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Jiang Zhuoxue was right; Wuyue Sha had indeed escaped.
From the moment the zombies became out of his control, Wuyue Sha had a premonition that his plan was likely to fail this time.
With this fear in mind, Wuyue Sha carefully concealed himself.
He didn't even dare to provoke the two any further until the zombies struggled and roared. Wuyue Sha knew that if he didn't leave soon, he would be in danger.
Fortunately, although Wuyue Sha harbored resentment towards Moonless City in his early years and established his main alliance there, he also heeded the woman's advice and set up smaller alliances elsewhere.
Wuyue Sha had previously thought that the woman was making a mountain out of a molehill, but now it seems that the saying "a cunning rabbit has three burrows" is indeed true!
Having suppressed the Curse for many years, Wuyue Sha's limbs have become stiff and atrophied to varying degrees, so he can only sit in a chair and cannot move on his own. If it weren't for his still relatively nimble hands, he probably wouldn't even be able to use Puppet Technique.
After escaping the dark room, Wuyue Sha ran out through a secret passage that had been built beforehand. He was carrying a bulging package in his arms, which seemed to contain something important.
After struggling through another passageway, seeing that there was no one behind him, Wuyue Sha finally breathed a sigh of relief.
But at the same time, he remembered the woman who had once helped him, and Yu Heng, who had just betrayed him. His already ugly face twisted even more.
He hated Yu Heng. He had given Yu Heng food and shelter, and even helped Yu Heng raise that useless apprentice. Yet Yu Heng had betrayed him so easily, and had secretly gone to inform Liu Duanyue and the others!
If he hadn't had people stationed at the city lord's mansion who could send him timely messages, he probably wouldn't have realized Yu Heng's betrayal until Liu Duanyue and the others had completely surrounded the bunker.
Similarly, he also resented that woman.
The other party clearly said that they would always help him and accompany him to take over the entire Hidden Nether Realm.
But when that person realized he was going to face Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue, and discovered that the location of the bunker had been exposed, he decisively abandoned him and left.
Over the years Wuyue Sha has reached where he is today thanks to that woman's support. Although Wuyue Sha seems to hate her control on the surface, he is actually very dependent on her.
It could be said that it was precisely because of that woman's existence that Wuyue Sha was able to continue so peacefully.
But this very being abandoned him without any hesitation, wanting to cast him aside! As if he were about to fall into an endless abyss with no chance of recovery. How could Wuyue Sha accept this?
He gritted his teeth and struggled to move his body through the passageway. "You really think I can't do anything without you? I'll show you, I'll show you how the person you fear dies by my hand!"
The more Wuyue Sha spoke, the heavier his resentment became. Recalling what the woman had said to him before she left, Wuyue Sha became even more Qi Ingestion.
What do you mean by saying that provoking Sang Ying and her companion is like throwing an egg against a rock? What do you mean by saying it's better to hold back and not confront them head-on?
Is she so spineless that she intends to hinder her own path of revenge?
Therefore, Wuyue Sha did not heed the woman's advice and turned everyone in the bunker into zombies after she left.
He shouldn't have acted so impulsively, but Wuyue Sha knew that if he was even a step slower and Liu Duanyue and the others gained the upper hand, he would be at an even greater disadvantage.
But what Wuyue Sha didn't expect was that Sang Ying and Jiang Zhuoxue actually knew a way to control the zombies.
He closed his eyes in anguish. Was it really as the woman said, that these two were so lucky that all his schemes would come to naught?
No! He was not willing to accept it!
The secret passage soon came to an end. Wuyue Sha carefully lifted the stone slab above his head, and through the small crack, he saw a pitch-black sky.
Wuyue Sha was a clever man. Back when the secret passage was being built, he had placed its exit in a patch of wasteland outside the city. That way, if something happened to the bunker, he could easily escape Moonless City.
He slowly moved the heavy stone slabs aside, Wuyue Sha laboriously crawled out of the secret passage.
All was quiet except for the rustling sounds of small animals.
Not far away, the tall city walls blocked his view. There was not a sound or light in the city, as if it were a dead city.
Just as Wuyue Sha was about to leave, her fingers touched the bundle in her arms, and a terrible thought suddenly popped into her head.
He deftly opened his bundle, revealing a small, purplish-black banner inside.
With a flick of his long arm, Wuyue Sha caused the small banner to grow several times larger, revealing the black runes on it.
The words "Nine Yin Soul-Locking Banner" were written in strange script on the banner. Wuyue Sha endured the bone-chilling cold when he came into contact with the Soul-Locking Banner, gritted his teeth, and sat down on a large rock. Once he was settled, he suddenly waved the Soul-Locking Banner, and countless wisps of black smoke continuously emerged from it, surging towards Moonless City.
Seeing this, Wuyue Sha revealed a satisfied smile, "Go, quickly turn all the people in the city afflicted with the Curse into living corpses, and use them for my purposes!"
Even if Jiang Zhuoxue and her companion have a solution, so what? Even if they can kill the living corpses, so what?
With so many people in the city afflicted by Curse, even Liu Duanyue's eldest son and youngest daughter, he refused to believe that Liu Duanyue and the others would remain so calm and allow Sang Ying to kill people after they all turned into zombies.
As he thought this, more and more black smoke emerged, and at the same time, a wailing and howling sound, as if countless voices were overlapping, also rang out from the Soul-Locking Banner.
If you look closely into the Soul-Locking Banner, you can see unfamiliar faces roaring in pain, as if they are trying to break free from this quagmire.
The chilling aura emanating from the Soul-Locking Banner gradually seeped out, making Wuyue Sha feel as if her hands were falling into an icy pool, and she quickly lost all feeling in them.
He knew very well that this was the Soul-Locking Banner turning against him. If this continued, he feared that before he could even lock up the souls of those afflicted by the Curse in the city, he would be devoured by the Soul-Locking Banner himself!
Wuyuesha bit his finger, forced the blood from his fingertips and touched it on the Soul Locking Flag. The ferocious face on it disappeared in an instant. Wuyuesha breathed a sigh of relief, and his hands moved faster.
In a short while, the sky above Moonless City was shrouded in a layer of black smoke, Wuyue Sha grinned and smiled silently.
Inside the city, within the protective array.
Liu Chengren coughed softly, glanced at the Yin Mountain Sect, and then carefully adjusted his sister's cloak.
He gazed at the glaring red lines on his sister's beautiful face, and a wave of melancholy almost overwhelmed him.
Why them of all? Even if he were the only one afflicted with the Curse, Liu Chengren wouldn't be so sad and resentful.
"Big brother, how are Father and Second Brother?" Liu Qingyu noticed her brother's movements, looked up and asked softly.
Liu Chengren reassured her, "Don't worry, your father and Chengzhi are both so capable, and with the help of two of the Three Heroes, we'll definitely be able to quell this soon."
Hearing her brother say that, Liu Qingyu's expression softened slightly.
But she quickly sensed something was wrong and pointed to the indistinct black smoke in the sky, asking her brother, "Big brother, what's that in the sky?"
Liu Chengren subconsciously looked up, only to be met with a wisp of black smoke hurtling straight toward him.
The next moment, hoarse growls echoed throughout the city...
A note from the author:
That's all for today. I'm slowly getting back into the swing of things. Thank you all for your support, love you all!