After killing the guards beside the Old Crone, the next target was the Old Crone herself.
Her face filled with terror. Seeing us kill her two subordinates in the blink of an eye, she turned and tried to flee.
But would I let her get away?
That was absolutely impossible.
"Do you think you can escape?"
With that, I drew the Snake Bone Whip hanging from my waist, dashed forward two steps, and lashed out.
With a sharp crack, the whip struck the Old Crone squarely across the back.
"Ah!"
The Old Crone let out a miserable scream and nearly fell over.
A huge bloody welt split open across her back.
Zhang Yuchen caught up, panting heavily, while Uncle Yu raised the Dragon-Head Cleaver behind us and destroyed the second evil master's ghost.
Only by capturing the Old Crone before us would the Lu Family have any hope.
The Old Crone was seriously wounded and already at the end of her strength.
Seeing that she could not escape, she suddenly turned around and said:
"Two young friends, let's talk this over. You are not members of the Lu Family, so why risk your lives for them? How about we make a deal?"
Neither Zhang Yuchen nor I slowed down upon hearing that.
A deal? Who was she trying to fool?
Zhang Yuchen rushed forward and slashed at her with his sword, but she dodged.
I quickly stepped up as well and swung my sword at her head.
No matter what she had to say, we had to kill her first.
It was not as though ghosts could not talk, and from their conversation earlier, it was obvious that the reinforcements coming to meet them would arrive soon.
If we kept dawdling here, we would only put ourselves in greater danger.