Imperial Treasure

Chapter 1461: Chapter 853: Conspiracy

Sui Yi’s words made the three of them look serious. The Flower Demon pinched a peach blossom and put it in her mouth. No wonder Yue Beiqing and the others had little interaction with them just now. She thought it was because Sui Yi had caused some issues with the Imperial Guards that made them uncomfortable, but now it seems that... there might be another reason.

She squinted her eyes: "Was the Dragon King an accident, or was it their design to deliberately divert Yi Dao’s men?"

"There are no accidents in this world," Sui Yi looked toward the direction of the Spirit Coffin, "just like this outfit on me... it was never an accident."

The Dragon King gave her this outfit. Was it its intention, or was it the orchestrator behind the scenes?

"That Dragon King is the key. It, along with the Spirit Coffin and the items from the Ancient Tomb, are all part of a whole. Those who cooperate with it must be very familiar with the Ancient Tomb and also know the secrets of these Spirit Coffins... In fact, this Thousand Years Martial Birth is nothing but a Hongmen Banquet. We attendees are chess pieces; one side of the game controls the Dragon King piece to crush the opposing side in order to obtain certain things."

The opposing side... certain things...

What things?

Su Zimu’s expression suddenly changed slightly, "Suppose the side the Dragon King belongs to is the mastermind of the conspiracy, then their opposing side must have a deadly conflict point with them, and that conflict point is the Spirit Coffin... as well as the items unearthed with the Spirit Coffin. So... it’s the Noble Clan’s side! It might also include the Imperial Guards and The Gate, because their side’s purpose is the things inside the Ancient Tomb, which happens to be the same as the Dragon King’s side."

So just now, Yi Dao and others abandoned the Spirit Coffin and went after the Dragon King because the Spirit Coffin was not their main goal, or they’re certain that not many people could make the Spirit Coffin recognize a master, so the focus was on the Dragon King!

"Whoever holds the Dragon King, holds the Spirit Coffin, holds the secrets of the Ancient Tomb... So once the fight starts later, the first thing these sides will do is to clear the field... a third party, a fourth party cannot be allowed to exist..."

This is a ruthless tactic commonly used by powerful forces, and even Su Zimu knows that this possibility is one hundred percent!

So Sui Yi called out Gong Jiu and the others to avoid the potential outbreak of war.

"So now...."

"Flower Picking!"

After saying this, Sui Yi blew a soft whistle toward the Beak of the Golden Crow....

The whistle was so soft that only Gong Jiu and the others heard it.

But far away in another district center of the Capital City.

In a courtyard complex...

Li Luo, who was leaning on a recliner reading, raised her head and looked at the Little Golden Crow, which had been dozing off on the grapevine beside her. It suddenly became energetic, like it was pumped full of adrenaline, turning into a stream of light and flying into Sui Yi’s bedroom.. In a moment, it came out with a long sword in its beak, spiraling down next to her, swaying its dew-stained feathers...

Li Luo turned a page and said faintly, "Want my help?"

It nodded immediately.

"And why should I?" Li Luo’s gaze was cool, "She didn’t tell me to go over..."

Hmm, if someone had been here, they probably could have heard the faint... dissatisfaction in Li Luo’s tone.

The Thousand Years Martial Birth or whatever, she hadn’t planned on going, but that person left without a word... still made her feel a bit uncomfortable.

—For a guest who was coaxed over from another world, is this your attitude?

Of course, she wasn’t really like ’a baby who’s unhappy’ or anything; it’s just that she felt... okay, she was actually unhappy!

The Little Golden Crow, having been around a bunch of girls for too long, apparently had become sensitive, tilting its head and opening its beak.

"Ah Luo, Ah Luo, I’m waiting for you... why are you not here yet.."

Tremble.

Li Luo’s finger definitely trembled, nearly tearing the book page, as she stared straight at the Little Golden Crow.

Just now, that foolishly affectionate and slightly pitiful voice, made one’s heart turn to a puddle of springtime water...

Was that... Sui Yi’s voice?

What the heck!

Is this a golden crow or a parrot or a mynah!

——————

During this waiting period, Flower Picking continued, and in another area...

Three vehicles were driving on the highway.

Pu Qinghan sat in the middle of a large RV, and with her current status, she indeed deserved such a setup, but the problem was her expression wasn’t exactly relaxed at the moment.

"Maybe you should confirm with me again, does one of the shooting locations of this script really include the Cherry Snow Forest?"

"Of course, our cars are already on the road... the car in front is Movie King Cheng’s! We’re going together; now all the setups like the tents are ready, just waiting for you two main stars to get there..."

"The Cherry Snow Forest.... I never thought the investors of this script would have such capabilities."

Pu Qinghan’s words made her manager laugh, "I didn’t expect it either, but I did hear that the Cherry Snow Forest hasn’t been entirely closed off these days; instead, it’s been opened up."

"Hmm?" Pu Qinghan was surprised.

"You didn’t know? These days it’s the Shen Family’s Ancestor Worship festival. According to tradition, every three years, the Cherry Snow Forest opens up, allowing many Buddhist followers to enter and worship, but they don’t refuse other tourists either, so we coincidentally caught it at the right time... By the way, three years ago, another film crew also hitched a ride, and managed to film...

