Yu Xing calmly took the bowl and calculated the time in his heart.

The fact that she could say "forever together" meant that after he returned to the village with the witch on his back, the witch intentionally approached him and "tricked" him into drinking this bowl of blood under the pretext of being together forever.

Regardless of where the blood came from, this action was the same as Yu Xing's previous speculation. The water ghost, Shi Wei, wanted to obtain his body and clearly needed some kind of medium.

After drinking the blood, he would probably meet the requirement of willingly sacrificing his body, allowing Shi Wei, the big ghost, to possess him and be together forever with the witch.

In a sense, every word the witch said was sincere.

The rules were difficult to reverse, and even though Yu Xing's body was special, it couldn't be taken lightly.

Under the constraints of this kind of contract-like rule, it would be difficult to back out after drinking the blood. After all, he didn't know if he had been transformed into an immortal part, whether it was his body or his consciousness, or both.

Even if he went crazy after the transformation, feeling like a monster created by the performer, he still wanted revenge. He didn't want to give his immortal body to Shi Wei, who had eaten so many people, and he certainly didn't want to float around for many years without a body if his consciousness was immortal.

It was impossible for Yu Xing to drink this bowl of blood.

The investigation had almost reached its conclusion at this point. The only thing left was to find out what happened after he slaughtered the small village and met Mai Mai in the big village, and then met Shi Wei.

He could basically reconstruct the other contents, so there was no need to waste any more time. He didn't know what was happening in reality.

Yu Xing restrained the cold look he had developed after witnessing the trouble at Old Zhang's house and smiled slightly at the witch. "If I drink it, I won't die? I can be with you forever?"

Although the witch felt that his expression was a bit strange, it was the final step. She just wanted to get things settled quickly and gently said, "Yes, the gods think you are destined to be with him, and it suits his temperament. Once you are with me, we can both act as the gods' earthly representatives, with endless life and the admiration of others."

"I see... endless life..." Yu Xing's impression of this word wasn't very good. A sly look appeared in his eyes, and he grabbed the witch's hand.

The witch seemed accustomed to this level of contact. Faced with Shi Wei's future body, she naturally liked it. She took Yu Xing's hand in return and asked, "What's wrong?"

"Nothing, I just... for such a beautiful ceremony, I want to change the location." Yu Xing exerted some force and led the witch to the lakeside.

They were very close to the lake, and it would only take two or three minutes to get there. The witch was surprised. "Do you want to go to the lakeside?"

"Yes, before I came, every time you were lonely, you would go to the lakeside to miss your husband. Since your husband can't come back, I will take care of you in the future. Let's go to the lakeside to put an end to your past. In the future, we will have a new future." Yu Xing had at least been a young master who had studied abroad. Whether it was the open atmosphere abroad or the social interactions with other influential families in China, he was used to saying such things.

Although he had never seriously talked about love, he had said plenty of polite words to other young ladies from other families. Perhaps he would have been shy and embarrassed before, but now... he didn't care about these lies that were meant to achieve his goals.

He could say anything to achieve his goal.

The witch fell silent for a moment. She had originally planned to wait for this amnesiac man to drink the blood before taking him to the lakeside to complete the final step with Shi Wei. Now that the other party had taken the initiative to go to the lakeside, it saved her some trouble.

But listening to the other party's serious words made her feel uncomfortable.

He would die soon... and she didn't like him. She just wanted to use him as Shi Wei's future body. Why should she hesitate?

The witch didn't know why.

She cleared her throat and put on a smile. "Okay, let's go."

Yu Xing held the bowl in one hand and the witch's hand in the other, and they quickly arrived at the lakeside.

The lake was quiet, and since he hadn't drunk the blood yet, Shi Wei hadn't come out directly.

However, Yu Xing knew that Shi Wei had a certain perception of the lakeside environment. For example, he would definitely know that Yu Xing was holding the witch's hand.

The sky here was gloomy, the sun was hidden behind thick clouds, and there was a faint smell of decay in the air.

