"My father was suffering from many diseases that year, and he was in great pain," Xiang Shu said calmly, "If he had been taken care of, he could have lived another three to five years."
"I've heard that Lord Shulü Wen was often troubled by battle injuries in his later years." Tuoba Yan also remembered and said.
Xiang Shu nodded and said, "After Keyela treated my father, he left me a medicine that is said to be a magical medicine that can cure all diseases."
Chen Xing almost immediately grasped the key point and asked in surprise: "What does he look like?!"
"He was wearing a mask," Xiang said, "his head was wrapped, and he had a smell on his body. He was a Han Chinese, but he used a Hu name. He could move around normally."
Chen Xing: "…"
Xiang Shu: "He talked with his father about many matters of life and death. His father trusted him very much and finally drank the medicine he gave him. Afterwards, he went south and left. Seven days later, his father passed away peacefully at midnight."
Chen Xing frowned slightly. Before he could ask, Xiang Shu said, "But at noon the next day, his body turned into a zombie. At that time, I didn't know that 'Ba' was a monster. I watched him come back to life and become a zombie...
Chen Xing couldn't help but feel a chill on his back.
"Fortunately, he had not yet completely transformed into a demon," Xiang Shu said, "and had been sent to a sky burial by the elders of the tribe. After I dealt with this matter, I was still worried, so I left home and headed south to track him down. So I found the Valenu tribe on the south bank of the Liao River, where the entire village had become zombies."
So that's it... Chen Xing finally understood why Xiang Shu cared so much about the origin of Ba.
Feng Qianjun said: "Let's assume that this doctor is the mastermind behind my brother's instructions."
Xiang Shu nodded.
Chen Xing thought, that is to say, the original "Ba" must have drunk some kind of dissolving medicine and changed after death. But it is impossible for every one of these hundreds of thousands of zombies to drink this medicine, otherwise they would be exhausted just by preparing the medicine.
In any case, although what Xiang Shu said could not solve the immediate problem, it gave them a goal.
Tuoba Yan said: "Tianchi, you mentioned that we should be careful not to get scratched or bitten during the battle, but why?"
"Corpse poison," Chen Xing said, "Ba has corpse poison on its body, so you must be very careful."
Feng Qianjun asked: "What will happen if you get scratched?"
"They will die." Chen Xing said, "The older the zombie is, the more poisonous it is. The thousand-year-old Ba can even use the poison in its body to form miasma, which is what is often called corpse miasma in ancient tombs."
Xiang Shu suddenly said: "The person who is poisoned will soon become a living corpse."
Chen Xing didn't know that after the poison entered the body, it would change again, but Xiang Shu said: "I saw with my own eyes that there were two survivors in the Valenu tribe. The corpse poison took effect and after a few days, they turned into Ba."
"Can it be like this?" Chen Xing murmured. But thinking about it this way, it actually perfectly explained where the hundreds of thousands of zombies in the mirror world came from!
Xiang Shu: "Not only that, the weapons of the shadow warriors and generals also carry corpse poison, so we must be very careful."
Tuoba Yan's expression suddenly changed, he turned his head away subconsciously, and put his right hand on his left arm.
At this moment, there was a noise outside. Fu Jian pushed the door open and walked in without waiting for the announcement. Tuoba Yan and Chen Xing stood up, but Xiang Shu was still sitting. Feng Qianjun didn't know what to do for a moment, neither standing nor sitting.
Fu Jian only told Xiang: "Scouts have reported that a large number of the 'Ba' you mentioned have emerged from Chang'an City and are now passing through the west gate. They are expected to reach the Afang Palace within half a day."
Xiang Shu remained silent. Fu Jian said, "I came here only to tell you one thing. Whenever you return to Chang'an, you must get evidence that Princess Qinghe and Feng are in the same gang. Otherwise, the Murong family will seek revenge on you. Without evidence, I will not be able to convince the people. So, I am going to fight."
Xiang Shu sighed, leaned on his sword, and stood up. Fu Jian said coldly: "Shulu Kong, do you still want to fight me?"
