Jiang Yuxuan was panting heavily with anger. In her opinion, Luo Nian was just a zombie that Zhang Pengju, a junior from the Witch Corpse Sect, had recently created. No matter how powerful he was, he couldn't possibly stop her.
However, despite her repeated efforts, including joining forces with her elders, she was still unable to subdue Luo Nian.
Maoshan is now becoming a laughing stock in the entire Taoist community.
Now, this rising star of Maoshan, the future leader of Maoshan, has become a laughing stock in the Taoist community.
This makes people who have always been considered geniuses of Taoism and are treated like stars in Taoism feel quite inadequate.
What she found most unacceptable was that Chen Boteng, who had previously been very kind and enthusiastic towards her, now advised her not to target Miss Nian Nian whenever they met. Was it she who was targeting her? Didn't Chen Boteng know that the Miss Nian Nian he was referring to was a zombie?
Seeing her face full of grief and indignation, as if she were willing to die for her country right now, Chu Nian was puzzled and asked, "Jiang Yuxuan, although you are a Taoist priest and I am a zombie, as Boss Chen said, apart from wanting to seek justice for myself, I have never harmed any innocent people. Why do you have to destroy me?"
Chu Nian felt that not only the male lead's character had collapsed, but the female lead's character had also collapsed, which was not quite in line with the "righteous and awe-inspiring female knight" described in the book! "Awe-inspiring" was even more so, but Chu Nian did not feel "righteous" at all.
Jiang Yuxuan said righteously, "Luo Nian, you could say that zombies feed on human life. You can fool others, but you can't fool me. I've been around you zombies since I was a child, and I know you far more than ordinary people like Bai Teng."
Chu Nian chuckled and said, "You understand? How much do you understand? Do you know how many corpse cultivation methods there are among the three thousand great paths and myriad methods? Since even the heavens have corpse cultivation methods, it means that the existence of us corpses is reasonable, and that the heavens allow us to exist."
"Why do you Celestial Masters exterminate every single one you see? Why don't you go and destroy the Corpse Witch Sect, which locked my soul inside my body, preventing me from reincarnating? Not only do you not destroy the Corpse Witch Sect, but you also protect Zhang Pengju, their only remaining disciple. Is what you're doing necessarily right?"
As she spoke, she became more stern.
Honestly, when it comes to acting, emotional manipulation, and getting the audience involved, who can compare to her, the Best Actress winner?
Her impassioned speech resonated deeply with Chen Baiteng, who had been relentlessly pursuing Chu Nian against Jiang Yuxuan, and he wholeheartedly agreed with it. Even Zhou Qianqian, who secretly considered her a rival in love, nodded repeatedly in agreement.
Zhou Qianqian actually knew nothing about zombies; she knew less than the Chen siblings. At most, she understood that they were creatures that were different from ordinary people.
Zombies feed on human life force? She'd never seen one. At least the Luo Nian in front of her ate human food, but this one was something she'd witnessed firsthand.
Mentioning Zhang Pengju, Chen Boteng couldn't help but frown and say, "Miss Jiang, Zhang Pengju is such a villain. Instead of bringing him to justice, your Maoshan sect is protecting him. Are you supporting him in creating more corpses? He imprisons the souls of the dead in the corpses, preventing them from entering reincarnation. Isn't that... a bit too cruel!"
When Jiang Yuxuan faced Chen Baiteng, she no longer had that indignant feeling. Her voice and expression were even gentler, and there was even a strong sense of earnestness and concern as she said, "Baiteng, you know too little about zombies, which is why you have some unrealistic fantasies about them."
Especially for someone like Luo Nian who has harmed others, her resentment will consume her own consciousness. At that point, she'll harm others unconsciously, beyond her control. She'll kill someone without even realizing it, understand?
Her expression, gaze, and tone of voice were all perfectly timed, making Chen Boteng hesitate.
Chu Nian said, "Come on, Jiang Yuxuan, you only see us zombies from your perspective as a celestial master. You've never thought that Lou Qianzong and I are actually intelligent beings with emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness, just like you humans."
The contempt and ridicule of others will hurt our self-esteem, the rejection of others will also make us heartbroken, and the repeated pursuit and harm by you, the Celestial Masters, will also make us physically and mentally exhausted.
Because we have actually died, we are better able to understand the complex emotions of regret, remorse, guilt, and so on in the hearts of others than those of you who have never truly experienced life and death.
Furthermore, our consciousness is not so fragile; in fact, it is far stronger than that of you humans. It will not be so easily consumed by what you call 'violence.'
Her words unconsciously reminded Chen Boteng of Lou Qianzong's performance on stage: he was a man who could feel sorrow for the people in his songs and deeply understand the emotions in them, which is why his songs were so moving and captivating.
Chen Boteng said, "That's right, I believe Miss Niannian's words."
Chu Nian gave him a deep look: she knew that as long as Lou Qianzong was mentioned, Chen Baiteng, no matter how much Jiang Yuxuan's words influenced him, would still switch sides. Ha.
Zhou Qianqian nodded emphatically in agreement: "Yes, I believe her too."
She was now certain that Lou Qianzong was also a zombie. She wondered if Luo Nian and Lou Qianzong had stood together before because they were both zombies. So, it wasn't because they were lovers…
“You guys are simply… insane…” Jiang Yuxuan looked at Chen Boteng in disbelief and murmured, “You actually think zombies are the same as living, breathing people… You’re really crazy…”
Chu Nian said, "Aren't you the one who's crazy? You brought the Ghost-Slaying Formation to kill me yourself. Do your sect members even know that? Why are you going to such lengths? After the entire Maoshan sect failed to besiege me, why do you still want to kill me alone?"
Possessing the Ghost-Slaying Array shouldn't be her only reason for coming. There must be another reason why Jiang Yuxuan would risk everything to kill Chu Nian alone.
Jiang Yuxuan gave Chen Baiteng a resentful look and said, "I just felt that I could no longer let this zombie of yours deceive the world."
Chu Nian also glanced at Chen Boteng.
Chen Boteng was puzzled by the stares: Why are you all looking at me? What does it have to do with me if you Taoist priests and zombies are fighting each other?
Chu Nian said meaningfully, "I admit I'm very charming, but Jiang Yuxuan, you need to understand, I'm not the most attractive one."
Just as Lou Qianzong arrived at the foot of Maoshan and was pondering how to break the Maoshan Formation, he entered the mountain gate to search for Zhang Pengju when he suddenly sneezed. He was very puzzled: Although he had only been a corpse for a few hundred years, because he absorbed the corpse energy of the Witch Corpse Sect, his true strength was comparable to a poisonous zombie that had been around for thousands of years. He couldn't possibly have caught a cold, so why was he sneezing?
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