The Anarchic Consort c1-1376

by Warring Young Seven

  If this was by the hands of the Ni family, then this incident was too horrifying.

  They trusted Ni Biao so much and absolutely admired him as their role model of an exorcist!

  "It couldn't be the Ni family!" A young exorcist said while biting his lips. He refused to admit his own guess.

  Helian Wei Wei looked at him and said nonchalantly, "It doesn't matter who did it now."

  "True." The elderly exorcists always looked steady and calm. "Little Brother Wei was right, it doesn't matter who did the trick. For now, we should be concerned about getting ourselves out."

  Moreover, the inside of the tomb was unlike the outside world. No one could expect what would happen next.

  Facing the fear of the unknown made everyone feel the coldness coming from the bottom of their minds, sending chills down their spine. There was no wind in the tomb but they felt like they were followed by someone.

  The exorcists dared not speak anymore, but the silence only remained for a while before the young exorcist, Xiao Ling seemed to have heard some noise.

  With a little crying tone, he turned his head back and asked in doubt, "Why are you crying?"

  Crying? Helian Wei Wei suddenly looked serious in her eyes. She did not answer but roll up her long sleeves slightly and tightened her grip on the shining Exorcist Blade in her palm.

  She was not sure if Xiao Ling really heard somebody crying.

  However, staying silent was the best thing to do at the moment.

  Helian Wei Wei used to read books on spirits and there was a story that went like this.

  A farmer couple went home late after farming.

  It was difficult to walk at night and the husband was tired, and the wife suddenly cried on his shoulder.

  The farmer frowned and asked, "Why are you crying suddenly?"

  The wife felt odd, and replied, "I am not crying."

  The husband knew that his wife was an honest person, and he suddenly realized something shocking.

  My wife said she was not crying, then it must be true. Then, whose cry did I hear?

  The farmer did not dare to continue thinking about it, hence he quickened his footsteps.

  After they went home, the wife asked him about the cry just now, and he replied, "Luckily, I know you well, and I know a little about the rules. We would never get home if we turned and looked back."

  The farmer was right because it was a taboo to look back while walking in the dark.

  Everyone had three virtual body guardian lamps. One at the left, one at the right and one behind.

  While the crying next to his ears grew louder, Xiao Ling noticed that Helian Wei Wei remained silent, as if she suddenly realized something. He dared not ask any further as cold sweat trickled down his forehead. His face was pale. As he looked up, he saw a dark shadow, his pupils immediately constricted, "What, what was that?!"

  Helian Wei Wei suddenly lifted her face and gazed at where he was looking at. She saw a human-like statue at the cave entrance.

  That statue was obviously the one they had seen previously, but what frightened Xiao Ling was the statue's eerie eyes that seemed to have moved and was staring at them.

  The cold and spooky smile gave him a cold shiver.

  "No, we must leave this place!" Xiao Ling retreated in panic like he was facing a flood of monsters. No matter how the others yelled at him, he only repeated this sentence!

  To the others, the statue did not move at all.

  Helian Wei Wei looked at Xiao Ling and frowned. Then, she told Zhuge Yun, "Pass me the bottle."

  "Alright!" Zhuge Yun immediately got the bottle and passed it over.

  Helian Wei Wei opened the bottle cover using her mouth and poured the cold water at Xiao Ling's face.

  The splash of cold water woke Xiao Ling up. While water droplets trickled on his face, he stared at Helian Wei Wei and realized that he would probably not be able to escape if he was not clear-headed enough. He burst into tears suddenly, "Thank you, sobs, thank you."

  "No big deal." Helian Wei Wei smiled a little while patting his shoulder. She knew that he was still a young child, and it was probably the first time he faced such a situation. She put her hand on his shoulder and comforted him, "Calm down, don't panic. If you hear anyone calling your name, don't answer it."

  Xiao Ling nodded. Unknowingly, there was nothing but trust in his heart from then on.

