Life-saving Granny
Can they escape?
The Gu woman sneered and forcefully waved out dandelions, creating a dense, needle-like mass that blocked their escape route from all directions.
In the rush, the voice-over only had time to see the murderous intent rushing towards her. Hua Yin shielded her with her body and pushed her away forcefully.
"Hurry up—"
"flower--"
At the critical moment, the sky suddenly darkened, and the black and white yin-yang fish descended from the sky, crashing down on the Gu woman with a loud bang.
The Goddess of Gu's expression hardened, and she changed her target, unleashing a torrent of evil power towards the yin-yang fish.
Boom!
The fine needles were all jolted back, and one even scratched the Gu woman's delicate skin, leaving a shallow bloodstain.
The Gu woman chuckled, put away the dandelion, and looked at the hunched old man blocking Hua Yin's path, asking incredulously, "You... are the Ghostly Ku Tong?"
"Grandpa...you, how could you..." The voice off-screen was anxious to say something.
Without turning his head, the ghostly boy said, "Little nephew, children shouldn't interrupt when adults are talking. You and this blockhead go and wait aside."
The voice-over opened its mouth, but this time it didn't even refute the other party calling it "nephew". Instead, it dragged Hua Yin away.
The old man before her had an aged face, but his voice was like that of a child, just as the Gu King had spoken to her.
The other party possesses the ability to see into the heavens; that is her purpose in coming here.
"Since he's come to me, it means he's awake." The Ghost Child sighed. "Speak, what do you want to know?"
The fact that the other party asked her so directly about her doubts made her suspicious.
"You don't need to doubt me. I can choose not to answer, but I cannot lie. This is the price of peering into the heavens." The ghostly withered child said slowly, "But if I tell you, you must promise me that no matter what happens in the future, your demonic Gu will not harm the people I want to protect."
"..."
"Of course, you can choose not to agree, and I have nothing to say in return."
The Gu woman's eyes darted around, and she readily replied, "Okay, I agree. But..."
She hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Does the nemesis of the demonic poison really exist? Will we all die because of her?"
The ghost, Ku Tong, smiled and nodded. "That's right, this person has always existed, and you will die because of her."
"Who is she?" The Gu woman immediately tensed up. "Is she...is she the woman from the Gu King's memories? That traitor!"
The ghost-like withered child shook his head. "It's not her."
As he spoke, he pulled a scroll from his sleeve and tossed it to the Gu woman, saying, "It's her."
The Gu woman caught the picture and quickly unfolded it.
Just one glance, and a spirited face immediately appeared in my mind, stubborn yet confident.
"It was her..." The Gu woman was shocked. She had always wanted to be friends with that girl. If she had known it was her, she shouldn't have been soft-hearted and let her live that day.
"It was her!" the Gu woman gritted her teeth. "Damn it!"
After saying that, he flickered and disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Once the Gu woman was far away, the ghost-wielding boy finally breathed a sigh of relief. He waved his sleeve, and the white frost disappeared, causing a bunch of small animals to fall from the tree with a clatter.
"Old man—"
The voice-over narrated as they stumbled and rushed over with Hua Yin. Only after realizing that the Gu woman had gone far away did the two breathe a sigh of relief.
"Who is this woman? Is she another one you brought back from your philandering?"
Upon hearing this, the ghost-like Ku Tong's face darkened, and he slammed a fist into the head of the voice outside the painting.
"Ouch!"
"My nephew really has no restraint when he speaks!"
"Don't call me nephew!"
The ghost-like Kutong glanced at the equally anxious Huayin, sighed, and looked towards Qiling Mountain, seemingly with reluctance, saying, "This is a disaster for Qiling Mountain, a demonic curse. I wonder if that girl... will be able to make it down!"
"Who is it?" the voice-over asked, clutching its head.
The ghost, Ku Tong, was unwilling to say more.
Inside the Liuwu Forest.
For several days in a row, Ren Xiangxiang spent all her time in the alchemy room except for eating and sleeping.
Even Mo You couldn't find a chance to comfort her, as she was completely absorbed in the situation.
Only Shu Huixin seemed completely relieved.
Finally, one morning, with an explosion, Ren Xiangxiang rushed out of the alchemy room covered in soot, thick smoke billowing out and a pungent smell spreading.
"Ren Xiangxiang, what are you doing? Are you trying to destroy the house?!" Shui Buyun stormed out of the kitchen, wielding a spatula and cursing.
Mo You, who was following behind her to help, rushed over when she saw Ren Xiangxiang looking disheveled to check on her injuries.
"Cough cough..." Ren Xiangxiang smiled through her tears, "I'm fine..."
Then, looking at Shui Buyun who was extremely disgusted, he proudly raised his right hand and said, "I succeeded, Uncle Shui."
Mo You also noticed the short, black bone about an inch long on her hand and asked, "This is..."
"The Gu-Slaying Needle is only a semi-finished product. Once I find those three things and refine them, it will be a complete Gu-slaying weapon." Ren Xiangxiang said excitedly.
"Tch~" Shui Buyun rolled her eyes and went back into the kitchen to cook.
Ren Xiangxiang ignored him and wiped the dust off her face with her dirty hands, but the more she wiped, the darker it became, making her look like a little tabby cat.
"I'm going to find my master!"
"Wait!" Mo You pulled her back. "I think you should look at yourself now. With such a commotion, your master must have heard it by now."
Shu Huixin had already heard what they were saying, sighed softly, and left in her wheelchair.
Meanwhile, peace was restored within the desolate forest.
