My mind was more restless than it had ever been.
The woman's voice carried no special power, yet it felt unfathomable.
The only one who had ever given me this feeling was Yu Longting after releasing his Primordial Spirit.
"Who are you? Isn't the Spider Gu the Life-bound Gu of Protector Zi Shan?" I tried to help Chen Ahmao up, planning to find a chance to escape.
Chen Ahmao suddenly clutched his heart, his limbs starting to convulse, "This woman's voice... there's something wrong, whenever she speaks I just... just..."
He didn't finish his sentence, as Chen Ahmao suddenly fainted from lack of breath.
"Mortals are truly useless, they can't even withstand the sound of my voice." Suddenly, a circular entrance opened at the very center of the hall.
From the circular entrance, a lotus pedestal slowly ascended.
A woman in a white veil sat on the lotus pedestal, dressed in a classic tube-top dress woven from Cloud Bead Silk.
With just five words spoken, fresh blood slowly seeped from the corner of Chen Ahmao's mouth.
Poor Chen Ahmao, lacking any protective Spiritual Power, was first stunned by the woman's seemingly simple yet chilling voice.
When the woman spoke her second sentence, it caused his internal organs to bleed.
I didn't hesitate, retrieving a piece of cloth from my crossbody bag.
I tore it into suitably sized pieces and stuffed them into Chen Ahmao's ears, "So, you're saying you're not a mortal? That's strange, can monsters also practice Gu Raising?" Official source is novelFirｅ.net
"How dare you compare me with such lowly creatures as monsters?" the woman said indignantly, her hands forming a lotus gesture and her eyes flashing with a golden light that was as intimidating as a pristinely blooming white lotus.
Joy spread across Yang Xi's face as he ran toward the woman without looking back, "Miss, weren't you healing your injuries? Why are you out here?"
Yang Xi seemed unaffected by the woman's sonic attack.
A Jade Pendant hung in front of his chest, hidden under his clothes.
The pendant emitted a glow under his clothes, outlining the jade's contour and enveloping him in its light.
"Useless," the woman grew even angrier upon seeing Yang Xi, sweeping her sleeve.
A fierce blast of Qi Force knocked Yang Xi down, "Su Wan, that bitch, came to the village, why didn't you inform me?"
"She... She is Su Wan? The Gu Speaker?"
Yang Xi had a rough fall, his wrist bruised and bleeding as he struggled to get up, biting his lip.
Yet he showed no anger, his gaze soft as he looked up at the woman, "Although I was unaware of her identity, I did send you a text message from my phone, telling you... telling you... that someone was going to storm the hall."
From Yang Xi's demeanor, I sensed a hint of ambiguity.
It felt somewhat like... well...
He seemed like a sycophant.
The woman furrowed her brows in impatience, "What text message? I received nothing!"
"So you are the master of the Corpse Gu?" I laid Chen Ahmao down on the ground, taking off my jacket and covering him with it.
Indifferently, I looked toward the woman on the lotus pedestal, towering disdainfully over us like ants.
"Yang Xi, I'll settle the score with you later!!" The woman's face turned gloomy as if she had stepped on a cat's tail after hearing my words, "Are you proud of yourself? Su Wan!! It is all because of you, killing my Life-bound Gu, that I was severely injured and forced to hide and heal. You bitch, how did you manage it? Even now, as soon as you entered the village, Protector Zi Shan should have sensed your presence, but even at this very moment, I cannot sense you at all."
"I guessed that people from the Ten Thousand Poison Hall had locked onto my essence," I said.
Sighing slowly, my eyes piercingly focused on the woman, it was she who cast the Corpse Gu that killed Xiao Li's baby, "So..."