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Chapter 400 Nesting Dolls (Three-in-One)

"Crackling sound—"

Electric snakes dance wildly.

Each one was as thick as an arm.

Countless tiny sparks of electricity spread throughout the humid air.

Fu Songyu's control over "electricity" far surpasses that of Fu Chongjiu. With the help of the spreading electric light, he no longer needs Fu Hongyu's instructions to see through "Dragon Spitting Mirage" and easily find the location of the dark figure.

The shadowy figure was cunning, like a slippery eel.

Using every means at his disposal, he managed to carve out a path to survival from the combined attack of Fu Songyu and Fu Baizhou!
"This thing can no longer be considered human!" Fu Songyu shouted. "Besides the Dragon Transformation Technique, it possesses other powers as well."

Even at this point in the battle, they still hadn't been able to see the true face of the dark figure.

Fu Baizhou grew increasingly agitated: "Kill them quickly! Lest things get complicated!"

The words didn't need to be explained; the two brothers understood perfectly well.

If Luo Gongqiao comes up from behind, the four fourth-rate fighters will surround and kill him.

After killing this guy, who knows if Luo Gongqiao and the others will obtain the "Dragon Transformation Technique" from this shadowy figure?
The Fu family still has no way to openly investigate Luo Gongqiao.

Therefore, it would be best for the two of them to kill this guy directly.

The dark figure twisted in the night, its body as powerful as a giant python, often lunging hundreds of feet away in a single leap.

Fu Songyu condensed a bolt of lightning and concealed it in the palm of his left hand.

At this moment, his left hand had become incredibly thick, with jagged dragon scales growing on its skin, and its five fingers were sharp, transforming into a dragon claw!
Fu Songyu accurately predicted the location of the shadowy figure, and suddenly reached out with his left hand, which was behind his back.

It was like a thunder dragon reaching out its claws!

The lightning struck down with a deafening roar—

However, this seemingly inevitable strike suddenly took a detour, bypassing the shadowy figure and crashing into a large tree ten feet away.

The tree shattered on the spot, turning into a rain of burning fire that fell in all directions.

Although the dark figure was also affected and flew several dozen feet away, it was not actually injured. It burrowed into the ground and disappeared again.

Fu Songyu's eyes widened suddenly: "This guy is so cunning! He also cultivated lightning, but he kept it hidden and dodged this attack at the crucial moment."

The lightning bolt was diverted to the side at the crucial moment, which was caused by the shadowy figure making a move in the dark.

The shadowy figure had mastered the lightning technique, but knowing that his skill was far inferior to Fu Songyu's, he had kept it hidden.

Fu Hongyu pointed to a spot on the ground with his dragon tail, and Fu Baizhou roared and charged over, dragging his hammer.

The dark figure emerged from another spot beneath the ground and plunged into the woods.

"Chase!"

Gao Wanli didn't dare to follow.

Not only her, but everyone, including Xu Yuan, remained where they were, panting heavily.

Everyone looked at each other, and it was a little awkward.

No one dared or wanted to chase after them to help.

Xu Yuan suddenly spoke up: "We will stay here to meet Lord Luo Gongqiao!"

Zhu Zhanlei secretly gave a thumbs up, thinking, "It has to be my brother Xu!"

Even if one is afraid to fight, one can find such a suitable excuse.

That way, no one will feel awkward.

Gao Wanli secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and for the first time in her life, she felt a slight liking for Xu Yuan.

Gao Wanli really didn't dare to continue pursuing the matter.

Last time, I kept chasing and chasing, only to crash headlong into the evil poisonous fog of Copper Coffin Cliff...

Zhu Zhanlei suddenly remembered: "Where is Long Ke? Quickly help me find it. If it's really lost, Xu... Miaozhi will definitely not let me off the hook."

Zhu Zhanlei vaguely remembered where he had just lost it, so he immediately went to look for it.

Xu Yuan followed, saying, "I'll go with you."

……

A dead bird landed silently, hopping stiffly on the ground for a while before finally spotting the piece of "meat" lying on the ground.

Just as it was about to pick it up, it suddenly discovered that countless black, illusory wisps of air were gathering in the void.

One of them even wants to drill into its brain!

The dead bird was startled and quickly hopped to the side.

But the wisp of air followed closely, as if it had its eye on it.

The Corpse Sparrow was greatly surprised: What kind of evil spirit is this?!

They completely forgot that they themselves were also among the evil spirits.

It flapped its wings and flew high into the air; the filaments were slow, and it was eventually shaken off.

