The horde of corpses let out beast - like growls from their throats. Their distorted eyes glowed with a gloomy green light in the darkness.
Yu Nian sized up the horde of corpses, looking a bit surprised.
These long - dead corpses were in a sorry state, but they moved extremely fast, not at all as slow as ordinary zombies.
Before long, they formed an impenetrable circle, surrounding everyone inside.
A cold, gloomy wind blew, uncommonly cold. The damp and putrid stench drilled straight into everyone's nostrils, and their faces all turned a bit grim.
An immobile Old Village Head Tan was already extremely ferocious, let alone a whole horde of these freely - moving creatures attacking together.
Yu Nian's eyes darkened. She summoned Liu Mo and instructed, "Protect them well."
Liu Mo nodded and instantly transformed into a thick python. It arched its body and firmly protected everyone in its embrace.
Yu Nian's eyes quickly scanned the positions of the zombies, then without hesitation, she charged towards the dark shadows.
With a few soft "whooshing" sounds, the talisman papers left her hand. Like sharp blades, they accurately shot into the chests of the nearby zombies.
The zombies fell to the ground immediately. After twitching violently a few times, they fell silent.
Seeing this, the remaining zombies slowed down. A look of hesitation even appeared on their festering faces.
Yu Nian slightly raised her eyebrows. "So they're a bunch of things with a bit of consciousness."
Her steps were deft and strange. The red thread dyed with cinnabar neatly tied two zombies together, and then using her hand as a blade, she quickly knocked them out.
Yu Nian was extremely fast. Before long, half of the zombies were lying on the ground, writhing and struggling non - stop.
Cuicui and Shitou exchanged a look, and both saw indescribable shock in each other's eyes.
"Do you think Sister Yu Nian looks a bit familiar when she's chopping zombies..."
"Like she's chopping Chinese cabbages..."
Feeling Yu Nian's gaze on them, they immediately fell silent. They instinctively covered their necks, and a chill ran down their spines.
Yu Nian sized up the number of the remaining zombies. She casually formed a seal. As her figure changed, several Taoist seals landed on the zombies.
The zombies were immediately stunned, and the evil qi around them began to surge wildly.
Yu Nian slightly parted her lips and calmly said, "Capture!"
A flash of golden light later, all the zombies knelt and fell to the ground.
Liu Mo cheered and crawled to Yu Nian's side. Its tone was full of reverence and pride. "The master is truly mighty!"
Everyone looked at the zombies lying haphazardly on the ground. After the fight, their already tattered clothes were even more in tatters.
But Yu Nian's white clothes were still neat, not stained with a single drop of blood.
Yu Nian stood there and retracted her hand. She asked Cuicui beside her, "Do you recognize these corpses?"
Xiaocui carefully identified them for a moment, then shook her head. "I don't recognize them. They're not from Wuxiang Village."
Yu Nian nodded. "It seems someone deliberately raised them here."
Cuicui gasped in surprise and couldn't believe it. "How dare someone raise such ferocious things? What on earth does that person want to do?"
Yu Nian explained, "During the fight just now, these zombies knew to be afraid, which means there are still remnants of souls in their corpses. A corpse has a form but no mind. Obviously, someone used a secret method to detain their souls in their bodies. The yin qi in this forest cemetery is very heavy. It's an excellent place to raise corpses. Their trainer gathered these zombies here and used the yin qi and lunar essence they absorbed for their own use."
Yu Nian looked up at the sky. After the fight just now, it was almost dawn.
These zombies were indeed dangerous, but they were also poor souls. She had to send them on their way before dawn.
Yu Nian stood in the middle of the horde of corpses. She dipped her finger in cinnabar and drew a complex talisman on the ground. Suddenly, a righteous and powerful wind blew in the originally cold forest.
Yu Nian took out several red talisman papers from her bosom. With a flip of her wrist, the talisman papers fluttered with the wind and accurately landed on each zombie.
Yu Nian chanted a rhythmic incantation. The talisman papers suddenly burst into flames. The color of the flames was very special, a pure light blue.
Although the flames were fierce, they didn't harm the corpses. Instead, they burned away all the black evil qi lingering on the corpses.
The moment Yu Nian stopped chanting, the flames gradually died down and finally disappeared.
The ghastly green - black faces of the corpses became peaceful. Maybe it was just Cuicui's illusion, but she seemed to hear many sighs of relief.
Yu Nian retracted her hand and calmly said, "Let's go."
At the same time, a dim figure slowly emerged from behind a big tree not far away. A pale finger tightly clenched in the sleeve. The figure stared at the direction where everyone left with a sinister look in their eyes, full of killing intent.
It was just getting light when the door of the old mansion was pushed open. The middle - aged man who led the way for everyone yesterday stood at the door, with an enigmatic smile on his face. He said to everyone,
"Our great wizard invites you all to the Wuxiang Temple."
There was a moment of silence in the room. Yu Nian's gaze fell on him without blinking.
Her gaze was calm, but the man inexplicably felt a sense of oppression. He instinctively avoided Yu Nian's sight.
Just as he was about to find some words to persuade everyone, Yu Nian calmly stood up and calmly said, "Lead the way."
The middle - aged man walked in the front. As if he was afraid that everyone would run away on the way, he looked back from time to time.
Feng Chengyuan walked beside Yu Nian and whispered, "This road is remote and deserted. The villagers around have all closed their doors. There must be something strange."
Yu Nian curved her eyebrows but didn't say a word.
The man led everyone through a maze of turns and finally stopped in front of a dilapidated temple. Four big characters were engraved on the black plaque - Wuxiang Shrine.
"Our great wizard is waiting for you inside. Please go in."
Just as he was about to leave, Yu Nian suddenly stopped him. She smiled innocently. "Since it's a welcome, why don't you go in with us?"
The middle - aged man was stunned for a moment, then forced a smile. "I won't go. Aren't you all very interested in the Wuxiang God? Hurry up and go in..."
Before he could finish speaking, He Zhiping and Ming Mingzhong grabbed his arms from left and right and dragged him into the temple.
The man was extremely frightened and angrily shouted, "What are you doing?!"
Yu Nian sized up the empty dilapidated temple and calmly stared at the man with a stiff expression. "Where's your great wizard?"
The man's eyes darted quickly. Suddenly, he broke free from the restraints of the two men beside him, ran to the door, and sneered, "How noble the great wizard is! You damned outsiders, stay here and become sacrifices to the Wuxiang God!"
Just as the man was about to escape through the door, there was a loud "bang". The temple door was heavily closed. The atmosphere inside the room suddenly changed. Dense blood - red runes appeared on the door. He Zhiping tentatively pushed the temple door, and a sharp burning pain suddenly came from his fingertips.
The man couldn't dodge in time and was violently bounced off by the door.
He stared at the door in disbelief with wide - open eyes. "Great wizard, you..."
Then he tilted his head and lost consciousness.
He Zhiping looked at the blood - covered man and twitched the corner of his mouth. "He could have escaped before the door closed, but he had to stand there and shout at us. This is probably what they call the villain dying from talking too much..."
Yu Nian stepped forward to check the man's breath. Finding that he was just unconscious, she casually drew a hemostatic talisman on his body.