Chapter 049 Watching Movies, Playing Games

After the second roar of the Yin Tiger Talisman, an invisible force swept across the void. The void seemed to be greatly shaken, trembling violently.

Then, a crack opened in the void, as if connecting to the underworld.

One after another, ghost soldiers and generals rushed out from the crack.

They began to slaughter the ghosts summoned by the Yin Tiger Talisman. In an instant, nearly half of the ghosts were torn to pieces and absorbed by these ghost soldiers and generals.

As time passed, more and more souls died at the hands of the ghost soldiers and generals.

And the ghost soldiers and generals grew in number.

Starting from a thousand, then two thousand, three thousand, ten thousand, twenty thousand, thirty thousand... After several hours, the ghost soldiers and generals gathered here exceeded two hundred thousand.

Undoubtedly, this was an enormous number.

But this was not the end, because as time went on, more and more ghost soldiers and generals gathered here.

The terrifying yin energy blanketed the sky and earth. Within dozens of kilometers, the sky turned gray, as if an invisible layer of dark clouds blocked the sunlight.

This place became a forbidden zone for the living.

Anyone entering here would be eroded by the dense, almost unimaginable yin energy in the air. In a short time, their blood would dry up, their life wither, and they would eventually turn into a pile of bones.

Even the earth and forests were dying under the erosion of this yin energy.

When it was all over, the ghost soldiers and generals here exceeded four hundred thousand.

Though less than a million, it was still a terrifying number.

The Chief Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, who was supposed to monitor Cihang Pudu, had been scared out of his wits and fled in panic when the Yin Tiger Talisman showed its power. But bearing the emperor's orders, he did not run away; instead, he watched Cihang Pudu's every move from a distance.

When five hundred thousand ghost soldiers appeared before him, the man was completely stunned.

Then, he watched helplessly as Cihang Pudu cast a spell into the Yin Tiger Talisman, which let out a third long howl.

Afterward, the countless ghost soldiers and generals, like rivers flowing into the sea, entered the Yin Tiger Talisman.

The Yin Tiger Talisman slowly fell into Cihang Pudu's hand.

Then, the dark clouds finally dispersed, and sunlight once again shone on the earth. But this place had become a dead zone, with all flowers, grass, and trees withered, turned into a land of death.

For at least several years, no life would appear here.

Cihang Pudu put away the Yin Tiger Talisman, walked slowly to the Chief Minister, and said calmly, "I have fulfilled my mission."

After a long time, the Chief Minister came to his senses and said with a flattering smile, "The divine monk has worked hard."

Seeing the four hundred thousand ghost soldiers and generals, he no longer doubted Cihang Pudu's strength; ordinary people could not control such powerful ghost soldiers.

At this moment, he was recalling whether he had been disrespectful to Cihang Pudu along the way. He did not want to be resented over a small matter—that could cost him his life.

After thinking for a while, the Chief Minister confirmed that he had made no mistakes along the way. He breathed a sigh of relief, and his smile became even more ingratiating.

Then, the two hurried back to Chang'an to report.

When the emperor heard the news, he laughed heartily.

"A divine monk, truly a divine monk."

Ever since Wang Bo's puppet army appeared and displayed astonishing combat power, he had been worrying day and night. Saying he couldn't sleep at night was no exaggeration.

Thinking that the Great Tang's empire might end under his rule, his hair was turning white from worry.

But just then, the divine monk summoned hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers and generals, sweeping away his worries. His face beamed with joy. Facing Cihang Pudu, he did not stint on praise.

Now, this divine monk, who commanded hundreds of thousands of ghost soldiers and generals, was his lifeline. Even if he had to praise him to the skies, the emperor would not hesitate.

As long as the other could help the Great Tang survive the crisis, he was willing to do anything short of abdicating the throne.

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Meanwhile, far away in Jiannan Circuit, Wang Bo knew nothing of the变故 in Chang'an.

He was still dealing with tedious official business.

After all, his territory was expanding every day. Even with Friday's help, some orders still required his approval.

So Wang Bo set aside some time each day to handle these matters.

The rest of the time, he spent either sunbathing or playing games with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing.

In the past, Wang Bo always played games alone.

But with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing joining, those once-boring games seemed to gain new life, and the experience felt different.

For example, the classic side-scrolling game... Contra.

To be honest, Wang Bo hadn't played such games in a long time, but with Xiao Bai and Xiao Qing, he found them thoroughly enjoyable.

Every time he saw the two of them operating the controllers and shouting excitedly, he found it amusing.

If they got tired of playing games, Wang Bo would take them to watch movies.

They watched all kinds of movies: fantasy, romance, historical, action, sci-fi, or mystery—basically whatever was good.

As Wang Bo expected, whenever they watched action or fantasy movies, Xiao Qing would complain that the movements were slow, stiff, and lacked any aesthetic appeal.

She was even more merciless when criticizing the special effects.

After all, for those who were naturally adept at magic, no matter how impressive the special effects on screen were, in their eyes they were nothing, even laughably fake.

On the other hand, drama and mystery movies often made them exclaim in surprise.

Especially mystery films, like Sherlock Holmes, Detective Chinatown, Murder on the Orient Express, and 12 Citizens—these always felt fresh to them.

Although both women were ancient demons with no knowledge of the modern world, after watching many movies and with Wang Bo's explanations, they began to understand modernity.

They learned what telephones were, what mobile phones were, what computers were, and what the internet was.

After all, they weren't stupid, and cultivation had enhanced their brains, allowing them to absorb information faster than ordinary people.

In just a few days, they went from being easily startled to being unflappable.

Just as Wang Bo thought his life would continue like this until he left this world, Friday suddenly told him some bad news, shattering his peaceful life.

One of his armies had been annihilated.

When Wang Bo heard the news, he could hardly believe his ears.