The Ninth Lady is a rebellious person.

Chapter 564 With me here, they can't leave the formation.
The bell tolled like waves, shattering all the rockets aimed at the villagers into dust. When Lang Jiuchuan saw the people screaming in agony as they were burned, he threw the bone bell away.

"Water spirit, put out the fire."

The water spirit burst forth from the bone bell, not using its own elven water, but instead stirring up a flurry of snowflakes, condensing it into a snowball, and then slamming it at the fire people, whereupon the snow melted into water.

Wow.

The snowmelt instantly extinguished the clusters of flames.

Jiang Che landed outside the low mud wall formation where the villagers were imprisoned, roaring fiercely. The tiger's roar shook the snowflakes, turning them into snow pellets that flew everywhere. It also caused many people to feel a sharp pain in their eardrums and a surge of blood to their head.

The fierce aura stunned the undead rushing out. Their eyes were bloodshot as they stared at the snow-white tiger, their gazes filled with vigilance and wariness. But when they saw the soldiers outside the talisman array, their throats moved, their lips twitched, their sharp teeth gleamed with an eerie light, and their eyes grew even redder.

They wanted to drink blood.

Change can happen in an instant.

Everyone was caught off guard, staring in astonishment at the sudden appearance of the man and tiger, their expressions filled with fear.

Looking at Lang Jiuchuan standing next to Jiang Che, Daoist Zhishang felt a strange mix of grievance and emotion welling up inside him.

It's like someone who's there to back you up has arrived.

This feeling is very strange. He is clearly much older than her. Is it because the strong take precedence?
He took a deep breath, approached Lang Jiuchuan, and bowed respectfully, saying, "Fellow Daoist Lang."

Lang Jiuchuan nodded in return, then turned to look at the group of living dead. Seeing the dense yin energy emanating from them, her pink lips pursed.

"Fellow Daoist Lang, you've come at the right time. Let's see if there's any cure for their corpse poison." Daoist Zhishang said in a deep voice, "If there's no good medicine, this matter can only be stopped once, and I'm afraid it can't be stopped a second time. The extinguished torch will be relit."

Lang Jiuchuan shook his head: "I came from Wujing. People in Wujing have also been infected. There is no antidote yet. It can only provide temporary relief, but it might be worth a try. However, if the person is burned, there will be no hope at all."

No sooner had she finished speaking than a voice demanded from behind her: "Who are you, daring to defy the imperial edict?"

Lang Jiuchuan turned her head to look at the eunuch who was questioning her and said, "Lang Jiuchuan, Daoist name Qingyi, I am a Daoist practitioner."

"No matter who you are, you are defying the Emperor's will. Do you intend to associate with these evil corpses?" the eunuch demanded in a shrill voice. "Those who associate with evil corpses will be treated as their own kind and will be killed without exception."

"They are only infected with the corpse poison, not yet dead. If there is an antidote, they will recover." Lang Jiuchuan said calmly, "The corpse poison is a plague, and its transmission method is terrifying. Has the Sage sent anyone to treat this corpse poison plague? If not, burning them all is indiscriminate killing. The Sage's bloodlust is not a good reputation. Or are you acting on your own initiative, falsely claiming an imperial edict to burn the innocent, trying to pin the name of tyrant on the new ruler?"

Murder and kill!
The eunuch's expression changed: "Insolence! Don't try to argue! This is an imperial edict issued by the Emperor; how could it be forged?"

He flung out a bright yellow imperial edict and roared, "They can no longer be called human; they are clearly corpses and demons. If you protect them and they escape, the truly innocent will be plunged into misery. Can you bear that responsibility?"

"With me here, they won't be able to get out of this formation!" Before Lang Jiuchuan finished speaking, he lightly touched the ground with his toes and soared into the air. A talisman brush appeared in his hand, and Daoist charm condensed on the brush. He quickly drew several golden talismans in the void, which landed in several directions, forming a circle.

Immediately afterwards, she quickly made intricate hand gestures with both hands and walked the Seven Star Steps with both feet until the last hand gesture was completed, and then she stomped her foot hard.

With a soft hum, an invisible, transparent barrier descended upon the circle, enveloping the undead within it. Even the snowflakes falling from the sky avoided the barrier, unable to reach the area.

Everyone saw it clearly, and their eyes showed awe.

Master Zhishang stared blankly at the invisible barrier, then looked at Lang Jiuchuan with admiration and guilt for his ignorance and so-called integrity that day.

Those who care for the common people may live by borrowing a body, so what if they are a little wicked?
Lang Jiuchuan stopped his attack, then looked at the pale-faced eunuch and the general beside him, and asked, "Is this alright?"

The eunuch's lips trembled.

He looked at the undead. Some tried to step out of the barrier, but they were bounced back as if blocked by something. Not only that, but smoke was also emanating from their bodies as they screamed in pain.

That was the yin energy that had been scorched by the protective energy of the barrier array, turning into green smoke.

Such a deterrent effect left no one daring to venture in; only despair remained on their faces.

Seeing this, the general stepped forward and said in a deep voice, "Young Taoist priest, we are only acting according to orders, not killing innocent people indiscriminately."

"I understand, but if we can control it, let's give them a chance to live first. If there really is no cure, I won't let them harm the innocent." Lang Jiuchuan raised his eyelids and said calmly, "If there is no cure, this will be a catastrophe for all living beings. After all, it's not just them who have been poisoned by the corpse poison. The real source of the corpse demon has not yet been captured and eliminated. How many people it has harmed, and how far it has spread, is still unknown! At that time, how many people can you kill? Among those you have to kill, will there be your relatives? Or can you guarantee that there are no poisoned people around you who have not yet shown symptoms?"

Everyone turned pale.

Her meaning was crystal clear: the corpse plague had spread, and they couldn't eradicate it all.

"Using killing to stop killing is ultimately a poor strategy. This chance to live is not only for them, but also for you and all the people!" Lang Jiuchuan said, "If you insist on stopping us, we cultivators can simply retreat to the deep mountains and ignore it. In any case, it will never be me who dies!"

As she spoke, she walked into the encirclement, heading straight among the living dead.

What's amazing is that wherever she went, even when she was within arm's reach, the undead would retreat in fear, not daring to pounce or bite, but instead keeping their distance in terror.

Everyone gasped.

She lazily flicked her tail and snorted. How dare she get close? When she was reborn, she was tempered by heavenly lightning. Her meridians were expanded by the power of lightning, and there were still remnants. She was the most upright and righteous.

She has now taken a wisp of phoenix life purple energy from Wen Yue's daughter, which has been the Vermilion Bird since ancient times, representing flames. When combined with the dragon breath during Nirvana, it contains both heavenly thunder fire and Nirvana fire. When they are combined again and again, how can that aura not be strong and make evil spirits fear?
The living dead are still human, but they have been poisoned by the extreme Yin Corpse Poison, and are surrounded by Yin energy. Naturally, they are also afraid of the positive energy field and are afraid of death.

In particular, Lang Jiuchuan did not conceal his aura at all, and that intimidating power exerted a tremendous deterrent effect.

Lang Jiuchuan turned around, put his hands behind his back, looked at the eunuchs, raised his chin slightly, and said with an arrogant expression, "Whether to stop them or not, make your decision!"

Eunuch: "..."

　Yes, today's story is to be continued...

　　(End of this chapter)