The Sword of the Heroine, Coldness Grows in Darkness

"Wh-what kind of thing is this?!"

Hua Shuya's face was filled with horror.

The man's face was now ferocious and terrifying, with no heartbeat or body temperature, how could he still have any signs of life!

Yet, he was clearly an icy corpse, but he was staggering towards her before her very eyes!

Her mind raced, and a memory flashed through her mind.

Legend had it that in the Outer Regions of Shenzhou, there was a kind of witchcraft and Gu poison arts that could control a person's body, allowing even a corpse to move as freely as a living person. It was extremely sinister and vicious.

Could it be that they had walked into a trap set by villains? The moment she left, her escorts had met a terrible fate?

While Hua Shuya was in shock and uncertainty, Lin Tianlu, after his initial surprise, quickly calmed down.

Looking at the man's bloody and mangled face, he didn't feel much fear.

It was as if... he was looking at a void?

Lin Tianlu frowned, vaguely aware of his own change.

Setting aside the physical changes, he was now encountering an ugly zombie that would make ordinary people scream, yet he felt no disturbance, as if it were nothing.

Had his state of mind, perhaps during these half-months of solitary life... become somewhat abnormal?

Facing the slowly approaching zombie, he calmly whispered, "Young Lady, did you have a conflict with someone before?"

"This junior does not know!"

Seeing the dead escort step by step closer, Hua Shuya gritted her teeth and drew the sword from her waist.

"Senior, do not worry... these zombies controlled by witchcraft and Gu poison arts are nothing to fear. Let this junior handle them!"

As soon as she finished speaking, she stepped forward.

Her wrist flicked, and her sword light flashed. A bright sword shadow pierced through the air with extreme precision, striking the zombie's head.

Her robes fluttered, and her expression was solemn, giving her the air of an otherworldly heroine. Facing the person who had turned into a ferocious zombie, she did not hesitate at all; her actions were decisive and resolute.

Puchi!

As the long sword was pulled out, foul blood splattered. The zombie stiffened and fell to the ground, no longer moving.

Rustle, rustle, rustle--

The sound of leaves rubbing together echoed again, chilling Hua Shuya's pretty face. Her eyes, sharp as swords, swept over, and she saw several dark figures slowly emerging from the bushes. It was clear that more than one escort had met a terrible fate.

It was highly likely... all eight of them had been killed!

Hua Shuya bit her lower lip, feeling both angry and pained. She clutched the hilt of her sword until it creaked.

Although the eight escorts hired for this trip were just farmers and mountain folk hired to guide them, and she had no particular affection for them, seeing them die tragically still infuriated her.

"Despicable scoundrels!"

She muttered under her breath, raising her sword and charging forward again.

"Hrr--"

The zombie at the forefront roared and stretched out its hands, as if to forcibly grab the attacking sword.

The moment the blade touched its fingers, a crisp sound like metal clashing rang out!

The young woman's eyes narrowed slightly. She immediately spun her body, and her exquisite swordplay unfolded. A series of clanging sword sounds could be heard. Her blade spun rapidly, and the zombie's fingers were suddenly severed.

The next moment, Hua Shuya flipped and leaped, sweeping her sword horizontally in mid-air. The zombie, with its severed head, quickly fell to the ground.

The young woman weaved and dodged through the forest, like a graceful dancer, weaving through the zombie encirclement. Her clear sword light flickered, and she knocked down and killed the zombies one by one as if chopping vegetables.

"Amazing!"

Lin Tianlu watched the scene before him and couldn't help but praise inwardly.

He hadn't expected that the immortal-seeking maiden he'd chanced upon was actually a formidable martial arts master. Her swordsmanship... was truly beautiful!

Her fighting style was far more spectacular than all the special effects in the TV shows he'd watched in his past life.

Roughly estimating, Miss Hua would probably finish off all these zombies in another half a minute.

As a scholar with no strength to even tie up a chicken, he shouldn't go and cause trouble. If he accidentally became a burden, he didn't want to gamble on whether those zombies carried any kind of virus.

