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The colors of the distant sky kept changing, and the fighting continued. Just as Stunning was about to say something, a sound of "Gla" echoed through the air. "Not good, this space is about to collapse. It's caused by their battle. We need to leave quickly, or it will be dangerous."
She grabbed my hand, and with a whirl of wind beneath my feet, I felt a flash before I opened my eyes to find myself in a simple bedroom. Stunning released my hand and pointed to a chair. "Sit down and rest for a while!"
I stood still, surveying my surroundings. It was clear that this place was a cave, simply decorated but giving off a cozy feeling. "Everything here is real, not conjured. You can rest well."
Seeing me unmoving, Stunning smiled and said, "It seems you still have a lot of wariness towards me."
"I didn't know before, but now I understand that you spirits are unpredictable and cannot be easily trusted."
"Then can you humans be trusted?" Stunning turned and walked over to a shelf, gently touching a skeleton. I leaned closer and could vaguely make out that it was the skeleton of an infant. "This is my child. When my bones were unearthed, it quietly remained in my womb, already taking shape. I remember I planned to wait for my lord to return home before telling him the news, but everything was too late."
Stunning smiled softly as she caressed the skeleton. My heart stirred as I asked, "What about your bones?"
"Are you curious? Or are you planning to give me a proper burial and then perform rites for me?" Stunning chuckled lightly. "Lord of the Ghost Fetus, I know you mean well, so I don't want to deceive you or harm you. Bringing you here is indeed my selfish desire, but to prevent the tragedy here, I had no choice."
At this point, Stunning suddenly paused mid-sentence, her expression stiffening as she rushed outside without explaining what she saw. When she returned, her face was pale, her teeth clenched in frustration.
"What happened?"
"I was tricked by that Old Woman!" Stunning explained. "I thought only two days had passed in this illusion, but it turns out several days have gone by. Today is the full moon; soon it will be midnight, and the Old Woman will definitely take advantage of this opportunity. Lord of the Ghost Fetus, you must—be careful!"
Before Stunning could finish her sentence, she shouted out loud. A chill ran down my spine as an unseen force held me in place; suddenly I couldn't move at all. A dark aura enveloped me as the sound of a cane approached from behind.
"Granny Mi? What—what are you doing to me?"
I was shocked; could Granny Mi really be a villain?
Bending over with her cane in hand, Granny Mi approached me with sagging skin draping over her face and a faint smile at the corners of her mouth. "Of course I'm capturing you to fulfill my plan. At first, I was wary of Demon Fetus's power, but unexpectedly she took matters into her own hands and temporarily sealed Demon Fetus's spirit with resentment. This saved me quite a bit of trouble. You thought she was helping you; in reality, she was just using you!"
"Old Woman, don't equate my actions with your despicable deeds. At least I haven't used the entire mountain spirit as an experiment, collecting resentment and killing ghosts for my own gain!"
In response to the accusation, Granny Mi appeared particularly calm. "If it weren't for that, how could I have drawn her here?"
"Granny Mi, did you intentionally lure me here?"
"So what if I did? To ensure Mumu's successful revival, I'm willing to do anything. I kill and consume ghosts to intensify the resentment here. The Lord of the Ghost Fetus is highly sensitive to spiritual energy, and to make you believe me, I had no choice but to act this way. But she went against me, so I had to frame someone else."
"Do you really think it will work?" Stunning scoffed. "Her man is quite formidable."
"I'm well aware of the Lord's abilities, but he can't separate himself at this moment; the Su Family won't let him escape."
"So the Su Family was brought here by you?" Stunning was shocked. "Aren't you afraid they'll discover your intentions and team up to kill you?"
"What does it matter if I die? As long as Mumu can be revived as a human, I'll be satisfied."
"Have you considered that even if he becomes human, without your protection and being alone, how can he find happiness?"
Granny Mi slammed her cane down and stepped closer to me. "That's why I want to use a fetus so that he has family from the moment he's born. A Demon Fetus is ideal; it allows him to maintain his human form while possessing ghostly powers, preventing him from being bullied. Although the Demon Fetus is powerful, it's merely a spirit in the womb, not a physical entity. That's why I learned during meditation that someone was once again pregnant with a Demon Fetus, which is why I sought you out."
"Once again?" I was astonished. "You tried before?"
"Yes," Granny Mi admitted without hesitation. "But they all failed; their abilities were too weak to withstand Mumu's resentment. But you're different—your child is of the Lord, so this time it will definitely succeed."
I was left speechless. Even before meeting Mumu, I had heard from her that Granny Mi was very important to her. Seeing how adorable Mumu was made me think that Granny Mi must be a good spirit.
When we first met, she seemed like a neighborly grandmother who held great respect for Jun Chong and continuously pleaded for the creatures of the mountain.
But in reality, she would stop at nothing to achieve her goal—all for the sake of reviving a ghost.
