Chapter 503: House Fight Turns into Thriller 42
As night falls, the streets and alleys of the capital are shrouded in silence. However, behind this silence, there are hidden conspiracies and struggles that are unknown to the public.
In the secret base of the Netherworld Cult, Liu Hui was lying on a gorgeous couch, her face pale but her eyes were extremely sharp. There was a sneer on the corner of her mouth, as if she was enjoying some kind of pleasure.
"Hmph, Princess, Prime Minister, do you think you can defeat me like this? How naive!" Liu Hui whispered to himself.
Suddenly, she sat up abruptly, waved her hands, and a black light shot out from her hands and headed straight for the corner of the room. There, an illusory figure slowly emerged. It was the ghost of Liu Ruyan that she had controlled before.
"Go and find out what the princess and the others are doing. I want to know their every move." Liu Hui ordered coldly.
Liu Ruyan's ghost nodded. Although she no longer had the consciousness she had before her death, Liu Hui's control made her obey orders like a loyal servant. She turned into a wisp of green smoke, floated out of the window of the room, and disappeared into the night.
On the princess' side, they were discussing countermeasures in a secret room. The princess frowned, looking a little anxious: "The Netherworld Cult is so powerful, what should we do?"
The Prime Minister hesitated for a moment and said, "Don't worry, Princess. Now that we know of their existence, we must have a way to deal with them. The key now is to find out their specific plans and actions."
Wen Hao also nodded and added: "The Prime Minister is right. We need more intelligence to formulate an effective strategy."
The Taoist priest was silently calculating with his fingers, as if he was looking for some clues.
At this moment, a sudden gust of cold wind blew, and the candlelight in the secret room flickered. The princess and others raised their heads alertly, and saw an illusory figure floating in from the door. It was Liu Ruyan's ghost.
"Oh no, it's the female ghost sent by Liu Hui!" The princess shouted and swung her sword to chop. But Liu Ruyan's ghost was like a phantom, easily dodging her attack.
Seeing this, the Taoist priest rushed to take action. He held a magic weapon in his hand and chanted something. A golden light shot out from his magic weapon and headed straight for Liu Ruyan's ghost. But this time, the ghost was not easily dispelled like before, but entangled with the golden light, as if it was engaged in some kind of fierce struggle.
"It seems that Liu Hui's magic power has increased again." The Taoist said with a serious expression.
The princess and the others all felt their hearts sink when they heard this. They knew that this meant that the enemy they were facing would be even stronger and more difficult to deal with.
At this moment, Liu Ruyan's ghost suddenly let out a shrill scream, and then turned into a wisp of green smoke and dissipated in the air. The Taoist took the opportunity to take back the magic weapon, with a tired but relieved smile on his face: "Fortunately, she was exorcised in time, otherwise the consequences would be disastrous."
The princess and others also breathed a sigh of relief. They knew that they were able to successfully exorcise the female ghost thanks to the Taoist priest's timely action.
"It seems that we must be more careful." The Prime Minister said in a deep voice, "Since Liu Hui was able to send a female ghost to spy on us, it means that she already knows about our existence and actions. We must be prepared to deal with it."
The princess nodded in agreement. She knew that the struggle had entered a fierce stage and they had to go all out to win.
In the following days, the princess and others strengthened their vigilance and defense measures. Not only did they set up multiple defense lines around the secret room, they also sent out many spies to find out what the Netherworld Cult was doing.
However, despite their careful and cautious actions, the Netherworld Cult seemed to be able to predict their actions in advance and repeatedly resolve their attacks. This made the princess and others feel very confused and helpless.
"Is the Netherworld Cult really so powerful?" the princess couldn't help but ask.
The prime minister shook his head, thought for a moment and said, "No, there must be someone helping them in secret. And this person is most likely Liu Hui."
"Liu Hui?" The princess was shocked when she heard this. "How could she be so capable?"
The Prime Minister sighed and explained, "Princess, you don't know this. Although Liu Hui is only a minor figure in the Netherworld Cult, she has close ties with the upper echelons of the Netherworld Cult. Moreover, she is also a powerful wizard. Therefore, it is entirely possible that she can predict our actions through some means."
The princess felt a chill in her heart when she heard this. She had never expected that Liu Hui would have such powerful strength and means. This made her full of worry and uneasiness about the upcoming battle.
At this moment, a spy hurried in and reported in a panic, "Princess, it's bad! The people from the Netherworld Cult suddenly attacked us!"
The princess and the others all looked very different when they heard this. They had not expected that the Netherworld Cult would actually launch an attack at this time. Moreover, judging from the description of the spies, the scale of this attack was not small.
"Hurry, go and notify everyone to prepare for battle!" The princess shouted and rushed out of the secret room first.
The Prime Minister and the literary giant followed closely behind, knowing that this battle would determine their life or death.
On the battlefield, the princess and her companions fought bravely and fearlessly. With their superb martial arts and firm beliefs, they repelled the attacks of the Netherworld Cult time and time again. However, despite their heroic fighting, the Netherworld Cult's people seemed endless and kept pouring in from all directions.
At this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in the princess's ears: "Princess, be careful!"
The princess looked up and saw a man in a black robe wielding a long sword coming at her. She quickly dodged to the side and avoided the attack. But at this moment, she found another enemy behind her.
"Not good!" The princess cried inwardly. She had not expected the enemy to attack her from behind. She hastily swung her sword to block, but it was too late. The enemy's sword had already slashed her shoulder fiercely, and blood immediately stained her clothes red.
"Princess!" The prime minister and the literary giant were horrified when they saw this. They rushed over to rescue the princess. But at this time, the princess was already seriously injured and unconscious.
"Quick, take the princess away from here!" the prime minister ordered anxiously. He knew that if they didn't leave here, all of them would die here.
Under the protection of the prime minister and the literary giant, the princess was successfully rescued from the battlefield. However, when they fled to a remote corner, they unexpectedly found Liu Hui.
"You are really here." Liu Hui looked at them coldly with a smug smile on her face, "Princess, you didn't expect that you would end up like this."
The princess struggled to sit up and glared at Liu Hui: "Liu Hui, you vicious woman! You will not have a good end!"
Liu Hui smiled disdainfully: "Hmph, Princess, you should take care of yourself first. You are seriously injured and will not live long."
When the princess heard this, she couldn't help but feel desperate. She knew she was no longer able to fight Liu Hui. However, at this moment, a familiar voice suddenly sounded in her ears: "Princess, don't be afraid. I'm here to save you."
The princess looked up and saw the Taoist priest walking towards her with great strides, holding a magic weapon in his hand. There was a firm light in his eyes, as if it could penetrate all darkness and difficulties.
"Taoist priest!" The princess was delighted. She didn't expect that the Taoist priest would appear at this time.