The Corpse Sparrow looked down and saw that more and more of those black, illusory wisps of energy were appearing on the ground, seeping into the piece of flesh.

And even more wisps of air kept drifting in.

This process lasted for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn.

Then the piece of meat began to move, and soon transformed into a small, dark, and ferocious dragon!

The Corpse Sparrow sensed something was dangerous and flew away, chirping loudly. It was terrified; it hadn't completed the king's mission, how could it explain itself when it returned…

……

The Pioulong kept pointing out the directions to Fusongyu and Fubozhou from high in the sky.

Suddenly, Fu Songyu felt the thin golden chain in his hand move...

After that, Fu Hongyu's voice could no longer be sensed.

Fu Songyu had a bad feeling. He looked up and saw a thin golden chain falling from the sky, with only a small part of the puppet dragon's tail hanging on it!

Fu Baizhou also noticed the abnormality: "What happened?"

Fu Songyu said with a stern face, "Fu Hongyu has run away!"

"what?!"

This secret method is not perfect, hence this flaw.

Fu Songyu put away the golden chain and said, "Let's ignore him for now. Even if he escapes into this Ghost Witch Mountain, he will eventually become an evil spirit."

Then they continued their pursuit of the dark figure.

Fu Baizhou shook his head repeatedly: "Why bother? It's better to have it in the hands of our own people than to have it eaten by evil spirits."

The Pikachu struggled and flew to Long Ke's side before crashing down.

I can't hold on any longer.

It severed its own tail, and although it escaped, its injuries were very severe.

It landed next to the Dragon's Bane, which had been transformed into a ferocious little black dragon by "Nian Sheng".

The little black dragon immediately came over and bit the broken dragon tail. Fu Hongyu's remaining dragon soul then burrowed into the dragon's venom.

Fu Hongyu briefly checked his own condition and felt extremely heavy-hearted.

The dragon soul has been constantly emitting "spiritual calamity" along the way, and with the "tail-cutting survival" technique, it has already lost two or three tenths of its strength.

For the soul, this is an extremely difficult wound to heal.

"At least I've escaped. This dragon disease came from a dragon, which is perfect for my dragon soul to inhabit. I'll figure out a way to deal with it in the future..."

Fu Hongyu looked around, then quickly moved all four claws together and ran close to the ground.

He knew that if he were controlled by "his own people," he would never have another chance.

He will be kept on a leash like a dog forever, until his dragon soul is completely worn away.

He ventured into the dense forest, but suddenly stepped on something, and in an instant, he was completely enveloped and plunged into darkness.

He was terrified and struggled desperately to tear at it, but what was wrapped around him was something he had never encountered before. No matter how he tore at it, it was very tough, deformed but not torn.

"what happened……"

Something suddenly moved on a nearby tree.

It's completely invisible when it's still; it only reveals its human form when it moves.

Gao Guanzi sneaked down, his clothes similar to Bai Laoyan's feather cloak, which could perfectly conceal him in the mountains and forests.

Gao Guanzi picked up Pi Dan, quickly disappeared into the depths of the forest, and found a place to lie down again.

……

Zhu Zhanlei wandered around the area for a while, puzzled, and said, "I clearly left it here, how come I can't find it..."

Xu Yuan suddenly saw something and pointed at it, saying, "What's that?"

The two of them carefully made their way over.

On the ground lay a Puppet Dragon with its tail broken!
"The Fu family?!" Zhu Zhanlei suddenly realized: "This is going too far! If you want the Dragon's Curse, go ask Xu Miaozhi for it! Why are you trying to trick me?!"

Do you think our Zhu family is easy to bully?

Everyone saw Fu Songyu release this puppet dragon just now.

Zhu Zhanlei stepped forward to put away the leather dragon puppet, as it was evidence. He planned to argue with the Fu family after the operation was over.

"Brother Xu, you have to be my witness..."

Suddenly, Dafu rushed out from behind Xu Yuan, getting ahead of Zhu Zhanlei, and pecked the leather dragon puppet hard.

Zhu Zhanlei cried out in alarm, "Master Dafu, this is evidence, you can't eat it..."

Dafu didn't eat it, but instead pecked at the skin dragon a few more times.

Xu Yuan stopped Zhu Zhanlei: "Don't go over there yet, something's not right!"

The dinosaur suddenly began to wriggle!

Daifuku continued pecking.

A ferocious poisonous insect emerged from the broken tail of the Pyodon!

The poisonous insect stretched out six antennae, each five feet long, and on each antennae hung a sinister and vicious infant ghost!

