Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 61 Frame-up
Mr. Chen kept his word and handed over five purple zombies to County Magistrate Xie the next day.

"Isn't that enough for you to frame me?" Of course, there would be no good words.

County Magistrate Xie ignored him and looked at the zombie tied up like a giant dumpling on the prisoner's cart. He said with satisfaction, "That's enough. Go back and wait for news."

"By the way," Mr. Chen walked to the door, then stopped, turned around and smiled evilly, "Do you know who bit this? Your Wan Wan."

"Beast..." County Captain Xie finally broke down again.

"Your Wanwan is such a genius. I thought it was amazing that she could transform into a white zombie in such a short time. I didn't expect that she would mutate into a Fugu, which is more powerful than my four sons. Hahaha!" Mr. Chen laughed loudly towards the sky, wishing he could let the whole world know that he had won the jackpot.

County Magistrate Xie secretly swore that he would sew his stinky mouth shut sooner or later.

But the most important thing at the moment was business, so he ordered his men to lock the zombies in the cell, and he went to the main office to pay a visit to the county magistrate.

"Your Excellency." Lieutenant Xie bowed slightly. Although the other party was his superior, his family status was lower than his, so it was not appropriate for him to be too respectful in order to avoid bringing disgrace to the family.

"My dear brother, you came just in time." County Magistrate Guo was used to it and greeted him cordially, "I was just about to go look for you."

As he spoke, he handed several reports to County Lieutenant Xie and said, "The towns of Lucheng, Situ, and Erling have reported that a large number of people from Fangxian Township have fled to their territory."

After a pause, County Magistrate Guo looked worried and said, "Those people said that the reason they fled was because there were zombies in Fangxian Township. Have you heard anything about this?"

The county lieutenant was responsible for the county's judicial arrests and public security, which was Xie Gui's duty. He said solemnly:
"I was just about to report this to the county magistrate. To be honest, I heard about this two or three days ago, but because this matter is of great importance, I did not dare to report it hastily, so I ordered people to visit the fairyland as soon as possible to investigate."

"What's the result?" County Magistrate Guo asked quickly.

"Your Excellency, please move to the main prison." County Lieutenant Xie turned sideways and raised his hand.

County Magistrate Guo followed him to the dark prison cell, where they saw five zombies with purple bodies and no whites of their eyes, tied to iron bars, struggling and roaring continuously.

In the same cell, there was another prisoner who looked like a beggar, curled up in the corner and shivering.

"These five zombies were captured from the Immortal Village." Lieutenant Xie said in a deep voice.

"What are the dangers?" County Magistrate Guo covered his nose and looked at the purple zombies, feeling a chill in his heart.

Lieutenant Xie waved his hand, and the officers drew their swords to cut the ropes one by one. As soon as the five zombies were free, they rushed straight to the prisoner, pinned him to the ground, and gnawed and sucked his blood...

The heart-wrenching screams gradually became lower and lower and soon disappeared, leaving only the horrible sound of zombies drinking blood.

County Magistrate Guo was a scholar, how could he have seen such an exciting scene? He was so frightened that his legs went weak and he almost vomited his gallbladder.

But what was even more terrifying was yet to come. After a while, the prisoner who was bitten to death began to turn purple in skin and showed signs of becoming a corpse.

"People who are bitten by zombies will also become zombies that bite people." Xie County Lieutenant said with compassion: "In the end, no one will be spared."

"Such a horrible disaster had occurred, why didn't the county officials of Fangxian Township report it?" When County Magistrate Guo came out of the prison and breathed in the fresh air, he felt like he was alive again.

"The officials of Fanxian Township have been bewitched by the lewd temples in the village. They only believe in the useless Hebo Mountain God and don't believe in the government." County Lieutenant Xie said coldly: "I will definitely smash those lewd temples and completely cut off their incense!"

"That's all for the future. What about now?" County Magistrate Guo was getting more and more scared the more he thought about it. His voice was trembling as he asked, "Who knows if any of the people who escaped have been bitten by zombies? What if the whole county is infected?"

"Yes, our county is less than 150 miles away from the capital. If we allow those common people to spread the corpse poison to the capital, our entire family will be executed!" County Lieutenant Xie said alarmistly.

County Magistrate Guo thought so. He was not as strong as County Lieutenant Xie. If it came to that, he would definitely be the one to take the blame. He quickly ordered: "Close the gates of the county immediately and block all roads leading to Jiankang!"

"As for the people who visit the Immortal Land, we can't let them out if they escape." He paused and gritted his teeth and said, "But from now on, no one can be released!"

