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"": "Shangguan Xingyue had meant to say she wanted to get out, but her body had become inexplicably stiff. She could not even get a word out.
The driver stepped on the gas while peering out the window in mild surprise, as though checking what Shangguan Xingyue had thrown out.
"Miss, what did you toss out there? Something pitch-black."
Shangguan Xingyue did not answer.
The car pulled away.
The driver asked no further questions and concentrated on driving.
About half the time it took to drink a cup of tea passed, perhaps longer.
Shangguan Xingyue shivered.
A trace of bewilderment flashed through her eyes.
Why had I suddenly felt dizzy when I got into the car?
Even now, her head felt terribly heavy...
Leaning against the seat, Shangguan Xingyue felt so sleepy.
Was it because I'd spent these past few days skimming through the inheritance without actually practicing anything, exhausting myself?
Or had I absorbed enough to disrupt my own Yin-Yang Arts and make myself feel so unwell?
The grogginess grew worse, and sleep pulled at her harder...
At last, Shangguan Xingyue could not hold on. She closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.
Outside the Nine Mountains and Seventy-Two Caves.
Not in Peach Immortal Town, but in a courtyard in another small town.
Yan Nan sat cross-legged on the ground, surrounded by small banners and burning candles.
Yellow-Waisted, who resembled an old crone, stood beside a clay jar with a cane, a sword-pierced head hanging crookedly to one side.
Bai Wei stood before the candles, his expression shifting uncertainly.
The Five Corpse Immortals remained perched at various points on his body.
They were not possessing him at the moment. The five Grand Masters simply insisted on watching the commotion.
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