Lin Yan's body was pressed tightly against the wall, immobilized as he watched the fake Lin Yan, who didn't seem to know what he was going to do. "What do you want?" he shouted.
Fake Lin Yan: "Shut up." He fixed his gaze on Lin Yan's face.
Lin Yan frowned. "You can't kill people."
Kill people?
Hearing Lin Yan's words, the fake Lin Yan couldn't help but chuckle. "Knowing I'm going to kill, you still ask what I'm doing?" He walked up to Lin Yan. "I hate people like you the most."
Lin Yan: "On what grounds do you occupy my body?" He intentionally tried to stall for time.
"Your body, and you, are different," the fake Lin Yan said, reaching out and grabbing Lin Yan's neck. "Watch closely, I'm going to use your hands to personally kill these people."
"What?"
"At that time, all these crimes will be yours, because," the fake Lin Yan smiled, "these are your hands." He released his grip and held his hands out in front of Lin Yan.
Lin Yan's eyes widened.
The fake Lin Yan smiled down, then turned his gaze to Mu Long, who was still sitting in the corner. "Useless thing."
"It was you," Mu Long's eyes filled with tears. "You killed my grandfather."
"I didn't kill your grandfather; your grandfather died from poison," the fake Lin Yan said, looking at the ghosts. "Who brought him here?"
The ghosts had witnessed everything the fake Lin Yan had done, and his methods toward Lin Yan had also instilled fear in them.
Immediately, the male ghost who had brought the dog soul dared not harbor any further resentment towards the fake Lin Yan. He stepped forward and said, "It was me."
"It was you."
"Yes."
"You're also surnamed Mu."
"Yes, I'm also surnamed Mu."
"Coincidentally, I'm also surnamed Mu," the fake Lin Yan said, deliberately glancing at Mu Long. "Give him to me, do you agree?"
Male ghost: "I agree." He didn't dare to disobey the fake Lin Yan, fearing he would end up like Lin Yan.
"Very good." The fake Lin Yan smiled faintly. "You seemed quite hateful towards me just now."
"..." The male ghost had thought he was hiding well by the wall, but unexpectedly, he was still discovered. He began to feel scared. "I just wanted to see where you were. I was passing by... that area. I didn't hate you."
"If I recall correctly, you seemed to be glaring at me then." The fake Lin Yan had appeared to be talking to Feng Qi Shi, but in reality, he had noticed this male ghost long ago. Initially, he hadn't intended to pay attention to the male ghost, but because of Mu Long, he felt it necessary to scare that fellow.
"..." The male ghost forced a wry smile, not daring to lie. "I... I was just angry."
"Angry?"
"Yes, we had made all the preparations, and you didn't come for a long time, so we were anxious..." The male ghost's form trembled. "Please be magnanimous and don't kill me."
"..." The fake Lin Yan laughed inexplicably.
"..." The male ghost cautiously glanced at the fake Lin Yan, not daring to speak.
The dog soul looked at the male ghost who had brought it and made a sound from its mouth.
Hearing this, the female ghost lowered her head and looked at the dog soul.
The dog soul met her gaze, nudged her leg with a single paw, signaling her to save the male ghost.
The female ghost looked at the dog soul, then at the male ghost who dared not meet the fake Lin Yan's eyes and was trembling on the spot. She crouched down and asked, "What do you want?"
The dog soul barked.
Upon hearing this, the fake Lin Yan shifted his attention to the dog soul. "What are you barking at?"
The dog soul heard this, tucked its tail, and walked away.
The female ghost understood the dog soul's meaning and did not pursue it. She slowly stood up and said, "Why are you wasting so much time talking to him? He's already given the person to you; there's no point in holding a grudge, is there?" As she spoke, she gave the male ghost a look.
The male ghost understood the female ghost's intention and quickly said, "Yes, I... I've given him to you. Please let me go." As he said this, he didn't forget to glance at Lin Yan, who was leaning against the wall, unable to move.
Fake Lin Yan: "You want me to let you go." He deliberately repeated.
The male ghost nodded.
"You're thinking too highly of yourself," the fake Lin Yan said, reaching out and placing a hand on the male ghost's shoulder.
Immediately, the male ghost's entire form trembled as the fake Lin Yan pressed down on his shoulder. "Let me go... please." He lowered his head, cautiously glanced at the hand the fake Lin Yan had placed on his shoulder, and chuckled dryly.
"Alright, I can let you go, but..." red light flashed in the fake Lin Yan's eyes. "You have to do me a favor."
"What... favor?"
"Give me half of your soul essence."
Half soul essence?
If the male ghost truly gave half of his soul essence to the fake Lin Yan, he would be in danger. Although it wouldn't be life-threatening, he couldn't even imagine what that feeling would be like.
However, if he didn't cooperate, he would be completely killed by the fake Lin Yan. Faced with two outcomes that seemed similar but were fundamentally different, the male ghost fell into a dilemma.
"I'll give you three counts," the fake Lin Yan said coldly.
"..." The male ghost's body stiffened. He looked at the fake Lin Yan's moving lips and, without thinking, hurriedly said, "Okay, I promise you, I promise to give you half of my soul essence."
Hearing the male ghost's reply, the fake Lin Yan smiled. "That's more like it."
With only three months left to live, the fake Lin Yan, Mu Xi, wanted to survive, but survival was not easy. The vine spirit had told him that if he wanted to live, he had to stop at nothing.
Contrary to the wolf demon's guess, a year ago, before he occupied Mu Yu's body, he only had a month left to live. The vine spirit, to help him, caught a lonely soul for him and immediately gave him the soul essence of that lonely soul.
After that, the vine spirit said that if he wanted to continue extending his life, he had to find suitable lonely souls. And they must have the same surname as him, excluding Mu Yu.
This was also why he targeted the beggar, because the beggar was inherently solitary.
But who knew that finding a soul that matched him was not an easy task. Ten beggars, not a single one shared his surname. Therefore, this was a perfect opportunity for him at this moment.
"When do we start?" the male ghost cautiously asked the fake Lin Yan in a low voice.
The fake Lin Yan turned his head and glanced at Mu Long. "Wait, don't try to escape, or you'll be in trouble." As he said this, he immediately cast a magic spell on the male ghost.
The male ghost: "What did you do to me?" He looked at his hands.
"You'll know in a moment." The fake Lin Yan smiled coldly and walked up to Mu Long. "I'll heal your leg for you. Don't thank me too much, you useless thing."
"I don't need you." Mu Long, guessing his fate, began to reject him with all his heart.
"However," the fake Lin Yan squatted down and grabbed Mu Long's neck. "I really need you."
"No." Mu Long started crying in fear.
"Useless thing," the fake Lin Yan met Mu Long's eyes. "Still crying so much."
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