Chapter 175: Chapter 175
Mr Liu said sternly and righteously, "Yes, I am willing. Liu Han is the eldest son of our Liu Family. I must find out the truth to clear my son’s name, to uncover the truth!"
"Miss Yu, what price must be paid?" Liu Yue felt a pang of anxiety.
"Don’t worry, it’s just a bit of blood from a close relative."
Yu Nianzhao smiled faintly, pulling out a dagger, "I won’t let you bleed to death."
Liu Yue breathed a sigh of relief, responding eagerly, "Then I can give some of my blood. I am also a close relative to my elder brother."
"Your blood can’t suppress him."
Yu Nianzhao examined Mr Liu’s arm with the dagger, pondering where to cut, "Mr Liu has spent years on the battlefield, carrying Evil Qi with him. Ordinary ghosts wouldn’t dare approach him, but only his blood can suppress Liu Han’s Corpse Ghost."
"I see!" Mr Zhang suddenly realized, "It takes more than just the blood of a close relative. Mr Liu’s fate is indeed tough, with Evil Qi all over him, no ghost would dare invade."
Yu Nianzhao unceremoniously sliced a cut on Mr Liu’s arm, causing blood to gush out immediately. Liu Yi quickly brought over a basin to catch it, muttering, "Don’t waste it."
Mr Zhang asked curiously, "Don’t we need to use the blood from the wrist?"
Yu Nianzhao scoffed, "Who said blood must be taken from the wrist or so-called heart’s blood? Blood circulates throughout the body, there’s not much difference from where it’s drawn. You’ve all read too many folktales or learned some misguided practices? These are all feudal superstitions!"
Mr Zhang scratched his head awkwardly, saying, "In this arcane craft, there are many important talismans not all made from wrist blood? That’s why I said that..."
"If you accidentally cut your veins, you could die. Abandon some of these ignorant thoughts, and you can make progress."
Yu Nianzhao snorted coldly. After Mr Liu had been bled until he looked pale, she took the blood basin and instructed, "Dongfang, scatter the blood!"
Dongfang Chenyuan and Dongfang Chenyue rushed to do the task.
Just as Liu Han was about to break out, blood was splashed over him. Liu Han’s body emitted puffs of white smoke, screaming and retreating, as a mass of black mist emerged from his ruined body and soared into the sky, revealing a ferocious face.
The nearby malevolent spirits flocked to the black mist as if summoned.
Dongfang Chenyuan frowned, "What are they trying to do? Is this the Corpse Ghost?"
"Earlier, I sensed many malevolent spirits within the Liu Mansion. I didn’t expect that after removing so many, the surrounding ones would still be attracted here!" Mr Zhang stood ready for action and instructed his disciples to continue setting up a formation.
"The Corpse Ghost sensed danger and summoned the malevolent spirits over."
Yu Nianzhao calmly manifested a golden hairpin in her palm, twisting her loose hair into a simple bun, revealing her elegant swan neck.
She gave an enchanting smile, forming a seal with one hand, "Aside from its love for devouring flesh, second to that, the Corpse Ghost loves swallowing malevolent spirits to bolster its power. Whether he wants to stabilize his Evil Qi, it depends on whether I agree!"
Watching as the Corpse Ghost opened its gaping maw to consume the summoned malevolent spirits.
The golden talisman flew above the Corpse Ghost, expanding into a golden barrier, preventing the malevolent spirits from breaking through.
The Corpse Ghost roared in anger, its blood-red eyes fixating on Yu Nianzhao with intense resentment.
"It’s only recently been forged; you still have a chance to regret it!"
Yu Nianzhao slightly raised her chin, commanding with authority, "How many resentful spirits trapped in place have you gathered with this kind of Corpse Ghost? Willingly being used by the heartless one who forged you?"
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The injured Corpse Ghost violently rampaged, seeing it could not devour the malevolent spirits, it tried to break through the mound of glutinous rice, lunging towards Liu Yue and the others.
"Truly incorrigible!" Seeing it still trying to cause harm, Yu Nianzhao’s eyes flashed coldly as she summoned, "Jiu, first devour these malevolent spirits!"
[Finally, I can feast, growl, growl, growl, I’m hungry.]
[These malevolent spirits are not enough to fill the gaps between my teeth. Although the Corpse Ghost has a strange taste, it is occasionally not bad for a snack.]
The massive shadow of Jiu Ying emerged from behind Yu Nianzhao.
A chilling wind rose, and Mr Zhang and Dongfang Chenyuan both felt a tremendous pressure.
Mr Zhang and Dongfang Chenyuan saw a gigantic shadow appear on the ground behind Yu Nianzhao, causing their hearts to tremble exceedingly.
The nine heads of Jiu Ying lunged forward, competing to savor the delicious meal before them.
The malevolent spirits scattered in terror, dwarfed before Jiu Ying, none able to escape its massive maw.
One of its snake heads casually knocked Liu Han over.
The Corpse Ghost trembled before Jiu Ying, retreating into Liu Han’s body like sensing its nemesis.
Yu Nianzhao stepped over the mound of glutinous rice, approaching Liu Han. Initially intending to grab him by the neck, but recoiling at the thought of the putrid body, exposed and emanating a foul odor of corpse spots.
She could only disdainfully draw a talisman, sticking it onto Liu Han’s forehead.
Liu Han screamed in agony, the Corpse Ghost that had burrowed inside him expelled by a mysterious force, the black mist once again appearing in mid-air.
Yu Nianzhao grasped the Corpse Ghost firmly, Divine Power surging from her palm.
The Corpse Ghost shriveled like being burned, gradually peeled from its body.
"Spare me, I beg you!"
Liu Han’s stiff expression turned terrifyingly ferocious as the black mist exerted its last shred of strength, manipulating this shell.
"When I told you to get out, you wouldn’t listen, instead indulging in misdeeds before me, devouring flesh, and now you beg for mercy? Are you worthy?"
With cold words, Yu Nianzhao yanked the Corpse Ghost out of Liu Han’s body like pulling a radish.
One of Jiu Ying’s snake heads approached Yu Nianzhao’s cheek, flicking its tongue as cold air nearly scared the Corpse Ghost half to death.
[This Corpse Ghost is indeed a little young, so easily frightened.]
[It’s a newly nurtured one, a fresh ghost!]
[Despite being refined by hundreds of resentful spirits, how can it be new?]
[It’s a strange taste, let me devour this Corpse Ghost!]
[In any case, it all goes into one body, why should you eat it? I’ll eat it then!]
[No way, you ate more malevolent spirits earlier, so this Corpse Ghost is for me!]
[I’ll eat, I’ll eat!]
[No, give it to me...]
The nine heads began to argue again, the sound of them greedily gulping down saliva, frightened the Corpse Ghost into wanting to flee, but Yu Nianzhao held it tight, Divine Power firmly locking onto the Corpse Ghost, leaving it no chance of escape!