Chapter 19 - 11 (II): The Mountain’s Locked Ancient Temple, The Forest of Hanging Corpses
Right at this moment, the bizarre sound of a clock could be heard.
"Dong! Dong! Dong!" Three chimes echoed loudly. Xie Lian was instantly overcome with a bout of dizziness. He asked, "What is going on?"
When he surveyed his surroundings again, the brides all swayed before falling to the ground. Only their arms were still raised, pointing at the sky. The villagers also fell and did not rise again. It was as if they had all lost consciousness from the quake of the ear-splitting clock chimes.
Xie Lian also felt a bit dizzy. With one hand on his forehead, he exerted himself to stand up, only for his legs to go weak before he half knelt on the ground. Luckily, someone supported him. When he raised his head up to see who, he discovered it was Nan Feng.
As it turned out, after the seven brides entered the forest, they had dispersed in separate directions. Nan Feng basically had to scour the entire mountain to catch them all and had just returned. Seeing his calm demeanor, Xie Lian immediately asked, "What's with the bell?"
Nan Feng said to him, "Need not worry, they are reinforcements."
Following his line of sight, Xie Lian suddenly discovered that a row of soldiers had appeared in front of Ming Guang Temple.
This row of soldiers all wore armor, glowing in divine power as mighty aura faintly radiated from them. At the very front stood a tall and handsome young general. It was clear he wasn't an ordinary person. That general walked over with his hands clasped behind his back. Once he was in front of Xie Lian, he bowed slightly, and said, "Your Highness the Crown Prince."
Before Xie Lian was even able to open his mouth to inquire, Nan Feng said in a low voice, "This is General Pei."
Xie Lian immediately glanced at Xuan Ji who was on the ground, and repeated, "General Pei?"
This General Pei wasn't quite what he imagined, nor was he similar to the Godly statue at all. That Godly statue was flourishing with heroism, while his countenance overflowing with arrogance. It was an invasive and powerful type of handsomeness. Meanwhile, although this young general was also quite handsome, his appearance was fair, while his countenance looked peaceful like a cold jade. Void of any killing intent, and full of undisturbed calmness. You could say he was a general, yet it wouldn't be strange if somehow claimed he was a strategizing minister instead.