Chapter 494
At this time, the night was like a huge piece of black silk, pressing down heavily, shrouding the whole world in a deep darkness. The vanguard team had just arrived at the ancient stone gate and was concentrating on studying the runes on the stone gate. Suddenly, a female ghost's chanting sounded faintly. The voice seemed to float from the endless dark abyss, revealing a trace of chill, instantly breaking the original silence.
The ghost girl was singing ancient poetry, and her graceful and long voice seemed particularly ethereal in the silent night. Every word seemed to be given life, floating in the air with the sound, as if telling a sad story that had been sealed by the years. "Searching, searching, cold and desolate, sad and miserable..." The sad tone was like a cold finger, gently plucking everyone's heartstrings, making people feel creepy.
As the chanting sounded, a green lantern slowly emerged. The light of the lantern looked particularly strange in the darkness, and the green light flickered like a ghost fire. As the light swayed, there seemed to be a vague figure looming behind the lantern, adding a bit of horror to the gloomy atmosphere.
The members of the vanguard team immediately became alert, their eyes full of vigilance. Fu Shao calmed his mind, his eyes fixed on the green lantern, trying to see the truth behind the strange light. He knew very well that in this mysterious and dangerous place, any abnormality could hide a huge threat.
Nangong Wan also clenched the magic weapon in her hand, her heartbeat accelerated involuntarily, but years of practice made her calm down quickly. She listened attentively to the ghost girl's chanting, trying to find clues from the poem to determine what kind of power was responsible for this sudden phenomenon.
The other elders and monks also mobilized their spiritual power, which flowed through their meridians, emitting a faint light, adding a little light to the dark environment. However, compared with the faint light of the green lantern, it seemed so small.
The ghost's chanting did not stop, but became more and more sad. The sound echoed in the valley, as if countless wronged souls were crying in unison. The green lanterns were getting closer and closer, and the blurry figure gradually became clear. Everyone saw a woman in white ancient costume. Her face was as pale as snow, her eyes were empty, and her long black hair was dancing in the night wind.
Fu Shaoping's heart moved, and he remembered some records he had seen in ancient books. Some ancient ruins or mysterious places were guarded by spirits, and these spirits were often inextricably linked to the history of the ruins or events that had happened. Could this female ghost also be the guardian of this ancient ruins?
Thinking of this, he took a step forward and said loudly: "Are you the guardian of this relic? We have no intention of offending you. We just come here to explore the secrets of this relic." His voice echoed in the darkness, carrying a powerful spiritual power fluctuation, trying to communicate with the female ghost.
The female ghost did not respond, but continued to chant the poem. The light of the green lantern suddenly became stronger, piercing everyone's eyes. The light swept towards everyone like a substance, and everyone hurriedly strengthened their spiritual shields to resist this sudden attack.
While defending, Fu Shaoping continued: "We respect everything here. If there is any offense, please let us know and we will correct it." However, the female ghost seemed not to hear his words and her attacks became more fierce.
Nangong Wan saw this and changed the spell in her hand. A stream of spiritual power shot out from her hand and rushed towards the green lantern. The spiritual power collided with the light of the lantern, emitting a dazzling light and violent energy fluctuations. This fluctuation spread to the surroundings, and the surrounding sand and rocks were shaken up and flew up. The sandstone rocks also made a buzzing sound, as if protesting against this sudden disturbance.
At this point, everyone realized that simple communication might not solve the problem, and some tough measures must be taken. However, they were also worried that excessive attacks would anger the more powerful forces behind the female ghost, or destroy the entrance to the ancient ruins. So, while resisting the female ghost's attacks, they began to observe the surrounding environment more carefully, hoping to find clues to solve this crisis.
The ghost girl seemed to have sensed everyone's thoughts, and her chanting suddenly became more rapid. The light of the green lanterns also changed into various shapes, like sharp swords, stabbing at everyone. The members of the vanguard had to go all out. They cast their own spells. For a moment, the light of spiritual power shone in the darkness, and a fierce contest with the ghost girl's attack began.
