Constable Zhao looked at the light pillar that surrounded the entire county city and exclaimed, "What is this?!"
The current situation did not allow Li Mu to think. He made a prompt decision. "Gather all the constables, quick!"
Today's situation was special. There were no strong cultivators guarding the county city. Zhao Qiansun, Wu Zheng, and Wang Wang were all at the yamen. Li Mu had to gather all the fighting forces together as soon as possible.
The other five constables also noticed the change in the county city immediately and rushed out of the duty room.
However, it was too late.
Ten streaks of Yin Qi suddenly came from outside the yamen. A cloud of black fog appeared in the sky above the yamen. The black fog spread rapidly and completely enveloped the yamen.
Judging from the aura of the ten streaks of Yin Qi, they were only around the Third Realm. Li Mu was in the formation, but he felt like even his Dharmic powers were being suppressed.
"Ten Ghosts God-trapping Formation …"
The moment he sensed the formation, Li Mu saw through Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's intentions.
It was obvious that they had their eyes on the county yamen long ago. Once the Eighteen Yin Prison Formation was activated, the eighteen Spirit Realm ghost generals would have to maintain the operation of the formation and could not act rashly. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon could only order the little ghosts below the Spirit Realm to trap everyone in the county yamen. The little ghosts under his command could do whatever they wanted in the county city.
They would gather the citizens in the city in the eighteen regions and then activate the Eighteen Yin Prison Formation. They would sacrifice their souls and blood essence to help Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon break through to the next realm.
The most important thing now was to break the Ten Ghosts God-trapping Formation.
Although this formation was only controlled by ten Third Realm evil spirits, it could trap several Fourth Realm cultivators. Under normal circumstances, including Li Mu, the seven Spirit Realm cultivators would not be able to break this formation.
Li Mu's mind raced. He said in a low voice, "I will be in the middle. Constable Zhao, you will be in the Qian position. Constable Qian, you will be in the Zhen position. The other four constables will be in the Kan, Kun, Li, and Dui positions …"
…
Outside the county yamen, the citizens in the city were already in a panic.
A huge blood-red light shrouded the entire county. Everyone was shocked, but they did not know what had happened.
The county government was shrouded in a black fog. Ghostly figures flew out from every corner and chased after the crowd on the streets. The commoners who were already hiding in their homes were also chased out. The entire county city was like a ghost town.
Yunyan Pavilion, teahouse.
The customers cowered and hid in the teahouse. Several ghostly figures rushed in from outside.
Bai Yinxin swung her sword and dispersed the two soul shadows. With a pale face, she said, "Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon chose the county capital. Father and the others have been tricked!"
Bai Tingxin's little face turned pale. "It's over, it's over. Are we going to be sacrificed too …"
While they were not paying attention, a Soul Shadow pounced towards the crowd from the side, but its body strangely stopped in mid-air.
Wanwan's eyes glowed. Xiao Bai's sword landed on the soul shadow, causing it to dissipate into a cloud of black mist.
One of the customers hid in the crowd and trembled. He said in a trembling voice, "What happened? Why hasn't the government appeared yet?"
Another customer said in despair, "They can't even protect themselves now. I just ran over from the county yamen. The county yamen is now shrouded in a cloud of black mist. I don't know what's happening inside …"
"Li Mu …" Liu Hanyan's face turned pale. Without hesitation, she walked out of the shop.
Bai Yinxin grabbed her wrist and asked, "Where are you going?"
Liu Hanyan gritted her teeth and said, "I'm going to find him!"
Bai Yinxin said in a low voice, "It's dangerous outside. You can only wait for him if you stay here!"
Liu Hanyan stopped in her tracks and did not take another step forward. A silver light flashed above her head, and a jade hairpin flew out. It pierced through the bodies of a few ghosts that wanted to rush in. The ghosts' bodies suddenly collapsed. When the ghosts behind saw this, they did not dare to rush forward anymore …
The panicked commoners on the streets realized what was happening and rushed into the shops. The ghosts wanted to chase after them, but as soon as they got close, their bodies would collapse. After a few ghosts died here, the ghosts that passed by all went far away.
