The Living Corpses in the Bunker
The child had somehow turned into a living corpse, lying in the middle of the road, completely obeying the Puppet Master's orders, trying to scheme against Sang Ying!
The sharp teeth, like the fangs of a wild beast, were about to pierce deep into Sang Ying's arm.
The next second, a fair hand touched the child's forehead.
The child's dark pupils immediately became unfocused. Once Jiang Zhuoxue withdrew her hand, the child tilted her head and fell into a deep sleep.
Seeing this, Sang Ying breathed a sigh of relief. She took out the Immortal Immortal-Binding Rope that she had just taken from Yu Heng and used it to tie up the child. She then found an empty house and stuffed him inside.
This time, unlike when she bound Yu Heng, she didn't just restrain his upper body. The Immortal-Binding Rope tightly bound the child's entire body, so even if he woke up under control, he wouldn't be able to escape this room.
"Do you think this child could be Yu Heng's apprentice?" Sang Ying's expression was more unpleasant than ever before when she asked this question.
Jiang Zhuoxue frankly stated, "This child has a low-level Storage Bag on his waist, similar to the one Yu Heng carries."
This almost confirms the master-disciple relationship between the two, but Yu Heng had only been taken back by her with the Immortal-Binding Rope for a short time. Given Yu Heng's concern for his disciple, Dongdong must have been alright before he left.
Dongdong has now become a zombie, which means...
"Guess how many people from the Sun-Chasing Hall are still inside the bunker, turned into zombies?" Sang Ying's voice was somewhat light, but the meaning behind her words made Jiang Zhuoxue's heart sink.
Both of them still remembered what the healer had said: as long as the time it takes for their souls to be taken away is no more than three days, then the people in the bunker still have a chance to come back to life.
Most of the apostles of the Sun-Chasing Hall hadn't actually committed any crimes; they simply couldn't survive outside, so they joined the Sun-Chasing Hall hoping for a place where they could live.
Those who are sent out to carry out assassination missions are all Blue-Robed Apostle, or those who are about to become Blue-Robed Apostle. So the lower-ranking Apostles are at most doing some trivial tasks in the bunker.
If these people had all been turned into zombies, and they were still salvageable, Sang Ying couldn't bring herself to use excessive force.
Even if they made mistakes, those mistakes don't warrant paying with their lives. Besides, most of these people were deceived by that so-called leader!
Sang Ying is not a pushover. Over the years, she has experienced many ups and downs, but it is precisely because she has faced life and death that she has a greater reverence for life and is unwilling to easily take away the life of others.
Fortunately, Jiang Zhuoxue shared the same view. "Don't worry, the reason the Law Technique aren't working on them is simply because of the dragon blood. Once you remove the dragon blood, you only need to use an Immobilization Incantation to temporarily subdue them. As long as we find the Puppet Master before the Immobilization Incantation is lifted, everything will be resolved."
This was indeed a good idea, but Sang Ying remembered the preparations Jiang Zhuoxue had made when she had previously extracted dragon blood.
"Are you sure you can handle so many people?" Sang Ying asked worriedly.
Feeling Sang Ying's concern, Jiang Zhuoxue's gaze softened even more. "Don't worry, I was so careful before to prevent them from suffering. But their bodies are ultimately made of my blood. If I wanted to, I could easily take away all the dragon blood from everyone in an instant. However, that would cause them considerable suffering."
"Then let them suffer a bit, so they'll remember today's lesson and won't easily go astray." Sang Ying immediately nodded in agreement.
She knew that being Curse was unpleasant, but hadn't Wuming done anything evil even in that predicament? Sang Ying believed that with Wuming's abilities, if he wanted to, he could not only join the Sun-Chasing Hall, but also become its Blue- Sun-Chasing Hall Blue-Robed Apostle in the shortest amount of time.
With the power of the Sun-Chasing Hall, wouldn't taking revenge be a piece of cake for him?
But Wuming didn't, even when he was forced to separate from his only family member, even when he was about to die from the Curse.
Therefore, Sang Ying did not believe that the people of the Sun-Chasing Hall deserved to die, but she also did not think they were completely innocent like Little Dongdong.
Having received Sang Ying's reply, Jiang Zhuoxue narrowed her eyes with pleasure.
Out of consideration for Sang Ying's earlier concern, he would try to be gentler when dealing with the zombies. However, he couldn't guarantee how effective this pitiful gentleness would be in the end.
The two quickly left the house, but the bunker was no longer the empty and deserted place it had been when they first entered.
Countless undead blocked their path, completely obstructing the wide road they had just traversed.
"It seems this hall master knew we were coming all along; he was waiting for us here on purpose." With Dongdong in front and zombies blocking their way from behind, this hall master's intelligence network is certainly impressive.
Upon hearing Jiang Zhuoxue's words, Sang Ying drew her Floating River Sword once again.
But a voice interrupted them first, "Let me remind you, although you two are strong, these people are only on their first day as living corpses, and they could have been saved. If you attack them, you will be destroying their chance to live!"
The voice was somewhat hoarse and carried a hint of madness, creating an eerie atmosphere as it came from all directions of the bunker.
"Aren't you kind-hearted? Aren't you busybodies? You're even willing to save Wuming and Yu Heng, are you going to poison these poor people?"
The voice suddenly became smug. "Then let me see how kind you are, whether you're willing to give up your lives for innocent people!"
As soon as he finished speaking, all the zombies finally came to life.
They were even more ferocious than the previous batch; their long fingernails barely grazed the heavy wooden door before leaving a deep scratch.
One can imagine what kind of marks would be left if this happened to the two of them.
The Floating River Sword trembled incessantly in Sang Ying's hand, occasionally calling out "Master" to her, as if urging her to retaliate quickly.
But just avoiding the zombies' attacks had already taken a lot of effort from the two of them.
There were too many undead, and one group in particular, dressed in black robes embroidered with blue patterns, moved with incredible speed. Under the relentless attacks of this group, Sang Ying's robes were torn to shreds.
Seeing their disheveled state, the voice became even more delighted. "So, even the renowned Three Heroes of Moonless City can be so pathetic! How satisfying! It's just a pity the third one didn't show up, preventing me from witnessing an even more spectacular scene."
As the other person's tone became increasingly frantic, Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue gleaned some useful information from his words.
The so-called "Three Heroes of Moonless City" is the respectful title given to Sang Ying, Jiang Zhuoxue, and Gu Wangchuan by the people of the city, because everyone has witnessed their strength.
But even if the three of them were famous, it would only be in Moonless City. Moreover, because the Moonless Clan was defeated, the newly appointed Sect Master Liu worked very diligently and governed Moonless City very well. Therefore, most of the people in the city had a good impression of Sang Ying and the other two.
This can be seen from the fact that the Three Guests' Lodge guesthouses were always bustling with customers.
In this situation, it's easy to guess who would feel such strong hostility towards them.
"So you're the only remaining brat of the Moonless Household?" Jiang Zhuoxue challenged him rudely.