Chapter 29: The People's Fury Against External Enemies

  Night Walker 29

  "As expected, this matter will cause a great stir within their clan." Looking at the restless people standing around, I thought to myself, "With their support, what is there to fear then?"

  The old king waved his hand on the stage, gesturing for people to calm down, and said with a sobbing tone: "We have investigated the thief who stole our sacred object. You may not think of it, but this thief is actually Mu Yunfeng, the loser who was expelled from our tribe by the late king 30 years ago after he launched a rebellion and plotted against us. He stole our sacred object to help him become our king. Thirty years ago, he killed countless people in our tribe just to become the king, and today, he still wants to come back and be our king. Will you agree?"

  "No answer—" The thunderous response from below was deafening.

  "What's even more detestable is that Muyun Feng has also surrendered to the people of Fusang and become their lackey. He is now a puppet of the Fusang people, if he becomes our great king, we will become tools for him to sell out to the Fusang people. I would rather die in battle than be a lackey for the Fusang people, does everyone want to be a lackey for the Fusang people?" Wang Zhanglao shouted excitedly on stage.

  "Refusal!" The response from the audience was like thunder, and countless warriors struck the ground with their curved swords, filling the air with a deafening roar.

  "This time, he's well-prepared and has brought many formidable experts. The ninja who infiltrated our village last time was sent by him, so we not only need to work together to retrieve our sacred object, but also elect a new king within the next few days, in order to crush Mu Yunfeng's evil ambitions. Let's all go home and discuss the candidates tonight, and we'll finalize the selection of our new king tomorrow night."

  After Wang Changlao finished speaking, the people below started discussing again, all saying that only Wang Changlao could take on the role of the new king and that only under his leadership could they retrieve the sacred object. I squeezed through the chaotic crowd with Fourth Brother, slowly making our way towards the outside of the venue, carefully listening to the voices coming from the crowd, it seems this tactic of provoking them was effective.

  As I walked out of the meeting hall, I felt exceptionally excited and thrilled that my idea was correct. Moreover, if Wang Zhang Lao became the Miao King, it would be much more convenient for me to travel through the Miao villages in the future.

  Besides, after tonight, Mu Yunfeng will definitely not be able to sit still, and he might take action tonight. If it were me, the most important thing now would be to get rid of Old Wang.

  Upon arriving at the meeting hall, Elder Wang was sitting there drinking water. Seeing me come in, he hastily pulled me down to sit. Apparently, his mood was very excited at this time, with a flush of red on his face, and he said to me excitedly: "Ghost Dao, your move is indeed formidable. Now everyone has made mental preparations ahead of time, which undoubtedly is a good trend..."

  "I interrupted him: 'You'd better be careful yourself, it's best to bring a few good hands with you, Mu Yunfeng must have known about this matter by now, and he may send someone to harm you tonight, you're his number one target.'"

  "I'm already at this age, as long as I can retrieve the sacred object of our clan, what's death to me? Otherwise, how would I face our ancestors after I die?" Old Wang said with emotion. Looking at his dignified appearance, I couldn't help but be deeply moved by his demeanor.

  "Right, we should still be careful tonight, although my several brothers are already prepared, but your clan must still be strictly guarded against, if you die, then there will be no one in your clan who can rally everyone."

  After finishing speaking, I stood up and walked out of the meeting hall, leaving Wang Zhang alone in the hall looking at me with gratitude. In my heart, I only hoped that this old thing would not get into trouble, otherwise, my master's curse would have no clues again.

  In the afternoon, my second brother came over to tell me that everything was ready on his end. Due to exhausting too much energy, my second brother's face looked a bit pale. Looking at his pale face, I felt uneasy in my heart as we might still have to perform rituals tonight.

  "Alas, I wonder if Tong Shi will appear tonight?" I sighed.

  My second brother knew what I meant, and smiled saying: "It's nothing, big brother. There are only nine puppet people, and they didn't let out much of my blood. I'm still very healthy now. It's you who should be more careful."

