I am still struggling with all my might, but to no avail.
"Shoulders, knees, both dislocated. Unless you grow another hand to help yourself, it's of no use."
"Are you not quite clever? Why now, starting to act like a restless ant on a hot pot?"
"If you disappoint me, I might just kill you outright."
"Her fingers were on my chin, moving left and right, as if she were looking at my face."
I exerted force in my neck, keeping my head taut, preventing her from moving it.
"It's not even dark yet, and you're already having daydreams." My breath was heavy.
"Daydream?"
"Do you really think you're a Taoist from the four-layered mountain?"
"The destiny taken from Sun Zhuo, the inheritance given to you by Mao You San."
"Have you ever seen a glance from the true master of the four-layered mountain?"
"When the four-layered mountain wanted to reclaim his body, what do you think Mao San said?"
"Do you really think you, can win against Sun Zhuo?"
"After crossing that bridge, you should return to Niunian Village for temporary rest and find a doctor."
"Could there be a possibility that there's a high-ranking master there who breaks your limbs?"
"The woman's speech is not fast, with rhythmic fluctuations, carrying a strong sense of mockery and ridicule."
My face color changed in succession.
"It's you, spending your days in a dream, unwilling to wake up."
"You're just a pawn, after all."
"But, you have the opportunity now to become a person from being a pawn."
"Sun Zhuo has been defeated consecutively in your hands, and even without the presence of the Mirror True Man or without us secretly intervening, his downfall would have been even more like bamboo being broken."
"I can kill you to completely fulfill him, or I can not kill you, allowing you to replace him!"
"The TianShou Monastery requires a stronger person."
"You're sufficiently ruthless, more like us."
"How about it, do you want Sun Zhuo to die?"
"If you nod and agree, you won't need to play mind games. He will die in an accident, and even the four-layered mountain won't find any issues. You, will become the only successor in a legitimate way."
"In the Tian Shou Tao Guan, you will also hold a high position!"
"By now, the woman's mouth is no longer filled with mockery or ridicule, but with seriousness."
She even lacked a seductive mood, but her voice was filled with seductive enticement!
My breathing grew coarse and heavy once more, and bloodshot veins began to overflow from my eyes!
"I had guessed that before, so I said it was a daydream."
But each of her words precisely hit the crucial points, making them extremely critical.
"Pawn!"
"Yes... I know that I am a pawn."
MingJing True Man will target me, but I didn't expect him to be so direct...
Ambush me on the way back?
He really does treat Sun Zhuo as his own disciple.
Am I really a Taoist from the four-layered mountain?
No... Otherwise...
Ultimately, reaching this point on the four-layered mountain and advancing to this stage is Mao San's calculation, a result of twists and turns.
I just need to capture Sun Zhuo and hand him over to Mao San.
The woman fell silent, watching me pensively. A hint of confidence floated in her eyebrows and eyes.
For half a while, I felt like my eyeballs were burning, and they were definitely filled with bloodshot veins.
The battle in my consciousness had reached a white-hot intensity.
Finally... I was gasping for breath, sweat beads sliding down my cheeks and neck.
"I... "
You won't be able to enter the TianShou Tao Guan.
The recognition of He You Tian for me.
The First Empress of the Cihou Sect gave me a Cihou Jade Tablet.
The most critical thing is, what if I were to enter the TianShou Tao Guan?
One day, if I become a true master of the four-layered mountain, it will be the time when TianShou Tao Guan reverses its attack on the four-layered mountain.
He You Tian, who is dedicated to the sect, will be the first to stand in front of me!
Whether it's killing him with my own hands or through cunning plots, it would be heartless and ruthless.
Having done such things, what's the difference between a human and a ghost?
To avenge, should I become a ghost?
How can I live up to Teacher Lao Qin's teachings, how can I live up to He You Tian's concern for me?
How can I live up to this breath in my chest?
But... if I don't agree with her, how do I get out of this situation?
Actively agree?
She will definitely have countermeasures...
Like Sun Zhuo, I recalled the man from Jianghuang City. Jiang Kang told me that in the TianShou Tao Guan, there is Sun Zhuo's life gate!
If I agree to her, the TianShou Tao Guan and the Ghost Chambers would likely act immediately to control my life gate!
"Life gate..."
The face of Huacheng Yan flashed before my eyes...
A sense of panic and disorientation surged up in my heart once again.
Are they really going to attack Huacheng Yan after I agree?
Would they already have started?
And... if I don't agree, this is a dead end in front of me...
With all my joints dislocated, I'm no match for her. The situation is at its worst... It can even be described as an impasse...
Time was passing by, little by little.
The woman's expression began to show impatience.
She furrowed her eyebrows and suddenly pulled me up.
My arms hung at my sides, barely allowing me to sit up straight.
She still had more to say.
But just as she was about to speak, she suddenly stopped.
Shaking her head, the expression on her face was cold, disappointed, and laced with a heavy dose of sarcasm.
"I didn't expect that you thought you were an absolutely ruthless person, but in reality, at the deepest part of your heart, you're still a pseudo-virtuous Taoist."
"Fine, kill you to prevent further trouble!"
Her hands suddenly rose, aiming for a strike over my head!
The sweat beads on my forehead were as large as beans, and my heart was filled with dissatisfaction, but there was no way to turn the situation around...
Unless He You Tian suddenly appeared...
At this critical moment, the woman's hand abruptly halted.
A dull sound echoed, and this mansion shook violently before collapsing with a loud thud!
Especially a wooden beam, straight as an arrow, piercing towards the woman!
The woman was startled and leaped backwards abruptly!
At this moment, her position was facing towards the door, and with a leap, she escaped directly from the empty house.
The walls collapsed, and the roof crumbled. However, the wooden beam did not hit the woman but instead fell on top of me. The few items in the room did not fall on me as the bricks and stones crumbled.
The rest of the collapsing beams, with this one as a barrier, did not fall on me either, only some tiles fell and struck my head.
A hissing sound of breaking space came from behind!
My face changed slightly; it was two crossbow arrows, aimed directly at the woman's forehead—a truly ruthless move!
The woman was startled and leaped to the right, successfully avoiding the attack!
"Old Daoist from the village is coming!" The cold voice suddenly resonated in my ears.
The woman's expression changed again, her eyes filled with a deadly intent as she stared at me.
She raised her hand, and a few copper swords appeared on her palm. She shook it violently, and the copper swords flew straight at my heart!
At the same time, she leapt to the other side!
The sound of arrows slicing through the air continued, and the clinking sound was the crossbow bolts hitting the copper swords, knocking them down.
Then, there was the sound of breaking bricks, indicating that the tiles on the ground had been stepped on.
I clearly felt that there was someone standing in the collapsed space behind the room.
She suddenly pressed against my back, her hands catching hold of my hanging arms, and she pushed them upwards fiercely!
