Everyone gathered together again.
Gu Qingshan pointed at the pair of long horns and the Horse-Head Blade floating beside Su Xue'er and asked, "What happened here?"
Su Xue'er explained what had happened.
Gu Qingshan mused, "Things were dangerous just now. Why didn't you use them?"
Su Xue'er looked a little wary. "They'd just fought me to the death, but the moment their master was killed by me, they turned around and wanted to acknowledge me as their master."
Gu Qingshan looked at her, signaling for her to continue.
Su Xue'er said, "If they were putting on an act, I definitely couldn't use them. If they weren't, then they were far too heartless toward their master. They might have other motives, so I'd be even less willing to use them."
Gu Qingshan smiled. "Xue'er, you've really grown."
Clang!
Amid a fierce sword ring, Gu Qingshan's hand and sword vanished in an instant, then appeared again.
A thread of cold light flashed across the long horns and the Horse-Head Blade.
So fast!
That thought flashed through everyone's minds.
Two shrill screams rang out in succession.
Struck by the Earth Sword, they vanished from the world completely.
"Huh? Weren't they artifacts of the Yellow Springs? What happened?" Su Xue'er asked.
Gu Qingshan explained, "I killed that Ghost Gate just now and sensed something about their secret. The real Yellow Springs artifacts returned to that world the instant they were defeated. These two were fakes."
"Then what exactly are they?" Sha Qiang couldn't help asking.
"They're those two fellows Su Xue'er killed. It seems that when they were on the verge of death, they could use some kind of spell to take the form of artifacts and trick people, in exchange for a chance to stay alive."
As he spoke, Gu Qingshan suddenly realized