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Chapter 399 Ten Thousand Year Corpse Poison (Three-in-One)

The three captains of the Mountain and River Division assumed that Xu Yuan had left the tent and gone back.

Old Bai thought Xu Yuan had just gone out for a while.

The two sides will not reconcile the accounts, and even if they do, it will be difficult to discover that Lord Xu has been missing for half an hour in the night in Ghost Mountain without any timekeeping tools.

……

One morning, before the bait team set off, Zhu Zhanlei suddenly felt a thumping sound coming from the copper, iron, and wooden box.

He dared not delay and immediately opened the box and took out the "Harmony Wheel".

Fu Songyu's voice came from the craftsman: "We have made no progress for several days in a row, wasting manpower. Lord Luo has already given strict orders to urge us on. We must not slack off again today!"

For days now, you've been running around in the mountains like headless flies, leading four scoundrels around like you're walking a monkey!
Zhu Zhanlei subconsciously lowered his body and obediently said, "We will definitely work harder today, and we should be able to achieve something."

Zhu Zhanlei cursed behind people's backs, but when he actually faced fourth-rate people, he was very genuine.

This is a concept that prominent families instill in all their children from a young age: one must always respect the strong.

Even the emperor's power is limited to seven steps away.

Within seven steps, even a commoner, in a fit of rage, would be willing to risk his life to pull the emperor off his horse.

Not to mention you're just a member of a prominent family.

Zhu Zhanlei listened carefully and obediently to Fu Songyu's instructions, agreeing to all of Si Liu's orders in person.

After the call ended, Zhu Zhanlei complained, "Instead of blaming the fisherman for not catching any fish, you're looking for problems with my bait?"

No one else dared to speak.

Zhu Zhanlei's background gives him the right to criticize those fourth-rate people behind their backs.

Others, however, do not have that kind of capital.

Xu Yuan patted Zhu Zhanlei on the shoulder: "Come on, let's run the first water after waking up."

A captain from the Mountain and River Division immediately followed, saying, "I'll go too."

The three of them walked a little further away, around several huge rocks that were about ten feet high, blocking Gao Wanli's view.

Xu Yuan then held Zhu Zhanlei down: "Don't move, let me take off the Dragon's Bane for you."

Before Zhu Zhanlei could understand what was happening, the captain reached out and grabbed his clothes.

Zhu Zhanlei was startled, but Xu Yuan held him down.

"Lord Xu Miaozhi secretly passed on a method to me that can cure your dragon ailment at a critical moment," the captain explained quickly, a "medicinal stone" appearing in his hand.

As soon as the thing got close to those dark tendons, the dragon suddenly shuddered and quickly shrank back from Zhu Zhanlei's body, turning back into a lump of flesh.

Zhu Zhanlei breathed a sigh of relief: "Xu... Miaozhi hasn't completely lost her mind yet."

Xu Yuan let go of his hand and patted him again: "Alright, are you relieved now? Put the Dragon's Bane back on."

The captain put the medicine back in a fishy-smelling bag, sealing off all traces of its contents.

Then he handed the fishy-smelling package to Zhu Zhanlei: "Lord Zhu, please take it yourself."

Zhu Zhanlei was overjoyed and took it, then pressed the Dragon's Bane back onto himself.

In high spirits, Zhu Zhanlei bestowed upon this captain the honor of being able to sit alongside himself and Xu Yuan in the water.

Soon, three jets of water shot out.

Then the water jets competed for space, each trying to urinate further and further away.

At this moment, none of the three wanted to fall behind.

This is a battle for dignity among men, regardless of status, position, or strength.

Before long, Gao Wanli saw the three of them emerge from behind the giant rocks.

Zhu Zhanlei appeared smug and arrogant, his gaze revealing the air of a ruthless and domineering figure.

The other two frostbitten eggplants looked equally listless.

Xu Yuan was extremely dissatisfied. It wasn't that he lacked strength, but rather that his opponent lacked martial ethics and used props.

I never imagined that "dragon's disease" could affect this aspect!
I only regret that all my cultivation of the Dragon Transformation Technique is now in the skin of this dragon.

Gao Wanli found it all very strange.

"Let's go," Zhu Zhanlei commanded.

……

We were urged to hurry, so everyone's pace was indeed faster today.

Around noon, we arrived at a hillside.

Old Bai said, "After you cross this slope, there is a piece of land behind it, which is the backup village of Gaojia Village."

If Gaojia Village wasn't originally on that mountain, they've likely moved here. We need to be careful not to let Gao Guanzi find out and run away beforehand.”

