ATPnovel #251 - See you once and fight you once
#251 - See you once and fight you once
At this moment, Zhang Chen, witnessing the scene of the Emperor Daughter's body withering in the dream, had a premonition in his heart. The Emperor sealed the Emperor Daughter's vitality with a tree coffin. Under that Longevity Tree, the Emperor Daughter indeed came back to life.
It's just that the world has changed drastically now, and it is no longer suitable for ancient gods and demons to survive. Therefore, even if the Emperor Daughter survives, she is still trapped in the tomb, eking out a living, waiting for the future changes in the world.
Logically speaking, with the hidden Feng Shui Grand Formation, coupled with the effect of the tree coffin, the Emperor Daughter could wait forever, until the great changes of the future era, waiting for a new era. But who knew that Zhang Chen would actually destroy it, placing the Emperor Daughter in a crisis.
As for the scene where he saw the mysterious aura entering the bodies of Pingbian Wang and the others, that was because the Emperor Daughter's body contained a vast amount of mysterious power. This power came from ancient times and was unwilling to dissipate in modern times. In the process of dissipating, it constantly sought hosts, and the few people around the coffin were the hosts. These few people were fortunate enough to receive the creation of the ancient gods and demons, and their strength would definitely increase by leaps and bounds.
Countless thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind as he stared blankly at the transforming people. Their auras became stronger and stronger, while the Emperor Daughter's corpse decayed more and more rapidly.
"Why would I dream of this scene?" Zhang Chen wondered in his heart.
Just as Zhang Chen was thinking, suddenly, black hair slowly fell from the roof beam above his head, slowly wrapping around Zhang Chen's neck.
Zhang Chen was shocked and quickly looked up. He saw a figure wearing a golden robe hanging upside down on the roof beam. At this time, the hair on its head fell down, like spiritual snakes, entangling towards Zhang Chen.
Zhang Chen wanted to resist, but facing the strangling power of the hair, he could not resist at all.
He saw the hair drill into Zhang Chen's body along his ears, nostrils, and mouth, constantly shuttling through the capillaries in his body, growing out along his skin.
Along with the passage of the hair, he only felt pain to the extreme, as if he had suffered a thousand cuts.
Zhang Chen helplessly raised his head, looking at the strange long hair, knowing in his heart that this was probably the reason why he entered the dream.
"Even if you want to kill me, you have to give me a reason, right? Let me die knowing why!"
Seeing that he was about to be strangled to death by the countless strands of hair, the woman above his head suddenly scattered her hair, revealing a delicate face.
That face was absolutely beautiful, cold and unparalleled, with a stern aura between her eyebrows, possessing a kind of indescribable kingly majesty.
The moment he saw the woman's face, for some reason, a thought flashed through Zhang Chen's mind: This is my great-niece!
Emperor Daughter!
The moment he saw the other party's face, Zhang Chen knew why the karma had found him. It was a kind of inexplicable feeling, inexplicably knowing the information.
It was he who excavated the True Dragon Tomb, broke the Feng Shui Grand Formation, and attracted all the heroes of the world. He also stole the other party's personal jade box. It would be strange if the other party didn't come looking for him.
In the end, this karma was all caused by him!
'Huff~'
Seeing that his breathing was becoming more and more difficult, finally at a certain moment, Zhang Chen suddenly opened his eyes, looking at the dark stone cave, with a hint of surprise in his eyes.
"It really is a dream." Zhang Chen tried hard to calm his rapid breathing, his eyes looking at the dim stone cave, his mind began to turn:
"I remember the stone tablet of the Great Tomb said that the Emperor Daughter has the ability to control dreams, right? So, I'm being entangled by my great-niece?"
"I'm afraid this is not just a dream, but also a warning. Once the Emperor Daughter's protective golden light is broken, I'm afraid something bad will happen. The longevity substance sealed by the Emperor Daughter's body will be completely leaked. At that time, the Emperor Daughter's body will probably no longer be able to be preserved." Zhang Chen guessed in his heart.
"So, the Emperor Daughter is coming to me? The Emperor Daughter thinks this is my fault and wants me to solve the problem?" Zhang Chen was a little speechless, sitting in the stone cave, rubbing his eyebrows:
"I have to take care of this matter! Not to mention that she is my great-niece, even if she is not my great-niece, once the golden light is broken, the mysterious aura will spread out from the Emperor Daughter's body and be absorbed by Pingbian Wang and others, which is equivalent to several people dividing the Emperor Daughter's creation. To what extent will the strength of Pingbian Wang's Mansion expand? I'm afraid I won't be able to live in peace at that time either."
Zhang Chen quickly thought about countermeasures. His thinking was clear, and he quickly sorted out two solutions: "If you want to solve this matter, there are only two ways. The first way is to go to Pingbian Wang's Mansion and steal the Emperor Daughter's body. However, Pingbian Wang's Mansion is heavily guarded. I want to sneak into Pingbian Wang's Mansion without being discovered, it seems unlikely."
