At this moment.
They were still stuck in traffic on the highway.
Rows of cars were stopped on the road all around them, and they were also stuck in the jam, located in front of an overpass.
Looking out through the car window.
They noticed the honking had stopped.
It was known that during traffic jams, some impatient drivers would incessantly honk their horns to urge the cars ahead to move as soon as there was any progress. This often led to a cacophony of car horns during traffic jams.
However, there was no honking sound outside the car window now.
Instead.
Many car doors around them were opened, and the people inside got out, pointing and discussing in one direction, as if something had attracted their attention.
"Uncle, what are you all looking at?"
Cao Yu leaned out of the car window and asked a driver who had gotten out of a car next to them.
The driver pointed in that direction upon hearing him:
"There's a mirage appearing over there. It's really fun. Young man, you can come out and see it. Don't miss the spectacular mirage."
As the driver spoke, he picked up his phone and took a picture in that direction, wanting to capture the mirage.
A mirage??
Cao Yu and Lu Lianfeng exchanged confused glances and couldn't help but get out of the car out of curiosity, wanting to see what kind of mirage had attracted everyone out of their cars.
Immediately after.
They got out and followed the gaze of everyone.
It was a night sky, brilliantly studded with stars. Stars of various sizes dotted the dark night, accompanied by a silver full moon. Moonlight spilled down, illuminating the night sky brilliantly.
Upon closer inspection.
Faintly visible in the night sky were five figures dressed in bright red. They were humanoid in shape. Due to the distance, their faces could not be seen, but it was clear that four of them were carrying a black sedan chair. As they walked, the sedan chair swayed, and the lanterns hanging from its four corners flickered with a dim light.
As the sedan chair was carried.
The curtains of the sedan chair swayed open, revealing a figure seated inside.
This scene.
Lu Lianxue and the others' faces changed drastically, especially as they felt a chilling, eerie wind blowing, making their hearts palpitate and tremble.
Just then.
*Click.*
The driver uncle beside them pressed the shutter on his phone. He looked at the photo he had taken and was puzzled. The sky in the photo was completely different from the mirage they were seeing. The photo showed a normal night sky.
He scratched his head in confusion and tried changing the camera settings a few times, but he couldn't capture the mirage.
"Strange, why can't I photograph the mirage? *Hachoo!* It's a bit cold tonight."
Before he could finish speaking.
As if sensing something, the driver quickly waved to Cao Yu:
"Young man, do you see it? Am I seeing things? Why does it feel like the mirage is… approaching us."
Not only the driver uncle, but many people present also noticed…
As time passed, the mirage was approaching them. In the night sky, as the four figures carrying the sedan chair swayed, they and the sedan chair gradually became clearer and larger, appearing to be heading directly towards them.
"..."
At this moment, hearing the uncle's confusion, Cao Yu and the others felt like cursing.
This was not a mirage at all!!!
Those were ghosts.
And not just ordinary fierce ghosts, but red-clothed fierce ghosts.
"Ghost King!"
Uncle Lin's expression was solemn. Feeling the bone-chilling yin energy blowing, even with his strength as a Qilin Guard, his body trembled.
Lu Lianxue and the others also noticed the ghosts' power.
Cao Yu's mouth twitched: "Do we have to be this unlucky? Stuck in traffic and a ghost shows up, and it's a Ghost King, no less."
Without hesitation.
Uncle Lin and the others quickly spoke up:
"There's no time. Lianxue, Lianfeng, Cao Yu, quickly evacuate the crowd. We will try our best to hold back the Ghost King and buy you time."
As he spoke.
The uncle beside Uncle Lin pulled down his mask and glasses, revealing his true appearance. He was a zombie who had reached the Qilin Guard level, Uncle Lin's zombie partner. As masters of the Jiangshi sect, they all had zombies accompanying them, and the act of escorting corpses was their method of exorcising ghosts.
Lu Lianfeng nodded in response and then shouted:
"Xiao Shi!"
As his voice rang out.
