Chapter 456: Corpse Transformation? Que'er Turns Ghost and Sets a Trap!

Wait! Something's off.

What about those Witch Moon Sect followers?

What Witch Moon Sect followers? Weren't they all killed by us?

Yeah, aside from Elder Lingjun and her group, we didn't leave a single survivor.

This was Elder Lingjun's own order; we can't be blamed.

Heh heh heh heh... a wicked laugh suddenly stopped as a gust of wind mixed with driving rain blew in.

I'm talking about those corpses!

When we left, weren't those corpses lying all over the ground?

Now, not a single one remains——

Boom——

The lightning flashed faintly.

The entire front mountain of the Witch Moon Sect was empty.

The ground was dark with a reddish tint, but it was impossible to tell whether it was blood or rain.

The several priestesses sent up the mountain finally sensed the eeriness in this darkness.

What about those corpses?

Right, where are the corpses?

Ah——!! Could it be that they've all undergone corpse transformation?

Don't talk nonsense!

Hasn't anyone heard noises on this mountain? Our masters are worried that Elder Lingjun, who clearly came out, might have summoned us up here to check because she wants to secretly keep that treasure for herself.

Perhaps those corpses are what they've collected?

Yeah, yeah, we need to hold our formation and not scare ourselves……

But how could a dozen of them possibly move over a hundred corpses all at once!?

That cry rang out again, and the entire front mountain fell into dead silence.

Que'er, standing together with Zhui Yu in the gloom, let out a series of cold laughs.

They're a bunch of utterly despicable beasts!

They clearly killed over a hundred people of the Witch Moon Sect.

Now they fear that those they killed will all turn into evil ghosts.

Then let this evil ghost of mine settle a few scores with the Witch Moon Sect folk first.

Que'er grabbed her knife and was about to go out.

Zhui Yu seized her with a fierce grip, pulling her close and restraining her.

What are you trying to do?

Do you even know how much you weigh?

Hurry up and step back!

Que'er rolled her eyes.

My martial arts have made leaps and bounds this past year!

And without an anti-toxin sachet, you just stand there like a fool!

Watch how I'll deal with them.

After saying that, Que'er shoved Zhui Yu away, then loosened her long hair to let it fall behind her head, and raised a hand to smear the lipstick she'd deliberately applied earlier all over her face.

She let her hands hang and floated out.

I died so miserably……

Over the past year, Que'er has trained diligently every day alongside Li Qingluo, just like the young lady of her household, never once slacking.

She thought of her granny who died a horrible death.

She recalled how, because her skills were so weak, Princess Qinyu had easily manipulated her into becoming the young lady's weakness.

The young lady suffered greatly because of her and her granny.

Her granny also died in that memory Que'er refuses to recall.

Later the young lady acquired the word 'kill'.

She rarely brought Que'er out anymore.

Que'er knew the young lady didn't want her to follow her into those dangerous situations again.

But ultimately it was because Que'er herself was too inadequate.

So, deep down she still harbored that resentment, wishing to stand once more beside the young lady as her right and left hand.

Just like Zhui Yu, who could become the person closest to Prince Su Your Highness.

Que'er's talent, though, couldn't match Li Qingluo's.

But through hard work, her progress was still extremely rapid.

Even Zhui Yu's eyes widened instantly, her face showing unbelievable delight.

Just seeing Que'er appear indeed frightened those few priestesses into trembling all over, then they shrieked and clung together in a heap.

They seemed to go mad, hurling poisonous insects at Que'er.

But those insects simply refused to approach Que'er's body.

Seeing Que'er flicker out of sight and then suddenly reappear, those priestesses were nearly scared out of their wits.

A ghost!!

Don't, don't come over—we don't want to kill you either; we're just following orders.

Que'er: "But we died so miserably…… Could it be that we actually want to die……"

"Clearly we are all MiaoJiang women, why do we slaughter each other……"

"You killed us, don't even think of shirking responsibility……"

Que'er, saying that, raised her knife and rushed over.

Those few shamans immediately scattered and fled.

Que'er seized the opportunity, grabbed one, and with a single slash sealed her throat.

These shamans, each one, are experts in poisonous gu.

Unfortunately, their martial arts are nothing special.

And now that I have the girl's sachet, these gu poisons are no longer a threat to them; what difference is there between these shamans and useless chickens?

Seeing Que'er kill someone, the others also went berserk and rushed forward.

"I, we'll fight you to the death——"

Que'er coldly smiled; this was exactly the moment to meet them head-on.

After only a dozen or so moves, the other three shamans were effortlessly cut down by her blade.

Zhui Yu came out clapping their hands.

"Impressive, impressive—truly, after three days apart, one should look at you with new eyes. Que'er sister, you've become so formidable now; from now on you'd better protect me more."

Que'er: ……

Suddenly I really feel like giving him a smack—what's going on?

Que'er barely managed to suppress the urge to hit someone.

She gave Zhui Yu a look and coldly said, "Isn't it because Elder Lingjun taught us well?"

"We've long known that light-based gu techniques are useless, which is why we secretly cultivated a few of us."

"Hah. I was right—those people from Cloud Valley and the Union Harmony Sect are truly useless, not a single one capable of fighting."

"Look, these wastes actually dare to sneak up the mountain to gather intel."

"Then let none of you return."

She said this while pretending to be angry and kicked the corpse on the ground.

Then she added, "All right. Let's keep the ambush—we mustn't let them ruin the elder's plans."

"That treasure could finally see the light of day with great difficulty; if it weren't for DaLiang's Li Qingluo ruining things, we wouldn't have almost been buried."

"Wait until tomorrow morning, when the rain clears, we still have to go to the cliffs behind the mountain and keep digging those rubble."

"Those treasures are all hidden beneath the rubble piles."

"By then, maybe we can also get a share of the benefits."

Zhui Yu's eyes shone bright like a thief's: "If that's the case, shouldn't we hurry up and get more people to guard the front mountain?"

After the two of them hurriedly left, the corpse that had just been feigning death on the ground hastily crawled forward, prone and swift.

Like a spider, it quickly vanished beneath the long ladder in the darkness……

After the people left, Zhui Yu and Que'er then revealed themselves again.

After exchanging a glance, they both revealed a strange smile.

Li Qingluo, after hearing the news from the front mountain, finally lay down.

Que'er and they knew the watch was changing, so she pulled the blanket over herself, closed her eyes, and quickly fell asleep.

After forcing her internal energy several times today, Li Qingluo soon began to snore lightly.

Hearing her voice, Duan Rongshi, who was still wiping his hands, suddenly paused.

He walked to the bedside and reached out to feel her wrist.

Upon feeling her chaotic and abnormal meridians, Duan Rongshi's brows instantly knit tightly.

"What on earth have you done to yourself?"

Naturally, he received no answer from the already asleep person.

Duan Rongshi then, holding Li Qingluo's hand, gently poured his thick internal energy from his palm into her body……