Chapter 613 A Bunch of Little Sheep (1)
Kill me?
Cheng Hongling’s face turned even colder upon hearing these words.
Qi Huang was also confused. What did her marriage to the Lu family and her main body’s marriage to the Lu family have to do with whether this “Xue Jing” would be Lu Yi’s concubine? Why would the other party want to kill her?
“Thank you, Father Emperor!”
“Xue Jing” on the other side thanked her Father Emperor, and the father and daughter ended their conversation.
“Ling’er, who is that old man in the Thousand Li Sound Transmission Device? Why does he want to kill you?”
Jiang Liniang asked excitedly.
“Who knows? Probably looking to die.”
Cheng Hongling replied with sharp eyes.
“I think we need to get to the bottom of this. Xue Jing’s identity is already very clear. She must be one of Lu Yi’s hundreds of unregistered concubines. But why did she come to the HongHua Sect to target us? Whether she becomes a concubine is not something we can decide.”
Qi Huang said, trying to ease the atmosphere.
“You’re quite merciful!”
A meaningful cold smile appeared on Cheng Hongling’s face.
“It’s not mercy, it’s just that killing her won’t solve the root problem. Who knows what kind of background she has?”
Qi Huang explained, her gaze shifting evasively.
“Oh my, I also think it’s better to be lenient. If there’s a misunderstanding, it can be cleared up with an explanation. Why must we kill?”
Jiang Liniang also chimed in.
Cheng Hongling straightened up and asked, “Then how do you plan to investigate? Just ask directly?”
“It’s not impossible, but for now, I need to observe the other women first. I suspect they have similar identities and purposes. If that’s the case, we can call them together and explain everything clearly to avoid trouble.”
Qi Huang’s gaze shifted evasively,
She spoke of her plan, fearing that the Queen might misunderstand her as being soft-hearted out of lust.
Cheng Hongling did not speak, tacitly agreeing.
“Sigh, this Lu family is truly a plague, bringing us so much trouble for no reason!”
Jiang Liniang couldn’t help but curse.
“It’s not necessarily trouble. We don’t want to marry into the Lu family, and they don’t either. Perhaps we can even become allies.”
Qi Huang quickly appeased her.
A thoughtful expression appeared on Cheng Hongling’s pretty face, as her words did hold some truth.
In the following days, whenever Qi Huang had free time, she monitored the other suspicious women, striving to understand their intentions as soon as possible.
Pingshan Mass Grave.
At this moment, the zombie Crown Prince Jiang Feng from the previous dynasty was approaching the center. When he was alive, he had wanted to thoroughly investigate the source of the Yin Energy in Pingshan Mass Grave. He could no longer suppress his impulse and finally acted.
To understand the situation, Jiang Feng did not advance at full speed. Instead, he strolled leisurely like an ordinary person, observing as he walked. However, the golden corpse spots on his body already clearly showed his strength, so no evil spirits dared to approach.
Pingshan Mass Grave, having been corroded by Yin Energy for a long time, was a scene of decay as far as the eye could see. Not to mention vegetation, not even a large stone could be seen; everything had turned to ash and scattered on the ground.
As Jiang Feng walked, he suddenly stopped because not far away, a zombie that looked like a wolf was frantically preying on a group of low-level evil spirits.
Jiang Feng observed it carefully and found that it was not an ordinary wolf-like zombie. This fellow had two pairs of ears and was as stout as a calf.
“It’s actually a Four-Eared Wolf!”
Jiang Feng quickly identified the wolf’s identity.
A widely distributed wolf. They are stout, possess astonishing combat power, and with two pairs of ears, their hearing far surpasses that of ordinary dogs, hence they were gradually domesticated as guard pets.
However, a wolf is still a wolf. No matter how gentle its temperament, it is still a beast. Therefore, many people had unfortunate experiences during the domestication process. For instance, the granddaughter of the Immortal Alliance Leader had two fingers bitten off while forcibly taming a Four-Eared Wolf.
The Immortal Alliance Leader was furious and ordered all countries to cooperate in hunting down all Four-Eared Wolves in the entire Cultivation World, whether tamed or wild, not a single one could be spared.
After centuries of brutal slaughter, the Four-Eared Wolf finally vanished completely from the Cultivation World.
