She distributed several bottles of medicine to Lou Mu and Ji Jingyu, and while the two were applying the medicine, she looked down at her palms.
The surge of power was slowly receding, and she felt an unprecedented sense of exhaustion.
If it weren't for her strong willpower, she would probably have collapsed by now.
Who exactly is helping her in secret?
Why should we help her?
Is he planning to use her to destroy Li Chang, the Ghost General?
She clenched her fists, her face dark and unreadable.
"Tang Nian, look!"
Lou Mu's low gasp instantly brought Tang Nian back to reality.
Following Lou Mu's finger, Chu Wende's sleeping soul had awakened at some point, staring at the three people in front of him with eyes full of resentment.
It seemed that they were resentful that the three of them hadn't been killed by Li Chang's ghost general with a single palm strike.
However, Tang Nian keenly noticed that Chu Wende's soul was even weaker than before, and that she could see the waterfall behind him through him.
Chu Wende simply stared at them silently, without saying a word.
As expected, the appearance of Chu Wende and the Ghost General Li Chang was inextricably linked to this.
Without hesitation, Tang Nian's sword flew out from behind her, piercing straight through Chu Wende's body and into the waterfall.
Chu Wende, however, was not harmed at all.
Seeing this, Lou Mu, with a serious expression, also walked to Tang Nian's side.
The Chu Wende in front of them was like an illusion, but they could all clearly feel his presence.
Lou Mu also stretched out his hand and threw out a beam of white light, which directly struck the waterfall behind Chu Wende, but Chu Wende was unharmed.
Chu Wende laughed loudly, but the laughter did not come from the lake; rather, it came from all directions, pressing down on the three of them.
It seemed to be mocking their overestimation of their abilities.
Tang Nian clenched her teeth, her brows furrowed, unsure of what to say.
"The time it takes for an incense stick to burn is almost up, and you will all die!"
Chu Wende has already begun celebrating his victory ahead of schedule.
The moment Tang Nian agreed, they had already signed a contract. If Tang Nian and the others failed to find him, their souls would be scattered.
"You're just a soul now, what good would it do you even if you won!"
Tang Nian frowned and shouted.
"What if I win? It's none of your business. You're about to die and you're still thinking about these things?"
Up to now, Chu Wende is not falling for the trap at all.
All he could think about was that all these eyesores were going to die.
Before Tang Nian could even think of how to further provoke him and find his weakness, Chu Wende's smile abruptly stopped.
Tang Nian quickly looked around and saw that the black mist around her was slowly dissipating.
There seemed to be the sound of something hitting the ground in the distance.
Chu Wende, who was on the lake, also looked terrified.
His trembling voice echoed in the small space.
"You...you actually did this!"
Before Tang Nian could react, he burst out laughing again.
"It doesn't matter! Even if I die, you will all be buried with me!"
Then, a red glow began to emanate from Chu Wende's body on the lake, and the red glow grew stronger and stronger.
"not good!"
Tang Nian cursed under her breath, grabbed Ji Jingyu who was leaning against the lakeside healing his wounds, and fled into the woods.
But now Chu Wende is everywhere, and his laughter follows the three of them all the time.
Tang Nian took a deep breath and stopped walking.
She knew that simply running away wouldn't get her away from Chu Wende.
She closed her eyes, clasped her hands together, and chanted a spell rapidly.
Lou Mu wanted to help, but Tang Nian grabbed him and pushed him to Ji Jingyu's side.
They've already helped her so much, and they're both injured, so she should take care of this.
A pale blue barrier quickly unfolded, reaching above the trees.
As the barrier expanded, many lifeless puppets were pushed aside and fell to the ground.
Before the barrier was fully in place, a loud "bang" was heard.
Ji Jingyu and Lou Mu quickly covered their ears.
Tang Nian, who had to hold up the barrier, could only let the explosion shake her ears until they bled profusely.
The barrier shattered instantly.
Fortunately, the aftershocks did not affect the other two people inside the barrier.
Tang Nian finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She never expected that Chu Wende would resort to self-destruction.
Logically speaking, even if he became a ghost cultivator, how could he have learned self-destruction in such a short time?
Suddenly, Tang Nian was stunned.
"Oh no! Chu Roujia!"
She ignored the two wounded and hurriedly ran out of the woods.
She originally intended to use a barrier to envelop everyone, but she didn't expect Chu Wende's self-destruction to happen so quickly.
The earlier dissipation of the black mist and Chu Wende's fury were probably also related to Chu Roujia.
Tang Nian tripped over branches in the grass countless times, but she didn't care at all and hurriedly rushed to the edge of the woods.
Chu Roujia was lying on the ground, and Ming Huan was carefully holding her.
“Minghuan, Roujia, she…”
Tang Nian's steps slowly came to a stop. She said softly, as if she couldn't believe it.
Ming Huan looked up at Tang Nian, then quickly lowered his head again. After a long while, he gently shook his head.
He didn't know how to comfort Tang Nian.
Tang Nian stumbled; her worst fear had come true.
She was mentally prepared that even if Chu Roujia died, she would have a way to bring her back to the underworld to stay and take up a post or be reincarnated into a better life.
But what about Chu Roujia's soul?
Isn't the worst outcome supposed to be death?
Why is there no soul inside Chu Roujia's body?
However, Chu Roujia was surrounded by the souls trapped inside the puppets.
Some of them stood there dumbfounded, some looked at the unfamiliar surroundings with blank expressions, while others stared at Chu Roujia with gratitude in their eyes.
The only thing missing was Chu Roujia's own soul.
Tang Nian was going crazy.
She grabbed Lou Mu, who was running behind her, her eyes brimming with tears: "Why did it turn out like this!"
"Don't rush, take out the Ghost Spirit Pearl," Lou Mu coaxed gently.
Tang Nian, without any suspicion, conjured the Ghost Spirit Pearl without any warning.
But the next moment, a sharp pain shot through the back of his neck, and he lost consciousness.
In a daze, she still couldn't believe that it was Lou Mu who had done this to her.
"you……"
Ming Huan pointed at Lou Mu, his face full of anger.
Lou Mu ignored him, gently placed Tang Nianping on the grass, picked up the fallen Ghost Spirit Pearl, and absorbed all the surrounding souls into it.
"You stay here and watch over her, I'll be right back."
After speaking, Lou Mu leaped away and disappeared from Ming Huan's sight.
He didn't have time to deal with Ming Huan there.
The Ghost Spirit Pearl emitted a dark, eerie light, as if guiding Lou Mu on his path.
After walking for an unknown amount of time, Lou Mu slowly stopped, having reached the depths of the forest.
A woman stood before him, wearing a light green dress, like a new leaf in early spring, both fresh and profound.
In her slender hand floated a pale golden sphere, which she was examining closely.
"You really put on a great show."
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