Qi Rongsheng was happily admiring his precious Pig-Slaying Knife when a bone-chilling cold suddenly assailed him from behind. He quickly turned around, and the tip of Jiang Li's sharp finger barely grazed his nose. A stinging pain immediately shot through him.
Qi Rongsheng reached up and touched his nose. Sure enough, a few drops of blood oozed out. He was both stunned and angry, and he cursed loudly, "Didn't I promise to save your son? What the hell are you going crazy for!"
But at this moment, Jiang Li seemed not to hear his voice at all. Without giving him any chance to dodge, he bared his teeth and lunged forward again.
His movements were so large that the black cat in his arms suddenly fell to the ground. It stared at Jiang Li for a while, as if frightened, and then scurried to Yu Nian's feet with all its might to seek shelter.
Qi Rongsheng was holding the knife and couldn't free his hands. He could only retreat clumsily. Unfortunately, he was too weak. After taking in two gulps of cold air, he coughed violently and his retreating speed slowed down.
Jiang Li seized the opportunity and lunged at Qi Rongsheng's chest.
Just then, a powerful force came from behind Qi Rongsheng's collar. Yu Nian easily lifted Qi Rongsheng up as if he were a kitten. Before Qi Rongsheng could react, he was dragged to a safe place.
Qi Rongsheng didn't know if he was shocked or ashamed. He blinked his eyes and stared blankly at Yu Nian.
Yu Nian glanced at Jiang Li and immediately knew that he had lost his mind. She quickly formed seals with both hands and shot out a red-golden talisman light. It hit Jiang Li right between the eyebrows.
Jiang Li's movements suddenly froze. There was a continuous "hissing" sound from his bones, and white smoke kept pouring out.
After a few breaths, the resentful qi that had been swirling wildly around Jiang Li slowly detached from his body like silk being pulled out and dissipated in the air with the wind.
Jiang Li stared blankly and clenched his fists. Then he suddenly collapsed to the ground, his face as pale as a paper figure.
Qi Rongsheng finally came to his senses and stared at Jiang Li with a complicated expression. "Why did he suddenly..."
Yu Nian felt Jiang Li's wrist. As expected, his internal organs were all shattered, his pulse was so weak that it was almost gone, and the karmic retribution on his body was flowing rapidly.
Jiang Li was not going to make it.
Jiang Li obviously also knew his situation. He was surprisingly calm at this moment. He tentatively searched for Yu Nian's direction and gave her a smile that was uglier than crying.
"Thank you, and I'm sorry..."
After saying that, he suddenly vomited a large mouthful of black blood clots. But for some reason, it seemed as if he had relaxed a lot as he curled up the corners of his mouth.
At the sight of this, the fur of the black cat instantly stood on end. It meowed softly and carefully, then staggered towards Jiang Li with wide-open eyes.
Jiang Li couldn't see, but his hearing was sharp. He slowly reached out his hand and stroked the black cat's rough fur, sighing softly.
A man is kind when he is about to die. If some words are not said, there will be no chance again.
"Maybe it's because I'm too old. Lately, I always think of what you looked like before you were five years old. Do you still remember? When you were a child, you always pestered me to make you a kite. I was busy helping the villagers handle funerals at that time, so I always coaxed you and said 'next time'. Later, when I took out your soul, you cried so hard. So I spent a few days making a kite to try to make you happy, but your reaction was only confusion and fear. I know that you will never follow me around and act coquettishly again... Maybe some things were wrong from the very beginning. I just wanted you to live, but by accident, I turned you into this half-human, half-ghost state. I'm sorry... But with the Pure Yuan Stone, you can live a normal life. I'm very happy. I haven't been this happy for a long time." Jiang Li seemed to want to say something else, but in the end, he just forced a smile. "Remember to add more clothes when it's cold. Don't always eat cold things when it's hot. Take good care of yourself, okay?"
The moment his voice faded, Jiang Li closed his eyes with a sense of relief and turned into a puff of powder that dissipated in the air.
With a soft "click", a Qiankun bag was lying alone on the ground. Inside it was Jiang Sheng's human body.
The atmosphere at the scene was a bit gloomy, and everyone was silent.
Although Jiang Li had done many wrong things in his life, no one had expected that his final ending would be so tragic.
Yu Nian gently placed the black cat in the Qiankun bag. Then, as if she remembered something, she silently recited the Soul Summoning Spell a few times and summoned Liu Hele's soul.
Liu Hele had been left in the Blissful Brothel. Although he had been gnawed on by the little ghosts, his soul had not completely dissipated. However, he seemed to have been greatly stimulated. He laughed and cried alternately.
Qi Rongsheng got angry when he saw Liu Hele. He rolled his eyes and asked, "Why are you taking him back?"
Yu Nian put Liu Hele in another Qiankun bag and said calmly,
"I promised Cai Jia that I would take Liu Hele back. I will also tell Cai Jia everything that Liu Hele has done exactly as it happened. The rest is up to her to decide."
Just as everyone was about to leave, a commotion suddenly came from the front of the street. A very disheveled girl was running straight towards them, followed by dozens of big, burly men with cruel faces.
"Stop! Don't run!"
Yu Nian thought the girl looked familiar. After a careful look, she found that it was Cheng Yingman, the girl they had met when they first entered the Ghost Market. However, her attendant who had been with her before was nowhere to be seen.
Unlike the arrogant and domineering young lady image when they first met, Cheng Yingman's face was full of panic at this moment. Her hair was in a mess, and there were several terrifying bloodstains on her arms.
Qi Rongsheng also recognized the girl in front of him. He frowned and said, "The demons and monsters in the Ghost Market act domineeringly and arrogantly. Cheng Yingman must have gotten separated from the people in her sect. She probably offended these monsters with her words, which is why she is being chased and killed by them."
Cheng Yingman was running out of breath. When she saw Yu Nian, she was slightly stunned for a moment. Then, like a drowning man grasping at a straw, she grabbed Yu Nian's sleeve tightly and wouldn't let go.
"Save me! They're going to kill me!"
Yu Nian protected Cheng Yingman behind her and raised her eyes to stare at the monsters in front of her.
Although Cheng Yingman's previous arrogant appearance was a bit hateful, Yu Nian couldn't just watch an innocent life disappear right in front of her.
The group of demons chasing Cheng Yingman stopped in their tracks and sized up Yu Nian with a hostile look. "Do you know what 'a good dog doesn't block the way' means? What are you doing?"
Yu Nian smiled slightly. "Do you understand what 'a good donkey doesn't bray randomly' means? Of course, I'm here to beat you up."
Before the demons could react, Yu Nian nimbly leaped into the air and kicked the leading jackal demon hard in the chest.
With a "bang", a perfect parabola was drawn. The jackal demon was actually kicked three meters away and only stopped when it hit the wall.
It looked up in disbelief, its eyes full of shock and suspicion as it stared at Yu Nian. "You dare to hit me?"
The little demons around who had been in a daze also came to their senses. They bared their fangs and screamed as they rushed forward.