liuqingqing raised her right index finger and middle finger, pointing them towards Bai Niangniang. Suddenly, there was a sound of rushing water as a wave emerged from the water, transforming into the shape of a snake. With lightning speed, it flew towards Bai Niangniang in mid-air.

"Such petty skills! With your limited abilities, you dare to show off in front of me!" Bai Niangniang's tone was filled with mockery. She flicked her sleeves, and her hair suddenly flew up. Her face became incredibly fierce, emitting a roar.

A burst of intense white demon energy broke out, condensing into a white fox that fiercely pounced towards the approaching "snake."

In just one round, the fox knocked the "snake" down to the ground, shattering it into pieces like broken jade scattered all over the place.

The fox didn't lose momentum and swiftly pounced towards Qingqing, piercing through her body.

Qingqing felt like she had been heavily struck, flying backwards and falling into Xian Nu Lake with a resounding splash.

Bai Niangniang let out a sinister laugh, "Kakaka... Kakaka..."

Seeing Qingqing being struck and sent flying by Bai Niangniang, I stared with red eyes and limped towards the lake, calling out Qingqing's name.

My heart twisted tightly, like a wet cloth, knowing that Qingqing must have been seriously injured.

After a few seconds, a loud explosion echoed, and a water column several meters high suddenly erupted from Xian Nu Lake, with magnificent momentum.

The water column twirled and danced on the surface of the lake, transforming into a water tornado, gathering powerful winds from all directions towards the lake.

I watched in astonishment as the water tornado, resembling a giant snake, performed a mesmerizing dance on the lake's surface. No, wait, there really was a big snake inside the water tornado!

The snake emitted a blue light all over its body, turning out to be a large green snake!

I was shocked. Wasn't Qingqing originally a small jade snake? How did she become a large green snake?

The green snake let out a roar, swiftly gliding along the water surface like a speeding boat, creating waves several meters high on both sides. Its imposing presence was astonishing.

The green snake lunged forward, coiling around the white fox.

The white fox revealed its claws and ruthlessly slashed a bloody wound on the snake's abdomen.

Despite the pain, the green snake didn't retreat. Instead, it tightened its grip on the fox.

This snake and fox fought fiercely on the lake's surface. The green snake suffered numerous wounds from the fox's attacks, with its flowing blood staining the lake's surface red. However, the fox didn't fare any better, being tightly entangled by the green snake and occasionally dragged underwater or thrown onto the surface.

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The once calm Xian Nu Lake became turbulent, with waves rolling and violent explosions echoing from time to time.

As it was my first time witnessing such a breathtaking scene of two immortal beings fighting, I was truly amazed. It was like watching events that only happened in fantasy novels unfold before my eyes.

Unable to believe that these things were actually happening, I pinched myself hard to make sure I wasn't dreaming.

Anxiously, I watched the battle on the lake and desperately wanted to help Qingqing, but I couldn't do anything except stand by the lake and stare.

After a while, Bai Niangniang angrily shouted, "You insignificant little snake dares to challenge the brilliance of the sun and moon! Die!"

Bai Niangniang crossed her hands in front of her chest, and her skirt twirled and flew like petals.

Sharp screams filled the air as countless white figures rushed out from beneath Bai Niangniang.

I was astonished, wide-eyed, as those rushing white figures turned out to be small white foxes, translucent in appearance. It was obvious that they were illusions created by Bai Niangniang's demonic energy.

The group of foxes dashed towards the lake, flying over the water's surface.

With the addition of these foxes to the battle, the balance was immediately disrupted, and the scales of victory tilted towards Bai Niangniang.

The green snake was besieged by the group of foxes, covered in wounds.

The previous white fox took the opportunity to launch an even more furious counterattack against the green snake.

The green snake struggled in the lake, showing signs of great pain. Kneeling by the lake, I shouted, "Qingqing! Qingqing!"

"I'll fight you with everything I've got!"

I shouted loudly, crawled up from the ground, and grabbed a sharp stone. Limping, I rushed towards Bai Niangniang.

Deeply aware that I was no match for Bai Niangniang, but for the sake of my wife, I charged forward with a mindset of sacrificing myself, without hesitation.

Arriving in front of Bai Niangniang, she suddenly scolded me harshly, "Get lost!"

A mouthful of white demonic energy spewed out from Bai Niangniang's mouth, instantly sending me flying backward. I hung on a nearby branch, swaying like a pendulum, feeling dizzy and as if my life was hanging by a thread.

In this life-or-death moment, I suddenly heard a deep, old voice from the forest, "Audacious scoundrel!"

The voice thundered, ringing in my ears.

At the same time, a red sword aura, like a red lightning bolt, shot out from the forest with lightning speed.

Bai Niangniang was slightly surprised and quickly raised her hands, crossing them to protect her chest. White light appeared on her arms, transforming into a white shield.

The sword aura collided with the shield, causing it to shatter. Bai Niangniang screamed and slid back ten meters, her back heavily hitting a large tree trunk.

Bai Niangniang's face showed despair, pale as if drained of blood, with a trickle of blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.

I was overjoyed in my heart. I was so familiar with that red sword aura—it was the Wang family's ancestral peach wood sword, wasn't it? Did Wang Baochang (王保长) come?

Also, the voice from earlier was clearly that of Ku Cripple (库瘸子).

Excitedly, I opened my mouth and shouted, "Wang Baochang! Great Immortal Ku!"

To my astonishment, at this critical moment, Wang Baochang and Ku Cripple appeared at Xian Nu Lake as if they were divine warriors descending from the heavens.

Ku Cripple and Wang Baochang walked out of the forest, with Ku Cripple in the front and Wang Baochang following behind.

At that moment, I felt like I had seen saviors and couldn't help but burst into tears.

Ku Cripple addressed the green snake in the lake, saying, "Apologies, Qing... We arrived a step too late!"

From Ku Cripple's tone, it seemed that Qingqing had notified them to come.

Bai Niangniang spat out a mouthful of blood and coldly cursed, "No wonder a mere little green snake dares to fight me. Haha, so you've called for reinforcements!"

Qingqing retracted her green snake form, returning to her human form with a splash.

I saw Qingqing, soaked all over, with a pale face, looking extremely weak.

Her body was covered in wounds, on her chest, back, arms, and stomach. Her once fitted green dress had turned into tattered cloth.

Qingqing stumbled a few steps, leaning against a tree trunk, and sat weakly on the ground.

Gasping for breath, she said to Ku Cripple, "Great Immortal Ku, it's up to you now!"