"So that's how it is."
Evil Nian Wu Gege said with a smile, "So what if you figured it out? You've already injured the good thoughts within my soul. From now on, there will only be me, Wu Gege, in this world."
"Hahaha..."
Watching the arrogant Evil Nian Wu Gege laugh, I formed the Heavenly Retreat Seal with my hand and struck out, but she easily dodged it.
"You think those three moves you practiced in the bamboo house are enough to deal with me? How laughable."
As soon as she finished speaking, she waved her hand, and a strong gust of yin wind appeared before her. Although the bamboo house blocked some of it, a substantial portion still hit me directly.
I felt a heavy pressure on my chest, and my back slammed hard against the door. I was sent rolling into the house like a tumbleweed.
Blood dripped from the corner of my mouth like raindrops, falling onto the ground.
I endured the pain in my chest and looked up at Evil Nian Wu Gege, saying, "Don't hurt her..." I tried to stand twice, but I couldn't get up.
Evil Nian Wu Gege glanced back at me with a look of disdain. Then, the ethereal blue light on her body intensified, and a sharp blade formed before her, slashing towards the wall of black hair.
The ghost power, in its ethereal blue form, cut through the wall of hair like a hot knife through butter, splitting it in half instantly.
Evil Nian Wu Gege let out a cackling laugh as she looked at the Good Nian Wu Gege curled up on the ground.
"For so many years, you've suppressed me, preventing me from leaving this damned Yin Bamboo Forest. Now that you have the ability to stop me from taking over a body, don't think I don't know. Ten years ago, you let someone go and made an agreement with him to help you destroy me after ten years.
But you never expected that the person you waited ten years for would be a useless piece of trash, a nobody who doesn't even know what that agreement is. Now you can die.
This Half Yin Realm will be mine from now on, hahaha..."
Evil Nian Wu Gege's laughter was like a tsunami, causing the surrounding bamboo forest to tremble and bow. If I hadn't been inside the bamboo house, the mere sonic wave would have turned me into dust.
"You can die now."
As soon as Evil Nian Wu Gege finished speaking, the ethereal blue light in her hand flared, and a sharp long saber reappeared. She swung it towards the Good Nian Wu Gege, who was curled up on the ground.
Just as the saber was about to strike Good Nian Wu Gege, her curled-up body suddenly burst open, and she spun around to stand up.
"I think the one who should die is you."
Before she could even finish speaking, Good Nian Wu Gege had already swung her right hand, a white halo flickering in her palm.
"No. How could this happen? How could you..."
Everything happened too fast. Good Nian Wu Gege's speed was a good three points faster than when I used the Heavenly Speed Seal.
Let alone catching Evil Nian Wu Gege off guard, even if Evil Nian Wu Gege had been prepared, I don't think she could have dodged this attack.
Because as Good Nian Wu Gege uttered the word "me," she had already made her move. Before the word "die" had even finished, the jade pendant had already struck Evil Nian Wu Gege.
Evil Nian Wu Gege's body, like a kite with a broken string, flew directly towards me.
"Damn it, I'm unlucky again."
I cursed inwardly and, ignoring the pain in my body, used all my strength to roll under the dressing table.
"Boom!"
"Bang!"
Evil Nian Wu Gege smashed through the bamboo bed and only stopped when she hit the wall. Her limbs trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes were filled with resentment. However, a jade pendant emitting a pure white light on her chest suppressed her, rendering her unable to move anything but her eyes.
"Are you alright?" Outside the bamboo house, Good Nian Wu Gege walked towards me with heavy steps, squatted down, and asked.
I gave a wry smile. "How could I be alright? I'm not like you... My whole body hurts terribly now."
"Thank you for your trouble."
Good Nian Wu Gege helped me sit up, leaning me against the leg of the dressing table more comfortably. Then, she walked over to Evil Nian.
"Do you have anything else to say?"
Evil Nian Wu Gege glanced at Good Nian Wu Gege, then turned her gaze to me. "There's something I still don't understand."
Knowing she was unwilling to accept defeat, but seeing her body dissipating like wisps of smoke with every word she spoke, I coughed and said, "Ask whatever you want to ask. I will definitely answer you."
"When did you give her the jade pendant? Your every move was under my surveillance; you never had the chance."
"During the first confrontation."
Evil Nian Wu Gege's eyes widened as she looked at me. "The first time?"
"Yes! The first time, what I threw out wasn't rooster's blood, but that jade pendant."
After receiving my answer, Evil Nian Wu Gege's body faded even more. She glanced at her good Nian form, then turned her gaze back to me. "I hope you will treat my good Nian well. You are worthy of entrusting..."
Before Evil Nian Wu Gege could finish her sentence, her body turned into a wisp of smoke and dissipated into the bamboo house. At the same time, the jade pendant fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
"What did she mean by that?" I asked, looking at Wu Gege, who was picking up the jade pendant.
Hearing my question, Wu Gege seemed a bit flustered. She casually placed the jade pendant in her embrace before softly saying, "She was talking nonsense. What good could an evil thought say?"
"Oh!"
Seeing the hint of shyness in Wu Gege's eyes as she revealed them, I felt it would be inappropriate to press further.
Everyone has their secrets, don't they?
Isn't there a song that goes like this?
"Don't try to guess a girl's thoughts, the more you guess, the more you'll fall in love with her..."
Wu Gege put away the shame in her eyes and asked, "What are your plans now?"
I covered my chest and coughed. "What plans can I have? I've already delivered the seal entrusted by Old Ghost to you. If you give me your personal jade pendant now, I can leave this wretched village."
"Oh!"
Wu Gege replied with a single word and then fell silent.
She stood while I was half-lying down, feeling a bit confused. Was she going back on her word again? This is no way to play games. If she reneged now, I would truly die of anger.
Seeing that Wu Gege hadn't given me the jade pendant after a long while, I started to get anxious. "Wu Gege, you... you're not regretting it, are you?"
"Um... um? What did you say? Say it again." Wu Gege's expression was clearly tinged with panic. She fiddled with her hair that hung down her chest, like a startled rabbit on the verge of leaping away.
I stared into Wu Gege's eyes and said, "I said I've brought the Prince's seal as instructed by Old Ghost. Shouldn't you give me your personal jade pendant now so I can leave the Half Yin Realm?"
"Oh... oh, can... can't I?"
Hearing the word "can't," I almost jumped up from the ground.
Damn it! I went through all this trouble just to get your personal jade pendant and leave this godforsaken Half Yin Realm. And now you're saying no? What were you doing before?
Seeing my face turn red and blood trickle from my lips due to anxiety and the blow from Evil Nian, Wu Gege hurried to my side and placed her hand on my shoulder.
I immediately felt a cool sensation emanating from her hand, which instantly soothed my burning chest and relieved the fiery pain.
After my condition improved, Wu Gege let go of her hand.
I looked at her questioningly and asked, "Why?"
"Why what?"
I gritted my teeth and asked word by word, "Why aren't you giving me your personal jade pendant?"
In my opinion, this was a small matter. You said the seal Old Ghost gave me was the Fifth Prince's personal seal. Is it not worth as much as a jade pendant you wear personally? If my father had disappeared for so long, I wouldn't bear to let his only memento be left in the outside world.
To my surprise, as soon as I said this, the exposed skin of Wu Gege instantly turned a blush, and her eyes seemed on the verge of tears, revealing her bashfulness.
"That's because..."
After listening, I felt struck by lightning and looked up at the heavens speechlessly.
"My God!"