In the off-screen voice, taking advantage of the critical moment when Hua Yin disregarded everything to escape, he teased Hua Yin relentlessly.
The other party remained unfazed, acting like a block of wood, and didn't respond at all.
The voice-over narration is filled with anger as the character stomps their feet repeatedly.
"Flower, wood, head!" she roared angrily.
As they were speaking, another gust of demonic wind blew through the desolate forest.
The voice off-screen suddenly jolted, and before her eyes flashed, Hua Yin had appeared in front of her without her noticing.
As if sensing the murderous intent of the person in the forest, Ye Honglanzhi, who was walking at the front, immediately stopped and blocked Shu Zhuo's path.
"etc."
"And who are you people?" The voice off-screen frowned, his words laced with hostility.
"May I ask if Granny Life-Extending resides here?" Ye Honglanzhi asked loudly. After a pause, she continued, "We have something to ask of you."
"Looking for your mother-in-law?" A voice from off-screen peeked out, first glancing at Hua Yin, who dared not slacken her vigilance, then turning to look at the house behind her.
"But Grandma isn't here!" the voice-over replied softly.
Although her voice was soft, it was enough to reach Ye Honglanzhi and Shu Zhuo's ears.
Shu Zhuo's eyes were bloodshot, and upon hearing this, he immediately wanted to rush in.
His body surged with demonic energy, immediately making the other party even more wary.
Hua Yin drew his longsword half an inch from its sheath, his killing intent equally difficult to suppress.
Seeing that the situation was about to escalate, the ghostly figure Kutong inside the house finally spoke up to stop it.
"Alright, alright, you two, step back. They're after me."
As soon as he finished speaking, the ghostly Ku Tong walked out of the house, hands behind his back, swaying unsteadily.
The moment he appeared, the surging demonic energy emanating from Hua Yin and Shu Zhuo seemed to be forcefully suppressed by an invisible hand.
Shu Zhuo's expression changed drastically, and Ye Honglanzhi's expression was equally solemn.
The voice-over narrates quickly pull Hua Yin away from the place of trouble.
"You two come here." Ghost Child beckoned to the two of them.
Shu Zhuo and Ye Honglanzhi exchanged a glance, and then appeared one after the other in the desolate forest.
"Senior," Ye Honglanzhi said politely, "we don't know where to find the Life-Extending Granny. We have a friend who is the only one who can save us."
The ghost, Ku Tong, shook his head and said, "She can't save people, she can only prolong the life of the dying. Is your friend a dying person?"
Before Ye Honglanzhi could speak, Shuzhuo anxiously replied, "I'm willing to give my life for her. You don't need to worry about anything else. Just tell me where I can find her."
The ghostly withered child glanced at him coldly, "You? Do you know that by extending your life to her, your luck will be exhausted? This is a life-for-life deal, and you dare to do it?"
As he spoke, he narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of Qiling Mountain. "Anyone who grants her extended life will not have a good end, because the person whose life is extended will take away the luck of the extended life. Ren Fenghong is an example."
"I have no regrets," Shu Zhuo said firmly.
For a moment, the ghost-like Kutong seemed to see Ren Fenghong, who had appeared before him years ago holding that dying child.
—Now I am alive but dead, and even if we were just strangers, meeting her is perhaps my salvation.
—If you insist on this, I won't say anything more. There is a solution that might allow both of you to live on for a long time.
"After your life is extended, you must leave Qiling Mountain and it's best if you never see her again. Otherwise, your luck will be stolen, and both of you can survive," the ghost-wielding boy slowly said.
For a moment, Shu Zhuo's eyes lit up, and after a long while, he respectfully said to the ghost-wielder Ku Tong, "Thank you, senior."
The ghost-like withered child sighed, "It's fate!"
With that, he flicked his sleeve and coldly shouted at a babbling brook beside him, "Come out. You've been following me for so long, aren't you tired?"
"Hmph!" With a delicate snort, an old woman with white hair and a youthful face suddenly materialized in the stream. "I'll see where you can run to! You're always hiding from me, do you think I'd eat you?"
The ghost boy covered his ears and waved to her, "Go, go, give me two days of peace and quiet."
"You think I'll go just because you tell me to?!" The life-saving old woman glared at him, then after a long while, she inexplicably said "Oh," and added, "Alright, alright, I'll go, I'll go, I'll do whatever you say!"
Then, he said to Ye Honglanzhi and Shuzhuo, "Hurry up and lead the way, don't waste my time, lest he run away again, he's so annoying!"
Ghostly Child shook his head helplessly.
He used to live in a house by a stream, but who knew that a large willow tree near the stream outside his house would turn into a demon? It's hard to say whether it was a joke played by God on him at his age.
After the willow tree spirit took human form, she expressed her love for him. Despite having the mind and appearance of a seventeen or eighteen-year-old girl, she insisted on being a match for him and transformed herself into the appearance of an old woman.
Seeing that his toothache was real, the ghost-wielding boy moved and hid overnight. In this way, he hid in almost all of the seven demon mountains, which indirectly helped him cultivate the art of peering into the heavens.
Afterwards, this willow tree spirit used its life-extending ability to save several demon queens, and then called itself the Life-Extending Granny, saying that only this was worthy of him.
The ghost-like boy only felt a headache.
"Wow... Grandpa, it really is true that wherever you are, Grandma is there too!" A voice-over suddenly appeared from behind the screen.
The ghostly figure tapped her on the forehead, and the voice off-screen let out a howl and immediately took several steps back.
"Don't talk nonsense, you little brat!"
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