A mysterious force seemed to be carried in the wind, causing Huai Sheng to stop moving.
Taking advantage of the opportunity, Xiu'er broke free from Huai Sheng's restraints and ran desperately into the distance.
She didn't know where she was going to run, or whether she could escape Huai Sheng's pursuit.
All she knew was that she had to keep running to have a chance of survival.
As Huai Sheng watched Xiu'er's fleeing figure, the sinister look in his eyes intensified.
Now, all he sees is... his prey.
A thick, long vine suddenly pierced through Xiu's chest, and Xiu, who was running, was instantly impaled.
Before they could even react, the vines were slowly draining the blood from their bodies.
Xiuer quickly turned into a dried-up corpse, and was then dragged by vines and hung on the branches of the old locust tree.
Not only did the old locust tree miraculously grow new bark, but its leaves also seemed to have turned a lot greener.
Huai Sheng stroked his hair, feeling incredibly happy. This pure woman had given him so much!
Look, not only is his hair thicker, but the wrinkles on his face have also decreased. Even after Xiuer becomes a ghost, she will be controlled by him.
Before he could even feel happy, that familiar, mysterious power reappeared.
"who?"
Huai Sheng roared.
This terrified the ghosts half to death.
"Sir, is no one here?"
"Shut up!" Huai Sheng roared.
It's impossible that there's no one here; no, perhaps it's not even human.
"Little tree spirit, you're quite alert!" A clear, cold voice rang out from inside the cave.
Huai Sheng and the other little devils turned around and saw that it was the young master from the carriage during the day.
That's right, it was Chen Zhiqing who appeared.
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