"": 200,
"": "",
"": "With that, the Old Immortal slowly walked out of the courtyard and disappeared from Luo Bin's sight.
Bai Wei swayed slightly. He glanced at Luo Bin, then stepped forward again.
When he reached the steps beneath the eaves, he stared blankly at Yan Nan, tears streaming down his face once more.
"Xing'er..."
His voice trembled badly.
"You... weren't her."
"Haha..."
His trembling voice brimmed with sorrow and despair.
Pfft. Bai Wei spat out a mouthful of pitch-black blood.
He had been facing Yan Nan, but twisted as he spat, spraying the blood onto the courtyard gate beside him.
Then, with a thud, Bai Wei dropped straight to his knees.
His body toppled backward, his head hitting the ground first. His legs twisted beneath him, his arms spread wide, and blood kept spilling from his mouth.
Moonlight shone on his face. His eyes slowly closed until only the narrowest slits remained, and his breathing grew steadily weaker, dwindling to a thread.
Bai Wei was dying.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
"Squeak, squeak, squeak..."
Fourth Master Gray squeaked several times in succession without coming down from Luo Bin's head.
Luo Bin searched himself, found a Gray Immortal Spirit-Inviting Talisman, and stuck it to his shoulder.
Fourth Master Gray darted onto Luo Bin's shoulder, establishing Spirit Possession.
"Fourth Master Gray, why aren't you saying anything?"
Luo Bin asked hoarsely.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak." Only then did Fourth Master Gray speak.
He meant, what was there to say? Didn't Luo Bin already know? Keeping Immortal Creatures was like raising gu: their lives were bound together. Losing one dealt a devastating blow. Losing all four was fatal.
Those five bastards weren't going to recover. Even if Old Man Bai didn't kill them now, it wouldn't help. Once they caught their breath and possessed