"Did we sleep together?"

Back home, Luo Zhou was still terrified.

Fang Ningshuang was crazy and her strength was terrifying. He had to go tomorrow, or she would come to kill him.

How could he have encountered such a lunatic?

Dragon-Slaying Thrust, the sect's sword technique...

This sect must be the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect. He got it from his classmate Wang Heyu.

Wang Heyu's ancestor was probably like his own, once a big shot of the Dragon-Slaying Thrust lineage in the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect.

Later, they fell on hard times, and their descendants ended up here, but their bloodline hid the Spiritual Power and Dragon-Slaying Thrust.

This explained everything!

As for tomorrow, should he go?

He had to go, or he would die!

Fang Ningshuang was desperately looking for an excuse to kill him, he had to go!

But why did he have such a familiar feeling towards her?

It was truly strange!

June 24th, still sunny, nine days left!

Luo Zhou got up, cultivated for a while, checked the time, and it was almost time. He headed behind the City Lord's mansion.

On the way, he thought.

He couldn't go empty-handed.

He had the Blood Parrot and Purple Crickets to feed. If he fed this Fang Ningshuang, maybe she wouldn't want to kill him anymore?

Along the way, Luo Zhou went on a massive shopping spree.

Glutinous rice strips, Sachima, baked fruits, eel buns, white sausages, ginger spicy radishes, ice and snow cold yuanzi, snow-cooled water, apricot slices, plum ginger, crispy honey snacks, Dengsha balls, fragrant sugar snacks, honey-glazed carved flowers...

Whatever delicious food he saw, Luo Zhou bought a portion.

He'd stuff this little lunatic to death!

Luo Zhou, carrying large bags and small packages, headed to the place where he had met her yesterday.

Not only were there various delicacies for Fang Ningshuang, but also ten Purple Crickets for the Blood Parrot. His task was not neglected.

Liu Changlong was scheduled for the first of next month. Arranging him should be fine.

The old Crocodile Dragon was waiting for the rain. Killing it with an arrow would also be fine.

Only the last Blood Parrot remained. With ten days left, he had to find a way to eliminate it.

Even though Fang Ningshuang had appeared, the Blood Parrot never approached him, giving him no opportunity.

So, he had to come today, looking for an opportunity.

When he arrived, Fang Ningshuang did not appear.

Luo Zhou didn't mind and started feeding the Purple Crickets to the Blood Parrot.

This damned thing ate what he fed it, getting full.

However, it absolutely refused to come within ten feet of Luo Zhou, giving him no chance.

Soon, Fang Ningshuang appeared, silently. The lunatic appeared behind Luo Zhou.

"You came?"

"I came!"

"I brought you a lot of good food, glutinous rice strips, Sachima, baked fruits, eel buns..."

Fang Ningshuang said proudly, "Don't talk. I won't eat a bite! Do you think I, the dignified daughter of the City Lord of Green Ridge City, lack a bite of food from you?"

Her words left Luo Zhou speechless.

"You won't eat? That's great, I'll eat it myself!"

Luo Zhou started eating. Fang Ningshuang truly didn't eat a bite, only watching him eat.

The two of them were neither antagonistic nor conversing here, just sitting idly.

They exchanged a few words here and there, nothing serious.

As they talked, they both ended up lying on the grass, watching the white clouds in the sky.

Occasionally, they would discuss what shapes the clouds were, what animals they resembled...

Fang Ningshuang still had her moments, sometimes her telepathy wanted to kill him, sometimes it didn't, sometimes she drifted to South Mountain, and sometimes she would inexplicably disconnect...

Luo Zhou gradually adapted. When he felt she wanted to kill him, he would change the subject, and Fang Ningshuang would forget about it in an instant...

Sometimes she would even go completely blank, with no reaction at all, not even speaking!

Luo Zhou wondered, would it be possible to kill her with a single blow at this moment?

But just thinking about it...

Unknowingly, was I going crazy too?

