At this moment, Zheng Yi did not leave the range of Celestial Longevity Mountain but temporarily stationed himself in the palace at the foot of the mountain.

Fifty thousand troops surrounded Celestial Longevity Mountain, and many soldiers were full of confusion, not knowing why they were waiting here.

Especially when two artillery regiments appeared at the foot of Celestial Longevity Mountain, with thousands of Red Coat Cannons pointed towards the mountain peak, the soldiers’ expressions became even more peculiar.

“Artillery regiment, what are they doing here?”

“What’s happening at Celestial Longevity Mountain?”

“I don’t know, we also received a royal command!”

“Stop discussing! Your Majesty is right behind us, our task is to protect Your Majesty wholeheartedly, no one should slack off!”

“Understood!”

Inside the palace, Liu Cheng’en found Zheng Yi.

“Your Majesty, Elder Chen has sent word that he wishes to bring out a batch of death row prisoners from the Embroidered Uniform Guard’s Imperial Prison. It seems he wants the prisoners to lead the entry into the tomb…”

“Give it to him.”

Zheng Yi said concisely: “On Celestial Longevity Mountain, the order of Elder Chen is my command.”

“Understood!”

Liu Cheng’en withdrew, while Zheng Yi gazed off into the distance at Celestial Longevity Mountain, pondering over what might be inside the Grand Ancestor’s Tomb.

In his mind, the Yin Yang Treasure Mirror returned to calm.

The starlight representing the Spirit Pool World was emitting a faint glow, and he could enter the Spirit Pool World at any time.

But…

Entering the Spirit Pool World, while one day there represents a year, every single day at the foot of Celestial Longevity Mountain is extremely crucial to Zheng Yi.

Therefore, he did not wish to enter the Spirit Pool World for the moment.

Once the matters of Celestial Longevity Mountain are settled, and the treasures in the Grand Ancestor’s Mausoleum are retrieved, he will then enter the Spirit Pool World to resolve the matters there.

“Chen Liancang, I hope you won’t disappoint me…!”

After some thought, he waved his hand, and two Blood Moon Gu, blood-red like emeralds, flew out.

At his command, these two Blood Moon Gu instantly pierced through the sky, transforming into beams of blood light shooting towards the Grand Ancestor’s Mausoleum on Celestial Longevity Mountain.

There is a significant possibility of strange occurrences within this mausoleum, and it is inconvenient for his real body to go, hence the Blood Moon Gu were sent forth.

Currently, the Blood Moon Gu on him has a strength of middle-stage Qi Cultivation, adequate to handle most crises.

The strongest Blood Moon Gu has already stepped into late-stage Qi Cultivation!

With it, Zheng Yi remains as steady as Mount Tai!

Meanwhile, inside the underground tomb.

Cries and screams suddenly erupted, causing Chen Liancang and others to quickly look in the direction of the sound.

In the darkness of the Underground Capital City, two figures were seen fleeing in panic.

Leading them was Linghu Cang.

But curiously, the other three were nowhere to be seen.

“Eunuch! Save us!”

“Run…!”

Upon seeing Chen Liancang and his people, the two actually changed direction and rushed towards them.

There were only two of them, but Chen Liancang had brought over a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards into this place.

Seeing the two rushing over, Chen Liancang frowned and said: “Shoot them dead.”

“Understood!”

More than a dozen archers immediately bent their bows and aimed arrows at Linghu Cang’s direction.

“Whoosh!”

“Whoosh whoosh!!”

The arrows shot forth, and Linghu Cang and his companion did not expect Chen Liancang’s people to shoot at them without hesitation, causing immediate panic.

Being a First-grade Martial Artist, Linghu Cang quickly reacted, his longsword parrying away two arrows.

However, his fellow death row prisoner was not so lucky, pierced by three arrows and crashing heavily onto the ground.

“What are you doing?!”

Linghu Cang cursed in anger, “Are you trying to break our alliances…”

“Alliance?”

