"It's me, what's wrong? Did I disturb you?"
Lu Shangshang's expression changed drastically.
Ouyang Qinglin immediately walked over and explained, "Qianying, there's nothing between her and me. Don't misunderstand."
Ouyang Qinglin instinctively treated Gu Qianying as the lover he was with.
This subconscious action made Gu Qianying falter for a moment.
She knew Ouyang Qinglin's feelings for her.
It was precisely because of this that she didn't want Ouyang Qinglin to get hurt.
Her heart already belonged to Nangong Mo; apart from him, she could never love anyone else.
As for Ouyang Qinglin, Du Chun, Meng Qinghua, and Nangong Li, they were all close friends with whom she had faced life and death.
From a friend's perspective, she would not allow anyone to harm her friends.
Ouyang Qinglin was eager to step forward and explain, but before he could speak, Gu Qianying looked at him and asked, "Do you truly believe this person?"
As she spoke, Gu Qianying pointed at Lu Shangshang.
Ouyang Qinglin frowned.
He looked at Gu Qianying, "Qianying, what do you mean by that?"
"What I mean is, you should ask her?"
Gu Qianying looked coldly at Lu Shangshang.
Lu Shangshang's face turned even uglier.
"What are you talking about? I didn't do anything, you..."
Tears fell like large pearls, and Lu Shangshang looked wronged.
Ouyang Qinglin stepped forward and shielded her, "Qianying, what are you doing?"
At this moment, he suddenly felt that the person he deeply loved before him seemed like a stranger.
The Qianying he fell in love with would not be so aggressive and would not bully the weak.
"Demon, the life-taker of Qin Yan, only the Death Demon can truly take life; others can also be the cause of death, and those who steal wisdom, hence the name Killer." This statement comes from the Hell Judge's description of the Marā gods and ghosts.
"The Marā body ghost is also known as the Body-Stealing Evil Ghost. This ghost first disguises itself with goodness, then feeds on those who approach it. This ghost should belong to the Death Demon among demons."
As she spoke, Gu Qianying looked at the person hiding behind Ouyang Qinglin, "Miss Lu Shangshang, am I correct?"
Ouyang Qinglin was bewildered. He turned to look at Lu Shangshang.
Lu Shangshang lowered her head, remaining silent, a hint of malice in her eyes.
When she looked up, her innocent and lively eyes were gone. Her evil gaze, like a knife dipped in poison, stared directly at Gu Qianying. Her voice suddenly became much colder, "So, you know everything. Heh."
Her black, sharp fingernails gradually grew longer. Her harmless face was now covered in bloodstains, terrifying. Such a Lu Shangshang startled Ouyang Qinglin, who was standing close to her.
"You..."
Ouyang Qinglin stared at the person behind him in disbelief.
"Hurry up and come here!"
Gu Qianying stepped forward and pulled Ouyang Qinglin behind her.
"Everything is an illusion. This person is a Marā body ghost, the most deceptive ghost. Everything we saw just now was also fake. We were deceived."
"What? This... how is that possible?"
Ouyang Qinglin's eyes widened in shock.
He never expected Lu Shangshang to be such a monstrous ghost.
"Then the story she told me just now..."
"Naturally, it's also fake."
Gu Qianying looked coldly at Lu Shangshang, her palm opened, and the Crimson Blood Saber instantly appeared in her hand.
"There are no benevolent ghosts here; everything is an illusion. All the ghosts imprisoned in hell are evil ghosts."
She gripped the Crimson Blood Saber, and with a few words, she attacked Lu Shangshang.
"It's all your fault, you bitch. If it weren't for you, he would have believed me. I've been imprisoned here for thousands of years and desperately wanted to taste human flesh. He was almost mine. You woman deserve to die, I want you dead!"
Malice flashed in Lu Shangshang's eyes. She swung her huge five fingers, attacking Gu Qianying.
