Tan Chunying was surrounded by staff members and escorted off the stage.
At this time, the Bureau 404's Plan B had already been activated. With their guidance, on this very day, in countless households at home and abroad, wherever the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala was being broadcast, whether on TV, computer, or mobile phone screens, the Bureau 404's talismans were spread through electronic devices.
The power of the talismans formed countless golden threads in a space invisible to ordinary people, and at this moment, they covered the entire land of China!
This talisman array, which gathered the painstaking efforts of Chinese masters and used the characteristics of all high-tech monsters as its technical core, took Ruan Zhanxue's household registration page as an anchor. From this moment on, no matter how exquisite Ruan Zhanxue's escape techniques were, he would be firmly locked onto.
Everyone saw the golden threads actually locking onto the body of the white-haired puppy, wrapping around it.
The white-haired puppy slightly raised its head, seemingly also pondering how to solve the thing that had wrapped around itself.
Mu Fei was shocked: "Isn't Ruan Zhanxue a member of the human race?"
Kong Xuan said coldly: "Are you the descended spirit of the Tiangou Star?"
- He had long suspected that even if it wasn't the Tiangou's true body descending into the world, his escape techniques were too outrageous. The evil dragon could fight against the Human Emperor Shun back in the day, and even it had to avoid his edge. Just now, this dragon was actually struggling with Ruan Zhanxue for quite a while under his stirring.
Unless the other party was also a god from the upper realm.
The dog was not just a Huodou, but the Tiangou!
Even the evil dragon, upon hearing this, tilted its head slightly, as if finally regaining a bit of its mind and judging what the situation before it was.
The white-haired puppy slowly opened its mouth, but it was Ruan Zhanxue's voice that came out: "In the past, Tiangou swallowed one of the Nine Phoenix's heads. Does Lord Peacock have any fear?"
The Nine-Headed Phoenix was also of the Phoenix Clan, so this could be considered an old grudge. That's why Kong Xuan had always shown disgust when mentioning Tiangou before.
Kong Xuan said disdainfully: "You're quite fearless, so what are you hiding from?"
"Not everyone has the same fortune as you, my lord, being able to refine such a spiritual weapon from birth." The puppy said, naturally one had to avoid the Five-Colored Divine Light for a bit, but as long as one could avoid it... wouldn't there be room to maneuver?
Kong Xuan always felt something strange when he heard this, "You actually..."
The puppy opened its mouth and let out a long howl. The wind and clouds changed abruptly, and the full moon in the sky gradually darkened from the edges. The surrounding wind also seemed to turn a few degrees colder, and the stage lights all went out, leaving only the virtual images projected by Ah Jin. The live audience still thought it was an intentional arrangement and waited curiously.
It's just that if they could see far enough, they would know that it wasn't just this one place. The power was out for hundreds of miles around, and the range was still gradually expanding.
"Devouring the moon's energy? Tiangou Star is infringing on the moon!"
This was not the child's play of the Huodou back then. The Huodou was merely born from a fragment of Tiangou Star, but the one before them was undoubtedly the main body of Tiangou Star. But how could it possibly descend to the world?
Those golden threads were also completely cut off, and the plan that the Bureau 404 had painstakingly researched ended in failure.
Darkness was spreading.
Humans have an innate fear of the unknown, and darkness is the earliest unknown. You don't know what is hidden in the darkness, what will happen, it nurtures everything sinister.
In this gradually deepening gloom, Mu Fei actually felt an inexplicable sense of suffocation. Her feet staggered, and a slippery thing propped her up, "Director Mu, be careful."
It was Xiong Hui. It was born between yin and yang, so it hadn't lost its composure too much in this situation. It's just that the energy of the sun and moon is needed for the survival of all things in the world. With the moon's energy being violated, even monsters felt uncomfortable.
What was even worse was that under such circumstances, the stage that was modeled after the swallow-tailed iron shackles and used to suppress objects also became somewhat unstable due to the power outage and the loss of some screen runes.
Ah Jin shouted in despair: "Where's the backup power? Quickly see why it didn't take over!"
- What era is this, of course there's backup power. Someone immediately took action.
The evil dragon also carefully distinguished for a moment and discovered the presence of a third "Tan Chunying" at the scene. It roared in anger: "Which one is the real Tan Chunying after all!"
In any case, the one in front of it didn't seem to be. Just now, its identity had been exposed, it was the Peacock, not Tan Chunying.
The evil dragon looked around the stage, carefully searching for Tan Chunying's figure, "Is she here?"
Tan Xiao's heart was pounding wildly. Tan Chunying had not yet woken up. He ran towards that direction while speaking into the microphone: "Divide and conquer!"
No matter what was strange about Ruan Zhanxue, if it was still a three-way entanglement, it would be too chaotic. The only thing that could make Tiangou wary was Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light. Tiangou had come for the evil dragon, while the evil dragon wanted to take revenge on Tan Chunying, so another party must be brought in.
Under the invasion of the moon's energy, Mu Fei stood firm with the light from her cell phone and understood Tan Xiao's meaning. She heard a colleague beside her sigh: "The shaman is still that competition-type player. So many of us are regular establishment masters, yet he, a student, still has the quickest mind."
