As the wisp of black qi belonging to Liu Qiaozhi completely dissipated into the air, the aura around Ning Yitao also turned cold. Unconsciously, she released her might.
This was bad news for the infant spirit being carried by Zhaocai.
It had already been injured by Ning Yitao's exorcism talisman. Now, caught off guard by the might released by Ning Yitao,
suffering from the double blow, the infant spirit was left completely weak. As a low - level ghost, it was the most self - centered creature.
However, after it felt the disappearance of the one who had always protected it, the infant spirit actually burst into tears.
Normally, after realizing that Liu Yun'er had disappeared and knowing that no one could protect it anymore,
its first choice should have been to lower its presence, avoid becoming the focus of attention again, and prevent further harm.
But the infant spirit didn't do that.
It seemed unable to control its emotions. After everyone's attention was diverted, it cried heart - rendingly.
It seemed to pour out all its emotions and strength into crying. Even its body was trembling slightly.
It even made people wonder if it could truly understand the pain of losing a loved one like humans do.
Low - level ghosts are supposed to have no emotions.
Liu Yun'er was able to retain her memories and always protect the infant spirit only because of a combination of favorable circumstances.
And there was a master behind the scenes giving her instructions.
"Could it be that the infant spirit in my hand has been influenced by human emotions?"
As this thought flashed through Zhaocai's mind, he let out a soft laugh and then shook his head, denying his own speculation.
He thought it must be because all the things that had happened recently were so strange that he had such a thought.
Zhaocai knew very well that this was something that could never happen.
However, what Zhaocai didn't expect was that he heard the sound of dripping water. Looking down, he was shocked.
The infant spirit, which didn't even have facial features, was now shedding "tears"?
This discovery made Zhaocai lift the infant spirit up in front of his eyes to observe it, trying to find an answer from the infant spirit's blurry and even terrifying face.
Zhaocai thought that there were more and more strange things happening today.
He stared intently at its "face".
But he really didn't know where to start looking, as the infant spirit had no facial features.
Finally, Zhaocai gave up the observation and shifted his attention.
He picked up the "tears" on the ground. In an instant, Zhaocai seemed to see a flash of light in the bead.
He rubbed his eyes and then looked at it intently in front of his eyes.
The appearance of the "tears" was the same as that of the half - human, half - ghost Lu Anguo. In both cases, the tears turned into crystal - clear beads when they hit the ground.
However, the infant spirit's tears were smaller.
Zhaocai felt that these beads might have the same effect as Lu Anguo's tears, which could clear the mind.
So he bent down and picked up all the "tears" on the ground and put them in his pocket.
Zhaocai was standing at the back of the crowd. No one noticed his actions. Everyone's attention was focused on Ning Yitao.
Liu Yun'er's fall made everyone except the infant spirit fall silent.
Grandma Grace watched the gradually gathering black qi warily, tightly clutching her magical tool in her hand.
Grandma Grace could feel that this mass of black qi was ill - intentioned and difficult to deal with.
She even had a faint sense of familiarity with this mass of black qi in front of her.
She looked at Eve questioningly, seeking an answer.
Unexpectedly, Eve also looked at her.
The moment their eyes met, Grandma Grace became even more convinced of her own thought.
This gradually gathering black qi must have appeared in the program.
Ning Yitao's annoyance became more and more obvious on her face at this sudden change.
She looked coldly at the fully formed black qi in front of her.
The black qi was Yin Huan. He had recovered his soul in Ning Yitao's storage bag and just managed to break free from Ning Yitao's restraint.
The first thing he did after coming out was to kill Liu Yun'er.
Ning Yitao looked at Yin Huan in front of her and felt that the energy fluctuations from him were extremely unstable.
It seemed that he didn't just want to escape. Instead, his injuries weren't fully healed, but he used brute force to break free from the restraint in order to prevent Liu Yun'er from revealing the truth.
Unable to contain her anger, Ning Yitao stared into Yin Huan's eyes and said in an ambiguous tone:
"It seems that you still haven't figured things out in these few days."
Unexpectedly, Yin Huan's eyes were much more determined this time. He said:
"No one can expose the master. Since she dared to talk, I definitely had to take her life."
"I've thought a lot in these few days. I've figured it out. I'm sorry to Saville. So I'll go and atone for my sins myself. There's no need for us to waste each other's time, right?"
Hearing this, Zhaocai, who was standing at the back, jumped out immediately. He thought it was ridiculous and said:
"Who taught you to say these things? You can't just say such things casually. It was Taotao who told you all the truth. Why are you still so stubborn?"
Yin Huan became irritable and roared:
"You all know what the truth is in your hearts. I don't care if I've been used. I only know that it was the master who gave me a new life and made it possible for me and Saville to be together again. It wasn't you. You can't just use your words to make me betray the master."
Ji Wangqiu looked at him with extreme disgust and said:
"Can you be a bit more sober? Taotao gave you time to recuperate, not for you to soak your brain in water."
After a moment of silence, Ning Yitao curled her lips and retorted:
"A new life? The truth is that you survived by stepping on Saville's life. You're making it sound so nice now. If it weren't for you, Saville wouldn't be in this situation."
Yin Huan became even more irritable. He lost his initial determination and calmness. His eyes began to wander, but his voice grew louder and louder. He said:
"What do you mean! I've saved Saville's life countless times when I was by her side. How can you say that I'm the one responsible for her death!"
Ning Yitao calmly replied:
"If it weren't for you, she would never have come into contact with so much resentful qi. She bought the house at No. 361 Xi'er Street just to provide a place for you to gather resentful qi. You stayed by her side day and night, subtly changing her fate. What you call redemption is actually just atonement for your own sins."
Ning Yitao's words hit right at the heart. Yin Huan knew the answer in his heart, but he just didn't want to believe it or face it.
So Ning Yitao would help him see his true self. Even though Yin Huan had regained his strength, it would be easy for Ning Yitao to defeat him.
The louder Yin Huan's voice became, the more it showed his guilt.
Only those without confidence would deliberately raise their voices in an attempt to scare off the enemy and boost their own morale.
But in Ning Yitao's eyes, this was just child's play. She shook her head, feeling sorry for the dead Saville.
Now Yin Huan was just like a spoiled child, and Saville was the indulgent parent. What he lacked now was a strict person to correct his selfishness.
Ning Yitao lowered her voice and said:
"Can you even believe your own high - sounding words? Stop making excuses and saying that everything you did was for Saville.
"In the end, you just love yourself more than Saville. Saville loved you more than herself. She was just a poor infatuated fool, and you're just an extremely selfish monster."
Since Yin Huan could pass through the Spirit - Binding Bell to kill Liu Yun'er, then let him experience what it's like to be trapped under the Spirit - Binding Bell and feel the pain that Liu Yun'er had just endured.
While everyone's attention was caught by Yin Huan, no one knew that Liu Qiaozhi, who was alone in the illusion, was now in danger that was slowly approaching her.