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The Great Stone Gate was different from the one I had seen last time. Mu Xuanche tried to push the Great Stone Gate, but it didn't budge at all.
He turned to me and said, "Yan Xi, this door needs your blood to open. Please draw some blood and put it on the surface."
"Okay," I replied instinctively, but then I felt something was off.
How could Mu Xuanche possibly want my blood? He had always treated me like a treasure, never allowing me to get hurt if he could help it.
I hesitated for a moment, and he urged me, "Yan Xi, hurry up."
The unease grew within me, especially since the scent emanating from Mu Xuanche was unusually strong today, different from usual.
Confusion rose in my heart as I became increasingly cautious.
"Husband," I called out tentatively.
He looked at me and asked, "Madam, what's wrong? Time is tight; please hurry."
Mu Xuanche's response tightened my brows because I had never called him "Husband" before. If I did, he would surely ask what was wrong with me. Moreover, he always referred to me as "Wife."
Could it be that the person standing in front of me was not Mu Xuanche? If there could be someone who looked exactly like Shangguan Mingyue, then there could also be someone who looked exactly like Mu Xuanche.
But from earlier until now, Mu Xuanche had never left my side. What was going on?
"Ah, help me!"
A voice came from not far to the left, belonging to Shangguan Mingyue. I hurried to rush over, but Mu Xuanche pulled me back tightly.
"Yan Xi, you need to open this door first," he said.
I didn't know what his intention was in getting me to open this door. I was too scared to do it and didn't want to confront him directly, so I could only stall.
"No, I want to go see Mingyue first. I'll come back to open the door later."
Mu Xuanche's expression began to darken, and I felt a surge of fear as I kept backing away.
He stared at me with fierce eyes, his voice sharp. "Yan Xi, why won't you listen to me?"
"Who are you?" I asked, locking my gaze onto him.
"Hehehe..."
He let out a strange laugh that sent chills down my spine. "Not bad, you figured it out."
He reached up and peeled off the human skin mask on his face, revealing a delicate visage underneath.
It was her...
Imposter Shangguan Mingyue.
What was her connection to Mingyue? Why did she look exactly like her?
"Who are you, and why do you keep trying to harm me?"
She smirked, mocking me. "What gives you the right to ask? Come here and give me your blood, or I'll kill you."
Ignoring her, I ran forward, and the woman chased after me.
Just as she was about to catch up, I turned around and drew my Shiro, ready to fight regardless of whether she was human or ghost.
Imposter Shangguan Mingyue seemed taken aback by my defiance; she couldn't dodge in time, and my Shiro sliced her arm, causing blood to gush out.
At least now I knew one thing: she was human; otherwise, my Shiro wouldn't have drawn so much blood.
She wiped the blood from her hand and brought her bloody fingers to her mouth, licking them with a bloodthirsty smile.
Her gaze towards me was particularly sinister, as if she wouldn't rest until she devoured me.
"Heh, not bad; you know how to fight back. Let's see how long your pathetic skills can hold up," she taunted.
I felt a surge of anxiety; this woman dared to threaten Mu Xuanche, which meant her strength was no joke.
Going head-to-head with her felt nearly impossible.
Was she planning to fight me barehanded?
She stood still, sneering at me, then tossed a Black Talisman onto the ground. The earth around us began to tremble.
Suddenly, the ground cracked open, and the nearby skeletons began to rise as if they were coming back to life.
A skeleton loomed behind me, gripping my body. I quickly slapped a Spirit Binding Talisman on it, halting its movements.
I turned around and delivered a flying kick, causing the skeleton to shatter into pieces on the ground.
Although these skeletons were weak, their sheer numbers overwhelmed me. I couldn't handle them all at once.
That woman had thrown a talisman that trapped me like this. While dealing with these pesky skeletons, I had to keep an eye on her, worried she might make a move. I shouted at her, "Who are you?"
"You don't deserve to know," she replied haughtily, which infuriated me. I reached out and hurled a bone at her in anger.
This was bad; I was running low on talismans, and there were just too many skeletons.
It seemed I needed to come up with another plan. If I didn't get killed by this woman, I'd surely be overwhelmed by these skeletons.
With not enough talismans, I decided to set up a formation instead.
