The female lead thought she had a "proud and arrogant" character script.

"Then who do you think it is?"

Luo Qingcheng said decisively, "They are your clansmen!"

Red Bean, who couldn't understand what she was hearing or learn, was drowsy.

Li Zhiming, who was next to her, seemed to be deep in thought.

Luo Qingcheng continued, "The underground space is pitch black. Senior Sister Hu once told me that she was deprived of her hearing and sight when she entered the illusion, and only returned to normal after I entered the underground space. Afterwards, I asked her if she had encountered a ghost named 'Yan Yan'. Senior Sister said that she had not encountered anyone before she recovered, so naturally there was no such thing as the four ghosts injuring them as they claimed."

"So here's the question: why would the four ghosts mislead me into believing I'd seen my senior sister? There's only one answer: to conceal their own identities!"

The ghost only has an upper body; it's impossible to tell whether the lower body is human or something else.

Something like this:

"Huh?" Li Zhiming, who hadn't followed, was surprised.

Luo Qingcheng rolled her eyes at him. "It's pitch black underground. Senior Sister can't see what they look like at all. Isn't it redundant to deprive them of their hearing and sight?"

Li Zhiming understood.

Yu Nu chuckled softly, her stunningly beautiful face trembling with a gentle sigh, and said, "You've guessed wrong."

Luo Qingcheng immediately changed his tune: "The Venerable One said I guessed wrong because those four ghosts were your former clansmen!"

Luo Qingcheng stared into her sapphire-like eyes. "I have heard that the sea race is blessed by the sea god and is uniquely endowed with human bodies and fish tails. They live in the boundless ocean and are born with the ability to control the waves. They are long-lived and blessed. However, their powerful strength is coveted by others. The sea mermaids are innocent and naive. Because they trust people too easily, they are ultimately harmed and completely disappear from the cultivation world."

Yu Nu's face was extremely pale.

Hongdou, who had no idea what they were talking about, finally felt noticed. She raised her hand excitedly, "Miss, Miss, I know this. It's from the novel 'The Overbearing Immortal Falls in Love with Me'!"

Luo Qingcheng slapped Hongdou on the forehead.

"Shut up!"

The somber atmosphere she had painstakingly created was ruined by Hongdou.

red beans:???

Yunu:......

Doesn't anyone respect her?

Forcibly steer the conversation back on track, Yu Nu sighed softly, "After all that, it's just background information. You still haven't said how to lift the curse."

At least this backstory made you stop thinking about driving them all out of the illusion.

Luo Qingcheng thought to himself, then said, "Why don't you ask my senior sister about this?"

"Who is your senior sister?"

Luo Qingcheng said mournfully, "He's not an important person, just a big grudge trapped underground."

Yu Nu coughed lightly.

"can."

With a flick of her sleeve, the scene changed, and everyone found themselves in an underground space.

Luo Qingcheng's eyes shone brightly. Was this the shrinking of the earth technique that even a Nascent Soul Venerable could master?

This is so cool!

Before she could even properly shower him with compliments, the demons who were still stubbornly holding their ground by the blood pool smelled a delicious aroma and launched a shouting ghostly attack in Luo Qingcheng's direction.

Luo Qingcheng hurriedly dodged the huge mouth and shouted anxiously, "Senior Sister, come out quickly!"

She guessed that Yu Nu wouldn't act without seeing the benefits; if her senior sister couldn't give a clear explanation, she wouldn't help deal with the demons.

After all, that demon...

"Hey girl! You've come to pick me up!"

A figure leaped out of the pool of blood.

Seeing that the demon was still attacking relentlessly, Yu Nu released a water curtain and gently pressed it down on the demon, immobilizing it without harming it in the slightest.

Hu Muyu still had a fruit in her mouth, one of the delicious fruits that the two of them had stockpiled in Wenjian City. They had even discussed buying more so that they wouldn't have enough to eat.

Luo Qingcheng waved her hand, suddenly feeling a bit hungry. Fortunately, her storage bag returned, and she took out five items from it, distributing them to Hongdou and the others, not even leaving out Xiaobaihua.

Luo Qingcheng tossed the extra fruit that Yu Nu had refused to Hongdou. Hongdou smiled and started munching on one in each hand.

The "crackling" sound echoed underground.

Hu Muyu arrived safely and was also stunned by Yu Nu's divine beauty, but the crisis was not over yet. She quickly regained her senses and said with disdain, "Little sister, why are you back again?"

They also brought four useless items.

Red Bean: smacking sounds

Li Zhiming: ...

Little White Flower: ...

Yunu:? ? ?

Seeing that Yu Nu's face was pale, Luo Qingcheng quickly pulled Hu Muyu's still icy cold hand and said, "Senior Sister, have you found the location to break this formation?"

"What kind of formation?"

"...It's the formation beneath the blood pool."

"Girl, I told you, I can't break the formation."

Hu Muyu is completely innocent.

Faced with Yu Nu's suspicious gaze, Luo Qingcheng asked, "...Let me rephrase the question: Have you found where your body is?"

Hu Muyu was shocked and took a step back, freeing her hand from Luo Qingcheng's grasp.

He chuckled awkwardly, "Girl, so you figured it out?"

Luo Qingcheng maintained his smile, "Senior sister, you don't actually think your flawed acting is superb, do you?"

Hu Muyu's act of deliberately inviting the vengeful spirits to attack him was beyond comprehension, not to mention that the demon showed no interest in Hu Muyu afterward and only attacked itself.

Hu Muyu dared not speak. Before Luo Qingcheng said those words, she really thought she was a good actress.

She shrank back and glanced around. Li Zhiming was pale and looked at her with horror. When he saw her gaze fall on him, he hurriedly hid behind Hongdou.

Silently, he thought, "This is my primordial spirit, not a ghost. This is my junior sister, not a ghost."

At least they managed to stabilize the situation.

Hongdou pulled her sleeve back from Li Zhiming's grasp, skipped over to Hu Muyu, and asked curiously, "Senior Sister, let me touch it, this is the first time I've ever seen a ghost!"

Hu Muyu was unsure whether she should clarify the fact that she wasn't a ghost, but seeing Hongdou's enthusiastic expression, she ultimately chose to ignore it.

He said to this girl he couldn't see through, "Well, since I haven't hidden it from you, I'll take you there."

Luo Qingcheng glanced at Yu Nu, whose expression was subtly changing but who was forcibly suppressing it. He guessed that she had noticed something was wrong with Hu Muyu as soon as she saw him, and couldn't help but sigh that she was indeed worthy of being a Nascent Soul Venerable.

As Hu Muyu led the group toward the demon that Yu Nu had casually frozen in place, Luo Qingcheng felt a mix of emotions.

Her suspicions came true, and for a moment she didn't know how to face this senior sister who had taken care of her ever since she entered the Sword Inquiry Sect.

With his back to the group, Hu Muyu's feigned optimism vanished. The group remained silent as they approached the enormous body of the demon, which was howling and struggling incessantly.

She turned around and saw Luo Qingcheng's knowing expression. She pretended to be relaxed and said with a smile, "As expected of a girl who is among the top three in the inner sect despite having no spiritual roots. It seems that even if I didn't tell you, you would know where you are, right?"

Faced with her praise, Luo Qingcheng remained unmoved. He turned to Yu Nu, who was staring intently at the demon and seemingly lost in thought, and said, "I'm sure the Venerable One is well aware of the method to break the curse."