Reborn as a True Heiress and Becomes a Boss

Chapter 247 Strange Bird (Two Chapters Combined)
"Has this barrier always existed?" Yang Nianqing wondered.

"You can only enter but not leave here. How did you get out? We can't make phone calls from here either. How did you know they were trapped?" Gu Tangtang asked suspiciously. Gu Tangtang was cautious and observant. As soon as she realized that she couldn't leave, she immediately took out her phone. Sure enough, the phone had no signal and she couldn't log on to the internet.

Assuming Ren Chi and his group knew that this place was a one-way street, how did they find out? According to them, they received the news ten days after leaving Huaiqing City that their daughter, Ren Wenhan, and the film crew were trapped in Huaiqing City. It has now been 13 days. As confirmed just now, cell phones here are completely unreachable. So how did Ren Chi and his group receive the news?

Gu Tangtang was used to preparing for the worst. Her eyes slowly turned unfriendly. Were these two people deliberately luring them here? This place was so eerie. Had these two been bribed by someone, or were they being controlled by the ghosts here? Gu Tangtang clenched her fists, secretly on guard.

Ren Chi was taken aback for a moment, and the two of them could tell from Gu Tangtang's expression that she had misunderstood. "No, don't misunderstand, this place wasn't like this before."

Hearing Gu Tangtang's words, Fan Meini picked up her phone to check. "Hey, it really is! How can there be no signal? I can't even log on to the internet!" Fan Meini stretched out her hand, searching everywhere for a signal.

Fan Ruichen glanced at her silently, wondering once again how this simpleton became a female CEO in her past life.

Gu Tangtang didn't look at Fan Meini but kept staring at the two of them. She raised her chin and said, "Continue."

Ren Chi knew they hadn't explained things clearly, and her worry was understandable. "Three days ago, this barrier suddenly appeared, and my daughter and the others couldn't get out. But the original inhabitants here could. Three days ago, one of the original inhabitants took Wuyuan's phone and let my daughter talk to me through the barrier. But we haven't been able to contact that original inhabitant since a day ago." He was also very worried about this. Fear stemmed from the unknown; he didn't know what had happened to that original inhabitant.

Although Gu Tangtang was young, she had good eyesight and could tell that the person was not lying, so she relaxed.

"This way, this way." Mo Mo waved ahead. The demon race's keen sense of smell allowed her to detect the scents of the creatures in this place. Most of them were gathered together, but a few had scattered.

Seeing that Mo Mo seemed to be walking with a purpose, the Xu family members exchanged glances, wondering why Qingqing, their friend, knew where those people were.

Gu Tangtang leaned closer to Fan Meini: "Hey, you're Fan Meini from Class 5, right?"

Fan Meini raised an eyebrow, surprised that Gu Tangtang, the school's most popular student and the top student in the grade, knew her, a slacker. "I know you, Gu Tangtang, who is tied for first place in the grade with Kong Fu. I didn't expect you to be my sister-in-law's cousin."

Gu Tangtang nodded. She didn't know either. "Hey, do you have superpowers? I just noticed your brother's superpower seems pretty amazing. It's so cool!" It's much more powerful than her cousins' abilities! It's practically killing without a trace. She'd always heard that psychic ability users were powerful, but she never imagined they were this awesome!
Xu Daiqing was completely powerless to fight back! It was also because Xu Daiqing herself was malicious; otherwise, why would she have been in so much pain because of Fan Ruichen's superpower? What she was thinking was obvious, and in the end, she could walk away as if nothing had happened. Her shamelessness was something Xu Daiqing couldn't even compare to. No wonder she had taken the blame for Xu Daiqing so many times since childhood! She couldn't be as ruthless as Xu Daiqing, so there was nothing she could do.

Just as Fan Meini was about to nod in reply, a dark figure suddenly darted up from the side and struck Gu Tangtang's face.

"Ah!" Gu Tangtang exclaimed in surprise.

During this period of torture, Fan Meini developed a conditioned reflex. Subconsciously, Fan Meini activated her superpower, and a lightsaber instantly appeared in her hand. Fan Meini swung the sword, and it slashed at the dark figure.

"Chirp!!!" A sharp bird cry was heard, and the dark shadow was thrown to the ground. Everyone looked over in astonishment and then saw that it was a bird about the size of a goose, covered in blood and with a few pale blue feathers showing. It seemed that Fan Meini's attack had injured its eye.

"What the hell?" Gu Tangtang patted her chest in alarm. This thing had almost scratched her face. Gu Tangtang went closer to take a look and saw that the bird with the injured eye had its feathers on the back of its head suddenly lifted, revealing two human-like eyes.

"Ah!" Gu Tangtang screamed and quickly retreated behind the three Xu brothers. "Brother, go! You guys go!" She had just made eye contact with this bird; it was so eerie and disgusting!

