I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 223 - 191: All In

At the moment of annihilation, a cold hand heavily slapped the shoulder, and Sang Que took a sharp breath and came to her senses.

He Buning had a furrowed brow, and the knife burning with green yin fire slashed down in front of Sang Que.

The tongue of fire made Sang Que shudder all over, she forcefully broke free from He Buning’s hand, stepped back three paces, and bumped into the straw man that looked just like her.

Sang Que turned her head abruptly and saw the straw man, her pupils shrinking suddenly.

She hadn’t turned into a straw man, so what was that just now?

The feeling of being burned by fierce fire, the despair brought by pain and death was so real that, even now, she still felt the burning pain on her body.

"Sang Er, what are you standing there for?!"

Yu Da urged from the side, all the lanterns under the corridor went out, the surrounding red threads snapped one after another, the darkness pressed in from all directions like it had substance, and all sound was obliterated in the darkness, leaving only a few people’s tense breathing.

Even the moon overhead was suddenly obscured by rolling clouds, soon this place would be completely engulfed in darkness.

The three people were all staring at Sang Que, waiting for her to place the yellow paper into the straw man’s forehead and then burn the straw man, so the Curse Ghost would leave.

But at this moment, Sang Que was completely confused, after placing the yellow paper just now, she suddenly became a straw man, and the scene of being burned to death by He Buning was still vivid in her mind.

If she now put the yellow paper in, would all that she saw come true, would she become a straw man again and be burned to death by He Buning?

Sang Que once again used the Qian Trigram Eye-Opening, a layer of gray mist covered her eyes, trying to see everything clearly.

The red threads were still rapidly snapping, a bell fell to the ground, Sang Que saw eight curse ghosts, pitch black with blood-red eyes, crouching on the ground like beasts, full of overwhelming pressure, quickly approaching.

In the heart of He Buning, there was a clump of deep green yin fire, when their gazes met, a severe burning sensation fiercely invaded Sang Que’s entire body.

Just a glance at Cui Cheng, and Sang Que heard earth-shaking shouts of battle, the blood-red scene before her forced her to not dare to look any longer.

And Yu Da, Sang Que only had time for a quick glance, it felt like her eyes were being gouged out, the piercing pain made her turn her head, blood tears streaming down her eyes.

A stronger burning sensation made Sang Que let out a muffled groan, just now when she glanced at Yu Da, she seemed to see a golden-red eye behind him.

The golden outline, blood red inside, at first glance looked like an eyeball, but on second thought it looked like a blood-red scorching sun, just less than half a second of glancing, Sang Que felt like she was about to be ignited, the power of the evil spirits inside her also evaporating. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

Is there something wrong with Yu Da?

So did Yu Da do something to the straw man making her turn into a straw man when placing the yellow paper?

No, that doesn’t make sense, if Yu Da really had problems, how could he have stayed in the Evil Suppression Bureau for eight years?

But why hasn’t he been promoted in eight years, wouldn’t being promoted mean contacting powerful individuals, which wouldn’t expose him?

No, Yu Da’s behavior usually doesn’t resemble a bad person, only he would tirelessly handle those deceitful matters experienced by common people, without asking for anything in return.

Moreover, she had no conflict with Yu Da, Yu Da had no reason to harm her.

So what exactly is going on?

"Sang Er!"

The oppressive feeling of the Curse Ghosts was getting stronger, even He Buning who was always calm, now looked anxious, striding towards Sang Que.

"Stay back!"

Sang Que shouted loudly, trying to stay rational, but that curse line, which others couldn’t see and she could barely feel, like a vine searching for its resting place, was rapidly unfurling from the darkness towards her.

What the hell is going on?

Could it be the Dream Ghost? Was all that just now a nightmare created by the Dream Ghost, just to make her hesitate, waste time, thus allowing the curse line to reconnect to her?

It’s possible!

But what if Yu Da really is a problem?

Didn’t He Buning say it too, someone with ulterior motives is hiding in the Evil Suppression Bureau, related to the Ghost Opera Troupe, what if that person is Yu Da, and he can disguise so well that even He Buning didn’t realize it?

