Crossover with MDZS

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"Now," sneered Wen Chao, "Who's volunteering to be the blood sacrifice?"

Silence filled the cavern, so quiet that everyone could hear the distinct drip of water somewhere.

"WHAT?" Roared Jin zixuan, lunging towards the man. His friend's hands shot out and grabbed him, pulling him back as he struggled, face livid.

Wen chao grinned, smug and leering. "Oh? Did the esteemed Jin Zixuan not hear me? Is something wrong with his hearing, his brain, or both? I said, who's volunteering to be the blood sacrifice?"

"You—! First, you confiscate all our weapons, then force us to do all your dirty work, and now you're asking us to give up our lives? You sickening son of a—!" His friend slapped a hand over his mouth before he could finish.

Wen chao's expression darkened, before turning to a woman dressed in revealing clothes. "Fine. If no one volunteers, I'll just have to choose someone. Honeypie, who do you want as the blood sacrifice?"

Wang lingjiao smiled, her face looking anything but friendly. She strode over to where the imprisoned cultivists stood, lifted a finger, and pointed at a girl. "This one~," she giggled.

Wen chao's expression fell, and he recovered quickly, chuckling uncertainly. "Ah, sweetie, are you sure? Don't you wanna choose another person?"

Lingjiao pouted, and leaned towards him, pressing flush against his body. "But I just want that one as the blood sacrifice," she whined.

Wen chao reddened, face crimson, and promptly threw back his head, barking out a laugh. "Of course, of course! Guards, grab her!" The girl, Mianmian, paled and let out a shriek of terror.

"Help—!"

As the men rushed towards her, she ran, sending desperate looks towards the onlookers, who were too scared and unsure to act. "Please, someone! Save me!"

A few people shuffled towards her hesitantly.

"Anyone who protects her will face the punishment of death!" Wen chao ordered. Almost immediately, the disciples backpedaled away from Mianmian.

Frantically, she looked around, then scrambled behind Jin zixuan and Lan wangji. The two moved so that they were in front of her, and didn't budge, blocking the guards. Mianmian let out a whimper, trembling in fear as she clutched Lan wanji's robe.

Lingjiao scowled. "What are you doing?" She snapped at them. "Go on! Grab her! What do you think you're doing, just standing there like idiots?"

They drew their swords, advancing slowly. Mianmian tightened her grip, her knuckles white as her face.

Just as the guards were about to attack, a loud scream ripped through the chamber, giving half of the people there a heart attack and rattling the cave's walls. A blonde boy around five feet tumbled to the ground in front of them, followed by a pink haired girl and a black haired boy who wisely managed to leap over the two and stabilize himself. The first two, however, were not so lucky as the girl tripped over the first boy and both ended up in a tangled heap.

As soon as the girl got up, she yanked the boy up by the collar and slapped him across the face. Hard. The sound echoed through the entire room, sending a few stalactites that were already unsteady from the previous scream to break off and clatter to the ground.

"YOU IDIOT!" She screeched. "THANKS TO YOU, WE'RE STUCK IN THIS STUPID—" Then, she abruptly stopped as she spotted the cultivists, who were too shocked by the utter ridiculousness of the scene to react.

"Ah."