With a creak, the door to the west-facing house was pushed open, and a boy who looked no more than seventeen or eighteen years old walked out. He seemed to have just woken up, and stood at the doorway, yawning widely. He lazily said, "Dad, Mom, what's going on? It's so noisy..."

He opened his eyes after yawning and was immediately shocked by the scene in front of the north room. He opened his mouth in shock, but before he could utter a word, a gemstone shot into his heart and flew through his body, spinning around with blood before flying back to the strange blood-covered man.

The boy's eyes were still wide open, even as he lay helplessly on the ground.

Shi Chan looked around the courtyard and couldn't find a single living person. He turned and rushed out of the courtyard.

Li Molin gripped Liuli's arm tightly and lifted her into the air. Liuli struggled violently, repeatedly glancing back at Shi Chan. She couldn't break free from Li Molin's hold and shouted, "Li Molin, let me go! Let me go!!"

Shi Chan's blood-soaked figure had vanished in the blink of an eye, but Liu Li still couldn't break free from Li Mo Lin's grip, and she couldn't help but feel anxious. In her panic, Liu Li hurriedly recited a spell, and a ring on her right index finger flashed, and a jet-black rope silently appeared on Li Mo Lin's body, suddenly binding him tightly.

Suddenly bound, Li Molin couldn't even maintain his balance, let alone grab Liuli. He couldn't expel his demonic energy and plummeted straight down.

Once Liuli was free, she turned and flew towards that small village.

"Young Master!"

Yu Ke, Ji Jue, and Lang Yuan were shocked to see Li Molin fall straight down and immediately turned around and flew after him.

Li Molin quickly realized what was happening during his fall. He chanted an incantation to retract the Binding God Rope, steadied himself, and then turned to chase after Liuli. Yu Ke and the others followed.

When Liuli arrived above the village, only a short time had passed, and the village was already littered with corpses, blood flowing continuously from them, blooming like flowers. The survivors were running in all directions, trying to escape the pursuit of a blood-soaked man, but the numerous Seven Treasure Stones were so agile as if they had eyes; how could they possibly evade them?

"Help!"

"A ghost!"

"No, don't kill me!"

"..."

The clamor echoed throughout the village, and cries of fear and pleas filled the air, painting a picture of a horrific catastrophe.

"Little monk!" Liuli called out while she was still in the air.

Upon hearing the voice, the blood-soaked man paused for a moment, a fleeting clarity of struggle appearing in his eyes. But the next instant, he succumbed to madness once more.

Liuli flew to Shichan and landed on the ground. Standing amidst the blood, she opened her arms wide and cried out in a choked voice, "Little monk, you can't kill anymore! You'll regret it when you wake up! Little monk, please, don't kill anymore..."

Shi Chan stared coldly at Liuli with his crimson eyes. A moment later, a swarm of Seven Treasure Stones rushed toward Liuli.

Ghost faces blocked Liuli's path for a moment, shielding her from the Seven Treasure Stone. Li Molin quickly landed and pulled Liuli aside to dodge. The next moment, the ghost faces were shattered by the Seven Treasure Stone and shot past Li Molin and Liuli.

Li Molin held Liuli's hand tightly and said in a deep voice, "Liuli, don't you understand? He's gone mad. You should give up now!"

Seeing Shi Chan's current state, Liu Li was furious with Li Mo Lin. She coldly shook off Li Mo Lin's hand and said in a chilling voice, "I don't need your help!"

After saying that, she rushed towards Shi Chan again.

Li Molin strode up to her and blocked her way, saying in a deep voice, "You're not allowed to go over there! He's a madman now, he'd even kill you!"

Liuli's body trembled, and her heart sank to the bottom. She wiped away her tears and asked in a choked voice, "Then, can he still be conscious?"

Li Molin shook his head and said coldly, "That monk has no hope of waking up. Give up, Liuli."

"No!" Liuli cried out in anguish, shaking her head repeatedly, her tears scattering like raindrops. She was nearly in despair, but she forced herself to say, "The little monk is different from others. He has a strong will; this is just a temporary madness. I can definitely awaken him, I definitely can!"

After saying that, she suddenly pushed Li Molin away and ran towards Shi Chan in the distance.

Li Molin was quite helpless. He turned around to chase after Liuli when Yu Ke and the others flew over. Yu Ke asked with some doubt, "That person... is he the monk Shi Chan?"

Li Molin paused for a moment, then nodded and said, "Not bad."

Lang Yuan waved to Lingxi, who was clinging tightly to Li Molin's clothes to keep from falling off, and Lingxi jumped onto his shoulder.

Yu Ke continued, "Why did you release that monk, young master? Wouldn't it have been better to let him die on the ancient battlefield?"

Li Molin shook his head helplessly and said in a low voice, "Yu Ke, you guys go and kill that monk. As long as he's alive, Liuli won't give up. I'll go and take Liuli away."

Liuli was incredibly fast. She flew quickly to Shichan, took out her Winged Spirit Whip, and used it to entangle the monk's knife that Shichan had swung, thus saving the life of a child who was only seven or eight years old. The child, whose face was full of panic and fear, quickly got up from the ground after being saved and stumbled away.

Liuli retracted her whip, her voice choked with sobs as she cried out, "Little monk, you really can't kill anymore, please stop, I beg you..."

At this moment, Liuli and Shichan were standing on the widest road in the village, with houses on both sides of the road.

Shi Chan completely ignored Liu Li's words. His gaze shifted, and his crimson eyes fixed on a woman slumped against an earthen wall. The woman's legs were weak with fear, and she could only stare at Shi Chan with a face full of terror, unable to escape.

Liuli followed Shichan's gaze to the woman. She stood in front of Shichan, spreading her arms wide to block him. Then she turned to the woman and shouted, "Run! Hurry!"

The woman was already in tears. She nodded, stood up shakily, and stumbled away.

As Shi Chan looked at Liu Li blocking his way, the bloodlust in his eyes began to fade slightly, which startled him. The woman was then able to escape successfully.

Looking at Shi Chan's dazed expression, Liu Li saw a struggle in his eyes, as if he were trying to regain his senses. Overjoyed, though tears still clung to her face, a smile played on her lips as she called out, "Little monk, I believe in you! You will definitely wake up!"