Xu Shengbao finally let out a breath of relief, his sweat pouring down like rain.
When I began, Si Yan was on high alert, but at this moment, she only slightly relaxed.
I did not utter a word, retracting the copper staff.
Song Zhi and Song Zhong, both showing a hint of effort, stepped back half a step.
"Chen Shuyou, you should apologize to Liu Daozang," Xu Shengbao lowered his voice and said.
"Apologize?" Chen Shuyou's fat face trembled.
"Master Liu's real name is Liu Ziyu, and his fellow cultivator, his junior sister, is named Liu Yan'er. I think you, Chen Shuyou, can apologize." Xu Shengbao smiled without a trace of warmth.
Suddenly, everyone else in the field revealed a hint of surprised expression on their faces.
"You are a Qiang?" Chen Shuyou's fat face trembled again.
The previous tremble was due to his reluctance, but this tremble was because he couldn't help but feel a little scared.
The resonance of the Liu family name, for me, was somewhat beyond my expectations.
However, besides her fear evident in her face, Chen Shuyou's eyes held a trace of resentment and a feeling of unwillingness.
"Chen Shuyou, don't say much more. If you're wrong, apologize," Tang Ji shouted in a low voice.
Chen Shuyou only reluctantly clasped her hands in a bow, "It was me…"
At this moment, I suddenly lifted my hand upwards!
At the same time, Chen Shuyou actually moved.
His speed was faster than mine by a mere sliver!
This means it wasn't just me who wanted to strike first; Chen Shuyou wanted to kill me as well, and with a ruthless intent!
His lips slightly opened, and with a "puff," he spat out a small needle!
Not just simple needles, I heard a piercing chatter of laughter!
Bang!
The muffled sound is the sound of the copper staff hitting Chen Shuyou's chin.
In fact, he blocked the strike with his hands pressing down, but he failed to completely block it, including his palm, which bounced back.
Instantly, his head deform, his neck opening a huge gash of blood, and he was sent flying backwards!
The sound of ding ding ding is the sound of the needles hitting my face mask.
The sudden cold sensation was like needles not piercing through the mask but desperately shredding the skin on my face. The tightness in my mouth felt as if it was about to be sealed!
"Needle-toothed ghost! Damned!" Xu Shengbao muttered and quickly strode towards Chen Shuyou's body.
My heart suddenly sank.
That tightness became a strange pain, as if something was trying to rip and squeeze my mouth into one place.
With one hand, I gestured with the arcane seal, murmuring the incantation.
"Spiritual Treasure Supreme Master, comfort the form, the disciple soul, five viscera mingling, Blue Dragon White Tiger, team wands confusion, Phoenix Crow and Yellow Sea Beasts, serve my true! Haste as dharma rule!"
The pain was slightly obstructed, to some extent.
However, the tightening sensation continues, as if there's an invisible hand sewing my mouth shut like a needle.
At this moment, Xu Shengbao pulled out a needle as long as his palm from the bloody corpse of Chen Shuyou!
Without hesitation, he directly snapped the needle in two.
Only to hear a scream, an empty shadow suddenly appeared, then dissipated.
"Hissing!" A blood arrow shot out of my mouth, directly at the disintegrating gray shadow.
The stronger the positive aura contained in the blood on my tongue, the more painful the gray shadow became, causing it to scatter and disappear!
For a while, this ghost cannot be restored.
Si Yan pulled out a length of whip, appearing as if facing a formidable enemy.
Xu Shengbao heaved a rough breath, sweating like rain.
Tang Ji, Song Zhi, and Song Zhong all watched me with fear.
"Chen Shuyou is stubborn and unyielding, she deserves to die. Master Liu is swift in his response, his methods are indeed skilled."
"My two brothers and I respect you."
The three of them spoke in unison, bowing to me with admiration.
I held back the turmoil in my heart, maintaining an appearance of calm composure.
Thank goodness... I didn't wait for him to start until I saw him move, otherwise, he would have dodged the copper staff. If that was the case, I would have been trapped by the ghost, and things could have turned dangerous.
At that time, these three would probably not be in the current attitude.
