"My lady..."
Nangong Mo had been watching Gu Qianying.
When their fingers were intertwined, his palm had begun to sweat.
At this moment, his heart was filled with anticipation, and at the same time, he was quite worried about Gu Qianying.
However... the moment Gu Qianying opened her eyes, Nangong Mo saw the coldness beneath her red pupils.
A fierce wind rose, and between heaven and earth, black mist enveloped the entire sky. At this, the laughter of several demonic spirits appeared around everyone.
Those half-bone, half-human creatures, who had been cut down by Du Chun and others, seemed to have been infused with an invisible demonic energy. They all rose, turned their heads mechanically, and lunged at Du Chun and the others once more.
Like mindless undead, their muscles were stiff, and their eyes had all turned red.
At the same time, as the black mist spread across the sky, Lu Zhu and the others were plunged into a terrifying visual experience.
All around them were visible demonic spirits, figures cloaked in black.
This phenomenon caused even the Flood Dragon A Mu and the White Tiger, who were heading towards the water prison, to be lost in an invisible blackness.
And at this moment, Gu Qianying, who had opened her eyes, suddenly threw Nangong Mo aside. Her eyes, devoid of any emotion, were filled with indifference towards him.
She struck Nangong Mo on the shoulder with her palm, turned away coldly, and prepared to fly towards the soul of the Demonic Venerable Emperor.
"My lady!"
Nangong Mo stood behind her, urgently calling out to her.
Gu Qianying turned back coldly, pointing the Scarlet Blood Saber at Nangong Mo, and spat out a single word at him: "Scram!"
"Qianying... you...!"
Nangong Mo's pupils constricted. The hand he had extended to grab her froze in mid-air.
Had his lady no longer recognized him?
Had his silly girl forgotten him?
His heart felt as if it were being pierced by needles. Nangong Mo's voice trembled slightly. With red eyes, he looked at her and flew towards her, chasing after her: "Qianying, it's me, I am Nangong Mo, your husband. Have you truly forgotten me? Qianying, please wake up, won't you? Look at me, who I am, I am Nangong Mo, your husband."
He repeated his words twice.
His gaze, filled with deep affection, remained fixed on her.
Even at this very moment, she was pointing her sword at him.
And the person standing behind Gu Qianying, seeing Gu Qianying's indifferent attitude towards Nangong Mo, knew that he had awakened his slave spirit.
"Slave spirit, congratulations, you have finally returned to this Venerable Emperor's side, hahaha..."
The black shadow attached to Wulala Nayi Xiu laughed uncontrollably. He was in a very good mood at this moment.
The others standing on the ground, who had witnessed Gu Qianying flying down closely behind Wulala Nayi Xiu and landing steadily, were all astonished.
As the two landed, it was as if luminous pearls were placed around them, allowing everyone to see Gu Qianying following Wulala Nayi Xiu.
"Master!"
Lu Zhu and the many white-clothed women looked towards Gu Qianying.
Finally remembering to use fire to burn the half-human, half-bone creatures present, Du Chun and the others also looked towards Gu Qianying.
"Qianying, how could she...?"
Unable to kill these half-bone, half-human monsters, Meng Qinghua's first thought was to burn them.
With the combined efforts of Du Chun, Ouyang Qinglin, Nangong Li, and others, more than half of the half-bone, half-human creatures present were killed.
"Qianying... how could she...?"
Ouyang Qinglin, dragging his injured arm, handed Xiao Yihao, who was hiding in the carriage, to someone else. Without Meng Qinghua and the others stopping him, he flicked his sleeves and flew to a distance of two zhang from Gu Qianying: "Qianying... why are you with him? What happened to you?"
Ouyang Qinglin pointed at the soul of the "Demonic Venerable Emperor."
He was very confused.
"Slave spirit, this Venerable Emperor dislikes these filthy creatures like cats and dogs barking before this Venerable Emperor... This Venerable Emperor commands you, kill all these cats and dogs for me, leave none alive!"
As soon as these words were spoken.
Gu Qianying immediately attacked Ouyang Qinglin with a blank expression.
She swung her sword and stabbed at him.
Ouyang Qinglin's eyes widened in shock. He had not expected Gu Qianying to attack him, and so coldly and ruthlessly.
The tip of the saber cut through his cheek, and blood spread.
"Be careful!"
Meng Qinghua suddenly appeared behind Ouyang Qinglin, grabbed his collar, and pulled him outwards.
For once, Ouyang Qinglin was not fatally wounded by Gu Qianying, only sustaining a minor injury.
"Qianying's mind has been controlled by him, she doesn't recognize us anymore."
Meng Qinghua, who had arrived, seemed like an outsider, and he saw things very clearly.
"Doesn't recognize us?"
His heart suddenly ached at this moment.