As the battle continued, Fu Shaoping discovered that although the ghost's attacks were fierce, they seemed to have a certain pattern. Every time she chanted a certain paragraph of poetry, the attack of the green lantern would change. He was moved and began to listen carefully to the ghost's chanting, trying to find a way to deal with it from the poetry.
Nangong Wan also noticed this, and she and Fu Shaoping exchanged glances, and the two began to adjust their defense and counterattack strategies according to the rhythm of the female ghost's chant. The other elders and monks gradually followed their rhythm, and everyone began to gradually switch from the initial passive defense to active response.
With the close cooperation of everyone, the ghost girl's attack was still fierce, but it could no longer pose a substantial threat to them. As time went on, the ghost girl seemed to have noticed the strength of everyone, and the chanting gradually became weaker, and the light of the green lantern began to dim.
Finally, the ghost girl slowly disappeared into the darkness, the green lanterns went out, and the surroundings returned to their previous silence. The vanguard team breathed a sigh of relief, but they knew that this was just a small episode in the process of exploring the ancient ruins, and they didn't know how many unknown dangers were waiting for them ahead. They refocused their attention on the runes on the ancient stone door and continued to look for a way to open it.
They thought they had killed the ghost girl, and their tense nerves had just relaxed a little. However, just as the ghost girl disappeared, a chill suddenly surged up again, like an icy snake crawling up everyone's back.
Two figures slowly emerged from the darkness. They were both women in white ancient costumes, and they were both holding green lanterns that emitted a faint glow. The light from the lanterns flickered in the darkness, as if mocking everyone's recent happiness.
One of the female ghosts was the first to sing the graceful and sad Kunqu Opera: "Originally, all the beautiful flowers are now left to the broken wells and dilapidated walls. What can we do about the beautiful scenery? Who can enjoy the pleasure?" The singing was sad and beautiful, and every word was like a drop of cold tears, falling from the endless sorrow, splashing a sad ripple in the air. This opera seemed to be telling the story of the past prosperity like a dream, but now there is only desolate lament.
Another female ghost sang Peking Opera: "The ice wheel on the island is turning, and the jade rabbit is seen. The jade rabbit rises in the east again. The ice wheel leaves the island, and the world is exceptionally bright." Her high-pitched voice reveals endless loneliness, and the green lantern sways with her singing, and the light and shadow dance strangely on the ground. This opera seems to depict the cold scene of the Moon Palace, but it also seems to imply the loneliness of the female ghost herself. The people in the vanguard team were startled. They thought the crisis had been resolved, but they didn't expect that even greater troubles would follow. Fu Shaoping frowned, and his eyes swept back and forth between the two female ghosts, trying to find their flaws. Nangong Wan secretly clenched the magic weapon in her hand. She knew that the appearance of these two female ghosts was not accidental, and there must be deeper secrets behind them.
The elders and monks also mobilized their spiritual power again. The light of spiritual power flickered in the darkness, but it could not dispel the gloomy chill brought by the two female ghosts. The atmosphere at this time was more solemn than before. The two female ghosts sang opera while slowly approaching the crowd. The light of the green lanterns became stronger and stronger, as if they wanted to swallow everyone in this weird vortex of light and sound.
Fu Shaoping's eyes were stern, and he took the lead in launching an attack. His figure was as fast as lightning, and the sword in his hand instantly burst out with a strong spiritual light, stabbing at the female ghost singing Peking Opera who was closer to him. The sword cut through the air, making a sharp whistling sound, and the spiritual power condensed into a sharp edge at the tip of the sword.
Nangong Wan was not to be outdone. She changed the spells in her hands quickly, and a gorgeous spiritual power ribbon flew out from her hands, like a nimble spirit snake, winding towards the female ghost singing Kunqu Opera. Wherever the ribbon went, the space was slightly distorted, emitting powerful spiritual power fluctuations.
Other elders and monks also responded, and for a moment, various spells intertwined. An elder cast a fire spell, and a raging fire swept towards the female ghosts. The crackling sound of the burning flames was particularly loud in the silent environment; a monk summoned ice spikes, and the ice spikes shot towards the female ghosts like sharp arrows under the blessing of spiritual power, and the cold breath and the heat of the flames intertwined with each other.
