Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 68: A thousand-mile embankment destroyed by an ant hole (1200 votes plus more)
Ren Yuan repeated the process over and over again in his dreams and had already memorized the entire tomb-robbing process and the reactions of all the characters.

So he knew that his only chance was to take advantage of the time when Mr. Qin took out the mass from Donghun Hou's stomach and pull out at least one soul-pinching stake to release Donghun Hou!

So under his arrangement, the four of them separated without leaving a trace and blended into the soldiers guarding the four soul-nailing stakes, waiting to take action as soon as that thing was taken out.

In his dream, he also tried to have four people in one place at the same time. He thought that if someone pulled out the stakes and someone guarded, the damage could be minimized.

As a result, Dong Dangmen knocked them all to the ground with a Fa Qiu Seal, and he failed completely.

Therefore, we can only use our advantage in numbers and pull out four roots at the same time, so as to ensure that at least one root is pulled out.

The result was just as he expected. Liu Zhongjun, who was trying to pull out the soul-pinching stake on the north side, was defeated by the Fa Qiu Seal and failed.

Tianliangzi, who was pulling out the western soul-nail stake, was chopped down by the demon-slaying sword and fell to the ground.

He was the one who tried to pull out the soul stake on the east side, but he was held tightly by the female zombie and failed as well.

But they were all just feint attackers to attract enemy fire. The three of them had only one mission, which was to cover the real main attacker - A Yao!
Don't be fooled by A Yao's thin arms and legs and delicate appearance. She is a mountain god known for her extraordinary strength. We only need to buy her two breaths of time.

The senior sister lived up to everyone's expectations. She put all her strength into her hands, gave a delicate shout, and successfully pulled up the soul-nail stake on the south side!
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Then, the three soul-piercing stakes that had not been pulled out before were also pulled out of the ground one by one...

But it was not Ren Yuan and the other two who pulled it out, but that Donghun Hou pulled it out himself! The suppressing thing in his body had been removed; with one of the four soul-pinching stakes missing, how could it still trap him, the corpse king?

Donghun Hou dragged four long chains and stood up with a roar. His headless golden jade robe was shining brightly. He looked gorgeous and terrifying, and the sense of oppression was extremely overwhelming!
Amid the terrible roar, a chilly wind suddenly rose in the underground palace, instantly blowing out the oil lamp in the Xun position. Seeing this, Dong Dangmen said, "We can't go against our ancestors' teachings. I won't accompany you any more."

After saying this, he immediately disappeared into the ground without any hesitation...

Mr. Chen had already completed his mission, so he didn't care whether County Magistrate Xie had completed it or not, and he wanted to escape as well.

Although Donghun Hou had lost his head, he knew exactly what had happened before. He knew who had tied his hands and feet and ripped open his stomach. Naturally, he wanted to take revenge now!

So Dong Hun Hou locked onto Mr. Chen, and when he saw him running away, he threw out a soul-piercing stake. The Corpse King's movements were as powerful as a tidal wave, and the soul-piercing stake swooshed and hit Mr. Chen who had fled to the entrance of the tomb.

Mr. Chen was alarmed and dodged hastily, but he only managed to avoid the vital parts. However, his intact arm was already cut in two by the whizzing Soul-Nailing Stake!
He fell to the ground as if struck by lightning, and the object flew into the air along with his severed hand.

Some of the black blood on the object was shaken off, and one could vaguely see that it was a treasure with shining golden light inside and purple mist outside.

Dong Hun Hou stretched out his hands and took the object into his palms, trying to control it. The part of the object that was not covered with black blood emitted brilliant golden light, which burned his hands through the golden jade clothes!

Only then did he realize that he was no longer worthy of owning this thing. He roared in anger, wrapped the thing with black blood again, and threw it aside.

The object he threw out with hatred was no less fast than the demon-subduing pestle just now, and as luck would have it, it flew towards Ren Yuan!

Ren Yuan was still being held by the female zombie from behind, and no matter how hard he tried, he still couldn't break free. Just as he was about to be hit in the chest by that thing, a figure suddenly blocked his way -

The delicate body fell heavily into his arms, and Ren Yuan knew without even looking that it was his senior sister...

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After A Yao pulled out the soul-pinching stake, she rushed over to rescue Ren Yuan, and saw the object shooting towards Ren Yuan. Without thinking, she rushed forward without hesitation and blocked the attack for A Yuan with her back!
"Senior Sister!" Ren Yuan screamed.

On the other side, Mr. Chen saw this and immediately pounced towards A Yao, stretching out his incorruptible hand, trying to take back the thing.

However, Donghun Hou had no intention of letting him go. He rushed to catch up with him, grabbed the boneless hand with his left hand, and used the Black Tiger Heart-Picking Technique with his right hand to pull out his heart. But he pulled out nothing...