Chen Liancang sneered, “Ignoring orders and hiding in the Underground Capital City, hoping to benefit from conflict.”

“Moreover, your actions just now were bringing trouble upon us, killing you is simply your own fault!”

Linghu Cang hurriedly shouted, “Eunuch, it’s not that we wanted it this way, there are monsters behind us…!”

“Monsters?”

“Roar!”

At this moment, from the darkness of the Underground Capital City came a series of roars.

But strangely, no one charged out, only several figures peered at them from the city’s edge, clawing the air.

Chen Liancang’s eyes flickered: “Let him come over!”

Sweating profusely, Linghu Cang hurried over, bowing, “Eunuch!”

Just now, Chen Liancang really wanted to kill him, so despite his current position, his tone was somewhat unpleasant.

Chen Liancang didn’t mind, and asked: “What exactly happened in the Underground Capital City, what are those figures?”

Linghu Cang swallowed and said, “We only entered a residence to rest, and suddenly several shadows attacked us.”

“It’s too dark, couldn’t clearly see the full features of the monsters.”

“But they vaguely look humanoid, very strong, and have a very foul smell…”

“Father?”

Chen Xiao approached, his tone somewhat hesitant.

“Monsters?”

Chen Liancang sneered: “What is there to fear? These monsters seem to have a strong territorial sense, didn’t chase beyond the city edge, did they.”

“Also, since the two managed to escape, it proves the monsters are not too strong.”

“Check your weapons, get ready to enter!”

“Understood!”

Over a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards responded, checking their weapons and gear, quickly preparing.

“Enter!”

With a command, over a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately formed up into a military formation, slowly stepping into the Underground Capital City.

The leading team of Embroidered Uniform Guards was fully armored, holding shields with one hand and blades in the other, looking cautious.

The middle team had drawn their Brocade Spring Sabers, each with ten grenades strapped to their waists.

Chen Liancang, Chen Xiao and other Shadow Guards followed closely, including Linghu Cang, Hu Bafeng, and others.

The rear team of Embroidered Uniform Guards held crossbows, with Brocade Spring Sabers at their waists and flintlock guns on their backs.

These Embroidered Uniform Guards were elite among their ranks, with martial skills in the Second-grade Realm, very strong in combat.

Chen Liancang stood in the midst of the team and glanced at Linghu Cang, saying: “You have an injury, don’t you need treatment?”

“Reporting to Your Majesty, it’s just a minor injury, from when that monster scratched me. It doesn’t hurt anymore.”

“Scratched by a monster?”

Hu Bafeng quickly came over, using a torch to inspect the wound, his face immediately turning grim.

Sure enough, there was a distinct wound on Linghu Cang’s right shoulder on his back, as if it had been scratched by some monster, with three deep grooves visible to the bone.

Strangely, the flesh around the wound was rolled outwards, the muscle had turned black, and it emitted a foul stench.

“Corpse poison! You’ve been poisoned by a corpse!”

“Corpse poison?”

Linghu Cang’s face changed dramatically: “No wonder my wound doesn’t hurt, turns out I’m poisoned, sir, is there a cure?”

Hu Bafeng took out a handful of white rice from his pocket and pressed it onto the wound.

“Sss…!”

A piercing corrosive sound was heard as the white rice on the wound suddenly turned pitch black, and a strong burnt smell wafted out.

Linghu Cang grunted in pain, his face notably pale.

“This is glutinous rice, which can temporarily suppress corpse poison, but to completely cure it, we’ll have to find another method outside.”

Hu Bafeng quickly stepped forward to Chen Liancang and said in a low voice: “Your Majesty, the monsters in the Underground Capital City are very likely to be Rice Dumplings!”

“Rice Dumplings?”

“Yes.”

Hu Bafeng explained: “This is our trade’s slang; it actually means zombies.”

“After death, corpses do not decompose for various reasons. Over time, they absorb underground Yin Qi and turn into the living dead, which are zombies!”

