Kneeling before the desolate grave, Li Maochun seemed to have gone mad. He grabbed handfuls of dirt from the grave and stuffed them into his mouth. Once his mouth was full, he began scooping grave soil into a basket and carrying it to the edge of the last pit.
That was right—the edge of the pit. He wasn't pouring the soil into it.
Again and again, Li Maochun collected dirt from different desolate graves. His actions left Yao Shunyu increasingly confused. Though he didn't really understand what Li Maochun was trying to accomplish, he was certain he'd underestimated him. Faced with life and death, Li Maochun was calm and professional—a far cry from the person he'd been before.
"Hiss—"
Li Bai drew in a sharp breath. Li Maochun's actions felt strangely familiar to her, in a way she couldn't describe. At the same time, they stirred an odd sense of danger in her.
Time was running out. The desolate graves were closing in on Li Maochun in a way that defied understanding. The nearest one was only three meters away.
But the greatest threat still came from Zhusheng Niangniang beneath the mound. Half her body was already exposed, and she'd be completely free in two minutes at most.
In the dim light, Yao Shunyu and Li Bai saw Zhusheng Niangniang's true appearance for the first time.
Zhusheng Niangniang stood five meters tall. Her swollen, bluish-black body was almost naked, and her enormous belly bulged as if she were ten months pregnant. A ragged, dark-red cloth covered her huge head, like a bride's red veil.
Zhusheng Niangniang had the physical characteristics of both sexes. The discovery was shocking—and made their scalps crawl.
This was nothing like a deity who received offerings from worshippers. She was clearly a monster!
At last, the