So the group crouched down, crawled into the grass on the hillside, and began to climb upwards.

Strands of grass kept brushing past on both sides of me.

It felt like tiny hands gently brushing against my body.

Suddenly a ghostly claw will appear in the middle, leaving a thin, long bloodstain on your body!
Suddenly, a long blade of grass sliced ​​open Gao Wanli's back, causing her to scream in pain.

Old Bai turned around and glared at him.

Gao Wanli kept her mouth tightly shut.

Then take out a two-finger-wide iron ruler and press it down hard.

The iron ruler swiftly transformed into a light suit of armor, covering her entire body.

Even though it is a craftsmanship project, the use of craftsmanship materials cannot be unlimited.

If too much is used, even Gao Wanli's life cannot be controlled.

Zhu Zhanlei was cunning; he had already noticed that the weeds in front of Xu Yuan seemed to move aside as Xu Yuan moved forward.

The doors won't close immediately after Xu Yuan leaves.

He then followed closely behind Lord Xu.

Once they reached the top of the slope, they cautiously peeked out from under the cover of the grass and trees.

There is indeed a village behind it.

It was surrounded by dense, blood-red thorns.

However, the village was completely quiet and uninhabited.

"Not here?" Old Bai asked in surprise.

Xu Yuan was even more surprised.

According to the agreement made last night, Old Man Bai would appear here, then escape and lead them to Copper Coffin Cliff.

The Ancient Corpse Empress stepped in to blast fish, scaring away four fourth-rate bastards, and took advantage of the chaos to contract the "Dragon's Plague".

But why didn't Gao Guanzi show up as promised?
Xu Yuan then offered, "I'll go take a look. You all stay here and don't make any rash moves."

"Okay." Zhu Zhanlei was moved. In times of crisis, it's still my brother Xu who can be relied on.

Xu Yuan descended the hillside and soon arrived at the edge of the blood-red thorns.

Sensing something approaching, the thorns began to writhe like a swarm of snakes.

The spikes all point outwards.

Xu Yuan released the sword pellet, slashing his way in.

Upon arriving at the village, we found that the houses had been built many years ago, and many had already collapsed.

Xu Yuan walked around the village and saw that the door of the main house was wide open.

Xu Yuan's heart stirred, and he went inside.

Tian Jing emerged from underground.

He smiled wryly and said, "His Majesty wants to see you..."

Xu Yuan then noticed a dark, ancient bronze coffin resting in the shadows behind the house.

Xu Yuan immediately sensed something was wrong, but above the ancient coffin, a vortex of dark blue-green corpse energy appeared out of thin air.

The vortex emitted an extremely strong suction force, instantly freezing the void in the room.

Xu Yuan couldn't leave even if he wanted to.

A heavy, creaking sound rang out as the bronze coffin opened, and an ancient female corpse stiffly sat up from inside.

However, it was not the ancient corpse empress that Xu Yuan had seen on the Copper Coffin Cliff last time.

The female corpse had her eyes closed, but after sitting up, she faced Xu Yuan and suddenly opened her eyes.

A phantom then attached itself to the female corpse, sharing the same pair of eyes.

Upon seeing those eyes, Xu Yuan confirmed: the Ancient Corpse Empress had arrived.

Xu Yuan bowed deeply and said, "Greetings, Your Majesty."

"Hmph!" The Ancient Corpse Empress snorted coldly.

Xu Yuan suddenly felt a power that did not belong to him surge up from an unknown place within his body, a power that could control everything about him!
"The Corpse Empress's Ten-Thousand-Year Corpse Poison!"

This time, the power acted on the blood.

As a result, Xu Yuan's blood surged uncontrollably throughout his body, and his blood vessels and heart felt as if they were about to explode.

Fresh blood immediately gushed from his seven orifices.

Tian Jing cried out in alarm, pleading, "Your Majesty, please have mercy!"

The ancient corpse empress turned her head angrily to look at Tian Jing. Her roots rebelled and bound herself, instantly leaving bloody marks on Tian Jing's body.

Tian Jing screamed incessantly.

"Your Majesty..." Xu Yuan began with difficulty, "This humble official has been diligently performing his duties..."

The Ancient Corpse Empress stared at him with icy eyes, and Xu Yuan felt that power begin to gather towards his heart again.

My heart is beating faster and faster, heavier and heavier.

Boom!
Boom, boom, boom!

dong dong dong dong!
Xu Yuan's chest heaved more and more, on the verge of bursting out of his chest.

"Deceiving the emperor is a capital offense!" the Ancient Corpse Empress finally spoke.