"The second way is to find Chen Xu and arrest Chen Xu. As long as those two brushes don't mess around, won't the matter be solved?" Zhang Chen said to himself.
Compared to sneaking into Pingbian Wang's Mansion to steal the corpse, it is more reliable to secretly find Chen Xu and control those two brushes.
As long as the other party does not break the Emperor Daughter's defense, there will be no loss of essence, energy, and spirit. Then all the troubles will be gone.
"Who would have thought that that little Feng Shui master would cause me such a big mess? Sure enough, people cannot be underestimated, and the sea cannot be measured." Zhang Chen never expected that the guy who was peed on the head by the old village chief and almost buried alive would have such means.
"Those two brushes are really weird. If it were in the past, I might not be able to do anything about those two brushes, but now I have mastered the Six-Syllable Mantra, maybe I can find a way to seal those two brushes." Thoughts flashed through Zhang Chen's mind, and he soon had an idea. Now that he had an idea, the next step was to find a way to do it.
"I don't know where Chen Xu is now. This matter still needs to be inquired about from Xie Lingyun. Xie Lingyun is best at finding out news." Thinking of this, Zhang Chen dared not delay any longer. He directly found a warrior patrolling nearby and asked him to pass the message to Xie Lingyun.
The two sides naturally have unknown communication methods in the dark. In just a cup of tea's time, Xie Lingyun's Yin spirit had already appeared in front of Zhang Chen's stone cave. Before the person arrived, Xie Lingyun's voice had already come from afar: "I heard you are looking for me urgently?"
"There is a very important matter that I want to ask my sister to do." Zhang Chen was not polite.
"What is it?" Xie Lingyun asked. The matter that could make Zhang Chen call someone urgently in the middle of the night was definitely not a small matter, and the person he wanted to find was definitely not a small figure.
"Help me find Chen Xu." Zhang Chen said.
"That Feng Shui master?" Xie Lingyun's pupils shrank, obviously knowing the name Chen Xu.
Zhang Chen nodded upon hearing this: "Find his whereabouts as soon as possible. If you can capture him, that would be the best thing."
Xie Lingyun said upon hearing this: "There is no need to investigate. I already know where he is now. This person was directly collected by Pingbian Wang's Mansion after going down the mountain. He lives in the Ziwu Pavilion in Pingbian Wang's Mansion. He is carefully enshrined by Pingbian Wang's Mansion and is extremely treasured."
"Is it possible to capture him?" Zhang Chen asked.
Xie Lingyun shook her head upon hearing this: "Pingbian Wang's Mansion is heavily guarded, it is impossible to quietly capture people."
Zhang Chen fell silent upon hearing this, his eyes turned to the clear night sky, his heart burning with anxiety, constantly thinking about how to capture Chen Xu.
"Is it possible to lure him out? And then capture him secretly?" Zhang Chen asked again.
Xie Lingyun shook her head: "This fellow is too important, the Pingbian Royal Mansion will not give us this opportunity."
Zhang Chen was silent upon hearing this, then his eyes swept across his golden finger panel, his gaze landing on the Divine Water Transformation.
Using his Divine Water Transformation, he could definitely sneak into the Pingbian Royal Mansion, but although his Divine Water Transformation was mysterious, the great drought in the world today was too conspicuous. A cloud of water vapor or a cloud of mist suddenly floating by would probably not be able to hide from the scouts of the Pingbian Royal Mansion.
"If only Gou Lan County could have a heavy rain, then I would be completely sure to sneak into the Pingbian Royal Mansion," Zhang Chen sighed.
"Rain? It's not difficult to make it rain. But are you sure that as long as it rains, you will be able to sneak into the Pingbian Royal Mansion?" Xie Lingyun, who was beside him, was stunned after hearing Zhang Chen's words, a hint of surprise appearing in her eyes.
"Do you have a way to make it rain?" Zhang Chen did not answer Xie Lingyun's words, but instead asked.
"Of course I don't have the means to make it rain," Xie Lingyun said, "But our Inspection Division does have capable people who can summon wind and rain."
"Please help me, sister," Zhang Chen was overjoyed at this time and quickly cupped his hands.
"When do you want it to rain? When do you want the rain to stop?" Xie Lingyun asked.
"Tonight would be best, let it be tonight! I'm afraid of changes tomorrow," Zhang Chen was a little worried.
"I'll go and order it now," Xie Lingyun said.
"Wait, since it's raining, we still need to find an excuse, otherwise, if it suddenly rains, I'm afraid the Pingbian Royal Mansion will be suspicious," Zhang Chen quickly said.
"Finding a cover-up excuse is also simple. Right now, there is a great drought in the world. We only need to use the excuse of alleviating the drought to cover it up, and we will definitely not arouse suspicion from the Pingbian Royal Mansion," Xie Lingyun said with a smile, "Don't worry, I will go back and spread the news, and I won't let the Pingbian Royal Mansion be suspicious."
"Thank you, sister," Zhang Chen said, bowing in thanks.