I positioned my feet in an eight-character stance, aligning left for Heaven and right for Earth.
Left represented Yang, right represented Yin.
As Yin and Yang intersected, I would ascend alone.
Chanting the incantation, I swiftly maneuvered through the throng of skeletons, driving them into the formation I had created.
I was already at the final step; as long as I completed this seal, these malevolent spirits would be unable to disturb me for the time being.
I focused my nerves here, but forgot to pay attention to Imposter Shangguan Mingyue. As I took my last step, she kicked me against the wall.
Damn, I'm a pregnant woman.
I only thought this in my heart, too afraid to say it out loud. My master must not let anyone know I was pregnant, not even Shangguan Mingyue.
As I leaned against the wall trying to get up, that woman rushed over and stepped on my face.
"Ugh..."
The pain forced me to emit a few sounds, calling for help.
She stood tall and straight, looking down at me with a face full of disdain. "You asked for it."
Her foot moved off my face and landed hard on my right hand.
The pain made me scream, "Ah!"
She squatted down and picked up Shiro, which had just flown out of my hand, and waved it back and forth in front of me.
"Should I drain your blood?" she taunted, drawing lines of blood on my hand with Shiro.
"I have no grudge against you. Why do you have to target me?"
She adopted a lofty attitude that looked down on everything. "Gu Yanxi, blame yourself for your bad luck. You were born at the wrong time. If you had been born just a little later, you wouldn't be in this situation. Accept your fate."
She quickly thrust Shiro into my hand.
"Ah!"
The heart-wrenching scream escaped my lips as that Wretch pulled Shiro out, and blood gushed forth, splattering all over my face.
She forcefully dragged me to the stone door, smearing my blood on it.
"Hahaha," she laughed triumphantly.
Taking advantage of her momentary distraction, I endured the excruciating pain and snatched Shiro back, stabbing it toward her shoulder.
Then I stepped back, keeping a wary eye on her. "Hmph, you stab me once, I stab you back. Fair, right?"
Her eyes glinted with malice as she shouted at me in rage, "Gu Yanxi, I'm going to kill you!"
Just as she charged toward me, a familiar figure rushed in and stood between us.
Seeing Mu Xuanche arrive, she realized the situation was dire and turned to flee.
"Trying to run? Do you have my permission?"
Mu Xuanche said coldly, swinging his arm. The woman crashed against the wall nearby, blood spilling from her mouth.
"Wait!"
I shouted, and Mu Xuanche halted his actions, looking at me in confusion.
I picked up a bone from the ground and walked over with a cold smile.
At first, I was the fish and she was the knife, but now the roles had reversed. Just moments ago, she nearly killed my child, and this vendetta could not go unpunished.
That incident taught me that only by becoming stronger can one command respect.
I raised the bone high and looked down at the woman on the ground, Imposter Shangguan Mingyue. She glared at me with narrowed eyes and spat, "Gu Yanxi, if you dare to touch me, I will make sure you suffer a fate worse than death."
I had no words for her; my response was a fierce swing of the bone.
"Bang!"
The bone struck her thigh with a sharp crack, mingling with her muffled cries of pain. I didn’t stop; I continued to hit her relentlessly.
Mu Xuanche didn’t come over to intervene. He simply stood by with his arms crossed, watching quietly, his eyes alert like a leopard's, ready to spring into action at the slightest sign of trouble.
After I had vented enough anger, I realized that killing was still beyond my courage. I tossed the bone aside, feeling a bit exhausted as I caught my breath.
Mu Xuanche took my hand and whispered, "Next time, let me handle this kind of dirty work."
He pulled out an incense stick from my backpack, crushed it, and applied it to my wrist. The wounds from earlier vanished completely.
Having taken care of me, he walked toward the woman on the ground.
She seemed to sense the danger approaching and began to back away step by step, her face filled with terror.
Mu Xuanche rushed forward and grabbed her by the throat, applying pressure. Just as I judged that she was about to die in the next second, a red figure sprang out from behind and snatched the Fake Woman away.
The Red-Clad Man tried to leave but was blocked by Mu Xuanche, and the two began to fight. Recognizing who the Red-Clad Man was, I rushed forward and urged Mu Xuanche to stop.
"Chuchen, how did you get here?"
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