"Chirp! Chirp! Chirp!" The bird struggled and chirped a few times, then its body was suddenly enveloped in black smoke. After a few minutes, the smoke dissipated! The bird was completely unharmed.

The strange bird opened its eyes and charged at the crowd again, yelling.

Xu Nuofei moved his fingers a few times, and green light emanated from his hand. Sharp poisonous vines grew rapidly and whistled as they stabbed towards the strange bird. The others thought that the strange bird would be pierced and lose its ability to move, but unexpectedly, Xu Nuofei's vines actually passed through the strange bird's body, as if the strange bird was just a phantom.

The strange bird flapped its wings a few times, and suddenly a strong wind arose, mixed with black wind blades, which swiftly sliced ​​Xu Nuofei's vines into pieces.

Xu Nuofei was astonished. They couldn't hurt the bird, yet the bird could hurt them!
Xu Anyu, refusing to believe it, threw two fireballs at the strange bird, but the fireballs actually pierced through the bird's body. This strange bird was an illusion, but its attack was a real attack! How could this be?

"Chirp!!!" The strange bird let out a sharp cry, then flapped its wings at them, and black wind blades appeared.

Xu Youhan stepped forward, spread her arms, and created a circular protective shield that covered everyone. Black wind blades struck the shield, making a clanging sound. This time, Xu Youhan's superpower worked.

Suddenly, several plumes of black smoke appeared in the air. When the smoke dissipated, more than a dozen identical strange birds appeared at the same time, flapping their wings in unison, and countless wind blades slashed at Xu Youhan's barrier.

The clanging and clattering sounds were incessant. Xu Youhan frowned. Although these strange birds could not hurt them for the time being, they were also helpless against them. Hiding inside the barrier like this was not a solution, as his superpower would eventually run out!
Fan Ruichen and Yang Nianqing glanced at Xu Youhan and realized they had misunderstood; Xu Youhan's abilities were indeed somewhat useful against ghosts.

That's right, these strange birds are not demons, but real ghosts. However, these ghosts may be a bit special. Yang Nianqing looked at the astonished Mo Mo. If she was not mistaken, these strange birds should be ghosts of demons, right?
Mo Mo's pupils contracted in shock. These were artifact birds! Weren't artifact birds extinct? How could they appear here? And why couldn't she smell their scent? Mo Mo twitched her nose twice. The scent in the air confirmed to her that these strange birds were indeed artifact birds of the demon race, but they were definitely not alive! These were the souls of artifact birds! How could there be so many?
Legend has it that the Weaver Bird is gentle and peace-loving, so how could it have attacked humans without permission? And why is it so aggressive?

Then, one after another, ten, dozens appeared. Before long, the entire sky was densely packed with them. Xu Youhan was already feeling the strain. At this moment, a strange bird directly pecked through Xu Youhan's barrier with its beak, with most of its beak sticking inside.

The strange bird happened to be quite close to Gu Tangtang. Gu Tangtang took a step back in fright, but because she was already standing on the edge, taking a step back meant she was immediately outside the barrier.

"Tangtang!" Xu Youhan exclaimed, trying to pull Gu Tangtang away, but it seemed too late.

Yang Nianqing sensed something and looked sharply in Gu Tangtang's direction.

Gu Tangtang watched in horror as the strange birds drew closer and closer to her. Suddenly, a surge of energy coursed through her body. Gu Tangtang closed her eyes in fear, unaware of the problem within her.

[Open your eyes...] Suddenly a voice came from beside her ear. Gu Tangtang subconsciously opened her eyes. In front of her were still the strange birds scrambling around, but then the voice appeared again.

[Sink your Qi to your Dantian, circulate it through your meridians, cultivate thunder magic, form hand seals, quick!]

"I, I, I don't know how!" Gu Tangtang cried out in a panic.

Come with me.

Gu Tangtang felt as if an unfamiliar force was moving within her body. Subconsciously, Gu Tangtang moved the energy within her body to follow it, and then she felt her fingers moving out of her control, making several strange movements.

"Say it after me," the voice said again.

Before Gu Tangtang could speak, the voice proclaimed, "[One step, heavenly thunder roars; two steps, earthly waters flow; three steps, thunder and fire erupt; four steps, lightning strikes; five steps, the Five Thunder Messengers, sweep away evil in the front, drive away wicked dragons in the rear. Gods, gods, reaching the Three Pure Ones above. Five Thunder Wind Gods, thunder and lightning obey. Starry steps arrive, leading the way. Sunlight, sunlight, sweep away evil with me. Hasten, hasten, as the law commands!]"

