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Chapter 148 The Dance of White Bones

—Lady Bone?

This was the first thought that popped into Zhou You's mind.

He had seen one like this before, a woman with a beautiful face but a white skeleton, namely the Bone Lady in the Tai Sui, whose lips were so red that thousands of people had tasted them, and even zombies wanted to sleep with her.

But Zhou You immediately dismissed the idea.

Although the woman in front of him was all bones, she still did not have a trace of yin energy or evil aura.

At this very moment, those dancing here are still human beings.

But the question is, how can humans do this?

Looking around, Zhou You saw that the dancer seemed completely unconcerned, still dancing wildly to the music.

Meanwhile, the audience below the stage watched with rapt attention. The men remained silent, their expressions still so focused, even though the dance had become so bizarre, as if they were watching a celestial maiden dance.

...a celestial maiden?
Zhou You seemed to sense something, and then gripped the sword in his hand tighter.

The dance continued.

With each frenzied dance, the dancer's bones gradually expanded, her skin turned to charcoal as if scorched by flames, and her flesh and internal organs sizzled as they burned—but she remained oblivious, continuing her dance.

In just a few minutes, most of the dancer's flesh and blood had been burned away, leaving only bare bones below her neck, except for her head, which was still hidden under her veil.

—Yet the white bones still dance.

Just then, the curtain on the stage was suddenly pulled back again.

A bloodied and mangled figure suddenly emerged from it and abruptly joined the dance.

The man's skin and fat had been completely removed, leaving only red and white muscles and fascia.

Unlike the dancer, this person was clearly conscious and extremely unwilling, as his body moved. Large drops of bloody tears flowed from his eyes, dripping onto the stage, where they were trampled by his dancing feet, mixing with the soil and becoming indistinguishable from each other.

Soon, the entire world was filled only with the dance of these two.

Zhou You did not react at all.

He roughly understood it.

These two were probably offerings for some kind of magic, one dressed as a celestial maiden and the other as a demon, which is why he couldn't see any evil in them—after all, the caster wasn't them at all; these two were just puppets in a puppet show.

but……

He was unsure whether he should interrupt.

The dance carried a subtle pattern; while not dangerous, it had a strange, eerie quality, as if it were enticing people to make a move.

Tsk, this feels like a trap.

After thinking for a while, Zhou You decided to wait for the time being—after all, the person behind the scenes had not yet appeared, and this thing did not seem to be aimed at him. It was best to wait and see before making any further decisions.

However, he also took out the bone jade chime and the last incense stick, which would serve as a final safeguard should he encounter any insurmountable danger.

At this moment, the dance on stage was nearing its end. The woman's beautiful eyes were gazing tenderly at the man, while his eyes held only fear, hatred, and despair.

But the music suddenly stopped the next second.

Both the man and woman stopped moving at the same time.

The veil covering the woman's face fluttered open, revealing a beautiful face—

But the next moment, flames erupted on the two of them, instantly burning away all the remaining flesh and blood.

Looking again, only two skeletons remained, each standing on one leg, posing in opposite dance positions, gazing at each other.

Only then did a sinister voice speak.

"Zhengde, you really have a lot of patience. I've already finished the entire Heavenly Demon Dance, and you've managed to suppress yourself the whole time without making a move—it's a pity that all my arrangements were in vain. Are you a tortoise or something?"

No one answered. Everyone in the audience was simply mesmerized, staring at the two skeletons, all with the same expression. Only one person was an exception.

That was traveling around.

At that moment, this person was holding a sword, looking around, noticing nothing unusual—and then suddenly laughed.

"That voice sounds so familiar. Hey, that guy hiding in the back, haven't we met him before?"

"……It is you."

With that sigh, the stage curtain was drawn back once more.

A bald man sitting cross-legged appeared in front of Zhou You.

A few seconds later, his smile became even brighter.

—It really is someone I know.

The lama who searched the city in Jianhu County.

Recalling what the man had just said, Zhou You suddenly shook his head with a wry smile.

—Well, I still couldn't dodge it.

However, he had one redeeming quality: he was extremely single, so he didn't complain at all. He simply spread his hands and smiled.

"Brother, as you can see, I'm not some kind of Zhengde—I have no say in any of your grudges, I'm just passing by. Why don't you just pretend you didn't see me?"

The lama didn't respond at all; he just stared at Zhou You with a cold gaze for a long time before finally speaking.

"It's alright. I've already sealed off the area with the Heavenly Demon Dance. Zhengde was already seriously injured. If he were to be stimulated by the Heavenly Demon Dance, he wouldn't be able to fly even if he had wings. And my master has already given instructions, so it won't hurt to save you first."

however.

Just as he finished speaking, Zhou You leaped up in the air!

Previously, we were worried about potential traps, but now that the monk has revealed his true form, it's best to strike first!

But when faced with the incoming sword light, the monk only uttered a single sentence.

"The laws of this world are nothing more than birth, death, and withered bones."

The next moment, the two skeletons that were staring at each other suddenly moved.

The male skeleton pulled out a protective trident from the void, while the female skeleton conjured a vajra in her hand. The two continued their bizarre dance, blocking Zhou You's path.

It looks comical, but it's not slow.

Zhou You could not allow himself to be left wide open, so he had no choice but to draw his sword and defend.

Then, in the next moment, the Dharmaksha trident and the vajra simultaneously struck the sword blade!

All of a sudden.

Zhou You felt as if he had been hit head-on by a truck, and his whole body was involuntarily sent flying. However, the lightness technique that Xuan Yuan had taught him still played a role. He adjusted his body in mid-air and then tapped his feet on the pillars by the stage several times to dissipate the force, so that he would not be crippled right after the fight.

Seeing his expression, the lama simply said...

"Don't waste your energy. This is a puppet made by the master's consort and himself. After the Heavenly Demon Dance has washed away all its flesh and blood, it still has six or seven tenths of the master's power even if the master is not here. It is far superior to the ugly witch and those walking corpses. There is no way you can deal with it."

Zhou You simply grinned at those words.

"That little bit..."

"How will you know if you don't try?"

In the blink of an eye, that body shot out again like lightning.

(End of this chapter)