I have a weird dynasty

Chapter 330: Catching a Turtle in a Jar (asking for monthly tickets)

After Sang Que finished saying that, he heard bursts of bell sounds accompanied by a baby crying coming from the west, approaching here at a very fast speed.

Sang Que bore the pressure from the Death Zone, teleported to Xia Chan, and pulled her into the county government office.

Burning down the Temple of Joy in public would first destroy the pressure that the Temple of Joy had on the people in the city and reduce their fear.

Afterwards, they entered the county government office and set up the battlefield there. While looking for a pen to write the city regulations, they waited for the enemy to come to them. This was also to prevent the enemy from coming in directly, taking the pen, and writing death on the notice board.

If the enemy comes in and goes straight to get the pen, it will be a good opportunity to lead the way for them.

This is Sangque’s plan, to attack close to the opponent and end the battle quickly.

……

Outside the county government office, not long after Sang Que entered, a group of blue-colored infant spirits, like wild beasts, crawled from the walls and roofs to the front of the county government office, crying and gathering.

Behind the group of infant spirits, there was a dwarf with his face painted like a clown. He had a pigtail on his head with a bell hanging from the top, and he was shaking his head.

Seeing the temple of the God of Joy being burned by Yin Fire, the dwarf was furious, "Everyone who offends the God of Joy must die!"

The dwarf tried to put out the fire, but as soon as he approached the Temple of Joy, tongues of Yin Fire sprayed towards his face, forcing the dwarf to retreat.

If an infant spirit accidentally touched the fire, it would be immediately engulfed, rolling on the ground crying, and would be burned to ashes in a short while.

The Yin Fire in the Temple of Joy continued to burn, with no sign of going out on its own.

The burning of Yin Fire mainly relies on Yin Qi. The concentration of Yin Qi is high in the Dead Zone. If you don’t use water mixed with rooster blood or black dog blood to put out the fire, the Yin Fire will continue to burn and spread to various places.

The dwarf was furious and ordered the infant spirit to force several elderly people out of the nearby houses and ordered them to find a way to put out the fire.

When the dwarf heard those people say that the thief claimed to be Sang Mulan, the night patrol officer of the Evil Suppression Bureau, and entered the county government office, the dwarf's eyes lit up and he immediately thought of Yin Tong.

He jumped and clapped his hands and laughed, "I have searched high and low for something, but now I have found it without any effort. Watch me capture the boy and go get the reward from the boss."

The dwarf shook his head, and the bells on his pigtails rang. All the infant spirits around him giggled and rushed towards the county government office in a mighty manner.

The dwarf ran into the county government office, but after taking two steps he stopped, turned around, and shouted to the corner, "Come out! I saw you."

As soon as he finished speaking, a man dressed in black with his face wrapped in black cloth slowly revealed his figure, leaning against the wall with his arms folded. He was the puppeteer who had escaped from Sang Que before.

"Come with me to catch the Yin Tong!" the dwarf ordered.

The puppeteer leaned there motionless, "Don't blame me for not reminding you, that Sang Mulan is not easy to deal with. She has the jumping corpses trained by Qu Tianhe around her. She has skinned all the female warriors. And the death of our Wan Xiangtou is probably also closely related to her. Wan Xiangtou's evil bride has been controlled by her."

The dwarf's eyes widened and he took two steps back exaggeratedly, just like a performance on stage.

"She controlled two ghosts?"

"Two ghosts and a jumping corpse. The one who went in with her just now was He Buning's godsister from the Evil Suppression Division. That was a haunted person!"

"There's another evil spirit? Oh my! This is going to be a big trouble!"

The dwarf raised his hands to cover his face, his movements still exaggerated.

But the next moment, he put his hands down and laughed, "That's perfect! If I catch them, the boss will definitely reward me."

"If the boss rewards you, you must be alive to receive it!"

The dwarf returned to his normal state. "If we join forces, we can definitely defeat them. This is our Death Zone."

"Why should I join forces with you?" The puppeteer turned his head away. The dwarf sneered, "Don't forget that it was your incompetence that caused the loss of food and grass. The class leader and the God of Joy have not yet had time to punish you. If you don't make up for your sins with your merits, the class leader will definitely take your life!"

