Demoness, where are you Fleeing to?
Chapter 115 - 112: Heaven and Earth Turn Upside Down (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets) _1

Chapter 115: Chapter 112: Heaven and Earth Turn Upside Down (Requesting Subscriptions and Monthly Tickets) _1

At the very moment when Li Chengji was caught in a startled daze, the game of strategy between two towering figures within the Nanjing Chenghuang Temple had reached its finale.

In the context of the game itself, it’s actually only halfway through and far from the end. However, the thoughts and interests of both players were no longer on the chessboard.

"Despite various unforeseen circumstances, it seems that I am the one to make the first move."

The ’Dicheng,’ dressed in a crimson robe, placed a piece on the board with a slight smile.

—‒Strangely, they are playing Go, yet he used the term ’checking the king.’

Decked out in a robe adorned with nine tassels, the Duchess Chenghuang nonchalantly replied with a piece, "The 300,000 ghostly soldiers in the tomb of the Han dynasty were indeed trump cards. Even if they weren’t successfully turned into demons, they are still formidable. I want to know, just how much blood meal have you provided them?"

"More than you could ever imagine, for over a decade. Both human and animal bloods, especially in the last three years, we even captured three cetaceous from the overseas."

Dicheng answered casually, "Thanks to the chaos brought by the Tumu Fort incident, the noble clans of the Jin Dynasty almost got wiped out. With the Court frequently in strife, hardly anyone cared about the tomb of the Han dynasty, giving us the opportunity."

"Human blood?" The Duchinghuang focuses on something else than what Dicheng mentioned at the end, he pondered, "In recent years, the number of capital criminals executed in Nanjing has indeed been less than normal. Many prisoners died violently in jail. However, the number of these prisoners may not be enough."

"Aren’t there still a lot of living people in this world? Take for example the Yiwu mine accident last year where over a hundred miners died, there was no record of this in the government, even many people have never heard of it."

Dicheng chuckled, "Your Highness, is this your way of forcing me to talk? However, please forgive me, I cannot reveal anything more than I have. Of course, if Your Highness agrees to cooperate with us, we’d be ready to reveal every detail of our plans to you."

"As city god, I do not meddle with affairs in the human world. Furthermore-"

Duchenghuang stopped himself, "My chancellor, aren’t you celebrating a bit prematurely? Did you truly believe this city is under siege, and that we’re powerless against your plans?"

Dicheng slightly halted, as if he sensed something, his face changed and he muttered, "Your Highness’ seal stamp?"

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Meanwhile, in the Nether Realm, a girl with blood-red eyes stands atop the city wall of Dasheng Pass, looking quizzically at the ’Seal of Chenghuang’ hovering above Tingtian Ao’s head.

Behind her was Panguan Wen, Zhang Yan, holding Li Xuan against his chest in a bridal carry.

"The Lord said, if Your Highness pours your spirit into it and throws it towards Chen Han’s tomb, everything will be fine,"

Tingtian Ao briefly explained, "Only you can activate all the restrictions within this Seal of Chenghuang, as well as the divine power the Lord accumulated within."

At this moment, they saw a few towering clouds of black fog surging towards them from the direction of the tomb outside the pass. Tingtian Ao, however, didn’t seem worried at all.

The ones coming were powerful generals of the Han dynasty when they were alive and remain mighty even after death. However, in its view, the one standing here holds "The Song of Integrity", the Emperor!

Sure enough, when the black tides came within a mile, they couldn’t get any closer. Within a mile around the young girl, characters of Hao Qi took form, shrouded with a reddish-gold glow, forming a seemingly indestructible barrier against all evil spirits.

The black tides quickly gathered and reclaimed their phantom warrior forms. Holding their weapons up high, they launched a wave of fierce strikes, trying to break the law of the world and destroy the barrier formed by the Hao Qi of "The Song of Integrity".

However, the crimson strips scattered in the air defended and mended "The Song of Integrity’s" vulnerabilities.

"Throwing+"

The blood-eyed girl picked up the seal and weighed it, then uttered this question with difficulty.

‒If one paid closer attention, they would realize that her tongue was missing from her mouth.

"Indeed!" Tingtian Ao confidently raised its head, "Your Highness, toss it in that direction, then everything can be perfectly resolved. Your Frozen Cold and the Lord’s divine power are more than enough to contend with anything!"

The young girl didn’t ask anything more. She held the Seal of Chenghuang in her hand, as if sensing or comprehending something. Meanwhile, she looked at the six ghost generals across from her, who were trying hard to break through the seal of "The Song of Integrity", alongside the more than a hundred thousand souls pouring out from the tomb of the Han dynasty.

Following her gaze, the six ghost generals all instinctively shrank back, revealing signs of terror. Those souls that were supposed to be surging towards them, also froze in mid-air as if frozen in place.

It was then that the blood-eyed girl threw the Seal of Chenghuang in her hand. Just like Tingtian Ao had said, casually tossed in the direction of Chen Han’s tomb.

Then they saw a large area of the shadow soil at the front began to collapse, and the tens of thousands of ghostly soldiers within the surrounding range were all obliterated into the radiance of light.

