In the backyard of Huichuntang, sunlight was fractured by the clouds.
The Gu King’s withered fingers gripped a small jade vial overflowing with fresh blood. Watching the dark red liquid snake down the mouth of the vial, she tilted her head back and let out a shrill, screeching laugh. The wrinkles on her face twisted like venomous snakes, and a morbid excitement pulsed within her cloudy, dilated pupils.
"It’s done! It’s done!"
Chapter 94