Ah...
Help...
Third Baby...
Terrified wails, gleeful laughter, eerie cackles, bloodiness, and a stench like ink spilled into water spread through the air in an instant.
With just one glance, Gou Lengzi could no longer bear it. His pupils dilated in an instant and remained so for several breaths. He collapsed onto the ground, covering his face as he trembled and muttered, "You were going to die anyway. It wasn't me, not me..."
Tap, tap...
A series of footsteps sounded, then suddenly stopped.
Gou Lengzi trembled even harder, as if he had heard nothing, head bowed as he continued to mutter.
"Not bad..."
Zhu Yu bent slightly, the corners of his lips lifting faintly.
In his eyes, the thoughts churning within this young man, who appeared half-mad from betraying his own kind, contained not the slightest guilt over that betrayal—only fear, and the desire to live.
After observing him for several breaths, Zhu Yu slowly reached out and pressed a hand atop Gou Lengzi's head.
"No... I..."
Gou Lengzi's entire body shook. The suffocating terror made even his words stammer.
Just as his thoughts surged like crashing waves—
A faint voice rang by his ear.
"An immortal strokes my crown, knots my hair, and grants me longevity..."
The next moment—
Gou Lengzi felt a frigid torrent cascade violently down from the crown of his head.
Before him, the condensed blood energy was like fireflies, extinguished without stirring the slightest ripple. His entire body seemed frozen into a lump of ice, and his consciousness slowly sank into darkness.
"Am I going to die...?"
"Sure enough, weird monsters can't be trusted..."
Just when he thought he was about to die—
A wave of searing pain suddenly washed over him. Gou Lengzi's muddled consciousness was instantly jolted awake by the agony. He could