"Huh?"
"Isn't this the bone that was causing trouble before?"
"I remember it was at the altar just now, how did it end up here?"
Seeing the white horse, the ancestor Murong was so frightened that he didn't dare to move.
"You can't see me..."
"You can't see me..."
"You can't see me..."
The white horse shook its head, not thinking much of it.
However, when it was about to turn its head, it stopped again.
"Wait a minute, these bones can be used!"
"Brother Horse, my throat is indeed not good."
"But I can use props!"
With this thought, the white horse transformed!
The tall horse turned into a handsome and dashing young man!
To be precise.
The upper body was that of a handsome and dashing young man, but the lower body was still a horse...
This was not a transformation in the traditional sense.
Transformation meant that a monster, after cultivating to a certain level, evolved into a human form.
In a sense, it was no different from a normal person.
This was merely a form simulated using demonic power, possessing only the appearance.
But that wasn't the point.
The point was that it now had hands!
The white centaur kicked its hooves, and several bones fell into its hands.
"Clang! Clang!"
With a forceful squeeze, two bones collided.
The white horse nodded in satisfaction.
"Who says the only instrument for rituals is the suona?!"
"Didn't that peacock add other sounds later?"
"No matter what it is, as long as it makes a sound!"
After knocking a couple of times, the white horse felt it wasn't enough and set its sights on the pelvis on the ground.
It sat down on its horse body, clamping the pelvis between its two front legs.
Its human torso swung two leg bones, bringing them down onto the pelvis.
"Dong dong dong dong—clang!"
It was unclear if the long passage of time had mutated the remains of Ancestor Murong.
The collision of the bones carried a metallic resonance.
The white horse sat there, striking it incessantly.
It didn't know why, but it suddenly felt that striking like this was incredibly cool!
Like it couldn't stop!
The more it struck, the more exhilarating it became!
The more exhilarating it became, the more it struck!
"Dong dong dong dong—clang!"
"Dong dong dong dong—clang!"
"Dong dong dong dong—clang dong clang!"
...
The commotion from the white horse quickly attracted the attention of Erha and the others.
Erha's dog eyes blinked excitedly. It found that the sound of the bones clacking perfectly complemented the sound of the peacock's suona!
"This is interesting!"
Erha immediately picked up an arm bone as long as its body and started striking it against other bones.
Before, when it watched the five-person group carry the coffin, it always felt something was missing, that just watching wasn't satisfying enough.
Now it finally understood.
It was the sense of participation!!!
Only by joining in could one experience double the happiness!
Seeing Erha take action, the immortal crane also became excited!
However, there were no more bones nearby...
Soon, its gaze fell upon the scattered bones in the distance.
In no time, the immortal crane brought back all the remaining bones!
Then, the immortal crane's two wings transformed into two arms, and it arranged the remaining bones into a strange contraption.
The thick spine was stuck into the ground, and the other bones were haphazardly fixed onto the spine by the immortal crane's demonic power.
It looked like the ribs of an opened umbrella.
The immortal crane held bones of unknown origin in each hand and began to strike the "umbrella frame" vigorously.
"Dang dang dang qiang—!"
Perhaps due to the shape and size of the bones, a different sound emerged from this side.
Soon.
The immortal crane experienced the joy of the white horse!
It couldn't stop!
It was completely unstoppable!
Erha also got into the groove!
It would sometimes go to join the white horse's revelry, and sometimes go to play with the immortal crane.
The little fox looked at its companions beside it and blinked.
It seemed...
Like it was a lot of fun...
Maybe... it should try it too?
Soon, the little fox also joined in this joy.
...
As for Ancestor Murong?
After all this commotion, he had no thoughts left...
With every strike Erha and the others made, his soul weakened a little more.
Not long after, it completely dissipated...
An hour later, the last member of the Murong clan also lay down.
Under the patriarch's despairing and崩溃 gaze, five small white teeth slowly approached him...
"Now that our allies are asleep, we should leave."
After having their fun with these Murong clansmen, Erha led the army to depart once more.
Under the cover of night, this peculiar group quietly slipped away.
In the valley.
Every house was brightly lit.
The patriarch had said during the day.
If nothing unexpected happened, their ancestor would be resurrected tonight!
At the latest, by tomorrow!
They would be able to reclaim the glory belonging to the Murong clan under their ancestor's leadership!
Thinking of this, these Murong clansmen were too excited to sleep!
This excitement continued until three or four in the morning, when they finally fell into a deep sleep.
In their dreams, they became heroes of national restoration, with all sorts of glory and status pouring in.
They stood at the peak of the empire, receiving worship and admiration from all people.
Such beautiful dreams brought happy smiles to the faces of every Murong clansman.
...
In the Great Liang Kingdom, the Imperial City.
After the matter with Murong Tie concluded, everything returned to normal.
Ye Fan told Liang Dekui that he wanted to visit the Imperial Palace's library, and Liang Dekui readily agreed.
Ye Fan was now the savior of the entire royal family, so he naturally wouldn't refuse such a small request.
Of course, Ye Fan's trip to the library wasn't for studying.
The diary of the boss from the great tomb before had sparked some doubts in him, and he wanted to see if he could find more similar records.
Since the boss of this great tomb had once descended into the abyss, it meant that there must be an entrance to the abyss in this world.
In his previous life, his best record was only reaching the 50th level of the abyss.
It wasn't that he couldn't go further, but that he couldn't.
Even with the system's help at the time, the abyss below level 50 was still too dangerous for him.
On his last visit, he had only explored a small area on the 51st level of the abyss and almost perished!
This situation would have been a great headache for him in the past, and the feeling of watching so many rare materials being unobtainable made him feel depressed and frustrated.
But now, it was a good thing!
If he could find a clue to descend into the abyss again, wouldn't he be able to take the dog system down with him?!
Although he wasn't sure if the system in this life would be stronger than before, and he couldn't be sure if the abyss in this world was the same as the one he had descended into before.
But what did it matter?
It wouldn't hurt to try.
At worst, it would just maintain the status quo!
With a joyful mood, Ye Fan entered the Great Liang Kingdom's library.
He was accompanied by Liang Rujing, his little shadow.
She already loved spending time with Ye Fan.
This time, Ye Fan had even saved her life and the entire Great Liang royal family.
Therefore, she was even more attached to Ye Fan.
Thanks to Liang Dekui's token and the company of Princess Jiujing, the library staff were extremely respectful.
"Greetings, Ninth Princess, greetings, Young Master Ye." The librarian bowed respectfully, "May I know what kind of books you are looking for?"
"I'd like to find some books on the history and biographies of this continent," Ye Fan replied with a smile. "Both official and unofficial histories are fine."