Chen Xing was about to stop him, but Xiang Shu said, "The dead won't rebel. If you can't do it, I'll do it for you."
Fu Jian said angrily: "Murong Chui is leading his troops to fight against the Donglai Ba Qun. Great Chanyu, if you kill my general who is defending my country in front of the battle, you will be an enemy of the whole world!"
Chen Xing immediately pressed down the sword on the table. At that moment, another imperial guard came in a hurry to report, shouting, "Your Majesty! Something terrible has happened! There is a monster in the area west of Zao River behind the palace!"
Everyone was greatly shocked and immediately stood up and quickly walked to the high ground. Fu Jian just took a look and hurried down the corner tower of the palace.
In the distance, a riot broke out in the enclosure where the common people were resting. The imperial guards were guarding the perimeter, guiding the common people to escape, and armed with weapons, they went up to kill the monsters.
The corpse has transformed! Chen Xing immediately turned around and said to Tuoba Yan: "Bring the people out! Don't let anyone get bitten again!"
Xiang Shuze only took a look and said, "Block both sides of the Zao River and build fortifications."
Tuoba Yan went to give the order, signaling the three to wait here. He hurried down the platform and went to the riverside, where he removed his shoulder armor, revealing his powerful arms. The reflection of his left upper arm was clearly visible in the river, and the wound from the execution ground was purple-black, visible to the naked eye.
Not long after, a fire broke out in the distance, rockets flew, and kerosene exploded. Chen Xing was shocked.
"Fu Jian!" Chen Xing shouted in disbelief, "What are you doing?!"
After some people escaped from the enclosure, Fu Jian actually ordered people to set fire to the enclosure, burning all those who were injured but not dead, and even many people who were still alive! The east wind wrapped in the raging fire, engulfing the entire enclosure on one side of the Afang Palace. In an instant, the flames soared into the sky, wailing sounded everywhere, and the army on all sides was ready to fight, blocking the exit of the enclosure.
Chen Xing didn't know how to comment, but Xiang Shu held Chen Xing's eyebrows with one hand.
Feng Qianjun immediately started cursing, "This bastard! Bastard!"
Xiang Shu said in a deep voice: "Let's go, hurry up."
"Wait a minute, I have an idea, I wonder if it will work... General Tuoba!" Chen Xing saw Tuoba Yan standing by the river and hurriedly shouted, "Let's go! Do you want to come with us?"
Tuoba Yan turned around quickly.
In the Weiyang Palace in Chang'an City, Feng Qianyi had ascended to the main hall and sat on Fu Jian's dragon throne, surrounded by blazing black flames.
The black-armored general led a group of shadow warriors and stood in the Hanguang Hall. There was a dead silence in the place. Feng Qianyi stroked the pitch-black Senluo Knife in front of his knees and murmured, "Now, you can take revenge..."
The black-armored general took off his helmet and slowly knelt on one knee.
Feng Qianyi said in a low and hoarse voice: "We have waited for this day for too long." Then he raised his head, looked at the void outside the palace, and said loudly: "My Lord, please come! We are waiting for you!"
However, under the gloomy sky, nothing happened.
"Mortals are nothing but a bunch of stupid trash," Feng Qianyi's lips kept trembling, as if he was getting agitated imperceptibly, "Only your power can last for thousands of years--"
Chen Xing and the other two appeared at the west gate of Chang'an City. The zombies in the city were all gone, and all were released by Feng Qianyi and rushed to the Afang Palace.
The long street was empty, except for the three layers of shadow warriors surrounding the Hanguang Hall. Judging from their posture, there were nearly 20,000 of them.
Xiang Shu thought for a moment and said, "Let's split up now."
The four of them had already discussed the plan for later. Chen Xing nodded, and Xiang Shu said, "If we can't catch him, just kill him directly. There's no need to force him to stay alive."
As he said this, Xiang Shu glanced at Feng Qianjun again, not being polite at all. Feng Qianjun also understood that Xiang Shu was warning him not to be soft-hearted, so he had to suppress his anger and replied, "Don't worry, as long as he finds the Senluo Knife, I won't let him go."