  He believed in this man in front of him even more than he believed in the Jiang family. He trusted that this man would lead them out this terrible place safe and sound...

  However, the other exorcists had not much confidence as they pulled their hair in a fret, "Without the Chinese talismans, how are we going to leave?"

  Chapter 764 - Wei Wei, the Encyclopedia!

  This was undoubtedly the core problem at the moment.

  Everyone knew that Chinese talismans were needed to resolve 'going around the circles'.

  Without the Chinese talismans, they were stuck here.

  However, what just happened to Xiao Ling was a harbinger of how dangerous it was to stay in one place all the time. Something terrible might happen if they did not leave now!

  Zhuge Yun clearly understood that they were in grave peril. He looked at Helian Wei Wei anxiously as he asked, "Brother Wei, do you have any ideas?"

  Upon hearing Zhuge Yun's question, all the other exorcists looked subconsciously at Helian Wei Wei too. Before they realized it, they already had a newfound faith in Helian Wei Wei.

  Helian Wei Wei thought for a while and said, "Let's try to walk with our eyes closed."

  "Isn't it more dangerous to walk with our eyes shut?" The exorcists were not suspecting Helian Wei Wei's ability, but it was a difficult thing to do.

  Helian Wei Wei laughed, "When the officials raided the tombs in the past, there was a rule: one should enter with his back turned when opening the tomb and close his eyes if he did not know the directions in the tomb. 'Going round in circles' is the spirits interfering with human judgment through electromagnetic waves, which causes humans to lose their sense of direction. Spirits are of the Yin, while every one of you is an exorcist with a spiritual aura. After all, the spirits need a medium to harm people and creating an illusion in the human mind through electromagnetic waves is the most effective way to kill, just like what happened to Xiao Ling. If we walk with our eyes closed, we will instantaneously lose our judgment. Without judgment, the spirits have no chance to harm us, and we can escape this dilemma easily."

  Xiao Ling was stunned, he never thought that those evil spirits would have so many vicious tactics. He did not understand what electromagnetic waves were, but he only had admiration for the person before him.

  "You know a lot, Brother Wei! Where do you learn all these?" All the exorcists were impressed with Helian Wei Wei after going through all those situations. They had never heard about electromagnetic waves even though they had been exorcists for so many years. When they thought thoroughly, it was true that the spirits jeopardized human lives with such a law.

  Helian Wei Wei stroked her nose bridge and answered his question with a smile. It did not make much sense for her to say that she was very interested in this field so she had read and watched tons of related novels and movies back in the 21st century.

  "Let's go now!" Xiao Ling was the first to support Helian Wei Wei.

  "Not so soon. It must be dangerous in the tomb, so we must get ready beforehand," said Helian Wei Wei with giggles. She looked relaxed as if all the Gordian knots could be solved easily. "The Qi of Yin is overwhelming the entire tomb, so we need to amplify our Yang aura. Since we have seven people in total, I will tie a red rope on everyone's left wrist so that we will not get separated," Helian Wei Wei said while taking out a red rope more than a hundred meters long which was fully soaked in pure Yang dog blood before.

  Since ancient times, the pure Yang dog blood was regarded as a sacred exorcism material. As long as the rope was not broken at both ends, everyone would be protected from dangers
and remain safe even when they encountered anything evil.

  Zhuge Yun probably knew this formation. However, he did not expect that Helian Wei Wei would react this quickly to implement it in this situation. "Brother Wei, you have calculated wrongly, we have a total of eight people instead of seven," Zhuge Yun uttered.

  Helian Wei Wei turned over and looked at Baili Jia Jue upon listening to what Zhuge Yun said. His Highness is not included, he is not a human, she thought.

  This formation would only function and work with the humans' Qi of Yang. If the prince was included in this formation, it would definitely fail.

  Helian Wei Wei was figuring out how to answer Zhuge Yun as she could not expose the true identity of Baili Jia Jue.