County yamen.
Ten third realm ghosts stood in different directions and floated in the air.
Waves of black mist surged out from their bodies and completely enveloped the county yamen. The situation inside could not be seen clearly.
A ghost controlled the array and laughed sinisterly, "His Highness's move is really brilliant. The North County's government has been fooled by His Highness. When they arrive at Yangqiu county and find out that our target is the county yamen, they will probably be angered to death …"
A ghost beside him also laughed and said, "These idiots really think that His Highness can't tell that the Soul Reaping Ghost is a spy. All these years, His Highness has released a lot of true information to him, allowing the government to take advantage of him for free. It's all for today's trap …"
"His Highness is wise!"
"Of course. His Highness has always admired Lord Qian Huan. Naturally, he has learned a little of his way of doing things."
"It's a pity that Lord Qian Huan was killed by Fu-lu School and Xuanzong. Among the ten elders, he was the one with the most hope of advancing to transcendence …"
"With Lord Qian Huan's personality, I don't believe that he died just like that. He must be hiding somewhere and planning something bigger …"
…
As the ghosts whispered, the leader of the ghosts said sternly, "All of you, be serious. The 18 ghost generals have to control the array and can't be distracted. There are several powerful characters in this county yamen. If they escape and ruin His Highness's plan, we will all die!"
One of the ghosts said, "Boss, we've been practicing this Ten Ghosts God-Trapping Formation for a few years. Don't you know how powerful it is? Even if a few Third Realms come, we can still trap them for a few hours, let alone a few Spirit Conduit realm cultivators..."
Just as he finished speaking, the black mist above the county yamen suddenly rolled violently.
Below the black fog, there was an intense golden light shining out of the fog.
The ghosts were shocked. The leader immediately said, "Control the array with all your might!"
The next moment, the golden light broke through the black mist, and a few figures rushed out.
Boom!
Lightning suddenly descended from the sky and accurately struck the heads of the ten evil ghosts.
The ten evil ghosts didn't even have time to cry out before their souls were scattered by the lightning.
Li Mu instantly killed the ten evil ghosts. The six constables were shocked, but they didn't dare to ask.
Li Mu said, "The Spirit Realm ghost generals under Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon are all restrained by the array. The rest are vengeful spirits and evil spirits. The three of you must hold on until the lords rush back …"
Constable Zhao asked, "What about you?"
Li Mu said, "I will think of a way to delay Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon as much as possible …"
Based on the distance between Yangqiu County and the county capital, even if the county governor realized that he had been deceived, he would need at least an hour to rush back from Yangqiu County.
In this hour, Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon could sacrifice the people of the county capital several times.
The constables looked at each other and didn't say anything.
Under such circumstances, any words would be a waste of time.
The six of them split into two groups and went straight for the little ghosts. Li Mu stood where he was and asked, "Can you feel where Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon is?"
Madam Chu's trembling voice came from the Baiyi Sword, "I can feel him. He is in the center of the county capital …"
At the center of the county capital was the location of the State Temple.
At this moment, the entire State Temple was enveloped in a blood-red array. A stalwart man with a crown of pearls and jade floated in the air and laughed, "Do you think these clay figurines can protect this place?"
The square in front of the State Temple was engraved with extremely mysterious runes. Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's figure landed and asked, "How are the preparations?"
An evil spirit floated over and said, "Your Highness, the overall plan is going smoothly. However, there are a few human cultivators in the city who are causing us quite a bit of trouble …"
On a street in the west of the county capital.
A cultivator in the Assembled God State was fighting with a few evil spirits with all his might. Behind him, there were dozens of frightened people.
He didn't know how many evil spirits he had killed. His Fu-lu was completely depleted and he didn't have much magic power left.
He used all his strength to force the evil spirits back. Just as he was about to catch his breath, a man wearing a crown suddenly appeared in front of him.
The man was stalwart and wore a long black robe. He only glanced at him briefly and the cultivator spat out a mouthful of blood and fainted.
