A chilling wind swept through, carrying the poisonous mist towards Lu Qing and his companions, making their faces feel as if they were being cut by knives.
Although protected by the golden light of the tree vine people's merits, inhaling the mist still made people cough.
"The evil spirits are all surrounding us, everyone do as I say!"
Lu Qing took out several talismans from his bag and distributed them to the others:
"Now take the talisman paper and use my current position as the center point."
"Liao Yangan is three-female and two-female!"
"Yuan Changwen, five thousand four!"
Yuan Changwen looked completely bewildered: "I don't understand. Can you speak like a human being?"
Lu Qing was speechless. She had forgotten that not everyone here had a brain.
"Take five steps to my left front, then four steps straight ahead!"
Yuan Changwen immediately went over.
"Liang Xing, Kan 3, Gen 4!"
"Liu Shu, Kun Liu, Zhen Qi!"
"..."
Everyone took their places as Lu Qing instructed.
Lu Qing looked up at the approaching army of evil spirits, his expression cold and stern, lost in thought.
Five minutes later, all the evil spirits within the area enveloped by the poisonous fog were attracted by the jade pendant. They eagerly devoured the fog like hungry wolves pouncing on sheep.
Lu Qing immediately sat down cross-legged, formed hand seals, and activated the sealing formation.
A golden light formed a barrier, enveloping all the evil spirits like dumplings.
At the same time, Lu Qing turned on the walkie-talkie:
"Director Li, you can activate the formation to purify the poisonous fog now!"
"good!"
Li Hui immediately gave the order to activate the formation.
The golden light on the tree-vine man was instantly drawn away, and the power of the formation enveloped and purified the poisonous mist.
This process takes time, and Lu Qing and his team must persevere until the poisonous fog is completely cleared away.
Lu Qing was alright; her strength was considerable, but the others were struggling.
They weren't originally cultivators; they were recruited into the Investigation Bureau simply because they possessed some special abilities.
When the evil spirits realize what's happening and start to fight back, they will have an even greater difficulty.
Everyone was praying that the poisonous fog would dissipate quickly so that people outside could come in and rescue them.
As time passed, the poisonous fog was gradually purified, and more and more beads of sweat appeared on everyone's faces.
Everyone, including Lu Qing, is persevering.
The sealing formation, including the core of the formation, requires nine people, but they only have six left.
Therefore, Lu Qing not only needs to bear the power of the array's core, but also needs to take on the other two unoccupied positions.
Even with her immense strength, she couldn't withstand such depletion.
"I can't take it anymore! Captain, I can't hold on!"
Two people were injured; their faces were pale, and their wounds had reopened, oozing blood.
Lu Qing gritted her teeth and tossed the last two talismans to them:
"Hold on! The poisonous fog will be gone soon!"
The evil spirit has sensed something is wrong and is frantically attacking the array barrier.
The first to give in was Yuan Changwen. He knelt on one knee, coughing up blood, and looked at Lu Qing, panting heavily, saying:
"I...I'm sorry, I...I can't hold on any longer!"
"Yuan Changwen, hang in there a little longer!" Lu Qing said through gritted teeth.
"I...I'm so tired..."
Yuan Changwen felt his eyelids getting heavier and heavier, making him want to close them and rest for a while.
Just as he was about to close his eyes, the pressure around him suddenly eased, as if someone had helped him shoulder the burden.
Yuan Changwen slowly turned his head to look at his side, and saw an old man with a transparent body and golden light standing next to him.
It wasn't just him; others had similar cases around them.
These transparent figures ranged in age from young to old, but they all wore military uniforms with red five-pointed star medals shining on their chests.
"Children, don't be afraid, we're here, these little devils can't bully you!"
Upon hearing this, everyone felt a lump in their throat and their eyes immediately welled up with tears.
"Children, we'll guard this place, you go on your way!"
After saying that, a warm breeze blew by, and Lu Qing and the others were pushed out of the formation, with the souls of the martyrs standing in their original positions in their place.
"You little devils, you dare to bully our descendants! You'll see if we stand by and do!"
Golden light flashed within the formation, and the evil spirits that had been clamoring earlier were now like frightened birds, fleeing in all directions, but no matter how they tried to escape, they could not escape the formation's range.
As the golden light grew stronger, the power of the evil spirit was gradually devoured.
But as the bodies of their predecessors became increasingly transparent.
"senior……"
Lu Qing and the others looked at them, their eyes filled with tears.
"Go, children!"
"Senior, we are sorry, we disturbed your peace!" Lu Qing said apologetically.
They gave their lives for this land in life, yet even in death their graves were dug up and they could not find peace.
Although Lu Qing didn't do the grave digging, she still felt guilty.
"It's alright! We're just remnants of souls now. Our true souls have long since been reincarnated. We're happy to be able to make a final contribution to our country!"
"Thank you, senior!"
Lu Qing and the others bowed solemnly to them.
"salute!!!"
Everyone stood tall and paid solemn respects to all their predecessors.
The predecessors returned the salute with simple, honest smiles on their faces.
At this moment, the poisonous fog dissipated, a refreshing breeze blew by, the evil spirits disappeared, and the bodies of the ancestors turned into wisps of smoke and vanished.
"Qingqing!"
Gu Xicheng's voice came from behind him, and Lu Qing immediately turned around.
"Gu Xicheng, I..."
Before Lu Qing could finish speaking, everything went black, and she lost consciousness and collapsed.
Gu Xicheng rushed over and caught her.
"Qingqing, wake up! Qingqing!"
"Ambulance! Where's the ambulance?"
...
Lu Qing didn't know how long she had slept. When she opened her eyes, she was already back at her grandparents' house.
Gu Xicheng sat on the edge of her bed and fell asleep. It was dark outside; it must have been night.
Lu Qing felt her body was a little stiff, so she tried to sit up and move around, but as soon as she moved, Gu Xicheng woke up.
"Qingqing, you're awake!"
When Gu Xicheng looked up, Lu Qing noticed that his eyes were bloodshot, his beard was unkempt, and he looked much more haggard than before.
"Gu Xicheng, what's wrong with you..."
Before Lu Qing could finish speaking, Gu Xicheng pulled her into his arms and hugged her tightly.
His strength was outrageous, as if he wanted to meld her into his body.
"You're finally awake!"
Gu Xicheng's voice was hoarse, and even carried a faint hint of a sob.
"Gu Xicheng, what's wrong? I was just too tired and took a short nap!" Lu Qing said.
Gu Xicheng couldn't help but laugh:
"A little while? You've slept for far more than a little while! Three whole days have passed!"
"Three days!!" Lu Qing exclaimed in shock.
"How could I have slept for so long?"
Gu Xicheng: "Director Li said that you had excessive depletion of your Qi and needed to rest, but I didn't expect you to sleep for three days straight."
Lu Qing's stomach suddenly growled.
"I've slept for three days, no wonder I'm so hungry!"
Gu Xicheng patted her head and smiled:
"There are big bones and ribs stewing in the pot. I'll carry you to the kitchen."
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