The puppeteer's fingers clenched. He was worried about this, so he ambushed at the gate of the county government office. He wanted to see the situation and then consider whether to help the dwarf or escape early.

Just as the puppeteer was thinking about it, a drum sound suddenly came from outside the county government office.

When the drum sounded, the gate of the county government office closed by itself. The puppeteer loosened his arms and stood up straight. In shock, he rushed towards the gate of the county government office, but the door disappeared before his eyes.

"Are you crazy!"

The sound of a drum represents the hour of midnight. After midnight, the county government office is closed and no one is allowed to enter or leave.

The dwarf shook his head and laughed, "Now we have caught the turtle in the jar. No one can escape."

The puppeteer turned back angrily, "I'm afraid you'll end up being the turtle! Quickly beat the drum again and let me out!"

The dwarf sneered, "It's impossible to beat the drum. The corpse slave beating the drum outside has been killed by me. If you want to get out, you either have to catch the Yin Tong, or wait until three hours later and then go in to catch someone~"

The surrounding infant spirits cried loudly and followed the dwarfs into the county government office, leaving the puppeteer furious.

They are all only at the fourth level in strength, and the ghosts that formed this ghost domain are of a higher level than them, so the city rules also have a certain effect on them.

That ghost is special and will not stay in the dead zone forever, so after each city forms a dead zone, the ghost will leave and leave behind city rules to manage the dead zone.

Now they were all trapped in the county government office. If the dwarf really didn't leave a corpse slave beating the drum outside, then he really only had two options left: kill Sang Mulan or hide for three hours.

Thinking of the situation he encountered in Sang Mulan's ghost domain last time, the puppeteer felt that if the dwarf died, he might not be able to hide for three hours.

The puppeteer cursed softly before his body disappeared into the darkness again. Strands of spider silk floated out in the wind, and the sound of mechanical movements echoed throughout the county government office.

……

The ancient county government office was dead silent under the cover of night. Sangque and Xiachan moved through it cautiously. Sangque used its ghost eyes to scan the surroundings, avoiding places with heavy yin energy and looking for places where special items were stored.

Not long after they came in, they heard the sharp and shrill crying of babies coming from all directions.

Passing through the hall of the county government where cases were usually decided, Sang Que pulled Xia Chan to hide in a dark corner. There were some wandering people in the backyard, wearing the clothes of police officers, with stiff bodies and twisted movements.

The light from the red lanterns under the eaves shone on them, and there were no shadows at all.

Sang Que remembered the city rules. If a normal person's shadow was touched by a shadowless person, that person would be turned into a corpse. Under the influence of the Death Zone city rules, these shadowless people might not be completely eliminated and had to be avoided.

Sang Que whispered to Xia Chan, "Put out all those lanterns, on your side and on mine."

The two of them divided the work and cooperated. Sang Que loaded the crossbow with ordinary arrows, and one arrow shot out a lantern.

Xia Chan has recently been learning the flying needle technique of acupuncture from Qiao Ling. She leaned her head forward, squinted her eyes, stared at the lanterns, and used her hair as flying needles to shoot at the lanterns under the eaves.

At first, her hair pierced through the lantern but failed to extinguish the candle flame. Xia Chan pouted in frustration. Sang Que encouraged her by patting her on the shoulder and asking her to keep trying.

Xia Chan reflected on it. Acupuncture requires thin needles, and here the purpose was to extinguish the candle, so she twisted her hair into thicker "needles".

Dozens of 'needles' flew out, making popping sounds, the lanterns shook, and the candles went out.

When Xia Chan tried for the second time, Sang Que took out the painting and released the red ghost and those special white-haired zombies, ambushing in the darkness around them.

After doing all this, Sang Que had just put away the painting when she suddenly felt a sinking sensation on her leg. The biting coldness pierced her leg like a needle, and her whole leg immediately lost consciousness.

Sang Que looked down and saw a green and rotten baby spirit holding her leg and starting to bite it.