"You've killed my immortal disciple Liu Jinyue for no reason, and now you're putting on an act here."
I never expected there to be an initiate of Guyuan's concubine here. Guyuan, you've really got me into trouble.
At this moment, Lihua was extremely hungry. She let out a shrill scream, and four fangs grew in her mouth. With her tiny head, all I could see was her mouth.
Her blood - red mouth was pried open by two small gray hands. To my horror, I saw the head of a baby stuck in her throat. Black smoke billowed from its black pupils, and it let out wailing cries.
Seeing Lihua stretch out her bony hands and pounce towards me, I was so scared that I almost peed my pants. I screamed even louder than her.
I quickly squatted down to dodge her "bear hug" and then slipped out from under her arm.
"Your yin - bones are innate, and your life is beyond the Three Realms. Killing you doesn't count as taking a life. With your yin - bones, an immortal can double his cultivation speed. Thank you, little girl."
The person speaking wasn't Qilian, but another one beside him. He was tall and burly, wearing a black cloak. Dense black qi surrounded him, making it impossible to see his face clearly.
I never thought I'd be tricked by that bastard Qilian this time. He deliberately lured me into the trap. And Guyuan, how could a great immortal like him make such a stupid mistake?
I dodged desperately in the room and was already exhausted. I thought that as long as I could hold on for an hour, Guyuan would surely notice something was wrong and come to rescue me.
But the truth proved that I couldn't even last an hour. Lihua was now completely crazy. The ghost baby inside her was slowly prying open her mouth and sticking out its small grayish - white head.
Lihua's body was now completely out of control. The ghost baby was still hungry and attacked my face.
I don't know where I got the courage. When the ghost baby pounced at me, I grabbed its neck with both hands, trying to control it.
The ghost baby let out crying sounds. Black veins bulged on its face, and it showed a row of sparse teeth like steel needles. Its body was growing, and its joints made cracking sounds.
I could see its hands reaching out.
Its pair of black pupils stared greedily at my face. I was really scared to death. It was so strong that if it grew any bigger, I definitely couldn't hold it down.
My mind raced. How could I summon Guyuan?
Summon! That's right, the chant of the helper! How could I forget about that?
Without hesitation, I began to chant the chant of the helper: "When the sun sets in the west and night falls, the dragon leaves the deep sea and the tiger descends from the mountain. The dragon can bring rain when it leaves the sea, and the tiger blocks the way when it descends from the mountain..."
Just as I finished chanting, the ghost baby's body completely broke free from Lihua's body. It was about the same size as me, and its mouth was even bigger than its head.
It was incredibly strong and its body was sticky. I couldn't hold on any longer. My hands gave out, and I watched as the ghost baby's blood - red mouth bit towards my skull.
I thought I was going to die soon, but the next second, that thing flew off me.
With a "bang", it hit the iron railing. The ghost baby let out a heart - rending howl and then turned into a pool of blood and died.
Guyuan was like an ancient holy sword descending from the sky. He rushed directly into my body. A tremor went through me, creating a tiny wave. In an instant, it was earth - shattering. All the windows and the iron railing were shaken off.
Those glass shards turned into numerous weapons and flew towards the two people outside the window with a whooshing sound.
The man in the black cloak raised his cloak to try to block the glass shards, but Guyuan's magic power was too powerful. In a short while, the cloak was full of holes.
The man was injured in the shoulder. Knowing that he couldn't beat Guyuan, he disappeared with a turn of his body.
Looking at Qilian again, he was nailed to the stone pillar by the glass shards. Blood gushed out of his mouth. He looked at Guyuan in fear and begged for mercy again and again.
"Great immortal, I was wrong. Please spare me."
Guyuan occupied my body. Dense black qi surrounded him. The power of this evil aura was enough to kill someone.
He passed by Qilian without even looking at him.
"Chi Yu, watch him. I'll be back soon."
After saying that, he rushed out of my body and disappeared in front of me in a silver light.
After he left, I had no strength left and plopped down on the ground. Suddenly, I felt a bit disappointed.
He didn't even ask if I was injured.
"Immortal maiden, I know I was wrong. Please spare me."
I was sitting on the ground, too weak to move. It felt like my bones would fall apart if I moved even a little. My arms were also full of scratches.
But I still managed to stand up and walked towards Qilian.
"Is that man an immortal in your temple?" I asked.
He nodded repeatedly and then began to beg for mercy again.
"Is Jinyue also an immortal in your temple?"
He still nodded pitifully.
"Jinyue was an immortal in your temple. You knew she had committed many evils but didn't stop her. Instead, you helped her and even wanted to take revenge. You almost killed me just now. Do you think I'll spare you?"
"It wasn't me. Really, it wasn't me. It was the black immortal just now who told me to do this. He heard from Jinyue that your fate was special, so he wanted your yin - bones."
The black immortal he mentioned was a black bear that had become an immortal.
"So you were pretending to avenge Jinyue, but actually you wanted my yin - bones, right?"
He was speechless.
"You're so cruel. In order to get the yin - bones, you even harmed your own wife. You deserve to die a hundred times."
"What about being sliced to death? I'm very good at this. I guarantee he'll still be alive after 3,600 cuts."
This voice came from behind me. It was very nice, like the ethereal sound floating out of a valley.
I turned around warily to look at the man behind me.
He looked in his twenties. His long black hair was tied up high like a waterfall, and the white ribbon fluttered in the wind.
His peach - blossom eyes were slightly squinted, as if filled with autumn waves. His nose was straight, and the corners of his lips were slightly raised, matching his well - defined face perfectly.
He was dressed in a plain white robe, with a white jade belt with a dragon pattern around his waist. He held a white oil - paper umbrella in his hand, looking like an immortal descending to the mortal world.
"Who are you?" Although he looked kind, I still couldn't tell if he was a friend or an enemy. I had to be vigilant. What if he was in the same group as the black immortal?
When he heard my question, he slowly put away his oil - paper umbrella and gave me a bright smile. The smile was so gentle that it was really beautiful.
"The humble immortal's courtesy name is Long Lin. Greetings to the young lady."
He spoke in an old - fashioned way. I didn't know what his intentions were.
When he bowed to me, he saw the wound on my arm. His eyebrows frowned, and he said, "The young lady is injured. Let me take a look."
I took a wary step back. Unexpectedly, after taking two steps back, I bumped right into Qilian's arms.
Just now, Qilian looked so pitiful, crying and shouting. But the moment I bumped into his arms, he suddenly showed his ferocious side. He stretched out a bloody arm and firmly grabbed my neck.