kingnovel Chapter 129 Minister of Civil Service
Chapter 129 Minister of Civil Service
Time passed by, minute by minute. About an hour later, the ancient tomb, which had been so quiet that you could hear a pin drop, suddenly became noisy and chaotic.
Chu Ci was not surprised at all when he heard these sounds.
She slowly propped one leg up and sat on the stone platform, quietly waiting for the leader of the association to appear.
Sure enough, not long after, the leader of the association appeared before her, followed closely by four women.
"Oh, Master, it's good to meet you."
Sheng Zishan's gaze was fixed on Chu Ci, her face revealing undisguised surprise.
"You... how did you wake up? You... so you've been faking your coma all along. No wonder the government officials came to our door today."
Chu Ci stared straight at Sheng Zishan without changing his expression, then lightly leaped down from the high platform and stood steadily in front of her.
"Now that the government officials have arrived, you'd better surrender quickly."
"Surrender? Hahahaha..." Sheng Zishan burst into laughter as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world, her eyes crinkling with deep and shallow wrinkles.
"This ancient tomb is as complex as a giant maze. Once you step into it, it's no easy task to get out unharmed. Those so-called government officials are nothing but a bunch of useless idiots. How could they possibly capture me?"
"So that's why you're so calm."
As Chu Ci spoke, he looked up thoughtfully at the sky, as if he were secretly gazing at something.
A cold glint flashed in Sheng Zishan's eyes as she gave one of her subordinates a subtle look.
The four women behind her understood immediately and drew their long swords at almost the same time, attacking Chu Ci like a whirlwind.
In an instant, four incredibly sharp blades, accompanied by whistling wind and chilling killing intent, hurtled straight toward Chu Ci's face!
Faced with this sudden attack, Chu Ci remained calm and composed, without even flinching.
She calmly raised her hands, and a faint layer of true energy emanated from her palms.
In the blink of an eye, Chu Ci suddenly lunged forward and grabbed hard.
A crisp, ear-piercing sound of metal snapping echoed through the space as all four blades shattered under Chu Ci's grasp.
Upon seeing this scene, Sheng Zishan was greatly surprised and secretly horrified.
What an amazing kung fu!
At that moment, fear gripped her heart, and she instinctively turned and ran away.
However, before she could run a few steps, Chu Ci appeared in front of her like a ghost, smiling like a seductive demon in the dim candlelight, "Where do you think you're going?"
The voice of Chu Ci seems to come from the deepest hell, sending chills down one's spine.
Sheng Zishan took a few steps back, glancing hastily at the four subordinates lying on the ground, who had already been killed. Her face grew even paler, and fine beads of sweat began to appear on her forehead. The fear in her eyes was even more difficult to conceal.
"You...you actually possess such superb martial arts skills?"
"Cut the nonsense!"
Chu Ci was too lazy to waste words with her, so he used the rope he had used to bind himself to tie Sheng Zishan up tightly.
After doing all this, she swayed and arrived at the stone platform to the side.
Settle into a standard horse stance, then slowly close your eyes and place your hands on your lower abdomen (Dantian).
Three seconds later, countless visible streams of air suddenly surged in the surrounding air, as if summoned by some force, and converged towards Chu Ci's dantian.
As more and more airflow rushed in, the entire underground palace began to tremble violently, as if it would collapse at any moment!
Sheng Zishan stared wide-eyed, her mouth slightly agape, her face filled with astonishment at the scene before her.
She had never seen such a shocking scene before, so much so that her legs went weak and she sat heavily on the cold, hard ground.
"You...you...who exactly are you? How can you possess such formidable internal energy?"
Chu Ci remained indifferent, showing no intention of responding to Sheng Zishan's questioning.
She didn't even glance at it twice, but simply raised her hands casually and pushed them hard with her palms facing upwards.
In an instant, several powerful streams of true energy surged upwards like a raging torrent.
A loud bang was heard, and the originally solid ceiling was instantly shattered.
Countless pebbles and tiles flew everywhere, raising a cloud of dust that blotted out the sky.
Moonlight streamed down through the broken opening, illuminating the underground palace that had been buried deep underground for so long, finally bringing it into the light once more.
As the sandstorm gradually subsided, a group of Golden Guards clad in golden armor fell from above.
They clearly had no idea what had happened; some were covered in dirt and grime, while others were completely bewildered and had no idea what was going on.
A while later, Zhang Ping rushed over.
When she saw Chu Ci leisurely leaning against the wall to rest, the weight that had been hanging over her heart finally lifted.
"I arrived here immediately with my men after receiving your message. I never imagined these guys would dare to do such dirty things in this eerie and terrifying ancient tomb. Aren't they afraid of being haunted by ghosts?"
As Zhang Ping spoke, she patted the dust off her clothes and carefully observed her surroundings.
Chu Ci smiled slightly, somewhat surprised: "You actually believe in ghosts and gods?"
Hearing this, Zhang Ping was not angry; instead, she answered calmly.
"I don't know if ghosts really exist, but there are so many Buddhist temples and Taoist monasteries in this world, and they have been able to exist for so long, there must be a reason. Okay, let's not talk about this anymore. Are you hurt?"
Chu Ci gently shook her head, then suddenly kicked backward, sending a figure flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.
“I just heard someone refer to her as ‘the leader,’ so she must be the key person in this case.”
Upon hearing this, Zhang Ping immediately turned her gaze to Sheng Zishan.
Her forehead was covered in blood, and she looked quite disheveled.
Zhang Ping narrowed her eyes slightly, carefully examining the woman in front of her. After a moment, she spoke: "Vice Minister of the Ministry of Personnel? I didn't expect you to be involved as well."
Upon hearing this, Sheng Zishan sneered and sneered, "Hmph! I didn't expect that you, little wench, could find this place. It seems you do have some ability."