Gu Yuan looked in the direction I pointed. A large number of young women's corpses floated up from beneath the black hair on the lake surface. They were all naked, their hair haphazardly covering their bodies. Their eyes and mouths were wide open, filled with blood.
I had never seen so many corpses at once. Frightened, I shrank my body and instinctively leaned against Gu Yuan for security.
Gu Yuan squeezed my hand, signaling me not to be afraid.
"They're breaking the formation, which is why so many corpses are surfacing," he said.
"Are we just going to stand here and watch?" I asked weakly, tugging at his arm.
"Not we. You'll stay here and watch. Those two might not be able to withstand the powerful evil aura of the Blood Spring. I have to go and help."
"Ah?"
Before I could react, Gu Yuan shouted, "Full Moon."
I was startled. The cold moon-shaped blade immediately circled around me, emitting a humming sound.
Gu Yuan rushed into the Blood Spring. Standing there alone, I felt a bit nervous. In this situation, I was completely useless. All I could do was wait.
At the same time, the female corpses on the lake began to move. They didn't just float on the water. Those in the shallow water even stood up.
Since the corpses had been soaked in the water for so long, many of them were already in a state of flesh and skin separation, with broken limbs. They were just like zombies in movies, slowly approaching me.
I quickly took out the dagger and held it tightly, ready to engage with them at any time.
The Full Moon blade hummed around me, trying to warn those things not to come closer.
However, they had long lost their self - control. How could they know what fear was?
Just as they were about to get close, the Full Moon blade let out a sound like a zither. A wave of energy was emitted, sending the corpses flying more than ten meters away. Its power was astonishing.
I didn't even need to lift a finger. The corpses were already shattered into pieces.
I looked up towards the Blood Spring. The battle there seemed to have ended.
The Blood Spring rose tens of thousands of feet high. Three streaks of spiritual light gradually disappeared. Then, a streak of blood - red spiritual light rushed into the Blood Spring.
In an instant, the Blood Spring collapsed. Water splashed everywhere, just like a huge blue whale crashing into the water. The small artificial lake was churning violently, as if all the water in it was about to be emptied.
I was a bit worried about Gu Yuan. With the Full Moon blade, I ran towards the Blood Spring. Head - on, I saw Gu Yuan and Bai Qi walking towards me.
My heart finally settled down, and I gave them a sweet smile.
Just as I was waiting for them to come to me, Gu Yuan suddenly knelt on the ground and spat out a mouthful of bright red blood.
"Gu Yuan!" My heart twitched violently. It felt as if someone was stabbing my chest. Without thinking, I ran towards him.
Just as I was about to reach his side, the Full Moon blade suddenly let out a hum. The blade brought up a strong wind, picking up the sand on the ground and attacking Gu Yuan.
At that moment, I was completely stunned. Why would the Full Moon blade attack Gu Yuan?
But by the time I realized what was going on and wanted to turn back, it was too late.
It turned out that the Full Moon blade wasn't targeting Gu Yuan and Bai Qi. It was after two of the Five Gods.
I didn't expect them to be so insidious. They had transformed into Gu Yuan and Bai Qi. When I saw Gu Yuan spitting blood, I panicked. Concern had clouded my judgment, and I had fallen into their trap.
While the Full Moon blade was flying out, the two evil ghosts managed to hold it back. Their strength was not weak. They could even withstand the attack of Gu Yuan's blade for such a long time.
Meanwhile, the other two evil ghosts quietly appeared behind me and firmly grabbed my wrists, preventing me from shaking the silver bell on my hand.
"If you dare to shake it even once, I'll kill her," one of them said. Not far away, another evil ghost was holding Yan Lin by the neck.
Yan Lin was so scared that she was almost on the verge of collapse. She kept shouting my name in the distance.
"Take off the bell, and I'll let her go," one of the ghosts said.
"Do you think I'll believe you?" I glared at him fiercely. How could I easily believe the words of such evil ghosts?
"Fine. Kill her," the evil ghost ordered. Hearing this, Yan Lin let out a scream of fear in the distance.
I could see that the soul - locking nail in the evil ghost's hand was already touching Yan Lin's head.
If it were driven in, she would become the next Xu Xiaocui.
"Wait!" I shouted.
I touched the bell on my hand. Finally, I gritted my teeth, pulled it off, and threw it on the ground.
"Take her away," the evil ghost said. Just as he finished speaking, the blade had already killed two of the Five Gods.
The blade quickly flew back towards me. When the most powerful of the ghosts saw that things were going badly, he grabbed his brother beside him and threw him out.
The blade hovered in the air, spinning around the ghost several times. The ghost who had been thrown out was completely wiped out. I guessed that he never expected to be betrayed by his brother and used as a shield before he died.
The evil ghost who was holding me blew gently on my face. My vision went black, and I lost consciousness.
In a daze, I seemed to hear a girl calling me. Her voice was very pleasant, like the chirping of swallows and orioles, delicate and charming.
"Medicine jar, stop being lazy. Get up. If you can't refine the elixir today, Master will throw you into the furnace and burn you..."
I was shocked and suddenly opened my eyes. I looked around. There was only a flickering candlelight in the place where the shrine was located. The rest of the place was completely dark, like indelible ink.
The girl's voice I had just heard had disappeared. It was just a dream again.
Suddenly, I remembered what had happened at the artificial lake. I warily looked around.
The walls here were uneven and very damp. It should be a large cave. Black and red veils fluttered with the wind in the cave.
At the innermost part of the veils was a large memorial tablet. On it was the memorial tablet of the Five Gods that Bai Qi had mentioned.
I squinted and looked behind the black veils. A tall man was standing beside the shrine, picking up the memorial tablets one by one and taking them off.
Finally, only the middle memorial tablet was left. The black veil fluttered, and I could faintly see the words on it: Huai Ji, One of the Five Gods.
Was this man named Huai Ji?
I was lying on the ground at the moment, trying to quietly get up and slip out. Just as I was about to turn over, a sharp pain shot through my limbs. It felt like an electric shock. The numb and stinging pain spread throughout my body. It turned out that my limbs had been chained by him. If I didn't move, I couldn't see the chains. But as soon as I moved slightly, the chains would appear, giving me an electric shock that made me doubt my life.
"Ah~" I couldn't help but let out a scream, and my limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.
The man behind the black curtain heard my scream and slowly walked out from behind the black veil.
His tall figure cast a shadow over me. I looked up at the man in front of me.
His appearance exuded a strong sense of evil. Just a slight curl of his lips seemed to be able to seduce my soul away.
The Five Gods were originally evil gods, known for their licentiousness. It was really true. Just one look from him was enough to make people lose their senses.
However, his charm had no effect on me. In terms of charm, he was not even a match for one finger of Gu Yuan.
Lying on the ground, I still tried to struggle out of the restraints on my hands. But every time I pulled, it felt like my whole body was being devoured by thousands of insects. The pain was unbearable.
Seeing me struggling like this, Huai Ji seemed a bit excited. He let out a crazy laugh, his shoulders shaking and his body bending with laughter.
His eyes were full of lust. He slowly crawled towards me on the ground and then lay down on top of me.
At this moment, he was still laughing. His licentious laughter made my hair stand on end.
I was extremely panicked. My heart was pounding, and my cheeks were flushed with nervousness. However, this only seemed to arouse his greater interest.
He gently brought his cheek close to my ear and twirled a strand of my black hair with his hand. I turned my face away, not daring to look. I seemed to have already guessed what he was going to do to me next.