For some reason, Luo Zhou rather liked this feeling.

Ever since awakening his Spirituality, ever since the Hundred Day Kill, every single day had been a reminder. While Luo Zhou appeared calm, the Dead Spirits littering the ground, especially the cries of countless children in the Caobang, had driven even good people to madness, turning them into essence and spirit!

This moment was his most comfortable, most relaxed time.

Lying there like this, Luo Zhou felt as if he could fall asleep.

In a daze, suddenly, Luo Zhou sensed that Fang Ningshuang wasn't unwilling to eat.

She was unable to eat. She couldn't eat anything; something was wrong with her body.

Her only source of life came from the Blood Parrot's sustenance.

On the fifteenth of every month, the Blood Parrot would eat people, serving as food for both of them...

However, things had changed recently. The Purple Crickets he brought over were like little desserts, making them less hungry.

Starvation, madness, torment, family's misunderstanding, personal suffering, memory loss, essence and spirit gone mad...

Every moment, every second, Fang Ningshuang felt as if she were in hell.

Sometimes, when her essence and spirit were lost, she would lash out and hurt people. Her most caring brother had an arm torn off by her, howling in pain!

Luo Zhou's heart trembled, finding it hard to believe.

The daughter of the City Lord, a heavenly prodigy in his eyes, was suffering so much!

But how could he sense her inner thoughts and memories?

Luo Zhou shook his head, not overthinking it...

Suddenly Fang Ningshuang said, "If you lie to me again, your parents are already dead.

Yesterday, no matter when you came home, no one would scold you, because you are all alone!

No one cares about you, no one cherishes you, and like me, you are also dying. You only have ten days left to live.

No one will know if you die. Only when you rot and the stench spreads will people discover you. But no one will bury you; you'll only be sent to the morgue...!"

Luo Zhou felt Fang Ningshuang's mental memories, and Fang Ningshuang also felt Luo Zhou's mental memories...

Luo Zhou said nothing, only tears streamed down his face as he lay there watching the clouds.

Meanwhile!

"Look, that cloud, doesn't it look like a horse..."

Returning home that evening, Uncle Cheng Yu waited at the doorstep.

They had already found the Crocodile Dragon.

Luo Zhou shook his head and said, "In a few days. I have some things to do these few days!"

He wouldn't dare wander off at a time like this; he had to stay with Fang Ningshuang.

Uncle Cheng Yu wanted to say more, but after glancing at Luo Zhou, his body trembled, and he immediately lowered his head and left.

Luo Zhou didn't know that, without realizing it, he had been contaminated by Fang Ningshuang, carrying that insane Devil's killing intent.

That killing intent, a killing intent that even Qi Refining cultivators could possess, made ordinary people's lives tremble and flee!

Uncle Cheng Yu was so scared he didn't dare say another word and turned to run.

Luo Zhou, completely unaware, returned home and continued his cultivation.

After some thought, he contacted Akula, asking him to deliver fifty Purple Crickets the next day.

June 25th, clear skies, eight days left!

Luo Zhou carried the Purple Crickets over and fed them one by one.

Fang Ningshuang appeared at some point, watching Luo Zhou feed them.

She said nothing, but there was an unspeakable sense of satisfaction.

She seemed to have eaten her fill!

The killing intent that had appeared that day was also half as strong as yesterday.

The two chatted idly, and finally, they lay down again, counting clouds.

They were not far from each other. On the grass, this leisure was especially comfortable for Luo Zhou. Unknowingly, he actually fell asleep.

He didn't know how long it had been when he woke up, and he was still alive...

Dead, what death? What was he thinking?

Fang Ningshuang suddenly asked, "Did we just sleep together?"

Luo Zhou burst into laughter and said, "I don't know! Shall we say we did?"

It was so comfortable until the afternoon. In a daze, Luo Zhou once again felt Fang Ningshuang's inner world.

