"Southern Kingdom King, Southern Kingdom King!"
The army was neat and tidy. Banners and banners flew everywhere as they lined up in a solemn formation. They cheered. In the blink of an eye, the sky was covered with dark clouds. A black cloud gathered between the mountains. The rain fell on the tent and on the corpses scattered around. The man opened his mouth and sucked the rainwater.
"This is the last drop of water I have!" The man looked at a corpse not far away, "What a good assassin. Is this the punishment of the heavens? What a waste of my life. "
Pei Zi Yun sighed and was about to wake up. Just as he was about to wake up, something happened. A voice that sounded like a dragon's roar could be heard as a shadow appeared before his eyes, "The path to supremacy, the path to immortality, I wish to return."
This person looked like a middle aged man, with a melancholic expression. He looked exactly like the man in his dreams. Pei Zi Yun felt a chill in his heart, he could not believe it. This had never happened before in his previous life. Could it be that the Plum Blossom could revive people?
Just as he was thinking about this, the man pounced towards him. Pei Zi Yun wanted to resist, but he felt numb and unable to move. Just as the man was about to pounce on him, a bright light flashed before his eyes. A transparent shadow of the Plum Blossom appeared in front of him. Two of the petals spun out and a beam of red light shot out from the Plum Blossom and struck the man.
"No, I refuse to accept this." The man only managed to resist for a moment before he was destroyed. He screamed in pain and disappeared. The Plum Blossom disappeared as well.
"Young Chieftain, Young Chieftain!" He Qing Qing was covered in blood. She pushed Pei Zi Yun and shouted, "Young Chieftain, why did you fall asleep? Get up, let's go."
Screams could be heard from outside the camp. Hearing this, the young girl pushed Pei Zi Yun anxiously. Pei Zi Yun sat up and retrieved his scepter from under his pillow.
"Young Chieftain, we can't hold on for much longer. Retreat to the back of the mountain."
"Don't panic, bring me to the top of the city!" Pei Zi Yun hurried forward and whispered, "Hehe, who would've thought that you would die at the hands of your own wife."
"So your wife was a chess piece planted by the Southern Kingdom's King."
"It's just a Daoist Art or a bit of Draconic Qi, and yet you were able to possess me. It seems that if you absorb this item of possession, you might encounter these tribulations."
Just as he was deep in thought, he had already arrived at the top of the mountain stronghold. The situation was extremely dire. A few steps to the left of the stronghold, a mountain warrior with a full beard appeared. As soon as he appeared on top of the stronghold, he let out a loud shout and slashed at an old woman who was pushing a rock. With a "peng" sound, fresh blood splattered and the old woman's head flew off. It was a terrifying sight.
Pei Zi Yun did not hesitate any longer as he pulled out his sword and charged forward. This mountain stronghold wasn't very big. With a single step, his sword flashed, and several heads flew off. All of a sudden, the villagers who had jumped onto the stronghold all screamed in pain as they fell to the ground.
"Kill!" His warriors roared and slashed at the enemies.
"Give me five minutes." Pei Zi Yun raised his scepter and spat out the hissing sound of a snake. Although the hissing sound was very soft, it was as though it wasn't there at all. At that point, there was a commotion within the Snake Mountain as groups of snakes rushed out.
Outside the city
The black robed Priestess was surrounded by torches. A warrior then knelt down on one knee and reported, "Priestess, the stronghold has been destroyed by us. Our warriors are about to kill their way in."
"Good, this huge threat is finally going to be wiped out. Command the warriors to kill everyone inside, especially the Young Chieftain. We don't need a second High Priestess here." The black robed old woman gave the order.
"Yes, your excellency." The warrior retreated after receiving the order. With a wave of his hand, another two rows of mountain warriors charged towards the stronghold.
"Give me a bow and arrows." Pei Zi Yun threw down his scepter. The Snake Mountain had already been activated. Now was the time to fight back. At this point, a bow and arrows were handed over to him.
Pei Zi Yun looked down and saw the leader of the warriors. This man was surrounded by several other warriors, who kept glancing at the stronghold. It was obvious that this man was the commander of this stronghold.
Pei Zi Yun held onto the bow and closed his eyes. All of a sudden, the sound of the bowstring being pulled was heard. Blood splattered out from the man's head as he fell to the ground. He was dead. However, his eyes were wide open and filled with disbelief.
At this point, the entire stronghold was in a state of chaos. Several mountain warriors rushed towards the man and shouted for him. Pei Zi Yun remained calm and composed. All of a sudden, another leader fell to the ground. He clutched at his neck where an arrow had been shot. He coughed as fresh blood flowed out from his mouth.
"Kill!"
Within a short period of time, this wave of mountain warriors had been killed. However, most of them were young and old. Even if they were caught in the crossfire, there were still dozens of corpses lying on the ground.
"This won't last much longer." The black robed old woman seemed to have seen this before. She didn't even blink as she ordered, "Continue to attack!"
At this point, an old man beside the Priestess heard her words. His face was filled with worry as he stepped forward and whispered, "Your excellency, when the High Priestess passed away all of a sudden, he left behind a message. He will definitely appear again. If we kill everyone in the stronghold now, I'm afraid we might disturb the High Priestess' spirit."