Stepping over the human bones that blocked the way, Yu Xing stopped by the lake and sighed, raising the bowl.

The witch thought about how Shi Wei would soon emerge from the dirty lake, and her strange reluctance disappeared. She looked at Yu Xing with anticipation, waiting for the sacrifice to be completed.

The bowl tilted gradually.

The bright red liquid poured into the lake with a splash!

"Hey, you!"

Yu Xing smiled leisurely at the lake before the witch could panic. "Is that you, Shi Wei? She told me about your situation, and she also told me about the purpose of this bowl of blood. Do you know why I came?"

He casually threw the bowl into the lake, creating a splash. The air around them became damp and cold, and both Yu Xing and the witch could feel something moving in the lake, carrying a terrifying malice.

This statement was highly suggestive, as if it was saying that the witch had already fallen in love with someone else and had told Yu Xing all her plans for him, and didn't intend to let Shi Wei take over Yu Xing's body."No, I..." The shaman's pupils shrank, but before she could explain herself to the lake, Yu Xing reached out and covered her mouth.

Yu Xing's expression was so gentle that it made people's hearts race. He whispered, "Shh... don't speak. Let me do the talking."

The shaman struggled to break free from Yu Xing's grip, but he only lightly covered her mouth, making it difficult for her to even breathe, let alone break free.

The aura emanating from Yu Xing now made even the shaman, who had harmed many, feel a sense of dread. Although he was smiling, there was no hint of amusement in his eyes. He seemed like an evil specter emerging from the depths of the earth, exuding the utmost malevolence!

She had no doubt that if she resisted a little more, Yu Xing could snap her neck in an instant. She could only listen as Yu Xing continued to spout nonsense, "I am truly grateful to you. It's because of you that I had the chance to be with her for so long, and ultimately fall in love. Thank you. She has already decided to give you up and spend the rest of her life with me somewhere else."

In the water, a large mass of tangled black hair emerged, and the sound of ghostly wailing faintly echoed in the forest. The sky grew even darker, and anyone could tell that something was amiss, but Yu Xing remained oblivious, still speaking calmly and gently, "You see, I am a living person, and I'm even better looking than you. I'm also so gentle with her, unlike your violent nature. It's only natural that she would choose me, isn't it?"

In fact, the shaman, with her mouth covered by Yu Xing, looked resistant and terrified. A normal person wouldn't believe Yu Xing's words.

But as mentioned before, negative emotions of specters are easily stirred, especially in those with low self-esteem. Suspicion and possessiveness are deeply rooted in their hearts, and all Yu Xing did was to make those feelings sprout.

Others might not believe it, but this water specter, Shi Wei, even if he didn't believe it, would be angry.

"You really betrayed me," a hoarse voice came from the water, and Shi Wei, dressed in black robes, emerged. His decayed face came face to face with Yu Xing and the shaman in an "intimate" position. Instead of immediately flying into a rage, he looked at them with a numb and sinister gaze.

Several strands of hair separated from the water and crawled up the shore like some kind of reptile, winding around Yu Xing and the shaman's bodies, pulling them apart. Only then did the shaman have room to breathe. "Everything he said is false. I never told him anything!"

"How would I know that this bowl of blood is undrinkable, or that this little water specter exists?" The hair was not polite to Yu Xing, coiling around him and restraining his limbs, getting tighter and tighter, as if it was about to twist off his limbs. But Yu Xing continued to smile, as if he didn't feel any pain.

The shaman couldn't answer these two questions, because she also really wanted to know. She had been following her plan step by step, gradually falling in love with this man. How did he now seem to know everything?

Could it be that she had been the one set up all along? Was she the one being used? Was he one of those families that catch ghosts!?

Shi Wei didn't hear the shaman's further explanation and closed his eyes, pulling the shaman over with force.

The shaman was pulled into the water by her hair, but Shi Wei pulled her back up, not letting her drown.

"You chose him, so you shouldn't appear in front of me again."