Sang Que was under massive psychological pressure, feeling like she was about to go mad.

There’s no time, she needs to make a decision, should she put the yellow paper or not.

Decisiveness invites disaster, hesitation also leads to defeat!

Since either way is death, then just gamble!

In a flash of lightning, Sang Que, like a gambler going red-eyed at the table, let her instinctive gambling nature override her rationality, relying on her subconscious inclination, and at the moment the curse line was about to touch her, she decisively reached out.

The yellow paper was poked into the straw man’s forehead, Sang Que held her breath nervously, in her subconscious, she still believed He Buning, Cui Cheng, and Yu Da wouldn’t harm her.

Bang!

The green tongue of fire surged forward, Sang Que shuddered all over, suddenly breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Move aside!"

He Buning shouted fiercely, using the back of her knife to push Sang Que aside, Sang Que’s pupils trembled, watching the straw man being burned to nothingness bit by bit in the yin fire, with the curse line connected to it.

The mournful wail of a baby came from all sides, all the red lines ignited with yin fire, the greenish glow illuminating the entire courtyard, dispelling the bone-eating darkness.

Sang Que swallowed, she didn’t turn into a straw man, she had won the gamble, no one wanted to harm her.

Gulp!

A sudden swallowing sound came from beside her, Yu Da’s face had gone white, scared by Sang Que’s appearance just now.

Sang Que looked at him, her gaze complex, unsure of what those eyes she saw on Yu Da were.

"Why are you staring at me?" Yu Da asked in confusion.

Sang Que shook her head, Yu Da had taught her many things, always caring for her like an elder, perhaps he just has his own secrets he doesn’t want anyone to know, just like she doesn’t want anyone to know she can control a Yin Child.

Before figuring it out, it’s better not to expose it.

The straw man burned to ashes, Sang Que felt relieved, the curse was finally dispelled.

"You scared me to death! I was never this nervous even on the battlefield back then, Sang Er, what were you spacing out for just now?" Cui Cheng looked at Sang Que, eyes displeased.

He Buning also turned around, eyes probing as she looked at Sang Que.

The crisis averted, Sang Que calmed down, took a breath, and explained, "Just now, I ’saw’ myself turn into a straw man when I placed the yellow paper, and was burned to death by Captain He."

Cui Cheng glanced at Yu Da and then at He Buning.

He Buning thought for a moment and said, "It should be the Dream Ghost, you may have dodged the Curse Ghost just now and counterattacked successfully, but today’s Curse Ghost’s tier approached the fifth layer, it’s not something you can completely repel, so you were probably touched by the Curse Ghost, and at that moment, the Dream Ghost invaded."

Sang Que suddenly realized, no wonder when she struggled out of the burned state, He Buning patted her shoulder and slashed down in front of her.

Indeed, even the Curse Ghosts that He Buning and Cui Cheng couldn’t see, with just her Hundred Victory Saber enhanced by the Ghost Soldier Talisman, she couldn’t completely repel them, hence He Buning hurried to assist.

The Dream Ghost made her dream too realistically and terrifyingly, even after waking up from terror, she couldn’t struggle out from it, she dared not imagine how terrifying it would be if she were to fall completely into the nightmare woven by the Dream Ghost.

Sang Que suddenly felt a bit grateful for the side effects of the Human Bone Dice; in that situation earlier, the more rationally she thought, the more valuable time she would waste, coupled with Yu Da being an ’accidental variable’, if she had been completely rational, she wouldn’t have dared to gamble.

He Buning took out a silver token from her pocket and tossed it to Sang Que, "Your new token, rest one more day tomorrow, the day after tomorrow, depart for Xunzhou!"

Sang Que caught the token, it was warm in her hand, dispelling the winter night’s chill.

Sang Que remembered she officially became a Night Traveler on October 18 in modern times, and received the copper medal.

Today is November 11, eight days short of a full month, yet she’s already become a Silver Traveler.

The next step, with continued effort, her Heart Lamp could stabilize at the fourth layer.

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