"He's already dead. Even if there's a spirit, can he still come back? He's just playing tricks on us. All these years, we've endured for so long and he hasn't appeared. Now is the time to kill them all. "The black robed old woman said coldly.
At this point, a hissing sound could be heard. A strange sound could be heard from all around. Soon after, a rustling sound could be heard from within the forest.
The black robed old woman had a vicious look on her face. Following the hissing sound, her expression turned into one of fear. That's not right. This was the sound of the High Priestess controlling the venomous snakes. Could it be that the High Priestess has been resurrected?
The black robed old woman looked around in fear. Under the glow of the fire, she could see that there were venomous snakes and venomous insects within the forest.
"There's snakes, there's snakes." The warriors who had charged forward to kill the High Priestess were thrown into chaos. Those who had been bitten by the venomous snakes were filled with fear.
"My Lord, you've finally returned." Those who had been resisting the High Priestess all knelt down and shouted, "My Lord, my Lord, we've waited for you for so long."
"The High Priestess has been resurrected. He was disturbed by us and is here to kill us." A warrior was climbing up the stairs when he heard these words. He shouted out in fear.
"Ah, save me, save me." Screams of agony could be heard.
"Use realgar to drive the snakes away."
"Something's not right. Why isn't the realgar working? The venomous snakes aren't afraid of death and are charging forward."
"Ah!" Screams of agony could be heard, "Run, run."
Such screams could be heard as the High Priestess began to panic.
"These venomous snakes have always been under the control of the High Priestess. No one else can command them. Priestess, let's leave quickly. We've disturbed the High Priestess's spirit. The High Priestess is coming for revenge." One of the High Priestess spoke to the black robed old woman.
"I don't believe it. He's been dead for so many years. How could he be resurrected?" The black robed old woman gripped her staff tightly, her face was filled with disbelief.
"Your excellency, let's leave quickly. I know that you have your own abilities. However, the High Priestess had swept through dozens of strongholds and killed more than half of the High Priestess. This was all because of the venomous venomous snakes. No one was able to stop her."
"I can't accept this." The High Priestess gritted her teeth.
"Let's go, your excellency. Even if you're not afraid, the people below are."
Originally, a few thousand men had come to attack a few hundred men. Their morale was high. However, at this point, they didn't listen to orders and started to flee. The High Priestess's name had caused everyone to tremble in fear. Furthermore, there were so many venomous snakes and venomous insects all over the mountains. Even if it was one, two, five or ten of them, the High Priestess would be able to deal with them easily. But what if there were tens of thousands of them?
Several of them were bitten by the venomous snakes, and their faces turned black as they fell to the ground.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the old woman dressed in black robes looked at the stronghold and said fiercely, "Let's go, let's go!"
Seeing the old woman dressed in black robes escaping, the old woman on top of the stronghold laughed out loud, "Jin Zhu, you traitor. You're running away with your tail between your legs again."
Her laughter was filled with glee.
"Yin Zhu, Jin Zhu, a pair of sisters, a warrior who sacrificed his life for them, and a wife who betrayed him. There was betrayal, and there was loyalty." Pei Zi Yun looked at her, as memories flooded his mind.
"But it's nothing. I'm not him. He's already gone."
Looking at the sky, he realized that he had slept for at most two hours. Up till now, the sky was still dark. He stood on top of the stronghold and looked afar. A group of people were escorting the old woman in black robes as they escaped.
He Qing Qing stood by the side, her eyes filled with sorrow. She looked at the corpses strewn all over the place. They were all people she knew. She looked at the group of people escaping.
The young lady whispered, "Young Chieftain, the black robed woman who escaped was Jin Zhu. All these years, she's organized a few attacks against us. She's very dangerous."
"That Priestess is the current Chieftain's Priestess? What can she do? "Pei Zi Yun looked afar and asked.
"She was the daughter of a Chieftain, and had inherited the Priestess's techniques. She had a very high status, and was able to command all the nearby strongholds. That year, our Chieftain unified the entire stronghold, and killed her father and brother. She and Yin Zhu surrendered to our Chieftain, and became his wife and concubine. It's just that Yin Zhu fell in love with him, but she didn't. She has always harbored a deep hatred for him."
"After our Chieftain passed away, she was the first person to rebel. Hence, many strongholds broke away from us. As long as she dies, no one within a hundred miles of the stronghold will be able to join forces to attack us."
"So that's how it is. Clean up the battlefield, and I'll go and retrieve her head." Pei Zi Yun laughed coldly. First, he hissed several times, and the snakes beneath him started to rustle. They then changed their positions and continued to attack, no longer lingering around the stronghold.
"However, these snakes are only protecting themselves. From the looks of it, there are over ten thousand of them. Even if we had an army, it wouldn't be of much use."
Pei Zi Yun tapped his feet on the ground and flew down the stairs, chasing after the Priestess.
"I want to kill this person, not because of the High Priestess' hatred, but because I'm curious. Even if she's filled with hatred, and has sufficient reason to attack us, how could she be so fast?"
"Including the time I took to buy food, it's only been two days since I arrived in the mountains. Even if it's the nearby strongholds, it would take at least half a day."
"In other words, by the time I arrived in the mountains, she had already mobilized her troops."
"Who gave her the information?"
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