Mao Jing and Zhang Yuchen were still in the muddy marsh.
At that moment, the two Female Ghosts in black dresses had already lunged at them.
In the waterlogged marsh, their movements were severely restricted.
They each drew their ritual implements, ready for close combat.
With two bangs, Zhang Yuchen and Mao Jing had already clashed with the two Female Ghosts.
But they could barely move, and being entangled by the nimble Female Ghosts made them almost like living targets, leaving them vulnerable to injury.
I had to make a move.
I did not waste any time. After setting Dog Chicken down, I said to Pan Ling,
"Pan Ling, look after my childhood friend."
As I spoke, I drew the Snake Bone Whip.
Pan Ling replied from behind me, "Okay."
I sprang into the air and charged over again.
The muddy marsh was extremely difficult to traverse.
After sprinting forward, I stepped onto a fallen log and leaped into the air.
Seeing the two Female Ghosts hovering beside Zhang Yuchen and Mao Jing as they attacked, I raised my hand and cracked my whip.
With a sharp snap, the Snake Bone Whip in my hand lashed toward one of the Female Ghosts.
That Female Ghost was highly alert. She instantly turned around and looked straight at me.
Seeing my whip coming at her, she twisted aside to dodge it.
Her face twisted hideously.
"You dare sneak attack me!"
As soon as she spoke, she opened her mouth with a howl, and a long crimson tongue shot straight for my neck.
Her Yin baleful energy was strong, but still manageable.
By my estimation, her cultivation had yet to reach the Red-Clothed level. She was merely a ghost fiend at around the peak of Yellow-Clothed.
Mao Jing and I, meanwhile, were both