"I'll do my best," Chen Xing said, "I'm just afraid that he won't give me a chance to speak and will just attack me directly."
Xiang Shu said: "If you and Feng Qianjun appear alone, he won't take action immediately. Besides, isn't your luck very good?"
Chen Xing smiled, looked at Xiang Shu carefully, and said, "Great Chanyu, you are very smart."
"Get started." Xiang Shu said.
Chen Xing raised the Yin-Yang Mirror, and black gas burst out, sucking Xiang Shu, Tuoba Yan, and Feng Qianjun into the mirror.
In the mirror, the floor tiles in front of the Weiyang Palace were in tatters, and the area outside the Hanguang Hall looked as if it had been washed by an earthquake, with traces of the war still clearly visible.
"Did I do this?" Feng Qianjun said in disbelief.
Xiang Shu was too lazy to describe it to Feng Qianjun. Tuoba Yan was still lost in thought and sighed, "Is this the world in the mirror?"
Xiang Shu pointed to the bronze mirror on the side of Hanguang Palace and arranged two people to ambush.
Presently in Chang'an, in the Weiyang Palace.
Feng Qianyi seemed to be waiting for something?
Chen Xing couldn't help but feel confused again. After all, the black-armored general did not lead his troops to besiege and attack the Afang Palace. He was most likely staying by Feng Qianyi's side to guard it, and the vanguard troops sent out were just ordinary, lowest-level zombies.
A cold wind blew, and Chen Xing suddenly felt a strong sense of insecurity. This was the first time he was truly separated from Xiang Shu along the way. The two were separated by a mirror, and the heart lamp seemed to have lost its magical effect.
Chen Xing took a deep breath, closed his eyes, opened them again, and walked towards the Hanguang Palace.
He saw hundreds of shadow warriors guarding outside the palace, and as he arrived, all the warriors drew their swords at the same time.
"Are you that nervous?" Chen Xing asked loudly, "Feng Qianyi, I have a few questions for you."
As he spoke, Chen Xing stretched out a hand, and a heart lamp shone from his hand. The light was so bright that it instantly illuminated the outside of the Hanguang Palace. The shadow warriors were not like low-level zombies, and did not scatter in fear at the arrival of the white light, but they were still a little afraid and retreated slightly.
"I've given you a chance," Feng Qianyi said coldly, "Chen Xing, you are really stupid! Until now, you are still naively dreaming and trying to provoke me with your powerless heart lamp?!"
Chen Xing walked up the steps and entered the hall. He was surrounded by shadow warriors wielding swords and knives. As long as Feng Qianyi gave the order, they would be able to chop him into pieces.
"I'm giving you a chance now," Chen Xing said, "turn back, Feng Qianyi. Let go of your obsession, and you can still stop before it's too late."
Feng Qianyi burst into laughter: "Do you know what it means to pull back from the brink?"
He lowered his head, looked down at Chen Xing, and said word by word:
"Although Princess Qinghe was a Xianbei, her family was destroyed when she was fourteen, and her family was moved to Chang'an. She and her younger brother, who was less than thirteen years old, became Fu Jian's playthings, imprisoned in the dark palace, and suffered humiliation! If she said something wrong or did something wrong, her entire family would be killed without a burial place. Is this called obsession?"
"When you are in the midst of war and your wife is killed, your two children are stabbed to death, and your legs are run over by the Qin army, leaving you a disabled person confined to a wheelchair, you must remember what I said today, and then, in a generous way, advise yourself to stop before it is too late! Turn back!"
Chen Xing said calmly: "You forgot that you are not the only one whose family has been destroyed."
Feng Qianyi was stunned for a moment, and Chen Xing laughed again: "You told me all the details about my whole family's death. Otherwise, I would never know who hanged my parents."
Feng Qianyi actually forgot about this matter and roared: "You are an unworthy descendant of the Chen family! You have no intention of avenging this national hatred and family feud. You are disloyal and unfilial. How dare you blame me?!"
"Wake up! Feng Qianyi!" Chen Xing suddenly shouted, "How is your method of revenge different from Fu Jian's? How many tragedies have you caused? You have inflicted the pain you have suffered on thousands of households in Chang'an. You are worse than Fu Jian!"
