As Tu Chaoyang went on a rampage,
Zhang Zicheng was sent flying by the sudden outburst of power from the female ghost. He spat out a large mouthful of fresh blood and almost fainted.
But he held on.
If he couldn't hold on and fainted in the female ghost's spiritual world, the only outcome waiting for him would be to be assimilated, devoured, and have his soul scattered.
Nian Nian wasn't in a good state either. Most of the power Tu Chaoyang had just unleashed was to resist the Soul - Exterminating Curse.
The suddenly increased power caught her off guard. Although she didn't spit out blood, she felt dizzy.
In this moment of distraction, the incantation characters floating in mid - air dimmed.
Taking advantage of this gap, Tu Chaoyang got up and flew towards Nian Nian.
Zhang Zicheng propped himself up with difficulty and rushed in front of Nian Nian in one stride, shielding her small body.
"Get out of the way!"
It was obvious that Tu Chaoyang still didn't want Zhang Zicheng to die. She let out a sharp scold and reached out to grab Zhang Zicheng's collar, trying to throw him away.
But Zhang Zicheng's body suddenly became as heavy as a thousand - jin weight. He stood firmly in a horse - riding stance and couldn't be shaken at all.
"Do you really want to protect her? At this moment, you still want to protect her?!"
This scene brought back very bad memories for Tu Chaoyang.
Before her soul was sealed, the most unforgettable scene in her memory was like this.
A handsome and elegant man stood in front of a pure and lovely - looking woman.
Even though he was in a sorry state, he didn't take a single step back.
She broke the monk's leg bones bit by bit, but he still knelt on the ground, with a straight posture, firmly protecting the girl behind him.
"You're... dreaming!"
Zhang Zicheng gritted his teeth and refused to give in an inch.
Today, even if he were to die on the spot, he must die before Nian Nian.
In his previous life, he had let her down.
In this life, Nian Nian was his most beloved junior sister.
In any case, he couldn't be a coward.
Tu Chaoyang looked at him coldly, with a crazy look in her eyes that seemed to destroy everything.
She used the same old trick and released her intimidating aura towards Zhang Zicheng.
It was as if a mountain had been pressed on his body. Zhang Zicheng couldn't move, and the bones of his legs made cracking sounds.
History repeated itself. No matter how many times, he always chose to act regardless of his own safety.
Nian Nian finally came to her senses. When her vision cleared, she saw her second senior brother kneeling in front of her, his face distorted, struggling in pain.
Tuanzi was angry!
Tuanzi was very angry!
She didn't care about her previous promise to Shen Weixun. She raised two fingers and pressed them on her eyebrows, extracting merits from her soul and infusing them into the Buddhist relic.
In an instant, golden light burst out.
The runes that had been so dim that they were almost invisible suddenly emitted a strong light at this moment.
They wrapped around the female ghost's body and firmly imprisoned her in place.
Tu Chaoyang let out a shrill wail.
The golden light corroded her soul. In just a few breaths, her soul began to turn transparent.
It seemed as if she was about to have her soul scattered.
Nian Nian was determined. Regardless of how much pain her body was in, tears streamed down like broken beads. She actually continuously extracted her merit power, determined to strangle this thousand - year - old ghost on the spot.
Tu Chaoyang also realized that she was powerless and had no chance of resistance, so she stopped struggling.
As her soul became more and more transparent, instead of being manic, she calmly looked at Zhang Zicheng and slowly said,
"Zhang Zicheng, I only want one answer. You have his memories. Tell me, did he love me?"
Huh?
Zhang Zicheng never expected her to ask such a question.
"Give me the most honest answer. After you answer, I'll stop resisting. This little girl does have some skills. I can't beat her, but if I continue to resist, she'll also be seriously injured."
It was a threat.
A blatant threat.
But it was also the best way to control Zhang Zicheng.
Zhang Zicheng frowned and carefully rummaged through the memories in his mind, trying to empathize with the monk in his memories.
But in the end, he suddenly found that he couldn't give Tu Chaoyang the answer she wanted to hear.
"His feelings for you were very complex. There was guilt, regret, pity, and lament, but there was only no..."
"Love."
Tu Chaoyang was stunned for a moment. Memories flashed through her mind quickly and finally stopped at the confrontation with the monk before she was sealed.
In those beautiful eyes, the emotions were complex.
But it was indeed as Zhang Zicheng had said.
There was no love.
At this moment, the question that had troubled her for many years finally had an answer that she couldn't accept.
Before she could think deeply, her soul began to turn into scattered light spots and drift away.
Tu Chaoyang disappeared in an instant.
Even at the end, she didn't know why she could ask such a question.
Zhang Zicheng's mood was a bit complicated. He could probably understand why Tu Chaoyang had been at odds with them.
Maybe Tu Chaoyang had always thought that she and the monk were lovers until the truth was revealed.
One's lover protecting someone else instead of oneself, no matter for what reason, would make one so angry that they would lose their mind.
But once this was revealed,
With the collapse of her perception and a sense of relief, Tu Chaoyang naturally had no desire to continue living in the world.
Crack.
After Tu Chaoyang's soul was scattered, the Buddhist relic had fine cracks and shattered into pieces.
Zhang Zicheng quickly adjusted his mood.
Whether the relationship between the monk and the female general was love and what kind of mentality the monk had when he wanted to purify the female general's soul, the answers to these questions could no longer be traced.
As a reincarnated person, he couldn't figure out this problem either.
Anyway, the matter was resolved.
Zhang Zicheng looked at Nian Nian, who was still in a state of rampage, and with difficulty, he raised his hand.
He cast a Mind - Clearing Spell, and little Tuanzi immediately closed her eyes.
"Sigh..."
Zhang Zicheng was also exhausted. After letting out a deep sigh, he fell into a coma.
Only Shen Weixun, who was still awake, watched as Nian Nian and Zhang Zicheng were unconscious and motionless. He was both angry and anxious.
As soon as the two of them were pulled into the female ghost's spiritual world, the substantial yin wind in the yard had already dissipated.
Nian Nian was lying in his arms. Blood flowed from her mouth and then from her ears.
Her face became paler and paler. In a short time, something in her body began to fade away quickly.
As for Zhang Zicheng, he had just spat out a large mouthful of blood, and then the bones of his legs made cracking sounds.
But even so, neither of them woke up.
Shen Weixun couldn't enter the female ghost's spiritual world and could only watch helplessly as all this happened.
Just a moment ago, when the last bit of yin energy in the yard completely dissipated, he knew that the female ghost had been exterminated.
But the matter wasn't over yet.
The yin energy came again, and one ghost after another rushed out of the dilapidated temple.
Each of them had a vacant look in their eyes and stared closely at the three of them, ready to attack at any moment.