Chapter 664: Extra 1: The Fangs Are a Little Itchy

I live, so I need to breathe.

Every breath brings that special fragrance into my body.

And I clearly realize this fragrance is also part of refining the earth fetus.

I will eventually be refined into the legendary "thousand‑year undecayed female corpse."

I close my eyes, striving to integrate all the information I've been fed, separating truth from falsehood, hoping to find a glimmer of life.

After thinking it over, my only ways to survive are two.

The first is Jin Wuya; only if he breaks in can I be saved quickly, but after rescue, whether we two have a chance to exit this ancient tomb is unknown.

The second is Xiao Jiu Zhanggui.

That small coffin was placed alive in the pawn shop for seven days; will Xiao Jiu Zhanggui become curious about it?

Given her relationship with Jin Wuya, will she pay more attention to our movements?

The most terrifying thing is that before we decided to come here, we had already settled everything that would follow.

If I hadn't given that pawn‑ticket receipt to my contact, letting him redeem it after seven days, Xiao Jiu Zhanggui might have a greater chance to discover our mishap.

The problem is, we already had everything settled.

Furthermore, I now cannot be sure whether the person I trust is also someone Shi Yin had arranged to be by my side from the start.

Moreover, I really don't know how long I can hold out in this golden‑thread nanmu coffin.

Perhaps after a week, even if someone discovers it, breaks in, and opens the lid, all they'll see is a corpse that looks vividly alive.

I don't fear death, but I fear that after death my corpse will still be used, causing harm for a thousand years.

The instant that thought flashed in my mind, I suddenly realized: since I don't fear death, why should I still fear the female corpse beneath me?

Since I fear my corpse after death being used, why, in this deadly situation, can't I use the female corpse beneath me to destroy my own corpse?

We two… let's destroy ourselves together!

Thinking this, I relaxed my whole body, pressing the back of my head against the female corpse's face and rubbing slowly back and forth.

Whether I rub off the black talisman, damage it, or fade the gold‑lacquer vermilion symbols on the surface, it will affect the female corpse.

I need her awakened, I need her help to break the situation.

The talisman paper behind my head emitted a faint sound; I don't know how long passed when I suddenly heard a barely audible sigh, clearly coming from the throat of the female corpse beneath me.

Immediately I felt that the talisman paper was gone.

I felt a surge of joy; it must have been rubbed off by me, right?

Just as I stared at the female corpse, waiting for it to awaken, bite me, or pull me to burst open the coffin, a rich fragrance erupted from below, making me want to sneeze.

The female corpse beneath me not only failed to awaken or resist; after the black talisman was rubbed off, it self‑ignited without fire, a gust of yin wind swept through the coffin, and that female corpse simply weathered away!

The corpse, which still had elasticity, turned into a pile of white bones in the blink of an eye.

I lay there on the white bones; the impact of the fragrance bursting from the female corpse's body made my consciousness sluggish and dull, finally plunging into darkness—like falling into a dream, or into a ten‑thousand‑zhang abyss—never to awaken.

I don't know how long I slept in that boundless darkness, until a sound came from above, then the coffin lid was shoved open hard, and I seemed to hear Jin Wuya's voice: "Shi Rou…"

Immediately after, Xiao Jiu Zhanggui's voice: "Don't touch her, step aside."

I couldn't open my eyes, couldn't respond, but I could feel tension in my lower abdomen.

Then something was shoved into my mouth.

Then I heard Xiao Jiu Zhanggui say: "Jin Wuya boss, first carry Shi Rou away, don't go home, don't go to Lingnan, head to Wufu Town—someone should meet you there."

Jin Wuya asked: "What about you? Aren't you leaving?"

"We need to stay to draw attention." Xiao Jiu Zhanggui said, "We're not facing ordinary people—it's the Red Armor Army, and moreover the remnants of the Disarmed Mountain Strongmen; they're not easy to deal with."

Jin Wuya obviously hesitated; Xiao Jiu Zhanggui urged, "Now is no time to be indecisive; the time we can buy for you is limited. Protect Shi Rou, but also guard against being hurt by her. We'll meet in Wufu Town."

Jin Wuya replied, "Xiao Jiu Zhanggui, you and Seventh Lord be careful—I… I'll first take Shi Rou away."

Jin Wuya lifted me onto his back and started running.

I lay on his back, still unable to open my eyes.

In my hazy consciousness I kept wondering what "guard against being hurt by her" meant.

My thoughts were very slow and dull; for a moment I couldn't even turn them.

My lower abdomen pressed against Jin Wuya's back, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

Jin Wuya's steps were hurried; I jostled heavily on his back, the thing in my mouth gave off a cold temperature—I wanted to spit it out but couldn't.

I felt my whole body not only dull but also stiff.

Like… like a corpse…

Jin Wuya just kept carrying me forward; I don't know how long he ran when his steps suddenly stopped, and I felt his body stiffen a bit.

Immediately after, I heard Shi Yin's voice from not far ahead: "Put her down, I'll let you go."

"Impossible!" Jin Wuya shouted, "Move aside!"

Shi Yin coldly snorted: "Refusing a toast, forced to drink the penalty."

Jin Wuya has a little cultivation, but against Shi Yin it's simply not worth mentioning.

Moreover, Shi Yin still has the Red Armor Army in hand, and Jin Wuya still has to protect me.

I desperately tried to break free of my body's shackles, to wake up and protect Jin Wuya, but I couldn't.

When the fight broke out, the chaotic footsteps around me told me Shi Yin hadn't acted personally—he had indeed brought the Red Armor Army.

After just a few dozen rounds, Jin Wuya began to struggle to hold his ground.

A strong palm wind surged forward; Jin Wuya, unaware, was completely overturned onto the ground.

I fell from his back to the ground, rolling twice.

Perhaps this violent impact cleared my mind a little, for I actually opened my eyes at that moment.

My movements were still sluggish, but I could move and could see.

But when my gaze fell on my arm, I saw one corpse patch after another... These days, I actually began to corpse-transform!

So Xiao Jiu Zhanggui's saying "Guard against being hurt by her"—is he afraid I'll corpse-change and bite Jin Wuya?

I slowly raised my hand, reaching toward my teeth.

I wanted to see if I had grown fangs.

Unfortunately, I really felt them.

Just as I made that motion, the fighting sounds nearby that had just been going on came to an abrupt halt.

Gazes locked onto me, watching my somewhat eerie movement.

Jin Wuya had retreated to my side, protecting me like an eagle guarding a chick.

I looked at the tense veins on the side of his neck, my fangs itching a bit...