This voice came so abruptly that I was stunned when I heard it. I looked around, but apart from the ghost soldiers less than a hundred meters away from me and Rosa, there was no one else!
Who was the one who just spoke to me?
Why does her voice sound so familiar?
I've heard this voice many times, I'm sure of it. I must have met the owner of the voice somewhere before, but for the life of me, I couldn't remember who it was.
"Alright, stop looking. If I don't want you to see me, you won't be able to," the woman's voice sounded again: "Hurry up, there's no time. Remove the Faqiu Seal from your body. With that thing on you, I can't possess you, and I can't help you!!"
I was instantly alert!!
From the woman's words, she... seemed not to be human!
My scalp tingled as I hesitated for a moment before asking, "Who exactly are you?"
"Who I am is not important right now. What's important is that if you don't remove the Faqiu Seal, I can't help you, and you'll just be annihilated by these ghost soldiers!!"
The woman seemed to hesitate for a moment, then her voice rang in my heart again: "If you're willing to take this gamble, then you might as well trust me. I can't tell you too much right now, you just need to know, I won't harm you."
I fell silent. Should I take this gamble?
I glanced at the ghost soldiers and couldn't help but smile bitterly, wishing I could slap myself a few times—could the situation be any worse than it is now?
If I'm killed by these ghost soldiers, I'll be completely dissipated!
It can't get any worse than death, so why not take a chance!
"I'll gamble!!"
I gritted my teeth and took off the Faqiu Seal from my waist, placing it beside a tree.
Whoosh!
A gust of yin wind suddenly rose in the forest, and some of the thinner trees even snapped with a "crack."
Seeing this scene, I gasped—oh my god, what kind of existence is this? Just making an entrance and it's so dramatic? With flying sand and rolling stones...
For a moment, I was also confused—I thought the most powerful person I knew was Qingyi, but I didn't recognize this one. If I did know her, I would have had a very deep impression, how could I not remember?
While I was lost in my thoughts, a dark light suddenly rushed towards me from the distant mountains. It came so fast that as soon as I saw it, it had already entered my body. Then, something terrifying happened—I couldn't move!!
I could see everything happening around me clearly and even feel everything around me, but I couldn't control my body, not even lift my arm or speak!!
What on earth was going on?
"Don't be afraid, I'm the one controlling your body," the woman's voice sounded again, only this time it was through my mouth, and I became a listener: "And don't resist. If you reject me, it will cause some damage to your body. After I leave, there might be some minor aftereffects."
Hearing her words, I immediately cut off any thoughts in my head and dared not make the slightest move.
Moving would only bring discomfort to myself, and I'm not stupid.
At this time, the ghost soldiers were less than ten steps away from me, and my heart was in my throat!
Then...
Then I felt myself flying!
Yes, flying. My body, under the control of that woman, stood up straight, and then with a hard push from my legs, there was a muffled "thud," and I left a deep pit in the ground where my feet had been. Then, leveraging that force, my whole body flew up...
Oh, no, it was more like a jump, but it was so high, at least two or three meters, that I felt like I was flying...
Even I was amazed at my own capabilities... When did I have such potential?
If I had known earlier, why would I bother running that small antique shop? I should have joined the NBA and become a basketball star, I could have been famous worldwide!! Damn it, even Kobe would have trouble keeping up with me; he's so tall and can only dunk from the free-throw line, but with my jumping ability, couldn't I just dunk from the three-point line?
While I was indulging in self-admiration, the woman controlling my body crossed a distance of thirty or forty meters and then... landed right in the midst of thousands of ghost soldiers!!
I wanted to scream, if I could speak.
I was like a passenger in a "road killer's" car, adrenaline surging wildly—this lady, I had just barely escaped, and now in the blink of an eye, I'm back?
But just as this thought emerged, I immediately retracted it because the woman controlling my body had already launched an attack on the surrounding ghost soldiers. She grabbed a dozen spears coming at me with one arm and "clack," snapped them all in half. Then, holding the Baipi Knife, she slashed forward, and instantly a dozen ghost soldiers turned into black smoke!
I was completely stunned by this move. Wasn't this too fierce?
At this time, the mysterious woman began to slaughter all around, her movements wide and powerful, leaving ghost soldiers dissipating into black smoke wherever she went, just like an invincible super warrior, her attacks bold and fierce...
My heart, which had been hanging, finally settled down—I guessed right this time. My life was saved. Having summoned such an amazing expert, if I still died, it really would be unreasonable.
I couldn't control my body at this time, nor could I turn my head to see Rosa's expression, otherwise, I really would have liked to show off a bit.
I completely surrendered my body to this mysterious woman, letting her control my movements among the ghost soldiers.
Like this, after more than ten minutes, a piercing howl suddenly came from the distant hillside. At that moment, the mysterious woman controlling my body turned to look at the opposite hillside, and finally, I saw the scene there clearly.
Under the moonlight, a tall man stood proudly on the hillside. Because of the distance, I couldn't see his face, but from his build, I recognized at a glance that the person standing on the hillside was Qingyi. He was holding a sword in his right hand and something round in his left hand. Although it was not clear, from the shape, it seemed to be a head!!
Qingyi slowly lifted the head and then shouted loudly: "Your leader has been slain by my sword, will you not retreat quickly?"
His shout was full of momentum, echoing far in the mountains, and I heard it clearly.
The ghost soldiers started to panic, with screams and wails filling the air, and in a whoosh, they all rushed into the forest, disappearing without a trace in the blink of an eye!!
Just like that, they left?
Watching this scene, I still felt as if I was in a dream, as if everything before my eyes wasn't real.
The psychological pressure those ghostly soldiers put on me was immense. It wasn't that they were particularly formidable; it was their sheer number that was overwhelming. Even the mightiest deity would have no choice but to flee in the face of their all-encompassing assault. I thought I was going to die under the rusty spears of those ghostly soldiers. Now that they've suddenly retreated, everything feels surreal, as if it wasn't real at all.
"You're safe now."
The woman controlling my body suddenly spoke up: "I should be leaving too. Before I go, let me remind you—there's not much time left until the end of the month. You've managed to survive this ordeal, and for now, you won't have to worry about your life. Remember, you must enter the ancient tomb by the end of the month, otherwise, you'll be in trouble, and even I won't be able to save you."
After she finished speaking, a wisp of black smoke floated up from the top of my head and disappeared in an instant.
The next moment, I could finally move again. I felt as if all the strength had been drained from my body. My legs gave out, and I collapsed onto the ground. A gust of mountain wind hit me, sending a shiver through my body. Then I shouted towards the forest, "Who are you, really?"
There was no response from the mountains.
After a long while, that woman's voice echoed in my heart again: "We will meet again. Next time, you will know who I am."
After she said those words, there was complete silence. No matter how much I called out, she didn't speak to me again.
For some reason, I suddenly became immensely curious about this woman with a voice so familiar to me. Regardless of whether she's a living person or not, I really want to meet her!
Unfortunately, it seems she has already left.
When will our next meeting be? When I enter the ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains?
My heart is filled with confusion. Who is this woman? Why did she save me?
I sat there, dispirited, even forgetting the pain in my shoulder. My mind was clouded with nothing but confusion, as if ever since I acquired that Baipi Knife, my fate had plunged into a quagmire, inescapable and shrouded in layers of fog, never knowing what the next moment might bring.
It took a good ten minutes before I finally came back to my senses. Gritting my teeth, I struggled to stand up. I took a deep look at the forest and silently said in my heart—until next time, my mysterious savior.