Ding Yi shielded Mu Yueshi with her body and stared at the unspeaking Mistress.
She didn’t have any basis to say that the Mistress was possessed, relying solely on the cheat of true sight. In the beginning, she didn’t pay the Mistress much mind, but after opening the lock, the dainty Mistress started emanating a deathly aura.
She must’ve been possessed!
A stiff smile slowly formed on the “Mistress’s” pale, pretty face.
“You’ve seen through me,” she said in a shrill voice.
Immediately, her expression turned vicious: “You shouldn’t have come! …Those that ruin my plans, should die!!”
The Mistress leapt into the air, her crimson-painted nails turning into bloody blades aimed at Ding Yi.
“Go hide over there!” Ding Yi hurriedly told Mu Yueshi. She rolled up her sleeves, and she… recklessly charged towards the Mistress!
Perhaps it was because he was too surprised, Mu Yueshi stood there stunned, unable to react.
The system was also extremely surprised.
What happened? My cowardly host is suddenly not afraid of ghosts anymore!
The system asked hesitantly: Host, have you snapped?!
Ding Yi: Don’t waste your words! Give me a shield! Why does this ghost always go for my heart ahhhhh?!!
The system was suddenly seized by a sense of calmness and, two seconds later, sent her a shield.
Actually, if the opponent was really a ghost, then there was nothing Ding Yi could do, and she would have probably ran.
But it was in the middle of the day right now, so the ghost was unable to materialize, only able to possess the bodies of others. She also chose poorly, possessing the feeble Mistress…
It was obvious that Ding Yi could take advantage of the situation.
You mortals dare contest the Jingang princess in strength?
The “Mistress” wore a savage expression as she leapt towards Ding Yi, but Ding Yi casually grabbed the Mistress’s hand, which was holding a hairpin aimed at her chest, and sent the maddened “Mistress” flying with a kick.
The “Mistress” flew right into a nearby stone decoration and let out a wretched wail. Her eyes rolled back, and her body slumped down onto the ground.
When the woman was knocked out, Ding Yi saw a dark shadow fly out the Mistress’s body and escape towards the empty building behind the stone decoration.
Ding Yi shouted: “You can’t run from me!” and ran after it.
Mu Yueshi’s expression turned stern as he swiftly got off the ground and followed suit.
The empty building behind the stone decoration looked solemn and mysterious. It was covered with a thick layer of talismans and looked to be impermeable, but Ding Yi was able to clearly see the ghost easily slip right through!
The boss is inside!
When she kicked open the door, she tried to confirm with the system: This hidden quest is not part of the original plot, so you’ll guarantee the host’s safety right?
System: That depends on the situation. Please proceed with caution. If the host maliciously feeds* to complete the quest, then the host will be killed!
*(Gaming term, intentionally dying to accelerate one’s own defeat)
Ding Yi: “…”
This system lacked any humanity!
When Ding Yi kicked open the door, the black mist inside came rushing towards her. She unconsciously shielded her eyes with her arm and stumbled back two steps.
But the door shut as soon as she entered.
The situation was familiar enough that Ding Yi felt not an ounce of surprise. The spacious building’s windows were shut tight, and the bare floor was covered with a strange magic formation. She slowly lifted her eyes towards the person sitting in the middle.
Yes, it wasn’t a ghost, but a person.
It was then that the person turned around slowly, their voice sounded like a broken billows, scratchy and annoying: “I didn’t expect the person who finally found me to be an unweaned girl.”
After the person faced her, Ding Yi saw the face of a fourth to fifty year old man in the fog. His features were well structured and defined, his brows imparted a sense of viciousness, and he wore a set of gray robes over his lanky body. He seemed to be a trained adept.
But, no matter how noble he seemed, he was someone who hid in the Liu manor, spending many years performing acts of evil!
“Yuankong Zhenren,” Ding Yi furrowed her brows and looked towards the pieces of human faced wood, which oozed blood, scattered throughout the formation. Her expression was cold: “You’re an esteemed master seeking the Tao. Why secretly scheme and perform all these despicable acts over the years?”
Her voice was shaking a little. The system gave her a brief biography of the boss. From it, she understood that the soul-binding formation was crafted from the lives of more than a dozen people over the decade! The formation was drawn with the blood of humans!
He’s absolutely depraved.
“People naturally think for themselves! This old man* has spent half his life doing good, and yet he was deceived by a mortal, losing both his longevity and power! How could he resign himself to such a fate?!” Yuankong Zhenren wore a maddened expression, looking to be a typical black-hearted villain.