It turned out that Mr. Chen chose to save his own life when faced with the choice between life and death. He decisively used the Gecko Tail Breaking Move and gave up the Boneless Hand, thus avoiding the fatal blow.

Donghun Hou threw away the bone-incorruptible hand and pounced on him again. This time, without the burden of that thing, it was much easier for Mr. Qin to escape.

He turned into a ball of black smoke and flew rapidly towards the entrance of the tomb.

Donghunhou's speed was still faster than the black smoke, but his several attempts to catch up were all in vain.

He became even angrier and chased after Mr. Chen until he disappeared at the entrance of the tomb. As Mr. Chen ran away, the female zombie Wan Wan also let go of Ren Yuan and ran away with him.

As soon as Ren Yuanfu regained his freedom, he hurried forward and nervously checked A Yao's injuries.

"I'm fine." The senior sister actually rolled over and got up from the ground.

Fearing that Ren Yuan might worry, she raised her arms and clenched her fists, moving her shoulders and said, "I am the indestructible mountain god. Look, nothing is wrong."

Ren Yuan carefully checked her and found no wounds on her body. But the problem was that he clearly saw the mass flying into her back...

While he was wondering, Tianliangzi came over with Liu Zhongjun. The two old men were in a much worse situation. Tianliangzi was hit in the arm by the demon-slaying sword. Although the wound was not deep, he bled profusely and half of his body was red.

Liu Zhongjun wasn't having a good time either. He was hit by the Fa Qiu Seal and his willow-wood head was flattened... But seeing that he still had the leisure to pick up the incorruptible bone, it shouldn't be a big problem.

A Yao quickly used the Golden Knife Hemostasis Talisman on Tian Liangzi, but Tian Liangzi shook his head and said, "I used it just now, it didn't work. Fortunately, I have too much blood..."

"Be careful!" Ren Yuan suddenly exclaimed and pulled the two men apart. A red blade energy flew past Tian Liangzi's butt.

Then he saw County Lieutenant Xie jumping out of the coffin of Donghun Hou. When Donghun Hou flew out of control, he hid inside...

Now that the alarm was lifted, Xie Gui dared to show his head. He saw that Donghun Hou and his companions had fled, leaving only the four culprits who had ruined his plan.

County Lieutenant Xie didn't dare to imagine what kind of horrible hell he would face after today! He just wanted to kill these four fish with black faces to vent his hatred.

"You evil creatures have destroyed everything I have! Today I will tear you into pieces and grind your bones to dust!" County Lieutenant Xie roared and rushed towards the four people with a knife in hand!

Before he finished speaking, another strange change occurred. Everyone felt a violent vibration above their heads. Amidst the rumbling sound, the ceiling of the underground palace quickly cracked on a large scale. Gravel and sand fell non-stop.

The pangolins followed Ren Yuan's instructions and removed the support of the quicksand layer when they saw someone escape. The long tunnel collapsed instantly, causing the quicksand to slide down over a large area, which in turn caused the rammed earth layer on top to collapse. Eventually, the underground palace collapsed...

"Retreat!" The four of them were well prepared. Ren Yuan and his senior sister used the five ghosts to carry each other. Tian Liangzi and Liu Zhongjun followed suit and disappeared in the collapsed underground palace in an instant.

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When the four appeared again, they had returned to the ground.

At this time, the sky was just getting light, and the cemetery was in chaos. Not only was the sky falling and the earth collapsing, but there was also chaos everywhere.

It was Master Hu San and Huang Laoer who brought the mountain elves and village monsters from the Visiting Fairyland and took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack on the camp where the people were imprisoned.

The strength of those soldiers was actually higher than that of Mr. Hu Sanye, but when they saw their leader fleeing and the tomb collapsing, how could they still have the heart to fight? They all fled in all directions.

The monsters naturally would not chase them, so they commanded the villagers to quickly escape from this terrible place.

Ren Yuan and his three companions looked around again, and when they did not see Marquis Donghun, Mr. Chen, and the gatekeeper Dong, they breathed a sigh of relief.

"Then the man named Xie should be buried underground, right?" Tian Liangzi asked, covering his wound.

"If nothing unexpected happens, it should be possible..." Ren Yuan said uncertainly.

Before he could finish his words, he saw a sudden and violent eruption of gravel and sand from the collapsed ruins in front of him!
A figure emerged from the ground along with the sand and stones. It was the embarrassed Lieutenant Xie. His hair was disheveled, his clothes were tattered, and his body was covered with small scratches. He looked like a beggar.

County Magistrate Xie was in mid-air and locked onto the four of them.

His eyes immediately spit fire, he gritted his teeth, raised his demon-slaying sword high, and pounced on Ren Yuan and the other three, roaring:

"Evil, die!"

ps. I can’t say it’s too short today, can I? Although there are still three updates, the total is 7500 words!
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