Chapter 10: He Saved Our Entire Village

Ruo Lan burst into wild laughter, "Hahaha, a nameless ghost dares to call himself a king, trying to be a hero and claiming she's your woman? Such arrogance and shamelessness."

He turned to look at me, making me feel a bit guilty. Was he thinking of not saving me? But he's an immortal, isn't saving lives more virtuous? Why was he looking at me like that?

He extended his hand, indicating he wanted to help me up. I didn't refuse, feeling as if controlled by some force, I reached out and took his hand. His hand was very cold, like an ice block from a winter field.

An immortal? What kind of temperature does an immortal have to be so cold?

He lifted my chin with his hand, making me look at him. My arms and ears turned red, maybe because it was the first time a man held my hand.

He said mockingly, with an especially defiant tone, "You said she's a once-in-a-century pure Yin girl. Since she's so rare, how could I let you get her so easily?"

I didn't understand a word of their conversation, deep and with hidden meanings. What is a pure Yin girl? Is he talking about me?

Yang Jian's ghost baby suddenly flipped over and bit his sleeve. He immediately grew angrier, grabbing the ghost baby with one hand and crushing it in the air without any preparation. His actions were quick and clean, scaring me into pulling my hand away from him.

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Seeing their child killed, Yang Jian and Ruo Lan went mad, attacking him. But he seemed unconcerned, fighting with complete confidence.

He leapt into the air, and from behind his mask, a powerful voice rang out, "Fools, Yue Qi, show them your skills."

As soon as he finished speaking, a person appeared out of thin air beside him, likely the Yue Qi he mentioned.

Yue Qi appeared agile, throwing a blue-glowing rope from his hand.

Yang Jian and Ruo Lan, caught off guard, were quickly bound by the rope. As soon as they were tied, they let out a scream and exploded in the air, disappearing in an instant like the ghost baby before them.

Yue Qi and he descended slowly. Yue Qi threw the rope to the ground, looking both aggrieved and proud, "How could they be so weak? If I'd known, I wouldn't have used so much force. Now I don't have anyone to practice on."

I swallowed hard. Dead? Just like that, they were dead?

I couldn't believe they were really dead. It was too fast, like a divine intervention.

He glared at Yue Qi, "Nonsense, pick up the Soul Capturing Rope."

Through the mask, his eyes looked as if they could devour a person, scaring Yue Qi into quickly retrieving the rope and obediently standing by his side.

He walked towards me step by step, and I could only watch him with wide eyes, unable to express how frightened I was, because despite seeing him three times, he had never harmed me.

His eyes remained fixed on me, "Yue Qi, make arrangements."

After speaking, he turned and transformed into a wisp of blue smoke, drifting away with the wind. I was nearly paralyzed by the surreal events I had encountered since Yang Jian’s incident, leaving me overwhelmed.

Yue Qi responded respectfully, "Yes."

He then looked at me, a look that made my heart race. Did he think I was a ghost too, and was he going to use me for practice? I stammered, "H-Hey... I'm just an ordinary villager. You can't kill an innocent person."

Seeing the Soul Capturing Rope in Yue Qi's hand, my courage vanished.

"Little lady, Yue Qi will take you back. As for the bodies in the coffins, have the villagers come bury them in three days. Those infected with the plague will also return by then."

I was too stunned to react to his words, "Ah... What did you say?"

Was he going to save us? Save our entire village? Though overwhelmed by the situation, I still managed to say politely, "Th-Thank you."

Yue Qi raised his right hand, making a gesture with two fingers, and muttered something. I saw a flash of white light and faintly heard Yue Qi say, "No need to thank me, we will meet again soon."

What did he mean by that? We’ll meet again? That’s not good, it’s better not to. Although you’re immortals, you’re also quite scary.