I'm here in the martial arts world just to find love.

Jiang Chao felt quite uncomfortable being stared at by the woman in red. Although he felt no fear, he was still quite uneasy.

The woman's gaze at him was strange; it wasn't the gaze of someone eyeing prey, but rather the fervent, passionate look of a lovelorn woman gazing at her long-lost lover…

hiss!

Jiang Chao was startled by his own thought.

It's true that he likes young and beautiful women, because all the beautiful things in the world can easily bring people joy.

But this doesn't include the corpse in front of us that's been parasitized by Gu worms!

His tastes weren't that unique; he wouldn't even spare a corpse.

He pointed at the female corpse, then turned to Su E and asked in a hoarse voice:

"Mr. Su, in your opinion, what exactly is her current situation? Is she controlled by other Gu worms, or has she been resurrected... and come back to life?"

Although the female corpse in front of them was still not breathing on her own like a normal person, the faint but powerful heartbeat resounded from her chest cavity once again.

To Jiang Chao, it was like a thunderclap!

Such a bizarre phenomenon was unprecedented in Jiang Chao's life.

"this……"

Su E was also somewhat bewildered. It was true that she came from the witchcraft lineage of the Valley of Villains, but she had never heard of such a strange and bizarre witchcraft that could bring people back to life!

  

The previously silent heroine Chu finally spoke, looking at the female corpse, her voice trembling as she said:

"Let's get rid of her and leave here as soon as possible. This place is too eerie; I have a feeling..."

Before the girl could finish speaking, the red-clad female corpse, with a wad of cloth stuffed in her mouth and her purple lips slightly parted, seemed to understand what she was saying. She slowly turned her head, making a cracking sound with her neck, and then stared fixedly in the direction of the heroine Chu.

"what!"

The young heroine Chu met the red-clad female corpse's gaze. The moment her eyes met those empty eyes, the girl couldn't help but feel fear and screamed in terror.

Instinctively, she shrank behind Su E, the unknown fear making the girl tremble.

Jiang Chao: "..."

What to do? Just kill them like that?

Of all those present, he is probably the only one who could easily kill this clueless female corpse; the difficulty should be no more than crushing an ant.

But... Jiang Chao felt uneasy, as if he would miss out on something if he did that.

The state of the red-clad female corpse was so bizarre that it aroused a great sense of curiosity in him.

She seemed to have understood what Lady Chu had just said. Did that mean that she had actually regained some of her senses and had the ability to think for herself?

Also, why didn't she rush towards him like the other corpses controlled by the Gu worms? Instead, she stood still?

…Of course, it wasn't completely untouched.

Her head turned at an extremely strange angle because of Chu's seemingly casual yet murderous words.

It was as if this action was a warning to the other party not to meddle...

Various thoughts raced through Jiang Chao's mind, and he immediately fell into hesitation.

The current situation was too bizarre, and he didn't know what to do for a moment. So he could only look to Su E, who was the oldest person present, hoping that she could make a decision.

"Mr. Su, what's your opinion?"

After hearing the boy's words, Su E felt a mix of emotions, but she already knew the answer.

That is—the young man in front of them did not want to destroy the red-clad female corpse!

In fact, Su E also hoped so. This female corpse parasitized by Gu worms was of great research value, and she was also very curious.

"Since she hasn't explicitly shown any malice, why don't we take her along..."

Hearing this, Chu Ning, who was hiding behind Su E, became anxious. The girl poked her head out and muttered:

"Hasn't she shown any malice yet? The look in her eyes just now... she wanted to devour me whole!"

Who told you, Lady Chu, to say you wanted to get rid of them?

Jiang Chao silently scoffed to himself, then looked at the red-clad female corpse who had somehow turned her head back, her gaze fixed on him with burning infatuation, and said:

"Can you understand us?"

"..."

The female corpse in red did not respond; she simply stared intently at him.

Jiang Chao: "...I'll give you a chance. If you regain some of your senses, blink, and I won't hurt you, okay?"

Upon hearing this, the woman in red didn't even blink.

Seeing this, Jiang Chao sighed.

"As the saying goes, life and death are separate, and the living and the dead are separated. Since that's the case, I have no choice but to send you on your way again. Your condition may have frightened others, I apologize."

After saying that, Jiang Chao raised his hand and clenched his fist.

The true energy circulated and condensed in his fist.

It seemed like he was about to deliver a punch at any moment.

At this moment, the red-clad female corpse in front of them finally reacted. She slowly and stiffly shook her head, and a faint pleading look appeared in her empty and lifeless eyes.

Jiang Chao caught it, so he dispersed his inner energy, lowered his arms, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

"I don't know whether you are currently under the control of Gu magic or have truly regained a sliver of your sanity. In any case, I will not kill you for now. I hope you will be sensible and not do anything that could lead to misunderstandings."

The female corpse in red stopped moving again, still staring blankly at Jiang Chao with her empty eyes.

Jiang Chao smiled, looked at the heroine Chu, and said:

"Miss Chu Ning, as you have seen, she has expressed her wish that I would not kill her. Therefore, I implore you, Miss Chu, to have mercy and spare her life."

Chu Ning pursed her lips, gave a soft snort, and said nothing more, which was taken as tacit agreement.

The girl's heart was filled with complex emotions. The words she had blurted out out of fear earlier went against her original intention as a chivalrous woman of the martial arts world.

But who could have imagined that a person who had been dead for a long time would suddenly come back to life?

She was... startled too!

But that's not important now. The only one who can decide whether the female corpse stays or goes is that incredibly powerful young man. Her opinion is irrelevant.

Lu Jing remained unconscious on the ground. The valley was filled with the stench of blood, mixed with a faint, rotten smell that made one want to vomit.

There was no need to stay any longer, so Jiang Chao suggested that everyone leave.

Su Wan had no objections, but the heroine Chu spoke up again. The girl turned to look at the corpses scattered everywhere and said:

"What should we do with these corpses that died from the Gu poison? We can't just leave them to rot in the wilderness, can we?"

Jiang Chao nodded. "That's indeed inappropriate. Death is a serious matter, and they should be laid to rest. Here's what we'll do: Miss Chu, you and Mr. Su take Brother Lu Jing and leave first. I'll handle things here."

Having already experienced the task of burying corpses once at the post station, Jiang Chao was quite adept at it.

It's nothing more than digging a hole and burying the body in it.

There are many people here, so we'll just dig the pit bigger; it'll just take a little more effort.

Chu the Heroine and Mr. Su had no objections. The two women silently came to Jiang Chao's side, helped Lu Jing up, and left the valley.

Inside the valley, only Jiang Chao and the red-clad female corpse who stood motionless at a certain distance from him remained... Not knowing how to address her, Jiang Chao decided that it was inappropriate to keep calling her the red-clad female corpse, so he temporarily gave her a nickname: Red-clad Woman.

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