0p0 Chapter 461 The Ghost Empress 9
Chapter 461 The Ghost Empress 9
Black Rose was placed in the center of the magic circle. She looked unwilling, but dared not resist any longer.
Seeing this, the other soldiers knew it was none of their business and all left.
The little shrimp watched this scene anxiously, powerless to do anything, and could only cover its mouth and hide to the side.
Night falls, the bright moon rises...
Just as everything was ready, a sudden gust of cold wind blew by, and the surrounding temperature plummeted.
The zombies seemed to sense something, leaping out of Cixi's tomb and surging towards the magic circle.
Mao Xiaofang's expression hardened, and he muttered incantations as he activated the magic array.
The light shimmered, enveloping the black rose.
The zombies roared and charged toward the magic circle, but were blocked by an invisible force.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mao Xiaofang directed everyone to use magic to attack the zombies.
In an instant, talismans flew everywhere, peach wood swords were brandished, and a fierce battle ensued with the zombies.
The zombie leader was among them; it looked at the black rose trapped in the magic circle, a flash of anger in its eyes.
It roared loudly, leading a horde of zombies to desperately crash into the magic circle.
"Uncle-Master, something's not right. I seriously injured the Zombie Commander just yesterday, how come he's alive and kicking again after only one day?" Ren Yinyin was astonished when she saw the Zombie Commander.
"Could there be something strange in the tomb?" Mao Xiaofang thought for a moment, then shook his head. "Let's eliminate these zombies first!"
With everyone working together, the zombies suffered heavy casualties. Even the zombie leader had an arm chopped off by Mao Xiaofang, and he screamed in agony.
Just when things were looking up, a gust of cold wind blew by and extinguished all the lotus lanterns.
"This wind is strange!" Shi Shaojian warily stood guard beside Ren Yinyin. "Junior Sister, be careful!"
After the cold wind passed, a thick fog descended. Mao Xiaofang knew things were going badly, so he led his apprentices and nephews to retreat.
As for Black Rose, she's long since disappeared!
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Fuxi Hall
Commander Li paced back and forth with his hands behind his back, his brow furrowed. "Master Mao, my men suffered heavy casualties yesterday!"
Xiao Hai said, "That doesn't make sense, Master's Nine Lotus Lantern Formation is very powerful!"
Ah Chu complained, "It's all because of that strong wind that blew out all the lotus lanterns, otherwise..."
"Uncle-Master, there must be something strange in Cixi's tomb!" Ren Yinyin sat in a chair, resting her chin on her hand. Could there be some extraordinary magical artifacts or treasures in Cixi's tomb?
It's very possible. During her lifetime, Empress Dowager Cixi was supported by the entire nation, so it wouldn't be surprising if she had any good things!
"That gust of wind was extraordinary; it was chilling and biting, as sharp as a knife, and it came from the tomb!" Shi Shaojian said, taking a sip of his tea.
"Perhaps there's a person or thing inside the tomb who has the ability to create wind by blowing air or mist by splashing water!" Mao Xiaofang pondered for a moment before slowly saying.
"That powerful?" Commander Li scratched his head, wondering what to do.
Since the zombies couldn't be eliminated outside the tomb, the only option was to go inside and see what strange things were in Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb!
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Mao Xiaofang led Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian to the tomb of Empress Dowager Cixi. Outside, Xiao Hai and A Chu led police soldiers to smear the blood of the twelve zodiac animals all over the tomb, intending to burn the zombies in the tomb with the fire of the noon.
All the zombies gathered together, with Empress Dowager Cixi sitting on a high seat, holding a lamp in her hand, coldly watching the three Taoist priests who had barged in.
"Genius, defeat these stinking Taoist priests!" Empress Dowager Cixi commanded, shaking the lamp in her hand.
As a cloud of smoke billowed, a man dressed in a white robe and wearing a black melon-shaped hat appeared, fanning himself with a folding fan.
"Was it you who destroyed my Nine Lotus Lantern Formation that day?" Mao Xiaofang questioned, holding a peach wood sword.
The man in white waved his folding fan and said arrogantly, "That's right, I am the first top scholar under the reign of Emperor Shunzhi of the Qing Dynasty, Donglongcha!"
"A genie?" Ren Yinyin exclaimed in surprise. Are there really gods on earth?
