Book 8: Chapter 38: Torture
In the forest clearing, a female ghost gracefully floated in mid-air. Although she was already a spirit, she still paid great attention to her appearance. She probably transformed into her most beautiful form, so she was not terrifying but rather a vivid and enchanting ghost, even more alluring than the most seductive woman in the mortal world.
“How did you figure it out?” Hong Hao Hao asked.
“I deduced it.” Xiao Xia replied, “You were taken out of here by Si Ma Nan, and you ran away in Hongqing Town. But without a man to rely on, where else can you go? Besides, who else knows about Ah Zhan’s existence? None of the spirits who fought against him survived, except for you, the fish that slipped the net.”
Actually, it was Hong Hao Hao’s pair of black eyes that triggered Xiao Xia’s deep-seated memories. Only Hong Hao Hao had such lively and malicious eyes that found joy in the suffering of others. However, Xiao Xia didn’t say this.
“So what if you figured it out? I won’t let you slip through my net!” Hong Hao Hao laughed wildly, “I’ve been messing with you for so long, and finally confirmed that no one is following you. Since I suffered so much before, I would be really stupid if I still didn’t guard against it. Let’s see how you can escape today!” She waved her hand at Xiao Xia as she spoke. A gust of black smoke wrapped around Xiao Xia.
“Wooden azure dragon, conjure countless swords, slash!” Almost at the same time as Hong Hao Hao’s attack, the Wood Spell of the Five Elements Forbidden Art was cast. Because Xiao Xia purposefully leaned against a big tree, borrowing its natural power doubled the spell’s power, and it actually managed to repel Hong Hao Hao’s black energy.
“Not bad. A mere mortal with such a light fate can actually reach this level.” Hong Hao Hao frivolously praised, but there was no sense of praise in her tone.
“You’re not bad either, you’ve actually turned into a spider fiend.” Xiao Xia knew that it wasn’t smart to anger the other party, but she couldn’t stand Hong Hao Hao’s attitude. At the same time, she pretended to stumble and fall, setting up a little trick.
She had to find a way to hold out until dawn. It was already Spring so the days were longer. Dawn arrived early in the mountains too, but it was still completely dark. Even though Hong Hao Hao had messed around for a while, it was probably only just past midnight. It seemed that Hong Hao Hao had been cultivating the spells Si Ma Nan previously taught her. She felt much more powerful and Xiao Xia wasn’t able to face her head on. Therefore, she had to figure out a way to make Hong Hao Hao prolong her death. Otherwise, she wouldn’t survive the night.