“Zombies are particularly fond of the blood of the living, extremely strong, impervious to sword and gun—very troublesome to deal with.”

Chen Liancang looked back at the passage they had come from and ordered, “Send someone back to report to Your Majesty, stating that we’ve found something here, and request reinforcements. Then, send another batch of the New Army in.”

“Yes!”

A Shadow Guard received the order, quickly left the team, and returned the way they came.

Meanwhile, Chen Liancang waved his hand, and the whole team continued forward.

Soon, the team entered the territory of the Underground Capital City.

“Roar!”

“Roar roar!”

Suddenly, a low roar came from the darkness, and Chen Liancang immediately said: “Torches!”

Several torches were thrown out, and in the flickering firelight, more than ten completely black figures appeared in front of everyone.

They moved like upright black gorillas, and upon discovering Chen Liancang and the others, they immediately charged at them frantically.

“Fire!”

As soon as the words were spoken, more than a dozen arrows shot out, hitting these creatures.

The sound of sharp weapons tearing flesh was heard, but strangely, these creatures didn’t seem to feel any pain and kept charging towards the group.

“Bang!”

“Bang bang!”

The leading Embroidered Uniform Guard held a shield to block these dozen figures, and simultaneously over ten Brocade Spring Sabers were swung out.

“Puff!”

“Puff puff!”

The Brocade Spring Sabers quickly stopped these creatures.

Although they were fast and strong, they were no match for the Embroidered Uniform Guards, who easily hacked them down.

Hu Bafeng shouted from behind: “They’re Hairy Zombies!”

“Just ordinary zombies, be sure to chop off all their heads, and don’t get scratched, or it’ll be very hard to save you!”

The leading Embroidered Uniform Guard listened to the reminder and immediately targeted the heads of these dozen Hairy Zombies.

Some even chopped these Hairy Zombies into eight pieces, dividing them into several parts.

Soon, this group of Hairy Zombies was completely dealt with.

Chen Liancang came forward, frowning as he looked at these strange corpses on the ground.

Black, sticky blood covered the ground, and this group of Hairy Zombies looked like a pile of dried mummies.

They wore darkened clothes, resembling burial shrouds.

“Your Majesty, these are Hairy Zombies.”

Hu Bafeng came over to explain: “These Hairy Zombies excel at speed and have sharp teeth, as well as the corpse poison in their mouths, which ordinary people struggle to deal with.”

“We just encountered Hairy Zombies upon entering the Underground Capital City. I guess there are absolutely more Hairy Zombies inside this city!”

Chen Liancang looked up at the tall altar and said, “When the Grand Ancestor was alive, he was an Emperor, and naturally, he wanted to be an Emperor after death too!”

“Maintain the formation, continue advancing, and try to kill the zombies with arrows!”

“Yes!”

The group continued forward and soon crossed a street.

In the middle stood an archway, and looking up, it read “Guangde Square”!

“Guangde Square?”

Chen Liancang said curiously: “Is it laid out the same as the Capital City?”

“Passing through Yining Square, Pingkang Square, and Taiping Square leads us to the Imperial City. Continue forward!”

The group continued cautiously forward, keeping a close eye on the surrounding darkness.

“Stop!”

Chen Liancang suddenly called out, and the whole team stopped at once.

He abruptly turned and looked to the left, saying: “There’s movement on the left, torches!”

“Whoosh!”

More than a dozen torches were thrown out, indeed revealing the figures of black Hairy Zombies gradually approaching.

“There’s also movement on the right!”

“Behind us!”

“In front!”

Torches were thrown all around, revealing the Hairy Zombies’ figures surrounding them from all sides.

“Your Majesty! We’ve been surrounded!”

Chen Liancang frowned and said, “What is there to fear?”

“They’re just ordinary civilians turned into Hairy Zombies after death. Charge forward with all your might to the Imperial Palace!”

“Yes!”

“Kill!”

With a loud shout, over a hundred Embroidered Uniform Guards immediately charged towards the Hairy Zombies in front.

“Fire!”

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