Chapter 575

What… situation…

Tian Erjun's mind buzzed, staring blankly at the long-haired girl before him, and behind her, the walls and floor of the hall were splattered with blood like graffiti—his mind went utterly blank.

"Pull… coffin… ghost?"

"Hm?"

The long-haired girl glanced at Tian Erjun, half-dead and clearly lacking nourishment.

She'd already been too lazy to absorb him, but now he dared speak—there was no reason to keep him alive.

She raised her arm, about to end Tian Erjun, when suddenly a frantic voice rang out.

"Lord Tian! Lord You! Ye Baiyi's back! I just saw him leap over the gate and charge straight in—I ran straight here to report… report…"

The white-clad messenger's voice gradually faded.

He stared, stunned, at the utterly destroyed hall and rooms, the walls and floors drenched in blood, trembling all over in the night rain.

"Bai, Bai Daya? No, just looks similar… what are you doing to Lord Tian?"

A human… who looks like me?

The long-haired girl pondered, raised her hand, and a steel chain instantly exploded the messenger's head; as she retracted the chain, she licked the blood off it, then immediately frowned and spat.

"Tasteless."

"Y-you…" Blood splattered onto Tian Erjun's face.

The long-haired girl wound the chain around Tian Erjun's neck.

"Tell me—where is this Bai Daya he mentioned?"

"… "

"Speak, or die."

Tian Erjun's trembling body gradually grew still.

He, was not afraid of death.

Though he hadn't planned to sacrifice himself for Bai Daya, he had no reason to submit to the enemy!

"Hm? You're an interesting slice of bread. Too bad… your subconscious glance just betrayed Bai Daya's location. Just as I sensed."

She retracted the chain, leaned close to Tian Erjun's face, and smiled, gently patting his cheek.

"I'll come back later to taste you myself."

Almost the instant her voice faded—boom—the long-haired girl vanished from where she stood, a faint sonic crack trailing behind her, so fast Tian Erjun could barely react.

"Whoo—"

Tian Erjun collapsed, sweat drenching his forehead, back, every inch of his body.

"Just who… is she?"

Remembering the madwoman, Tian Erjun was filled with confusion.

The woman did resemble Bai Daya in some ways, yet the floating chain vaguely echoed the Pull-Coffin Ghost.

And… if Ye Baiyi returned, why didn't he come straight to the hall? Why is he nowhere to be found? Could he have fled…

The thought was instantly thrown from Tian Erjun's mind.

Simply put—he knew Fang Yue too well. Fang Yue was not the type to flee.

After surviving the village's destruction, most people grew only more terrified of ghosts, even refusing to face them, their martial skill rendered useless.

But a few grew fiercer with every battle, seeking only to slaughter ghosts, even at the cost of their own lives.

From what Tian Erjun knew, Fang Yue hadn't reached that extreme—but his eagerness to kill ghosts was always intense; you'd think killing ghosts brought him some great reward.

"Bai Daya, Captain Wu… Lord Han…"

Forcing himself up, Tian Erjun rushed toward Lord Han's location.

Whether Bai Daya, Lin Ling, or Captain Wu—all of them were in those small rooms.

If this ghost went on a killing spree there… how could he face Ye Baiyi?

He had to get there. He had to protect them!

…

When You Sisi came to find Qing Chen, she was blocked outside by Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu.

"… I don't need to go in. At least tell me—how is Lord Han? If he can't regain combat readiness, I'll go alone to support Night Rain!"

"I don't know," Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu shrugged.

She'd only been dragged over by Qing Chen to assist.

After handing out supplies and doing trivial tasks, Captain Wu had taken over.

Compared to someone like her, who understood nothing, Captain Wu at least had internal Qi and could help with buffering and adjustments.

According to Qing Chen, Lord Han's condition was gradually stabilizing; whether he could immediately regain combat readiness was uncertain, but waking up should be fine.

Hearing this, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu naturally entrusted the matter to Captain Wu and the others.

Beside Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, Bai Daya was studying ants moving on the ground.

"Then let me go in—I'll ask them myself!" You Sisi was anxious, but as soon as she spoke, she realized it was wrong.

Qing Chen was still inside treating Lord Han—if she caused even a slip, she'd doom him.

After thinking, she changed her words: "Never mind. When Qing Chen and Lord Han come out, tell them I've gone ahead to support Night Rain. If Lord Han regains combat readiness, hurry to join. If his condition is stable, don't mention it again."

"Huh? You're going alone to help Ye Ge?"

"Mm."

"But… it's still raining outside."

"… " You Sisi said nothing, just walked out.

She knew she was useless—her strength was too low to help Fang Yue at all.

But the moment she thought of Fang Yue possibly dying at the hands of 【the Coffin-Pulling Wraith】, of the scene of Fang Yue's gruesome death, she could not calm her heart no matter what.

However, before she had taken two steps, Bai Daya behind her suddenly shrieked.

"Scared! Scared! Scared!!"

Scared? Afraid?

She turned her head back in confusion, only to see Bai Daya trembling as she clutched Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, her face a picture of pure terror.

"Don't be scared, don't be scared, it's You Sisi, Sister You!"

"Sister You?"

Bai Daya looked at Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu, then looked at You Sisi, and immediately began crying out in terror again.

"Not Sister You, not You…"

Boom!!

Before she could finish speaking, her head suddenly burst open.

Fresh blood splashed all over You Sisi and Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu. The headless corpse, still gripping Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's clothes, lost the strength in its hands, trailing a streak of blood as it slowly toppled over.

"Ah… ahhh… ahhhhhhh!!!"

Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu was stunned. After a good while, she finally let out a scream, her face drained of every trace of color, terrified beyond measure. She collapsed to the ground and, scrambling on all fours, pounded frantically on the door.

"Lord Han, save me! Lord Han, save me!!"

Tears and snot flowed together — she looked every bit as wretched as wretched could be.

After all, Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu really had very little experience with this sort of thing.

She had been protected far too well by Fang Yue. In ordinary days, even killing a wraith was done under someone's watchful care — when had she ever faced life and death head-on? Let alone the fact that Bai Daya was someone she knew, a little sister-friend she had contact with and shared decent feelings for.

For someone so familiar to die right before her eyes — the shock was simply too great. It scared her witless, made her tremble all over. And so she did not notice that a long-haired young girl had already been standing beside her for quite some time.

She grabbed a fistful of Tian Dan Zhi Yuan Wu's hair and flung her outward.

(End of this chapter)