"He has always had very good composure." Mu Fei subconsciously replied, then alertly said, "Everyone go and cooperate with Tan Xiao, see if you can wake up Teacher Tan."
She had already seen Tan Xiao boldly running in the direction of the evil dragon, indeed a competition-type player, no mistake.
And Kong Xuan, after finishing speaking on behalf of the shaman, also attacked Tiangou at the first opportunity. His momentum was like a fierce wind and heavy rain. Even Tiangou's exquisite escape techniques required focused attention to avoid, otherwise if hit, they would be wiped away.
"Evil dragon! Hey!" Tan Xiao shouted while running, "Look at who I am?"
"You're also Tan Chunying..." The evil dragon paused slightly, "No, Tan Chunying can dance!"
The one who was dancing just now was the real Tan Chunying.
Tan Xiao thought to himself that he could also dance, but it seemed the evil dragon had already made up its mind.
"I am Tan Xiao, Tan Chunying's son. She often talks to me about you." At this time, Tan Chunying must not be injured at all costs. Tan Xiao thought about how he could attract the hatred over and spotted a figure, suddenly having an inspiration. He said, "I want to run for the position of China's first emperor and use you to establish my prestige."
These words were really useful. When the evil dragon heard them, it laughed angrily, "I am the leader of the creatures of the sky, controlling the changes of wind and clouds. Shun was the Human Emperor, suppressing me for more than four thousand years. Your mother, the spirit shaman, trapped me for twenty years with the Human Emperor's foundation. Now that I have emerged into the world, the universe will change. What can a mere boy do?"
The evil dragon gave itself a good boast, even using its enemies to give itself credit. And with its voice, fierce winds and heavy rains suddenly arose in the darkness, gradually intensifying.
The originally clear and bright night of the full moon instantly turned into another extreme.
"When Emperor Gaozu of Han slew the White Snake to start a rebellion, would it be too much for me to slay the evil Dragon to run for election? My campaign promise is that once I become emperor, I will realize the scientific breeding of dragons, ensuring every Chinese family has a dragon to pull their carriage."
As Tan Xiao rambled on, he seemed to see in the darkness that Tan Chunying was gradually regaining consciousness under the care of staff, and his heart rejoiced. If Tan Chunying woke up, that would be a great help, as she was an old acquaintance of the evil dragon.
The evil dragon had already gone mad, diving and circling the stage a few times, carefully sensing where to break through this sealing object, otherwise it would be difficult to take action.
Seeing it still charging towards the stage, Tan Xiao said, "Hey, I'm over here."
"Insolent youth." The evil dragon snorted, much more sober now, realizing that Tan Xiao was deliberately trying to anger it.
Tan Xiao had no choice but to also run into the range of the sealing object, running along the edge towards Tan Chunying. As he passed a spot, Ah Jin frantically asked into the mic, "What do we do, what do we do, what do we do!"
The power wasn't reconnected yet, and the audience had been staring at each other for a minute, not understanding what was going on, and suspicion was growing. Ah Jin even considered saying there was a power failure, but he still had to keep everyone from leaving. Ah Jin's mind was in a mess.
Tan Xiao had no time to pay attention to him, and shouted to Tan Chunying, "Mom, we mother and son will go into battle together to fight the dragon."
Tan Chunying's memory had returned, but was obviously still a bit confused. She froze for two seconds, struggling to organize her words, "My... cultivation... is not with me..."
Tan Xiao and the other staff were all shocked. "What?!"
Tan Chunying tremblingly picked up a prop bow next to her and handed it to Tan Xiao. In this critical moment, she squeezed out a sentence, "You... go... be careful."
She glanced at the audience filling the venue. If it weren't for the Tiangou assaulting the moon today, this situation wouldn't have happened. Now, for the unknowing ordinary people, it was extremely dangerous.
After all, it was the evil dragon that had once caused the death of an emperor.
Tan Xiao and Tan Chunying exchanged a glance. He saw that her eyes seemed to have endless words to say, but because her soul had just returned, she couldn't organize her language for a moment, and only reached out to touch a string of talismans on Tan Xiao's body.
Tan Xiao looked at the talismans she had touched on his body, nodded and said, "Okay, I'll go."
Tan Xiao casually slung the bow on his back, silently pondered for a few seconds, glanced at the backup power supply that wasn't connected yet, and the audience hurriedly putting on raincoats in the wind and rain. He directly jumped onto the stage, "Ah Jin, spotlight."
Aperture understood and shone a light - although the backup power wasn't ready yet, as a camera, it was perfectly normal for him to carry an external flash at night.
Although this light may not be as bright as real stage lighting, it was enough to attract the attention of the puzzled audience.
Tan Xiao glanced at Ah Jin. It was time for the host to cooperate with him to save the situation.
Ah Jin's CPU was almost burning up. He opened his mouth and said, "The beauty of 'Chu Nuo' must be extremely unforgettable for everyone. Next, please participate in the interactive segment and learn about the cultural treasure of our Nanchu together with the inheritor of Chu shamanism."
There's an encore? Well, whatever the host says, goes.
Most of the staff on site were arranged, and only the members of the documentary crew of "The Great Shaman" who were also present whispered to each other, wondering how it was different from what they knew. They had been following the Tan family the whole time and hadn't heard of this segment.
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