Gu Tangtang repeated it quickly and clearly. A rumble of thunder sounded in the sky, and dozens of bolts of lightning struck the strange birds. The birds fell to the ground, and soon the ground was covered with a layer of corpses.

It felt like a long time, but it was actually only a matter of seconds. Xu Youhan grabbed Gu Tangtang by the back of her collar and dragged her inside the barrier.

Gu Tangtang stared in shock, her mouth agape. She did this? Was she really that powerful? No, didn't she not have any special abilities? What was going on?
"Cousin, cousin! How did I gain this superpower? Did you help me develop it?" Is it possible to develop superpowers now? Gu Tangtang had already recognized the voice as her cousin Yang Nianqing's. She hadn't expected her cousin to be so amazing, even capable of developing superpowers?

"Tangtang! Are you alright?" Gu Rongrong anxiously pulled her over and looked her up and down. Gu Tangtang had been dragged here by him to find Yang Nianqing today. If something had happened to her, how could she explain it to her second brother?
"It's nothing, Auntie, I was just asking my cousin a question," Gu Tangtang quickly shook her head and said.

"Ask a question? What question?" Gu Rongrong asked, puzzled.

"It's the spell my cousin just taught me," Gu Tangtang said, puzzled. Why did her aunt seem unaware that her cousin had taught her the spell?

"What spell?" Gu Rongrong was even more confused now. Wasn't this the first time Gu Tangtang had met her daughter? When did Qingqing teach her any spells?

This isn't some kind of superpower; it's a curse.

Gu Tangtang heard Yang Nianqing's voice again. Looking at Yang Nianqing, she realized that Yang Nianqing's mouth hadn't moved at all. How could she hear Yang Nianqing's voice? Was this some kind of ventriloquism? Or was it the legendary telepathic communication? Wow, amazing!

"Tangtang, you actually have superpowers!" Xu Anyu exclaimed in surprise. How did Gu Tangtang suddenly develop superpowers? Could it be that the brink of death awakened her body's potential?

Gu Tangtang shook her head and said, "My cousin said it's not a superpower, it's a spell!" Although she didn't know what it was, it sounded much more sophisticated than a superpower. Could it be the Taoist magic shown on TV?

"Spells?" The group frowned. When did Qingqing teach her spells?

Xie Weiqi stared in astonishment at the strange birds struck down by lightning. This was the Five Thunderbolts Curse! Xie Weiqi glanced at Gu Tangtang in surprise. The girl was very young, looking no more than 18 years old, and her spiritual power was extremely weak, no different from an ordinary person. Yet she could use the Five Thunderbolts Curse. This was too amazing. She was truly a young prodigy.

Yang Nianqing glanced at Gu Tangtang, who was now very excited. She had sensed it earlier; there was a power within Gu Tangtang. Gu Tangtang was not without the ability to protect herself. Although she did not have any special abilities, she had a talent for Taoist magic, which made her more like a descendant of the Gu family!
"What's going on?" Fan Meini suddenly exclaimed, and everyone looked in the direction she was looking.

The strange birds that were being cleaved down were quickly enveloped in black mist. Then, one by one, the black mist dissipated, and the strange birds all took flight, launching another attack on the group.

Xu Youhan quickly erected a barrier to block, and the clanging sound rang out again.

"How come they seem indestructible?" Xu Nuofei said with a frown. His special ability and An Yu's individual efforts were of no use against these monsters. Only his elder brother's barrier could withstand their attacks, but this couldn't go on forever.

"Tangtang, quick, use your ultimate move again." Xu Anyu waved to Gu Tangtang.

"Okay!" Gu Tangtang recalled the situation just now and performed the same actions again. She quickly finished reciting the incantation, but the sky remained silent, without any sign of thunder.

"Hey, what's going on? Why can't I use it again, cousin?" Gu Tangtang asked anxiously.

"With your meager spiritual power, you should be grateful if you can even cast the Five Thunderbolts Spell once. You want to do it again? Go ahead and practice some more!" It's no wonder that Gu Lang was so forceful in making her learn when they first entered the secret realm, he was so angry at her lack of ambition.

The Human-Beast Taming Sect has been passed down for so many years, yet the Gu family's lineage has been broken.

Yang Nianqing shook her head. She had seen everyone's behavior and knew she couldn't stay trapped here any longer. It was time for her to make her move. Yang Nianqing took out a stack of talismans from her spatial storage.

Fan Ruichen chuckled and released her hand, letting her do as she pleased. Yang Nianqing scattered the talismans in her hand into the sky and quickly formed several Taoist hand seals. The talismans fluttered in the air like many butterflies dancing in the air.

"Collect!" Yang Nianqing's eyes sharpened, and countless talismans flew towards the strange birds.

Today's update is a little late. Today's update is a two-in-one, totaling over four thousand words.

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