"Boss, you're finally back. Just now, Old Hu, Miss Yang, and I all felt chest tightness. What's going on? It's so strange."
Fatty looked at Zhang Tian as he approached them, his face filled with confusion.
The others also looked at Zhang Tian with a hint of bewilderment.
Zhang Tian didn't rush, he took a sip of the spiritual water and said calmly,
"It's the Queen's curse. The Queen is not dead."
Zhang Tian's sudden announcement made everyone's eyes widen.
"Damn it, how is that possible, Boss? Didn't that thing fall into the phantom space? How is it still alive?"
Fatty was agitated. This trip had tormented them enough.
"Fatty, you said it yourself, it fell into the phantom space, and the phantom space is the Jade Eye, so..."
As Zhang Tian spoke, everyone gasped.
"Boss, you mean the Queen is now in your phantom space, and our chest pain just now was her doing?"
Hu Bayi's mind raced, and he blurted out.
Zhang Tian nodded slightly.
"Yes, that's what I mean."
"Hmph, hmph, Fatty will go and choke that old hag to death right now."
Fatty spat on his hands, his face full of anger.
"Alright Fatty, let Boss finish."
Hu Bayi held back Fatty.
"I wanted to make a move before, but as soon as I got close, our curse would act up. So, I can't deal with her for now."
"Now, I'm thinking if I can seal her first."
Zhang Tian said, and Hu Bayi pondered.
"It should be possible. According to what you mean, Boss, the curse acts up when we pose a threat to her."
"But if we seal that space, it should work."
Hu Bayi said thoughtfully, and Zhang Tian nodded.
Then, with a wave of his hand, everyone was brought back into Zhang Tian's phantom space.
When they saw the familiar figure in the coffin, everyone was stunned.
"Holy crap, Fatty swears he didn't see this thing when he was rummaging around, holy crap, it's haunted!"
Fatty's eyes widened in disbelief.
After all, Fatty had been bending over backward searching and hadn't seen the Queen's corpse.
"This should be a spiritual body. She's using the Kunlun Divine Wood to nourish her body."
"Boss, this guy is using us."
Hu Bayi immediately understood and said.
Zhang Tian nodded.
"Old Hu and I think alike. Queen Jingjue probably has other intentions."
"However, let's seal her first."
As Zhang Tian spoke, he drew array after array.
While drawing and setting up the formations, everyone didn't feel any chest tightness. Clearly, the curse would only act up if someone harbored malicious intent towards her.
It was as if Zhang Tian and his group were bound to her, and forcefully so.
Soon, Zhang Tian set up a Kylin formation, and around the coffin, he placed countless talismans.
This way, if she woke up or had any harmful thoughts, Zhang Tian could retaliate immediately.
"It's like a big dog fighting a small dog, and the dog got home. Fatty was in the middle of his cultivation, and it was interrupted."
Fatty said dejectedly.
He had been cultivating well when suddenly he felt chest tightness, and then the miserable Fatty discovered he had been cursed.
"Brother Zhang, is there a way to resolve this curse?"
Shirley Yang asked from the side.
Bearing the responsibility for two organizations, Shirley Yang felt it was a bit absurd.
"Not yet."
Zhang Tian replied.
He didn't want to worry everyone, as neither of the two solutions was easy to resolve.
"Boss, since the curse hasn't acted up yet, there's no need to rush."
Fatty was optimistic.
"Fatty, you're quite enlightened."
Zhang Tian said, and Hu Bayi thought of something.
"Right, Boss, in three days, Da Jinya will be looking for some people from Fujin Country, saying there are clues. Are you going?"
Hu Bayi asked.
Zhang Tian thought for a moment.
"Alright, we'll see then. Everyone, let's go out first. We have a lot to plan. We just got back, and there are many things to do."
As Zhang Tian spoke, with a wave of his hand, everyone left the phantom space.
Because there were many things to do, Zhang Tian couldn't focus entirely on Queen Jingjue.
After all, Zhang Tian's intention upon returning this time was to merge the forces of Beili for his own use.
Coupled with the overseas construction, Queen Jingjue's matter could be put aside for a while.
In the courtyard, under the willow tree.
Everyone sat in a circle.
The little fox, holding the little turtle, also came to join the fun.
Fortunately, Shirley Yang had seen scarier things before, so seeing a cute girl holding a large corpse beetle was acceptable.
However, the little fox's adorable appearance holding a corpse beetle looked a bit strange.
After Zhang Tian, Hu Bayi, Shirley Yang, Fatty, the little fox, and the little turtle were seated, Zhang Tian began to speak.
"This time, our strength has all improved significantly. Coupled with the Consort, Master, and Little Brother, our strength is enough to shake the entire Beili City."
"And to prevent our national treasures from being stolen by other tomb robbers, we must build a powerful force to restrict them."
Zhang Tian spoke, and everyone listened intently.
At this moment, at the scene.
[Holy crap, the Queen is sleeping in Zhang Tian's coffin? This is a godsend!]
[If it were me, I would have turned into a Minotaur by now.]
[The one in front, do you not want your brother anymore? Do you want the Queen to turn you into stone?]
[I was sad when my Queen died, but now she's alive.]
[Is this going to be another tragic love story between a human and a ghost?]
[Wait, haven't you noticed, Zhang Tian's team rarely has normal people. They're either ghosts or demons.]
The scene became noisy.
Upon seeing Queen Jingjue in the coffin, countless people at the scene became even more excited.
Soon, after they saw Zhang Tian's plan, countless people gasped.
[No wonder so many families in Beili underwent a shake-up overnight hundreds of years ago. It turns out it was because of him.]
[If those families hadn't been reshuffled, do you think the current capital would have expanded to this extent?]
[Indeed, rather than facing countless forces, Zhang Tian's single force is obviously easier to control.]
Countless people at the scene spoke. If they had been told before that the Nine Gates had occupied so many resources, they might have cursed.
But now, most of them were praising.
"Sect Leader Zhang, you planned this long ago."
Wu Tianzhen, sitting on the judgment seat, looked surprised.
"Yes, it's been a long time. After all, only with a plan can things not be chaotic."
Zhang Tian nodded slightly.
He didn't explain further and began to recall.
Under the willow tree, Hu Bayi spoke again.
"Boss, I think we can try to persuade a few families first. If they don't agree, then we'll take other measures."
Zhang Tian nodded slightly at Hu Bayi's suggestion.
"That's a good idea. Fatty, what are your thoughts?"
"Forget it, you don't have any good ideas. Let's adjourn. I'll visit some of the prominent families soon. Everyone, keep up the cultivation."
"Old Hu, I'll leave Da Jinya to you. Miss Yang, I'll trouble you as well."
Zhang Tian said, and everyone nodded.
Fatty, on the other hand, pouted, looking dejected, wondering why his opinion was rejected.
"Fatty was planning to suggest a swift and decisive merger of family powers..."
Fatty muttered.