Reborn as Powerful Minister's Beloved
Chapter 360 - 345: First Update

Chapter 360: Chapter 345: First Update

Gui San and Gui Si rallied their spirits as the arrival of the Young Master marked a turning point in the situation. Gui Wu emerged from behind the youth, his complexion pale and his body weak, as if he might collapse at any moment, yet his eyes shone with determination as he swiftly sat down.

Upon seeing this, Elder Can took a breath of relief, and only then did he have the chance to assess the injuries of Gui San and Gui Si. He was shocked to discover that had the Young Master not appeared when he did, they would have already perished.

Elder Can had no time for fear; what came next was crucial. He personally went to protect Gui Wu, slowly awakening the half of the Ghost Shadow remaining within Gui Wu, like the weak and dispirited Gui Wu himself, listless and on the verge of dissipating at any moment.

Elder Can wasn’t in a rush. Initially, to keep the Ghost Shadow possessed by Yunqian sufficiently concealed, he had nearly extracted most of the spiritual wisdom from the Ghost Shadow in Gui Wu, so to awaken the other half from Yunqian through the part in Gui Wu took considerable effort.

The youth coldly watched Elder Can, who felt immense pressure. He couldn’t guarantee the plan was foolproof, but there were never guarantees with anything. Elder Can looked at Gui Wu and nodded.

Gui Wu nodded back, embracing a resolve of certain death; he was all in, with no room for turning back.

However, as Gui Wu just began to mobilize the Ghost Shadow, he discovered that the other half responded more vigorously than he’d anticipated. Gui Wu opened his eyes in surprise, for it felt as effortless as blowing off dust.

Elder Can was also startled, but the next moment he slapped his thigh and burst into laughter.

"Young Master, Yunqian has lifted a stone only to drop it on his own feet. Now he has truly done us a great favor," Elder Can said joyfully and immediately instructed Gui Wu to begin. Gui Wu nodded, not hesitating to start stimulating the Ghost Shadow within him.

In the square, the reverence in the hearts of the people reached a peak, and the golden light from the man at the center of the altar grew increasingly dazzling with the sunlight.

This scene had a powerful impact, infecting all the people in the square who were kneeling in homage.

However, in an instant, the man’s figure suddenly shook, and the golden light around him momentarily extinguished. Amidst the crowd’s stunned silence, the golden light reappeared around Yunqian, and the people erupted in fervent cheers, their emotions reaching a climax. Gu Dao and Xi Feng looked on proudly and boastfully at the dense crowd as if they were the ones standing on the altar.

However, the expression on the Yunqian’s face on the stage changed in an instant. His closed eyes were now open, his previously confident demeanor completely vanished.

Because, in that instant, he suddenly couldn’t feel that powerful aura anymore, as if the Ghost Shadow that had approached him had suddenly vanished into thin air.

A foreboding feeling rose in Yunqian’s heart, but before he could predict what would happen next, he heard a murmur coming from behind him. This murmur originated from the people beneath the altar and spread to the top, obviously, not something that could be made by one person, one voice alone.

Succeeding that were more exclamations of shock. Gu Dao and Xi Feng hadn’t yet realized what had occurred when the people below had already started exclaiming in shock. Those closest to the altar were scrambling to their feet, terror in their eyes, pointing at the altar and retreating incessantly, bumping into others without caring, too panicked to utter a coherent word.

Gu Dao immediately looked behind him and was taken aback. He didn’t know how to describe what he was seeing.

It was something, not their Princely Heir, as there was no longer the figure of their Princely Heir on the altar. In his place was a massive, fierce monster formed of black smoke.

"A ghost—"

"Ghosts——" someone in the crowd shouted, and instantly, countless voices echoed the cry, as the frantic crowd desperately fled backward. People were knocked over, fell to the ground, trampled underfoot, their cries, screams, and shrieks filled the air.

Governor Tian had never seen such a scene before, and at this moment, it was already too late to command his soldiers as the tragedy unfolded before his eyes.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng had no time to care about anything else. Where was their Princely Heir? The Princely Heir?

Gu Dao was the first to rush onto the altar, with Xi Feng right behind him. The dark creature immediately attacked them, sending Gu Dao flying. In that instant, Gu Dao also saw his own Princely Heir, within that group of black smoke, throwing a punch at him—it was Zong Yunqian.

As Gu Dao was thrown into the air, he had already realized something, but his body was uncontrollably flying out. He could only shout with all his might.

"Xi Feng, do it——"

Xi Feng acted instantly. A net shimmering with glittering light swiftly enveloped the black smoke. Xi Feng didn’t know what had happened. This net was secretly ordered by the Princely Heir to capture Ghost Shadow, not meant to be used against their own Princely Heir.

But when Gu Dao spoke, Xi Feng instantly understood his intent and swung his hand without hesitation.

The moment Ghost Shadow touched the Soul-Collecting Net, it was as if struck by lightning. The forming figure began losing arms and legs, turning into a mutilated mass, emitting a terrible, piercing shriek.

"Ah——"

"Monster——" "Ghosts——" The square had already descended into chaos, with numerous soldiers of Governor Tian trampled to the ground. Countless struggling, rolling people lay on the ground, some motionless.

"Quick, quick——" Governor Tian’s hands trembled, utterly at a loss about what to do next.

"Sir, we must flee," Governor Tian’s trusted aide grabbed him as he tried to steady the situation, "Without life, everything else is meaningless." This phrase struck Governor Tian like a thunderclap, suddenly awakening him.

"Quick, upstairs." Under the protection of his soldiers, Governor Tian forcefully entered a two-story tea house on the street corner and led everyone to the second floor.

"Li Yuan, take two men and rush to send the message. Geng Ming, quickly lead a troop to encircle from the perimeter, remember, evacuate, evacuate the crowd," Governor Tian immediately instructed after calming down.

"Sir, what’s happened?"

Governor Tian, watching the altar where Ghost Shadow and the faint figure of Zong Yunqian, the Heir Zong, were caught in the net, did not respond but fell into deep contemplation.

By this time, Gu Dao had already rushed back to the altar, immediately throwing out his Soul-Collecting Net, instantly retracting Ghost Shadow back into Zong Yunqian’s body.

Gu Dao and Xi Feng had grave expressions. Even if they wanted to hide something at this moment, under the watchful eyes of the public, it was impossible to hide. For now, they could only take the Princely Heir back, everything else had to be set aside.

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