However, I didn't cancel it.
One hand grasped my shoulder.
That hand may be slender, but it is incredibly powerful!
And he's not just holding onto me; the other hand is also tightly clenched around someone else!
It's Han Chui!
The wind is beating wildly against my ear, causing a sharp pain in my cheek.
That figure is indeed the female Daoist practitioner Siyan!
This pull caused my lower leg to brush against something, sending a jolt of pain through it.
The female Daoist practitioner's speed is too fast.
Each time she lands, it's as if she's a dragonfly lightly touching the water, barely using the force to propel herself even further.
She only let go of my shoulder after she stopped and paused.
My legs are so painful that they feel weak, and I stumble and fall to the ground.
Han Chui stood stiffly to the side, still with a crater-sized wound on his chest.
The talisman seems to have penetrated the corpse, so Han Chui is still held in place by it, unable to move.
The Daoist practitioner's face has a reddish hue, indicating abundant vital energy.
However, there's a faint pallor mixed with that redness.
The pallor is a sign of extreme shock.
I took two difficult breaths and looked towards the distance together.
"You think you've lived too long, which is why you came close," the cold voice of the female Daoist practitioner sounded like a wind in the freezing winter.
I didn't say a word in response.
At this moment, the position we are in is almost at the bottom of the slope.
This circular mountain ridge is like a bowl.
To the left ahead, about two to three hundred meters away, a thick mist envelops an area.
The distance is too far, and I can't hear any sound. I can only see the mist becoming thicker and thicker.
Nine Elder hasn't come out…
That means he must be entangled?
I can't describe that emotion.
Confused, unable to understand, and a hint of faint fear of the unknown...
That must be Yu Xiuxiu.
She is wearing the clothes that Wang Bingniang destroyed the old Qin's hall, which she was kicked by Wang Bingniang, and I punished him after, and then gave to her.
In my cognition, I already know that Yu Xiuxiu is evil.
I had a fleeting thought before, wondering if it could possibly be Yu Xiuxiu's hand?
At that time, I doubted myself again and thought that Yu Xiuxiu, no matter how evil she was, was not as evil as my plague-contaminated life.
How could a village guard ever be an ace in old Qin's hand!?
What's happening in front of me is completely beyond my ability to think.
She bit her finger...and then Yu Xiuxiu appeared...
She can't be human!
Humans, no matter how fast they run, can't travel from Lao Tiao Village to here instantly...
Then she's a ghost?
But ghosts... how could they walk under the sunlight?
Could she be a corpse?
"Who are you?" At this moment, the female Daoist practitioner suddenly asked me coldly.
I was startled, breaking me out of my trance.
Before I could answer, she continued coldly, "That thing, was it you who released it? I had some awareness earlier, but you released it and couldn't control it."
"And why are people from the Guikkun allowed to enter here?!"
"Did you bring them here?"
What the female Daoist practitioner said clearly referred to Yu Xiuxiu!
However, she has been mostly unconscious for a long time. She might only have regained consciousness during the time when Nine Elder moved, so she doesn't know what happened.
Han Chui also had no chance to communicate with her.
If it weren't for our misunderstanding, thinking that Sun Zhuo was hiding in the shadows, Han Chui wouldn't have acted.
Perhaps, unless we break through Nine Elder's concealment, he won't show up?
This thought was pushed down by me.
Nine Elder hiding in the dark is definitely not a good thing.
Being watched by someone of that caliber is no different from having a venomous snake coiled and ready to strike at your back.
"He wasn't attracted by me, but was traveling with another person." I opened my mouth in a low tone.
"Traveling companion? And someone from Guikkun?!?" The female Daoist practitioner's voice grew louder, her eyes full of caution and apprehension.
I was about to say Sun Zhuo directly.
My eyebrows furrowed again.
Would the female Daoist practitioner believe it if I said that directly?
Moreover, the current environment is not suitable for conversation; it's a waste of time.
"Find a way to free Han Brother from the suppression of this talisman. Many things can be explained to you by him."
"Is Han Elder trapped there?"
I immediately reached out and pointed in a certain direction.
By chance, the female Daoist practitioner led us down the slope and happened to be near the cave where the other little ghosts had entered.
A shadow of gloom flashed across the female Daoist practitioner's eyes, and she told me that it was uncertain.
Before, the female Daoist practitioner and her senior came to this place because they believed the warning of an old man at the gate of the funeral parlor.
It was said that the retribution ghost was here, having been subdued by Yinyang Mr. Wu Zhongkui.
The object that controls the retribution ghost is also at the core of this place.
Even more so, he mentioned that Han Chui died because of this.
As she spoke, the female Daoist practitioner glanced at Han Chui's corpse and her eyes flashed with a sense of complexity.
She paused for a moment and then continued, "After arriving at this place, I indeed felt the presence of ghosts. After getting closer, I saw two caves with people moving around inside. My master and I split up, and after entering one of the caves, I encountered some strange things, which bound me and nearly drained my vital energy."
"And that's where it is, up to now."
The female Daoist practitioner's emotions and tone slightly eased up.
The suspicion and resistance towards me slightly decreased.
From her words, it's about as certain as can be that Han Zizi is also trapped inside the cave.
I didn't hurry to say that we should go and rescue Han Zizi immediately. My gaze fell on the talisman on Han Chui's chest.
The female Daoist practitioner took a deep breath and reached out to grab the talisman on Han Chui's chest!
"Halt!"
The sudden shout made me extremely cautious.
The female Daoist practitioner also turned her head.
From the other direction, from the cave that I had pointed to earlier, someone emerged!
My face suddenly changed greatly.
The person who emerged from the cave is exactly Sun Zhuo!
He was wearing a crimson Daoist robe that stood out vividly.
Sun Zhuo's steps were slightly unstable, and his face looked pale.
He stumbled towards us.
As he got closer, one could see that his Daoist robe had many scorch marks, as if it had been struck by electricity.
"Sun Zhuo?" The female Daoist practitioner's tone once again revealed surprise.
My heart, however, sank to the bottom of the valley!
Suddenly, I thought of a possibility...
Five Little Ghosts didn't feel the auras of Elder Nine and Sun Zhuo, so they must have been hiding their presence through the unique means of the Guikkun.
Did we really feel wrong before?
Could it be that Elder Nine and Sun Zhuo were together, but he appeared to deal with us while Sun Zhuo took advantage to come to the place where Han Zizi was trapped?
Could Han Zizi have already been killed?
Does Sun Zhuo want to take advantage and murder people!?
"He wants to kill us! Be careful!" I spoke abruptly, my voice hoarse.
The female Daoist practitioner's face changed suddenly.
"Enlighten! What are you saying?!" Sun Zhuo's face changed too, he suddenly stopped, looking at me with a look of heartache.
"Elder Han... might have been killed!"
"Han Brother knows everything!"
"Don't trust Sun Zhuo, don't let him get close to us!"
"If you have the ability, take him down!"
"Otherwise... we can only run..." I stared at Sun Zhuo with all my might, full of unwillingness.
