Chapter 137 A Bizarre Silence

The sound of Ming's delicate laughter came from the back of the Eight-Armed Weird, but Niu Zuo couldn't hear it at all. He was struggling violently, his eyes locked on the front, staring wide as he watched the origin he guarded, the goal he fought for, the woman he longed for, fall heavily to the ground with a thud, blood splattering.

She… was dead.

Ahhhhh!

Niu Zuo let out a piercing scream, his eyes rolled back, and he gradually lost consciousness.

"So noisy, good thing he fainted."

Ming finally let go of her ears and looked back at the top of Qing Gao Tower.

"Feng Wang and Huang Hou are more troublesome than I thought. Luckily, I had a backup plan and didn't go up to join the fun, otherwise it would have been a big problem."

As far as she knew, Niu Zuo hadn't originally planned to act so hastily.

However, news came from within the Phoenix Organization that Feng Wang intended to use Lie Er, one of the Three Black Feathers, as the formation eye for the *Mo Xian Zhen* (Ink Immortal Formation). That's why Niu Zuo couldn't sit still and immediately gathered all his forces to launch an attack.

As a result, the timing coincided with that of the Seventh Prince, and the backup helper, *Ye Se Li Ming* (Night Dawn), wasn't in the capital.

This resulted in a significant loss of hard power for Niu Zuo's side.

But Niu Zuo still launched the general attack.

The result, of course, was the current outcome.

"The situation in the capital is really complicated."

Ming raised her head to look at the huge black cloud that had almost covered half of the capital and sighed. Nian Tianjiao, beside her, was also sitting on the Five-Weird, silently accompanying her.

On the Qing Gao Tower, Feng Wang looked at the receding black shadow and asked, "Is it okay to let them run like that?"

Huang Hou giggled, took off the blue phoenix mask from her face, revealing a stunningly beautiful face, and nestled back into Feng Wang's arms.

"Don't worry, the show has only just begun."

At that moment, if anyone from the royal family saw Huang Hou's face, they would surely exclaim in surprise.

Because that face was… the Eighth Princess!

But Feng Wang seemed to have known Huang Hou's identity for a long time, and only looked in the direction Huang Hou pointed.

Below, Lie Er's corpse, which had fallen to the ground, suddenly arched! And soon, its muscles bulged and expanded, turning into a spherical, giant fleshy tumor, rising and falling with each breath.

As if finding a scent, it locked onto the direction Niu Zuo had left in and rolled rapidly towards it.

"You actually used that thing. I was wondering why that dagger looked a little familiar."

"The *Mi Chou Gui Jian* (Vengeance Seeking Sword) that we modified is very interesting," Huang Hou said with a chuckle, twirling the dagger in her hand.

"It's just some after-dinner entertainment. The truly important thing is the *Mo Xian Zhen* (Ink Immortal Formation) left by Master Mo."

Feng Wang looked into the distance again, beneath the rolling, vast black cloud, at the spirit tree that only they could see, still moving at high speed.

Soon, it would be completed!

And hanging on a corner of that towering spirit tree was… You Sisi!

…

Above the capital, in the black clouds.

Hei Qing Gui looked at the vast city below and laughed wildly.

"Jie Jie Jie Jie! King of the Wu Yu (Black Rain) Tribe, look, this is humanity, this is the Qing Kingdom's capital! Twist, struggle, run away! The show has only just begun!"

The King of the Wu Yu Tribe frowned slightly beside him, looking down with a wary expression.

"The King of Qing, the Guardian Stone Lions – both of them could appear at any time. Aren't you even a little nervous?"

"Relax. When they appear, I will naturally take action. And if they don't dare to come out, the Qing Kingdom will cease to exist in name and reality."

The destruction of the Qing Kingdom would happen today!

Looking at the Wu Yu Tribe members in the black clouds, the low-level ghosts who were becoming restless because they couldn't restrain their impulses, Hei Qing Gui said, "Let your tribe members go out and play for a while. No need to restrain them too much. The black cloud is covering such a large area now. I can exert a little effort to seal off the entire capital in advance, ensuring that no one can escape."

Of course, in that case, Hei Qing Gui would need to waste some of his power on the sealing.

But before the Guardian Stone Lions appeared, there was really nothing that required him to take action.

Hearing what Hei Qing Gui said, the Rain Tribe King revealed a bloodthirsty smile. At his command,

Dense, overwhelming human bone kites suddenly swooped down from the high sky!

And leading them were his five princes!

Everyone still in the capital looked up and saw the dense black dots falling, their expressions changing drastically.

The sheer number of ghosts frightened everyone into a panic, but they were quickly swallowed by the black dots. Screams and cries for help echoed in the air. In an instant, the most prosperous capital of the Qing Kingdom was transformed into a living hell!

…

Ji Bing (Extreme Ice) Sect.

Looking at the vast black cloud covering the capital, Wei Ba, leaning on her crutch, asked with a grim expression, "Did Ye Ge really lead people back to the capital?"

"Yes…" The Extreme Ice Sect elder, who was holding the medicine, said respectfully.

The medicinal soup was steaming hot, obviously freshly brewed, but Wei Ba didn't even glance at it. She just clenched her small fist secretly and said,

"…Prepare fast horses, I'm going back to the capital too!"

The elder beside her looked up in surprise, and the medicinal soup in his hand fell directly to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"Absolutely not! Sect Leader, returning to the capital now is tantamount to suicide!"

Wei Ba's face turned cold: "I said, I don't want to be the Sect Leader!"

Before the elder could speak again, the other Extreme Ice Sect disciples nearby also knelt on the ground.

"Please reconsider, Sect Leader!"

Wei Ba glared at them angrily and turned to leave.

"If you don't prepare horses, I'll go myself!"

The Extreme Ice Sect elders and disciples panicked and quickly followed.

As a result, Wei Ba kept her word. She found a fast horse and, dragging her injured body, went straight to the capital.

The elders, seeing this, were frightened. They gathered a group of elites and rode after Wei Ba.

…

Capital, You Manor.

A fast horse, almost without stopping, crashed directly through the gate of the You Manor. Amidst the guards' exclamations, a person jumped up and rushed into the main hall.

"Who is it?!"

"Enemy attack?!"

"Stop him!!"

Everyone in the hall exclaimed, but when they looked closely, they all showed surprised expressions.

"How is it you?"

"Ye Ge?!"

"Great! Ye Ge is back!"

Fang Yue had originally come back to find You Xingchen, but he didn't expect to see so many familiar faces.

Jing Yan, Lin Ling, Niu Niu… and, Qing Chen!?

"You, you're still alive? Qing Chen? Are you really Qing Chen?"

Fang Yue was stunned. When he saw You Sisi hanging on an unknown tree branch, he thought everyone had been wiped out.

But not only were they all still here, but Qing Chen, who had been missing for who knew how long, was also here.

Although Qing Chen was as thin as a rake and slumped on the table, at least he was still barely conscious.