50. Song Lan

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The noises were extremely difficult to pick up. It was as if somebody was walking rapidly above the roof. However, since the person’s movements were abnormally light, the sound of their footsteps was close to unnoticeable. Wei WuXian only caught the slight noises of collision between the roof tiles due to his keen senses. Of course, since he was blind, Xiao XingChen noticed the noises as well. He cautioned them, “From the above!”

"Oh My God! Who is that?!" exclaimed MianMian.

"I have a bad feeling for this." said Xiao Xingchen.

Wei WuXian shouted, “Disperse!”

As soon as he said it, a large hole was smashed through the ceiling of the central chamber. Dust, grasses, and broken roof tiles rained down from the top. It was fortunate that most of the disciples had already scattered around, thus nobody was hurt. A black figure leaped down from the opening in the roof.

"He looks familiar." said Jin Zixuan.

Song Lan's eyes were wide in shock.

The man wore black cultivational robes. With a tall stance and a straight back, he had the air of a firm pinetree. A horsetail whisk was strapped to his back and a long sword was held in his hand. His face, although handsome, tilted upward slightly, suggesting a haughty, aloof personality.

Yet, there were no pupils within his eyes, only deathly fields of white.

It was a fierce corpse!

"Zichen." mumbled Xiao Xingchen.

"How did that happen?" asked Song Lan.

"You looked like him." said Nie Huaisang and realization hit him.

"It's you!" he exclaimed.

As soon as everyone determined this fact, he launched an attack with his sword in his hand.

He aimed his attack at Jin Ling, who was the closest to him. Jin Ling defended with his sword. The power that came with the attack was so strong that his arm almost numbed. If it wasn’t for the immense spiritual powers of his own sword, Suihua, it might have broken and he might have died on the spot. With a failed first attack, the black-clothed corpse attacked again. His movements were smooth and natural, while his attacks were sharp and ruthless. This time, he lunged at Jin Ling’s arm. Under desperation, using his sword, Xiao XingChen defended the attack for Jin Ling. Possibly because the corpse poisoning broke out again, he finally collapsed.

"A-ling!" shouted Jiang Yanli.

"I'm fine, a-niang. Nothing bad happened to me that time." said Jin Ling.

"Does Xiao Xingchen knows it was his best friend?" asked Nie Huaisang.

"Maybe not." answered Jin Zixuan.

Lan JingYi panicked, “Just what exactly is he, dead or alive?! I have never seen a…”

A corpse with such high speed and fine swordsmanship!

He didn’t finish his sentence, because he remembered that he had seen one before.

The Ghost General was also like this!

"I've become a fierce corpse." said Song Lan in disbelief.

"Why? How?" he asked in confusion.

"We will find out." said Xiao Xingchen in assurance.

Wei WuXian watched the cultivator with utmost attention. Thinking quickly, he pulled out the bamboo flute by his waist and played a shrill, earpiercing long tone. It was so painful to listen to that everyone who was present covered his ears. As the cultivator heard the sound, despite how his figure reeled and his hands trembled, he still attacked at Wei WuXian!

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