Ouyang Qinglin looked at Gu Qianying with misty eyes: "Ah Ying, do you really not remember me? Ah Ying, I am Ouyang Qinglin, I am your... your best friend, Ah Ying..."
At this moment, Gu Qianying's expression was blank. To her, the person before her was merely a self-seeking cat or dog.
"All of you die!"
Gu Qianying's cold eyes narrowed slightly. Holding the Scarlet Blood Saber, she attacked Meng Qinghua and Ouyang Qinglin with cold-blooded ruthlessness.
When the tip of the saber was aimed at Ouyang Qinglin again, he still did not dodge.
However... Meng Qinghua grabbed Ouyang Qinglin's wrist and pulled him away, avoiding Gu Qianying's sword.
"Why are you still standing there like an idiot, seeking death? You!"
Meng Qinghua roared at Ouyang Qinglin and grabbed him to leave.
He knew very well that at this moment, they were no match for the black shadow monsters.
Instead of this, they needed to leave this place first, rest for a day or two, and then discuss how to rescue Gu Qianying.
However... Ouyang Qinglin pushed Meng Qinghua away and turned to walk towards Gu Qianying.
"Qianying, I am Ouyang Qinglin, how can you forget me! You cannot forget me, you must not forget me!"
As if all the persistence in his heart had suddenly collapsed, Ouyang Qinglin was extremely distraught. He could tolerate the woman he loved – Gu Qianying – being with her beloved. He could also tolerate her living a happy little life, and he only needed to watch her from behind.
He could even tolerate her only considering him a close friend, and they could live like this for a lifetime.
But he could not tolerate her forgetting him! Her not recognizing him!
Ouyang Qinglin was very close to Gu Qianying. He walked towards her step by step.
"Seeking death!"
Gu Qianying's cold eyes furrowed slightly. She swung the Scarlet Blood Saber and pierced Ouyang Qinglin's chest with a single strike.
"Ouyang Qinglin!"
Meng Qinghua, who had been pushed away by Ouyang Qinglin, turned back, his eyes wide with shock.
At the same time, Du Chun and Nangong Li also looked shocked. After completely dealing with the half-human, half-bone creatures, the two of them used their Qinggong and flew towards Meng Qinghua together.
"Qianying, I am Ouyang Qinglin, have you truly forgotten me?"
He did not dodge. He raised his hand and grabbed the upper part of the saber tip. Blood flowed from his chest, and his palm was also cut by the saber. Red blood dripped drop by drop along his elbow onto the ground.
Ouyang Qinglin looked at Gu Qianying with deep affection, fearless of death. At this moment, he only hoped that Gu Qianying would remember him.
Gu Qianying looked at the "stranger" in red clothes who was seeking death with a blank expression. She only frowned coldly, not feeling that the person she had pierced through the chest was innocent in any way.
Gu Qianying did not respond to Ouyang Qinglin's repeated questions. She only looked at him indifferently, her lips curling coldly: "Except for the Venerable Emperor, this slave spirit does not care about anyone. If my master, the Venerable Emperor, wants you to die, you all must die!"
She expressionlessly drew her sword, holding the blood-stained Scarlet Blood Saber, and turned to attack Meng Qinghua, Du Chun, and Nangong Li.
Ouyang Qinglin, clutching his profusely bleeding chest, knelt on the ground. He looked back at Gu Qianying's retreating figure.
"Qianying, I am Ouyang Qinglin, you cannot forget me, you cannot!"
His eyes were slightly red, and despair surged in his heart.
Meanwhile... Gu Qianying attacked Meng Qinghua, Nangong Li, and Du Chun without any mercy.
"Qianying, wake up. We are all your friends, Qianying..."
Du Chun and Meng Qinghua did not want to confront Gu Qianying directly, nor did they want to harm her with their swords. They desperately dodged.
Nangong Li, holding his fan, was also the same: "Ninth Imperial Aunt, I am Nangong Li, your good nephew. You cannot kill me."
Although Nangong Li's martial arts were not as good as Meng Qinghua and the others, his speed in escaping was incredibly fast.
He leaped and dodged, not wanting to confront Gu Qianying directly.
However... Gu Qianying, who had been summoned back by the Demonic Venerable Emperor, harbored murderous intent towards Du Chun and the others.
She wanted to kill them all, leaving none alive.
Just as she was pursuing them and Du Chun and the others were dodging, a milky voice sounded from behind her.
"Mother..."
Nangong Mo, holding Xiao Yihao, walked towards Gu Qianying.
Hearing the word "Mother," Gu Qianying paused... She mechanically turned around and looked towards Nangong Mo.
Nangong Mo walked closer, holding Xiao Yihao.
"Mother..."
Xiao Yihao hugged Nangong Mo's neck, leaned over, and looked at Gu Qianying, his little face showing a sweet smile...