Demon Emperor

Chapter 25 Ancient Strange Peoples
Ruan Hu sat in the dreamlike and enchanting spiritual paradise, listening to the former deities and present-day celestial maidens recount the strange events of the Nine Provinces.

"Although the ancient ancestors and the mysterious realms of mountains and seas have vanished and can no longer be seen, the bloodline of the ancestors has still been passed down."

"The descendants of the Chu people established the Ruan state during the Shang Dynasty, and thereafter adopted Ruan as their surname."

"Your Majesty's lineage of the Great Sheng imperial family originated from this."

After Miaoxiang Tiannu finished speaking, she brought up the previous matter again.

“Previously, Your Majesty transformed into a tiger god and devoured that ghost general, and that is how I came to know Your Majesty’s origins.”

Ruan Hu: "So after Ruan Heng died, those ghosts and gods used Ruan Heng's corpse as a medium to create this ancient treacherous creature?"

Miaoxiang Tiannu: "That ghost and god probably didn't understand the ancient barbaric witchcraft. They probably used some modern methods, but they were pretty much the same."

"That thing is indeed a chubby person."

Ruan Hu was puzzled: "Is this thing a person or a ghost, real or an illusion?"

"If it is a ghost, how can an illusory thing really eat people?"

Ruan Hu had seen ghost soldiers before. These things need to possess a person's body. The armor they wear and the hilt of the sword they hold are all illusions.

He killed someone using illusion magic, and even if he killed the person, there were no marks on their body.

These ancient, barbaric Chu people were able to truly devour people until only bones remained, which was utterly terrifying.

Myo-hyang Celestial Maiden: "It is a ghost, but it is not entirely a ghost."

“Someone took Ruan Heng’s remains and used ghost magic to create something that was half ghost and half corpse.”

"This object possesses both the supernatural powers of the ancient chubby people and the ability to directly interfere with human affairs."

"The Ruan clan possesses the bloodline of the Chu people. The more they eat, the more supernatural powers they can inherit from the ancient Chu people kingdom, and the more powerful they become."

"And it is also because he is a member of the Nguyen clan that other members of the Nguyen clan find it even more difficult to resist his supernatural powers."

"If he waits until he has consumed all of the Ruan family's bloodline, then even His Majesty may not be able to withstand him."

Ruan Hu: "Then how can we break his sorcery and the supernatural powers of that treacherous man?"

in fact.

After learning about the origins and characteristics of the Chu people, Ruan Hu also came up with some ideas.

Sometimes, these magical powers and supernatural abilities cannot be explained; once explained, the power is broken.

However, since the professionals have already revealed the key information, it's best to listen to their ideas first.

Miaoxiang Tiannu: "Although the feet of the treacherous people are similar to those of ordinary people, they have no heels. If you look closely, you should be able to tell the difference."

"As long as Your Majesty finds its footprints, I have a unique fragrance here called the 'Scent of Lingering Light'."

"The secret recipe for this incense comes from the foreign country of Tu Hun, which I obtained by chance."

"If you get your hands on the treacherous creature's footprints, you can see all its subsequent footprints. Your Majesty can use this method to find its hiding place."

Ruan Hu: "Then thank you very much, Heavenly Maiden."

The Celestial Maiden Miaoxiang cautioned him, "Even if you find the traces of that treacherous man, Your Majesty must be extremely careful."

"That treacherous man was extremely fierce and also possessed ancient supernatural abilities; when he ran, he was like a galloping horse."

“If we’re not careful, he could get away. He has the help of the underworld spirits, and it will be a hundred times harder to catch him later.”

"By then, the consequences will be endless."

When Ruan Hu left the painting, he had an extra smoked ball in his hand.

Ruan Hu had a plan in mind for how to deal with the treacherous man.

If you can see or find this creature, and it has a real physical form, then dealing with it will be an easy task.
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It was dark.

Zhou Kaigu, a newly appointed captain in the Detective Agency, was leading a group of men, knives at his waist, lying on the ground searching for something.

The head of the Detective Bureau was only a captain, which might sound like a low rank, but the Detective Bureau was directly under the Emperor's jurisdiction and did not obey orders from anyone else.

Captain Zhou Kaigu's protruding buttocks did look somewhat ungraceful, but no one around dared to laugh. After a long while, the result was finally achieved.

Zhou Kaigu got up and came to the foot of a wall, where seven or eight people had already surrounded him. As soon as Zhou Kaigu entered, everyone immediately made way for him.

Zhou Kaigu glanced at the faint, almost invisible marks at the base of the wall, then looked at a soldier beside him who was adept at tracing footprints.

"Are you sure this is it?"

"confirm."

After confirming, Zhou Kaigu immediately went to a carriage, knelt down respectfully, and bowed so low that he was almost touching the dust.

"Your Majesty, I found it."

Ruan Hu did not speak, but a palace maid dressed in men's clothing stepped forward and handed him a smoked ball.

Zhou Kaigu carefully took it, not daring to even glance at the palace maid. He first slowly backed away, then turned and quickly left.

He opened the incense burner, lit the incense inside, and held it in his hand to fumigate the footprints on the ground. Then, something miraculous happened.

"It's been photographed! It's really been photographed!"

"Quick, follow me."

"over there."

Under the night.

You can see the footprints glowing, spreading outwards little by little, as if coated with fluorescent powder.

If you look closely at the glowing footprints, you'll see that each one only has the front half without the heel, as if something is imitating a person walking on tiptoe.

Once a footprint is found, the fragrant smoke will follow the trail, clinging to each footprint until the smoke completely dissipates.

Zhou Kaigu, carrying the smoked ball, led a group of people and quickly chased after them.

We sped along, crossed a bridge, and circled the weeping willows beneath it.

It's getting darker.

Finally, an ancient-style pavilion came into view.

It was getting dark, and there were no lights around. The pavilion stood eerily before us.

It is tall and imposing, with a strong sense of oppression, just like the gates of hell.

Zhou Kaigu took a closer look at the footprints and went straight into the pavilion, which was the end of the building.

The surrounding detectives were somewhat excited. This was their first time serving the emperor, and if they did well, the emperor would surely notice.

Zhou Kaigu suppressed the crowd and spoke in a low, stern voice.

"Don't act rashly. If we alert the snake and it gets away, it will ruin everything. His Majesty will not forgive us."

Zhou Kai ordered his men to retreat further away and keep a close watch on the area, while he himself returned to report.

in the carriage.

Ruan Hu listened quietly to Zhou Kaigu's report, and it seemed that they had indeed found traces of the treacherous man.

"Your Majesty, the location has been confirmed. It's right there at the West Market gate. That thing must be hidden inside."

At this moment, Ruan Hu finally spoke.

"Summon General Yuchi and immediately surround the West Market gate tower."

The eunuch on the other side of the carriage bowed and left, holding a token. This was to summon the Imperial Guards to surround and kill the treacherous man.

After experiencing the ghostly soldiers incident, Ruan Hu began to firmly believe in one thing.

No matter how powerful you are, once you reveal your true form, you cannot withstand the encirclement and slaughter of thousands of troops.

(End of this chapter)