Jiang Feng had also read about the Four-Eared Wolf in books. He was surprised to see a zombie transformed from this animal here.
Jiang Feng observed with great interest. The Four-Eared Wolf zombie seemed to have no intelligence. After preying on a few low-level evil spirits, it charged towards him.
Jiang Feng frowned slightly and casually kicked it away.
The Four-Eared Wolf zombie wailed, then fled with its tail between its legs into the Yin Energy ahead.
Jiang Feng couldn’t help but laugh and continued forward. However, as soon as he took a step, a gust of wind hit his face, and a figure rushed towards him at high speed. Its massive fist tore through the air, emitting a piercing roar.
“Hmph?”
Jiang Feng hadn’t expected the other party to be so fast. In his haste, he gathered all his strength and punched out.
“Boom…”
The two figures clashed with a punch without any fancy moves. The ground beneath them instantly felt as if it had been struck by a meteor, and dust flew high into the air. A terrifying shockwave swept in all directions.
Jiang Feng’s expression changed, and he stumbled back two steps, while the tall figure remained in place, unmoved.
“Even a dog needs to consider its owner before striking.
Do you understand?”
The tall figure walked forward with his hands behind his back, and his figure was clearly exposed in Jiang Feng’s sight.
It was a tall zombie with a head of messy long hair, subtly revealing crimson eyes. His clothes were tattered, and bulging muscles reflected a metallic luster, with knotted veins, making him incredibly terrifying. What was even more intimidating was that the zombie’s skin was covered with large and small golden corpse spots, clearly indicating that it was also a Golden Corpse.
“I never expected to find an evil spirit with strength comparable to mine in this Pingshan Mass Grave!”
Jiang Feng said calmly, as the depth of the corpse spots indicated that the other party was at most in the mid-stage of Golden Corpse, just like him. It was just that he was caught off guard earlier, which caused him to suffer a disadvantage in the confrontation.
“Heh heh, there are many things you don’t expect.”
The stout zombie sneered and then asked, “You are that former Crown Prince Jiang Feng, aren’t you?”
“You know me?”
Jiang Feng was somewhat surprised.
“Of course, I know. I saw everything from your entry into Pingshan Mass Grave to being killed by an insider and waking up as a zombie.”
The stout Golden Corpse said with a hint of mockery on his face.
“Is that so? Then can you tell me who the insider was?”
Jiang Feng probed.
“Why should I tell you? You came to Pingshan Mass Grave to eliminate the source of the Yin Energy here. That insider actually helped us a lot.”
The stout Golden Corpse said playfully.
“What is your relationship with the source of that Yin Energy?”
Jiang Feng probed again.
“Do you think I would tell you?”
“I am also a zombie now, you shouldn’t have such strong reservations.”
Jiang Feng tried to persuade him.
“So what? Isn’t there endless slaughter within the human race? Hurry up and get lost. The area ahead is not a place you can enter.”
The stout zombie issued a dismissal.
“What if I don’t?”
Jiang Feng narrowed his eyes slightly, his cheeks becoming even more charmingly evil.
“You don’t think there’s only one Golden Corpse in this central area, do you? If you don’t believe me, feel free to try. I promise this will be your last death.”
The stout zombie threatened him directly.
Jiang Feng pondered for a moment and finally left wisely. On his way back, his mood was extremely heavy, because Pingshan Mass Grave was much more terrifying than he had imagined. It was no wonder its spread was so fast.
“My Empress! My Empress! You wanted to protect the people of Huang Tian Commandery with all your heart, but now it seems like a fool’s dream.”
Jiang Feng couldn’t help but sigh.
At the HongHua Sect, after more than half a month of observation, Qi Huang had figured out the backgrounds of the other women. Just as she had suspected, they were all unregistered concubines of Lu Yi, and their reasons for coming here were the same as “Xue Jing”—they did not want to marry into the Lu family, so they wanted to understand her intentions.
Qi Huang lost patience with these women and thus sent out invitations to each of them, inviting them to visit her home to discuss matters directly.
Those women were caught off guard, but since Fairy Hongling had invited them, they couldn’t flee with guilty consciences, so they could only brace themselves and go.
Qi Huang looked at the dozen or so beauties with different temperaments in the courtyard and smiled slightly, like a wolf seeing a flock of little sheep.
