My words have become law; I truly have no desire to display my divine power before others.

It seems to be a transitional form between ordinary zombies and walking corpses!

Compared to the other zombies, these two moved more smoothly and weren't as stiff.

"Zombies! Zombies again!" the guard leader exclaimed in horror, his voice trembling.

The carriage came to a sudden stop, and the horses pulling it neighed in fear, stamping their hooves uneasily.

Despair, like an icy tide, instantly overwhelmed everyone's hearts.

There was a roadblock in front, no way to retreat, and steep mountain slopes and dense forests on both sides!

"Form ranks! Protect the young lady!"

The leader roared hoarsely, and several guards, though trembling with fear, managed to draw their swords and shield the carriage.

But faced with seven or eight roaring monsters closing in, this flimsy defense line looked utterly ridiculous.

"Use the talisman! Miss, quickly use the talisman given by the immortal!" The butler urged anxiously, his face covered in sweat and his voice trembling.

Lin Suwei suddenly realized what was happening and pulled out the triangular talisman wrapped in a handkerchief from her bosom. Without thinking twice, she tore it open!

"Sizzle—"

It was a soft sound, not loud at all.

However, the moment the talisman shattered, a scorching, pure aura, seemingly capable of dispelling all gloom, suddenly erupted!

Centered on Lin Suwei, a circle of pale golden ripples, visible to the naked eye, rapidly spread outwards.

Wherever the ripples passed, the air became clear, and the nauseating stench of decaying corpses was completely swept away!

The three ordinary zombies at the forefront were struck head-on by the pale golden ripples.

As if burned by an invisible, scorching hot iron, it let out an extremely shrill scream.

Black smoke billowed from his body, his forward momentum came to an abrupt halt, and he froze on the spot, convulsing violently.

Its movements visibly slowed and stiffened, as if its ferocity had been temporarily suppressed by a powerful purifying force!

The two dark red mottled zombies seemed to have stronger resistance; they only swayed slightly and let out angry roars.

Its eyes gleamed even brighter, and it pounced even more fiercely!

The other two zombies on the side were not completely covered by the purifying ripples emitted by the talisman due to the angle.

Slightly intimidated and hesitant, they pounced after them!

The power of the talisman vanished in an instant.

The pale golden ripples quickly dissipated into the air. Although the three suppressed zombies were weak and slow-moving, they did not fall down and continued to roar as they slowly approached.

The crisis has only been temporarily averted; it is far from over!

"The talisman... the talisman can only deal with it for a while..." A guard's voice was choked with sobs as he watched the horde of corpses closing in again, his glimmer of hope instantly shattered.

The guards brandished their swords and fought desperately, but the blows had little effect on them, especially against the two zombies, whose skin was tough and whose strength was even greater.

One of the guards was caught off guard and was struck in the chest by the stiff arm. He immediately coughed up blood and flew backward, crashing into the carriage wheel. His fate is unknown.

Previously, seeing the Taoist priest effortlessly resolve these evil spirits, the guards had almost forgotten how difficult they were to deal with.

The defenses collapsed in an instant!

A zombie broke through the guards' blockade, roaring and opening its gaping maw dripping with putrid saliva.

They peered out of the carriage window, their eyes fixed on the terrified Lin Suwei and Xiaohe!

"Miss!"

Xiaohe was terrified, as the hideous face and stench rushed towards her.

Her mind went blank, and almost instinctively, she closed her eyes and grabbed the green willow branch beside her.

He flailed wildly towards the window! He had no expectations in his heart, only a futile struggle in despair.

however--

"Bang!!"

A dull, resounding crash, like the sound of leather being struck!

The imagined excruciating pain of a broken willow branch and a gripped arm did not come.

Xiaohe felt as if the willow branch in her hand had struck an extremely tough yet elastic object.

Immediately, a huge recoil force came, but it did not hurt anyone.

She opened her eyes in astonishment and saw that the ferocious walking corpse outside the window had been struck hard as if by an invisible hammer.

His entire body flew backward in an exaggerated arc, crashing into another zombie behind him with a loud "boom".

The two zombies rolled around in a heap, howling incessantly, while the one that was directly struck by the willow branch had a clear, charred mark on its chest, as if it had been burned.

It was emitting faint, almost invisible golden wisps of light!

Inside and outside the carriage, there was an instant deathly silence.

Everyone was stunned, including Xiao He herself, who was waving the willow branch.

She stared blankly at the willow branch in her hand, which was still lush and green, and completely undamaged.

Looking out the window at the two disheveled zombies, who seemed to have suffered serious injuries, he couldn't understand what had happened.

"This...this willow branch..."

Lin Suwei was the first to react, her beautiful eyes bursting with an incredulous brilliance.

She took the willow branch from Xiao He's hand. It was slightly warm to the touch and had a soft, supple texture, just like any other willow branch.

But she clearly remembered that when she waved it just now, there seemed to be a fleeting moment when a very faint, almost imperceptible glimmer swept across the surface of the willow branch.

Is it...

"Quick! Use this!" Lin Suwei didn't have time to think, shoving the willow branch back to Xiao He and saying urgently, "Use it to hit those things!"

Although Xiaohe was still naive, she did not hesitate to obey her mistress's orders.

She mustered her courage, leaned out of the car window again, aimed at another approaching zombie, and swung the willow branch with all her might!

This time, she saw it clearly!

The moment the willow branch bursts forth from the sky, its tip seems to be surrounded by an extremely faint golden halo, like the first light of dawn!

"Snapped!"

The willow branch struck the zombie's shoulder firmly.

There was no earth-shattering noise, but the effect was even more bizarre and remarkable.

The dark red patches on the affected areas quickly faded, as if they had been purified, revealing the dark blue-black dead flesh underneath.

The zombie, as if branded with a hot iron, let out a scream of pain far exceeding its previous screams.

His entire shoulder slumped down, his movements suddenly froze, and the eerie green light in his eyes dimmed considerably!

"It works! It really works!"

Seeing this, the guards were overjoyed despite their dire situation. One of the bolder guards shouted, "Little Lotus, give me the willow branch! I'll do it!"

Xiaohe quickly handed over the willow branch.

The guard took it, took a deep breath, rushed towards a zombie that was fighting with its companion, and swung it with all its might!

"Swoosh!" The willow branch slashed past, and the zombie's arm was severed with a snap!

There was no bleeding at the cut, but rather a charred black color. The severed arm fell to the ground and quickly became shriveled and rotten.

The zombie let out a terrible scream, lost its balance, and fell to the ground.

Where are these delicate willow branches anymore?

It's clearly a divine weapon specifically designed to subdue evil spirits! No, it's even more miraculous than a divine weapon!

It is as light as a feather, yet indestructible, and emits a golden light that wards off evil when swung, requiring no effort to chop.

If you draw the right one, you can cause significant damage to the zombie and even purify some of its corpse energy!

A miraculous turnaround!

The remaining guards were greatly encouraged and took turns using the magical willow branch, along with their swords, to control the remaining zombies. They quickly dealt with them one by one.

After being repeatedly struck by the willow branch, most of the dark red mottled marks on the two troublesome walking corpses were knocked off.

Its movements became extremely sluggish, and it was eventually beheaded by the guards working together.