The Great Head Ghost attacked with fierce momentum. Upon seeing Mingyue and the other two emerge from the room, it launched its assault directly.
The Yin energy it emitted was bone-chilling, capable of harming the soul, its most potent weapon.
As the Yin energy surged, the moonlight around Ji Shiyou shimmered, shielding him.
He even thoughtfully expanded the range of the moonlight, encompassing Mingyue beside him.
Mingyue had originally intended to use the Demon Subduing Seal to resist the invasion of Yin energy. Seeing Ji Shiyou's actions,
She lowered the hand she had raised. With a formidable enemy before them, conserving energy was paramount.
Still, she cast a grateful glance at Ji Shiyou. What was meant to be an expression of thanks turned into a moment of daze as she looked at Ji Shiyou enveloped in moonlight.
Mingyue felt as if she and Ji Shiyou had known each other for millennia, so familiar they seemed.
Furthermore, her heart ached, and she felt an urge to rush forward and embrace Ji Shiyou tightly.
"What's happening to me? Is it just because he shielded me from the Yin energy that I'm so moved, that I've fallen for him?"
Clearly sensing her burgeoning feelings for Ji Shiyou, Mingyue was astonished.
She couldn't believe she could fall for Ji Shiyou, yet her heart did not deceive her.
Looking at Ji Shiyou, whom she had only met a few days ago, bathed in moonlight, her eyes were filled with affection.
"Hark, this immortal maiden is here! What demons and monsters dare to not surrender!"
As Mingyue's thoughts wandered, a woman's voice rang out, pulling her back to reality.
She followed the sound and saw Junhui, her body swaying gracefully, her steps light.
She appeared fragile, extending a delicate finger like a blooming orchid, pointing at the Great Head Ghost in the air and shouting.
"What's wrong with Junhui? Why is he acting like a woman?"
Seeing the nearly six-foot-tall, manly Junhui moving and acting like a sissy,
Ji Shiyou stared in astonishment, nearly falling over.
"The Yin energy must have activated the Divine Strike Talisman on him. Judging by his demeanor, it's likely He Xiangu from the Eight Immortals who has possessed him."
Mingyue stated calmly. Ji Shiyou looked at Junhui before him, feeling a pang of sympathy.
After all, this Divine Strike Talisman was originally prepared by Mingyue for him.
Because he had moonlight protection, it was given to Junhui, which made him feel fortunate.
If he had appeared before Mingyue in this state, he would have cried himself to sleep.
"Could it be that Junhui's inner self believes he is a woman?"
Ji Shiyou suddenly thought of what Mingyue had said: the deity possessing someone would appear randomly based on the host's disposition.
Learning that He Xiangu had possessed Junhui, he couldn't help but question Junhui's gender identity.
"Bold fiend! Yin and Yang are distinct. Since you are dead, you should have reincarnated long ago.
You should not exist in this world, nor should you commit evil with Yin energy. Behold, this immortal maiden shall capture you!"
At this moment, Junhui shouted again, and surprisingly, he leaped into the air.
He flew towards the Great Head Ghost, his movements in the air graceful, appearing almost ethereal.
Meanwhile, Ji Shiyou, that mischievous friend, had taken out his phone to record, hoping to capture Junhui's embarrassing moments.
Earlier, when the Great Head Ghost attacked with Yin energy, Mingyue and Ji Shiyou were protected by moonlight, but Junhui was not.
He felt the Yin energy entering his body, piercingly cold, as if his soul were about to be devoured.
Just then, his body emitted ten thousand rays of golden light, and a warm current surged from within.
All the Yin energy was instantly expelled, and he knew the talisman on him had taken effect.
Following this, his consciousness blurred, and control of his body was taken over by the possessed He Xiangu.
Although He Xiangu was a female immortal, she possessed a strong sense of justice and abhorred evil.
Upon discovering the Great Head Ghost, she immediately sought to eliminate it.
Thus, she controlled Junhui's body, ascended into the air, and engaged in a fierce battle with the Great Head Ghost.
"Not good, they're creating a diversion! There are other ghosts!
The Great Head Ghost is merely to distract us, their goal is to rescue the red-clothed Yin soul!"
Mingyue, observing the battle, suddenly sensed movement from the golden cage within the villa and hurried to investigate.
Seeing this, Ji Shiyou put away his phone and followed directly into the villa.
At this moment, he had only one thought: to stay by Mingyue's side and protect her.
He didn't consider whether Junhui, his brother, could contend with the Great Head Ghost.
"It's an Infant Spirit! Damn it, that red-clothed Yin soul is its mother!
They've been refined into a Mother-Child煞 by the Ghost煞. This is quite troublesome!"
Upon entering the villa, Mingyue saw a tiny Infant Spirit frantically slamming against the golden cage.
Inside the room, the roars of the red-clothed Yin soul and the shrill, piercing cries of the Infant Spirit echoed.
The Infant Spirit couldn't break through the golden cage. As Yin energy churned, it completely surrounded the cage.
At this point, the Ghost energy on the red-clothed Yin soul surged, merging with the Ghost energy emitted by the Infant Spirit.
With an attack from both inside and out, the golden cage could no longer withstand the pressure and collapsed with a loud crash.
The red-clothed Yin soul broke free and reunited with the Infant Spirit. The Ghost energy in the room became substantial, thick and visible to the naked eye.
Mingyue was right; they were mother and child. The Ghost煞 had gone to great lengths to refine them.
First, they found a pregnant woman with a completely Yin constitution. When the child was eight months old, the fetus was extracted and killed, refined into an Infant Spirit.
The entire refinement process was carried out before the mother's eyes, filling her with immense resentment.
Then, the mother was dressed in a red robe and tortured to death on the night of the full moon.
Because the red-clothed Yin soul and the Infant Spirit were connected by blood, their combined power was greatly amplified, forming the dreaded Mother-Child煞.
Mingyue immediately recognized their formidable power. As the golden cage shattered, she unleashed a Demon Subduing Seal.
She intended to prevent their fusion, but it was too late.
She saw the Infant Spirit swiftly burrow into the red-clothed Yin soul's abdomen.
The red-clothed Yin soul let out a terrifying cackle. Facing the Demon Subduing Seal cast by Mingyue, she casually waved her hand.
The seal, which had been shimmering with golden light, was instantly dispersed. Her power had increased by more than a hundredfold.
Because the Ghost煞's command was to kill Ji Shiyou, the combined Mother-Child煞 ignored Mingyue and lunged directly at Ji Shiyou. Their speed was so great that Mingyue was caught off guard.
Before Ji Shiyou could even defend himself, the Mother-Child煞 was upon him.
In this critical moment, the moonlight around him flared brightly.
Facing the moonlight, the combined Mother-Child煞 did not, as before, get repelled by the moonlight.
Instead, it fiercely grabbed Ji Shiyou, raising its sharp claws to slash at his head.
Although the moonlight could not repel the Mother-Child煞, it could still protect Ji Shiyou's body from harm, barely blocking the sharp claws.
This drove the Mother-Child煞 into a frenzy. Its mouth visibly widened.
Its intention was simple: since his body was protected by moonlight and could not be harmed,
It would simply swallow Ji Shiyou, who was enveloped in moonlight, whole.
Ji Shiyou struggled desperately, but it was futile. He could not break free from the Mother-Child煞's grip.
As the mouth, like that of a gluttonous beast, approached his head, and he was about to be devoured,
Ji Shiyou closed his eyes. He had only one regret.
Before dying, he had never truly confessed his feelings to Mingyue, never let Mingyue know his heart.
Thus, Ji Shiyou stopped struggling, closed his eyes, and began to shout.