Secret Buyer-Chapter 300 - 230: The Plague Ghost Appears, Slaying Qingyi Amid Unravelable Cause and Effect
"If you win, I might not afford the prize..."
"Let’s play first."
Another piece was placed on the board.
In this game, Zhang Fusheng’s skill improved rapidly, and the chess game seemed decent, with the hissing from the crowd disappearing.
As time passed, the chess game gradually became tense, and each move required careful thought.
It reached the most intense moment of the battle.
Zhang Fusheng held a piece, pondering, without placing it for a long time, genuinely thinking hard, when at that moment.
Outside the Cui Family Manor in the First District.
It was already dusk, and Cui Qingyi quietly awaited the arrival of the pious follower; she stood by the window gazing at the sunset, suddenly frowning.
Outside the manor, a dense black mist was vaguely spreading.
"Interesting."
Cui Qingyi murmured to herself. As her words fell, two giant Dharma Aspects rose from the manor, and several Grotto Heavens appeared in the void, suspended over the manor!
The main family and the second family of the Cui Family, two Innate Realm figures simultaneously became alert, acted, and the Grotto Heavens turned, bringing great power to break the dense black mist!
Looking through the window glass,
Cui Qingyi saw one black-robed figure after another, with the leading black-robed figure sitting on a fleshy monster.
One by one, the black-robed figures were crushed under the majestic celestial might, yet from the bone fragments, one grim skeleton after another stood up again, 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞
The skeletons were smashed into dust time and again, yet regrouped time and again.
The mischievous expression on Cui Qingyi’s face faded.
She turned to her attendant and said:
"Something’s not right, leave with me first...."
Cui Qingyi’s voice abruptly ceased, seeing the attendant, previously standing next to her, pale with sweat,
as if afflicted with a severe disease.
Looking around, every servant and Cui family member seemed stricken by a violent illness, coughing blood, and collapsing.
She remained expressionless.
Cui Qingyi turned back, only to see black mist surging from all directions, startling her into instinctively glancing at the sky outside the window.
The two originally brilliant Innate Dharma Aspects were, unbeknownst to her, dimming, as merely Essence, Qi, and Spirit woven into Dharma Aspects, they were actually... coughing?
Yes, the illusory Dharma Aspects were coughing violently.
The main family and second family of the Cui Family had already been submerged by the black mist.
Plague... plague!
The always composed Cui Qingyi squinted, first thinking of the God of Plague, but immediately dismissing it, a name floating to her mind.
Plague Ghost.
Zhang Fusheng.
"Quite unexpected." Cui Qingyi murmured, she had prepared for everything, Innate hunting, even Celestial Humans attacking.
"Array Map, activate!"
Coughing violently, she activated the array map personally carved by her ancestors, swallowing elixirs to suppress the severe illness within her!
The array map emitted brilliant light, repelling the pervading black mist, momentarily clarifying the entire manor!
The skeletons were torn apart time and again, regrouping time and again, as Cui Qingyi stood by the window, watching the leader, the unmoving black-robed figure.
Zhang Fusheng.
It must be Zhang Fusheng.
"Are you flipping the table?" Cui Qingyi murmured, holding the array map aloft while sending messages to notify the Western Sect and Ancient Saint Sect for assistance.
Outside the manor, grim skeletons crashed against the array map’s radiant light like waves, shattering repeatedly in brilliance, only to regroup,
continuing relentlessly, like moths to a flame,
yet the black mist outside the manor was gathering ever more densely!
The only being still clad in a black robe stood quietly, exchanging looks with Cui Qingyi, speaking softly:
"With the Celestial Human Array Map as protection, even a true Celestial Human cannot break through shortly; it’s a fine way to strike me down, but the premise is..."
"You must succeed."
"Now, what will you do? Will you call upon that World Venerate? Do you truly have a World Venerate behind you?"
Cui Qingyi’s demeanor remained tranquil, having long considered the World Venerate as an imaginary enemy; should the Merciful Divine Arrow indeed fire upon her, she had means to return alive.
The black-robed figure outside the manor remained motionless.
Seemingly at a loss.
Cui Qingyi covered her mouth, coughing lightly, retrieving elixirs from a treasure box, swallowing them down to continue suppressing the rampaging illness within her.
"Five minutes."
She whispered to the silhouette outside the manor:
"Within five minutes, members of the two great sects will arrive, and then... who will be hunted?"
As her voice fell.
The black-robed figure outside the manor finally lifted its head.
A wisp of will briefly descended upon it, momentarily taking over this body—Zhang Fusheng.
He was focused intently on playing chess, taking a sliver of leisure amidst his busyness, to send down a trace of will.
"Hmm?"
Zhang Fusheng gazed upon the light enveloping the outside of the manor, clicking his tongue in wonder, what was this?
He also saw within the manor, amidst brilliant light, the woman craning her neck, staring at him.
So this is Cui Qingyi?
Well...
Zhang Fusheng didn’t have time to think further, he was eager to return to his chess game.
Taiyi Chapter, Cause and Effect Parallel.
Reciting it, the black mist behind him churned, barely sending ripples outward, yet had already, in an instant, appeared within the manor out of nothing!
Unprepared, the rolling black mist submerged the two Innate Realm figures, briefly tainting the array map, causing its brilliant light to dim!
Cui Qingyi was stunned, what was this method?
Could the Celestial Human Array Map be breached just like that??
No, there’s still a chance.
She remained unruffled, even though the array map was tainted by the black mist, becoming somewhat dim, yet if it protected only herself, it still worked, still capable of intercepting Celestial Human-level offensive techniques outside!
She turned to leave.
Black mist surged like a tide behind her, thunder occasionally resounded from above as the two Innate Realm figures tried to break free from the black mist!
