The Aloof Lord's Mysterious Wife-Chapter 834: A Clever Plot for the Water-Suppressing Pearl

Nanli’s expression darkened. "No, his cultivation is real—there’s nothing fake about it. Our realms are the same. Though I could kill him, I wouldn’t be able to do it in one move."

She still needed to save Yun Yubai, so she couldn’t afford any major commotion or injuries.

Yun Jianchu saw her strong attachment to her emotions and had no more words to say.

"So, you’re not going after the Water-Suppressing Pearl?" he asked.

"I have other ways," Nanli said, her eyes flashing as she smiled. She packed everything up, neatly tucking them into her Qiankun Bag.

Thankfully, her Qiankun Bag had been upgraded to have a much larger space, or else she wouldn’t have had room to store such a strategic item.

After flattening the ground and putting back the marker stone, she dusted off her hands in satisfaction before leaving.

Using her Invisible Talisman, she returned to the island.

Once back, she observed the terrain and headed straight to the shore. Taking out her Heaven Star Brush, she drew a symbol out of thin air and performed the necessary hand gestures to direct it into the sea.

The Talisman transformed into a streak of golden light and flew off.

In just a few breaths, the sea in the distance began to churn violently, waves rising like a storm.

But that wasn’t all. Nanli moved to other positions, laying the same Talisman.

In no time, giant waves were sweeping across all sides of Penglai Island!

The disciples turned pale, their legs shaking. Some of the more timid ones had already fainted from the fear.

"Could it be... Could it be that witch is back?" a disciple stammered.

"Yes... Maybe?" another disciple shook his head hurriedly. "But no, that witch is dead! There’s no need to be afraid!"

"Dead or not, there’s still the Evil Girl!" A third disciple quickly summoned his sword and fled.

But the waves were so high that even with their swords, they wouldn’t be able to escape in time.

Sima Xin and Yan Hu rushed outside to investigate.

"Nanli’s back?!" Sima Xin gritted her teeth. "Prepare for battle!"

The massive waves covered everything, obscuring Nanli’s location.

"Hmph. You think I can’t find you, Nanli?" Sima Xin thought, narrowing her eyes.

She turned to Yan Hu. "A’Hu, use the Water-Suppressing Pearl!"

Yan Hu nodded, leaping into the air and retrieving the Water-Suppressing Pearl from his Qiankun Bag.

This treasure didn’t require spiritual power to operate. Just placing it in the right spot would cause the massive waves to retreat.

With a loud crashing sound, the waves slammed back down onto the sea, quickly calming.

However, Yan Hu surveyed the area, but saw no suspicious figures.

He was puzzled. "Where is she?"

Sima Xin, now airborne, checked as well, but saw nothing. Her face immediately darkened.

She hated Nanli to the core and muttered, "She must have used the chaos to tear through the formation barrier and snuck in."

Yan Hu shook his head. "Mother, I was watching closely. I didn’t see any signs of the formation being broken. Maybe she saw that the waves had disappeared and decided to leave."

Sima Xin didn’t doubt her son’s abilities.

She narrowed her eyes. "If she’s here, she won’t be able to escape!"

She immediately gathered half of the elders and instructed them to patrol the nearby area.

Then, she whispered to Yan Hu, "A’Hu, she must be after the Glassy Bottle. Remember our plan from before."

"I understand, Mother," Yan Hu replied, aware of her intentions.

With most of their forces gone from the island, Nanli would likely take advantage of the weakened defenses to attack.

At that moment, the opportunity to poison the Glassy Bottle would present itself!

But unbeknownst to them, Nanli was nearby, overhearing.

Yun Jianchu shouted, "A plan? What plan? These people are really wicked!"

Nanli, feeling helpless, thought to herself, "What plan? I have no idea."

She had intended to check on the Glassy Bottle to see if she could take it, but now, that idea had been completely abandoned.

As Sima Xin and the others left the island, Yan Hu was on edge. If anything went wrong, Penglai Island could suffer a heavy blow.

But if they used the Glassy Bottle to eliminate Nanli, they would be secure, and they could... they could find a way to tear through the formation barrier and claim a spot in the Human World to grow the Spirit Tree. At that point, he would lead Penglai Island to restore its former glory!

And perhaps, he could even reach the level of an immortal!

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He was about to head to the Spirit Tree to keep watch when he suddenly realized he had put the Water-Suppressing Pearl back into his Qiankun Bag. At that moment, something unusual stirred on the sea.

The disciples and elders were already on edge. They quickly said, "Island Master, don’t put the Water-Suppressing Pearl away!"

When the waves had surged earlier, many had died or been injured.

Yan Hu, seeing their pale faces, handed the Water-Suppressing Pearl to an elder.

"Take it. Remember, don’t hand it to anyone else."

Penglai Island was situated on the sea, and the Water-Suppressing Pearl was crucial. If it wasn’t placed in the center of the island, it would lose its ability to control the surrounding sea.

Yan Hu didn’t want to part with it, but he feared that Nanli had already made her way toward the Spirit Tree. He had no choice but to let it go for now.

The elder hurriedly nodded. "Rest assured, Island Master. I won’t give it to anyone but you."

Yan Hu turned and left.

However, just before he departed, he sensed something odd.

He hesitated, then released a burst of spiritual power.

Anyone near him was knocked back and sent crashing to the ground.

The elder and disciples were surprised, confused, but dared not speak up. "Island Master, what’s going on?"

Yan Hu furrowed his brow. "Something felt off just now."

After using his spiritual power, though, he couldn’t detect anything.

Had he been overly cautious?

Was it Nanli?

Not wasting any more time, he quickly headed for the Spirit Tree.

Meanwhile, Nanli, hidden ten steps away from where he had been, smirked as she ran her fingers through two strands of hair. "That was close."

Had she not been able to use her teleportation technique, she would have been exposed.

Yun Jianchu couldn’t help but admire Nanli now.

She had managed to snip off two strands of Yan Hu’s hair, and as soon as he released his spiritual power, she used her teleportation to dodge it.

Even a Nascent Soul cultivator like Yan Hu couldn’t tell the difference when both of them used their spiritual power at the same time.

Yun Jianchu said, "Didn’t expect you to have skills like mine back in the day."

Nanli had reached a hidden spot and was already preparing to use Yan Hu’s hair to draw a Face-Changing Talisman, ignoring Yun Jianchu’s boasting.

Not long after, "Yan Hu" returned.

The elder greeted him. "Island Master, is everything alright at the Spirit Tree?"

"All fine." "Yan Hu" extended his hand.

The elder didn’t think much of Yan Hu as the new Island Master, but since Sima Xin was ruthless, he had no choice but to obediently hand over the Water-Suppressing Pearl.

The moment the Water-Suppressing Pearl was returned to the Qiankun Bag, the sea became calm again.

The elder breathed a sigh of relief. "The Water-Suppressing Pearl really is powerful."

It had been such a waste to leave it in a lower realm.

"Yan Hu" didn’t respond to him, quickly walking away.

The elder shrugged and went off to meditate elsewhere.

About an hour later, Yan Hu returned, coldly staring at the elder. "Where’s the Water-Suppressing Pearl?"

The elder was confused. "Didn’t I give it back to you?"

Yan Hu, now furious, replied, "I’ve been at the Spirit Tree this whole time. When did I ever come back to the island?"