Xu Yuan's various discomforts finally eased a bit.

Xu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

Tian Jing's inability to persuade the Ancient Corpse Empress was exactly what Xu Yuan had expected.

Xu Yuan even considered that the Ancient Corpse Empress might order Tian Jing to summon him to the Copper Coffin Cliff for another audience.

The only surprise was that the Ancient Corpse Empress possessed such a possession ability, allowing her to transfer her power to a great extent through an ancient corpse.

Last night, Xu Yuan and Tian Jing discussed how to persuade the Ancient Corpse Empress to lend a helping hand.

The agreed-upon explanation was: the ancient corpse empress killed the crown prince's wife last time, which provoked the court's retaliation.

Four fourth-rate individuals were lying in ambush behind Xu Yuan.

Xu Yuan was caught up in the situation and couldn't extricate himself, because as the head of the Exorcism Department in Champa, he couldn't avoid cases related to evil spirits.

Tian Jing was responsible for playing the villain who secretly practiced the Dragon Transformation Technique, luring "Fu Yuhuan" there. Then, the Ancient Corpse Empress took action, scaring away the four fourth-rate individuals.

In the chaos, a broken ticket for Lord Ruan Tian will fall to the ground.

Xu Yuan led Zhu Zhanlei and Gao Wanli to witness this scene firsthand.

The imperial court would then assume that Tian Jing was under the protection of Lord Ruan.

Then they could direct their anger at Master Ruan Tian.

The fact that someone who secretly practiced the Dragon Transformation Technique could thrive in Ghost Witch Mountain would naturally raise suspicions that Master Ruan Tian was behind it all.

"Why do you say that, Your Majesty?" Xu Yuan asked, looking aggrieved.

"Where did you get that ticket?!" The Ancient Corpse Empress spoke again, her voice growing colder.

Xu Yuan understood; so that was what she suspected.

Xu Yuan then took out the warrant and recounted its origins, concluding, "If Lord Ruan finds out that I intercepted the warrant holder, he will certainly not spare me. I have already severed ties with that person and would never betray His Majesty!"

Under the influence of the Ancient Corpse Empress's power, Xu Yuan could call out "Master Ruan Tian" without being detected by her.

The Ancient Corpse Empress's gaze softened somewhat, but Xu Yuan's various discomforts did not continue to lessen.

"You've been out of the mountains for so long, why haven't we seen any action against that traitor?"

Xu Yuan knew that this was the real reason why the Ancient Corpse Empress was angry.

Xu Yuan then told the Ancient Corpse Empress everything about how he had planned to start with the Fishing Gang, but An Chengyuan arrived just as he was beginning to lay the groundwork, forcing him to temporarily halt the plan.

Xu Yuan believed that the Ancient Corpse Empress must possess the cunning skill to distinguish between truth and lies.

What Xu Yuan said was the truth.

Xu Yuan genuinely wanted to deal with Ruan Tianye.

Of course, it wasn't for the Ancient Corpse Empress, but for himself. Therefore, regardless of the last time or this time, everything Xu Yuan said to the Ancient Corpse Empress and every promise he made was true.

But when it will be fulfilled... even Lord Xu himself doesn't know!

As Xu Yuan spoke, he spat out several more mouthfuls of blood.

After speaking, the Ancient Corpse Empress stared at Xu Yuan for a long time.

Finally, Xu Yuan felt the pain in his heart, as if it were about to burst out of his chest, slowly subside.

It disappeared completely in a short time.

Xu Yuan plopped down on it, his whole body soaked in sweat.

The Corpse Empress has invested too much.

They have already helped Xu Yuan kill the Crown Princess and others.

In the short term, she could never find a second person who could match Xu Yuan's cultivation and status, and who would be willing to assist her outside the mountains in taking revenge on Ruan Tianye.

Xu Yuan at least had his beloved concubine as his guarantor.

Someone else would be less trustworthy than Xu Yuan.

"Your Majesty!" Xu Yuan said sincerely, "This is actually an excellent opportunity. As long as that warrant is discovered, the court's focus will definitely be on Lord Ruan Tian!"

The court had long been dissatisfied with His occupation of the vast Ghost Mountain, but had been unable to make up its mind to launch a campaign against Him.

If it is confirmed that He protected those who secretly practiced the Dragon Transformation Technique and even murdered the Crown Princess, the court will certainly not remain indifferent!

Especially… that one in the canal, if he knew He was meddling in the Dragon Transformation Technique, he would be furious.”

The Ancient Corpse Empress asked, "Do you really think this plan is feasible?"

"I am at least 70% confident!"