It felt as if he were in a fairyland, surrounded by an exceptionally beautiful environment.

Heaven and Earth Dao Sect, Pearl Bright Radiance, Solitary Jade Peak!

At this moment, Fang Ningshuang was filled with immense fear, her legs trembling uncontrollably.

She wasn't alone. Three other identical women were around her. They were all maids from this peak, performing menial tasks for the outer disciples of the Heaven and Earth Dao Sect...

A figure seemed to walk slowly before them, as if selecting something.

Unclear, incomprehensible, unknowable!

You'll know who she is then!

The Golden Core True Person, Peak Master of Solitary Jade Peak, Immortal Nan Chun!

"It'll be you. Ordinary, you'll only reach the Foundation Establishment Realm at best. There's no loss if you die, so this opportunity is yours!

This time, the little thing born might be the Nine Heavens Ten Lands Blood Parrot.

A Devil Master's Devil pet, this is your great fortune!

If not, you're just an ordinary person anyway, so there's no loss. Be mindful in your next life."

Her voice was gentle, and from the sound, Immortal Nan Chun was clearly a great beauty!

But to Fang Ningshuang, it brought only immense fear and despair!

This meant her life, her family, her future, her everything, would vanish.

Yet, she could only endure, and had to respectfully and joyfully say, "Thank you, True Person! This is my honor!"

Suppressing her sorrow, she had to sound incredibly happy because she needed to protect her family – her father, brothers, sisters, and her most beloved younger brother!

Luo Zhou didn't know why, but tears fell, filled with anger, pain, and sadness!

Suddenly, Fang Ningshuang said, "Li Haitian, deserves to die!"

Luo Zhou felt her memories, and she felt his memories too!

June 26th, sunny, and... ?

What days? What's the use?

Luo Zhou arrived here again, sleeping on the ground with Fang Ningshuang...

This time, he brought eighty-three Purple Cricket. It wasn't intentional; it was all Akula could catch.

Unexpectedly, Fang Ningshuang said, "Don't bring any more. It's tired of it and won't eat them anymore!"

"It" was the Blood Parrot, the Nine Heavens Ten Lands Blood Parrot, the existence that Immortal Nan Chun forced upon Fang Ningshuang, changing her destiny forever!

As if sensing Luo Zhou's thoughts, Fang Ningshuang gave a bitter smile:

"It's not the Nine Heavens Ten Lands Blood Parrot, just one for a day and one for the land.

It was a dud. The next day, we were discovered, deemed worthless.

We were expelled from Solitary Jade Peak. I was also crippled, unable to cultivate in the sect. The sect could arrange reincarnation for me.

But my father couldn't bear to part with me, so he brought me home to wait for death.

I know it's been secretly eating people. I tried to stop it, but it was too hungry. When it reaches its limit, I lose all control...

I'm not innocent either. I harmed my family. I tore off my beloved younger brother's arm. I am the Woodworm Devil's Full Moon Devil!"

Luo Zhou didn't know what to say. He did nothing, said nothing.

After thinking for a moment, he said, "Come, let's sleep a little longer!"

"Look, doesn't that cloud look like a horse?"

Lost in a daze, Luo Zhou returned home at some point. He didn't cultivate today, just sat there blankly.

June 27th, and...

And what?

Nothing...

Luo Zhou got up dazedly, wanting to go again.

Suddenly, his heart stirred!

Realization dawned. He understood!

Why Fang Ningshuang felt so familiar, why he could understand her so clearly!

Because Fang Ningshuang wasn't human, she was a Dead Spirit!

She was the first person the Blood Parrot ate. By the time the Blood Parrot was discovered, she was already dead, long dead!

But this Dead Spirit of hers was fused with the Blood Parrot and controlled by it!

She just didn't know, and she was desperately struggling, trying to live!

But the more she struggled, the more pain she felt!

Terrible Monster, she constantly felt like she was in purgatory!

So bitter!

Luo Zhou couldn't help but shed tears!