The reason I wanted to take action was because there's no room for cultivating any sense of kinship here; strength is the hard truth. Chen Shuyou had developed a killing intent towards me, and I couldn't afford to let him stay.
"Mm. With one less person, it's reasonable and fair," I said.
I didn't keep the copper staff, moving forward two steps, carrying Chen Shuyou's corpse, I dragged him out of the room and threw him casually into the training field.
The night was deep and dark, many eyes falling upon me, those gazes now only contained wariness and trepidation.
After I returned to the room, a few people sat down as if nothing had happened before, Tang Ji also invited me to sit down. I sat next to Si Yan, while Tang Ji and Xu Shengbao sat on one side, and Song Zhi and Song Zhong on the other side.
"Cough cough." Tang Ji coughed before saying, "As such, Tian Gong Quan must have fallen into the ground here. We've tried to find a suitable location to dig a tunnel, but we encountered incredibly thick mountain rock. It took us some time to locate the tomb passage. We finally found it, but before opening the tomb door, there was an extremely heavy corpse aura and ghost aura."
"It's likely that we'll have to face a fierce battle inside!" Tang Ji's tone was serious: "We had originally planned to go in at dawn, but I've observed the time and think it's also okay to go now."
"What do you think, Master Liu?" Tang Ji looked up at me.
"I'll listen to everyone's opinions." I maintained my tone.
"Then, since Master Liu possesses divine power, the tomb door is not something that can be opened easily. Would Master Liu be willing to take on the task?" Tang Ji said again.
"Let's see it first and then decide." I didn't directly agree.
Tang Ji said a few more words in simple terms, mostly about the treasures hidden in the tomb, including the magical artifacts of those Daoist priests from years ago, even the inheritance of that Daoist temple, and possibly seeing the true body of a flying ascendant.
How to distribute them will depend on how much effort each person contributes, and they will be chosen in order.
Xu Shengbao, Song Zhi, and Song Zhong all had expressions of longing and excitement in their eyes.
Then, Tang Ji stood up and took the lead to step out.
Si Yan and I followed at the back.
The group walked out of the appearance, heading in the direction to the right.
I paused slightly, turning my head to look back at the appearance inside.
Old Gong... I don't know what the situation is like, he hasn't caught up yet.
He doesn't have to look for the entrance again, as someone else has already taken precedence.
By squeezing the wound from a broken finger, I unconsciously opened the bag and pressed my fingertip against the night pot.
Suddenly, I felt a coldness come over me.
Old Gong, he must have felt my hint.
We've been walking around the perimeter of the appearance for a long time.
The mountainous forest outside was dense, and the path was difficult to walk on. After more than ten minutes, we reached a location next to the mountain wall. Tang Ji took out a round compass and began to determine the direction.
My heart felt a bit cold.
Tang Ji is indeed not simple. I haven't seen anyone who is proficient in both fengshui and Daoist arts.
He should be chosen by the Tian Shou Taoist Temple, right?
In just a few minutes, Tang Ji stopped at a place with a lot of rocky ground, and kept digging up the ground. Shortly after, the rocky ground was cleared, revealing a thick stone plate.
"Haha, I won't hide anything from you. The reason why I found this place easily is because when the people from the appearance passed by here, I saw them pause. So, I believe that this is an open secret of Tian Shou Taoist Temple. We should explore inside and maybe it's also the standard for selecting people in the temple!"
"Master Liu, please!" Tang Ji looked at me and his eyes were excited.
"I think, let us two brothers come, how about it?" Song Zhi just opened his mouth: "We two will divide the items, naturally we will have to put in more effort!"
I took a step back and didn't say much.
Song Zhi and Song Zhong seemed rather dull and not very intelligent.
Tang Ji must definitely be strange!
However, Tang Ji did not show any expression of refusal; instead, he gestured for us to proceed.
Song Zhi and Song Zhong walked around the stone plate twice, each selecting a direction, and were about to lift the stone plate.
At this moment, a figure sped towards us from afar, and the sharp sound echoed in the woods.
"Halt! Halt! Halt!"
Isn't that exactly what Old Gong said?
