Father, who is both a heir and a descendant, is still biased; the bound system has gone berserk.

The other Gu practitioners also showed slight tension in their expressions.

The shopkeeper smiled and said, "We've heard that Princess Anguo is very skilled."

However, I advise Princess Anguo to save her energy. There are several of us that you can't handle...

His calm and confident expression froze when he saw the silver axe in Ying Yufu's hand, which was engraved with black runes.

His expression suddenly changed.

The other Gu practitioners also changed their expressions.

They finally realized that Ying Yufu was no ordinary person.

"A witchcraft artifact! How do you have a witchcraft artifact?" the shopkeeper exclaimed in surprise.

Ying Yufu grinned at him, raised her axe, and chopped down at the frowning, round-faced medicine boy.

Clang!

When the axe cleaved down, it sounded like metal striking solid rock, producing a clanging sound that made your teeth ache.

A crack appeared on the shoulder of the round-faced medicine boy, exposing the white bone, but no blood flowed out.

Ying Yufu quickly sheathed her axe and fled.

The round-faced medicine boy tilted his head to look at the crack on his shoulder. He felt no pain, even though the bone was exposed.

Ying Yufu also stared at the crack, raising an eyebrow. What a sturdy body.

Even if it looks like a living person, once its body is split open, it is no longer a living person.

They are Gu people, puppets, living dead with their own thoughts.

After a moment of stunned silence, the round-faced medicine boy roared, "Take her down!"

Immediately, another medicine boy, along with Hu Da and Hu Er, pounced on Ying Yufu.

The shopkeeper, the old woman, and the injured round-faced medicine boy headed towards Shangguan Fei and the other two.

Seeing this, Ying Yufu remained calm. In the blink of an eye, a jet-black umbrella appeared in her other hand.

With a "whoosh," she threw the umbrella out, and an aura of earth-shattering destruction pressed down on the several Gu people like a mountain.

The movements of the several Gu practitioners immediately froze.

puff.

Nearby, Ma San's legs went weak and he fell to the ground.

Only then did Ying Yufu reveal a hint of a shrine maiden's aura.

"This aura... how could it be..."

The old woman stared at Ying Yufu with wide, cloudy eyes, her face filled with fear.

The shopkeeper froze on the spot, trembling all over.

Not only him, but all the other Gu practitioners were trembling uncontrollably.

The black umbrella hung in mid-air. Ying Yufu walked over slowly, reached out and gently grasped the umbrella handle, and the umbrella returned to Ying Yufu's hand.

Ying Yufu closed the umbrella and put it away with her other hand.

She gave the group of Gu people a ferocious smile.

The next moment, she brandished her axe and began hacking wildly.

Bang bang bang, clang clang clang, the sounds of clashing weapons rang out continuously.

The few Gu people fled in all directions in a sorry state. They couldn't feel pain, but they were conscious.

Where there is consciousness, there is fear.

They feared death.

They didn't want to die.

However, after Ying Yufu revealed her shrine maiden aura, they were unable to muster the slightest power to resist.

The feeling of being inherently oppressed makes them feel like lambs to the slaughter.

How could this happen?

How can there still be witches in this world?

The old woman screamed in terror, clutching the wound where the axe had cleaved her neck, her head teetering precariously, and retreated repeatedly.

The shopkeeper's body was covered in countless cuts and lacerations.

Tiger Da and Tiger Er, along with the two medicine boys, were all like broken puppets, their movements slow and stiff.

"Who hurt my older cousin?" Ying Yufu asked loudly with a cold laugh.

"It's him, it's him!"

Several Gu practitioners pointed at the round-faced medicine boy.

Fear immediately flashed in the round-faced medicine boy's eyes. "Spare me, spare me..."

Tears of terror streamed down his face as he turned and desperately fled toward the door.

Ying Yufu's axe had already left her hand, swiftly and accurately piercing his back.

In an instant, an axe shape was cut out from his upper body.

He looked down at the huge hole piercing his chest, his body went limp, and he collapsed to the ground.

Ying Yufu put away her axe and slowly walked to the chair next to her.

She sat down and looked around at the several ragged Gu people.

"Are you guys very capable?" she asked.

The few Gu people didn't dare to look up at her; they just huddled up and trembled.

"You...you are the legendary witch?" the shopkeeper asked, trembling.

Looking at their miserable state, Ying Yufu sneered, "Do you want to live or die?"

Several Gu practitioners all looked at her with fear in their eyes.

From the day they were turned into Gu people, they never thought they would die.

But now, with death looming, they are truly afraid.

"We don't want to die."

"That's what the shopkeeper said."

"Do you want to live?" Ying Yufu asked.

"Yes, yes!" The group nodded vigorously.

Ying Yufu didn't say anything more. She flicked her finger and cut her fingertip, and a few drops of blood flew out.

Upon smelling the scent of her blood, the eyes of the Gu people immediately changed.

Their human pupils had unmistakably transformed into the vertical pupils of beasts, their eyes filled with submission and obedience to those in power.

They seemed to have forgotten their original master; they stared intently at the approaching drop of blood, filled with both fear and longing.

Blood seeped into their bodies.

Several Gu people stood frozen in place, as if they had become real corpses, completely motionless.

A few breaths later, a drop of excess blood was expelled from their bodies.

The Gu people finally moved.

They all looked in Ying Yufu's direction, lined up, and walked towards her obediently, kneeling down respectfully.

"Owner."

Several people called out in unison.

At the same time, far away in Xilin, the Xilin Emperor, who had just taken a longevity pill, suddenly widened his eyes and his eyeballs bulged out.

He clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Your Majesty!" the palace servants screamed in terror.

"Quickly, invite Master Zhou! Invite Master Zhou here!"

Inside the Wulan Hall, Ying Yufu didn't care what would happen to the original owners of these Gu people.

She looked down at the several Gu people kneeling at her feet, as if they were a few obedient Gu worms.

In the shrine maiden's mind, she truly could not regard them as living people.

But they do indeed possess the thoughts of living people.

"You're out of luck if you mess with me," Ying Yufu said calmly.

"No, it's our honor." The shopkeeper raised his head, his eyes filled with fervor.

"Yes, compared to being controlled by a dead old man, following you, Master, is much more promising," the fox-eyed apprentice also pledged his loyalty.

The round-faced medicine boy covered his drafty chest and huddled to the side, silently shedding tears.

The old woman said with a kind face, "I liked young girls when I was alive, and I am very happy with them now."

Tiger Big and Tiger Two exchanged a glance and said, "We're the same."

"Waaaaah..." A soft sobbing sound echoed from the side.

Ying Yufu looked up and saw the round-faced medicine boy with tears streaming down his face. He looked at Ying Yufu and slowly approached her.

"Master...Master is only the fiercest to me..."

"Will Master not like Xiaochong anymore in the future?"

The old woman immediately said, "Master, Xiao Chong has such a hard life, please forgive him..."

"Yes, Xiao Chong has such a hard life. His parents died early, and he was sold into the palace by his second uncle to become a eunuch. He was then captured and turned into a puppet. This child is so pitiful..."

Ying Yufu's eyes widened. "You're a eunuch gu?"

Xiao Chong stared blankly at her, then looked at his companions with a face full of grief and indignation, "You guys went too far, boohoo...waah!"

He broke down and cried.

While crying, she pleaded with Ying Yufu for mercy: "Master, please have pity on Xiao Chong..."

As he spoke, he stretched his head toward Ying Yufu, begging to rub against her.

What Ying Yufu sensed, however, was a Gu worm begging to rub against her.

Her expression immediately changed.