Chapter 393
The Undead Appear
Chapter 393 The Undead Appear (Part 1)
-
Snapped!
Caught off guard, Gu Cangyue was swiftly thrown to the ground by "Song Weichen" with an over-the-shoulder throw, raising a cloud of dust.
"hiss--"
Gu Cangyue didn't react much, but "Song Weichen" was clutching his shoulder, wincing in pain, "This body is really... utterly useless."
After rubbing her shoulders a few times, she took half a step forward and boldly extended her hand to Gu Cangyue, who was still sitting on the ground in a daze. "Excuse me, Divine Lord. I have never liked physical intimacy with others. Your sudden hug from behind was a bit of an overreaction."
"...This...this king?" Gu Cangyue stared in astonishment.
Just as "Song Weichen" was about to explain, a sharp question came from behind, "What are you doing?!"
Before the words were even finished, the person was already in front of her, and a pair of strong, powerful hands reached out to help Gu Cangyue up. "Let me help you up."
Li Kan's voice, which was originally deep and full of energy, now sounded somewhat shrill and inappropriate... as if he had given up being a proper prince and suddenly entered the palace to become a eunuch, which gave Gu Cangyue goosebumps.
"No need."
He avoided "Li Kan" with disgust, gently grasped "Song Weichen's" hand and stood up, while his other hand anxiously touched her forehead. "She's not hot, why are you talking nonsense? Mo, what's wrong with Weiwei?"
Mo Tingfeng's cheeks tightened suddenly at being called out. So this guy knew he was still breathing! And he still hugged Song Weichen in front of him?! If it weren't for the urgent matter of setting up an array to kill the necromancer, he really wouldn't want to tell Gu Cangyue the truth.
"She is not Weiwei."
"what?!"
Gu Cangyue carefully examined the little figure before her. So fragrant and soft, she couldn't bear to let go. Who else could she be but Song Weichen? Yet, just now she had indeed referred to herself as "this king"...
"Gu Cangyue, I am Song Weichen! The current Song Weichen is Li Kan! We have temporarily swapped souls!"
Song Weichen revealed the truth, but this truth... Gu Cangyue really wished he hadn't heard it... He glanced at the 1.9-meter-tall strong man standing next to Mo Tingfeng, stomping his feet in anger. That expression and that appearance—it was really... well, let alone Gu Cangyue, even Mo Tingfeng, who had already mentally prepared himself, unconsciously moved to the side.
Seeing the three of them looking like this, Li Kan found it amusing and decided to play a trick on them.
She glanced playfully at the real Song Weichen, then leaned into Gu Cangyue's arms, her small hand moving up his strong arm until it finally touched his face.
"My Lord, now that you know I am not Weiwei, why are you still so affectionate?"
"Could it be... that the Divine Lord has homosexual tendencies?"
……
"You...you're looking for me! You..."
Although he knew the person in front of him was Li Kan, he couldn't bring himself to say the word "death" because he was wearing Song Weichen's face. Not only could he not say it, Gu Cangyue even had a strange expectation for this intimacy from Song Weichen's body, despite knowing everything.
"Is the deity trying to say 'You're courting death'?"
Song Weichen's fingers traced the corner of Gu Cangyue's lips.
"But...would the God-King be willing to do that?"
Seeing the emotions and impulses that he couldn't hide in his eyes, "Song Weichen" burst into a clear yet mocking laugh, left Gu Cangyue's embrace, and walked towards Mo Tingfeng with watery eyes.
"In that case, Lord Sichen is the same."
"If I were to change my mind now and use a deadly move against Lord Sichen, I'm afraid he might not be willing to retaliate. Once you are dead, no one in the world will be able to threaten me with the Soul Grinding Curse."
"And you, you blond little monster."
Her gaze fell on the little guinea pig on Mo Tingfeng's shoulder.
"Now you can't do anything to me. If you don't believe me, you can try it. I'm afraid the person you take into that strange space will be the very same 'Big Sister' you always talk about."
"I am truly curious, as your spirit master, if her soul accidentally enters the Void Realm, how will she escape? And who can summon her back? Hahahaha!"
Song Weichen twisted her waist and spun around gracefully.
"Now it seems that having this frail body isn't entirely useless."
……
"Li Kan".
Song Weichen spoke slowly and deliberately, his back teeth grinding together.
"I knew you were up to no good!"
"What soul-discarding technique, what fair trade, it's all a lie, right?"
"Your goal is to make me switch bodies with you, so I can die in your place and you can live in mine, right?"
A desolate smile appeared on his face. At this moment, "Li Kan" was clearly a tough general who was nearly 1.9 meters tall, but he seemed fragile and broken.
"Li Kan, you keep saying you want to kill all the ungrateful and treacherous people in the world, but aren't you the same kind of person yourself?"
He drew a dagger from his sleeve and walked towards "Song Weichen".
I shouldn't have believed you.
Seeing "Li Kan" sharpening his knife and approaching him menacingly, "Song Weichen" smiled again.
"Madam, how does it feel to be deceived and betrayed?"
"Do you feel more empathetic towards my feelings now?"
……
"Yes, I feel the same way."
Li Kan paused, then suddenly smiled.
"You damned prince, you've reminded me of something. Why should I hurt myself? I could hurt you."
