HLnovel Chapter 453 Zombie Taoist Priest 2 Ghost Empress 1
Chapter 453 Zombie Taoist Priest 2 Ghost Empress 1
At this moment, the boat captain also came over. He grabbed Shi Shaojian's hand tightly and said excitedly, "Thanks to the two Taoist priests, if it weren't for you, we probably wouldn't have been able to escape this calamity."
As he spoke, he kept praising the two men's profound Taoist skills.
The boatman's unspoken meaning was that he wanted to buy some talismans and ritual implements for peace and protection.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian naturally understood his thoughts. Shi Shaojian smiled and said, "Captain, don't worry, we will prepare some talismans for everyone to ensure a safe journey."
Upon hearing this, the boat captain felt relieved and thanked him repeatedly.
The boat then continued to sail smoothly on the river, and everyone returned to their cabins to enjoy this rare moment of peace.
……
After disembarking, Ren Yinyin, seeing that no one was around, took out the clam from her bag and showed it to Shi Shaojian.
"Senior brother, look what this is?" Ren Yinyin explained the situation at the bottom of the water to Shi Shaojian in detail.
Shi Shaojian took the clam, weighed it in his hand, and said, "It should be a clam spirit!"
"Why did the clam spirit turn into this?" Ren Yinyin asked curiously.
She encountered mostly zombies and ghosts, but never any water spirits.
"If I'm not mistaken, this clam spirit died for some unknown reason. Perhaps it was because it was unwilling to accept its fate and turned into a resentful evil spirit. Because someone on the ship said they were going to abandon their child, it triggered the clam spirit's greed..." Shi Shaojian pondered and slowly revealed his guess. He had seen many strange things with his master Shi Jian, and upon seeing the clam spirit, he had some guesses.
"Could that little girl be the remnant of a clam spirit's kindness?" Ren Yinyin guessed.
They are not monsters that cultivate themselves by eating blood, and their personalities are generally peaceful and kind.
Unless they are provoked, they generally will not provoke humans.
“That should be it!” Shi Shaojian nodded, holding up the clam spirit to Ren Yinyin and saying, “Junior Sister, this clam spirit isn’t very useful anymore. Why don’t we open it and see if there are any pearls?”
Ren Yinyin rolled her eyes at Shi Shaojian, thinking, "Senior brother really has no sympathy."
"After I remove its resentment and nurture it for a period of time, I will release it into a great river, lake, or sea. Perhaps after a long time, it will regain its intelligence!" Ren Yinyin took the clam spirit, touched it with her hand, and put it into her treasure pouch.
Shi Shaojian didn't say anything more. His junior sister was so kind-hearted and willing to do these things, so he had no objection.
……
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, a month has passed in the blink of an eye.
On a sunny day, two figures were slowly approaching Gantian Town from afar on a small road.
As she walked, the woman suddenly stopped, her delicate brows furrowing slightly, as if she had sensed something amiss.
She looked around warily and asked softly, "Senior brother, can you sense any demonic energy?"
Upon hearing this, the man stopped and focused on sensing the surrounding atmosphere.
After a moment, he nodded and said in a deep voice, "Yes, there is indeed a demonic aura, and it's quite strong."
These two were Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian. They were sent by their master to invite their uncle, Mao Xiaofang, to Renjia Town for a gathering in four months.
However, they never expected to detect such a strong demonic aura not far from Gantian Town.
You should know that this is the sanctuary of Uncle-Master Mao Xiaofang, and ordinary demons and evil spirits would not dare to cause trouble here.
But now this demonic aura is so obvious, could it be that some powerful figure has appeared?
"Senior brother, shall we go take a look?" Ren Yinyin turned around and asked Shi Shaojian.
"Let's go!" Shi Shaojian pulled a peach wood sword from his bundle and handed it to Ren Yinyin. "Be careful!"
The two followed the demonic aura through mountains and rivers until it grew dark and they arrived at a cemetery.
The cemetery was built in a very secluded place; if the two hadn't followed the guidance of the demonic energy, they wouldn't know when they would have found it.
The blood talisman pasted on the tomb door had been destroyed. Ren Yinyin took off the half of the blood talisman that was stuck to the tomb door, examined it carefully, and recognized that it was a Maoshan magic.
"Senior brother, our martial uncle has been here!" Ren Yinyin was a little puzzled. Why would our martial uncle come to open the tomb?
Logically speaking, if no one disturbs them, these dead people will continue to sleep.
"There are signs of tool damage, so someone must have come to rob the tomb!" Shi Shaojian examined it carefully and found that there were quite a few people involved, who looked like the military.
"The military robbing tombs?" Ren Yinyin frowned, a sense of foreboding rising in her heart.
"Could the source of that demonic aura be related to this tomb raiding?"
Shi Shaojian nodded and gripped the peach wood sword in his hand tightly. "We'll know once we go in and take a look."
The two carefully pushed open the tomb door, and a putrid smell wafted out.
The tomb passage was gloomy and pitch black.
As they walked, a deep roar suddenly came from ahead, filled with endless anger and resentment.
Ren Yinyin and Shi Shaojian exchanged a glance, and both saw tension and wariness in each other's eyes.
They gripped their weapons tightly and moved forward slowly, as if the slightest mistake would awaken some terrifying being within this eerie tomb.
After turning a corner, a faint light suddenly appeared ahead, standing out starkly in the pitch-black tomb.
Their hearts raced instantly. They were filled with vigilance towards the light, unaware of the danger lurking behind it.
Shi Shaojian took a deep breath, took a small step forward, and cautiously peeked out from around the corner to observe the source of the light.
He moved with extreme caution, afraid of making the slightest sound.
However, when he saw the scene in the light, he suddenly froze, his body as if frozen in place.
After a long while, he came to his senses, turned his head and nodded to Ren Yinyin.
Seeing this, Ren Yinyin became even more curious and couldn't help but step forward to find out what was going on.
When her gaze fell upon the scene in the light, she too was stunned.
Before them lay a spacious tomb chamber, filled with rows of neatly arranged zombies.
These zombies are dressed in different ways, but it is clear from their clothes that they are divided into civil and military categories.
On the right is a row of military zombies, clad in heavy armor, wielding weapons, and exuding an imposing aura; on the left is a row of civil official zombies, dressed in official robes, holding tablets, and displaying dignified expressions.
The zombies all bowed slightly, respectfully greeting a female zombie in a phoenix robe in front of them.
The female zombie was dressed in a phoenix robe, but she wore no jewelry. However, judging from the reactions of the other zombies, she must have been a person of high status in her previous life.
She exuded an aura of authority, which inevitably reminded people of her years of experience in high positions.
Beside the female zombie was another zombie dressed as a eunuch, holding a whisk, half-bending over, ready to obey the female zombie's orders at any time.
The light in the tomb came from candlelight on the walls!
Under the bright light, the scene was so chilling that it almost felt like stepping into a long-vanished "mini-dynasty"!
Ren Yinyin tugged at Shi Shaojian and gave him a wink!
There are so many old zombies, we can't fight them all, we have no choice but to retreat!
Shi Shaojian understood immediately, and the two of them began to retreat stealthily.
The two moved cautiously and nimbly, like cats, making almost no sound.
Only after leaving the tomb did the two of them breathe a sigh of relief.