  At this moment, she heard His Highness' calm and natural gentle voice, "We need someone to stay back, I will be the one, you guys go first."

  Upon hearing it, not only Zhuge Yun but all the other exorcists were also touched, feeling gratitude. "Brother Jue, you are way too selfless and kind for you're willing to do so much for us!"

  Helian Wei Wei was speechless.

  These two phrases are not deemed suitable to describe His Highness.

  Inexplicably, Helian Wei Wei remembered the words His Highness had mentioned to the officials on the day they left the capital. She looked away from His Highness quietly and peeked at the roof of the tomb.

  A simple lie was all he needed to win the people's hearts; only His Highness could achieve this.

  "Father is putting on an act again!" The bigger fetus snorted, "How could these humans believe in him? Selfless? Kind? Hah, I don't think that's our father's character. He is a selfish and vicious person, these exorcists are st*pid!"

  The smaller fetus did not say a thing but sigh deeply in the heart. He continued to suck his thumb while moving quietly. Brother has started to humiliate others just to slander father. Sigh, how long will this situation last?

  Neither the exorcists nor Helian Wei Wei could hear the conversation between the two little fellows.

  Everyone began to tie the red rope on their hands and closed their eyes after hearing the solution.

  Zhuge Yun was the first to step out, and the others followed suit.

  The tomb was dark and deep.

  "What a fragrant soul, it must taste fantastic! Oh, the meat of the newborn babies must be tender and tasty!" The enormous shadow was murmuring with a deep voice. It mumbled to itself in the Yin River, "However, the man seems to be unfathomable, he can even cause the large group of corpse bugs to return here. I can't go out just like this, I must wait until the woman is alone. Then, I will disembowel her piece by piece. Even though it is unbearable to wait for so long, but never mind, soon, I will enjoy my meal. Those humans are not united, I just have to wait for the perfect time."

  That's right, it just had to wait for a little longer and they would have nowhere to escape.

  The competition between humans was nastier than demons.

  Especially in this tomb, the rise of evil thoughts would only give one a quicker death.

  So, fret not!

  The delicious dish is about to get into my mouth.

  "Hehehe." The shadow laughed eerily and slowly crept back into the darkness.

  Chapter 765 - The Smug Father And Daughter Of The Ni Family Before Their Embarrassment

  The Ni family had also encountered 'going around in circles' on the other side of the tomb. However, they could deal with it easily without much hassle as they had the Chinese talismans with them. Besides, most of them were experienced exorcists.

  However, they did not discover it as early as Helian Wei Wei did.

  Ni Feng started to notice the odd situation only after their third l.a.p around the place.

  The others marveled at what Ni Feng said, complimenting how brilliant she was.

  Ni Biao grinned from ear to ear after hearing all those compliments for his daughter.

  These people would continue to trust and support the Ni family as long as his daughter was around.

  If so, both the Sarira and the world were destined to be his.

  While Ni Biao was still immersed in his thoughts, a person approached him and said with a deep voice, "Everything has been settled, Master. I took away their Chinese talismans, now they might still be stuck in place and couldn't find their way out from there."

  "Well done!" Ni Biao finally felt relieved after being annoyed for one whole day. His eyes exhibited a brutal glance. In the tomb, losing one's Chinese talismans connoted one's death. Ignoring the other situations, just that going around in circles was troublesome enough. They would be forced to walk relentlessly on the same road until they died of exhaustion. They would never reach the exit. Perhaps, the creatures in the tomb would stretch out their hands from the ground and drag them into hell directly before they were fatigue!

  Ni Biao could not suppress a smirk on his face as he thought about how they would be done for. One side of his mouth was lifted while the other side was stiff as a corpse, creating a creepy expression. He was unable to see his own expression but the person who was standing opposite of him was frightened, "Master! You just!"

  Following the shrieks of the exorcist, everyone fixed their eyes toward them for they were taken aback.

  Ni Biao frowned, "Don't make a fuss, you better hurry up."