Shi Shaojian curled his lip in disdain. What genie? It's just a ghost with some strange powers!
"With talent surpassing eight bushels and knowledge as vast as five cartloads, after death I hid in the lamp and cultivated the righteous path! I am the Lamp God!" Donglong introduced himself, his voice loud and full of energy.
Upon hearing this, Mao Xiaofang's lips curled into a disdainful smile, and he coldly said, "You're aiding and abetting evil, and you still dare to call yourself a genie?"
Donglong, however, didn't take it to heart. He gently shook his folding fan and said, shaking his head, "No, no, the distinction between good and evil lies entirely in one's heart, and only in the place where you stand!"
Mao Xiaofang snorted coldly, clearly not buying Donglong's explanation.
Seeing this, Donglong continued unhurriedly, "Besides, whoever holds the lamp is the one who holds it, and can ask me to come out and help. Everything is a matter of fate, and fortune and misfortune are determined by heaven!"
"So how can you and I determine what is good and what is evil!"
"My lies are deceiving the public!"
Donglong wiped his mouth and raised a sly smile, saying, "The affairs of the world are so complex and complicated, how could you and I possibly see through them?"
Mao Xiaofang was too lazy to argue with him anymore. He suddenly swung his peach wood sword and shouted, "A whole bunch of nonsense!"
After saying that, Mao Xiaofang turned to Yin Yin and Shao Jian behind him and shouted, "Yin Yin, Shao Jian, go and snatch that lamp and smash it!"
Upon receiving the order, Yin Yin and Shao Jian rushed toward the lamp like arrows released from a bow.
Mao Xiaofang, wielding a peach wood sword, thrusts it straight at Donglongcha, who claims to be the genie of lamps.
"Wow, you're so wicked, Taoist!" Donglong darted up and hooked his hand on the lamp post on the tomb ceiling, saying disdainfully, "I am like the fire in that lamp, formless and intangible! I can turn iron into iron and stone into stone when I touch it!"
"Taoist priest, watch closely!"
He dared to call himself the genie of the lamp, so the lamp he resided in was not so easily broken.
Shi Shaojian clenched his fists, lightning flashed, and he killed a zombie with each punch.
Ren Yinyin used her movement technique to rush towards Empress Dowager Cixi at lightning speed.
"How dare you! You dare to offend the Empress Dowager!" Li Lianying, who was by Empress Dowager Cixi's side, raised his finger and scolded her angrily.
Ren Yinyin kicked the dead eunuch away and tried to snatch the lamp from Cixi's hand.
Upon seeing this, Empress Dowager Cixi hurriedly retreated, while summoning more zombies to block Ren Yinyin.
Ren Yinyin nimbly weaved through the zombie horde, but just as she was about to touch the lamp, Dong Longcha suddenly appeared in front of her, waving his folding fan and sending a powerful gust of air flying.
"Your opponent is me!" Mao Xiaofang shouted, stabbing Donglongcha with his sword.
"Haha, it's useless!" Donglong's body-rubbing technique was elusive and intangible, so Mao Xiaofang's peach wood sword had no effect on him.
Shi Shaojian fought fiercely among the zombies, sustaining numerous injuries.
Just when everyone was feeling a bit overwhelmed, Xiao Hai and A Chu finished setting up the Midnight Fire outside. As the red light flashed, the temperature inside the tomb gradually rose. The cold, yin zombies were most afraid of the intense yang fire, and they all screamed in agony.
Donglong sensed this power and chuckled, "Taoist priests, your time is running out!"
So what if it's the fire of ultimate yang? He is the genie of the lamp, why would he be afraid of being burned by flames?
"Your Majesty, let's go quickly!" Li Lianying got up and helped Cixi to escape.
"Where is the Emperor? My dear grandson, come quickly!" Empress Dowager Cixi looked at the chaotic tomb chamber, her eyes filled with anxiety and worry.
Because the little shrimp looked very much like Emperor Puyi, Empress Dowager Cixi took him to the mausoleum.
Black Rose ran to Empress Dowager Cixi's tomb to save Xiao Ximi, but was discovered by a zombie. When her life was hanging by a thread, Xiao Ximi pleaded with Empress Dowager Cixi, saying that Black Rose was his maid and he wanted to keep her by his side.