Feng Qianyi burst into a crazy laugh and said slowly: "Do you think this is the end? Birth, aging, sickness and death are the greatest sufferings in the world. Death is never the end... When my Lord comes to the world, these dead people will live in the world in another way..."
Chen Xing's heart trembled. It was because of this sentence! He finally got it out!
"Who is it?" Chen Xing narrowed his eyes.
Feng Qianyi raised his hand and slowly pointed at the black-armored general standing in front of him, guarding the throne, and said sarcastically: "Don't you understand yet? That's right, you are the only exorcist left in the world. With your meager power, how can you stop the coming of our Lord?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the black-armored general slowly took off his helmet, revealing his handsome face.
The atmosphere was quiet. Chen Xing, who should have cooperated, shouted in shock, "You?!" but said calmly, "I'm sorry, I really can't recognize who your master is."
Feng Qianyi was furious and shouted, "He is not my Lord! I just want you to have a look! Do you know who he is? He is the king of the Central Plains! Nearly a hundred years ago, Sima Lun, the King of Zhao during the Jin Dynasty!"
Chen Xing: "…"
Chen Xing instantly remembered the prince of the previous dynasty who was resurrected in Longzhong Mountain, King of Chu Sima Wei!
"How many more have you resurrected?" Chen Xing asked with a dark face.
Feng Qianyi said slowly: "Since the day I got the Yin-Yang Mirror, I have been waiting for this moment of rebirth. After today, you will have no chance to see it. In the future, the eight former kings will be resurrected one by one..."
Chen Xing felt a chill down his spine and took a half step back, only to hear Feng Qianyi say again: "Unify the land of China. Even if the Exorcist Division reappears, they can't stop it, let alone you?! Capture him! Chen Tianchi, I'm doing this for your own good. When you get this eternal life, you will know the benefits of eternal life..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Sima Lun's body strode towards Chen Xing. Chen Xing put one hand behind his back, knowing that he could not ask any more questions. He urged the Yin Yang Mirror, and the resentment wrapped around the mirror was released. In an instant, several bronze mirrors in the hall burst into light.
Xiang Shu, Feng Qianjun and Tuoba Yan rushed out at the same time!
Feng Qianyi knew that Chen Xing had come here alone with intentions, so he sent out warriors in advance to block all access to the outer perimeter of the hall. However, he never expected that Chen Xing would use the passage to the mirror world of the Yin-Yang Mirror to trick him!
In an instant, Feng Qianjun went straight for Feng Qianyi, Xiang Shu swung out his sword and quickly took Sima Lun. Chen Xing immediately withdrew and hid behind the screen. Tuoba Yan turned in the air, swung the halberd, forced back the shadow warriors who rushed into the hall, and stood in front of Chen Xing.
There was chaos in the field. The Hanguang Hall could only accommodate a limited number of warriors. Xiang Shu seized the opportunity and with a loud bang, he chopped Sima Lun and sent him flying! The two exchanged several moves in the blink of an eye. Sima Lun held a pitch-black long sword and kept retreating under Xiang Shu's sword moves!
Feng Qianjun rushed to Feng Qianyi, grabbed his brother with his hands, and pushed him down from the throne!
Seeing this, Chen Xing said, "Protect me!"
Although Tuoba Yan was not as good as Xiang Shu, he was also a brave general who could defeat a thousand enemies with one man. He stood in front of Chen Xing and forced back the black shadow warriors who were rushing into the hall like a tide and trying to rescue Feng Qianyi.
Chen Xing temporarily abandoned Feng Qianyi and focused all his attention on the heart lamp. He clasped his hands together and made a casting gesture. The white light of the heart lamp became brighter and brighter. In the end, it was so blinding that it was impossible to look directly at it in the Hanguang Hall!
As the light released by Chen Xing shone and filled the hall, all the shadow warriors were suddenly afraid, and the nine symbols on Xiang Shu's sword also lit up one by one.
In the strong light, Feng Qianjun held down his brother, while Feng Qianyi struggled violently under the throne, revealing a strange smile.
