She took out a talisman and, taking advantage of Song Shiyi's inattention, stuck it on her back.
When Song Shiyi was touched by the talisman, a thick plume of black smoke immediately rose from his body, accompanied by a burning sound.
Song Shiyi cried out in pain, her eyes filled with resentment as she looked at Tang Nian and Lou Mu.
Her eyes were bloodshot, as if she had completely lost her mind, and a strong ghostly aura emanated from her entire body.
The ghostly aura soared into the sky, obscuring the stars and the moon.
When Song Shiyi reappeared in Tang Nian's sight, her long, sharp nails were inches away.
She bent backward, but Song Shiyi missed Tang Nian and passed straight through her body.
Song Shiyi was unwilling to give up, so he turned around and raised his hands again, making a claw shape in front of him.
Tang Nian closed her eyes, drew the sword from behind her, and gripped it tightly in her hand.
After she blocked Song Shiyi's attacks time and time again, Song Shiyi seemed to have only eyes for Tang Nian, as if Tang Nian was blocking her steps to leave the city.
She attacked Tang Nian like a madwoman, as if she could leave the city as long as she killed Tang Nian.
Tang Nian swung her sword backhand, and without any resistance, the sword pierced Song Shiyi's abdomen.
"Song Shiyi, I'm giving you one last chance. Do you want to go to the underworld?"
She has already died once, and now only her soul remains.
Death was not frightening to her.
"Heh." Song Shiyi snorted coldly, condensing all the ghostly energy in his palm and tightly gripping Tang Nian's sword.
The longsword flashed with a white light, dispelling the layers of ghostly energy.
The longsword, beyond Tang Nian's control, pierced through Song Shiyi's body, its tip pointing directly at him.
Before Tang Nian and Song Shiyi could react, the long sword pierced Song Shiyi's body again.
Just then, Song Shiyi's furious mood subsided.
I calmed down.
She looked down in disbelief at the sword piercing her chest.
Her previously bloodshot eyes gradually returned to normal, and she slowly turned her head back.
Immediately afterwards, Song Shiyi's figure swayed again, and ghostly energy emerged from her body, causing her previously solidified body to become transparent.
Song Shiyi knew that this time he was really going to die.
But at that moment, her mind suddenly cleared.
A tear rolled down her cheek as she gazed intently at the tightly closed city gate, as if trying to see something else through it.
"elder brother."
Her eyes stared blankly into the distance as she murmured something.
Tang Nian frowned, not having heard clearly.
But there was no need for her to listen carefully. As Song Shiyi's last words fell, her figure slowly disappeared into the world.
At the same time, Tang Nian also saw the golden light transformed from merit flying towards her body and surging into her body.
The longsword drew a circle in the air and obediently returned to Tang Nian's hand.
She stared at the sword in her hand for a long time before sheathing it and taking out the merit bead from her sleeve, which was emitting a golden light.
Everything had settled down, and for some reason, Tang Nian suddenly felt a little dazed.
Just then, she heard Lou Mu beside her say, "Song Shiyi is dead. The city should be at peace now. Let's go back."
"Wait, there's also an array."
The moment the words were spoken, the earth shook violently.
Tang Nian lost her balance and sat down on the ground with a thud.
"What happened?"
Lou Mu quickly stepped forward to help Tang Nian up, pointing to the city gate with one hand: "Look there!"
Following Lou Mu's gaze, a red light appeared out of nowhere where Song Shiyi had disappeared.
"No way..." Tang Nian murmured.
Could Song Shiyi be the key figure in this formation?
She looked around and saw that the bricks and tiles of the flat-roofed houses had been shaken off, and cracks had appeared in the walls.
It is the result of the formation collapsing after the core of the formation is destroyed.
But there is one building in the city that still stands: the casino.
"Lou Mu, let's go take a look!" Tang Nian swayed slightly, barely managing to stand, and rushed towards the casino.
Standing outside the casino, where there was not a sound from inside, Tang Nian turned to Lou Mu and asked, "Want to go in and take a look?"
Lou Mu did not answer, but pushed open the door first.
The casino was quiet, with a few chips scattered on the gambling table, but not a single person in sight.
The two exchanged a glance and, with perfect understanding, headed upstairs.
He pushed open the door with practiced ease, only to find a person leaning back in a chair in the dimly lit room, head tilted back.
Lou Mu waved his hand, and all the candles were lit.
"Dead?"
Tang Nian cautiously stepped forward, extended her finger to check for breath, and sure enough, he was dead.
The dead man, or rather, the dead demon, was none other than the Golden Toad.
Tang Nian pulled aside the golden toad's intact golden robe, revealing obvious marks on its chest indicating that it had been patted.
"With the Golden Toad's cultivation level, how could anyone kill it with a single blow?" She looked up at Lou Mu.
There was no sign of a struggle in the room, not even a trace of a second person's presence.
Lou Mu's expression turned serious; their trail had suddenly gone cold.
Someone is secretly hindering them.
Is it because they're afraid the golden toad will reveal some secret?
After searching in vain, the two returned to the pharmacy dejectedly.
The pharmacy was bustling with activity, filled with a constant stream of arguments and cheers.
The two went inside and, sure enough, saw that the people who had been acting crazy before had all returned to normal.
Seeing Tang Nian and Lou Mu return, Ming Huan breathed a sigh of relief and quickly walked towards them.
He said with a hint of complaint, "Sister Tang, you're finally back. These people have returned to normal and are clamoring to go home. I didn't dare to leave without you..."
Ming Huan didn't finish speaking.
But Tang Nian knew what he meant.
Seeing the lingering worry in Ming Huan's eyes, Tang Nian chuckled softly, "Don't worry, Song Shiyi is gone, they should be alright, but..."
Tang Nian paused here.
Looking at those people who wanted to go home one by one, he leaned close to Ming Huan's ear and whispered, "If their souls are found to be normal, erase all their memories of Song Shiyi and let them go home."
Ming Huan nodded.
Once everything was ready, only the three of them remained in the pharmacy.
However, Ming Huan still seemed somewhat uneasy.
Watching the people leave, he hesitated before speaking to Tang Nian and Lou Mu, "I'm still a little worried. After all, their bodies have been corrupted by ghostly energy. What if... Never mind, I'll go with them and take a look."
Tang Nian didn't say anything and let Ming Huan leave.
But she forgot one thing: after Ming Huan left, only she and Lou Mu were left in the clinic.
Tang Nian hadn't felt awkward when Ming Huan was around, but now that there were only the two of them left in the space, she suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
The atmosphere became somewhat tense.
Both of them seemed embarrassed.
Tang Nian wanted to find a topic to talk about, but for a moment she didn't know what to say.
Just then, Lou Mu coughed lightly twice, then took out the empty bottle of medicine that Tang Nian had left behind from his sleeve and handed it to Tang Nian.
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