“Damn it, that beast!”
Qin Hao and Sun Yiyi rose furiously, about to rush forward, but Fang Yuan and Zhang Ziqiang pulled them back, making them hide again in the bushes.
“Wait, something’s happening,” Fang Yuan whispered.
By a towering tree in the distance, the man was frantically tearing off his clothes, his breathing becoming more and more rapid.
The woman hugged herself, curled up at the base of the tree, screaming repeatedly.
The next moment, the man, naked, pounced on her.
Just as he touched the woman, a pair of bloody hands pierced through his heart.
Pfft—
Blood splattered, and a bloody heart appeared in the woman’s hand; on her face, drops of fresh red blood slid down her cheeks.
“I… rely… there’s a twist!”
Qin Hao’s pupils widened, and he leaned his head next to Fang Yuan, whispering, “How did you figure out something was wrong with her?”
Fang Yuan rolled his eyes at him and whispered, “You’re an idiot, aren’t you? If it were a normal person, shouldn’t they put their clothes back on after escaping danger?”
“Also, that man was clearly about to force himself on her, yet the woman only screamed but didn’t resist. Do you think that’s reasonable?”
“So that’s it.” Qin Hao and Sun Yiyi showed sudden realization, their eyes fixed on the woman.
The woman casually took out a wooden box from her storage ring, placed the still-beating heart into the wooden box, then pulled over the man’s robe and covered herself with it.
At the same time, the giant python, smelling blood, leaped out of the lake, crashed through several large trees, and then directly attacked the woman.
Whoosh, whoosh—
At the critical moment, an old man with several young disciples rushed out from another direction.
“Junior Sister Li Xiaoman!”
Two female disciples rushed to the woman, quickly taking out clothes from their storage rings and putting them on the woman.
“Senior Sister…” The woman burst into tears, throwing herself into one of their arms.
“Isn’t this the demonic beast Senior Brother Yin subdued some time ago?” a male disciple said with a frown.
The old man conjured his flying sword and chopped off the giant python’s head with one strike, then turned to look at the woman, saying in a deep voice, “What happened?”
“Senior Brother Yin, he, he just tried to do something improper to me, and then, and then he…Woohoo…”
Li Xiaoman buried her head in the female disciple’s arms, crying uncontrollably.
A male disciple quickly walked forward to examine the corpse’s injuries, then frowned and said to the old man, “Senior Brother Yin’s heart is missing. The method is the same as before, it should be the ghost fiend’s doing.”
“This is already the fifth case! That hateful ghost fiend!” a female disciple exclaimed angrily.
“Junior Sister Li, did you see what the murderer looked like?” Someone cast a suspicious glance at Li Xiaoman.
“I, I don’t know. When Senior Brother pounced on me just now, I was so scared I closed my eyes. When I opened them, Senior Brother was already dead…”
“Then why did that demonic beast just now…” The man wanted to ask more questions but was interrupted by the female disciple next to Li Xiaoman.
“Zhang Bo, what do you mean? Are you suspecting Junior Sister Li? Do you think Junior Sister Li, with her Foundation Establishment cultivation, could kill Senior Brother Yin?”
“Exactly! That demonic beast just now was clearly chasing the ghost fiend. Don’t slander Junior Sister Li!” Another woman stood up to defend Li Xiaoman.
“I didn’t mean that…” The man tried to explain.
“Enough, let’s drop this matter. Let’s leave here first and continue tracking the ghost fiend.”
The old man impatiently interrupted their quarrel, then turned and walked towards another area.
Li Xiaoman huddled in the female disciple’s arms, secretly wiping away tears, looking utterly terrified.
After the group disappeared, Fang Yuan and the other three emerged from the secret forest.
“Quite interesting, isn’t it?” Fang Yuan clicked his tongue twice, stroking his chin as he looked in the direction where everyone had just disappeared.
“How about we follow them and see?” Qin Hao suggested.
“There’s nothing good to see. Let’s hurry to Desolate State to catch pets,” Zhang Ziqiang urged impatiently.
