Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 62 The Grand Drama Begins (800 votes plus more)
Ren Yuan wore an iron helmet, a suit of mail, a ring-handled sword on his waist, and held a torch in his hand. He mixed in with a group of soldiers dressed in the same attire.

The huge underground palace was pitch black, and was illuminated only by the torches in their hands.

The soldiers followed the order and formed a circle. The torches illuminated the center of the underground palace, where there was a large coffin that was nearly two meters long and nearly ten meters high.

At this time, the lid of the coffin had been opened, and the coffins inside were layered one on top of another, with a total of four layers.

Next to the coffin, a corpse was tied up with four iron chains, and at the other end of each chain was a huge iron stake with strange patterns.

Mr. Chen used his pitch-black bony hand to pull out something glowing from the corpse.

The corpse struggled violently, pulling the iron stake and causing sparks to fly. It was obviously headless, but it let out a dull and terrifying roar that made people shudder.

"Oh no, the Soul-Nailing Stake can't suppress it anymore!" Dong Dangmen shouted anxiously to County Magistrate Xie, "Hurry up!"

Lieutenant Xie gritted his teeth, his body shot out like lightning, and the demon-slaying sword in his hand turned into a blood shadow, killing all the soldiers on the spot!

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"Ah!" Ren Yuan woke up from a nightmare for the umpteenth time.

As soon as he sat up, the senior sister immediately and skillfully put a calming talisman on him, then wiped the sweat off his face with her sleeves and patted his head to appease the dragon.

When Ren Yuan calmed down, the civet cat squatting in front of him asked, "Is there a new way to die this time?"

"Yes." Ren Yuan nodded and said with a wry smile: "This time it seems to be used as formation material."

"Well, this is the eighteenth way to die." The civet cat remembered it clearly.

"I'm just looking for death in various ways." Ren Yuan sighed helplessly and got up from the bed.

While others were busy these past two days, he only had one task, which was to sleep. Or, in other words, to dream.

In order to find a glimmer of hope for victory, he slept when he woke up, and slept again and again, and even the sleeping talisman was almost ineffective.

Fortunately, I can almost see the other party's victory settlement screen...

"Now there is good news and bad news." Ren Yuan said to his senior sister and the civet cat, "The good news is that I have basically figured out their bezoar and dog treasures."

"What about the bad news?" asked the civet cat.

"The gap in strength is too big, and I still can't find any good solution." Ren Yuan sighed lightly.

"You are wrong. Actually, there is a way." Senior Sister smiled and touched his head and said, "That is the best strategy of the Thirty-Six Strategies: Run away!"

"Oh?" Ren Yuan's expression brightened and he asked, "Have all the villagers left?"

"Don't worry, they've all left." A-Yao nodded and smiled, "Those who refused to leave were also forcibly taken away by us."

"Senior Tianliangzi was so angry at those stubborn old men that he showed his true form and chased them." The civet cat rolled around on the bed with joy, saying, "They were so scared that they cried and shouted, 'The eel spirit has come ashore' and ran faster than anyone else."

"Also, just as you expected, the county has indeed sent soldiers to block all the roads out of the village." A Yao added, "So we should leave quickly, lest they fail to catch us and come after us."

"Okay, let's go." Ren Yuan nodded. He had already packed up the bags, big and small, and brought them all to the yard, asking Chibao to carry them.

He looked at the old willow tree that was almost bald with concern.

The willow branches rustled, and Mr. Liu said there was no need to worry about himself. Who would make things difficult for a tree?
"Don't worry, as long as Liu Zhongjun doesn't move, no one can tell what he is capable of." A Yao gave Ren Yuan a reassurance.

"Let's go, let's go." The civet cat urged the red leopard above his head. The two were about to set off with their families, but they saw a calico cat hurriedly coming along the wall, meowing at the civet cat non-stop.

The civet cat's eyes widened as he heard the sound, and he cried out, "What? The common people were captured again?!"

"Ah?" Ren Yuan and his senior sister were also surprised. They thought that as long as the villagers left their hometown and mixed in with the outsiders, the government would not be able to drive them back. Unexpectedly, that group of people was so cruel!

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There was no time to run away, and the two of them quickly unloaded their bags and rode on Red Leopard to check it out.

Under the guidance of the calico cat, they climbed up the West Mountain and looked from afar. As expected, they saw a crowd of more than 3,000 civilians being escorted back by soldiers who were as ferocious as wolves and tigers.

"What's going on? Didn't they all leave?" The senior sister was anxious when she saw it. "Why are you back again?"

"These people have fallen into the Eight-Gate Maze." At this time, Tian Liangzi also came with Huang Laoer to join them. Seeing that A Yao was still confused, he answered:
"It's a magic formation similar to Zhuge Liang's Eight Formations. The opponent has high magic power and is particularly proficient in formations. Outside the Eight Gates Formation, there is also a Soul-Blocking Formation. People can't even notice when they walk to the edge. If you walk in confusedly, those who don't know how to get out can't get out at all."

"My eldest brother's eyesight was not good to begin with." Huang Lao Er continued, "It was not until the enemy withdrew their flags and caught the turtle in the jar that he realized that so many people were trapped inside."

"Shut up!" Tian Liangzi glared at Huang Laoer fiercely.

"Is the person who set up the formation the one-eyed man?" Ren Yuan asked.

"Yes, it's the one you dreamed of." Tianliangzi nodded.

"I know more about that person now." Then he listened to Yuan's deep voice: "Xie Gui and the others call him Dong Dangmen. He is a helper sent from the capital. He has great magical powers and is proficient in formations. What he is best at is tomb robbing. It is said that he is a descendant of the General of the Central Army of Liu Song."

"Damn, this beast is from a family of tomb robbers!" Tian Liangzi spat, "It seems that he captured so many people to use them for tomb robbing!"

"How big is this tomb? It requires so many people." Huang Laoer clicked his tongue.

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Meanwhile, County Lieutenant Xie also rushed over to join the main force.

Seeing that Dong Dangmen had captured so many people, he was also surprised: "Brother, has your formation improved so much?"

"Haha, that's not the case." Dong Dangmen is a man in his forties, not tall, and has a sweet smile. If it weren't for the black eye patch on his left eye, he would look like a friendly businessman.

He waved his hand and said, "This is a magic weapon bestowed by His Majesty to ensure that nothing goes wrong. I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

As he spoke, he suggested quietly, "We don't actually need so many people, why not let some go?"

"No!" County Lieutenant Xie shook his head decisively and said, "The county lord has ordered that no one be allowed to leave the township. No one!"

After a pause, he sighed and said, "They could have left their hometown in eight directions, but they chose to take this dead-end road. This shows that God wants them to die. We are just enforcing justice for God."

"What a good man who acts on behalf of heaven. I've learned a lesson again today." Mr. Chen and his sarcastic voice arrived at the same time. He smiled at a charming woman wearing a basket and a red skirt beside him and said, "You are right, girl."

The woman with the basket nodded slightly.

Xie County Lieutenant didn't need to ask, he knew who that was. If it weren't for the important task at hand and the overall situation, he would have fought with this bastard.

"Now that everyone is here, let's go." Dong Dangmen rubbed his hands and said with a smile: "The big show we have waited for so long is finally about to begin!"

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