Two sharp fangs opened and closed repeatedly, splattering venom!

Daifuku ate it without any hesitation.

Poisonous insects and evil spirits were powerless against Dafu.

But this startled Zhu Zhanlei!
I was caught off guard when I tried to pick up the lemur. If I had been bitten by that poisonous insect... the consequences would have been unimaginable!

Judging from the shape of this venomous insect, its venom is not only effective against the body, but also poisons the soul!
Injuries to the soul are the most difficult to heal.

Zhu Zhanlei's knees buckled, and he almost knelt down before Master Dafu.

"Go back and I'll sell you three thousand female geese, and I'll make sure you have three thousand beauties in my harem, Master Dafu!"

Zhu Zhanlei presented the highest level of etiquette in the playboy circle.

Dafu stared blankly with empty, lifeless eyes, not knowing what he was saying.

Xu Yuan released the beast sinew rope again, tested the puppet dragon a few times, and after confirming that there were no problems, he rolled it up and handed it to Zhu Zhanlei: "Keep it safe."

Lord Xu thought to himself, "Thank goodness I didn't place my hopes on the Corpse Sparrow."

In addition, Pidan was released.

However, as soon as Fu Hongyu shed his skin dragon skin, a terrifying poisonous insect crawled in. There were just too many evil spirits in Ghost Witch Mountain.

Tian Jing volunteered to let the Corpse Sparrow help Lord Xu carry away the Dragon's Illness.

The dead bird is a small target, so if it succeeds, it will be done without anyone noticing.

Xu Yuan did not object.

But I always felt... that the Corpse Sparrows were never very reliable.

During the battle between the Fu family and Tian Jing, they all overlooked Gao Guanzi.

Xu Yuan then secretly found Gao Guanzi, gave him Pi Dan, and instructed him to also search for the Dragon's Disease.

Gao Guanzi arrived a step too late; Fu Hongyu had already taken the Dragon's Bane.

Gao Guanzi did not act rashly, fearing that he was no match for Fu Hongyu, so he used Lord Xu's skin to set a trap.

You're talking about setting traps and treacherous paths; mountain runners are experts at that.

……

Zhu Zhanlei, still indignant, took the leather dragon puppet and returned to the original spot with Xu Yuan, where Gao Wanli and the others were still waiting.

Just as Zhu Zhanlei was about to berate the Fu family, a deafening roar suddenly came from afar, followed by a terrifying aura that swept in like a storm!

Everyone present felt their hair stand on end!
Gao Wanli's face turned ashen, and she screamed inwardly: It's that evil spirit again!

She completely lost control of herself, disregarding any excuse about "meeting Lord Luo here," and turned to run back. The tremors of the earth only began to spread continuously at this moment.

"What is that?!" Zhu Zhanlei shouted, and then his legs seemed to have their own will, and he ran back with Gao Wanli.

Xu Yuan gave him a hard shove: "Stop pretending, let's go!"

So the group fled in a panic.

The three captains of the Mountain and River Division turned ashen-faced.

No matter what Fu Songyu and Fu Baizhou encountered, it was something they could not contend with.

Further away, more than ten miles away, Luo Gongqiao and Shen Chen were rapidly approaching Fu Songyu and Fu Baizhou ahead.

To ensure that once the murderer of the Crown Princess was caught, they could arrive at the battlefield immediately and surround and kill him.

But as soon as this huge commotion occurred, the two fourth-rate individuals abruptly stopped in their tracks.

Luo Gongqiao and Shen Chen exchanged a glance. Luo Gongqiao then instructed the others: "The evil spirits are powerful. You must all evacuate Ghost Witch Mountain immediately."

This official and Lord Shen went together to meet Fu Songyu.

"Yes, sir." Miao Yu and the other two bowed and then turned to retreat.

The two fourth-rate adults quickly advanced four or five miles ahead, and after confirming that Miao Yu and the others could not see them, they each flew off to the left and right.

Go around in a circle, avoiding the terrifying evil spirit ahead, and escape as quickly as possible.

As for providing backup for Fu Songyu, the two members of the Fu family are on their own.

That fierce and terrifying aura was something that no fourth-rate person could handle.

We only need to do our best in serving the imperial court.

There's no need to work yourself to death.

However, in front of a group of subordinates, the two leaders still had to put on an act.

……

In the darkness, Gao Wanli fled in a disheveled state, desperate to escape, and unknowingly became separated from Zhu Zhanlei and the others.

Gao Wanli didn't care.