"Then let's proceed as planned." The ancient corpse empress closed her eyes, the ancient female corpse lay back, and the bronze coffin slammed shut.

The vortex of corpse energy above the void quietly dissipated.

Then, the earth rippled like water, and the bronze coffin sank in and disappeared.

Tian Jing breathed a sigh of relief, thinking to himself how close he had come to disaster.

Xu Yuan then said, "Hurry up and go to the next location to prepare."

"Okay, I'll go first."

Tian Jing stretched its roots and then burrowed into the ground.

……

Xu Yuan used the fire in his abdomen to dry the sweat on his body inside the house, then tidied his appearance before leaving the village.

Zhu Zhanlei and the others were waiting at the top of the slope.

"How is it?" Zhu Zhanlei asked hurriedly when he saw Xu Yuan return.

“The village has been uninhabited for a long time,” Xu Yuan said, shaking his head. “Let’s go to the next place.”

Everyone looked at the old man with white eyes. Gao Wanli was secretly a little nervous and asked, "Are there any other locations?"

Old Bai stroked his chin: "There's one more."

"What place is it?" Gao Wanli asked again.

I'm terrified that Old Man Bai will reveal the name of Copper Coffin Cliff or Qidou Village.

Old Bai said, "Sanshuicha. There's another backup village over there called Gaojia Village."

As he spoke, Old Man Bai stood up and led the way.

Zhu Zhanlei asked in surprise, "Does Gaojia Village have so many backup villages?"

Old Bai replied, "Gaojia Village is different from ours. Gao Guanzi believes that a cunning rabbit has three burrows, and he always feels that the evil spirits in the mountains must be secretly watching the village. Given the opportunity, they will definitely break into the village and eat people."

Therefore, he prepared several backup villages.

It's not that we don't want to do it, but only Gaojia Village has the capability, and their villagers..."

At this point, Old Man Bai suddenly stopped and ended the topic with two dry laughs.

I almost let it slip.

Zhu Zhanlei was about to ask another question when Xu Yuan waved his hand to stop him.

Don't pry into other people's secrets.

The two backup villages were quite far apart. When they were halfway there, Fu Songyu used "Heminglu" to urge them on.

Fu Songyu was urged by Luo Gongqiao once again.

Luo Gongqiao pressured him, so he pressured Zhu Zhanlei in return.

Fu Songyu also had his own opinions.

By acting in this way, Luo Gongqiao was essentially treating himself as a subordinate.

Although you hold an official position, we are all fourth-rate people. Our Fu family is here to help.

It's inappropriate for you to act like a superior.

Zhu Zhanlei responded to Fu Songyu verbally, then hurried towards Sanshuicha.

As it was getting dark, we finally arrived at a place where three small rivers converged.

Five miles from the river, on a gentle slope to the west, there is a stone wall surrounding a village.

Although it still looks old, this time there are people around.

"It's here after all!" Everyone's spirits lifted.

Gao Wanli gritted her teeth and said, "We must sneak in quietly, we absolutely cannot let Gao Guanzi escape..."

Zhu Zhanlei then began to give instructions, while Bai Laoyan waved his hand and stepped back: "I'm only responsible for helping you find the people. I still need to live in these mountains, and I absolutely cannot let the people of Gaojia Village see me."

As he spoke, he retreated into the forest, and with a flick of his feathered cloak, he blended seamlessly into the landscape.

"Never mind him," Zhu Zhanlei said. "We'll take care of it ourselves. It's just a small mountain village; it'll be a piece of cake for us."

Zhu Zhanlei, Xu Yuan, Gao Wanli, and three captains were each in charge of a direction.

Then they quietly made their way to the village.

Gao Wanli was the most dedicated.

We must capture Gao Guanzi here, and absolutely not let him be taken to places like Tongguan Cliff or Qidou Village again.

When she was about two miles away from the village, she suddenly saw a person emerge from the village's stone wall!

The man was as agile as an ape, scaling the wall and rushing at full speed towards the distant mountains and forests.

Gao Wanli immediately screamed, "Gao Guanzi ran away!"

Immediately following, the sound of gongs being struck echoed throughout the village.

The villagers immediately rioted, and the men from each household rushed out with hoes, pitchforks, and other tools to quickly guard the village gate and walls.

But no one paid attention to the village, so Gao Wanli immediately chased after Gao Guanzi.

Zhu Zhanlei and the others immediately gave chase.

Xu Yuan also changed direction and rushed over, shouting at Zhu Zhanlei, "Help!"

Zhu Zhanlei slapped his forehead, stopped, and took out the "Harmony Wheel" to shake people.