"Qianjun, you..." Feng Qianyi said with difficulty.
Feng Qianjun roared: "Why did you want to kill Qinghe?!"
"She...is not dead...as long as you listen to me..." Feng Qianyi said slowly, "Pick up...your knife. I promise you, as long as you listen to me, your wish..."
Feng Qianjun: "…"
In an instant, Feng Qianyi opened his mouth and gently exhaled a puff of black mist, spraying it on his brother's face.
In the light, Xiang Shu exerted all his life's skills to the extreme, sheathed his sword, drew his sword, and shouted loudly.
"Break!" Chen Xing and Xiang Shu shouted at the same time.
The heavy sword swung out a fan-shaped beam of light, and was swung out with the force of a sky-shattering attack. Sima Lun raised his sword to block it, but under the strong light of the heart lamp, the sword broke!
But at the moment when the heavy sword hit Sima Lun's breastplate, Chen Xing's neck suddenly tightened, his breathing was blocked, and the vines tightly wrapped around his neck and dragged him to the pillar of the hall!
The next moment, the heavy sword collided with Sima Lun's black chest armor, but because Chen Xing's heart lamp power was lost, it could only knock him away. Sima Lun flipped in the air, rushed towards Xiang Shu, and punched him in the chest, knocking him away!
Tuoba Yan was startled and pushed Chen Xing away. Another vine came from the side and tied him tightly to the pillar!
The place where Xiang Shu was hit was the broken rib that Chen Xing had repaired for him a few days ago. He immediately vomited blood and his eyes turned black. Chen Xing pounced on Xiang Shu and was about to drag him away. In a short moment, vines in the hall emerged from the ground, carrying thorns, and surrounded and tied up the three of them.
Feng Qianjun was engulfed in flames, holding the Senluo Knife horizontally, standing in front of Feng Qianyi with bloodshot eyes.
Feng Qianyi climbed onto the throne leisurely, still sitting still, and said slowly: "Great Exorcist, if it was before all things returned to silence, you and I could still fight, but it's a pity that now the spiritual energy of heaven and earth has been completely lost. You only have the little light in your hand, so just accept your fate..."
Chen Xing and Xiang Shu were tied together and tied to a pillar. Xiang Shu struggled hard, but neither of them could break free. Chen Xing was almost completely tied to Xiang Shu, getting deeper and deeper into the trap. The vines continued to tighten, connecting the entire pillar and making a slight sound.
Chen Xing: "…"
Xiang Shu was still struggling to fight back. The sword in his hand had disappeared. Chen Xing was pressed in front of him. Xiang Shu turned his arm to protect Chen Xing. The vines moved slowly and began to tighten.
Chen Xing: "What…to do…"
Xiang Shu: "Find a way... to wake him up..."
Xiang Shu first exhaled, then inhaled with all his strength, trying to break the vine, but the vine was more resilient. Chen Xing felt that his body was about to burst, and said intermittently: "Feng...Brother, wake up!"
Feng Qianjun remained unmoved, his eyes were bloodshot.
Tuoba Yan had his neck strangled. He opened his eyes wide, grabbed the vines and pulled them continuously.
Feng Qianyi said slowly: "Three of you, that's enough for today."
"Where's your...luck?!" Xiang Shu gritted his teeth and held on. At that time, the thorny vines were covered with barbs, which tore the two men's shirts and pierced into Xiang Shu's shoulders, back and arms, hanging him upside down and causing him to bleed profusely.
Immediately afterwards, the vines brushed past Chen Xing's shoulder, and a burst of bright red blood burst out.
"You actually...actually at this time..." Chen Xing was about to go crazy, and shouted angrily with no idea where he got the strength from, "You can actually get hard! You can actually get hard at this time! Tell me how you got hard!!"
Xiang Shu: "…"
The feeling of their blood tightly entangled with each other's warm bodies seemed to awaken Xiang Shu's bloodthirsty nature, instantly making his blood boil and his whole body inevitably reacting.
"Shut up!" Xiang Shu was making final preparations before breaking free, but as soon as he took a breath, the old injury on his ribs started to hurt excruciatingly.