Nie Xiaochun couldn't be blamed for being nervous, because everyone in Liangjie Tang knew that when Old Liu looked at someone with a smile, it was never a good sign.

As Nie Xiaochun prayed inwardly, "Old Liu, please don't smile," the old geezer actually did.

Just as Nie Xiaochun shuddered, he heard Old Liu say, "Jiang Chen, what if saving the Prince Bingjian is the Emperor and Empress's will?"

Jiang Chen sneered, "This general will certainly obey the Emperor and Empress's decree. Do you have it?"

Old Liu winked at Nie Xiaochun, who had no choice but to grit his teeth and step forward. "Imperial Edict: Seeing Prince Bingjian Ye Yang is like seeing the Emperor himself."

Jiang Chen laughed in anger, "Do you take me for a fool?"

Old Liu waved his fan and said, "Xiao Chun, prove it?"

Nie Xiaochun was dumbfounded, but dared not ask aloud, only mouthing, "How do I prove it?"

Old Liu said leisurely, "Use the *Chan* melody to prove you are from the Emperor and Empress's side!"

"Since you don't have an instrument, recite the score to General Jiang Chen!"

Old Liu really didn't dare let Nie Xiaochun play the qin!

Nie Xiaochun usually sang off-key. If he plucked the strings and produced a discordant mess, not only would they fail to save anyone, but they might even get themselves killed.

As for whether Jiang Chen would fly into a rage and seek revenge after learning the truth?

Old Liu wasn't worried at all.

He had already determined Jiang Chen's loyalty to the Emperor.

Therefore, he was certain that Jiang Chen wouldn't heed Ye Yang's orders, nor would he care about Ye Yang's life or death, but he would never dare to lay a hand on Ye Yang or those around him.

If he did, he would truly be betraying the Emperor.

Nie Xiaochun quickly recited the score. Before he was even halfway through, Jiang Chen said in a deep voice, "No need to recite anymore, I want to hear the last part."

After Nie Xiaochun finished reciting the score, Jiang Chen fell silent. A moment later, a deafening explosion suddenly erupted near Old Liu and the others.

"Protect the Master!" As Old Liu tried to rush towards my physical body, the entire coffin pagoda collapsed instantly, and coffins of all sizes and materials rained down from the sky.

It was already too late for Old Liu to save me.

In the next instant, the coffins that had fallen inward were propelled outward by some force, crashing to the ground with a sound like collapsing mountains, the booming echoing endlessly.

Old Liu only glanced through the cracks in the collapsing coffin pagoda, and couldn't help but gasp.

Hundreds of ghosts and monsters tumbled out of the shattered coffins. Some were still twitching, while others struggled to their feet.

These ghosts and monsters, whether they attacked the coffin pagoda or tried to escape the ancestral land, would overwhelm Old Liu.

Was Jiang Chen saving people, or killing them?

Before Old Liu could react to the situation, the waters of the Yellow Springs began to sink into the ground at a visible rate. At the same time, a towering ancient tree rose from the ground beneath the coffin pagoda.

The rapidly rising ancient tree was the final straw that broke the coffin pagoda's back. The pagoda, already on the verge of collapse, immediately shattered, and countless coffins toppled outwards.

The ancient tree replaced the coffin pagoda, standing tall in the ancestral land of Guiguan Men.

Old Liu, who had managed to retreat from the pagoda in time, immediately looked up at the ancient tree.

We four were like four corpses, our ankles entangled in the vines on the branches, hanging upside down from the tree.

A zombie with a burly figure, clad in armor and a mask concealing his face, sat in the middle of the ancient tree, looking down at Old Liu from above.

That was Jiang Chen!

As Old Liu met Jiang Chen's gaze, he couldn't help but feel a pang of fear in the face of the murderous aura that Jiang Chen had forged in mountains of corpses and seas of blood.

Nie Xiaochun lowered his voice and said, "Where did the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus go? Could it be..."

Although Nie Xiaochun's voice was low, it didn't escape Jiang Chen's ears. The latter snorted coldly, "Little girl, don't judge a gentleman by your own petty standards. This general wouldn't covet your things."

With a wave of Jiang Chen's hand, two snow-white lotus flowers exuding an aura of the netherworld appeared on the branches of the ancient tree.

If Nie Xiaochun and the others hadn't already known the origin of the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus, it would have been hard to imagine that such two flawless white lotuses could be peerless, malevolent objects that suppressed countless Yellow Springs demons.

Nie Xiaochun stammered, "My heavens! He... his tree can even suppress the Yellow Springs Twin Lotus?"

Old Liu narrowed his eyes and said, "It seems the Emperor put a lot of effort into refining the Four Great Zombies back then! He actually recreated Jiang Chen from the myths!"

"The Jiang Chen of myth was formed by the fusion of Hou's body and an ancient tree. The Emperor couldn't obtain Hou's body, but he allowed Jiang Chen to merge with the ancient tree, which is equivalent to restoring half of the ancestor of all zombies."

"Jiang Chen must be harboring the most evil wood of the Yang Jian within him. In the Yang Jian, it can suppress all wood-based malevolent beings. Xue Shaoyuan bringing Jiang Chen into the ancestral land can be said to be the biggest mistake he has ever made in his life."

As Old Liu was still speaking, Jiang Chen suddenly laughed, "The moment I touched these two lotus flowers, the Three-Eyed Taoist will immediately sense it. However, if that happens, the good show will not be able to continue."

"How about we watch a grand drama first?"