Pu Qinghan thought for a moment, there seemed to indeed be such a thing, but even if it’s open, setting up tents for filming inside must be hard, right? I heard they borrowed the villa inside too.

When the vehicle arrived at the place, Pu Qinghan saw numerous tourists, as well as many fans who dared to visit the set... How to put it, the opening of the Cherry Snow Forest had both advantages and disadvantages, at least trying to block these people’s probes into the filming was quite a hassle...

When Pu Qinghan entered the interior via a small path, she saw the Shen Family’s estate.

She found it somewhat strange.

If it’s the Shen Family’s Ancestor Worship festival, then why is there no festive atmosphere at all, and the timing seems to clash with the Thousand Years Martial Birth there... making it so desolate, giving the impression that the host family isn’t home at all.

Kind of strange.

Maybe she should ask Sui Yi?

Pu Qinghan hesitated for a moment, and finally put down her phone.

She led the people towards the filming location....

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Gong Jiu jumped onto the branch and saw the groups of people sitting by the spirit coffin, as well as Peach Blossom Villa outside the peach blossom barrier...

Everything seemed normal.

There was no sign of war or smoke.

"It’s still very quiet now... Sui Yi, what did you let Ye Zixu do? Investigate the river?"

"Hmm... The river is suspicious."

As Sui Yi finished speaking, her gaze directly locked onto the area by the spirit coffins...

The aura over there...

Yue Beiqing and Ming Lanyuan were monitoring this spirit coffin area with internal tasks, and they secretly breathed a sigh of relief seeing Gong Jiu and others taken away by Sui Yi. However, as they continued to wait, they started feeling something was off. Looking over at Yi Chilian and Chu Muzhe on the opposite side, their expressions were also quite serious.

This spirit coffin... what smell is it emitting?

A rather decayed odor gradually overpowered the fragrance of peach blossoms, spreading around and making them feel uneasy...

The four cautiously took their people and stepped back...

only three steps back.

Not far away, Huang Long and others were looking rather impatiently at the various magical artifacts in their hands.

"That Little Brother Ye said there’s something wrong with these spirit coffins, is it true? Don’t fool us..."

These people all had connections with Thousand Buddha Hands and Huang Long, but before, when they heard Huang Long mention Ye Zixu advising them against going along with the blood sacrifice of the spirit coffins, they outwardly agreed while feeling reluctant and dismissive inside.

If not for their Taoist sects holding ancient subterranean things in awe and refraining from provoking them with essence blood, they might not have complied, but now it seemed Young Ye Zixu’s hairless mouth can’t be trusted, still too young...

"Fooling you for what... Don’t underestimate Little Brother Ye, he’s now much more capable than me. Coupled with his youth, the future is limitless. Besides, you know, what he says might be his master’s words..."

The group quieted down, forced to wait patiently.

It was a coincidence that as Huang Long finished speaking, the spirit rat suddenly began squeaking, and Huang Long’s paper effigy Xiaohong floated up, emitting a sound.

It’s here!

Numerous Sect Masters’ magical artifacts reacted as well, their response particularly intense, raising Ming Lan Yuan’s vigilance. She immediately tugged on Yue Beiqing...

At this moment.

Yi Chilian suddenly felt something under her foot, something suddenly jabbing her...

Looking down, there was a raised vein on the ground like some kind of tree root...

"Not good, danger underground!" Yi Chilian shouted angrily!

Boom!

Tree roots suddenly shot skyward!

Yi Chilian had already leaped back, and thick tree roots with no gaps grew from beneath the ten-spirit coffin area, surging from below the ground, some directly piercing through unprepared martial artists, while some woke up just in time thanks to Yi Chilian’s warning and instinctively jumped away!

Luckily Huang Long and others had already noticed, collectively offering their magical artifacts, intercepting the tree vines midway, significantly reducing casualties, but those pierced...

Hissss!

In an instant, all that remained were complete human skins and bones, just skin and bones.

The flesh had gone into the tree roots...

Qi Xun, Jhiang Qu, and others drew their swords!

Slash!

Pchht!

The tree root was sliced through a tendril, and as it hit the ground, oozy flesh and blood oozed out, a pungent bloody scent wafting in the air.

"Damn! These spirit coffins are clearly out for blood!"

"What a deceitful binding! All a scam!"

Survivors from the brink of death were trembling with fear and overflowing with anger, yet couldn’t vent further because more tree roots emerged from below the ground, even as swords flew, freshly cut roots spawned new bases, burrowing into the earth, their numbers swarming exponentially!

Terrifying! Dense, omnipresent, expanding at a terrifying pace, while those spirit coffins were firmly entwined.

This is inhuman biological strength!

The insider information Yue Beiqing and others received hinted this Peach Blossom Villa’s ancient tomb feasting was unusual, but they never expected this...

Elsewhere, Gong Jiu and others also saw, utterly shocked.

"This reminds me of the Tree Demon King from monsters... truly terrifying, Sui Yi, what is this thing?"

Gong Jiu murmured, asking Sui Yi.

Just as expected by Sui Yi, there indeed was an issue with what Yi Dao and others were led into,