"Hu Die! Did you ask your mother's opinion before doing all this? She would rather give up her own life than let you live. How could she possibly agree to you exchanging your life for her resurrection?"

The spider's attack paused, and the cave where the "ghost bride" was located was exposed to Butterfly.

"So what if she doesn't want to? I'll give her all the good things in the world, and she'll still be happy."

A strange sense of satisfaction appeared on her face.

"You're not her, how do you know she'll be happy? Hu Die, as long as there's a glimmer of hope, a mother will choose to give that hope to her children."

It's not too late to let go now; if you look back, it will all be for nothing.

Hu Die's massive body froze, her smile frozen on her face.

"Turning back? I can't turn back anymore."

From the moment she agreed to share a body with the mountain monster, she could not turn back, nor could she return to the ordinary life she had taken for granted.

Seeing the determination welling up in her eyes, Yun Lian flicked her hand, and a huge axe appeared in her hand.

The darkness over Liu Village deepened the moment the axe appeared.

Upon seeing the weapon that had inexplicably appeared on its host, 003 immediately and methodically blocked the gaze of the Heavenly Dao that was peering into this world with just a glance.

It didn't say anything.

But while Yun Lian was busy, it didn't stay idle; it silently accompanied her.

Yichan sighed heavily, and a lethal weapon, rarely seen in public, appeared in his hand.

The two launched a coordinated attack.

Yellow sand rolled in, turning the entire Liujia Village into a hellish scene. The sand and the gale swept together, enveloping the three of them completely.

The piercing screams continued to emanate, and the villagers of Liujia Village, who had been hiding, quietly emerged.

Upon arrival, they witnessed a scene that would be unforgettable for them.

The three people in the sandstorm were barely visible as afterimages. Blood mixed with sand fell to the ground, and the stench emanating from them prevented them from even getting close.

"How could you not even keep an eye on them, letting them get close to that woman!"

“You didn’t keep an eye on that monk either, and he even went out to provoke that person.”

"Stop arguing. Now is not the time to argue about right and wrong. Let's work together and quietly take the other people's bodies back while no one is paying attention."

“What’s the use of taking him back? If that woman gives the order, she can make him crawl out of the ground even if he’s in a coffin.”

"But we can't let them become heartless killing machines, tortured even after death. How painful would that be?"

Unlike the villagers who were secretly transporting people from outside, the war in the sandstorm had now reached a point of open conflict.

Hu Die's bizarre body was almost separated from her original form, and screams that could shatter one's mind echoed out one after another.

Yichan covered his ears forcefully.

Yun Lian was almost unaffected, and with her axe, she chopped down everything she could.

In no time, the monster was reduced to a torso, its limbs destroyed.

When Yichan opened his eyes, what he saw was a little fox that looked like a bloodied person.

The white dress she had just changed into when she left the house was now unrecognizable, its original color replaced by vibrant red plum blossoms blooming on the snow, alluring and beautiful.

"Little fox!"

In just a moment, Yichan saw Yunlian being bitten on the shoulder, her flesh almost torn off.

The sudden pain brought tears to her eyes, and the bloodstains on her face made her look even more vulnerable.

Even though her voice was very weak, Yichan still clearly heard her say, "It hurts..."

Yichan's hesitation just now seemed like a joke; he actually hesitated about whether or not to accept Hu Die.

Having coexisted with monsters for so many years, how could she still be considered a normal person?

On the contrary, the little fox he promised to protect resolutely confronted it, and even in great pain, he never gave up.

The compassion in Yichan's eyes vanished, replaced by boundless rage.

He couldn't bear to hurt the little fox.

Why did this monster injure her so badly?

A red light flashed in Yichan's eyes, and his aura was no longer like the bright moon in the sky, but rather like a celestial dog eating the moon, tinged with a layer of red light.

With a hint of anger, Fan Yin asked, "Who gave you permission to hurt her?"

Yun Lian turned around and saw the young Taoist's robes billowing in the wind, his cold and sharp features making him look like a god of death.

Yun Lian turned around, her eyes filled with visible emotion.

"Young Taoist priest..."

The wooden fish he had struck earlier, now magnified countless times, sucked the butterfly into it. No matter how much it tried to escape, it was bounced back by the scriptures on the wooden fish.

"Let me out! Let me out!"

At this moment, Zen was flying in mid-air, his eyes closed, silently chanting a mantra.

Yun Lian looked down at the sacrificial array that had formed at some unknown time. The array was already brightly lit, and it was almost ready to be fully activated with just one trigger.

But the butterfly inside, after being bumped a few times, suddenly burst out laughing, as relaxed as if it were in its own home.

Yun Lian exclaimed, "Little Taoist, the formation is about to be activated!"

Yichan finally opened his eyes, and what came into view were the plants that were full of vitality when he came in, but now they were all withered and yellow, as if their life force had been exhausted.

It turns to dust with the slightest touch.

The zombies below had withered bodies, with only tattered clothes hanging on their white bones. The villagers they saw had gray hair and wrinkles that had quickly crept onto their faces.

"What have you done?!"

Yun Lian observed that Hu Die herself was the most affected; the monster body that had merged with her was now almost larger than her own body.

And the human parts of her body are becoming less and less, and even her limbs are gradually becoming monstrous.

"Little Taoist priest, release her immediately! We must kill her now, otherwise Liu Family Village will become a dead village."

Zen panicked too.

He would do almost anything Yun Lian said immediately. At this moment, he was like a helpless child, his eyes unconsciously filled with hope as he looked at Yun Lian.

The moment Hu Die was released from the wooden fish, Yun Lian struck her head with an axe.

Yichan also took the peach wood sword and stabbed it towards Hu Die's heart.

But she laughed wildly: "It's no use, the formation is complete, no one can stop me, hahahahahahaha... hahahahahahahahaha..."

In just a few moments, she had begun to transform into a crawling monster.

"The essence blood that Yichan spat out only excited her more."

"Hahaha, you stinky Taoist priest, without your blood, my formation wouldn't have been able to take shape so quickly. I've changed my mind and don't plan to kill you anymore. If all your blood were given to my mother, I can't even imagine how vibrant she would be."

While Yichan was coughing up blood and dodging her attacks, Yun Lian quietly circled around to her rear.

Just as Yichan breathed a sigh of relief, he saw the monster who had been laughing and joking with him suddenly turn its head and meet Yun Lian's axe-wielding figure.