Chapter 168: Catching Ghosts

Watching the Miao King's head explode before him, with even flesh and blood splashing onto his own face, Yong Jie turned his head away, unable to bear looking.

Although he had not held back in the slightest when attacking the Miao King, he knew very well that the Miao King, or rather Ge Puqi, was telling the truth.

She still remembered everything; she had just changed.

And Li Miao's words were not solving the problem, but just teaching him how to circumvent this problem—she doesn't love you anymore, so don't talk about feelings. Just kill her according to Jianghu morality; anyway, acting according to great principles is never wrong.

That's how it was said, and Yong Jie could do so.

But, just like Xingchi couldn't let go of this Jianghu before he died, Yong Jie couldn't just let go either. Watching his wife's head explode before him, how could Yong Jie not be moved?

After a long while, Yong Jie pulled out his fists, his face showing grief, and he reached out to drag and catch the Miao King's falling corpse.

Boom!

With a muffled sound, Yong Jie retreated violently!

It was Li Miao who had imprinted a palm on Yong Jie's chest, knocking him back!

Yong Jie's eyes changed in an instant, and he raised his fist to strike at the Miao King's corpse.

Li Miao's strike was not to hurt anyone; the force covered his whole body, just to knock him back. Li Miao would not shoot without a target; doing so meant—the Miao King was not dead yet.

Li Miao also struck with a "Great Nine Heavens Palm" from the air, hitting the headless corpse together with Yong Jie.

Boom!

Both of them struck with all their might; in an instant, the corpse suddenly exploded, severed limbs and broken arms splattered everywhere, and blood sprayed in all directions.

Yet it did not revive again.

At this moment, the Gu insects around that had been driven away by the things An Ziyang prepared gradually gathered around, and when they passed the Miao King's shattered corpse, they actually started eating it directly.

In just a moment, the corpse had already disappeared.

Yong Jie scanned left and right, casting a questioning look at Li Miao.

"There are Gu insects inside the head."

Li Miao said indifferently.

"On the way here, I slaughtered several Heaven-Man Gu soldiers; their heads also had no brains, only a pile of Gu insects. Before, I brought several Great Shamans of the Twelve Sect Branches over; after she killed them, she could also speak to me through the Gu insects in their bodies."

"She said Gu insects don't think and don't speak. That means someone is manipulating this body through the Gu insects."

"The Miao King is not dead yet."

Yong Jie turned his head abruptly to look around.

On the ground, there were still some insect corpses ignited by kerosene, swaying with firelight, dispelling the darkness of this space.

This space was not large, only a few dozen zhang square, and could be seen at a glance. Yong Jie's gaze swept over, and in just an instant, he took in the situation here.

Yong Jie suddenly felt a chill all over.

Amidst the Gu insects rolling like waves, more than a dozen snow-white human bodies were vaguely revealed.

Beautiful faces, graceful figures, stark naked, hands hanging down, standing woodenly.

Eyes closed.

Every face was exactly the same as Ge Puqi's.

Buzz—buzz—

Gu insects vibrated their wings, making a buzzing sound.

The sound was originally noisy and scattered, but it paused, slowly becoming orderly, carrying a certain rhythm.

Finally, it actually gradually integrated.

"Buzz—Hus—Husband—"

"You—look—"

"I—compensate—you—"

In the darkness, a beautiful human figure opened her eyes and spat out cold words.

"I'll compensate you with ten Ge Puqis, how about that?"

Yong Jie's expression changed in horror, the veins on his neck bulged, his eyes turned red, and he was already furious.

"You!"

That human figure smiled sweetly and raised her hand to stroke her face.

"Husband, look, this body of mine is exactly what I looked like at twenty. Skin tight, isn't it better than your original wife who was over thirty?"

"I'll compensate her to you; you can take her back to Shaolin to play with~"

"Hahahaha—"

"Husband, you can shave the hair off this body of mine and put on a monk's robe. A Shaolin Abbot with a little nun, isn't that just right? Your master, seeing Shaolin finally having a successor, will also be comforted in heaven, right?"

"Hahahahaha—"

That human figure laughed crazily, and Yong Jie's gums had already been bitten until they bled.

If she were just insulting him, Yong Jie could endure it. But these words clearly insulted Ge Puqi, Xingchi, and Shaolin together; it had already poked Yong Jie's reverse scale. His eyes were about to split, he only felt the True Energy in his body almost deviate from the cycle, and his killing intent was surging.

Li Miao walked up and patted Yong Jie on the shoulder lightly.

"Master, calm your mind."

"She is attacking your heart, wanting to disturb your state of mind."

"Your Heaven-Man realm was forcibly raised, your foundation is unstable; if you go into a demonic deviation, you will likely be seriously injured and dying immediately. Don't fall for it."

"Thank you, Patron, for the reminder."

Yong Jie squeezed words through his teeth, silently reciting the "Heart Sutra," forcibly gathering his thoughts.

Li Miao turned to look at that human figure and said.

"So, now we're playing catch-the-ghost, right?"

There were sixteen human figures standing around.

As soon as Li Miao finished speaking, the eyes of these sixteen human figures opened in unison and said in unison.

"Yes."

"If you find me, I die. If you don't find me, you die."

Li Miao smiled.

"But you don't seem to have a way to kill me?"

Sixteen human figures said in unison.

"Each of these bodies of mine contains Gu poison."

"Every time you kill one, the Gu poison in the air becomes a point thicker."

"My daughter tried it; a Heaven-Man expert who merged three paths could only endure ten. After ten, your cycle will be sluggish, and your flesh will gradually melt away."

"After twelve, you will definitely die."

They reached out in unison and pointed at Yong Jie.

"Husband, you used the secret Shaolin method to forcibly raise your realm; you don't have many days left to live. You don't have another chance to kill me."

"Come on, this is your last chance to kill me."

"Let's see if you die first, or I die first."

Li Miao sneered and said.

"Still lying; as expected, beautiful women are the best at lying."

Only to see Li Miao flash, and his figure disappeared.

The Miao King looked up; Li Miao had already appeared in mid-air.

"Since we're playing a life-betting game, don't cheat."

Li Miao said coldly, raising his right leg, his force surging.

Smashed down violently!

Boom!!!

Like a dragon turning over, in this small space, the entire ground lifted violently! Broken stones flew!

Li Miao reached out his claws and inserted them violently into the broken stones.

He pulled his arm out!

In his hand, he was actually clutching a human figure that was struggling continuously!

In another direction, Yong Jie also punched through a head exposed from the ground.

And in other directions, three snow-white human figures were also revealed in the broken ground.

Li Miao's fingers exerted force.

Boom!

The head gripped in his hand exploded, and the headless corpse fell.

"Twenty-one bodies; you put sixteen on the surface and hid five underground."

"Now there are nineteen left."

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 169 =====