“I want to see what that woman is really up to,” Sun Yiyi said, her eyes gleaming with gossip.
The three immediately agreed. Zhang Ziqiang sighed, having no choice but to follow behind them.
The group ahead hadn’t gone far; they were just wandering aimlessly in the secret forest. During this time, they killed several Foundation Establishment demonic beasts but found no trace of the ghost fiend.
When night fell, everyone lit a bonfire and chatted around it.
This made Fang Yuan and the other three feel bored, their eyelids constantly drooping.
In the middle of the night, after everyone was sound asleep, the old man on duty quietly left the group.
A moment later, Li Xiaoman stood up and walked in the direction the old man had just disappeared.
“Hey, something’s happening,” Zhang Ziqiang nudged the three who were already dozing off.
“Huh? What’s happening?” Sun Yiyi rubbed her blurry eyes, confused.
“Quick, follow them.”
The four of them crouched low and followed, eventually finding the two in a corner of the secret forest.
The moonlight was sparse, barely illuminating the figures of the old man and Li Xiaoman.
“You did a very poor job this time, leaving so many loopholes,” the old man said, his hands behind his back, his eyes coldly fixed on Li Xiaoman.
Thump, Li Xiaoman suddenly knelt on the ground, took out a wooden box from her storage ring, and presented it to the old man with trembling hands, saying, “Please, Elder, give me another chance. I will do better next time.”
The old man took the wooden box, opened it for a look, and then put it into his storage ring.
“Come here,” the old man beckoned with a finger.
Li Xiaoman quickly knelt between the old man’s legs, and to the shocked gazes of Fang Yuan and the other three, slowly removed her clothes.
“Holy crap, this old pervert…” Qin Hao gritted his teeth and whispered.
Fang Yuan quickly covered Sun Yiyi’s eyes, clicking his tongue, “Kids shouldn’t look, it’s too damn offensive.”
Sun Yiyi impatiently slapped his hand away, her eyes fixed on the two in front of them.
Time passed bit by bit. The two’s ‘battle’ lasted for over an hour before gradually ceasing.
“This is the Gu Transformation Pill. It can suppress the Gu poison in your body. Perform well next time.” The old man put on his clothes, took out a pill from his storage ring, and dropped it at the woman’s feet.
“Thank you, thank you, Elder…”
The woman, naked, kowtowed several times to the old man, then carefully picked up the pill from the ground and swallowed it.
The old man sneered, his hands behind his back, and left.
After he left, the woman put on her clothes, curled up on the ground, and suddenly began to cry softly.
A moment later, she took out a dagger and fiercely stabbed it into her hand. Watching the blood flow out, her eyes showed a fierce glint, and she frantically sucked her own blood.
Then she stabbed the dagger into the spot where the old man had just stood, over and over again, emitting a low growl from her mouth.
Fang Yuan and the other three exchanged glances.
“This woman seems to be controlled by that old geezer,” Qin Hao whispered.
“It seems this woman has suffered inhuman torment, and for quite some time too. She’s almost at the breaking point.”
As Fang Yuan was speaking, he saw Sun Yiyi suddenly stand up and walk towards Li Xiaoman with a blank expression.
“Holy crap, Sun Yiyi, what are you doing?!” Fang Yuan and the other two wanted to stop her but were glared at fiercely by Sun Yiyi.
The three sheepishly withdrew their hands and honestly followed behind her.
“Who?!” Li Xiaoman suddenly stood up, gripping the dagger and looking warily at Fang Yuan and the others.
“Don’t yell!”
Sun Yiyi reprimanded, took out a machete from her storage ring, and threw it at Li Xiaoman’s feet.
“If you want revenge, follow me!”
With that, Sun Yiyi turned and left, no longer hiding her aura, unleashing her full cultivation.
Li Xiaoman stared blankly at her retreating back, her lips slightly agape.
She still hadn’t figured out the situation.
“What are you waiting for? Hurry and follow!” Fang Yuan reminded her.
“But…”
Li Xiaoman wanted to say something else, but then saw the four of them simultaneously leap into the air and disappear from the spot.
