She quickly pushed open the door.
A large pool of bright red blood came into view. The blood gradually gathered on the ground to form a hand, which suddenly reached out and grabbed Yaohua by the neck.
Everything went black before her eyes. The hand holding the door frame quickly lost its strength, and even her consciousness became a bit fuzzy.
Gusong Yue lifted his blood - stained hand. A look of confusion flashed across his eyes. "Why are you about to faint? Are you okay?"
The closer he got, the more uncomfortable Yaohua felt.
"Don't come closer."
She supported her head with difficulty. Looking at his blood - stained hand, she reluctantly admitted something.
She probably was really a bit squeamish about blood.
Gusong Yue obediently stood still on the spot, with a hint of confusion still in his eyes. "Are you really okay?"
Yaohua tried not to look at the blood on the ground or Gusong Yue's hand. She just focused her eyes on his face and held her breath slightly.
The dizziness that came like a rushing tide was slightly relieved.
At this moment, as if realizing something, Gusong Yue hid his blood - stained hand behind his back. Then, under Yaohua's surprised gaze, he walked over, supported her with his other hand, and then closed the door.
The cold air outside rushed into her lungs one after another, finally diluting the indescribable smell of blood.
Yaohua came to her senses.
But she was still in shock at her own blood - squeamishness and didn't say a word for a long time.
Looking back on the past, she clearly didn't have such symptoms before. Why did she...
No, it wasn't that she never had!
A distant memory suddenly resurfaced.
Back then on Cangyan Mountain, in the cave where the ancestor left the formation, didn't she have the same symptoms?
At that time, she had suspected that she was squeamish about blood, but the facts proved that she didn't have this problem...
Wrong!
Maybe she really was squeamish about blood!
The scene of Zhao Wu forcefully marking her forehead came to mind. Yaohua's face changed several times, and she had to admit a painful fact.
She was indeed squeamish about blood, and it was only the blood of the Heavenly Demons that made her so!
In just an instant, Yaohua figured out the key to the matter.
"Are you okay?"
Gusong Yue squatted down and looked into her eyes, with obvious worry in his gaze.
Yaohua shook her head. Thinking of the task she came for, she quickly grabbed the other's wrist. "You have to go to the village with me."
Gusong Yue unconsciously reached out the hand he had hidden behind his back.
Yaohua's breath caught in her throat, and double - images almost appeared before her eyes.
Fortunately, Gusong Yue hid the hand again.
"I'm sorry. I forgot that you Phoenixes can't see the blood of the Heavenly Demons."
Yaohua thought dizzily: Does he know all this? Could it be that he actually didn't lose his memory?
"There's a celestial being in the village. He won't let me in." Gusong Yue looked a bit aggrieved. "I'll definitely be driven out."
Yaohua immediately reacted. "You mean Immortal Jiang Mo? Don't worry. Immortal Jiang Mo won't make things difficult for you."
In the face of the overall situation, and with Fairy Ziying lobbying before, she knew that Immortal Jiang Mo had relented, which was why she came to find someone.
"Really?"
"Of course."
"But that celestial being always looks like he's going to beat me up every time he sees me. I'm too scared to go." Gusong Yue was a bit expectant at first, but a hint of dejection quickly appeared in his eyes.
"Then you can quietly follow me and take a look. If he doesn't drive you away, will you go to the village with me?"
Gusong Yue hesitated for a moment.
"You live here alone. There's no one to talk to or play with. If you go to the village, there will be a lot of people and it will be lively."
When it came to liveliness, Gusong Yue's eyes flickered.
It seemed that this had hit a chord with him.
"The villagers are enthusiastic and easy - going. You're so good - looking. They will definitely like you very much and will come to play with you every day."
"Then I... go and take a look?"
Yaohua suddenly had the feeling of luring an innocent young man. But then she thought that if Gusong Yue stayed here alone, those Heavenly Demons who wanted his magic treasure would surely come looking for him continuously. Those who came this time never returned, and the next ones would surely be more powerful.
But what exactly was that magic treasure? Why were those Heavenly Demons willing to come to the ice field to look for someone at all costs?
Yaohua had many doubts in her heart, but she didn't show it at all.
"I'll take you there. Don't be afraid. Immortal Jiang Mo definitely won't drive you away."
Gusong Yue followed closely behind her like a tail.
Yaohua slowed down her tone. "Why did you kill those people just now?"
According to Fairy Ziying, those Heavenly Demons were of the same clan as him. There was a natural sense of trust among the same clan. Even if Gusong Yue would refuse when he was sober, now that his head was injured, why could he still attack his own clan?
"I was quite happy to see them at first. After all, it had been a long time since anyone had talked to me." Gusong Yue showed a sad expression. "But as soon as I talked to them, a voice always appeared in my mind, saying that they were all bad people and telling me to kill them."
Was it really like this?
Thinking of the system that often bargained with her, Yaohua couldn't help but think more.
Could that voice be...
"It's that celestial being!"
Gusong Yue's panicked voice rang out. At the same time, Yaohua felt her sleeve being tugged.
The thought that had just risen was forced to stop. She saw Immortal Jiang Mo staring intently at Gusong Yue behind her with a murderous look in his eyes, as if he was going to rush up and beat someone the next moment.
Not only Gusong Yue but even Yaohua felt scared.
"What are you standing there for? Ziying has been waiting for you for a long time."
Immortal Jiang Mo's cheeks were tense, and his words seemed to be squeezed out from between his teeth.
Yaohua originally thought that he hadn't relented. When she heard him say this, she secretly let out a sigh of relief. She pulled the stiff - bodied Gusong Yue into the village from beside him.
"I was really scared just now." Gusong Yue whispered.
Yaohua also thought it was scary. To avoid any disputes later, she whispered a reminder: "Try to avoid Immortal Jiang Mo in the future."
Judging from Immortal Jiang Mo's appearance just now, it seemed that he was trying his best to suppress his anger. If there were more such occasions in the future and he couldn't suppress it, Gusong Yue would be in big trouble.
"Okay, I'll remember."
She had been focused on Immortal Jiang Mo just now and didn't really notice the appearance of the village. Now she found that the village was bare, and the roofs of many villagers' houses had been blown off, as if it had just been looted.
"Phoenix, you're not here to trick me into repairing the roofs, are you?"
"My name is Yaohua." Yaohua corrected him and then explained, "No. I remember that the roofs in the village were still fine when I went to look for you."
The two of them chatted and walked all the way until they stopped at Fairy Ziying's small courtyard.
Fortunately, the roof of Fairy Ziying's house was still intact.
They pushed open the courtyard door. As soon as they looked up, they saw Fairy Xianyun with a box on her back, tinkering with something with her back to them.
"You're finally here."
Fairy Ziying walked over from the side. Her eyes were fixed on Gusong Yue, and a hint of hesitation flashed across the bottom of her eyes. "Gusong Yue, do you still remember me?"