  The exorcists were in a daze. They shook their heads as they saw their master who showed no distinction as before. Was I wrong?

  "Dad, what's the matter?" Ni Feng paced toward Ni Biao. Her face was hidden vaguely under the veil, in addition to the swaying shadows from the torch, no one could see her appearance. To them, she seemed like a weak and soft person.

  Ni Biao had always been patient to his beloved daughter, so he just beat around the bush, "Nothing happened, just the underlings are being ignorant and like creating nuisances. Feng, since you are not feeling well, you shall not be worried about me too much. You need to know your limits for the sake of us so we are able to reach the main coffin as soon as possible. Do you understand?"

  What Ni Biao said was not meant for Ni Feng, but the other exorcists.

  He wanted to let them know that what they had achieved so far were all thanks to his beloved daughter.

  Ni Feng coughed a few times and shook her hand upon hearing what her father said, "I'm alright, father. It is dangerous to stay in the tomb, we should reach the main coffin as soon as possible," She sounded gentle yet sluggish.

  "Sigh, you are way too concerned with the living things in the world," Ni Biao looked benevolently at Ni Feng, his eyes were filled with sympathy.

  As she spoke, she was even panting, "This is my duty as the Phoenix Girl."

  The others adored and worshipped the Ni family, even more, when they saw this, even the doubts they had just now were eliminated. They constantly praised Ni Feng for her kindness.

  Nobody noticed that her lips were moving as if she was chewing something while her head was bent down.

  As for Ni Biao, he seemed to be tired at the moment. He shook his head due to the sudden drowsiness.

  "Master?" The exorcist tasked with stealing the Chinese talismans from Helian Wei Wei was still looking at him. He asked worriedly upon seeing Ni Biao's dilated pupils, "Are you alright?"

  Ni Biao came to his senses, feeling more conscious as he replied, "It's nothing. By the way, why did you shout just now? Was there anything on my face?"

  The exorcist hesitated for a moment and shook his head. "No, it doesn't matter, I must have seen wrongly." I cannot tell Master that he seems to be haunted directly, can I? This is impossible, master's exorcism is the most powerful in Exorcist City. There are probably no spirits that can approach him.

  The exorcist thought that he must be hallucinating as it was likely to be unable to think straight after going around in circles.

  But no matter how he comforted himself, there was always a voice in his heart, asking, Was it really just an illusion even though it looked so real?

  "We've reached t
he exit!"

  Someone shouted upon looking at the faint light ahead.

  Old Li looked at him, indicating him to lower his voice. After that, Old Li took the lead to exit the tunnel of the cave. He raised his torch to light up all the oil lamps on the ground.

  Just then, a loud bang resonated in the air!

  The whole tomb was lit up and the enormous mural came into sight at once.

  The exorcists could not help wanting to take a step forward the moment they saw all those shiny jewelry, perhaps because of humans' natural d.e.s.i.r.e for wealth.

  "Don't move," Old Li shouted suddenly to stop them from moving. He pointed upward and said, "Look, what are those?"

  The exorcists looked up at where Old Li pointed. A chill ran down their spines when they saw it.

  In place of ornaments and decorates, corpses were hung all over the ceiling.

  The most terrifying thing was that Guo Zi and Xiao Zi who died at the entrance while entering the tomb with them were hung up there too!

  Everyone was scared and fearful when they saw the corpses.

  Why are they here?

  How did they come in?

  Are they moving corpses?

  Besides, their postures were particularly strange, just like puppets being controlled by a puppeteer. Their limbs and joints sagged unnaturally, moving back and forth. They were glancing at the people below with spooky smiles as if they would wake up any time and charge toward the people below!

  The scariest part was that all the exorcists were wondering how on earth did these two go up there?

  They did not see both of them along the way. Where were their dead bodies before this?

  They must have been really quick, at least more flexible than dead bodies.

  Everyone knew that moving corpses that were just deceased would walk very slow even if they could stand up. So, they should have straggled far behind.