268: Have you ever had an uncle die?

Xu Huan and Wang Xueting, neither of them foolish, naturally understood Xu Le's hint and chose two of the six bowls of meat broth.

They each gained [Life +1] and [Attack +1].

Seeing that the three of them were fine, everyone else started to take the meat broth from the table and eat.

A moment later, a traveler chose a poisoned bowl of broth. He had just taken a sip of the soup, before even getting to the meat, when he fell stiffly to the ground, spitting out large mouthfuls of fresh blood.

He died!

"Ah—"

Everyone screamed, looking at the Beautiful Woman in fear, but the woman merely waved her hand indifferently.

"Hehe, don't worry! This is only the first round. Only one of the ten bowls of soup is poisoned, so please enjoy it without worry!"

Everyone felt a chill run from their tailbone to the top of their head, involuntarily shivering.

This woman is so malicious!

While everyone was silent, Xu Le "stumbled" to the side of the dead middle-aged man, his expression sorrowful, and squatted down to grasp his hand.

"Uncle, you died so tragically! You set out happily on a trip, only to encounter this halfway through. Heaven kills the lone grass, and the great flood drowns the single-plank bridge!

You haven't even seen your cousin go to college, watched him get married, or helped him raise his children. How could you just leave like this..."

The other travelers, thinking of their own plights, were also overcome with grief and began to weep profusely.

The Beautiful Woman tapped the table, which was now refilled with ten bowls of meat broth.

"Alright, stop watching the show and come eat."

Xu Le jumped up in anger and walked in front of the woman: "You poisoned my uncle to death, you must compensate!"

Woman: ???

Everyone: ???

Nan Wuji coldly uttered two words: "Clown."

The woman was stunned for a moment before she reacted. After all, she had never encountered such a situation before, and she just laughed: "What do you want me to compensate you for?"

"A life for a life! You poisoned my uncle to death, you have to compensate me with yourself!"

Everyone: Good heavens, I'm utterly speechless!

The woman's smile grew even brighter, a sign that she was about to lose control of her emotions: "Just him, a lowly life?"

Xu Le's expression grew even uglier: "Have you ever had an uncle die?"

"As a spirit of a Spirit Treasure, where would I get an uncle?"

"Have you ever had an uncle die?" Xu Le's voice grew even more indignant.

"Are you here to cause trouble?" The woman showed no fear, pointing a finger directly.

After his five senses were enhanced, Xu Le clearly saw a spatial fluctuation flash in the woman's hand, and he quickly twisted his body to avoid that finger.

The spatial fluctuation continued forward, hitting a traveler who was watching. Xu Le looked back and saw his body become illusory, similar to the previous two, appearing to have turned into a Ghost.

"Didn't you want me to compensate you? Why are you hiding?" The woman waved her hand again, and a more subtle and swift fluctuation rolled over. Xu Le couldn't dodge in time and quickly called for Ghost's support.

A pale hand blocked the fluctuation, trembling slightly, but it did not turn into a Ghost. Instead, it continued to grab towards the woman.

The woman's face changed drastically, and she continuously waved out several spatial ripples, but the pale hand was like a hard rock, grabbing past without any obstruction.

Seeing that she was about to be caught, the woman turned around, directly entering a Ghost state. The palm passed through her back, but it hit nothing, not even causing a ripple.

Xiong Jingxiang's eyes lit up. They were all Ghosts, so surely they could still touch her, right?

She immediately summoned her ancestral spirit.

Meow!

The Orange Cat appeared with a low growl and pounced directly.

The woman was prepared. With a flick of her sleeve, she sent the three people and the cat, all in Ghost form, flying outside.

Seeing the three emerge unharmed, Xu Le immediately understood that they had merely been thrown into a deeper space, where they were relatively Ghosts, able to see but not touch this side.

The woman patted her chest, her peaks swaying: "You're very good, to be able to hide from my perception. But once the game begins, it cannot end. Hehehe, I'll set the most fun tests for you."

For the sake of future team harmony, Xu Le had waited until he had a "legitimate reason" to act. How could he let her escape now?

Ghost struck again, tearing through the Void Realm with a claw, and once more grabbed towards the woman.

The woman sensed danger, screamed, and tried to escape, but was caught.

The next second, hatred and determination flashed in the woman's eyes, and she directly self-destructed her spirit body.

The space shook for a moment. Xu Le sensed the fluctuation of spatial power, and when he steadied himself, he was already outside the fence.

The woman reappeared and waved goodbye to him.

Xu Le knew he had been tricked. He immediately tried to push the fence gate, but it felt as if it had been welded shut and wouldn't budge.

Just as he was about to call Ghost to act, the woman's head popped out: "If you force your way in, I'll self-destruct my main body and blow up everyone inside. You won't get the Spirit Treasure, losing both people and treasure."

"You know idioms?" Xu Le was surprised!

"Heh." The woman sneered and disappeared from the fence gate.

Xu Le pondered for a moment and ultimately did not force his hand.

Before, her readiness to self-destruct without hesitation was quite terrifying.

Although he didn't know why she had revived, that determination of "better to be shattered jade than intact tile" couldn't be faked.

Sensing that Xu Le hadn't forced his hand, the woman breathed a sigh of relief. The world was so much fun, she really couldn't bear to die.

Her expression turned serious, and she said to the crowd: "With the unwelcome guest dealt with, our game continues."

Among the crowd, most wanted to refuse. Hesitantly, someone asked: "Can... can we not choose?"

"You can!"

The woman replied with a smile. Before the person could rejoice, she pointed a finger and sent him into another layer of space, transforming him into a Ghost form.

The woman smiled charmingly, full of allure, "Further explanation: the fate of those who enter the second space is determined by a duel between allied factions outside. Win to live, lose to die!"

Those who had originally thought going inside meant avoiding death missed a heartbeat.

Having one's fate in one's own hands is most important!

There was one last hope remaining.

Everyone turned their pleading gazes to Xiong Jingxiang. She claimed to be a professional in dealing with evil spirits, and if she took action, surely she could lead everyone to survive.

Xiong Jingxiang, learning from her previous lesson, immediately summoned the Orange Cat.

When the Orange Cat grabbed her, the woman's lips curled into a disdainful smile: "Betraying trust and ambushing this Venerable One, you need a lesson!"

She raised a foot and kicked the Orange Cat flying.

"Meow~" The Orange Cat cried out, its bell jingling around its neck. After a few steps, it directly turned into a white light and vanished from the spot.

Xiong Jingxiang spat out a mouthful of fresh blood. The severe injury to her ancestral spirit, the Orange Cat, also dealt a heavy blow to her spirit.

Everyone watched this scene in shock. The young man's ancestral spirit had chased the opponent before, but now that a professional was on the job, how could she be kicked and made to vomit blood so easily?

They looked at the other professionals, all looking as if they had lost their parents.

Nan Wuji was even more limp all over, kneeling weakly on the ground. It seemed that not long ago, his expressions and words were uncontrollable, desperately backstabbing him!