"Ghost Master... cough, cough! Please stop!"
Just as the three approached the house, Chi Mo suddenly emerged from deeper within the stronghold. He was covered in blood, his clothes and hair soaked with water.
Ling Yan released Hou San and walked towards Chi Mo.
Chi Mo knelt on one knee, losing his balance and falling forward. Ling Yan caught him, looked at his wounds, and frowned.
His wounds were claw marks.
They were identical to those on the back of the maid who had just lost her life, clearly inflicted by the same person.
"What happened?" Mu Yuan and Hou San also ran over.
Chi Mo coughed up a mouthful of blood, his breathing eased considerably, and he began to explain:
"Hong Mei and I had just finished dissolving the Coital Gu when we saw the Blood-Soaked Ghost return to the stronghold, but she was in great disarray. Upon closer inspection, she was being pursued, and by none other than a Beast-Morpher."
