The cave was so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of your face.

Ba Dou's enormous snake body, like a black lightning bolt, tightly coiled around the Miao woman.

Its thick and slender body seemed to possess endless power, binding the Miao girl firmly in its embrace, leaving her no room to break free.

The Miao woman's face was contorted with fear and resentment, her eyes filled with despair and anger.

She struggled desperately, tearing at the cold, black scales of the croton with both hands, trying to find a crack and a glimmer of hope for survival.

However, the scales of the croton were as hard as iron, and her finger was cut the moment she touched it, blood flowing down her fingertip and dripping onto the damp ground.

The croton's snake body coiled tighter and tighter, making it increasingly difficult for the Miao woman to breathe.

It felt as if a heavy boulder was pressing down on her chest, making each breath so difficult and painful.

A hoarse cry escaped its throat, echoing in the silent cave, but no one responded.

The Miao woman's clothes were torn during the struggle, revealing her fair skin, which contrasted sharply with Ba Dou's dark body.

She kicked and struggled to break free of the terrible confinement, but all her efforts were in vain.

Croton is incredibly powerful; its muscles are as hard as steel, and with each contraction, the Miao woman's bones crack and pop as if they might break at any moment.

The Miao woman was unwilling to be bound like this, and her eyes shone with determination.

She used all her strength to twist her body, trying to find the weakness of the croton.

Her hair was disheveled and fell across her face, and sweat mixed with tears blurred her vision.

But she still refused to give up; even if there was only a sliver of hope, she would fight with all her might to achieve it.

Croton seemed to sense the Miao woman's resistance, and its body tightened again, emitting a low hissing sound.

The sound, like a curse from hell, echoed in the Miao woman's ears, plunging her into even deeper fear.

The Miao woman's body began to tremble, and her strength gradually faded.

But a strong will to survive surged within her, and this will sustained her as she continued to struggle.

She gritted her teeth and let out a final roar, her voice filled with resentment towards her fate and anger towards the croton.

However, the croton seeds showed no signs of loosening their entanglement.

The Miao woman's breathing grew weaker and weaker, her eyes began to glaze over, and her consciousness gradually faded.

She seemed to see her own life slipping away before her eyes, like a candle flame gradually going out.

Just as the Miao girl was about to lose consciousness, a mysterious light suddenly appeared in the cave.

The light illuminated the dark corner and made Ba Dou's body tremble slightly.

Perhaps this is a turning point in fate, or perhaps it's just a hallucination before death...

Then someone appeared who made her even more desperate.

As Shangguan Wenyan watched the croton entwined around the Miao woman, a glint of shrewdness appeared in his eyes.

There was no pity in his eyes, only an eager desire to achieve his evil purpose.

In this eerie atmosphere, Shangguan Wenyan's figure appeared particularly strange.

He stared intently at the Miao girl's face, contorted with pain and fear, plotting how to refine her into a human Gu.

His lips curled up slightly, forming a cold and cruel smile, as if he could already see the moment of his success.

The Miao girl's struggles and Ba Dou's tight entanglement were nothing more than a pre-arranged drama in Shangguan Wenyan's eyes, a prelude to his evil plan.

His eyes revealed a kind of fanatical obsession, as if nothing in the world could stop him.

Shangguan Wenyan approached slowly, his steps light yet carrying a chilling composure.

He reached out and gently touched the cold, hard scales of the croton, feeling its power and ruthlessness.

“What a perfect tool,” he murmured to himself, his voice unusually clear in the silence.

He turned his head and looked at the Miao girl again, his eyes gleaming even more fiercely.

He began to conceive of every step in refining the human Gu, repeatedly rehearsing every detail in his mind.

He imagined how to extract the Miao girl's soul, how to inject evil power into her body, and make her a human Gu completely under his control.

Shangguan Wenyan's breathing became rapid, his heartbeat quickened, and excitement and anticipation made his body tremble slightly.

He knew that this was an extremely difficult and evil spell, and he had wanted to make it a long, long time ago. No, he seemed to have made a human Gu before, but it was so long ago that he had almost forgotten the steps to make it.

"I hope you'll live up to expectations and not die so soon." His cold and ruthless voice whispered like a demon.

At this moment, the Miao woman's eyes began to glaze over, and she was almost completely exhausted.

The croton oil continued its relentless grip, as if determined to utterly destroy her life.

Shangguan Wenyan showed no intention of rescuing her; he simply watched coldly, waiting for the perfect moment to carry out his horrific plan.

The wind howled through the forests of Ailao Mountain, and the branches swayed as if they too were weeping for the impending tragedy.

Shangguan Wenyan stood in the deep cave, like a dark overlord, ready to push the innocent Miao girl into an endless abyss.

His gaze never left the Miao woman; a glint of light flickered in the darkness, like a demon's flame, foreshadowing a terrible disaster about to befall them.

"It's her, it's her, your little darling, it's her..." At that moment, a bell rang from the pocket of the clothes, breaking the eeriness and fear in the cave.

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