A blue talisman of Du Peiyun was right on top of my head. Instantly, I felt as if I was being crushed by a huge mountain. A suffocating feeling welled up in my heart, and I spat out a mouthful of blood.
My body involuntarily collapsed to the ground. In the last moment when I could still control my body, my fingers touched the small porcelain bottle in my pocket.
It was the bottle that sealed Zhu Youjian by Si Jiangchen.
If I were caught by Du Peiyun, I would surely be doomed. And Zhu Youjian might also be imprisoned by him.
Since the person related to the Revival Spell was someone Zhu Youjian cherished and the reason he was reluctant to leave this world, I might as well just release him and not let that scoundrel Du Peiyun benefit!
As soon as this thought came to me, my fingers had already pinched the seal of the porcelain bottle. With a soft "pop" sound, the yellow talisman on it was torn off by me.
"Have you caught Du Wenzhong?"
I was lying on the ground, unable to move anymore. I only saw Du Peiyun's cloth shoes with thick soles rushing to my side.
"Not yet..."
The mole who was with us in the tomb passage covered his swollen cheek and said, "We thought they would always act together. Who would have thought that the little brat wasn't brought here. He might have been hidden somewhere."
"Good-for-nothing!"
I heard Du Peiyun scold coldly. Then he bent down, grabbed my hair, and lifted me up from the ground.
"Just such a little girl. It took you so long to catch her?"
"She... they are too slippery. They can always slip away."
"Fortunately, the clan leader made a careful arrangement this time, so we could catch her so easily."
Du Peiyun's two subordinates flattered him non - stop, which made Du Peiyun quite happy. He reached into my pocket while still instructing the mole, "Go and block that rat hole, so no one else can climb out!"
"Yes!"
That person immediately went to move rubble to block the entrance. Du Peiyun rummaged in my pocket for a while, but only took out the small porcelain bottle.
"Huh?"
He noticed that the yellow talisman on the seal had been broken, and his expression immediately changed.
"Is there a ghost sealed in here?"
He acted extremely quickly and had already formed a spell gesture.
"Where is the Great Revival Spell?!"
He asked.
It turned out that Du Peiyun didn't know what the "Great Revival Spell" was either!
I felt amused in my heart, but I closed my eyes and pretended to be dead without saying a word.
Seeing that I didn't respond, Du Peiyun asked the mole again. The mole in the tomb passage was only busy looking for treasures with Chen Jiu and didn't know anything about the confrontation between me, Si Jiangchen, and Zhu Youjian. Naturally, he couldn't know that the "Great Revival Spell" was on a ghost.
"... This... I only heard that guy surnamed Si say that he asked this woman to bring it out."
The mole pointed at me and said, "Your subordinate... also doesn't know what it is..."
"Idiot!!" Du Peiyun was so angry that he kicked the mole hard in the stomach, kicking him to the ground. "Stupid thing, you've been tricked! How could that guy surnamed Si put such an important spell on a zombie? Hurry, go in and drag Si Jiangchen out!!"
"Yes!!"
The mole covered his stomach and endured the pain, then was about to crawl into the tomb passage again.
Suddenly, a white figure flashed in front of my eyes. A pale face with a blood - red tongue suddenly rushed in front of Du Peiyun's face. It grabbed his right hand that was holding my hair. With two "crack" sounds, two of Du Peiyun's fingers were actually broken backward. I immediately fell back to the ground.
"Damn it, what kind of ghost!"
Du Peiyun didn't expect that a ghost could have such terrifying strength and actually hurt him, a person who had practiced Taoism for many years!
While scolding in a low voice, the spell gesture he formed in his hand had already been slapped towards the white figure in mid - air while enduring the sharp pain.
That white figure was Zhu Youjian whom I had released. I thought he had already escaped. Why did this guy come and throw himself into the net?
The spell Du Peiyun slapped out was a ghost - suppressing spell, which contained the divine senses of the immortals from the thirty - three heavens of Taoism. Even an old ghost that had caused trouble in the world would have to obediently submit if hit by this spell.
Du Peiyun originally thought that the spell would surely succeed, but it was like a clay ox entering the sea without a sound.
The white figure only broke his fingers and then disappeared in front of us in an instant.
"Ah!!" Du Peiyun was in great pain and for a moment threw me back to the ground again.
Unexpectedly, the white figure emerged from the ground. Without hesitation, it tore off the blue talisman that was suppressing me on my head. With a "hiss" sound, an extremely painful expression also appeared on that ghost's face.
The Taoist talismans could cause great harm to ghosts. I sincerely thanked that ghost named Zhu Youjian.
We came to catch him, but he was willing to help me get out of danger.
The talisman fell to the ground and immediately caught fire. I suddenly felt much more relaxed. Taking advantage of the moment when Du Peiyun covered his fingers and tried to put the joints back, I scrambled up from the ground and ran out of the forest like the wind.
At this time, the sky had turned pale. I could vaguely see some soldiers in military uniforms running towards this direction on the mountain path.
"Help!! Lieutenant Wang! Save me!"
I screamed loudly, "Si Jiangchen is trapped in the hole!"
"Madam, are you injured?!"
The uninjured one of Si Jiangchen's two lieutenants was startled when he saw me running out in a sorry state. While raising his gun, he accelerated towards me.
Du Peiyun behind me also saw the approaching soldiers. Suddenly, he sneered and came closer.
"Dodge!! Madam, be careful!"
I saw a look of panic on Lieutenant Wang's face. I quickly threw myself forward. If Du Peiyun wanted to attack me, my falling down would just give Lieutenant Wang a clear view so that he could shoot Du Peiyun dead.
Sure enough, I felt a chill on my neck. The feeling of a sharp blade cutting through my skin made me tremble in my heart.
Did Du Peiyun want to cut off my head?
I didn't have time to think carefully. I had already fallen to the ground. Du Peiyun's knife also followed closely and stabbed into my back.
"Hehe!!"
I heard his sinister laughter in my ear. "Let's see if anyone is willing to sacrifice themselves to save you!!"
...
This was the last sound I heard. Then, I fell into a confused and chaotic state.
The world around me became distorted and chaotic. I could see all kinds of strange colors, and from time to time, monsters would pounce on me. Looking down, I could see the tip of the knife sticking out of my chest.
I thought I should be dead. Even a zombie might not be able to survive such an injury!
So, I was too lazy to care about those hideous monsters. I just let them grab and tear my body... I only felt my eyes getting more and more sore, and I couldn't help but close them...
"Wake up! Don't die!!"
I seemed to hear Si Jiangchen's voice in my ear. Had he come out? Great! At least one of us could survive!
I was happy in my heart. That guy Zhu Youjian was right. The Great Revival Spell could make one of us a ghost and the other a god.
I would naturally be the one who became a ghost. As for Si Jiangchen... He would be a good - looking god, just as unfeeling as ever!