Chapter 60: Caught Red-Handed

Lian looked behind her and found her shadow pinned in place by the dagger Bai Ye had thrown.

That was why she couldn’t move.

“Never seen this magic before. Not that strong, but plenty of tricks.”

Would Lian give up the chase that easily?

Of course not.

The domain, no longer sustained by magic, was torn apart by Lian in an instant.

She couldn’t move now, but her vines could.

“Go.” Lian waved a hand, and countless emerald vines burst from the ground, surging toward Bai Muxue and Bai Ye.

“Can we still run?” Bai Muxue looked at the dense vines behind them.

The vines were closing in.

Suddenly, Bai Ye stopped.

“Wait, don’t tell me you’re giving up already? You should at least run until the last moment, right?” Bai Muxue said.

“It’s fine. I still have a card up my sleeve.” Bai Ye answered confidently.

“…” Bai Muxue couldn’t figure out what kind of card Bai Ye could possibly have, even if she racked her brain.

“Giving up? That’s fine too.” Lian noticed they had stopped and quickly had the vines surround the area.

The immobilization spell Bai Ye had left wouldn’t last much longer. In less than half a minute, Lian would be free.

“Actually, I didn’t want to use this move here, at least not now. But I have no other choice.” Bai Ye took out a bead.

Bai Muxue looked at the bead and remembered that it contained Blood Rose’s magic.

Colorful magic appeared in Bai Ye’s hand, covering the entire bead.

For a moment, Bai Muxue felt that Bai Ye was different.

“Blood Prelude.” Bai Ye waved her hand, and a pool of blood spread beneath their feet, and countless tentacles reached out from it.

The tentacles tangled with the vines, fighting each other.

“Don’t resist. Just relax.” Bai Ye placed her hand on Bai Muxue’s shoulder.

“…Okay.” Bai Muxue nodded lightly.

The blood pool slowly swallowed Bai Ye and Bai Muxue, their bodies sinking rapidly.

The tentacles were quickly shredded by the vines.

If Blood Rose herself were here, the tentacles she summoned could easily tear apart Lian’s vines.

But Bai Ye’s couldn’t.

Because Bai Ye had only borrowed a tiny bit of Blood Rose’s magic, and magic cast with that much power couldn’t match the original.

Still, it was enough to buy time and escape.

When Lian arrived, the blood pool and the two girls were already gone.

“You escaped again… You won’t be so lucky next time.” Lian said calmly.

On the other side.

Bai Muxue and Bai Ye used the blood magic to reach a small alley nearby.

“We can’t use this many more times.” Bai Ye picked up the bead and looked at it. The blood-red glow had already dimmed a bit.

“But this trip wasn’t a total loss. At least we half-succeeded in our goal. We also collected the emotional power from Ye Li.”

“Yeah, I almost got captured and put through this and that.” Bai Muxue was a bit upset.

“Oh, I don’t think she would actually do anything to you. She was just scaring you.” Bai Ye said.

“But this battle gave me an idea.”

“What idea?”

“Next time, we can use a domain to isolate the area from the outside world, so the magical girls can’t call for backup.” Bai Ye answered.

“Sounds like a good idea.” Bai Muxue nodded.

This method might actually work.

“Alright, let’s head out now…” Bai Ye said as she walked, but before she could finish, she quickly backed off.

“What’s wrong?” Bai Muxue asked.

If Bai Ye reacted this strongly, something big must have happened.

“Could it be that Sister Xia Ling is chasing us again?” Bai Muxue guessed.

“No, Xia Ling isn’t chasing us.” Bai Ye answered.

“Phew, that’s a relief.” Bai Muxue let out a sigh of relief.

As long as Xia Ling wasn’t chasing them.

If it happened again, Bai Muxue didn’t think they could escape from Xia Ling.

“But the trouble outside is even bigger than Xia Ling chasing us.” Before Bai Muxue could even feel relieved for two seconds, Bai Ye added.

“?!” Bai Muxue was shocked, unable to believe it.

‘What trouble could be bigger than Xia Ling chasing them? Could it be Bai Yun patrolling?’

That didn’t make sense either. Based on Bai Muxue’s experience, Bai Yun usually patrolled at night, and it was still afternoon.

“Stop guessing. The actual owner is here.” Bai Ye revealed the answer directly.

“Owner? What owner?” Bai Muxue didn’t react for a moment.

“Guess whose magic we just used?”

“…” Bai Muxue was speechless.

Now she remembered.

Obviously, Blood Rose had chased them here.

“How did she chase us here?” Bai Muxue asked.

“Maybe she felt the magic reaction here, came to check, and then found her own magic.” Bai Ye made a reasonable guess.

“What do we do now?”

“Let’s play it by ear. Hopefully she won’t find us.”

“You… are you really afraid of her?” Bai Muxue glanced at Bai Ye.

“Of course I’m afraid.” Bai Ye didn’t hide it and admitted it openly.

“She’s even stronger than Xia Ling. If she goes crazy, the two of us won’t last more than a few rounds against her.”

“Can we run?”

“Hard to say.”

Now Bai Muxue was a little bit panicked.

Bai Muxue and Bai Ye both poked their heads out.

Bai Muxue noticed that outside the alley, a black-haired girl was wandering around, as if looking for something.

But from her appearance, she was a bit different from Blood Rose.

“Doesn’t seem like Blood Rose?”

“Idiot.” Bai Ye tapped Bai Muxue’s head. “We can use disguise magic, so of course other witches can too.”

“But when it comes to disguise magic, I dare to claim second place and no one dares to claim first. Her disguise can’t fool me.”

“Really does look like a turtle…” Bai Muxue muttered quietly.

“What did you say?”

“Nothing! I didn’t say anything!” Bai Muxue waved her hands repeatedly.

“Fine.” Bai Ye continued to peek at Blood Rose outside.

Blood Rose was looking around outside, seemingly not noticing them.

Just as Bai Muxue let out a breath, she made eye contact with Blood Rose.

“!” The sudden change scared Bai Muxue so much she almost yelped.

Bai Ye was quick. She covered Bai Muxue’s mouth and only let go after a few seconds.

Bai Muxue took a few deep breaths and looked up. Blood Rose was still standing there, looking around.

It seemed that what had just happened was just her imagination.

“She probably didn’t see us, right?” Bai Muxue asked weakly.

“Probably not.” Bai Ye answered.

“Then just now…?”

“It might have been an accident.”

As soon as Bai Ye finished speaking, she noticed that Blood Rose had also made eye contact with her.

That could no longer be explained as an accident.

“Ladies, good afternoon.”

Just as they tried to slip away, Blood Rose’s voice sounded behind them.

Bai Ye and Bai Muxue turned around and saw Blood Rose standing there with a smile on her face.

This time, they had used someone else’s magic and been caught red-handed by the owner.

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