Black Mountain Old Ghost
Chapter 663 New and Old Scores
Was the Dragon Nest destroyed?
Within the Yin realm, the moment Longjing (Dragon Well) Mister released his sixth arrow, everyone around was instantly robbed of their attention.
Whether it was Ergoutou (Two-Pot Head), staring blankly at his palm, or the Meng family's Great Master, who had suffered a significant loss and was filled with resentment and rage, or the Meng family's Yin soldiers and ghost generals, torn apart by the onslaught of the Wrongfully Dead City's ghosts and trembling, or even Zhao Sanyi of the Divine Hand Zhao family and Chen Abao of the Jiangtou Chen family, who had already fled to the edge of the Wrongfully Dead City with faces of excited onlookers…
Everyone was startled by the movement of this arrow flying out of the Yin realm, feeling the surging, sinister horror coming from behind, their bodies stiffening as they turned back in a daze.
This was Longjing Mister's sixth arrow, completely different from the previous five.
If the first arrow ruined the Zhang family's reputation, the second brought unimaginable karma to the noble Zhang, the third unlocked the imperial throne sealed by the Ten Surnames, the fourth gave Bu Shi Niu (Never Eats Beef), who had been lost for twenty years, a direction, and the fifth gave a warning to the hidden Imperial Advisor…
Then this sixth arrow was earth-shattering, its momentum surpassing the sum of the previous five.
As this arrow flew out of the Yin realm, it seemed to have opened a hole in the Yin realm itself, with endless Yin and eerie Qi pouring into the Yang world, tearing apart the Dragon Nest, which gathered the fortune, blessings, and destiny of the world, into pieces.
Even within the Yin realm, Hu Ma and others saw the intangible phantoms erupting in the Yang world with this earth-shattering arrow.
They saw that in this Yang world, there had always been a fixed point, which made the world, no matter how chaotic, or how many extraordinary experts there were, always like a chessboard with fixed rules, all games had to be played according to the will of the noble Zhang family.
Ten earth veins carried the fortune of the world, but this fortune was forcibly reversed and poured into that Dragon Nest, nurturing a divine object that should not have existed in the world, and could suppress the fortune of the world.
But this thing was directly destroyed by this earth-shattering arrow.
Incidentally, even the human-flesh nail that the noble Zhang had buried next to the Dragon Nest was dealt with…
…Of course, that human-flesh nail was truly curious. Longjing Mister even glanced at it in surprise, seemingly the old man had some skill, with ten Harm Heads constantly fluctuating around him, unharmed by any magic.
…But why did he use his own body to bear the Meng family's Ancestor's anger? Even transmigrators wouldn't dare to do that!
…
…
But at the instant this earth-shattering change occurred, no one cared about the unlucky ghost who happened to be standing next to the Dragon Nest and was implicated. They only saw the Dragon Nest being destroyed, with fortune steaming inside, as if it were a tangible substance.
Throughout the world, all the grass-roots heroes felt a surge of energy because the dragon throne had been unsealed, but twenty years of suppression still left them somewhat bewildered.
But at the moment the Dragon Nest was destroyed, the bewilderment in their hearts vanished instantly, replaced by a distant and clear call, an ultimate temptation, and their final direction, the thing that every grass-roots hero was destined to pursue!
"That is…"
Hu Ma was not a member of the Harm Heads, but with this arrow, he saw the scene of fortune steaming, and suddenly felt a surge of energy, as if he was born into this world and instinctively understood what it was:
"The Mandate of Heaven!"
"…"
Suddenly, he took a deep breath, feeling as if all the acupoints in his body, even his three souls and seven spirits, had been opened at once.
Longjing Mister's arrow had released the Mandate of Heaven!
He couldn't even explain it in detail for a moment, it was as if the world was originally supposed to have a fixed point.
Like the sun, moon, stars, the shifting of constellations, the mountains, rivers, following their natural course, the clear distinction between Yin and Yang, the cycle of reincarnation, the gods of the heavens, each performing their duties, everything should have a center, a fixed point, but this fixed point was previously dead, imprisoned by the noble Zhang.
And at this moment, it was released by this arrow.
Heaven and earth were still the same heaven and earth, the Yin realm was still the same Yin realm. This arrow was majestic, carrying Longjing Mister's full of unwillingness and resentment, and also borrowed the Meng family's Ancestor's extreme Yin and ferocity, but strangely, when this arrow landed in the Yang world, the movement was the smallest.
Only because the ripples of this moment affected the entire world.
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In the Yang world, in the noble Zhang family's mansion, the Zhang family's Great Master was in the ancestral hall, carefully wiping the ancestral tablets that had fallen down, placing them back in the龛 (kan - niche), and offering three incense sticks.
Unexpectedly, having just replaced a third of them, without any warning, all the tablets suddenly cracked, and then became silent.
