Chapter 81
Facing Qin Liu’s cold interrogation, Gu Qianyang’s body trembled. After a long pause, he said weakly.
“In… inside the pagoda tree behind the ancestral hall…”
“Let me… die…”
Gu Qianyang only wished for death now, and Qin Liu naturally obliged.
Although he was just a remnant soul of Gu Qianyang, having caused the deaths of so many, enduring such painful torment was considered well-deserved.
Soon, his body was stretched into a line and sucked into the lantern in Qin Liu’s hand.
The young girl patted the lantern, seeming a bit disgusted.
However, she still carried the lantern towards the backyard of the ancestral hall.
Ever since Qin Liu became a guide, the entire world had fallen silent.
The grass, which had previously echoed with bird calls and insect chirps, was now strangely quiet.
Even the dense fog that enveloped the village had completely dissipated. Moonlight fell upon the girl as she stood in the backyard, quietly observing the pagoda tree in the center.
This pagoda tree was very tall, appearing as if it had grown for several hundred years.
The tree was entirely black and exuded a grim aura.
Qin Liu glanced at it.
And in the next second… the pagoda tree uprooted itself and ran faster than a thief stealing a dog.
“…”
Watching the pagoda tree disappear, Qin Liu was also somewhat speechless.
It seemed her reputation was indeed quite fearsome.
But then again, it was no wonder. After making all the residents of Youdu have nightmares for a whole night and also demolishing their bridge, who wouldn’t be scared?
Qin Liu walked towards the pit left by the pagoda tree.
Liu Haoyu lay quietly inside, his expression filled with apparent pain.
But perhaps due to the pagoda tree’s escape, the expression on his face gradually softened.
Finally, he looked as if he had fallen asleep, his expression becoming extremely peaceful.
“Hm?”
Qin Liu suddenly sensed something amiss.
There was a woman’s scent on Liu Haoyu!
So, seeing that he was still not awake, the young girl stomped on his face.
And covered his nose with her heel.
“Ugh…”
Because his nose was covered, Liu Haoyu’s face turned flushed from suffocation. Finally, he couldn’t bear it any longer and struggled to stand up.
“Hah!!”
He panted heavily, trying to alleviate the lack of oxygen.
In that instant, he felt as if his great-grandma was waving at him from above!
“Who…”
Unable to contain his annoyance, Liu Haoyu quickly looked for the culprit who had covered his nose. Then he saw Qin Liu’s white-stockinged feet hovering above his head.
“Me.”
The girl’s voice, devoid of emotion, rang out, and she withdrew her white-stockinged “ice cream.”
“Sleeping quite soundly?”
“Uh…” Liu Haoyu finally noticed the current situation. He awkwardly scratched his head and said, “Not really soundly, but your feet smell nice.”
“…”
Even the emotionless Qin Liu couldn’t help but blush slightly.
She took a moment to calm her shame and continued her interrogation.
“Tell me, what did you dream about?”
As a guide, her spiritual sight ability was even more potent. With just her proximity, she could faintly sense the scent of other female ghosts on Liu Haoyu.
“Uh…” Liu Haoyu carefully recalled his dream and then said, “I dreamed I married you, but it’s a pity it was just an illusion, and that person wasn’t you…”
At this point, Liu Haoyu added.
“If only it were you.”
The emotionless Qin Liu was initially a bit disgruntled, but upon hearing this, her face completely turned red.
She even said, with a hint of embarrassed anger.
“It seems you haven’t woken up yet. Do you need me to kick you again?”
“Please do!”
“…”
At these words, the emotionless Qin Liu was instantly put in an awkward position.
She almost forgot that Liu Haoyu had a preference for such things. So, she pretended as if nothing had happened and said.
“Let’s go. If we keep sleeping, it will be dawn soon.”
With that, she walked towards the entrance of the ancestral hall by herself.
Liu Haoyu also quickly got up to follow.
He vaguely felt the sensation of Qin Liu’s feet still on his face.
To be honest.
The feet of female ghosts really do smell better than women’s feet!
It’s just… Qin Liu has indeed transformed into the guide’s state.
After he was pulled into the illusion, what happened outside?
Is Qin Liu okay?
Where is Gu Qianyang?
Liu Haoyu subtly glanced at the back of the emotionless Qin Liu and then asked.
“What happened outside when I was unconscious?”
“I encountered Gu Qianyang,” Qin Liu said indifferently. “And then he died.”
“…”
This?
Liu Haoyu scratched his head.
Qin Liu’s explanation was too concise!
Could someone kindly explain what exactly happened outside?
“And you?”
The emotionless Qin Liu asked Liu Haoyu.
“There’s the scent of other female ghosts on you.”
“This, well…”
Liu Haoyu admitted it quite frankly.
“I met the Night Walker, and she pulled me into a dream.”
“The Night Walker?”
Qin Liu pondered for a moment but couldn’t come up with anything.
After self-sealing, she had forgotten too much memory.
She didn’t know why the Night Walker would appear in this place.
Nor did she know how she had ended up with Gu Qianyang.
“Have you remembered anything?”
Liu Haoyu looked at Qin Liu’s profile, but the young girl merely shook her head calmly and continued to say.
“It’s been too long, I can’t remember.”
It was like how very few people remember who they got into a fight with as a child. Qin Liu’s impression of the Night Walker was.
One-hit KO.
Nothing more to say.
The powerful cheat-like abilities of the traverser allowed her to fight her way through hell seven times, so why would she remember such an unknown pawn?
The two walked along the field ridge heading southeast.
Liu Haoyu was also constantly observing the changes in the guide.
She was indeed Qin Liu herself, but her temperament was vastly different from Qin Liu’s.
“Are you alright?”
“Me?” The dazed and cute, emotionless Qin Liu tilted her head. “I’m fine.”
“You don’t look like you’re fine.”
Liu Haoyu sighed and then asked.
“Can you change back to your original form?”
“Isn’t this form good?”
Qin Liu retorted.
“In this form, I can protect you forever.”
Qin Liu’s flat tone sent a chill down Liu Haoyu’s spine.
He felt that the protection the girl spoke of might not be ordinary.
What if she stuffed him into a black coffin…
That would indeed be considered thorough protection.
The two walked and talked, and in a short while, they entered the bamboo forest.
As Bai Gugu had said, following this path through the dense and grim bamboo forest.
The two quickly arrived at the desolate grave where Gu Qianyang was located.
But now the problem arises… where is the grave?
The original desolate grave had now become a large pit.
And the coffin within had long since disappeared.
