The Lao'er of the Shen Family was never one to boast or talk big. Back in the day, the Shen Family brothers roamed the Jiangnan, Shen Lao'er was the most notorious for his ruthlessness!
Now, nearly twenty years after his retirement, many people seem to have forgotten what kind of person he was. Faced with Chen Qing's provocation, Shen Yiyun's response was very direct.
Without warning, a giant ghostly hand suddenly appeared beneath Chen Ying's feet. Murong Yunji's expression hardened, and without hesitation, she abandoned Chen Ying and dodged several meters away.
Seeing this, Chen Ying felt a chill run down her spine, and an indescribable terror swept over her, making her eyes glaze over and even preventing her from mustering the courage to use her magic to fight back!
Murong Yunji retreated, her eyes flashing, thinking to herself: The Lao'er is still so ruthless!
The Ghost King's Arm is the signature move of the Lao'er of the Shen Family. Once he locks onto a target, he will fight to the death. Even his own Divine Movement speed cannot save the little girl. He will sacrifice himself to this ancient and top-notch Yin Ghost technique with the most tragic death!
Bang!
Surprisingly, from beginning to end, Chen Qing did not make any move, watching helplessly as the little girl was grabbed by the huge ghost arm, her bones shattered, and blood and flesh splattered everywhere!
Inside the cabin, Shen Laojiu watched with great excitement, and several times he wanted to rush out, but he stopped himself because of the afterglow of the twilight!
Chen Ying didn't even have time to scream before she was turned into bloody liquid in the giant palm!
Murong Yunji was taken aback, as was Shen Yiyun, who had activated the spell. He didn't think the other party had the ability to rescue the person; once his spell locked on, even his elder brother couldn't save them. But the other party hadn't made a single move. Wasn't that a bit of a letdown after all that show he'd just put on?
But then, something incredible happened!
Just as Shen Laojiu turned around, preparing to retract the Ghost King's Arm to test the prefect before him, a glance out of the corner of his eye seemed to catch a glimpse of Chen Ying, that little girl!
He turned his head sharply and was immediately stunned to find that right where Chen Ying had been crushed to death, the little girl was standing there unharmed!
What's even stranger is that Murong Yunji, who had clearly escaped the spell's range at the first moment, returned to her original position, one hand gripping Chen Ying's vital point just like a few breaths ago!
The gruesome carnage on the ground vanished without a trace, as if everything that had just happened was an illusion!
What's going on?
Even though Shen Lao'er had lived for three hundred years and witnessed so many bizarre and strange things, he still couldn't understand what was happening before his eyes!
Murong Yunji was equally shocked, staring in horror at Chen Ying, whom she was holding captive.
How did this girl survive? How did I end up here?
As if struck by lightning, she abandoned Chen Ying without hesitation and retreated behind Shen Yiyun!
This was the first time she had felt such horror since mastering the Wolf God Wind. Could such a technique truly exist in this world?
"My wife, why aren't you coming over?" Chen Qing looked at Chen Ying gently. "Do you want me to carry you over?"
Chen Ying looked at herself in confusion. She felt as if she had just died. The intense pain was real; the agony of flesh being torn apart was so real. But how could she be standing here unharmed the next second?
Without time to think, Chen Ying quickly used her Wind Walk technique to gracefully rise and fly towards Chen Qing's ship.
Although Chen Qing's boat seemed very strange, she wanted to escape the threat from the Shen Family even more.
And just like that, the beautiful woman in white fell into Chen Qing's arms. The whole scene seemed so smooth that Shen Yiyun was stunned for dozens of breaths before she reacted, looking at Chen Qing and asking, "What did you just do?"
He was certain that his ghostly hand had just killed Chen Ying, and that feeling of satisfaction from the flesh and blood was real. But just a second ago, after Chen Ying suddenly reappeared, he could clearly feel that satisfaction from the flesh and blood disappear. It wasn't that he lost it, but rather that it was as if it had never happened!
Even Yuchi Feihong, who had been observing from behind Chen Qing, was somewhat stunned. But he had seen this scene before. Back in the West Sea, he and his soldiers had been tormented by this strange phenomenon many times.
This Chen Qing... can he control the magic within the white mist?
"I didn't lie to you, did I?" Chen Qing asked with a smile, holding the still-shaken Chen Ying in his arms.
Chen Ying nodded, her face pale, and hugged Chen Qing, clearly still in shock.
Normally so stern, he was now like a frightened rabbit. Chen Qing sighed inwardly: In the end, he was still just a fifteen or sixteen-year-old child.
"What did Mr. Shen Er say?" Chen Qing looked at the other person and smiled, "Shall we continue?"
