I am the Ruler of the Kingdom of Mysterious-Chapter 294 - 258: The Deceitful Bride’s Possessions
When Luo Dayong was begging outside the village, the Big Bosses of the other three villages followed Sang Que out, all of them now staring at Sang Que.
Whenever Sang Que saw them, she always wore a bronze mask. They didn’t know her appearance, nor could they infer her identity, not even her name.
They only heard from Du Xiaochuan that Sang Que was a Yin Walker, who single-handedly killed their Big Boss and several trusted subordinates. In the blink of an eye, she had tied all of Luo Dayong’s men to trees.
Frightened by the identity of a Yin Walker, the three Big Bosses decisively chose to surrender.
Now with Luo Dayong coming to beg for help, they were eager to seize the opportunity to find out just how powerful Sang Que truly was.
Sang Que didn’t think much of it. Suspecting it was that female zombie from Purple Clouds Mountain, she walked over, grabbed Luo Dayong, and disappeared in front of everyone like a phantom.
The three Big Bosses were momentarily stunned. They had some knowledge about Yin Walkers. The ability to appear and disappear like ghosts wasn’t something all Yin Walkers possessed. There was also an ability called the Ghost Realm, which was even rarer.
The three exchanged glances, quickly found the horses they had ridden over on, and rode hastily to catch up, planning to take a look from a distance and flee if things went wrong.
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On the way to the western village of Jinfeng Mountain, Sang Que inquired about Luo Dayong’s basic situation.
The two brothers originally intended to come to Sang Que today to surrender. To show their sincerity, they had even loaded a cart full of gold, silver, and food from the village.
Just as they were preparing to set off, the Red-clothed Female Zombie suddenly emerged from the woods, leaping over their village’s wall, biting people’s necks and sucking their blood.
Those bitten quickly grew white hair and transformed into White-haired Zombies, biting others everywhere.
Fortunately, they had been stockpiling glutinous rice over the years, accumulating over half a bag. Luo Dayong’s brother, Luo Danian, scattered the glutinous rice, temporarily driving the zombies back, gathering most of the people into the house, and sealing the doors and windows with glutinous rice and black dog blood.
Luo Dayong took the opportunity to escape and seek help. He didn’t know if his brother could hold out.
After hearing the detailed description, Sang Que felt it must be that female zombie from Purple Clouds Mountain. She had heard that Qu Tianhe, who was raising the corpse, had already been executed, and the female zombie had been detained in the Evil Ghost Bureau of Wangshan City.
Yu Dazeng had told her that even if Wangshan City collapsed, the Evil Ghost Bureau had protective measures to prevent the evil ghosts from escaping.
If it was indeed that Red-clothed Female Zombie from Purple Clouds Mountain, how did she escape?
That could only be known by confronting the female zombie and observing her with the Ghost Eye.
Fortunately, this time, she could test the power of the Deceitful Bride.
For the past two nights, she had been going out to hunt evil spirits.
The ability of Instant Teleportation allowed her to reach far places; she had even been beyond Jinfeng Mountain.
Nowadays, not to mention evil spirits, there weren’t even wandering souls in Jinfeng Mountain at night.
She also went to the rivers in the mountains, attempting to hunt the Ghost Slaves of Water Ghosts. After reaching Ghost Level, the pressure from Water Ghosts was bearable. As long as she approached the river at night, a Ghost Slave of the Water Ghost would appear, attempting to claim her life.
The Ghost Slave could transform into a person in need of help or a handsome man drowning. Once, it even turned into Yu Da, and she almost couldn’t resist going into the water.
But Water Ghosts had a certain level of intelligence; after being tricked a few times, they no longer sent out Ghost Slaves when she approached.
Overall, she went through a lot of trouble these past two days, finally gathering eight trigrams, successfully imprinting the Mountain Ghost Seal on the Deceitful Bride.
The Deceitful Bride was stronger than both her and the Yin Child. Even after receiving the Mountain Ghost Seal, the Deceitful Bride still struggled, with a sense of indomitable spirit.
