Chapter 94: Ninety-four, Crisis Chapter 94: Ninety-four, Crisis Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were picking Golden Cicada Herb when they heard a colliding sound. The two stopped what they were doing and looked over, only to see dozens of Corpse Gu slamming against the Array Formation Wall outside the array.
“Can the array hold up?” Qin Yushen asked, eyes filled with a fierce killing intent. He had said he would protect Xiao Ning, and he would not go back on his word.
“If nothing stronger shows up, there won’t be a problem,” Song Yan Ning replied. With so many Corpse Gu here, there must be a reason. What worried her most was the possibility that these Corpse Gu were being controlled, and that the one behind them was the truly terrifying presence.
“I’ll go out; you stay here and don’t move,” said Qin Yushen, his figure flashing out of the array.
Song Yan Ning followed closely. She was now Qin Yushen’s ally—how could she just watch him take the risk alone?
“Why did you come out? Get back inside,” Qin Yushen said, frowning as he glanced back at Song Yan Ning.
Song Yan Ning slightly curved her lips, “We are allies; we fight together.” Her strength might not match his, but she was not one to be easily slaughtered.
Qin Yushen wielded his refined Dagger and attacked the Corpse Gu coming at him. With two streaks of silver light, the heads of two Corpse Gu fell to the ground, one after the other, “I can handle them.”
Song Yan Ning ignored Qin Yushen’s comment, and, flashing to his back, she stood back to back with him. At the same time, she flicked her fingers and sent two silver needles flying at two Corpse Gu attacking them.
“Bang! Bang!” The sounds of heavy objects hitting the ground followed one after the other.
There was now a barely visible tiny hole in the center of the foreheads of the two Corpse Gu. Black smoke slowly wafted out of these holes.
Song Yan Ning’s lips curled in satisfaction, her hands never stopping as she shot more silver needles at the attacking Corpse Gu. She had just sprinkled a kind of demon-repelling powder on the silver needles, which saved her from wasting resources as she had before.
While Qin Yushen was eliminating Corpse Gu, he was also using his Divine Sense to keep an eye on Song Yan Ning. Seeing her effortlessly take down the Corpse Gu, his heart eased slightly. This girl always took him by surprise.
Corpse Gu kept surging forward, and although Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were eliminating them successfully, their Inner Strength and Spiritual Power were quickly depleting. Although they were Cultivators, their bodies were still those of children, and even with great strength, there were limits.
Qin Yushen scanned the mass of Corpse Gu approaching with his Divine Sense and his brow furrowed deeply. He had to find the source, or else he and Xiao Ning would end up trapped here.
“Xiao Ning, go hide in the array for a bit; I’m going to find the source of the Corpse Gu,” Qin Yushen communicated telepathically. He would do everything in his power to protect Xiao Ning.
Song Yan Ning glanced around, took off the Protective Jade Pendant from her neck, and quickly pressed it into Qin Yushen’s hand before rushing toward the array. The method Qin Yushen suggested was the only one viable at the moment. She wanted to go with him, but with her strength, she would only hold him back. Besides, she had used up all her silver needles, so she had to think of another way to deal with the Corpse Gu.
Seeing Song Yan Ning run into the array, Qin Yushen dashed towards the direction from which the Corpse Gu were coming.
Song Yan Ning watched Qin Yushen’s receding figure with a heart full of worry. She had to find a way to help Qin Yushen.
Qin Yushen’s figure was as fast as lightning, his dagger constantly swinging, and wherever it passed, the Corpse Gu were annihilated.
“Ha ha ha…” A sharp laugh suddenly erupted.
Qin Yushen followed the sound and saw a red-clothed woman descending from the sky, and at the same time, the Corpse Gu that had been attacking him all stopped their motions, uniformly turning to gaze at the woman.
Qin Yushen’s eyes narrowed slightly. It seemed this woman was controlling the Corpse Gu, but he couldn’t sense the slightest hint of life from her.
The woman landed in front of Qin Yushen, her eyes coldly scrutinizing him as a shimmering trace slowly seeped from the corners of her mouth. She hadn’t seen human beings in a long while, nor had she devoured a soul in ages. Consuming this child’s soul would surely be nourishing.
Qin Yushen gripped his dagger tightly, waiting for the right moment. He was now certain the woman before him was not human.
The woman glanced at the dagger in Qin Yushen’s hand and gave a sinister laugh before lunging at him. She wanted to devour this child’s soul and turn him into her most perfect Corpse Gu.
Seeing this, Qin Yushen’s figure flashed and his dagger simultaneously struck at the woman. Only by destroying her could he and Xiao Ning be safe.
Song Yan Ning saw that the Corpse Gu outside the array all stopped their ramming motions and turned toward one direction, so she knew Qin Yushen had found the source, but this only made her heart more anxious.
Clutching her fists, a glint of determination flashed in Song Yan Ning’s eyes. She decided to use a secret technique of the Demon Clan to project her soul out of her body to check on Qin Yushen’s situation. She couldn’t let him face the danger alone.
Having made up her mind, Song Yan Ning closed her eyes and formed seals with her hands.
Before long, a silhouette emerged from Song Yan Ning’s body and darted out. She glanced at her physical body seated on the ground and sped toward where Qin Yushen was. This was her first time using the secret technique since becoming Song Yan Ning, so she could only sustain it for 15 minutes. After that time, she would have to return to her body; otherwise, it would reject her, and finding another suitable host was not an easy task.
From a distance, Song Yan Ning saw the red-clothed woman fighting with Qin Yushen. It was the Luohua Cave Girl.
The Luohua Cave Girl was one of the three evils of the Miao Border. Before coming here, Song Yan Ning had made a point to learn about the local culture. The Luohua Cave Girl referred to some unmarried girls of the Miao Border tribes. They were said to have the power to cry down leaves, enter a cave without food or drink, survive for days, and upon return, abstain from eating and drinking until their deaths a few days later.
Tribal people believed they had married the tree god or the well god, hence instead of a funeral, a wedding would be arranged for these girls to celebrate nuptial bliss.
The Luohua Cave Girl before her had clearly become a demonic being; otherwise, she would not have had the ability to transform so many people into Corpse Gu.
Qin Yushen was slowly losing ground; the spiritual power in his body was nearly depleted, and he could barely hold on any longer.
Watching Qin Yushen’s pale face, Song Yan Ning was filled with urgency, frantically searching through her inherited knowledge for a way to deal with the Luohua Cave Girl.
Finally, just as Qin Yushen was on the verge of collapse, Song Yan Ning found a solution—to use her own Demon Blood to contract the Luohua Cave Girl. This Luohua Cave Girl had become a demonic creature, a part of the Demon Clan. Though her current strength was low, the bloodline of the royal Demon Clan within her would not change, and her bloodline could suppress all members of the Demon Clan.