Grab and Run
Is it okay?
"Can this Korando communicate with the dead?"
After agreeing to provide Turcolando with materials related to a ferocious beast, Turcolando's hesitation turned into decisiveness, and he performed the sacrifice with a beaming smile.
But let alone Montes Arthur and others doubting whether Turcolando possessed true abilities, even Zhang Xuezhou wasn't very confident.
He invited Turcorlando after hearing 'Wild's' introduction, purely to try his luck, and also with the ulterior motive of using Turcorlando to buy time and wait to see what would happen.
Things went smoothly, but the result was somewhat disappointing.
The time was successfully delayed, but Zhang Xuezhou didn't see anything unusual. He didn't find Huang Daoxian, nor did he sense the command and use of Turcolando's spiritual power.
Unlike Montes Arthur's ability to control the skeletons, Turcorando's actions were almost like a sacrificial prayer.
If you insert a sacrificial staff into Turcolando's hand, what he does is no different from what he does in the Tur religion.
"Any discoveries?"
Ren Anran nudged Zhang Xuezhou's arm to ask a question, which made Zhang Xuezhou quickly shake his head.
"Was the method wrong?" Ren Anran whispered to herself.
"I know almost nothing about his other flaws, so this is the only way I can probe him!"
Zhang Xuezhou replied in a low voice.
Who is Huang Daoxian? What are his physical characteristics? What will he do if his pursuit fails? Are there any ways to make amends? All of these questions remain unanswered due to a lack of familiarity between them.
Although their identities were only revealed after Ning Que roared until they were both severely injured, Zhang Xuezhou was also worried that the inheritor of the Nine-Petal Flower could survive if they returned to reality, so he leaked their information to Huang Daoxian.
For Zhang Xuezhou and others, the crisis they face is imminent.
If such adversaries cannot be eliminated in the shortest possible time, they may one day die without even realizing it.
However, Zhang Xuezhou's methods were indeed very limited.
Just as Huang Daoxian had previously been unable to capture Huang Daoxian's true form, Zhang Xuezhou tried several times but failed to do so.
Using Luo Zhong's remains as bait is one of the few options he can currently employ.
"That nine-petaled flower should be mostly ruined. Can we still fight them using that method?" Ren Anran asked in a low voice. "Will they die if they lose?"
"It's very difficult!"
Zhang Xuezhou shook his head.
He has been involved in a lot of military operations recently, but military operations are not something that can be started on a whim.
Without a face-to-face confrontation or a sacrificial ritual to a specific target to initiate combat, this kind of battle simply cannot begin.
Huang Daoxian used his successors to fight, and even if the successors lost, they wouldn't kill Huang Daoxian.
Even if Zhang Xuezhou were confident in winning the war, it wouldn't be possible to kill his opponent.
"Isn't Kolando's kind of sacrificial ritual useless?" Ren Anran asked doubtfully. "Her method isn't new; I could easily copy it!"
"Shortage..."
Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to mention that this was the guidance of 'Wilderness', he saw a strange light appear in Zhang Manqian's eyes, and her eyes were almost staring straight at Turcolando.
His eyelids twitched, and when his gaze sharpened, he saw layers upon layers of bones piled up inside the imperial coffin.
If the skeleton that Montessori pulled was an extremely complete human form, then when Turcorando pulled it, the bones and head were stacked neatly, looking like they could be packed up.
"Huang didn't say what the purpose of doing this would be?"
Just as Zhang Xuezhou was pondering this, he saw Zhang Manqian, possessed by the spirit of Huang, point her finger, and Turcolando, who was dancing around the Imperial Coffin, immediately stretched out her hand and picked up many skeletons and heads.
"Kolando seems a bit off!"
Zhang Xuezhou observed Zhang Manqian, while Ren Anran observed Turcolando.
Unlike Montes Arthur, who foamed at the mouth while manipulating Luo Zhong's remains, Turcolando did not exhibit this outward behavior. However, Turcolando's gaze was somewhat fixed, and he appeared to have lost his liveliness.
"Wild, what are you doing?"
Zhang Xuezhou asked in a low voice, and Zhang Manqian, who was possessed by Huang, stretched out her finger to make a 'shh' gesture to quiet him down.
"Yes... it seems to be a ritual of offering sacrifices to the dead. High-ranking members of the Thur religion perform this offering after death, supposedly to allow them to pay homage to the god Thur and receive divine glory!"
Ren Anran explained in a low voice, which made Zhang Xuezhou's gaze towards Zhang Manqian, who was possessed by Huang, gradually become serious.
Clearly, when Ren Yisheng went to Luo'an Province, 'Huang' was no longer lying low as before, but instead had some ulterior motives.
No elder in the Turkic religion can see the god Turk after death; only devout faith can slow down the dissipation of the three souls and seven spirits after death.
The dissipation of the three souls and seven spirits of these elders is like spiritual nourishment for 'Wilderness', which can effectively maintain the stability of its ideology.
Perhaps because Luo Zhong, or perhaps because his head was relatively intact, there are still remnants of Luo Zhong's brain, which left behind some things that the 'Wilderness' needs.
Zhang Xuezhou couldn't care less which elder's wandering spiritual energy 'Huang' absorbed after death, but he certainly didn't like 'Huang' erasing the 'life traces' left by Luo Zhong, especially when it was targeting Huang Daoxian.
The reason why 'Huang' summoned Turcolando was simple: he was too used to ordering Turcolando around and still had the ability to control her, making her do things as required through silent communication.
Damn it!
After figuring out the many convoluted thoughts in his mind, Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed at being tricked.
He cursed at Zhang Manqian, who was possessed by the demon, and almost simultaneously, Zhang Manqian uttered the same curse.
"Um?"
Just as Zhang Xuezhou was about to think that something terrible had happened to 'Huang', he heard a whistling sound and saw Turcolando, who had just been holding Luo Zhong's remains, leap off the loess platform more than 20 meters high.
"What are you doing?" Zhang Xuezhou shouted angrily.
"I didn't do it!" Zhang Manqian, possessed by the demon, exclaimed in shock. "Someone else controlled Kelando, making it act outside my control!"
"What?"
Zhang Xuezhou was startled.
He could no longer rant about 'wilderness' and jumped down again.
In a short time, Turcolando stumbled and landed, then ran wildly carrying Luo Zhong's remains, with Zhang Xuezhou closely following behind.
What's going on?
Zhou Yueyan shouted, and saw Ren Anran also jumping down hastily, so she grabbed her hand.
"Go for it! The target has likely appeared!"
Ren Anran replied in a low voice, a hint of fear and anger appearing in her eyes.
"The Turks stole everything right in front of us, and you're not even coming to help!"
Ren Anran's response sent a chill down Zhou Yueyan's spine.
After landing, Zhou Yueyan did not chase after them at top speed. Instead, she quickly shouted for help to the group of foreign friends who were unaware of the situation beside the imperial coffin.
"Wow, are the Turks from the Thousand Islands Alliance really this direct when they're scamming people?"
"How dare they take it and run right in front of us!"
"They even took the bones! Is there no justice left?!"
The group, belatedly realizing what had happened, exchanged bewildered glances.
Even those like Omega, who lacked the right to speak in such situations, couldn't help but directly criticize, feeling that the Turs of the Thousand Islands Alliance would be beaten to death sooner or later for their behavior.
When faced with a powerful enemy, everyone might be meek and submissive, but catching thieves like the Turs is a different story.
In an instant, people rushed out to help, with some even jumping down from above.