*Bang bang bang…!!*
Several sounds erupted. The briefcase in Lu Lianfeng's hand burst open at the latches, and a head and two hands shot out from within. 138 Reading Network.
At the same time.
From the trunk and interior of the Wuling Hongguang car, various objects flew out – feet, bodies, and other parts of corpses. They seemed to have sentience and flew out, assembling together in front of Lu Lianfeng, forming a corpse in an instant.
The corpse was tall, dressed in a suit, wearing a black mask and dark eyes. It was Lu Lianfeng's Xishuangbanna Bronze Armored Corpse, 'Xiao Shi'.
Cao Yu was not idle either. He quickly took a motorcycle from the trunk, mounted it, and turned the handlebars. The motorcycle started, and its headlights illuminated with a sacred glow.
At the same time.
As they took action.
As the black sedan chair approached, many people on the highway realized that it was not a mirage, especially when they saw the chilling Ghost King figure inside the sedan chair. Even if they didn't know about monsters, they all understood that it was a ghost.
However.
Before they could react, the Ghost King inside the black sedan chair, looking down at the commotion on the highway below, fixed its gaze on Lu Lianfeng and the others:
"Trying to run? Too late."
A chilling ghostly voice arose.
*Boom!!*
The Ghost King waved its hand casually, and the sky surged with yin energy, spreading outwards from the sedan chair. Invisible darkness enveloped the entire highway.
In an instant.
No matter how people on the highway tried to run off the road, they seemed to be trapped in a ghost maze, returning to the highway the moment they thought they had escaped. They couldn't get off this highway at all; they were all pulled into the Ghost King's domain.
"Damn it, this Ghost King's domain is too strong."
Cao Yu, riding his motorcycle, crashed into the edge of the ghost domain and fell off his bike, unable to break through it.
The entire highway was in chaos.
Eerie winds blew.
When the four paper figures carrying the sedan chair landed it and opened the curtains, the Ghost King emerged, terrifying everyone into screams.
"It's really chosen a good time to come. Not only can I kill Lu Lianfeng, but I can also have a good meal later."
The Ghost King scanned the panicked citizens on the highway and finally set its gaze on Lu Lianfeng.
It had no intention of concealing its purpose.
After all, this was meant to be a 'letter of submission' to the Senluo Division. The more it made a scene, the more valuable this 'letter of submission' would be, earning it high regard from the Senluo Division. Moreover, it was about to kill Lu Lianfeng and hang his head at the Weidao Division's headquarters, so there was no need to conceal its actions.
Lu Lianxue and the others also heard its words, and their faces changed.
But before they could ponder why a Ghost King would target Lu Lianfeng, the Ghost King walked step by step towards them.
Seeing this.
Uncle Lin and his zombie partner exchanged glances, their eyes filled with a resolve to die.
Although their strength was formidable, reaching the Qilin Guard level, capable of killing a red-clothed fierce ghost with one hand, they were no match for the Ghost King. Yet, they still stood in front of Lu Lianfeng.
Their actions.
The Ghost King observed them, sneered, and its yin energy surged. It reached out to grab Lu Lianfeng.
Its hand extended continuously. Even though Uncle Lin, Lu Lianxue, and the others tried their best, they couldn't stop it. The ghost hand advanced relentlessly towards Lu Lianfeng.
In response.
The Ghost King looked at Uncle Lin and the others and said leisurely:
"Overconfident. If it were the older generation of the Jiangshi sect, perhaps it would be enough, but you are not."
Lu Lianxue and the others' eyes widened in fury.
Just as the ghost hand was about to reach Lu Lianfeng.
*Clang!*
A willow branch appeared, or rather, a cane made of a willow branch.
An aged figure appeared before them at some unknown time. He lightly raised his cane and blocked the ghost hand. The two clashed, erupting with chaotic yin energy waves like a tsunami, flipping over nearby vehicles.
To everyone's disbelief.
The aged figure blocked the ghost hand with his old cane.
At this moment.
The aged figure leaned on his cane, his benevolent face breaking into a gentle smile:
"Little fellow, it's not good to make a move against my master's friend."
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