"Great Master, good news, good news, all seventeen pots of white orchids have come back to life…"
"The ghost knocking on the door outside has disappeared…"
"Great Master, it's great, the sky is clear, the clouds that were drifting in from the north have disappeared…"
"…"
A joyful sound rang out outside, and when the servants rushed in to report the good news, they saw the noble Zhang family's Great Master kneeling blankly among the scattered tablets, facing the reporting servant, dazed and unresponsive.
"Great Master, you…"
These servants did not understand why the Great Master, who had not cared about the many misfortunes that had just occurred, had become like this.
It was not until they tentatively called out a few more times that the Zhang family's Great Master slightly reacted, slowly stood up, and began to carefully pick up the tablets again, but he neither wiped them nor offered incense.
It seemed because he knew it was no longer of any meaning.
He just slowly placed the tablets while slowly saying, "Among you, who hasn't signed a contract of servitude and entered the Zhang family?"
"This…"
A group of servants looked at each other. What kind of family was the noble Zhang family? Most of those who could serve in the inner courtyard were born into the family.
Only one younger one hurriedly knelt down and said, "Reporting to the Great Master, this servant was bought in, because I haven't learned the rules yet, the steward hasn't let me sign yet. It was only because the matter was big just now that the steward allowed this servant to come in and help…"
He thought he had gotten an opportunity and hurriedly took advantage of the Great Master's good mood to plead, "I only hope that the Great Master will show mercy and let me enter the Zhang family to serve, so that my children and grandchildren will have a bowl of rice to eat!"
"No need…"
The noble Zhang family's Great Master just slowly waved his hand, somewhat weakly, and said, "You go, go to the accounting room and get two hundred taels of silver. Go as far as you can, and don't tell anyone else that you've entered the Zhang family…"
"Don't kowtow, I can't bear this kowtow…"
"I'm not blaming you for doing anything wrong, I just think you have good fortune… If you really think my Zhang family is still okay to you…"
"…If any young ladies or young masters beg for food at your door in the future, give them something to eat!"
"…"
Everyone stared blankly, unable to believe what the Great Master had said.
"Go!"
And this Great Master seemed too lazy to say anything more, just weakly waving his hand, "Arrange it like this outside too."
"Pass on my words!"
"…"
"…"
"How could the noble Zhang family do such a stupid thing?"
Because of that unexpected arrow, not only the Zhang family's Great Master, or the released servants, fell into panic and confusion.
Throughout the world, there were countless superior families, some in the mountains, some in the cities, some built like palaces, some were just a few houses gathered together, and some were ancestral halls lined up together.
When they saw all the candles in the noble Zhang family's ancestral hall extinguished at the same time, the old man guarding the tomb could not say anything for a moment, "It was clearly, clearly only half a year away from the opening of the stone pavilion…"
There were many who regretted, many who were confused, and countless who were shocked, but more just felt strangely.
No matter what their identity was, whether they were on the surface or hiding in the dark, they all had a complex feeling.
They could hardly imagine how the noble Zhang family could fall to this point overnight, and were also glad that it was not their own family.
"The noble Zhang family looks down on the skills of the practitioners. Although they occupy a lot of things, they have this end…"
While confused, some people whispered, "It doesn't seem surprising?"
"The most important thing is…"
Finally, someone said the deepest thought in their heart, "This doesn't seem to be a bad thing for us, does it?"
"It's not just not a bad thing, it's simply a damn great thing. That place has been destroyed. Looking at the world now, who dares to think that they can stand on the heads of the Ten Surnames?"
"…"
"…"
"It's over, it's over…"
Everyone felt the impact of this ripple, and at this moment, they couldn't help but let their thoughts run wild.
In this confusion, the Zhang family's Third Master reacted the fastest. His face was ashen, and he strained to open his eyes.
Looking at Longjing Mister, there was not even hatred or resentment in his eyes, and certainly no aloofness. There was only deep despair and incomprehension, "Tell me, why… why did you do such a thing?"
"If you want to take revenge, vent your anger, or even want my Zhang family to die out, and let this world fall into chaos with you…"
"I can understand!"
"After all, you are an evil being. It's not surprising what you do!"
"But why, why do you have to do such a thing? What are you plotting? This… this is not good for you…"
"…"
"The world is in chaos, the Zhang family is destroyed?"
On the Descending God Platform, Longjing Mister, after shooting his sixth arrow, seemed energetic. He was even smiling from the bottom of his heart at this moment, looking at the noble Zhang family's Third Master and smiling, "I had already thought about these things twenty years ago."
"At that time, I could have had peace and quiet, but I was saved by your Zhang family, just so that your family could be exterminated, not even a puppy would be left behind."
"But this is, after all, a goal from twenty years ago…"
"…"
He always had a smile on his face, content and satisfied, and with a light sigh, he looked at him faintly, saying, "But if I really did that, wouldn't it be too cheap for you?"
"The lives of everyone in the noble Zhang family are only enough to repay the debt from twenty years ago. What will you use to repay the new debts and interest of these twenty years?"