Gu Qianying, holding the Crimson Blood Saber, did not stop, slashing left and right, unleashing the full power of the Crimson Blood Saber.
The surrounding trees, under the immense power of the Crimson Blood Saber, all fell.
At this moment, Nangong Mo, Du Chun, and Meng Qinghua, who remained in the ghost village.
They also felt something unusual. As the three were about to leave, the old ghosts, young ghosts, and ghosts resembling women in the village all changed their appearances the moment Nangong Mo and the other two were about to leave.
Everyone revealed their terrifying side.
Their eye sockets were collapsed, eyeballs protruding, limbs broken, some with half their heads chopped off, and some with their tongues completely hanging out. These ghosts looked as if they had undergone hellish punishments, each ghost incomplete.
"Not good! They are evil ghosts, not benevolent ones, let's go!"
Nangong Mo was the first to notice the abnormality of these people. He flicked his sleeve, sending the closest ghost flying with a palm strike, and turned to Du Chun and Meng Qinghua, saying, "Let's go!"
The incident happened too suddenly. Du Chun and Meng Qinghua hadn't reacted before they were grabbed by the legs by numerous small ghosts, making them unable to move.
The two unleashed their spiritual power, but... these ghosts were completely unfazed.
They clung to the two, preventing Du Chun and Meng Qinghua from moving.
"Hehehehe, stay and keep us company, hehehe..."
The eerie laughter of the ghosts spread around the two, growing louder and more intense.
Bang!
A powerful surge of spiritual energy struck from the front.
White light flashed.
"Ah!"
The screams of the ghosts spread around the three.
"Hurry!"
Nangong Mo grabbed one in each hand, carrying Du Chun and Meng Qinghua as they flew out.
Although the three had not left the Nine-Layered Hell, they had temporarily escaped the ghost village.
The three landed steadily a hundred meters away from the ghost village.
"Qianying went to find Ouyang Qinglin. There's a problem here, which means this ghost Lu Shangshang also has a problem. At this moment, Qianying must be in danger, but we don't know where she went. We three will split up and search for Qianying and Ouyang Qinglin. Regardless of whether we find them, we must rendezvous here in three hours."
Facing adversity without panic, calm and collected.
Nangong Mo was very worried about Gu Qianying, but he knew very well that panicking would not accomplish anything and would only become a burden to his wife.
"Okay!"
Du Chun and Meng Qinghua nodded solemnly.
They also understood how dangerous the current situation was.
The three split into three paths, heading in different directions to search for the people.
Meanwhile, Gu Qianying, who was fighting "fiercely" with Lu Shangshang, encountered her biggest problem at the moment.
"Ouyang Qinglin, get out of the way, quickly come here. She's very dangerous, don't go over there."
Gu Qianying, holding the Crimson Blood Saber, stood her ground. Seeing Ouyang Qinglin walking towards Lu Shangshang, her heart suddenly leaped in alarm.
She leaped forward to stop him, but... Ouyang Qinglin shielded Lu Shangshang. His eyes were hollow, and he remained silent, as if his soul had been extracted, devoid of consciousness, like a walking corpse.
Seeing Ouyang Qinglin protecting Lu Shangshang, Gu Qianying dared not attack further.
"Lu Shangshang, what exactly did you do to him?"
Gu Qianying's eyes turned cold.
If Lu Shangshang hadn't been hiding behind Ouyang Qinglin, she feared she would have hurt Ouyang Qinglin, and she would have killed this evil ghost.
"Hahaha... haha..."
Lu Shangshang hugged Ouyang Qinglin from behind him. Her slender fingers slowly moved down Ouyang Qinglin's chin, her voice seductive and enchanting, "He said he would stay and accompany me, didn't you hear?"
Her long fingernails dug into Ouyang Qinglin's heart little by little.
Ouyang Qinglin showed no reaction.
Gu Qianying became anxious, "Lu Shangshang, don't touch him!"