"Yes, sir!" This is what County Captain Xie was waiting for. Only in this way could he legitimately dispatch troops to blockade Fangxian Township!
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When Lieutenant Xie received the order to mobilize troops, he immediately assembled his troops and set out to visit the Immortal Realm. In fact, the soldiers in the county were only responsible for the outer blockade, and the officers and soldiers who actually went in to work were all impersonated by the private armed forces of the nobleman in Beijing.

After Lieutenant Xie arranged the blockade mission for his officers, he put on his speedy armor and rode alone to the Imperial Mausoleum Mountain in Fangxian Township.

As the name suggests, Huangling Mountain is the location of the imperial mausoleum of this dynasty. Next to the majestic mausoleum gate stands a white marble stele with the inscription "The Divine Way of Emperor Taizu Wen". Hundreds of armored men lined up on both sides of the gate, holding spears and halberds, with flags and flags, and guarding the area very strictly.

County Lieutenant Xie took off his armor and horse outside the mausoleum gate and handed his business card to the imperial guards guarding the mausoleum gate.

"Wait." The imperial guards went in to report without saying anything. They were part of the palace guards and didn't have to give face to anyone.

While the other party was going in to report, County Lieutenant Xie looked around the imperial mausoleum.

From the perspective of Feng Shui, this place has a wide open space, with mountains facing it, dragons and tigers embracing it, the host and the guests welcoming each other in an orderly manner, the four symbols are straight and clear, and the owner's descendants are precious. However, the only drawback is that the mountains are short and not continuous, so I'm afraid it won't last long.

Not to mention the royal family, even the top nobles would not choose such a place, because what they value most is continuity. But there is no other way, because the person buried in this imperial mausoleum is Xiao Shunzhi, the father of the founding emperor of this dynasty, Xiao Yan.

Xiao Shunzhi was a distant branch of the royal family of the previous dynasty. During his lifetime, his title was only Marquis of Linhuai County. It was already a great thing for him to be buried in such a place at that time.

When Daliang was founded and the current emperor ascended the throne, he was honored as Taizu and this place was upgraded to Jianling.

According to the county annals, in the tenth year of Datong, Xiao Yan came to sweep the tomb in person. At that time, purple clouds suddenly covered the tomb and disappeared after a meal.

Xiao Yan shed tears while looking at the mausoleum, and the grass and trees all changed color. There was a dry spring beside the mausoleum, but the water suddenly flowed again and became fragrant and clean, so he named it "Xiaoqin Spring" with his imperial handwriting.

Looking at the ever-flowing spring water, County Lieutenant Xie was fascinated. This showed that the emperor's cultivation had reached the level of a god...

While expressing his emotion, he couldn't help but sigh that if it weren't for the order from that noble man, he would never dare to act rashly in this area.

"Thank you, Young Master, for waiting for me." At this time, a tall military general wearing double-crotch iron armor, a leather belt around his waist, and a flat turban on his head, came out with his sword in his hand.

"General Cao, you are too polite. I just arrived too." County Lieutenant Xie was very respectful, which was very different from his attitude towards County Magistrate Guo.

"The Mausoleum Guard is a restricted area, so I cannot invite you in for tea." General Cao's official title was Lieutenant General of the Mausoleum Guard, and his rank was far higher than that of County Magistrate Xie, so this was already considered polite to him.

"It's okay, we can just talk here." Lieutenant Xie lowered his voice and said, "I have already done what I promised the general."

"What do you mean by promised me?" General Cao frowned and corrected him, "I am dedicated to guarding the imperial mausoleum. What does your business have to do with me?"

"Yes, yes, I made a mistake." Lieutenant Xie apologized and changed his words, "This county has received reports that zombies are wreaking havoc in Fangxian Township. The situation is very serious. I came to inform the general so that you can take precautions."

"Thank you for your reminder." General Cao's expression eased a little and said, "The corpse poison is hard to guard against. Once it spreads in the camp, the entire army may lose its combat effectiveness. By then, the gates of Jianling will be wide open. What will happen then?"

"General, you are absolutely right." County Lieutenant Xie nodded in agreement.

"Please go back, Young Master. I am going to issue military orders." General Cao bowed, turned around and strode inside. His voice like a huge bell resounded over the cemetery.

"Pass the order down, all officers and soldiers return to the camp immediately!"

"After the troops return to the camp, close the gates of the imperial mausoleum immediately. No one is allowed to step out of the mausoleum. Even if the world outside is in chaos, it has nothing to do with us!"

In addition to guarding the only imperial mausoleum of this dynasty, the Jianling Guards also have to take care of the imperial mausoleums of the previous dynasty. Of course, they are just taking care of it, and they can ignore it if necessary...

ps. There will be more updates.

(End of this chapter)