Seeing this, the Peking Opera singing ghost flashed and disappeared like a phantom. Fu Shaoping's sword stabbed into the air. But he reacted immediately. With his keen perception, he turned around and swung his sword again in the direction where the ghost disappeared. A sword energy flew out from the sword, drawing a bright arc in the darkness.
The female ghost singing Kunqu Opera was not in a hurry to face Nangong Wan's ribbon attack. She gently waved the green lantern in her hand. The green lantern suddenly emitted a strong suction force, and Nangong Wan's spiritual power ribbon was pulled off the direction by this suction force. Nangong Wan snorted coldly, increased the spiritual power output, and the ribbon forcibly broke free from the suction force and continued to pounce on the female ghost.
Under the joint attack of the crowd, the two female ghosts gradually began to be unable to resist. Their figures began to become illusory, and the sound of their singing opera was no longer as coherent as before. However, they did not give up the resistance, but instead approached each other and touched the green lanterns in their hands together.
In an instant, the light of the green lanterns became brighter, forming a huge spiritual shield that enveloped the two female ghosts. The attacks of the crowd hit the shield, but only caused ripples, unable to break through. Fu Shaoping frowned, realizing that this was not a solution, and he had to find the weakness of the shield.
He carefully observed the shield and found that whenever the ghost girl sang the high notes of the opera, the shield's light would flicker. Fu Shaoping's mind moved, and he shouted loudly: "Everyone listen to my command, when the ghost girl sings the high notes, concentrate the strongest attack on one point!" Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.
When the ghost girl sang the high note again, Fu Shaoping shouted: "Now!" Everyone gathered all their spiritual power together, forming a super strong spiritual power beam, and shot it towards the place where the shield was shining. This time, the shield finally couldn't resist, and it made a crisp cracking sound, and then dissipated.
The two female ghosts were exposed to the crowd's attacks. They let out a shrill cry and tried to dodge again, but it was too late. The crowd's attacks rained down on them. In the end, the figures of the two female ghosts gradually dissipated in the darkness, and the surroundings returned to silence again.
Before everyone could fully recover from the exhaustion and tension of killing two female ghosts, the surrounding darkness was filled with chills. Four white figures slowly emerged, like ghosts crawling out of the abyss of darkness. These four female ghosts also held green lanterns, and the green light flickered in the darkness, as if it was a ghost fire from the netherworld.
One of the female ghosts was the first to start singing Yue Opera: "A girl named Lin fell from the sky, like a light cloud just emerging from a mountain." As she sang, every word turned into a gentle but tenacious force, wrapping around everyone like a silk thread. The silk thread seemed soft, but when it got close to everyone, it exploded with a strong pulling force, trying to bind everyone.
Another female ghost sang Huangmei Opera: "I left my home to save Li Lang, but who would have thought that I would be the top scorer in the imperial examination." Her lyrics turned into spiritual attacks in the shape of musical notes, shooting at everyone like sharp arrows. These musical note arrows were extremely fast, streaking light and shadows in the air, accompanied by the melody of the opera, with a unique sense of rhythm.
The third female ghost sang the Qinqiang Opera: "My ancestral home is in Hancheng County, Shaanxi Province, and my home is in Xinghua Village." As soon as she sang, the air around them seemed to be compressed, forming a powerful airflow that swept towards everyone. This airflow contained the majesty and solemnity of the Qinqiang Opera, and every wisp of air was like a sharp blade, cutting through everyone's spiritual shields.
The last female ghost sang a Peking opera: "Qiao'er, I have been betrothed to the Zhao family since I was a child. How can I marry him when Zhu'er and I don't know each other?" Her lyrics turned into spiritual power in the shape of petals, which looked beautiful but were murderous. The petals spun in the air, with sharp light flashing on the edges, and fell towards the crowd. Wherever they went, the space was cut into tiny cracks.
The vanguard team was in a dilemma. Fu Shaoping frowned, knowing that this crisis was more difficult than before. He quickly used his spiritual power to form a stronger shield around his body, and shouted: "Everyone be careful, these lyrics are powerful, don't take them head-on, look for loopholes!" (End of this chapter)