Only after seeing the female ghost monster start fighting the creature responsible for the time loop...
did Wen Zhishu dare speak.
"Shen Yu, I never thought you'd turn out to be such a scumbag, casually returning a 'young maiden's' feelings like that. Watch out, karma might come for you."
Shen Yu said, "How do you know I'm not serious?"
Wen Zhishu froze. "Seriously? You're not joking, are you?"
Huo Wujìu said, "Have you lost your mind? It's obviously part of his strategy. What normal person would get together with a female ghost who wants him dead? Do you think you're Ning Caichen? Even then, you'd have to make sure you'd met Ning Xiaoqian and not the Black Mountain Demon."
Wen Zhishu said, "But I think she's pretty good-looking."
Shen Yu said, "Actually, I recognize that face. She looks a lot like a classmate of mine, but much prettier. Frighteningly pretty."
He found Song Xiaojie's face more pleasing to look at. At least it was still within the bounds of human appearance.
Pretty as the ghost's face was, Shen Yu could see plenty wrong with it. Others might be fooled by that beautiful face, but the instant he saw it, he knew she wasn't human.
Wen Zhishu said, "Holy crap! Painted Skin?"
That story immediately came to mind. After all, it was a fairly famous supernatural tale.
Wouldn't someone whose face had been peeled off be dead for sure?
"Who do you think will win?"
Wen Zhishu stopped teasing him. All he cared about now was which of the two monsters would win. Ideally, they would both suffer grievous injuries-or kill each other.
"Let's run as soon as we can get out of here."
Huo Wujìu surveyed their surroundings. He noticed that the space around them had begun to warp. Perhaps