In the end, Sang Que returned the Veil to the Deceitful Bride, covering her damaged face, finally calming her down.
The Deceitful Bride cherished beauty, whether it be for herself or others; beauty was paramount.
The embroidered shoes, Phoenix Headpin, and Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant couldn’t temporarily be returned to the Deceitful Bride. Adding a red veil to them made it difficult for her to control, like a child leading a wolf.
The Phoenix Headpin and Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant were both Ghost-level Yin Objects. The Phoenix Headpin, similar to the Southern Ocean Iron Nail Sang Que had, could pin a ghost in place, effective even for ghosts at the fifth layer.
But it could only be used on females, and with repeated use, it would break. During use, the user would suffer a continuous headache that increasingly intensifies. After a minute, one would begin to lose all five senses, becoming a living death.
The Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant was special, being a token of love. Without careful examination, it wouldn’t be recognized as a Yin Object, appearing like an ordinary jade pendant.
When used, it is dyed with one’s blood and given to someone else. If that person accepts it, they become hopelessly in love, willing to do anything for the user.
It can also be dyed with someone else’s blood and given to another to foster their romance. 𝘧𝓇𝑒𝑒𝑤ℯ𝑏𝓃𝘰𝑣ℯ𝘭.𝘤ℴ𝘮
The Mandarin Duck Jade Pendant was temporarily useless for Sang Que, who put the Phoenix Headpin in her lapel.
The Dao Bell and Copper Coin Armor had both lost their power and needed to be re-enchanted. The ink in the ink bucket had dried up long ago, requiring specific proportions of black dog blood and cinnabar to mix — a secret recipe of the Taoist Sect.
Besides that, the only yin object she could use now was the Human Bone Dice. With many people around, it was best if the Yin Child didn’t reveal himself unless necessary.
Almost at the mountain village, Sang Que asked Luo Dayong, "Do you have your own savings?"
Luo Dayong didn’t know why Sang Que asked this but honestly replied, "My brother gave me some savings, separate from the village’s accounts."
"Good!"
Sang Que handed the Human Bone Dice to Luo Dayong.
"When we get to the village, if that female zombie lunges at you, throw this dice. With luck, you might survive."
Luo Dayong received the dice with both hands, wondering if this was the kind of yin object only those from the Evil Suppression Bureau had?
"Return it to me after use."
The sun was setting in the west, nearing dusk.
Sang Que increased her speed with Instant Teleportation. She actually had another means of traveling — the Deceitful Bride’s Flower Sedan.
The Deceitful Bride didn’t have the ability of the Ghost Realm and could nurture nearly a hundred Deceitful Grooms as her Ghost Slaves. She also had a Flower Sedan, similar to the ghost flower carriages wandering outside, but with different functions.
The ghost flower carriages outside were for weddings, capturing only females.
The Deceitful Bride’s Flower Sedan was used during her wedding; she was also a victim of the Ming Mansion’s Nie God sacrifice, older than Wan Xiangtou. The Flower Sedan, as the Deceitful Bride’s means of transportation, required Five Ghosts to carry it.
Four carried the coffin, and one led the way. With five ghosts carrying the sedan, feet didn’t touch the ground, and it traveled as fast as the wind, reaching dozens of miles in an instant, without any consumption.
After Wan Xiangtou’s death, the Deceitful Bride was harnessed by her again, and the Ghost Slaves she captured before all vanished; the sedan-bearer ghosts were gone too, needing to be captured again. Those of the third or fourth layer could be captured, affecting only the speed.
However, it’s better to capture fourth-layer ghosts whenever possible, so when encountering other evil ghosts, the sedan-bearers can directly slam into them without being knocked away, avoiding delays.
Through continuous Instant Teleportation, Sang Que took Luo Dayong to the outside of their village as the last sliver of light disappeared over the horizon, and night fell.
The village was silent, without a sound or even firelight, suffused with the stench of decaying corpses.
Luo Dayong’s heart sank; he wondered if his brother was still alive.
