"Her hand moved. Everyone, be careful."
Zhou Deng's eyes widened. He saw the fair hands exposed beneath the red bridal gown twitch, and immediately shouted.
That movement was enough to prove that she had awakened.
But no one knew whether she would be human or ghost after waking up.
Still, in situations like this, everyone usually prepared for the worst. Faced with supernatural phenomena of this level, they had to be ready for anything. No one could afford to let their guard down.
Yang Jian opened his Ghost Eye as well, and a pool of stagnant water even appeared beneath his feet.
The moment they fought, he would immediately take out the coffin nail and attack the ghost before him, forcibly making it restart. Then he would locate the true location of the Ghost Painting as quickly as possible. Only then would they have a chance to contain it.
Of course, that was the plan.
But actually carrying it out without paying some price was impossible.
Yet at that moment, He Yuelian's voice came from beneath the red veil. "It's me. I'm still alive. I'm not a ghost. Don't attack."
The moment she said that, everyone froze.
It had worked?
Zhang Xianguang smiled then, and he smiled happily. He Yuelian was alive, which meant his plan had succeeded. Although he was not the one who had succeeded now, this was enough to prove that his decades of planning had been correct, that this path was viable.
"I knew it would succeed. I knew it. The fact that she's alive proves that she has successfully controlled the Ghost Painting. My Peach Blossom Spring Plan was right. You all saw it, didn't you? I'm not insane. I was doing the right thing."
As he spoke, tears streamed down his face.
It was