“Hm?” Hearing Yu Hengluo’s murmuring, Lu Yun reflexively turned around with surprise. Protected by the light of Lu Yun’s talisman, she continued muttering unintelligibly, tears wetting her cheeks.

“Ah, so she hasn’t woken up from Ghost Deceives God yet,” Lu Yun sighed with relief.

The current circumstances were too bizarre, and he was worried that the girl suddenly waking up would lead to unforeseen consequences.

He’d failed to protect Zou Longxiu from being skinned, even with the Tome of Life and Death, because the Skinning Spike had struck too quickly. There was too much going on for him to be able to readily react to every development.

Yu Hengluo’s expression tightened with pain and her lashes fluttered slightly as she struggled to regain consciousness. A ghostly shadow took shape on her, keeping her consciousness under control. This was the true form of Ghost Deceives God; victims could only rely...