The Death of Gu Lang
Pfft!
Warm blood splattered fiercely onto She Liuying's face.
She suddenly opened her eyes wide. Past and present, reality and illusion, time and space were out of balance, and her mind went blank for a moment.
"Ahhh—"
A terrifying killing intent flashed in Ren Fenghong's eyes, and his demonic power surged wildly. The surging demonic power slammed into the ground, forcing the crazed Cun She back several steps.
In mid-air, a gray figure gradually grew larger, like a vicious dog crawling out of hell, exuding a cold killing intent, and instantly condensed in the air.
Boom!
A thunderclap resounded through the sky, shaking heaven and earth.
Ren Xiangxiang paused, her heart inexplicably racing, her cheeks wet with rain, tears streaming down her face, silently grieving.
"father--"
Ren Xiangxiang turned around abruptly, feeling as if a stone was pressing on her chest.
A strong sense of unease welled up inside her, urging her to go back regardless of everything, but reason reminded her that there was still Mo You.
The demonic blood within her was restless, and the furious counterattack after being driven to the brink of despair surged through her meridians again and again, igniting her killing intent and making her blood boil.
No, definitely not...
Ren Xiangxiang tried to comfort herself.
Her adoptive father, the dog demon Ren Fenghong who extended her life, was one of the earliest Six Palace Immortals. His demonic power was unfathomable, and he was a rare genius in Qiling Mountain. In the end, he was willing to become human and accompany a demon-slaying master, Chang Juyang Palace. He even resigned from his position as one of the Six Palace Immortals.
Even so, no one on Qiling Mountain dared to question it.
The surging demonic power spread wildly in all directions, leaving nothing but barren land and causing pupils to disappear. Only the uncontrollable evil power remained, expanding inch by inch with his roar.
"Awoooooo—Ah!!!"
With a shrill scream, the worm suddenly burst out of the body, its two fleshy wings covered in black armor spreading open in an instant, trying to break free from the body and fly away from this place.
"Ahhh—"
His desperate screams extinguished his last shred of consciousness.
"Maple leaves are red, maple leaves are red..."
Sheliuying muttered to herself, gripping Ren Fenghong's arm tightly. Everywhere she looked—in her eyes, on her face, on her body, and in her hands—was covered in Ren Fenghong's blood.
"Ah...ah!!!!"
The jet shadow collapsed.
"Don't……"
Ren Fenghong tried to raise her hand to touch She Liuying's face, but her hand fell in vain.
“Aying…”
—I hope we can continue our predestined relationship in the next life.
—I hope we can have our own children in the next life.
—I hope that in the next life I can still recognize you at a glance in a crowd.
In this lifetime, it is ultimately I who owe you.
The gray figure suddenly grew several feet taller, and just as the worm was about to solidify and break free of its cocoon to escape, it transformed into a thunderbolt and struck the worm's body with a deafening roar.
In an instant, the Gu worm's body rapidly expanded, accompanied by a deafening roar that shook the earth.
A bright halo suddenly appeared in mid-air, instantly illuminating the sky.
An astonishing power swept out in an arc of light, startling Ren Xiangxiang, who had fled to Fulinzong.
Centered on the spot where Zi Gu was killed, the area within a hundred miles was instantly destroyed. The group of dragonfly claws that were feared by everyone were instantly reduced to ashes, and all the clansmen who were harmed by them died immediately.
A torrential downpour, accompanied by rolling thunder, seemed to be desperately washing away the ravaged land.
Standing outside the rugged cave, Gu Ye hesitated, wondering whether to come to his aid. A sudden tremor ran through him, and the fear and despair of death made him involuntarily retreat.
At the same time, in the place where the mother Gu was sleeping under the wet cliff, the Gu woman felt a sharp pain in her heart, accompanied by an irregular heartbeat above her, and she was also terrified.
Gu Lang... is actually dead...
Outside, thunder and rain raged, and the wind howled fiercely.
At this moment, however, all was quiet in Jet Stream Shadow's ears.
Ren Fenghong remained in the position of protecting her, but after detonating his demon core, he had no breath left.
Rainwater mixed with blood clung to his pale, handsome face, trickling down into the trembling palms of the Flowing Shadow.
She was breathing heavily, feeling as if her heart had been hollowed out, with cold wind rushing in, making her limbs tremble uncontrollably.
who?
Whoever it is?
Please, please save him, save Feng Hong.
Maple leaves red, maple leaves red—
The person in her arms would never respond to her voice again, would never laugh so freely again, would never calmly shoulder everything for her again...
"Aaaaaah!!!!"
She finally couldn't hold back her sobs and burst into tears. On that rainy night, outside the cave, she lost her only child. Now, on another rainy night, she lost the only love of her life.
At this moment, the sound of the rain could not drown out her heart-wrenching cries; she seemed to have lost all her strength, and she seemed to have truly gone mad.
Boom!
Lightning flashed and thunder roared in the sky, and the little grass-covered child in the basket on his back shouted.
"Ren Xiangxiang!!!"
Rainwater stung her eyes, and she snapped back to reality. Her hands and feet were icy cold, and her heart was pounding. At that moment, an overwhelming despair swept over her, and the demonic blood within her returned to normal. However, the difference was that she seemed to have lost something in an instant.
Ren Xiangxiang sobbed, unable to speak. She took a step forward, then stopped abruptly in place.
The rain grew heavier, and Mo You's presence became increasingly faint.
Deep in the woods, a dead tree branch quietly sprouted new shoots, and the next moment, a buzzing sound was heard.
"This illusion is not a lie!"
The next moment, the two tree branches twisted and deformed, transforming into the appearances of a Gu woman and a wraith, and suddenly burst out of the forest.