This event also had a direct impact on the world above ground.

Having sheathed his sword and returned to the city wall, Li Chengji was shocked, his mouth agape as he witnessed the scene before him.

The blind elder and Qiu Qianqiu who had already arrived at the location, were stunned.

After an unknown period of time, the blind man lightly let out a sigh that was both shocking and regrettable: "Who is this? He possesses such abilities!"

Before their eyes, the remaining half of the tomb of the Han dynasty collapsed thunderously. The Yin and Yang boundary that existed there shattered at that very moment—

In Qiu Qianqiu’s eyes, there was a sense of dread: "Such potent Cold Evil! It must be the same person who ruined the Taishan Prefecture Lord Sacrifice."

After the collapse of the tomb of the Han dynasty, a wave of cold spread from deep inside the tomb. Wherever it passed, the earth froze, and vapour condensed. It even extended to the Yangtze River to the side and astonishingly, ten miles of the river were frozen over.

What shocked everyone the most was that the previous skeleton army of tens of thousands and four thousand ghost riders moving across the open field were encased in ice within moments and no further sounds were heard.

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Inside the Duchenghuang Temple, the red-robed ’Dicheng’ questioned in disbelief: "You let the Tingtian dog take your ’Seal of Chenghuang’ to the Dasheng Pass?"

"Well, that’s my winning move."

The Duchenghuang with a nine-tasseled crown robe chuckled lightly, collecting the chess pieces on the board and putting them back on it: "This move can determine the victor. If you want to take down my army, I won’t sit back and wait for my death."

"What a formidable move, it’s earth-shattering!" The red-robed Dicheng squinted his eyes: "But that’s your symbol of power, source of divine strength, are you not afraid of losing it?"

"Hahaha!"

The Duchenghuang burst out in thunderous laughter, which made the entire Duchenghuang Temple tremble: "It seems you have no idea who I, Jiang Wu, am and what kind of strategies I can employ? Your remark is laughable."

Dicheng fell silent; he only then remembered that the man before him has been an audacious gambler in the history books, who loved taking risks. Within a span of two years, he had swept through Jiangnan, quashed all the counties in the south, and was assassinated and died at the tender age of twenty-six.

"Moreover—"

Duchenghuang squinted his eyes, leaning forward like a tiger poised to pounce, staring at the red-robed Dicheng: "What do you think I, Jiang Wu, am capable of? Do you believe that without the Seal of Chenghuang, I will fall into the same rut as Yuan Zhou? Does your heavenly-level status make me wary, does it make me fear?"

At this moment, his every word was like a thunderbolt, prompting streaks of lightning all around the city, illuminating the entire Underworld with a snowy brightness.

Between the two, their spiritual power surged immensely. Blazing lightning and red-hot flames clashed above the chessboard.

The red-robed Dicheng fell silent once more. The man before him had been a peerless general who had reached the heavenly level in his lifetime. Even though he was besieged to death, his Primordial Spirit’s strength couldn’t be compared to the likes of Yuan Zhou who are gods of the underworld.

Both exchanged glances for a long while before Duchenghuang righted his clothes and sat upright, said with a lack of interest, "Get lost! If I, as the king, were not prohibited from meddling in the court’s disputes, I could eradicate you insignificant people with a flick of my fingers. Moreover, if the gods under my command were not subject to the court’s appointment and cannot operate independently. You wouldn’t have even the slightest chance, to begin with."

The face of the red-robed Dicheng was cold. He didn’t leave as instructed but asked after a moment of contemplation: "Could your highness tell me, who exactly is the person who eliminated Yuan Zhou and activated the Seal of Chenghuang?"

— It couldn’t possibly be Li Xuan?

However, Duchenghuang responded with a mocking gaze: "So who do you think it is, Chancellor? Are you hinting that your king is a fool?"

The red-robed Dicheng had anticipated this and wasn’t disappointed. He bowed deeply to Duchenghuang and then left the chess room.

Duchenghuang just chuckled and with a flick of his sleeve, he tidied up the chessboard in front of him. At that moment, he felt a sense of something.

He lifted his head, his eyes filled with divine power, he looked at his Daoist temple in the human world. When he saw a few figures in the Duchenghuang Temple, Duchenghuang couldn’t help but shake his head.

"So, that’s it. The Red Luan star moves, destiny interferes with peach blossom romance. I reckon his house will not be peaceful in the future and he will encounter numerous conflagrations. These affairs of the heart are both admirable and tedious, boring indeed—"

He lost interest and turned his gaze away, his figure then disappearing from the chess room.

At that moment, Li Yan stepped into the main hall of the Duchenghuang Temple.

He shouldn’t have arrived at this moment, but when he arrived, the Duchenghuang Temple turned into a labyrinth, even more complicated than a labyrinth itself.

The pathways inside twisted and folded, everything was upside down, completely unrecognizable, which caused Li Yan to wander around aimlessly for a while.

Only at this moment did the Chenghuang Temple return to normal.

And just as Li Yan stepped into the temple, he raised his eyebrows and saw Jiang Hanyun, who had almost entered at the same time.