"Li Kan" held the sharp tip of the dagger against his lower back, his smile utterly irritating.
"Do you think it's more convenient for me to stab your left kidney first, or your right kidney?" With that, he lifted his outer robe, pointing the dagger at Li Kan's groin.
"Or... how about we experience the treatment of the Imperial Household Department and transform from a dead prince into the chief steward of internal affairs?"
She bet that even if he didn't want this physical body, he would never want it to be damaged—no one wants to watch their body be mutilated, not even a dead person whose soul has left their body.
Li Kan's face stiffened. He only wanted to tease Song Weichen, but he didn't expect the girl to take it seriously and say anything without restraint—judging from her attitude, she might really be capable of doing something drastic.
"Alright, I have no interest in your weak and frail body. Let's set up the formation as soon as possible, and switch back immediately after it's done."
She reached out her hand to "Li Kan".
"Give me back the dagger. You have no sense of restraint; be careful not to hurt yourself again."
"Hmph, do you think I'd still believe you?"
Song Weichen not only did not return the dagger, but instead moved even closer to his genitals.
"Enough talk, summon the necromancer now!"
Li Kan's jaw tightened; this Ghost King clearly responded better to gentle persuasion than force.
"What? You're threatening me?"
The persona of "Song Weichen" suddenly smiled in a way that was just as irritating.
"Ah, I suddenly feel a bit hot."
Without warning, she lifted her outer garment.
"No, I still feel hot."
The next moment, her bare shoulders were revealed.
Her skin was as white as snow, seemingly glowing in the dim cave, causing Gu Cangyue and Mo Tingfeng to swallow hard, momentarily forgetting to stop her...
"Li Kan! You filthy scoundrel!!"
Song Weichen was both ashamed and angry. She raised her dagger and lunged forward. Li Kan, whose soul was attached to her, did not dodge. He lowered his head and seemed to be admiring the spring scenery on his shoulder, his thumb intentionally or unintentionally rubbing his shoulder.
Just then, a strange noise came from the cave entrance; it turned out that Ye Wujiu had arrived.
After receiving Mo Tingfeng's targeted message, he immediately returned with five experts specializing in breaking formations. The five of them had come to Goddess Peak specifically to break the Corpse Formation and kill the necromancer.
"Sir! We...uh..."
Even Ye Wujiu, who was focused and undistracted, was momentarily stunned when he saw the scene inside the cave—what was Song Weichen up to with his disheveled clothes and posing?
Mo Tingfeng hurriedly pulled Song Weichen behind him and used magic to summon a white robe from a bundle and drape it over her shoulders.
"Get out of here first!!"
"Ah? Ah, yes!"
Ye Wujiu responded by raising his hand behind him. The cave entrance was narrow, and he blocked the view of the other Vengeance Breakers who were about to enter, as well as the people behind them.
The cave entrance returned to tranquility.
……
Mo Tingfeng took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and tightened the collar of his white robe before opening them.
“Your Highness, I know that your pact with Weiwei was not of your own free will, which is why we are testing and clashing today. But right now, we have no other choice but to trust each other and help each other succeed. Your Highness is a man of great principle, so please consider the bigger picture.”
"Weiwei is, after all, a young woman, and now she has suffered a great loss of vitality due to the curse of death. Please, Your Highness, have mercy on her."
Song Weichen looked at Mo Tingfeng quietly without speaking. Her round almond eyes revealed a deepness that was very different from her appearance. After a long while, she chuckled softly.
"I never expected Lord Sichen to be such a romantic."
"Very well, call your men in. I will begin setting up the formation immediately, and I need your men to protect me."
...Things finally got back on track.
Mo Tingfeng summoned Ye Wujiu and the others to follow "Song Weichen's" instructions. Since Li Kan was now using her appearance and wearing a white robe with deceptive restrictions, the Venerable One would issue orders and set up formations, so those few unsuspecting Po Yuan Masters would not notice anything amiss.
Soon, Li Kan's soul-guiding array was set up. He placed the brocade handkerchief, which was stained with the blood from Song Weichen's mouth before their souls were swapped, at the eye of the array. Then, starting from this point, he took seven steps toward the "Death Gate" position in the Qimen Dunjia system and stopped.
"Alright, we only need one last step to activate the formation and summon Ma Zhenchun. How are you all doing?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Wujiu looked again at the five Soul-Guiding Array Masters beside him. They stood according to the five elements, and at the same time, they placed the five "five elements indicators" from the Corpse Array that Mo Tingfeng had previously discovered and brought back from the far north of the Yellow Springs in their respective positions.
Blood of the mongoose, lava from the far north, mulberry tree from the underworld, soil used to bury corpses, coffin nails.
However, this time it's placed in the opposite direction of the Five Elements:
Earth overcomes water, so the blood of the mongoose was placed in the center of the magic array representing the earth element.
Water overcomes fire, so the northern lava was placed in the north, which represents the water element in the Five Elements theory.
Fire overcomes metal, so coffin nails were placed in the south;
Jin Kemu placed the Yellow Springs Mulberry Tree in the west;
Wood overcomes Earth, so the burial soil was placed in the east.
After confirming everything was correct, Ye Wujiu cupped his hands in a respectful gesture towards Song Weichen.
"Reporting to Your Excellency, the Reverse Corpse Formation has been set up and can be activated at any time!"