Xie Lingyun smiled upon hearing this: "Don't thank me, it's just a trivial matter, not worth mentioning. With the friendship between us, saying thank you is too formal."
Xie Lingyun's Yin spirit dissipated into the air. Zhang Chen looked at the empty space where Xie Lingyun disappeared, and his tense emotions relaxed. With Xie Lingyun's scheming and methods, such a thing could not possibly go wrong.
Zhang Chen instructed the fox spirit Nannan to take good care of the pill furnace, and then his body turned and disappeared into the cave, transforming into a vampire bat and soaring in the night sky. Along the way, he quietly came to Gou Lan County, found a corner to hide, and waited for the night rain to fall.
Zhang Chen didn't have to wait long before a strong wind suddenly swept across the sky above Gou Lan County, dark clouds continued to grow, lightning and thunder broke through the night, and rain fell from the clouds with a crackling sound.
The northern region, which had been drought-stricken for several months, finally had rain falling.
The people in the city were boiling, the people who were asleep in the dark night were awakened by the sound of the rain hitting the eaves, and looking at the pouring rain, they walked out of their houses one after another, shouting wildly in the courtyard.
The people of Gou Lan County were boiling!
Inside the Pingbian Royal Mansion, the Pingbian King listened to the shouts in the city, and looking at the water droplets sliding down the eaves, he couldn't help but frown: "Why did it suddenly rain?"
"I heard people say that the Inspection Division couldn't bear to see the people die of thirst, so they sent down a timely rain," Fifth or Sixth Mr. walked in from outside the door. The heavy rain suddenly fell in the dark night, and he had no intention of sleeping.
"It's just a useless effort. If rain was useful and could alleviate the drought in the northern region, I would have asked someone to do it long ago," the Pingbian King shook his head: "But a heavy rain can save a few people from death, which can be regarded as a merit."
"By the way, has the corpse of that god and demon been transported back?" the Pingbian King asked.
"That corpse is invulnerable to all laws. Even a Yang God True Person would find it as heavy as Mount Tai to move. Ordinary people can move it a little easier. However, in order to prevent those guys from targeting us, we moved it slowly in order to keep it secret and not be noticed, but at the latest, we can transport the corpse over tomorrow," Fifth or Sixth Mr. said.
"That is the body of a god and demon, and it is a well-preserved body of a god and demon. Every drop of its blood is an unparalleled creation. Although we didn't snatch the tree coffin, what other abilities does that tree coffin have besides being able to make people live forever? In terms of real use, it may not be as good as the body of a god and demon," the Pingbian King said with a smug smile.
Speaking of this, the Pingbian King said: "By the way, have you found the old guy's whereabouts?"
"That old guy disappeared with the twelfth-order mystery and the tree coffin, like finding a needle in a haystack. No matter how we searched, we couldn't find his踪迹," Fifth or Sixth Mr. frowned, as if he had encountered a problem.
"Heh heh, I guess he must be hiding. He has already suffered heavy damage, where else can he run to? Search every household for me, that dead eunuch must not have run far. If we can keep that twelfth-order mystery in the northern region, our Pingbian Royal Mansion will have the confidence and backing," a hint of greed appeared in the Pingbian King's eyes, setting his sights on the twelfth-order mystery.
"I heard people say that there have been a lot of unfamiliar faces in the northern region recently, with accents from the capital…" Fifth or Sixth Mr. looked at the Pingbian King and said.
"They must be experts from the imperial court who have come here to find the Changsheng Tree Coffin. Heh heh, as long as we block the northern region and delay the time, when we absorb the blood and creation of the gods and demons, we will teach them not to get out of the northern region," the Pingbian King's voice was full of cold killing intent: "What we lack now is time, the time to transform the creation of the gods and demons into the power belonging to my Pingbian Royal Mansion."
"We must strive for enough time to delay them for me. When I absorb the creation of the gods and demons, I will leave everything in the northern region, and the imperial court will not be able to get a single hair. This is the opportunity for my Pingbian Royal Mansion to change its fate," the Pingbian King's voice was very stern: "I want to seize that twelfth-order mystery. I want to let the imperial court know what it means to lose both the wife and the army. The northern region is not a place where they can come and go as they please. This is the opportunity for my Pingbian Royal Mansion to change its fate."
Outside the door, the torrential rain was beating on the eaves with a crackling sound. In the dark corner of the alley, Zhang Chen looked at the pouring rain and secretly marveled: "What a strange world, even such heavenly power can be mastered artificially, it's really incredible."
The mysterious power is something that technology, no matter how developed, can never catch up with.
Zhang Chen's mind moved, and he rose into the air, turning into a mist, and then came to the乌云 against the rain, aimed at the direction of the Pingbian Royal Mansion, and fell from the sky.
He didn't know which courtyard Chen Xu was in within the Pingbian Royal Mansion, but that didn't matter, because at this time, accompanied by the falling rain, water had already accumulated on the ground. Zhang Chen turned into a stream of water and spread out in the courtyard, mixed with the constantly falling rain, and no one would notice anything unusual.