Gao Guanzi tried to rush into the mountains and forests, but was stopped by three captains. He changed direction and fled along the river.

Gao Wanli was in hot pursuit.

This chase and escape quickly covered more than ten miles.

As darkness approached, Gao Wanli grew anxious: "Why hasn't the Fu family arrived yet!"

She gritted her teeth and took out a crafted object.

This artifact is like a bellows.

She carried it on her back, and the bellows suddenly blasted a strong wind backward.

He pushed Gao Wanli forward and darted ahead, more than twice as fast as before.

Gao Wanli was still clutching two powerful artifacts in her hands, and she was already wearing artifact armor.

This is her guarantee of invincibility once a fight breaks out.

But her life wasn't heavy enough, and the risk of her "being unable to hold on" by adding another piece of craftsmanship would increase greatly.

Now, however, we have no choice but to take the risk.

The effect was immediate; in just a few breaths, she rushed up behind Gao Guanzi.

Among the pursuing group, Gao Wanli and her two companions were at the very front, while the three captains were several hundred feet away.

Further back, Fu Songyu and Fu Baizhou followed at a leisurely pace.

Judging from their posture, the two fourth-rate individuals were handling things with ease.

Fu Songyu held a thin gold chain in his hand.

The puppet dragon, Fu Hongyu, flew hundreds of feet in the air.

……

Gao Wanli was only three zhang away from Gao Guanzi. She raised a large ladle in her hand and scooped it up at Gao Guanzi in mid-air.

Gao Guanzi was immediately grabbed by a phantom black claw and lifted into the air.

"Ahhh-"

Gao Guanzi screamed and flailed her arms and legs helplessly in mid-air.

Gao Wanli was overjoyed, but suddenly a root appeared out of nowhere, nimble and powerful, like a dragon's tail, and swiftly lashed out at the dark claw.

Snapped!
The ghost claw shattered instantly, dissipating into wisps of black smoke.

Gao Wanli cursed angrily, "What kind of weird thing is this?"

Then he suddenly realized what was happening, cried out in alarm, and turned to run.

"That villain is here!"

Xu Yuan and Zhu Zhanlei, who were not far away, also saw the dragon-tail-like root.

After the thing saved Gao Guanzi, it suddenly sank into the earth, and then a clear bulge appeared on the ground.

It spread rapidly toward Zhu Zhanlei!

Zhu Zhanlei was terrified: "Ah! Oh no!"

As he ran backward, he took the medicinal stone from the gruesome package, pressed it to his chest, and then ran away recklessly.

The "Dragon's Cure" artifact quickly shrank into a ball and fell to the ground along with the medicine stones.

Suddenly, a root sprang out from the bulge in the ground and coiled around the dragon's ailment—

Suddenly, a roar like thunder rang out: "Where do you think you're going!"

A bolt of lightning streaked across the sky!
Click!

It struck right on the roots.

The roots were instantly shattered and sent flying.

Fu Songyu descended from the sky, surrounded by clouds and mist.

He could see clearly that on the broken roots, there were structures resembling dragon scales.

"You really did steal my family's secret technique! I won't let you get away with this!"

Fu Songyu roared, and as he raised his hand, bolts of lightning fell like mad snakes.

click!
click!
click!
Lightning pierced the ground, slaying the creature beneath with great difficulty. After dodging seven or eight bolts of lightning, it finally sank deep into the earth.

Unable to find the other party's whereabouts, Fu Songyu remained calm: "Nephew Hongyu!"

The puppet dragon floated over and then used its own senses to point out a direction for Fu Songyu: "Over there..."

Fu Baizhou flew over from the ground, and his appearance at this moment was three parts dragon, three parts human, and three parts ox!
It has a pair of curved black horns on its head, and it's hard to tell whether they are dragon horns or bull horns.

He was carrying a heavy, golden, octagonal hammer, a piece made by a fourth-rate craftsman.

Boom!
He slammed the hammer heavily onto the ground.

More than a dozen large trees in the vicinity were snapped by the earthquake.

The vibrations transmitted downwards, and soon a dark shadow emerged from the ground.

Boom...

After the dark figure emerged, it used a trick, and a storm suddenly arose.

Then his figure flickered and disappeared.

"Dragon spitting out a mirage, a mere trifle!"

Pi Puppet Dragon easily located the shadowy figure, and Fu Songyu and Fu Baizhou charged towards it together.

They were so eager to capture the villain that they were completely unaware that the puppet dragon above them had its eyes greedily fixed on the dragon's ailment that had fallen to the ground.

(End of this chapter)