigh of relief, "You're finally here."
Guan Hongyu and Niu Qiuling's group looked at Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang with confusion. Seeing Guan Hongyu standing still with his saber raised, his face full of rage and unwillingness, they knew he had no chance.
"What's the situation now?" Zhou Dong asked.
Wan Yunting pointed to the motionless puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma standing nearby and said, "Captain Zhou, find something to bind it first, and then control Guan Hongyu."
"Can't handcuffs do the job?"
Niu Qiuling took out her handcuffs, but Wan Yunting waved his hand, saying, "This thing is impervious to blades and spears; handcuffs are useless. Quickly find a chain."
This made Wu Lei and Huang Yongxin exchange glances. They hadn't witnessed the ferocity of the puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma, so they naturally didn't understand Wan Yunting's words. However, Zhou Dong still instructed the officers to find a chain, a thick one.
"Then let's handcuff him first..."
Niu Qiuling put away her handgun and was about to move towards Guan Hongyu with handcuffs when Wan Yunting shouted, "Don't move him yet!"
Niu Qiuling and Zhou Dong looked confused again. Wan Yunting pointed to the black bells on Guan Hongyu's left wrist and said, "Those bells control this puppet. Quickly find a chain to bind it, and then deal with Guan Hongyu."
Niu Qiuling's eyes widened. Hearing his words, she found it quite strange, "Are you kidding us?"
"Tsk, I'm not in the mood to joke with you." Seeing that the girl didn't believe him, Wan Yunting said with a stern face.
"Qiuling, listen to Yunting."
Zhou Dong still trusted Wan Yunting, especially given the mess at the scene, which indicated they had been fighting.
"Hmph, fine, I won't move him."
Niu Qiuling, like a jealous girlfriend, particularly couldn't stand Fang Yanxi being around Wan Yunting, which was why she spoke so sharply.
"Who are they?"
Zhou Dong pointed to Xu Lingwei and Li Zihang, who were sitting on the side bandaging their wounds. Wan Yunting turned to look at them and said, "They claim to be Taoists from the Wu Liang Daoist Temple in Kunlun Mountain, here to apprehend Guan Hongyu."
"Taoists?"
Wu Lei and Huang Yongxin looked bewildered. Li Zihang, who heard them, turned and shouted, "We are chivalrous warriors acting on behalf of heaven, here to capture the evil cultist Lei Li, the Heavenly Eye Master. We've been tracking him for over ten days."
Zhou Dong turned to Wan Yunting, who nodded and smiled, "It should be true."
"Captain Zhou, we've found the chain."
At this moment, an officer entered dragging a chain. Zhou Dong immediately instructed Wu Lei and the others to bind the motionless puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma according to Wan Yunting's instructions. The chain was wrapped around several times, and Wan Yunting didn't forget to add, "Tie it tight..."
"Alright, no problem."
Once bound, Luo Sang Zhuoma was laid on the ground. Wu Lei announced.
"Then can we handcuff him?"
Niu Qiuling pointed at Guan Hongyu, who looked unresigned, his eyes filled with hatred as he glared at Wan Yunting. He sighed and nodded.
So, Wu Lei and Niu Qiuling stepped forward, first taking the hidden saber from Guan Hongyu's raised right hand, then patting him down and removing all dangerous items before forcefully twisting Guan Hongyu's hands behind his back and handcuffing him with two pairs of handcuffs, given his extreme danger.
"What the heck, it's moving..."
As Guan Hongyu was moved, the bells on his left wrist began to chime. The puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma, bound by the chain on the ground, struggled and moved. Wan Yunting quickly stepped forward and forcefully removed the bells from Guan Hongyu's left wrist to stop them from chiming. Then, the puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma on the ground slowly quieted down, much to the amazement of Wu Lei and Niu Qiuling.
"Wan Yunting, why, why did you ruin my plans..."
At this moment, Guan Hongyu's face was filled with rage and unwillingness. His eyes glared hatefully at Wan Yunting. If he hadn't intervened, perhaps he could have saved Luo Sang Zhuoma.
Wan Yunting's expression was calm, and he sighed softly, looking at him and saying, "Hongyu, don't you understand yet?"
"No, if it weren't for you, I could have saved Zhuoma. Wan Yunting, you shouldn't have stopped me, you shouldn't have..."
Guan Hongyu's unyielding cries of anguish made Wan Yunting frown, knowing that he still hadn't given up.
"Take them away."
Zhou Dong gestured, and Wu Lei and Huang Yongxin escorted Guan Hongyu away, while several officers lifted the puppet Luo Sang Zhuoma lying on the ground and carried them out, pulling them up from the well...
"Yunting, what exactly happened to Guan Hongyu?"
Fang Yanxi came up, her pretty face pale, still recovering from the fear. She still didn't understand what Guan Hongyu was trying to do.
"Hmm, I'll explain in detail when we get back," Wan Yunting said, gently comforting her.
"Hmph."
Niu Qiuling beside them rolled her eyes disdainfully and waved her hand, saying, "This isn't the time for your public displays of affection. Everyone come back with us for investigation."
Her words made Wan Yunting glance at the girl speechlessly, and Fang Yanxi also looked at Niu Qiuling, feeling that she was jealous of her!