South Street, County Premier's Residence.
The young man in white protected Li Si and Chen Miaomiao as he killed a few evil spirits. Then, a stalwart figure descended from the sky.
On the North Street, Lin Yue was leading a few constables to fight with more than ten evil spirits. Suddenly, his body trembled and he fainted on the ground with a few other constables.
The evil spirits knelt on the ground and said loudly, "Your Highness …"
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon waved his hand and said, "Take them away."
A little ghost floated over and pointed ahead. He said, "Your Highness, there's only one shop left. Many of our brothers died there …"
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon looked in that direction and said, "Three evil spirits. Two of them have transformed and one of them has condensed his core. No wonder …"
At the entrance of the Yunyan Pavilion, Bai Yinxin's heart sank as she watched more and more evil spirits gather.
Although these evil spirits didn't pose much of a threat to them, she didn't forget that there was still a terrifying existence in the city.
She looked back at Bai Tingxin and patted her head. She said, "I'm afraid we won't be able to see Father alive …"
Bai Tingxin wiped her tears and cried, "I haven't waited for Mother to wake up. I haven't met love yet. Is there anyone who can save us? Sob sob. What hero saving the damsel in distress? Everything written in the books is a lie. I swear, if someone comes to save us now, I'll marry him …"
Liu Hanyan held Wanwan and Xiao Bai's hands and asked, "Are you afraid?"
Wanwan's face was pale, but she shook her head firmly and said, "Wanwan is not afraid of anything when I'm with Miss."
Xiao Bai lowered her head and said, "I'm not afraid either. It's just that I can't avenge Grandma …"
As soon as she finished speaking, a man wearing a crown slowly floated over from afar.
Bai Yinxin gripped the sword in her hand and gritted her teeth. She said, "Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon!"
"Two snake demons …" A strange expression appeared on Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's face. He said, "What's your relationship with the White Demon King?"
Bai Tingxin gritted her teeth and said, "The White Demon King is my father. If you dare to hurt us, my father will not let you go!"
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon smiled and said, "Very good. This King has no intention of letting him go …"
He stretched out his hand and their bodies slowly rose into the air.
The two sisters struggled with all their might, but they still slowly floated toward Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon.
Boom!
A purple thunderbolt fell from the sky and struck straight toward Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's head.
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon raised his hand to block it. The thunderbolt entered his hand and disappeared.
Although this thunderbolt did not cause any harm to him, it interrupted his action just now.
Bai Yinxin and her sister regained their freedom and quickly retreated. Together with Liu Hanyan, they looked at the street in front of them.
In the darkness illuminated by the blood light, a figure was running wildly from there.
Liu Hanyan could feel the strength of Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon. Her pretty face showed despair and she shouted, "Run!"
Li Mu's figure appeared in front of them in an instant. Seeing that they were fine, he let out a long sigh of relief and said, "Leave this to me. You two go in first."
Liu Hanyan opened her mouth to say something, but Li Mu shook his head and interrupted her. He said, "Be good."
He stretched out his arms and held Liu Hanyan, Wanwan, and Xiao Bai. He held Bai Yinxin and Bai Tingxin in his arms and pushed them into the shop. Then he closed the door of the shop and stuck a Fu-lu on the door to isolate the sound from outside.
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon looked at the Jushen cultivator in front of him and said with a smile, "Interesting. You're bold enough, but you didn't consider your strength …"
Li Mu turned around and looked at Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon. He smiled and said, "No matter how bold I am, I'm not as bold as you …"
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon's gaze froze and the smile on his face immediately disappeared. He asked, "Who are you?"
He stared at Li Mu. He had abandoned the name Zhang Dadan for decades. Other than the Lord Sage, even the other Yama Kings of the Ten Halls did not know him …
Li Mu looked at him calmly and asked, "Zhang Dadan, do you really not recognize me?"
As he spoke, his temperament also underwent some subtle changes.
Chu Jiang Of Gojoseon finally felt something. His expression changed drastically and he blurted out, "You, you're Lord Qianhuan!"
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