She was a sixth-rate craftswoman, but she had the ability to protect herself in Ghost Witch Mountain.

"I managed to escape last time, and I'm sure I can get out alive this time too!"

On the contrary, being with Zhu Zhanlei and the others might actually be a burden to him.

After all, Zhu Zhanlei was a good-for-nothing, and those three captains of the Shanhe Division weren't very capable either.

Suddenly, she tripped over something and fell heavily to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, a red rope was put around her neck.

A voice laughed happily, "We've got it! We've got it! The Bodhisattva has taken pity on us. We've been childless for decades, and finally we've managed to snag a doll!"

Another woman's voice was also filled with joy: "And it's such a chubby little girl, how wonderful..."

Gao Wanli tried to pull the red rope around her neck, but found that her body had become very stiff.

With another burst of force, a cracking sound came from his arm.

Before her appeared a pair of clay dolls, their faces painted with exaggerated oil paint, their wide, smiling mouths stretching all the way to their ears.

They were an elderly couple, snuggling together affectionately, heads close together and shoulders side by side.

The old man was holding a red string in his hand.

The red rope tightened around Gao Wanli's neck, and her body slowly turned into a clay statue.

But the elderly couple slowly transformed into living people.

If Gao Wanli made any more sudden movements, her clay figure would crumble.

Gao Wanli dared not make any rash moves, but she was not flustered. A hand cannon appeared in her hand.

The cannon barrel is engraved with sinister demonic images.

But after thinking for a moment, Gao Wanli realized that the hand cannon was no longer usable; the recoil was too great and might break her current arm.

Then a fishing rod appeared, a thin fishing line was cast, and the hook was about to snag the elderly couple.

If you hit the target, you can transmit the "life force" you sent to the elderly couple through the red line back to them through the fishing line.

But just as the fishing hook was about to hit its target, something suddenly flashed in the darkness, and the fishing line snapped!

Gao Wanli cursed inwardly, but immediately put away the fishing rod and replaced it with a pure gold wine pot.

The wine jug tipped over—

What poured out of the spout was not wine, but a bolt of lightning!
Not only could the "Dragon Transformation Technique" control lightning, Gao Wanli knew that Westerners had been researching lightning for a long time.

The new craftsman has many items that can unleash lightning.

But suddenly a light drizzle came over us.

With a crack of lightning, the rainwater spread everywhere.

It did hit the elderly couple, but it also affected itself!

Gao Wanli noticed that some cracks had appeared on her body, so she gritted her teeth and put away the wine pot.

If a few more lightning bolts strike, I don't know if the elderly couple will be shattered, but I certainly won't be able to withstand it.

“Clay sculptures are afraid of water.” Thinking of this, Gao Wanli took out a small box.

When it was thrown to the ground, the box opened, and various mechanical structures inside sprang forth, transforming into a waterwheel with a whooshing sound.

The waterwheel turned, drawing out a large river that rushed straight towards the old couple.

Suddenly, a flame fell from the darkness.

The river water evaporated quickly!
Gao Wanli gritted her teeth and asked into the surrounding darkness, "Xu Yuan?"

If the first two times could be considered as evil spirits playing tricks, then this fire is clearly the fire in the abdomen of the alchemist!
Moreover, the ability to quickly dry up a large river indicates a high level of alchemy cultivation.

Who else could it be but Xu Yuan?

So the first time he cut his own fishing line was with Xu Yuan's sword pellet.

But what about the second round of moist rain...?
Gao Wanli couldn't guess, but it must be some kind of trick that thief had hidden.

She asked a question, but there was only silence in the darkness.

On the contrary, the elderly couple seemed to sense something, but they still smiled happily and said, "We've been eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist prayers for decades, and our sincerity has finally moved the Bodhisattva. Not only did the Bodhisattva bless us by helping us catch a chubby baby, but they also sent their heavenly dragon to protect us..."

Although they said this, the smiles on their faces became increasingly sinister and cold.

Gao Wanli gritted her teeth and continued to urge the waterwheel on, and the river water gushed forth, but the flames also grew more and more intense.

Suddenly, a shadow was flung out of the darkness and struck the waterwheel with a loud crack.

The waterwheel, which was three zhang tall, was smashed to pieces!

Gao Wanli was startled. Although the shadow was extremely fast, she could still make out that it was a tail, somewhat like a crocodile's tail, and somewhat like... a dragon's tail!
"Not Xu Yuan?"

Gao Wanli was terrified: "What kind of evil spirit is that?! Today... I'm afraid we can't escape our fate..."

