"I never expected to run into a fellow professional here." Xu Nian chopped down with his hand, and the force wrapped around his waist vanished in an instant.
Without making a sound, she gently touched the ring on her pinky finger, then lightly touched the ground with her toes and spun around to stand on the gate of the haunted house.
A chilling wind swept down his back, and an extremely unsettling feeling slowly spread through him. There was something truly powerful inside this house. These people had chosen to locate themselves so far away... could it be...?
A thought flashed through her mind, but before she could even grasp it, another gust of wind swept over her. "Little girl, with your mediocre skills, you're still too green to establish yourself here!"
What? !
Xu Nian dodged the gust of wind and unleashed a talisman. The dark blue flames struck the man and instantly spread throughout his body along his clothes!
Suddenly, it felt like something hard had struck his waist. He lost his balance and slipped, falling straight into the eerie courtyard with the Taoist priest's pig-like scream!
"Xu Nian!" Gu Zhan's anxious voice came through the ring flashing a few times, "Where are you right now?!"
It can still communicate with people, so it seems that I haven't stepped into the magic circle of the wronged spirits in this place yet.
Xu Nian thought to herself, then turned to open the door. "It's in Xiangyang Prefecture." The dilapidated and crumbling door seemed as heavy as a thousand pounds, and no matter what she tried, it wouldn't budge!
My heart tightened involuntarily. In this situation, there was only one solution left!
Only by killing the vengeful spirits inside can I step out of this house again!
Why is this place so dilapidated? Was it ransacked before?
[That can't be right. I've heard that most of the residences of high-ranking officials and nobles in ancient times were either ransacked or left behind by fallen noble families. The one the streamer mentioned was supposedly the former residence of some prince, but it wasn't this dilapidated.]
Hugging my little pillow tightly, I have a bad feeling because it's so cold here.
Xu Nian hadn't taken a single step when the rustling of falling leaves echoed through the courtyard. The scattered sounds amidst the empty space made the place seem even more eerie.
After a moment of silence, Gu Zhan spoke again: "Be careful. This Xiangyang Prefecture used to be the residence of a princess of the previous dynasty. When the previous dynasty fell, the princess's entire family was slaughtered. Ordinary people don't even dare to pass by there during the day. It's because at midnight, there would always be faint cries coming from there."
General Gu did not believe in ghosts and gods until long ago, but after meeting and getting to know Xu Nian, he had to believe that there might be things in this world that cannot be explained by common sense.
For example, the snake demon who impersonated a wolf god in a secluded paradise, and the city lord who offered his body to vengeful spirits...
Thinking this, his tone unconsciously became much more serious. "I'll be there right now. Wait for me, and don't run around! If there really is something in there, it must be a hundred-year-old thing. You might not be a match for it!" He became more and more anxious as he spoke, and his horse ran even faster.
This is the capital city. If I can't even protect her, then I'm truly utterly useless!
Xu Nian, wait for me!
Gu Zhan had never been so anxious as he was today. The man who could strategize even when the army was at the gates of the city was now trembling as he held the reins.
They finally arrived at Xiangyang Prefecture, only to find its gates wide open and the ground in front of the gate empty except for a few drops of blood.
General Gu tightened his grip on his sword and tethered his horse to the tree furthest from Xiangyang Prefecture. He then stepped alone into that desolate land.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps behind her. Xu Nian straightened up, her hands hanging at her sides slightly clenched, and she flicked her sword fingers, sending a fire talisman flying backward with her movement!
"Gu Zhan?!" After landing smoothly, she looked up and saw a tall and imposing general in black, standing before her. "No, Gu Zhan, wake up!"
The person who came was indeed Gu Zhan, but his eyes were lifeless, his steps were mechanical, and the Taoist fire had no effect on him whatsoever.
They have clearly been controlled and lost in a void.
[Aren't generals supposed to possess a strong sense of justice and a chilling aura? How come General Gu is still being controlled?]
That only means this ghost is a vengeful spirit! Ahhhhhh, streamer, run!
[Brothers, send gifts! General, you'll never get a wife like this!]
Gu Zhan drew his longsword, its blade pointing directly at Xu Nian. His eyes, which had been like a stagnant pool, softened slightly upon hearing the girl's call, but quickly fell silent again.
But this didn't escape Xu Nian's eyes; Gu Zhan was still conscious!
Realizing this, she dodged the man's attacks while repeatedly calling out, "Gu Zhan! Wake up! It's me, Xu Nian, Gu Zhan! Do you remember when we fled the famine together?!"
No, apart from that tiny bit of loosening just now, no matter what she said, Gu Zhan's eyes remained as dark and unfathomable as ever.
It only flashed a few times when she mentioned the past.
He would find it difficult to escape the control of the vengeful ghost on his own. He needed to think of a way, if something brimming with righteous energy were to be attached to him...
Oh, right!
The jade pendant given by the emperor!
"Hiss!" Xu Nian clutched the wound on his body from being unable to dodge in time, staring at the blood stained his fingertips, and gritted his teeth, "Yin and Yang are balanced, with my blood as the guide, Vermilion Bird God, Seven Stars rise, help me break the formation. Hurry, hurry, as the law commands, open!"
In the center of the magic array formed from blood energy, the fiery red bird figure silently appeared. Just as the evil spirit swooping into Gu Zhan's body was stunned by the Vermilion Bird, one of the Four Divine Beasts, Xu Nian hung the double-dragon jade pendant from her waist onto the man's waist!
The divine bird cried out, its wings flapping as if about to take flight, and one by one, the array's key points, symbolizing the seven constellations of the Vermilion Bird, lit up the array. A gale swept up sand and stones within the fiery red magic circle.
Xu Nian swayed slightly, biting her tongue until it bled, a rusty taste spreading in her mouth, and a sweet, metallic taste rising in her throat.
Amidst the gusts of wind, a red figure gradually appeared. Dressed in fine clothes, the figure's expression was extremely gloomy, surrounded by black aura, and its venomous gaze was fixed on Xu Nian!
Now!
"Break!"
[Me...host, how many more surprises do you have in store for me?]
[Is this... the power of magical restoration? So beautiful! What is that? Is it a phoenix?]
[It can be considered a type of phoenix, but this is the Vermilion Bird, one of the four directional gods in Taoism. It is associated with fire and has a fierce and irritable nature, which shows that the streamer was truly angry this time.]
The phoenix cried out to the heavens, carrying a red light. The phantom of the Vermilion Bird rushed out and crashed into the red figure. The piercing roar exploded in Xu Nian's ears!
She had no time for such things. She helped Gu Zhan sit down slowly on the ground. Throughout history, in every era, emperors have been called Sons of Heaven, reincarnations of divine dragons.
His personal belongings have always been auspicious items used to ward off evil and bring good fortune.
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