Ren Xiangxiang snapped back to her senses, hurriedly retreated, looked at the two incredulously, and threw out her demonic claw.
Bang!
Branches broke, and fallen leaves mixed with rainwater landed on the soil.
Another figure moved with lightning speed, weaving through the rain.
"He stopped!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the shadow of the tree opposite him moved, and a figure flew out with a cold light, slicing open a gash. Gu Ye was startled and immediately used a branch to block the attack.
His momentary distraction caused the Gu woman in the illusion to lose her momentum and slow down her movements, allowing the demonic claws to tear open her right arm.
The Gu woman vanished instantly, and then the gu sang thrust his sword at her from behind.
No, this is the same situation they encountered before, except that the two of them were very strong back then. Why are they so weak this time?
She didn't know that Master Gu was not good at close combat, and his power came from this illusion, which allowed him to completely recreate familiar people in his illusion.
The figure paused, revealing a tall, slender figure with a cold and beautiful face against the backdrop of the rain. It was none other than Yan Biegu, the leader of the Flying Squirrel Clan.
She had been wary of the Dragonfly Claws that were rampant in Fulinzong, but as time went on, she came to understand the principle that when the nest is overturned, no egg remains intact, as a person of Qiling Mountain.
So after settling her people in, she ventured alone into the Floating Forest, but found every step difficult.
Unexpectedly, she discovered an unusual and malevolent aura, similar to the Dragonfly Claw of Fulin Zong.
Yan Biegu, who had almost caught Gu Ye, was annoyed. Looking at the tree shadows that seemed to be alive in front of him, his eyes sharpened, and he suddenly felt a sense of disorientation.
Gu Ye released evil energy from the shadows, and the shadows of the trees that sensed the evil power immediately spread out as if they were alive.
Ren Xiangxiang was already exhausted. The sword of the gull almost separated her from Mo You. Her heart ached in waves, as if countless needles were pricking her.
She knew that her body had reached its limit.
“Xiangxiang?” Yan Biegu spotted Ren Xiangxiang at a glance.
Ren Xiangxiang paused, clearly on high alert.
Unexpectedly, the next moment, the ghost suddenly emerged from the forest, its icy demonic aura mixed with rainwater, gradually magnifying in Ren Xiangxiang's eyes.
Ding! Bang!
With a single strike, Yan Biegu blocked the opponent's sword attack. Then, with a light leap, he nimbly slid past the left side of the enemy and launched another half-fan.
Before Hunsang could react, a fan pierced his heart, and his body transformed into a tangled mess of withered branches. The withered branches then transformed back into Hunsang's appearance, and he coldly and silently attacked Yan Biegu.
"What exactly is this thing?" Yan Biegu was furious. She could naturally tell that this thing was not the real body. Even if the real body was not strong enough, it would not be so stupid.
“I don’t know either, but killing them doesn’t seem to help. We need to find the controller.” Ren Xiangxiang said, dodging the Gu woman’s weak and powerless attacks. For some reason, this time the Gu woman could only move half of her body.
Outside, Gu Ye clutched his injured shoulder, looking quite troubled. He had thought he could come and pick up some bargains, but who would have thought he would run into these people.
The demons of Qiling Mountain are truly inexhaustible.
"Aqua!"
With a soft shout, the torrential rain suddenly stopped. Gu Ye's expression changed, and before he could react, the rainwater suddenly condensed into countless water blades.
"Search!"
With a command, the tree branches he controlled wrapped him into a ball and began to retreat rapidly, while water blades attacked his illusionary tree indiscriminately from all directions.
These illusory trees are part of the illusionary realm, intertwined with ordinary trees, but when they encounter danger, they immediately separate from the ordinary trees and begin to shrink back desperately.
"Who goes there?" Gu Ye asked in a low voice.
When did such a person appear on Qiling Mountain?
"What are you?" The voice was utterly rude.
Before Gu Ye could even speak, an unprecedented sense of fear swept over him. Almost instinctively, he detached himself from the tree ball, then retreated, conjuring countless illusory trees to block the opponent's attack. He then shrank back into the illusory tree ball and disappeared into the depths of the forest in the blink of an eye.
Before their eyes, the shattered illusionary tree fell to the ground and vanished without a trace, and a semi-transparent flying sword returned to the newcomer's hand.
It was the invisible sword that attacked Master Gu just now, containing an invisible demonic power hidden in the water curtain, making it difficult to detect.
Shui Buyun sheathed his sword, snorted, and frowned as he muttered to himself, "What exactly is that thing? It's quite fast."
On the other side, the bodies of the worm and the Gu woman shattered at the same time, and Yan Biegu's half-fan flew around once before returning to his hand.
Ren Xiangxiang's vision blurred for a moment, and she finally couldn't hold back and spat out a mouthful of blood.
“Xiangxiang…” Caowa pulled her arm with concern.
Ren Xiangxiang patted his hand, and just as she was about to speak, she spat out another mouthful of blood.
In all her years, this was the first time she had ever known what it felt like to vomit blood like this. Her mouth was filled with the metallic taste of blood, making it impossible for her to speak.
"Xiangxiang—" Yan Biegu was also startled.
Just then, Shui Buyun finally found them. When he saw Ren Xiangxiang kneeling on the ground, coughing up blood, his pupils suddenly contracted, and he rushed forward.
"Xiangxiang!!"
When Ren Xiangxiang heard Shui Buyun's voice, she was stunned. When she confirmed that the person who came was indeed Shui Buyun, she suddenly burst into tears. She grabbed his hand and looked at the dying Mo You. As soon as she opened her mouth, a mouthful of blood welled up in her throat.
"Save him, save him, Uncle..."
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