The act of removing one's head is an unknown skill and is highly contagious.
Skills can actually be contagious...
Suddenly, the sound of flapping wings rang out in the deathly silent cold palace. Yang Qinglan was startled, as if she had been suddenly patted on the shoulder while reading a ghost story.
She looked up and saw a parrot perched on the old locust tree in the yard. Although it was a bird, it stared at her expressionlessly, just like a person.
The parrot raised one claw and swiped it towards its head.
With a whoosh, another handful of ice was thrown out, freezing the parrot to the tree.
Splash!
Countless birds fell from the sky like rain, and dozens of cats and dogs walked in and out of Cining Palace.
They looked at Yang Qinglan while simultaneously reaching for their own heads.
Yang Qinglan tossed the "Fairy Ruyi" in her hand, and the ruyi hung in the air. Countless peach petals fell, weaving through the fur of pigeons, cats and dogs, drawing blood lines and severing their limbs.
Without limbs, lying in a strip on the frozen ground, the eyes of these cats, dogs, and birds still looked at Yang Qinglan.
The Ruyi scepter emitted a soft chime, and circles of blue light rippled outwards, freezing the entire Ciqing Palace, preventing any person or animal from entering.
Looking at the corpses around her, Yang Qinglan felt a bit eerie. Her eyes turned blue, and her body flew into the sky, with the ice blocks above her making way for her.
Before the others could notice her, the direction of "gravity" changed. She lightly touched the animal horns on the eaves with her toes, and like a wisp of white smoke, she flew through the palace corridor, drifting towards the Hall of Union, catching up with Li Qianxia and the others.
Once the zombie fungus spreads, the host can freely switch between all infected individuals. The scene just now proved that the zombie fungus had already been transferred from Empress Zhang.
Soon we saw the gilded roof of the Hall of Union.
From the Hall of Union to the Gate of Purity, ceremonial carriages and palanquins were displayed, and music such as Zhonghe Shaoyue and Danbi Dayue was performed.
Inside the Hall of Union, the beautiful Empress Fang sat on her throne.
Imperial Noble Consorts, Noble Consorts, and Concubines stood outside the palace gates, while those of lower ranks, such as Talented Women, Consorts, Imperial Concubines, Beauties, Radiant Beauties, Selected Ladies, and Virtuous Ladies, as well as women of the second rank and above, all gathered outside the Longzong Gate.
Further back were eunuchs and palace maids, as well as a dense army of people holding their heads in their hands.
Everyone stared ahead, not daring to utter a sound.
At the command of the eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, everyone performed the six-fold respectful bow, three kneelings, and three kowtows.
Those corpses who were holding their heads also knelt down, placing their heads aside as if they were placing a hat.
The infection continued, spreading to some noblewomen and ladies, who knelt down while removing their own heads.
A group of headless corpses were performing a kneeling ceremony when the music stopped, creating an extremely eerie scene.
Li Qianxia and Yaochi stood in a corner of the palace. Qi Die saw Yang Qinglan from afar and extended her concealment skill to her.
Yang Qinglan lightly landed beside them, her toes barely touching the ground.
"Qinglan, are you alright?" Li Qianxia asked immediately.
"It's nothing." Yang Qinglan shook her head gently and briefly explained what had happened.
After listening, Misha immediately said, "Freeze all these people; we can't let these zombie fungi continue to spread!"
"It's too late," Yang Qinglan said.
Even parrots, cats, and dogs are infected. What's the use of sealing off these people in front of us? Sealing off the entire harem might be the only way to stop this invasion and mass suicide.
“The zombie fungus has probably been waiting for this day.” Yaochi glanced at the Jiaotai Hall. “It has taken over the identity of Empress Dowager Zhang. She usually doesn’t have the opportunity to enter or leave the palace. Today is New Year’s Day, and the wives of some ministers from the inner palace and outside the palace will come to congratulate her.”
“The key is the original body,” Yang Qinglan said, looking at the headless corpse in front of her. “It may be here, or it may not.”
"I wonder if it has any intelligence. It would be great if we could negotiate with it," Li Qianxia said anxiously.
How did it suddenly turn into a zombie apocalypse?
“Unexpected situations are to be expected,” Yaochi said. “Even the special operations bureaus of various countries don’t know how many players there are. Some remote mountains and forests, and oceans that cover more than 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, will only become more and more mysterious to humankind in the future.”
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