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Chapter 87: Confrontation
Outside the Moon Viewing Pavilion, there was a wide stone staircase leading upwards. At the bottom of the stairs lay a large plaza, which was already crowded with three thousand Cult members, with the Three Seats leading the way.
The Great Seat spoke in a booming voice, "After searching for so long, is the Vermilion Bird really behind that door? Now we finally see hope for reviving the Evil God."
The Two Seats smiled and said, "Great Seat, let me handle this. Don't let your Crimson Serpent harm the Vermilion Bird."
The Great Seat did not argue for credit and raised a hand. "Everyone spread out and surround Moon Viewing Peak. Don't let anyone come up or go down."
The three thousand Cult members responded in unison, "Yes!"
They dispersed to block all exits, leaving only a hundred Cult members behind the Three Seats to handle any situation.
The Two Seats took two steps forward and said, "Great Seat, Three Seats, you two stay here. I will open the door and capture someone!"
With that, the Two Seats signaled to the hundred Cult members and charged toward the Moon Viewing Pavilion.
The Three Seats were positioned directly in front of the Moon Viewing Pavilion, while Ji Zichen and Yuxuan approached from behind.
At the back entrance, three disciples of the Hall of Malevolence were blocking their path. To avoid raising suspicion, Ji Zichen did not use the Five Elements Pearl. Instead, she and Yuxuan swiftly incapacitated the three men. Looking at the fallen disciples of the Hall of Malevolence, Yuxuan frowned for a moment before saying, "They are quick; they've already come up to block our way."
Ji Zichen took a deep breath and replied, "Let's go; we are already a bit late."
Yuxuan expressed her concern, "There are already people guarding this place. If we move forward, we might have to kill our way through."
Ji Zichen leaped into the air. "Then let's kill our way through!"
On their way, they encountered seven or eight Cult members whom they swiftly eliminated before entering through the back door of the Moon Viewing Pavilion. The pavilion stood five stories tall. They climbed up from the bottom floor and reached the second level. There, they saw over ten corpses lying on the stairs above them—some were Holy City Guards while others belonged to the Hall of Malevolence's Cult.
Ji Zichen anxiously whispered, "They've already come up!"
The two rushed to the top floor. There was a suspended corridor connecting both sides on this level. As Ji Zichen reached one side of the corridor, she noticed that every few steps there was a corpse lying on it. In the center of the corridor stood Shen Bifan, holding a longsword and panting heavily.
Ji Zichen's heart tightened as she hurried to Shen Bifan's side. "Bifan..."
Seeing Ji Zichen appear, Shen Bifan felt a surge of energy. "Brother Zichen! You finally made it! If you had come any later, I might not have been able to hold this place."
Ji Zichen's eyes reddened as she said, "I'm late."
Shen Bifan stared at the body of the Holy City Guard, gritting his teeth as he spoke slowly, "I couldn't protect them. They fought desperately against each other. Thanks to them, I was able to survive. If it weren't for them..."
Ji Zichen clenched her jaw and gently patted Shen Bifan's shoulder, saying softly, "It's okay now."
After speaking, Ji Zichen walked to the other end of the corridor and shouted towards the tightly shut palace doors, "How is the Revival Technique progressing? Is it going smoothly?"
Yukang had previously heard the sounds of battle outside, but soon after, everything fell silent. Inside the palace, he had no idea what was happening outside. Feeling anxious, he heard Ji Zichen's voice and let out a slight sigh of relief. Yukang called out, "Don't worry, everything is going smoothly. We just need half an hour from you!"
Ji Zichen was both surprised and delighted. "Half an hour? She can come back to life in just half an hour?"
Just as Ji Zichen finished speaking, Two Seats appeared behind them. With a cold gaze fixed on the pile of bodies, Two Seats smiled at Shen Bifan and said, "Miss, your skills are quite impressive; you managed to kill so many Cult members."
As soon as the word "many" left her lips, Ji Zichen blinked in surprise. Shen Bifan, who had been standing in place, suddenly vanished from sight. Ji Zichen quickly turned her gaze towards Two Seats and saw Shen Bifan's figure descending like a wisp of smoke right in front of Two Seats. Shen Bifan conjured multiple sword shadows in her hand before they vanished again. Her figure transformed from one into several, seemingly attempting to drift in different directions simultaneously before disappearing altogether and returning to her original position.
Two Seats smiled slightly as she revealed her Thunderclaw artifact stained with blood. Shen Bifan's face turned ashen; she looked utterly ghastly. The long sword clattered to the ground as blood flowed from her sleeve, dripping from her fingertips onto the floor.
Yuxuan gasped in shock upon seeing this. Shen Bifan's movements and sword techniques were ghostly and difficult to perceive or grasp. Yuxuan thought that Shen Bifan had already subdued Two Seats but was puzzled by how Two Seats had attacked or how Shen Bifan had been injured.
Yuxuan couldn't believe that the Fat Woman known as Two Seats was so formidable. Not recognizing Two Seats, Yuxuan speculated that she must be a master from the Hall of Malevolence; no wonder she dared to come alone. Yuxuan realized that she had no confidence in defeating her.
Before Two Seats even made a move, she had already intimidated everyone present. She remained calm and composed, showing no signs of emotion.
At that moment, a startled shout from Yukang came from within the palace doors: "What... how could this happen!"
Ji Zichen knew that Yukang couldn't see what was happening outside; something must have gone wrong inside. Shocked, she turned back to look at the tightly closed palace doors without saying a word. Yuxuan felt a surge of anxiety and shouted at the doors, "Third Uncle, what happened?"
Yukang remained silent for a while. Impatiently, Ji Zichen exclaimed, "What on earth is going on inside?"
Two Seats furrowed her brow and said, "Could it be that the soul is rejecting the body?"
Ji Zichen suddenly turned to look at Two Seats. "The soul is rejecting the body? What do you mean?"
Two Seats was also concerned about Lin Chuyu's safety; she wasn't worried about Lin Chuyu's life or death but rather whether this Vermilion Bird could be revived. If anything happened to Lin Chuyu, their plan to resurrect the Evil God would surely fall apart.
Two Seats said, "The soul has consciousness. She might have seen this situation and is afraid that if she enters the body, we will take her away. That's why she is unwilling to be revived. There's no other way; since she resists, I can only bring her back to the Hall of Malevolence and deal with it there."
Ji Zichen listened to Two Seats and understood the reasoning behind it. With a frown, Ji Zichen said, "So it's you who are causing trouble, and that's why she doesn't want to be revived. If you all are gone, then it should be fine!"
Two Seats laughed roughly, "You don't really think you can take us on by yourself, do you?"
Yukang, standing at the palace door, said anxiously, "Lin Chuyu, don't reject your own body. If you delay any longer, there will be no way to revive you."
Lin Chuyu remained peacefully lying down, offering no response to Yukang.
Ji Zichen stepped outside the palace door and approached Shen Bifan. "Are you seriously injured?"
Shen Bifan, not wanting to add any burden to Ji Zichen, bit her lip and replied, "It's nothing, just a wound."
Ji Zichen looked at Two Seats and said, "Yuxuan, Bifan, you two step back. I'll handle her."
Yuxuan knew that Two Seats was not someone they could easily confront, but she was unwilling to retreat. She stepped forward to stand beside Ji Zichen. "Don't underestimate her; let me try her first."
Two Seats took a step forward, slowly closing in on them. Yuxuan picked up the long sword that Shen Bifan had dropped. "If you don't stop moving, I won't hold back."
With a swift motion, Two Seats unleashed a Thunderclaw, charging towards Yuxuan, shouting, "I'll deal with you first!"
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