A sense of helpless bitterness spread from deep within me; I didn't know how to describe it.
Granny Mi swung her cane, and Mumu's Spirit appeared before me, shrouded in dark mist. His eyes, weakly opened, revealed the most pronounced darkness on his forehead as he said, "Sister, hurry and go."
"Mumu."
"Granny is doing this for me, but I don't want it. Sister, I like you, so please leave."
Mumu's call was faint, quickly engulfed by the dark mist. The small gap in Granny Mi's eyes gradually widened, her yellow pupils flashing ominously.
"Lord of the Ghost Fetus, don't look into her eyes!"
Stunning's shout jolted me, but my consciousness was fading. I felt something tearing at my abdomen, trying to burrow inside.
The sounds of fighting reached my ears. Through my blurred vision, I saw the Rotting Corpse Worm's Giant Bug clinging to Stunning's hand, gnawing relentlessly. Without hesitation, Stunning severed his own hand. The Rotting Corpse Worm launched another attack, and losing a hand clearly put Stunning at a disadvantage.
I wanted to intervene but found myself powerless, only feeling an intense pain in my stomach that rivaled the agony of a miscarriage.
"It will be over soon; the Lord won't know. This time it will definitely succeed."
"What won't I know?"
Jun Chong's voice snapped me back to reality. I opened my eyes wide to see him standing beside me in disarray, bloodstains covering his body and his eyes glistening with Yin Hong from the battle.
He glanced at me and waved his hand, causing the dark mist that tormented me to vanish.
Seeing his injuries made my heart ache. Just as I opened my mouth to speak, someone covered my mouth from behind. "Don't be afraid; it's me."
"Shizui?"
"Don't talk; you're bleeding. Let me take you away first."
Only then did I notice the red blood pooling between my legs. My ears burned with embarrassment as a wave of numbness washed over me. Gripping Shizui's hand tightly, I urgently said, "Shizui, save my child! Save the baby!"
Shizui paused, casting a strange glance at Jun Chong, who stood blocking the way. Finally, he picked me up and said, "Let's go back."
I clung tightly to Shizui's clothes, tears streaming down my face. "He doesn't want the child, but I can't lose him. I have to save the baby."
Jun Chong's back stiffened, his hand gripping the sword trembling slightly. After a long moment, he coldly uttered three words, "Take her away."
Without hesitation, Shizui carried me back. As I lay against his shoulder, my stomach grew increasingly painful, and my heart raced with fear.
Jun Chong no longer loved me and didn't want my child, but this baby was my only connection to the days we had together. I didn't want to lose that connection; I couldn't bear to lose my only support.
"Ah, Anxin, what happened to you? Why are you like this? Your stomach, the blood, this..."
When Lin You saw me, he was at a loss for words and seemed completely bewildered.
"Xiao You, don't panic. Open the window and let the moonlight in."
Shizui laid me on the bed. I felt as if everything was fading away; their voices were distant and fragmented. I could see their figures moving about, but my consciousness was slipping further away.
The only thing I could feel was the hand resting on my belly, holding on tightly. "Baby, you must be okay."
I didn't know how long I had been asleep. In my haze, it seemed like I heard someone speaking near me.
"Is this really going to work?"
"This is the only option we have. She won't give up the child, and I can't let it be born, so—"
"No! If she finds out, she'll go crazy! We must have other ways. Jun Chong, I'm begging you. I've known her for so many years; I can feel how much she cares about this child. You may have forgotten her, but for her, this baby is everything. You can be cruel and walk away, but she can't let go; it's a piece of her heart. Losing your memory has already taken a part of her; do you really want to hurt her again?"
Xiao You, are you speaking up for me?
Is it true that he still refuses to keep our child?
I was lost in a haze, my thoughts drifting far away. In the fog, there seemed to be nothing around me, yet a voice kept calling out, "Mommy, Mommy."
My heart ached, but I found myself unable to muster any strength. The voice continued to echo in my ears.
"No, there is absolutely no room for negotiation on this matter."
I could even hear Lin You's heart-wrenching roar, but I couldn't open my eyes or make a sound.
As the voice gradually faded, I felt a familiar chill approaching me. Something soft brushed against my lips, and a lingering coolness settled in my abdomen. I sensed a sharp pain and wanted to struggle, but I remained completely immobilized.
Tears streamed from the corners of my eyes; all I could do was cry.
Jun Chong, why did you have to be so cruel? Why did you have to kill our child?
"Mommy, don't cry. The baby is fine!" A tender voice came from beside me, but the latter part changed in tone. "But Daddy is bad; the baby doesn't like him, so Mommy shouldn't love him."
Suddenly, I opened my eyes and looked around the familiar hotel suite. My first instinct was to touch my belly, where the bump had vanished, leaving it flat. A chill ran through me as I turned to see Jun Chong sitting on the edge of the bed.
Without thinking, I raised my hand and slapped him. "Jun Chong, I hate you!"
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