Chapter 777: Chapter 255: Another Assassination Attempt
“Hehehe…” The small-headed ghosts, about the size of millstones, floated in midair, jumping up and down.
“Hahaha…” The large-headed ghosts, the size of carriages, winked and gestured, bobbing up and down amidst the surging Yin Qi, like rolling stones.
The initial ghost tide mainly consisted of these two types of ghosts.
They surged like a tide, intertwining and continuously impacting the White Paper Immortal City.
The commander of the City Guard Army stood on the city wall, holding a long iron fan, surveying the scene below.
Small-headed ghosts and large-headed ghosts rolled and crashed into the city wall, causing it to tremble and triggering the talisman.
The talisman emitted a dim light, which turned into water, forming a black tide that submerged the surrounding ghosts, causing them to sink into the Black Water.
Some large-headed ghosts exhaled Yin Qi, creating ascending gusts of Yin wind.
The small-headed ghosts rode the Yin wind, rushing towards the top of the city wall, attempting to scale it.
The City Guard Army stationed on the wall acted swiftly, wielding paper-crafted long halberds and large blades to slash the ghosts.
Each small-headed ghost that was cut down fell into the Black Water, never to surface again, or transformed into a piece of talisman paper, on which the image of the small-headed ghost was ink-painted, vividly present.
The city wall absorbed these talisman papers, adding a new layer to its surface.
The commander of the City Guard Army remained silent, witnessing the entire onslaught from beginning to end.
The first wave of the ghost tide had also come to an end.
White Paper Immortal City remained robust, unshaken. The experienced City Guard Army handled the situation with ease.
Yet, the commander of the City Guard Army was troubled.
Because he received a report that part of the City Guard Army had searched within the city multiple times, but could not find where these Water Ghost Shadow Soldiers had emerged from.
Initial speculation pointed to the Ghost Gate Pass, but the City Guard Army hadn’t seen a trace of the Ghost Gate Pass.
As long as this inner ghost remains uncaptured, there will be no peace!
“If this continues, sooner or later my city will face inside and outside crises, with an increasing possibility of being breached.”
“Alas, let’s go find Sang Le Youling for a consultation first.”
The City Guard Army commander, seeing the temporary safety of the city defenses, decisively slung the massive iron fan over his back and walked into the city to meet Sang Le Youling.
Since the last attack, Sang Le Youling had been bedridden.
“Commander Tie.” Sang Le Youling half-sat on the bed, just uttering a word triggered a series of coughs.
Tie Guzheng, the commander of the City Guard Army, frowned slightly upon seeing Sang Le Youling: “Currently, Lord City Lord has confined himself in his mansion, and you are lying ill in bed, yet the ghost tide has arrived early…”
Sang Le Youling, pale-faced, managed a faint smile: “Isn’t Commander Tie here as well? I know your intention—to find out the source of those Yin Soldiers Water Ghosts.”
“Undoubtedly, there is an inner ghost in the city, and in a high position; otherwise, they wouldn’t be unaffected by the city’s grand formation.”
Tie Guzheng hesitated for a moment but still said: “Sang Le, could you perform a divination regarding this matter?”
Sang Le Youling shook his head: “I need to heal.”
“Forcing a divination would certainly delay my recovery, making it difficult for me to heal.”
“This might be precisely the enemy’s plan, to exhaust me.”
“For now, the grand scheme is manageable; we don’t need to be so urgent.”
“Although the inner ghost is unaffected by the grand formation, the summoned Water Ghost Shadow Soldiers are. As long as their numbers aren’t large, they can be easily eradicated by the City Guard Army.”
Sang Le Youling saw the situation clearly: “The key to the ghost tide has always been our Lord City Lord.”
“To restore Lord City Lord’s condition, we must focus on Yang Energy.”
“To bypass the risks imposed by the enemy, having hired so many male concubines, it is time they played their role.”
Tie Guzheng nodded: “Understood. I’ll have elixir pills distributed to Cangyang Villa, Zhuangyang, Yin Yang, and Jiaoyang Academies.”
After some discussion, Tie Guzheng advised Sang Le Youling to recuperate well and then took his leave.
Moments later, he returned: “There’s one more thing I almost forgot to mention.”
Sang Le Youling sat up halfway with some reluctance: “What… No! You’re not Commander Tie!”
Quick as lightning, the assailant disguised as Tie Guzheng grinned sinisterly and suddenly attacked, lunging at Sang Le Youling.
Bang bang bang…
As soon as the two clashed, a violent commotion erupted.
Tie Guzheng, who had just walked out of the courtyard, was startled and hurriedly turned back to aid.
Being quite close, he burst into Sang Le Youling’s room, but the attacker swiftly fled. Tie Guzheng’s eyes filled with resentment, seeing only the final corner of the assailant’s garment as they were teleported away.
Sang Le Youling leaned against the wall, seeing Tie Guzheng’s arrival, exhaled deeply, and involuntarily coughed up a mouthful of blood.
Her previous injuries compounded by new ones, all the efforts of her previous healing were rendered in vain.
Room A1.
Sun Lingtong drank a few sips of water, calming down.
He recounted the events to Ning Zhuo, lamenting that such a powerful Golden Core Cultivator like Jinyangzi had fallen just like that.
Ning Zhuo, however, was unfazed: “War is perilous and grim. In the war waged by Liangzhu Country against Thousand Peak Forest, many Golden Core Cultivators met such ends. Given the internal and external threats faced by White Paper Immortal City, shrouded in intrigue, we must be more cautious. Keep a low profile to avoid being targeted by the inner ghost.”
Sun Lingtong shook his head, emphasizing: “Jinyangzi wasn’t just any Golden Core; he was a True Disciple of a top faction! His own strength was remarkable. I suspect he could even hold his own against a Nascent Soul Cultivator to some extent.”
“Unfortunately, the assailant was even stronger, with a combination of the dojo’s Dragon Pond of Hidden Scale and other elements, which was overwhelmingly powerful, leading to Jinyangzi’s demise.”
“My identity has been exposed, and the inner ghost will surely find out. Little Zhuo, you must be careful! Perhaps you should revert to your original identity and leave this place.”