"Young Master Lu!?"
Du Huanzhen cried out in delighted surprise, then saw Lu Zheng and Shen Ying reveal themselves in a corner of the Mountain God Temple.
The female ghost saw the two appear as well, and her pupils shrank sharply. In the next instant, her figure swept into a plume of black smoke as she fled toward the rear of the Mountain God Temple.
But the moment she turned around, she saw wisps of pink mist drifting through the corridor leading to the back. Though it looked harmless to man and beast, she could sense the fierce Killing Intent contained within.
It was absolutely not something she could withstand.
An expert!
A true master! There was no escape!
At that thought, the female ghost's face changed drastically. She cursed her colleagues a thousand times over in her heart, but could only turn back and surrender without resistance.
"My lords, please hear me out. This humble woman was originally a wandering ghost of the Netherworld. I was forcibly abducted by Holy Infant—by that Ghost Head Infant—and made to work for him. He placed a Curse Seal on me. This humble woman was forced into it as well. I beg my lords to spare my life!"
You Che remained coldly silent. Lu Zheng and Shen Ying merely smiled without speaking, while Du Huanzhen put on an act with her. "Rest assured. Come back to the Demon Suppression Division with us. If you can help us execute that Ghost Head Infant, how could a mere Curse Seal possibly trouble us?"
Lu Zheng and Shen Ying exchanged smiles.
Whether the female ghost had been telling the truth or not, judging from how little she had cared about the lives of those children just now, she was clearly someone who regarded the lives of