Chapter 788: Song of Mount Tai
"My lord, since she is unwilling to hand over the charm beads and fox fur, why not use her heart, liver, and human skin instead?" The Skull God stepped out from beside Gong Mengbi. The white skull with green eyes looked at the princess and laughed terrifyingly: "Hahaha, I will do the surgery for you, my lord."
"Ah——" The princess's inner defenses were finally broken down, and she crawled towards the inner court.
"Hahaha--"
The Skull God, wearing empty clothes and with smoke as its body, floated in the air and slowly approached the princess.
The princess was wealthy and noble, but her body was stained with blood, her hairpins and skirt were disheveled, and she looked panic-stricken. While running, she kept tripping over the hem of her skirt.
The Skull God simply called out in a high and low voice: "My Lady, My Lady, My Lady."
It constantly stimulated the princess's mind, almost making her collapse.
"Walk slower, let me see where to cut so I can completely peel off your skin."
The princess tumbled and crawled into the main hall, picked up the fox fur and charm beads on the table, and rushed out to avoid the Skull God. She threw herself on the ground, raised her hands to Gong Mengbi, trembling and not daring to raise her head, and said, "The charm beads are here! The fox fur is here!"
The princess lowered her head and looked at the ground, her eyes had long lost focus.
"What a bummer."
She heard the skull's unhappy sneer, as if disappointed that it could not peel off her skin and dig out her heart.
She trembled all over and felt as if someone was standing in front of her. Then her hands lightened and the fox fur and charm beads were taken away.
She dared not move, and could only hear the night wind blowing quietly. In the huge courtyard, there was nothing but the sound of gushing springs and flowing wind.
The scary fox demon seemed to have left.
She finally relaxed, her whole body limp, feeling confused as to why this had happened.
She forced herself to sit up slowly, her hair falling down, looking disheveled.
She peered through the scattered hair and saw a skull with a terrifying blue light in its eye sockets right in front of her, grinning at her grimly, "My Lord!"
The princess was so shocked that her eyes rolled back and she fell to the ground, already unconscious.
The Skull God felt itchy in his heart. Looking at the luxurious County Lord's Mansion, he always wanted to do something, but Gong Mengbi had already walked out the door. He did not dare to make Gong Mengbi unhappy at this time, so he could only chase after him with regret.
The thick smoke retreated from the princess's mansion, as if time had turned back, and gathered into the boxes again.
The five ghosts cleared the way, the black fox pulled the box, and Gong Mengbi and others walked out of the county lady's mansion in a hurry, seemingly slowly.
The lamps that were emitting faint green flames returned to their bright yellow color and were brightly lit, as if nothing had happened.
The Skull God followed and asked, "My Lord, are you going to let them go just like that?"
"who?"
"Junjun, Cheng family."
"The County Lady's Mansion is finished. The County Lady teamed up with that ghost immortal to deal with me. She was tricked into casting a blood sacrifice curse. The fate of her County Lady's Mansion and the fate of the Human King within her body were all sacrificed through the Human King's bloodline. From now on, she will surely be plagued by evil retribution and continuous misfortune. If I kill them, I will only be giving them an advantage."
"Blood sacrifice spell...that lord?"
"It's harmless to keep the royal curse."
The Skull God admired him. He had previously harbored many evil thoughts toward Gong Mengbi, but as the gap widened, all those ill intentions became mere delusion. As it was now, the empire was still dominated by the Great Gan. Carrying the royal blood curse could easily trigger a backlash against the dynasty's destiny. For the fox cultivating a bond, it was like losing an arm.
If it happened to the Skull God, he would be hunted down and killed by the ten gods as soon as he left the house. But in Gong Mengbi's eyes, it didn't seem like a big deal.
"What about the Cheng family?" asked the Skull God.
Gong Mengbi glanced at him and said, "I'm about to set off to chase that ghost fairy. You stay here and wait for me to come back."
The Skull God opened his mouth and laughed silently, evil thoughts flashing in his eyes. He bowed to Gong Mengbi, then took a step back and followed Fu Xin.
Gong Mengbi suddenly looked up at the sky, and the night-wandering god appeared.
In the Zhongli King City, King Zhongli, who was observing Gong Mengbi through the magic mirror, froze. It seemed that he was looking at Gong Mengbi through the magic mirror and through Youshen's eyes.
King Zhongli coughed dryly and said, "Excuse me."
The wandering god bowed to Gong Mengbi and disappeared into the night sky.
They walked from Haozhou City into the Haozhou Ghost Market and then out of the city gate. The ghosts guarding the city still remembered them and said goodbye with a smile: "Sir, the Haozhou Ghost Market will be held in a few days. It will be the busiest time then. Welcome to come again."
Little did they know that before leaving, Gong Mengbi showed King Zhongli that people could come and go as they pleased, which was giving the owner of the ghost market a headache.
After leaving Haozhou City and finding a place with beautiful scenery, Black Fox walked out from Gong Mengbi's shadow, pulling the box.
Gong Mengbi stroked the fox fur and said, "Come out, everyone."
Dozens of green eyes lit up in the box. Gong Mengbi covered the box with fox fur. One by one, bloody fox corpses crawled out from under the fur and fell to the ground. They then turned back into fox corpses with intact fur and lay quietly on the ground, as if they were asleep.
When the last fox corpse came out, the fox fur disappeared.
"How high is Mount Tai, so high that it reaches the heavens. Its peak is so high that it stretches far away, and is shrouded in thick clouds. There is a pavilion in Liangfu, and a pavilion in Haoli. The secluded road invites thousands of ghosts, and the shrine gathers hundreds of spirits. I pay my last respects to Qingqiu, and invite you to chant for Mount Tai."
"Go and rest, go and rest."
Gong Mengbi calmed his mind and chanted the names of the Goddess of Mount Tai and the Lord of Mount Tai, using the bright moon to illuminate the way and open the door to Haoli.
The fox corpse turned into essence and dissipated like white sand with rainbow light, holding up the charm pearl, like a dragon playing with the pearl, passing through the Haoli Gate and disappearing into the forest.
Gong Mengbi looked through the ghost gate in Haoli and saw the faces of the fox ghosts gradually becoming clearer. They bowed down to him from afar, and he felt pity in his heart.
"Go ahead."
The Haoli Gate disappeared into the night. Gong Mengbi looked up at the sky. The night wind was howling, carrying with it the wet vapor from the Huai River, making it impossible for people to open their eyes.
Everyone around him was silent, and even the Skull God was touched by the scene.
Before long, Gong Mengbi had calmed down and saw the night-traveling god of Haozhou flying closer again.
But this time he did not peek in secret, but bowed respectfully and said, "Immortal, my king asked me to bring you a message."
Gong Mengbi looked at the wandering god, and the wandering god said, "The ghost fairy went to Beihai County."
Gong Mengbi laughed and said, "Thank King Zhongli for me."
The wandering god bowed and disappeared in the wind.
Gong Mengbi looked at the Skull God and said, "I will take the five ghosts to chase the ghost fairy. You and Fu Xin will stay in Haozhou and wait for us to come back."
The Skull God bowed and said, "I understand."
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