Shen Yiyun stared intently at Chen Qing for a long time before bowing respectfully and saying, "Your Excellency's methods are truly impressive; Shen Er is completely humbled!"
Such methods are unheard of. To be honest, they are even more unsettling than the pale-faced young general I encountered in Liuzhou. After all, while that young general was strong, he was strong in the open, unlike this one.
"In that case, how about we go back to Liuzhou together?" Chen Qing said with a smile.
Shen Yiyun remained silent for a moment before finally speaking, "Is this white mist on the river your doing, sir?"
"You overestimate me." Chen Qing shook his head. "I don't have such methods."
Behind him, Yuchi Feihong had a strange expression. To be honest, he had a feeling that Chen Qing had something going on with this magical white mist.
"Does Your Excellency have any way to get out?"
No at the moment.
Shen Yiyun nodded, then looked at the densely packed corpses below the boat. "These are alive, aren't they?"
"You could say that," Chen Qing nodded. "Neither human nor ghost!"
Is it a threat to people?
"What do you think, Mr. Shen?" Chen Qing rolled her eyes.
Shen Yiyun gasped upon hearing this, feeling a chill run down his spine. The horde following Yuchi Feihong's ship was like a zombie horde, densely packed, numbering easily over a million. If these monstrous things were to land, what would become of Jiangnan?
"If they pose a threat, why haven't they come ashore yet? Do they only stay in the water?"
"No," Chen Qing explained patiently, "We were in the water to avoid the sunlight. I believe Mr. Shen has already seen it; there is no darkness in this white mist!"
Shen Yiyun's pupils contracted. He had also noticed that every time dusk came, they were either sent out of the white mist and back to Liuzhou, or they would be greeted by a new sunrise in the blink of an eye. It was as if the nighttime was skipped over in the white mist!
"I see." Shen Yiyun stared blankly at her surroundings, seemingly beginning to understand.
This must be a formation set up by a top-tier expert, designed to trap these living corpses. But isn't it a bit too powerful? It can even control the weather?
"But if this formation is meant to trap these monsters, why is it also meant to seal off Jiangnan?"
"Because it leaked in," Chen Qing said quietly. "The formation couldn't distinguish it, so it could only trap it all."
"Then why separate them? Wouldn't it be better to just suppress us and these zombies the same way?"
"Because it can't do it," Chen Qing shook his head and said, "It can't keep these zombies trapped indefinitely. It needs external forces to help reduce their numbers. Otherwise, the zombies will devour each other, constantly evolving and giving birth to too many high-level ghost zombies, which will eventually make it unable to suppress the source of these zombies!"
"Evolution?" Shen Yiyun was taken aback, then immediately understood. "Does Your Excellency mean that these living corpses, like Gu worms, will devour each other and form even more powerful individuals?"
"Yes, that's roughly the idea." Chen Qing looked appreciative upon hearing this. It's so convenient to deal with intelligent people; even someone from ancient times can quickly understand what you mean.
"So many of them," Murong Yunji frowned, "If they could devour and strengthen themselves like Gu worms, what kind of monsters would they become?"
"Terrifying monsters," Chen Qing said with a wry smile. "So the situation is very troublesome. We need to eliminate as many as possible, but we also need to prevent these zombies from assimilating new living people and increasing their numbers. Otherwise, once they spread, and the Jiangnan region falls, it will truly be a living hell!"
Shen Yiyun was a smart man; he gleaned three pieces of information from the other person's words.
First: These zombies can not only devour each other to strengthen themselves, but they can also infect living people, turning them into beings just like them.
Second: It's not just Liuzhou that's shrouded in white fog. The other party mentioned Jiangnan, so the area involved this time is probably the entire Jiangnan coast, including Nanyang where the Shen Family is located!
Third: Laojiu is involved with this kind of stuff!!
Upon thinking of this, Shen Yiyun's face turned extremely ugly, and he looked at Yuchi Feihong behind Chen Qing with a gloomy expression.
"Was General Yuchi also infected by the zombies that the adults were talking about?"
Yuchi grinned maliciously, while Chen Qing sighed, realizing that Yuchi's actions back then had indeed been unnecessary.
"Yes"
"So, is Laojiu's current wretched state all thanks to you?"
"Whether Mr. Shen Er believes it or not, this is not what I wish for."
"I'll only ask one question!" Shen Yiyun said coldly, "Is there any hope for Laojiu?"
Chen Qing glanced at Shen Laojiu, who was almost completely assimilated inside the cabin, and finally nodded. "Okay!"
Finally reached the Three Rivers! Haha, it wasn't easy!
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