8mi Chapter 115 The Ninth Empress Who Loved Sunbathing and Drinking Tea
Chapter 115 The Ninth Empress Who Loved Sunbathing and Drinking Tea
"It's up to you. This wisp of my consciousness won't last long. At most, I can chat with you. I can't help you."
"That's enough. You did more than enough for me back then. Now that you're dead, what more can I ask for?" Bi Fang smiled. It's nice to have someone to chat with; it's so lonely to be alone in this godforsaken place.
"I'm not dead." Garuda was somewhat displeased. She was perfectly fine, but Bifang said she was dead.
"Alright, you're not dead." Bi Fang looked at Su Ming, who was cultivating, his gaze thoughtful, as if he was considering something.
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"It's been half a year, and Mu Qiannian still hasn't returned from Tianshan?" Han Ji frowned, somewhat incredulous. Mu Qiannian had left the ancient capital to find ice-type resources before, but he had never been away for such a long time.
"Do you think he might be trapped in the Tianshan Mountains, or..." Lu Huan didn't finish her sentence. They both knew perfectly well that Mu Qiannian might have died in the Tianshan Mountains.
Mu Qiannian left after teaching Pan Xi a lesson. He knew what kind of people the Mu family were, and he didn't need to worry about Mu Qianjin at all.
Pan Xi's personality meant he wouldn't cause trouble for Mu Qianjin again, and Mu Qianjin's whereabouts were very secretive, making her difficult to detect.
"What should we do?" Lu Huan said calmly.
"Let's wait and see. Since Mu Qiannian isn't in our hands, we don't have a good candidate to go in." Han Ji stopped what he was doing, and the screen on the computer froze on an image of an ancient tomb.
This is neither a flower nor an ancient tomb that has already appeared. This ancient tomb only appeared near the ancient capital not long ago. The energy emanating from it made even these superiors somewhat apprehensive, and they dared not explore it without authorization.
They originally wanted to find out what was in the ancient tomb themselves, since it was so close to the ancient capital and posed a threat, so they had to eliminate the risk.
But not many of them could go in, or rather, not many high-level mages could go in. Mid-level and high-level mages wouldn't get any useful information even if they went in. It's not that they didn't send people in, but those who went in never came out.
Every high-ranking mage holds an important position and cannot act rashly. As for ordinary high-ranking mages, they are too few and far between.
Everyone values their life, and those who have reached the level of a super-level mage value their life even more, making it impossible for them to act rashly.
After much thought, the only high-level mage they could invite was Mu Qiannian.
So, asking hunters could also solve this problem, but they didn't want the hunters involved, thinking they could solve this hidden danger themselves. But now it seems they've just given up the right to explore the ancient tomb and let the hunters act freely.
"Alright, let Tang Suoquan handle it himself. Hopefully, nothing serious will happen." Lu Huan seemed preoccupied; the spirits outside the ancient capital were becoming increasingly restless.
They have abolished the so-called buffer zone, connecting the outer walls of the ancient capital into a single unit, and forging a high wall with earth magic to defend against the undead.
Now, another ancient tomb of unknown origin has appeared outside the ancient capital. This is not a good thing. If the King of the Dead is inside, such close proximity could cause a large number of casualties.
"Well, you know exactly what to do. You don't need to consult me about every problem. I only manage a small place like the Magic Association. I only got involved in the Hunter Alliance recently, and it's difficult for me to stop those elders from doing whatever they want."
Lu Huan holds the highest military power in this ancient capital, while Han Ji is the head of the Magic Association. In some ways, Lu Huan has more power than Han Ji, but he always comes to discuss matters with Han Ji.
It's because some people from the Hunter Alliance are being too reckless, and the elders are being reckless too, especially now. In the past, it wouldn't have been a big deal if they were reckless, but now Lu Huan doesn't have any good solutions for them. However, he's worried that they might cause trouble, so he came to Han Ji to ask him to restrain them a little.
"Giving a warning is enough. I can't do anything if they try to do it in secret, but I won't give them any face if they do it openly," Lu Huan said coldly.
The Hunter Alliance is a powerful force, and its elders hold high positions of authority. Neither of them realizes that they cannot confront the other side's higher-ups directly, as that would be detrimental to the current state of the ancient capital.
Jingle Bell……
Han Ji picked up the phone and answered the call.
"Hey, young lady, what's up?"
"President Han, where did my brother go? We haven't heard from him for six months. What happened to him?"
The person on the other end of the phone was Mu Qianjin. Since Mu Qiannian disappeared three months ago, she has been calling every day to inquire about Han Ji.
Han Ji couldn't reveal that Mu Qiannian had gone to Tianshan, since he had specifically told him not to go there before he left.
Han Ji could only manage to fool them each time, but he felt that the time he could keep it a secret was about to reach its limit, and he had to find a time to tell Mu Qianjin where Mu Qiannian had gone.
"My dear, it's really hard to say. Your brother is definitely safe, but because of the importance of the mission, we can't say anything. If we do, everything will be over," Han Ji said earnestly.
He and Mu Qianjin had always had a good relationship, but he couldn't afford to lose his temper with her.
"All right."
Mu Qianjin hung up the phone, and Han Ji put down his phone, rubbing his forehead, feeling a bit of a headache.
The sheer number of undead is infuriating, and there's another hidden danger outside the ancient capital. It's truly... a series of bad things happening at once.
"You can find a time to tell her that Mu Qiannian went to Tianshan. It's not good to keep it a secret forever," Lu Huan suggested.
"I know, and I'm planning to do that too." Han Ji nodded. He was very busy every day, so he didn't have much time to chat with Lu Huan.
As the top official in the Ancient Capital Military Region, Lu Huan's affairs were no less complicated than Han Ji's, especially with the recent chaos caused by the undead, which made things even more complicated.
He didn't linger there long, and after bidding farewell to Queen Han, he hurried towards the outer city wall.
Mu Qianjin put down her phone, hesitated for a moment, and then left the room.
She arrived at the edge of the ancient capital, in a place opposite to the newly discovered ancient tomb. There was a large old house there, and hardly anyone came from the surrounding area.
Squeak~~~~
After standing at the entrance of the old house for a while, Mu Qianjin pushed open the door and went inside.
The old gate looked as if it had been shattered. In the center of the old house stood a grand armchair, on which lay a woman with a beautiful figure...
It's not quite accurate to call her a person; her lower body is nonexistent. According to the understanding of the sorcerers, the woman lying on the armchair is a ghost.
She is a type of undead, and Mu Qianjin knows that she is the most powerful ghost on this land, the king of ghosts, the lord of ghosts, and she calls herself the Queen of the Nine Netherworlds.
Mu Qianjin and Jiuyou met because of Su Ming.
Not long after returning from Helan Mountain, Mu Qianjin was visited by Jiuyou Hou, who asked why Su Ming had not returned yet. She visited several more times afterward, and they gradually became acquainted.
After the Nine Netherworlds, the undead are no longer as brutal. They prefer to lie on their armchairs, basking in the sun and occasionally sipping a couple of pots of tea.
The only problem is that the sun is rarely seen in this ancient capital.