Chapter 1373: What Other Last Words Do You Have?

He let out a long breath, revealing a trace of a pleading expression.

Chen Yu pointed with his right hand, and Primordial Qi whistled out from his fingertips once more, clearing the man's consciousness and stimulating the potential in his body, allowing him to speak for the moment.

"Am I beyond saving?" the man felt his body improve slightly, and he raised his head to say with difficulty.

"Basically, yes. Do you want to be possessed by a Dark Creature and turn into a monster that is neither human nor ghost, or shall I give you an end, letting you go to Reincarnation painlessly?" Chen Yu asked.

"Heh, you might as well give me a quick end. If that thing succeeds in Possession, I'll be wearing a shell, not recognizing a single one of my old friends or family—what meaning would there be in living in this world then?" the man couldn't help but laugh.

"Rather than living on like that, it's better to have a quick end; that way, I'll suffer much less pain."

"Very well, I respect your final wish." Chen Yu nodded slightly and said, "How did you come here? And how were you trapped by this thing?"

"I heard rumors that there were treasures in this place, so I came to hunt for them. But I didn't expect that instead of finding treasure, I would end up losing my Life here."

The man laughed at himself and said, "I possess hundreds of millions in assets, but in pursuit of more wealth, I ended up throwing my life away here in the end. I have a fortune but no life left to spend it."

Looking at him, Chen Yu felt somewhat helpless. Indeed, hundreds of millions in assets is a fortune that an ordinary person could not spend in several lifetimes.

But human desire is endless, and this man was the same; he only thought about how to become wealthier and richer, but he did not expect that in the end, he would end up with nothing, having gained nothing at all.

"Did you encounter a Dark Creature?" Liu Ruxi asked.

"I don't know what a Dark Creature is; I only know this thing is terrifying." The man's consciousness began to fade: "I... can I have a cigarette before I die?"

Chen Yu nodded, took out a cigarette, lit it for him, and placed it in his mouth.

The man took a difficult drag and then blew a smoke ring: "Do it, send me off."

Chen Yu brought his right hand together in a Sword Finger and slashed out with a sword.

The man met his end in the Yellow Springs, but that Dark Creature that had been attempting Possession darted out from his body. Having been disrupted for so long, it was likely filled with resentment, and it hissed and shrieked at Chen Yu.

Chen Yu did not indulge it; he threw down a Subjugation Talisman, and instantly a raging fire ignited. Amidst the roaring, the Dark Creature completely vanished, turning into a pile of ashes.

Burning along with it was the man's corpse.

Liu Ruxi truly could not bear to watch any longer. The further forward she went, the more bizarre the situations she encountered became. She truly did not know how she would face those things after she awakened.

"Everyone has their own destiny. When you face destiny and have nowhere left to go, you can only harden your heart and face these matters squarely." Chen Yu glanced at Liu Ruxi: "Do you understand what I mean by that?"

"I understand." Liu Ruxi nodded slightly, a trace of a firm expression appearing in her eyes.

In the deepest part of the cave, Xiaowei had already recovered from her injuries.

She swept her right hand, and several people who had been sucked into Dried Corpses vanished before her eyes. After cleaning up, she was very satisfied with her state.

Li Jie's face turned slightly pale. Although she had seen Xiaowei's behavior many times over the past few days, her heart still felt immense pain whenever she went to harm others. She instinctively wanted to save these people, but facing Jiang Wei, she was powerless.

The woman before her had no shred of humanity; she was simply a Dark Creature, manipulating everything before her.

"Do you think I am very cruel?" Xiaowei glanced at Li Jie.

"Do you think you aren't cruel?" Liu Ruxi stared at her coldly.

"The law of survival is like this; there is nothing cruel or not cruel about it." Xiaowei smiled slightly: "Looking at the time, Liu Ruxi should be arriving soon."

"You are waiting for her to come?" Li Jie was startled; she suddenly felt that something was wrong.

"That's right, I am waiting for her to come." Xiaowei smiled: "I think you should be clear about the secret hidden in Liu Ruxi, right? You are her aunt; no one knows better than you what has happened to her, right?"

"I don't know what you are talking about. She is just an ordinary person. If you have any issues, come at me; please, don't hurt her." Li Jie became somewhat anxious.

"I didn't say what kind of person she was, but your emphasis that she is an ordinary person speaks for itself." Xiaowei smiled: "You humans, you are self-righteous, but sometimes you are also quite stupid. Look, didn't you just give yourself away?"

Li Jie was silent for a moment. She had been too anxious just now, and since Xiaowei had said that, and had also found a way to approach Liu Ruxi, it meant she had a thorough grasp of the entire situation.

Now, even if she denied it, it was useless; the other party was convinced that there were secrets hidden within Liu Ruxi.

And there must be those secrets hidden within Liu Ruxi.

"She possesses the Green Lotus Jade Bone." Xiaowei said leisurely: "And in her past life, she was a person of great wisdom. If I possess her body, I can get rid of human blood in the future and never have to walk in the darkness again."

"Do not harbor any malicious thoughts toward her; you will not succeed." Li Jie was somewhat furious.

"Heh, when I was harming people, weren't you silently praying for them all along?" Xiaowei laughed: "Now there is an opportunity. Only one person needs to die to trade for the lives of everyone here. One for dozens—no matter how you calculate it, it is a bargain. Why do you disagree now?"

"I am not that noble, because these people have nothing to do with me, but Ruxi is different. She is my kin." Li Jie said coldly.

"That's right, the people here have nothing to do with you, but Liu Ruxi is different." Xiaowei giggled; in the darkness, her voice sounded terrifying and ferocious.

"She is your niece, and you watched her grow up since she was a child, so you don't allow others to hurt her. Human nature is just this selfish; you can choose to be indifferent to things that have nothing to do with you."

"I can take her place, as long as you don't hurt her." Li Jie bit her lip and raised her head.

"Are you willing to trade your life for hers?" Xiaowei looked at Li Jie with some surprise: "Do you know that after I occupy your body, you will become a Walking Corpse?"

"You will have no previous consciousness or thoughts; you will become cold-blooded, and your body will be nothing more than a Walking Corpse. Are you really willing to do this?" Xiaowei asked.