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Chapter 69 Nighttime Investigation of the Lake (Part 7)

Su Yixuan quickly took a step back to avoid being sprayed with spittle.

She was startled: although the monster was ugly, it had thick skin and flesh, and her lightning net had only burned its flesh.

One of the bald male corpses was very malevolent. He swung his powerful arms at Su Yixuan, who once again used the Wind Blade Talisman to counterattack.

Although the wind blades that seemed to cut into a thousand pieces did not shred the bald man's arms, they had already caused irreversible damage to his flesh.

But the bald man seemed impervious to pain and continued his relentless attacks.

The other two bodies, influenced by him, also began to attack indiscriminately.

Taking advantage of her small size, Su Yixuan hid in the corners and alleys, trying to lead it away from the area covered by the withered vines.

Unfortunately, he was too big, and before anyone noticed, he spotted the two children hanging from the withered vines.

The monster, as if it had discovered a new toy, turned around and attacked the two children.

Su Yixuan had a bad feeling and quickly tried to turn the tables to avert the hatred, but an astonishing scene unfolded.

The lifeless vines seemed to come alive, rapidly climbing onto the corpse monster's body, their stems and leaves covered in thorns that pierced its skin.

As a foul stench emanated from it, the corpse monster visibly shrank.

"Ugh~"

It wasn't a hallucination; Su Yixuan really heard the sound of gagging.

She looked at the withered vine in surprise. Was it not that?
Finally, the corpse monsters were no longer able to fight back, and Su Yixuan slowly approached them, only to find that their bodies had turned dry and black, but their eyes were getting bigger and bigger.

"Bah!"

One of the eyeballs fell to the ground and rolled to her feet.

She pulled a tissue from her bag and picked up the eyeball from the ground; it turned out to be a very smooth piece of agate.

Could the formation of the corpse monster be related to it?

Looking again at the brother and sister who were hung up, I wonder if they are still alive.
The three-headed monster, with its blood shield-like appearance, instantly drained the blood from the two children, yet they were still alive—this is illogical!
Just then, the withered vine slid down to the ground like a snake, and the two children slid down the vine and rolled to the side.

Su Yixuan: "." What does "枯藤" mean? Should we burn it?

"Sister~ Sister~"

The weak voice drew Su Yixuan's attention, and she quickly looked over. The two children were actually managing to sit up, supporting each other with difficulty.

"You guys are all alright?"

The girl, Shuangyue, touched the withered vines coiled around her feet: "Luckily, it wasn't ropes that bound us, otherwise we would have been in trouble."

Shuangxing nodded in agreement: "This time we've really messed up!"

"Since everything's alright, let's hurry back! Children shouldn't try to go on adventures like others. What if they run into trouble? Wouldn't that be a pointless death? You're just too young and fearless!"

The two siblings, being lectured, looked at each other.

The young lady in front of me isn't that old, so why does she speak like she's an old woman?
"Miss, we're not here for fun. We're here to investigate on someone's behalf."

Su Yixuan hadn't expected this reason and couldn't help but ask, "Who asked you to investigate what situation?"

Although the two siblings were cautious, they had just been saved by the other party, and they had witnessed the battle against the zombie monster.

Since we're all in the same industry, it's natural to feel some trust in each other.

Shuangyue said weakly, "A few days ago, an old lady came to our master and said that her daughter had gone missing here and wanted us to come and check on the situation."

“We originally thought we were just looking for a person, or at most a corpse or a ghost, but we never expected to encounter that terrifying man here, who imprisoned us almost immediately.”

Su Yixuan asked in confusion, "Why did he imprison you? Did you discover some secret of his?" The two children shook their heads at the same time, "We were arrested as soon as we came in, before we even had a chance to explore our surroundings."

Shuangyue, however, looked at the withered vine on the ground and guessed, "Perhaps he wanted to use the two of us to feed this special withered vine, but when he saw that the effect was minimal, he stopped caring about us."

"So how did you two manage to survive surrounded by withered vines?"

Shuangyue paused for a moment, then said, "Because I have a talent for communicating with plants, they are both my comrades and my partners. That's why I say my brother and I are lucky!"

"You guys are really lucky!"

Su Yixuan clapped her hands: "As the saying goes, those who survive a great calamity are destined for good fortune. We've escaped a disaster tonight. Let's go out!"

The sky outside was already bright; I had been busy all night without realizing it.

While she was out of danger, little did she know that a major battle was just beginning outside.

Ghost King Li Jiu's purple-red robe billowed in the night wind, his sharp red eyes like burning flames, and his long silver hair flying wildly.

He stood with his hands behind his back on the roof, his composed figure seemingly ruling over the darkness with supreme authority. Beneath his handsome face lay an awe-inspiring coldness and authority.

He coldly stared at Nalan Zisen, who had climbed from the window onto the roof: "Trying to escape?"

Nalan Zisen suddenly looked up and realized that the fierce figure could not be hidden by the night. He was not sure if he had provoked such a killing god.

"May I ask, Your Excellency?"

Li Jiu gave him no chance to explain, leaping down and grabbing his neck: "How dare a piece of scum like you covet her? Dare to touch her, and you'll die!"

With a slight tightening of the fingers, Nalan Zisen was decapitated before he could even utter a word of explanation.

At the same time, Nalan Zisen, far away in the northwest, clutched his chest and fell headfirst off the stone bed.

Life and death do not know.

In the lakeside courtyard, when his body hit the ground, it turned into a black cat.

Li Jiu looked towards the distant horizon and sneered, "Next time, I hope you'll be this lucky!"

Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his chest and coughed up a mouthful of blood.

Her body instantly returned to normal and rolled down the eaves. Su Yixuan saw this scene as soon as she stepped out the door and reached out to catch her without thinking.

He was caught by the silver chain that arrived shortly after, but he was already unconscious.

Su Yixuan glared angrily at the silver chain: "What's going on? Didn't we say we were going to hide?"

The silver chain's voice remained completely flat as it calmly stated, "I cannot stop the Ghost King from doing what he desires!"

"!!!"

It took a while for him to realize that the Ghost King had appeared.

"Boom~"

A helicopter landed on a platform on a small island in the lake, and Yuan Danqing led Xiang Kunshan and Zhao Zhongyuan out of the helicopter.

Su Yixuan was busy checking on Mo Lijiu's condition and didn't notice the commotion outside.

"Junior Uncle, how are you?"

Hearing the familiar voice calling her, Su Yixuan turned around and looked at the doorway in surprise: "Why are you here?"

Yuan Danqing was still dressed like a domineering female CEO, but her voice was unusually gentle: "I heard from Second Senior Brother that Feng'er and Yue'er have been captured. Junior Uncle, you came to rescue them alone. I was afraid you would be in danger."

"So they're also from the Seven Star Sect? They're alright now; I let them rest in that room. But my good friend is seriously injured. I wonder if Junior Nephew Yu Yongwen is nearby?"

(End of this chapter)