Her hair suddenly moved, and a centipede crawled out!
Half flesh and blood, half machine.

This was the artifact that saved her life; it accounted for a large part of her life.

The centipede crawled onto the red line and began to bite it forcefully.

By biting through this thread, one can sever the connection between oneself and the elderly couple.

Suddenly, a flash of lightning streaked across the darkness.

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The centipede emitted a bright light, and its flesh and blood were charred.

This centipede is so cleverly designed that it can be hidden in a hair bun.

It can save lives in critical moments.

However, Gao Wanli dared not use it easily because its exquisite design made it less sturdy.

Having used this last resort, she was now at her wit's end.

Gao Wanli felt utterly hopeless.

The clay sculpture of the old couple had tied themselves up with red ropes; otherwise, they would have had more options and wouldn't be in such a predicament, slowly being dragged to their deaths.

She felt her body becoming increasingly stiff, and she could even smell an earthy odor in her nose.

He tried to turn his neck to find the other evil spirit in the darkness, but he couldn't move.

The elderly couple beamed with joy: "My dear child, come back with your parents..."

They were already plump and ready to come forward and take Gao Wanli away, but suddenly a dark shadow rushed out from the darkness.

With a flick of its tail...

Snapped!
Gao Wanli was completely shattered.

In the final moments of her life, Gao Wanli saw that thing, and it really was a dragon!

But it's not entirely like a dragon; it's ambiguous, somewhat like a crocodile, and somewhat like a dragon-like creature...

Her soul drifted up, lost in a daze.

Suddenly, something swept across the sky above Ghost Witch Mountain. It was invisible and intangible, yet extremely fierce. Like a hawk catching a mouse, it tore her soul to shreds and swallowed it whole.

The elderly couple were furious, but Pilong ignored them and wagged its tail and walked away.

After much hesitation, the elderly couple finally said, "Fine, let's give the Bodhisattva some face and let this heavenly dragon go."

……

Since the Pikachu Dragon was already useless, Xu Yuan wasn't worried about his Pikachu Dragon being exposed.

Therefore, he was released to secretly follow Gao Wanli.

Xu Yuan's biggest goal for this trip to Ghost Mountain is to cure the "Dragon's Illness".

However, if one is greedy enough, one can ask the Ancient Corpse Empress to take action. Four fourth-rate people can kill two or three of them, and they must be carrying many good treasures.

There are also the three "Harmony Wheels".

However, Xu Yuan suppressed his greed.

We must not escalate the situation any further.

The Grand Canal Administration valued the "Harmonious Wheel" highly, fearing that acquiring it would bring trouble.

Now that we have the Dragon's Bane, let's not create any more trouble.

When Gao Wanli suddenly disappeared, Lord Xu felt that there might be an "unexpected gain".

This woman is like a toad crawling on your foot; she doesn't bite, but she's annoying.

Let's take this opportunity to resolve it.

Xu Yuan stayed with Zhu Zhanlei from beginning to end.

Both Zhu Zhanlei and the three captains of the Mountain and River Division knew very well that if they wanted to get out alive, they had to cling to Lord Xu's coattails.

He followed Xu Yuan closely the whole way.

This proves that Xu Yuan did not kill Gao Wanli.

Besides, it's quite normal for you to have disappeared on your own and been eaten by evil spirits in Ghost Mountain.

……

After daybreak, Xu Yuan finally confirmed his current location.

No one dared to rest. Dragging their weary bodies, they found the right direction and hurried out of the mountains.

In the late afternoon, everyone finally left Ghost Mountain and returned to Qihetai Town.

Zhu Zhanlei wiped the sweat from his forehead, still shaken, and said, "Finally out... It's so damn good to be alive!"

Zhu Zhanlei didn't care about his image anymore; he was so tired that he didn't want to walk another step. He plopped down on a rock by the roadside.

After resting for a while, he took out the "Harmony Wheel": "Contact Fu Songyu, I wonder if they... are still alive."

The drum vibrated for a while, but there was no response from Fu Songyu.

Zhu Zhanlei was about to put the craftsman's object away when suddenly a sound came from the rumble of the bell, followed by a cold snort.

"Humph!"

With a crack, several deep cracks appeared on the tire!

A plume of black smoke billowed out.

"Huh?!" Zhu Zhanlei was dumbfounded.

But Xu Yuan recognized the cold snort as belonging to the Ancient Corpse Empress.

Xu Yuan was immediately intrigued: "A harmonious wheel has fallen into the hands of the Ancient Corpse Empress..."

(End of this chapter)