"No, I love you. I don't want to choose anyone else. I just want to be with you forever!" The shaman screamed, refusing to let her love be defiled by someone else.

This was... the only pure thing she had left.

"Hmph, I'm also puzzled. I'm so rotten and cruel to you, while he, with the face you love the most, is so gentle to you. There's no need to hesitate about who to choose." Shi Wei looked at the shaman, who had been pulled into his arms and was almost within kissing distance, but he seemed to disdain himself.

What good would a kiss do? Stuff the shaman's mouth full of maggots?

But even though he was nowhere near as good as the man on the shore, the shaman could only be his!

"Tsk tsk, this is no fun. If you love her, why not let her go and live a better life? Why not let her go?" Yu Xing was still provoking, even though the hair had already coiled around his chest and was about to wrap around his neck. "Do you know how much time she has wasted for you? She's not young anymore. You've already used up her best years, and you still want to continue?"

"Shut up! I chose this of my own free will!" The shaman shouted at Yu Xing, completely losing her elegance.

"A Yan," Shi Wei interrupted the shaman.

Hearing her name, the shaman was stunned. It had been a long time since Shi Wei had called her by her name.

"If you chose him, you shouldn't come to me, because I won't let you leave." A strange expression appeared on Shi Wei's swollen face, and as he finished speaking, he grabbed the shaman's head and pressed her into the water.

The shaman instinctively struggled, but Shi Wei said, "If you don't want to let me come ashore, then come down and be with me. We can still be together forever. Come down and be with me!"

Come down... and be with you?

The shaman's struggling weakened, and she felt the filthy water flowing into her lungs, burning them almost to the point of explosion.

It wasn't impossible. She only wanted to be with Shi Wei, even if it meant being trapped in the lake forever...

In fact, she had experienced this drowning sensation before, when she was only seven or eight years old.

With a certain obsession, the shaman completely stopped struggling and allowed the lake water to envelop her, carrying her to her death.Just over two minutes later, Shi Wei released his grip, but the witch did not lift her head.

She was already dead.

"You drowned her?" Yu Xing's tone carried a hint of amusement, "That's rather ruthless, isn't it? She loved you so much, and you loved her just as much, yet you killed her just like that."

Shi Wei dragged the witch's corpse into the center of the lake with his hair, then pulled it down until it touched the muddy bottom. Only then did he look straight at Yu Xing: "Because she betrayed me."

"Cut it out, you know very well she didn't betray you, it was all my nonsense," Yu Xing said indifferently, revealing the truth with a casual remark, "After being together for so long, if you still can't see how deep her feelings for you were, you don't deserve to be called a great water ghost."

His hair moved, pulling him into the lake until only his head was above the surface. The pressure from all sides squeezed his chest, but Yu Xing's expression didn't change as he looked up and said, "So, even though you knew I was framing her, you still chose to kill her. Why? Just for your pitiful sense of security, feeling that you have to nip any possibility in the bud?"

Shi Wei swam with half his body submerged, coming face to face with Yu Xing, and looked down into Yu Xing's fearless eyes: "Better to die by my hand than be deceived by others. That way, I'm the only one left in pain."

Yu Xing was slightly surprised for a moment, locking eyes with Shi Wei.

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His face was reflected in the pitch-black pupils, along with a tumult of emotions.

Having killed the witch with his own hands, this water ghost was not as calm as he appeared on the surface.

"You're deceiving her, you deserve to die," Shi Wei said.

The next moment, more hair surged from the bottom of the lake, wrapping layer by layer around Yu Xing's body, pulling him downward.

"Ugh..." The water surface quickly submerged over his head, and Yu Xing was completely engulfed by the water. The hairs, like shackles, made it difficult for him to find any vitality.

He squinted his eyes, and surprisingly, he was not unfamiliar with this sensation of being soaked all over in water—it was not much different from when he was in a glass vessel.

Memories of his experiences at the research base had already resurfaced, but now, as this familiar sensation enveloped him, his mind became hazy, and suddenly, he remembered even more.