"--Huh?"

Lin Tianlu soon let out a soft exclamation and looked back.

Why did he suddenly feel... a chill on his back?

The forest remained quiet and silent, shrouded in dense foliage, with dim light.

But there were no signs of any zombies...

"Strange, I haven't felt cold for over half a month on the mountaintop," Lin Tianlu mused. "Why is it so windy and chilly here?"

At the same time, Hua Shuya, who was dealing with the zombies, also sensed something unusual.

"What... what is happening?!"

She quickly dodged the zombie's stiff claws and repelled it with a counter-strike. Her sharp eyes swept over the scene, and she was shocked to find that the zombies she had just decapitated were staggering, picking up their heads, reattaching them, and standing up again!

"I clearly struck their vital points! Why—"

Although the Outer Regions of Shenzhou's witchcraft and Gu poison arts were overbearing and evil, they ultimately relied on the power of Gu insects. Once the head was destroyed, it could be easily broken.

This was battlefield experience her grandfather had told her.

But now, these zombies didn't even have heads, yet they could move again!?

She gritted her teeth and fought these zombies for a few more rounds, but was quickly forced back.

"This won't do!"

With her current Pure Yang Realm internal energy, it wasn't difficult to deal with these zombies. But they could stand up again and again, truly endlessly!

—Bang!

But at this moment, a sonic boom suddenly exploded.

Hua Shuya's spirit jolted, and she looked back with a hint of surprise, "Senior?!"

"..."

Lin Tianlu was still in a posture with his hand extended forward, his expression as calm as an ancient well.

However, his heart was filled with surprise.

"What's going on?"

He had just felt something like black shadows, like gnats, flying around him, which was quite annoying, so he couldn't help but wave his hand to drive them away.

But as soon as his palm struck, it felt like it touched something cold, soft, and squishy.

Then, the explosion sounded. Wisps of blue smoke were still rising from his palm.

Lin Tianlu looked at his palm with a bewildered expression and muttered:

"Am I going to become Iron Man now, able to shoot palm cannons?"

Hiss hiss hiss—

A cold, hoarse hissing sound suddenly echoed around them!

Hua Shuya's delicate body trembled slightly, and her face instantly turned deathly pale. She felt as if all her internal energy had frozen, her Blood Essence stagnating, and she couldn't help but look around in horror.

"Wh-what happened?!"

In this jungle, what kind of terrifying existence was hidden?

With just a hiss and a low growl, she instantly lost the ability to resist?!

"Hey, Miss Hua!" Lin Tianlu's voice quickly rang out, "The person behind you, is that an attendant who came with you?"

The person... behind her?

Hua Shuya froze for a moment, then was suddenly startled.

Who was behind her?

Subconsciously, she looked back.

Suddenly, a sinister, pale green female face appeared before her eyes. The moment their eyes met, a terrifying, eerie smile quietly bloomed.

"Not good!"

Hua Shuya's face turned ashen with fear, and she hurriedly tried to retreat, but a gust of eerie wind blew towards her, making her completely unable to move. She could only watch helplessly as the eerie woman thrust her five fingers straight towards her chest!

She could only weakly hold her long sword across her chest, biting her lip tightly as if waiting for death, and closing her eyes tightly.

—Clang!

The eerie woman's movement paused, and her surprise attack also halted.

Hua Shuya tentatively opened her eyes again and was surprised to find that the woman's wrist was firmly grasped in someone else's palm.

The eerie woman's dark pupils suddenly shrank. She turned her head and saw that Lin Tianlu had appeared beside her at some unknown time.

"It seems you are not Miss Hua's attendant."

Lin Tianlu's gaze was indifferent, and a gentle, jade-like smile still lingered on his lips:

"They say scholars should understand propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame, and should not harm women. I accidentally slapped you just now, so I must offer you a sincere apology."

"..."

The eerie woman's left cheek, which bore a lingering red palm print, twitched violently.

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