Li Zhiyi knew that Gu Siye wasn't poisoned at all, but rather had been cursed. Judging from the black blood he had just vomited, he knew that Gu Siye had fallen victim to a sorcerer's dirty trick.

The car broke down halfway through the journey. Jiang Yu wanted to get out of the car to check, but Li Zhiyi stopped him.

"Don't get out of the car or open the car door. Something dirty is getting close to us."

Jiang Yu now firmly believed in these things and immediately dared not act rashly. "I'll call someone for help." He took out his phone but found that the screen was blank and he couldn't see anything.

"What's going on? When did my phone break?"

“Someone wants us to die on the way here, but I won’t!” After saying that, Li Zhi immediately laid Gu Siye flat on the back seat of the car, took off the jade pendant from his own neck, and put it on Gu Siye’s neck.

Then he took out his Bagua mirror and handed it to Jiang Yu: "Take this. Don't be afraid of anything you see. Remember, never get out of the car."

Jiang Yu knew that things might have gotten serious, even more serious than he had imagined!

In an instant, a fierce wind arose, blowing the entire city into the dark, knocking down cars, car windows, and roadside utility poles!

However, the inside of the car was safe and sound. The only view outside was through the car window, where yellow sand filled the sky and nothing could be seen.

He glanced at the Bagua mirror in his hand and then realized that there were shadows everywhere outside... so many shadows that he couldn't count them all.

Could this be the legendary Night Parade of One Hundred Demons?

There was movement in Li Zhi's arms. Xiao Bai woke up. The car window was not open, but Xiao Bai jumped out. Xiao Bai turned around and swallowed all the ghosts around him. Xiao Bai's body changed from a little white cat into a giant Totoro that was stronger than a human.

It could even walk on two legs, a sight so strange that Jiang Yu was dumbfounded!

Turning his head, he saw that Li Zhiyi had gotten out of the car at some point. He wanted to get out to help, but then he remembered Li Zhiyi's words, telling him to stay in the car no matter what.

Moreover, while he was good at dealing with people, he really wasn't confident in dealing with these ghosts. He could only watch with bated breath as Li Zhi disappeared one moment and reappeared in his sight the next.

Li Zhiyi sensed that the enormous ghostly figure had coalesced into one, intending to deliver a fatal blow, and she was prepared.

Just then, an old man with a white beard appeared. Li Zhi exclaimed in surprise, "Isn't this the fortune teller?" But something about him seemed off. How did he end up here?

"Girl, am I not late?"

"Grandpa, you can't even predict the future accurately, so how can you catch ghosts?"

"Silly girl, that's my brother. He just lacks talent." After saying that, the old man took out the Ghost-Summoning Banner and began chanting incantations. All the ghosts uncontrollably gathered into the Ghost-Summoning Banner.

The surrounding fog dissipated, and the gale abruptly stopped.

As if everything that had just happened was an illusion, the old man said in a strong voice, "Girl, you are Li Sheng's apprentice?"

"Indeed, could you be Master Xuanzhen?"

"Haha, Li Sheng's apprentice is indeed clever."

Li Zhiyi politely replied, "Thank you for your help, Senior Uncle."

"Why are you calling me 'Master Uncle'? Your master and I aren't sworn brothers." The old man stroked his beard haughtily, his eyes scrutinizing Li Zhiyi.

"I don't care what my master thinks, but you helped me today, so it's not too much for me to call you my senior master."

"Good boy, I've left your master's matter to you. Can you save that man in the car? Do you need my help?" The old man was a man of principle, and he was very pleased to see that Li Zhiyi was so cooperative.

"No need, thank you, Uncle Master." As soon as he finished speaking, the old man disappeared without a trace. Li Zhi thought to himself, "This old man is really a master!"

Li Zhi returned to the car, and Jiang Yu's opinion of her changed again. For the first time, he admired a woman.

"First, shall we look back at home now?"

"No, there's no time. Let's go up the mountain. I need to save him."

At this moment, Jiang Yu turned around and saw that Young Master Gu's lips had turned purple and black. He had seen too many dead people and knew that the man in front of him was dead, probably just now, as the body did not look very stiff.

He wanted to offer words of comfort, but then he thought that she was very capable and might really have a way to save him.

He drove like a rocket, but then realized how fast the car was going. Li Zhiyi was using magic, and now the car was faster than a high-speed train. What used to be an hour's journey was now only ten minutes to get to the mountain.

Moreover, the road conditions on the mountain were poor, yet the car drove up without any hindrance.

Li Zhiyi placed Gu Siye on the lawn, took out a red rope, wrapped it around Gu Siye, and then took out many white candles and lit them around him.

Jiang Yu counted them; there were forty-nine white candles in total, which looked incredibly eerie on this mountain.

Jiang Yu felt no fear whatsoever; instead, he secretly hoped for a miracle to happen.

Li Zhi then chanted a spell, and in an instant, countless halos of light surrounded Gu Siye, then disappeared into his body.

Li Zhizhi collapsed to the ground, exhausted, and quickly fell asleep. Xiao Bai and Jiang Yu watched over the two of them. Jiang Yu had a feeling that although Xiao Bai couldn't speak, it understood everything.

He was certain that if he harbored any ill intentions, this little white creature would pounce on him and tear him apart, because it was enormous, like a giant bear, perhaps because it had swallowed too many ghosts.

When the sun rose the next day, Jiang Yu also opened his eyes. He didn't know when he had fallen asleep, and he slept very soundly.

Looking back, Li Zhiyi had also woken up. She was standing on the hilltop gazing into the distance. Jiang Yu followed her gaze and was startled.

The flowers and plants all over the mountains and fields have withered, just like in the dead of winter when all the plants have lost their vitality.

Li Zhi turned around and smiled calmly: "To save him, I sacrificed the lives of quite a few flowers and plants."

"The life of these flowers and plants cannot compare to that of human life. Moreover, the flourishing and withering of these flowers, plants and trees also change with the seasons."

"Yes, even if it's wrong, I still want to save him. This is the first time I've realized how afraid I am of death."

Gu Siye had already woken up by this time. Hearing the two talking, he smiled.

So this silly girl actually likes me. I've been misunderstanding our relationship.

As a man, he could tell that this young master Jiang liked her, but it didn't matter. As long as she liked him, that was enough.

"Cough, cough..."

Li Zhi rushed to his side anxiously and asked with concern, "You're awake? How are you feeling? Is anything bothering you?"

"Yes, my chest hurts."

"Let me see... is it here?" Li Zhiyi was completely unaware that he was doing it on purpose, and was still carefully observing where he was in pain.

Jiang Yu knew he did it on purpose, but so what? As long as she liked it, that was fine.

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