Zhao Yan frowned as she looked at the chat records in the group.
Many Xuanmen Taoists in the group were proudly posting photos of female zombies being beaten.
There were also short videos, about ten seconds long, of the female zombie crying out as she was being beaten.
Unable to bear watching any longer, she knew from the messages that the female zombie was being besieged by them.
From the videos they posted, the yin energy on the female zombie had become very weak.
It seemed these old Taoists wanted to deplete the female zombie's yin energy and then capture her directly.
The path she took was rather secluded, so she hadn't encountered them when she arrived.
Based on the chat records in the group, Zhao Yan also knew which direction they were heading.
Having searched the mountain all day, she was familiar with some of the areas.
"Disciple, quickly drive the car to the back of the mountain."
"Then start the car and be ready to flee at any moment," Zhao Yan instructed seriously.
Wang Xianzhi nodded at Zhao Yan, "I understand, Master."
"Be careful, the mountain road is rugged."
"Don't worry."
Watching Wang Xianzhi leave, Zhao Yan quickly ran towards the left. Her feet, adhering to the speed-boosting talisman, moved incredibly fast, as if she had an electric motor installed.
Four or five minutes later, Zhao Yan heard bursts of laughter.
In front of her, there were many powerful flashlights.
The beams of these flashlights were very bright.
There were more than twelve old Taoists here, as well as many young Taoists, totaling at least thirty people.
Many young Taoists in the group were sending messages, saying they were on their way.
Zhao Yan took a deep breath, rubbed her wrists, and knew that as more people arrived, the situation would become extremely unfavorable for her.
Facing so many old Taoists alone, these old Taoists had considerable yang energy.
Not to mention the many young Taoists on the periphery.
The only way to break the stalemate now was to take out the Yin-Yang Pearl and desperately absorb its yang energy, thereby temporarily boosting her own yang energy.
After absorbing a lot, Zhao Yan felt a pain in her meridians, which was caused by too much yang energy in her body.
Forcefully enduring the pain, she continued to absorb. When her yang energy reached its limit, Zhao Yan stopped.
Holding the fan in her hand, she first let out a loud laugh to attract their attention.
Her yang energy had increased by about three times, making her body appear somewhat plump, but the plumpness was due to the surge of yang energy.
Using the speed of the talisman, Zhao Yan charged into the encirclement. With a sudden upward flick of her wooden fan, she knocked away the old Taoist's whip.
Zhao Yan's sudden appearance caused the movements of these old Taoists to falter.
Seeing his whip being flicked away, the old Taoist glared fiercely at Zhao Yan.
Zhao Yan ignored their gazes. Instead, she squatted down and gently patted the female zombie's back.
The female zombie had been severely whipped by the peach wood swords and yang energy whips from these people, but she hadn't fought back. Instead, she had curled into a ball.
Her protective measures only shielded her head.
Fortunately, she was an uncorrupted corpse, with tough skin and flesh. If it were another type of zombie, its yin energy would likely have been depleted.
Looking at the Taoists, none of them were harmed.
As her hand touched the female zombie's back, the female zombie turned around. First, she looked at Zhao Yan with panic, then raised her hand to push Zhao Yan away.
"It's me," Zhao Yan said in a low voice.
Hearing Zhao Yan's voice, the female zombie stood up smoothly, like a frightened little girl who had found her protector, hiding behind Zhao Yan.
At this moment, Zhao Yan wished the female zombie had more malevolent energy. If she had more malevolent energy, she wouldn't have been whipped to this extent.
These Taoists dared not approach the female zombie, fearing she would go berserk. An uncorrupted corpse going berserk could still make them fearful.
Therefore, they used these yang energy-filled whips to deplete the female zombie's yin energy.
Seeing Zhao Yan shielding the female zombie, and then seeing the female zombie hiding behind Zhao Yan,
The old Taoists' expressions showed surprise.
"Please, show mercy, sirs. Although she is a zombie, she has not harmed any of you." Zhao Yan deliberately made her voice a bit hoarse.
These old Taoists looked at Zhao Yan coldly. They had used their whips to severely beat the female zombie, depleting most of her yin energy. Now Zhao Yan had rushed out, seemingly intending to defend the female zombie.
How could they let the meat that had come to their mouths slip away?
Facing Zhao Yan's words, their faces all stiffened.
"Fellow Taoist, please leave. Although she hasn't harmed us, she poses a strong threat to the surrounding herders. If we leave her here and she goes berserk, those herders will be the ones injured."
"Our actions are solely for the safety of the herders. If the female zombie were to enter a city, the resulting damage would be unimaginable for you," the leading old Taoist said.
Hearing this, Zhao Yan couldn't help but laugh out loud.
This laugh further displeased the old Taoists.
"Since you all claim that the female zombie threatens the safety of the herders, I will take the female zombie away, far from here and far from the herders."
"Let's go."
As Zhao Yan took a step forward, the old Taoists' eyes turned cold.
"Why waste words on such an ignorant creature? She doesn't look like a good person at all."
"Quickly capture her and make her suffer a bit."
An old Taoist stepped out quickly, thrusting his peach wood sword towards Zhao Yan's chest.
Although it was a wooden sword, the old Taoist exerted considerable force, clearly intending to make Zhao Yan suffer.
Now, with the Yin-Yang Pearl in hand and having absorbed three times the amount of yang energy into her body,
The wooden sword thrust by the old Taoist seemed to slow down in her eyes.
With a swift movement, Zhao Yan dodged the wooden sword thrust by the old Taoist. With her right hand, she grabbed the old Taoist's collar and lifted him up, his feet dangling in the air.
*Slap*
The loud slap was deafening. A bright red palm print appeared on the old Taoist's left cheek.
"Who do you think you are, trying to make me suffer?"
With a forceful push of her hand holding the old Taoist's collar, she sent him flying outwards. Unable to stand steadily, he fell backward with a cry of pain, landing in a heap.
The Taoists present looked at each other, and suddenly there was silence.
This old Taoist was the master of Lingjing Temple, yet he was so easily subdued and even slapped.
Although the young man in front of them had his face covered by a mask and sunglasses, judging by his voice, he seemed to be in his early twenties.
Where did this young Taoist come from to be so formidable!
"I've taken a liking to this female zombie, and I'm taking her with me!"
"You all talk about righteousness and morality, but I can't argue with you."
Saying this, Zhao Yan raised her fist and looked at it, "It, is enough to argue with you!"