  Since there was still time, I invited second brother to go and see third brother's preparations.

  Arriving outside the village, I only saw that some secret corners were all equipped with mechanisms and hidden lines. If someone who didn't know the situation wasn't careful and stepped on these mechanisms and hidden lines, they would definitely trigger the mechanism, and their body would be shot full of holes like a honeycomb.

  Several paths leading to the mountain stronghold were lined with piles of stones, and at night, if one walked into these stone arrays and triggered the formation, they might have to wander inside until dawn to get out. Some of the stone arrays looked like natural formations, and I couldn't help but secretly admire Third Brother's ingenuity.

  As the sun sets in the west, the expected night is coming soon. The whole mountain stronghold looks still peaceful and orderly on the surface, but actually there are hidden dangers lurking in the dark night.

  After dinner, I brought the second and third brothers to the open space in front of the village. This is a must-pass place for the mountain top village. We plan to block Mu Yunfeng here. The fourth brother didn't know where he was hiding, and even the old six who usually liked to speak loudly had disappeared without a trace, as if he had vanished.

  It's probably because of the rain this morning, but tonight's air is exceptionally cool. A round moon occasionally peeks out from behind the drifting clouds, and the mist rising from the mountains makes the entire Mount Fanjing look like a mystical realm.

  At this moment, I didn't dare to delay, and with the faint light of the oil lamp, I drew a large five-yin-eight-gua talisman on the ground. Then, from my travel bag, I took out the paper talismans that had been prepared in advance, stuck them on the surrounding trees, and lit the soul-testing incense.

  These talismans and incense can sense whether there is a presence of yin energy. If there is strong yin energy or yin objects nearby, the talismans and incense will react strongly. With the talismans in place, I take out the golden dagger from my bag and tie it to my back, it's time for me to use my door-guarding weapon.

  My second brother is different from me, he needs to set up an altar and perform rituals to control the puppets. The nine solid wooden puppets had already been moved here by someone a long time ago, and were now covered with straw mats.

  After setting up the altar, I lifted the thatched roof and helped my second brother arrange the nine wooden puppets in the style of the Nine Palaces Seven Stars Array. The nine wooden men had already been painted with talismans by my second brother, and there were red bloodstains on their foreheads. Interestingly, the heads of these nine wooden men had all been painted with facial features by my second brother, which looked very realistic, just like real people.

  My fifth brother had nothing to do, just sat on the ground quietly watching us two busy, after everything was ready, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh of relief, pulled my second brother to sit on the ground, waiting for Mu Yunfeng to make his move.

  Time flies in waiting, and before you know it, midnight has arrived.

  The clouds in the sky began to disperse slowly, and the hazy moon emitted a faint white light, shrouding the entire mountain forest like a dark underworld. This was the time when the yin energy was at its heaviest at night.

  My second brother and I exchanged a knowing glance and smile, realizing it was time to double our vigilance. My fifth brother sat cross-legged on the ground, seemingly having meditated for some time already.

  Close your eyes, try to raise your sensory abilities to the best state, and use your heart to feel all the movements that may happen around you. The strange quietness gives me a rather oppressive feeling.

  Suddenly, a faint rustling sound came into my ears. I opened my eyes and looked around, in the darkness, I could see a very familiar glint of light flashing by in the forest ahead, vanishing instantly.

  "The dog's tail has finally been exposed." I thought to myself.

  The dense fog made it difficult for me to see the figure clearly, but since the person was able to bypass Fifth Brother's formation and mechanism, he must be an extraordinary ninja or a high-ranking outsider. I quickly got up and chased after him into the forest where he had just disappeared.

  As soon as I chased into the woods, I felt a strong and dense aura of yin energy rushing towards me. In the thick fog, I saw a person shrouded in mist, dragging heavy footsteps slowly approaching me. The tall figure was wrapped in a wide Taoist robe, but what was strange was that his head was tilted to one side on his neck, with long hair covering his entire face, falling all the way down to his shoulders.