Mao San nodded three times and said, "That's not a business transaction, it's meaningless for me to lose face. I have to rely on you guys to make up for it, but it is reasonable."
The coldness on Wu Jinlun's face was especially prominent.
I know what Mao You San and Old Gong intend, so I remain silent.
Pressure, all of it, was put on Hu Zhi Xian.
Hu Zhi Xian's forehead was sweating profusely as he said, "Since someone from you followed up, there should at least be some marks left behind. Let's chase? While chasing, let's talk? Although we've lost people twice to the enchantment, as long as they make a move, the result will be the same... but this really shouldn't have happened. In these years, Yuan Xian Daoist Temple has never had an incident..."
"If there is really an incident, it's useless for you to pressure me now because it's truly not me, and... their lives are in danger..."
Mao You San had previously said with his fingers, "Gentlemen, there is danger." His reaction to Hu Zhi Xian further confirmed that the several people from the Underworld Graveyard were not safe.
My heart sank quite a bit, and Wu Jinlun had glanced at both me and Mao You San, waiting for us to make a decision.
He does this quite well, and there will be no disputes on key matters.
Calmness leads to success.
"Let's go," Mao You San nodded.
Hu Zhi Xian breathed a sigh of relief and shouted to the side disciple: "Hu Jiang, Hu Li, please contact the mountain gate again and send more people over. Just say that there are hidden dangers in Baolang Cave. It is not only about the escape of outer five elements, but also about a traitor within the five elements."
With just one sentence, the complexity of the situation was elevated by more than one level.
Then... what about Han Jun at Baolang Cave?
Is he safe and sound now?
I always feel like I'm on the brink of understanding something, but it's as if it's shrouded in a mist.
Wu Jinlun was leading the way ahead of us, and our group followed closely behind. Keki and another Daoist monk had no space to exchange words with us, nor did they dare to approach.
"Has your old master said that Sigu Mountain would come again?" During this time, Old Gong suddenly asked Hu Zhi Xian a question.
Hu Zhi Xian's face turned pale, as if he had suddenly remembered something. However, he tightly closed his mouth and didn't say anything.
My confusion was instantly dispelled!
Yes, the problem lies right here!
The Yuan Xian Daoist Temple can be said to be an institution of the Ninth Iron Crest Mountain. Knowing that Sigu Mountain would return, gratitude was given after the arrival of people from Sigu Mountain.
Take the Bai family's remains, that is when it was done.
The abnormality in the cave is real; otherwise, the Ninth Iron Crest Mountain would have entered the cave long ago. Waiting for the arrival of people from Sigu Mountain is actually waiting for a certain kind of strength.
The abnormalities in the cave are very likely to have already spread out, but Yuan Xian Daoist Temple and the Ninth Iron Crest Mountain do not know. They have been lurking in the shadows, secretly developing and expanding their strength.
The Ninth Iron Cliff Mountain is waiting for Sigu Mountain to come for assistance.
They will wait for the arrival of people from Sigu Mountain to take revenge on both new and old grudges!?
In a blink of an eye, we left the range of Yuan Xian Daoist Temple. We didn't stay in the town for too long, but instead followed the path at the foot of the mountain and climbed up.
Hu Zhi Xian has been silent all this time, which means Old Gong was right, and what I thought is probably also correct.
Wu Jinluan has been carefully distinguishing the path, and I noticed that the marks left behind by He Lin'an and another gentleman were an arrow drawn on the trunk of a tree.
However, after we had walked quite a distance, we discovered that we were in a circular path at one point.
The arrow is still there, but the problem is with the arrow itself, keeping us trapped in the forest without a way out...
It's like He Lin'an's two people were caught in a maze, and they don't even realize it!
"Stop..." At this moment, Hu Zhi Xian suddenly shouted in an unnatural tone.
Wu Jinluan looked at him with a cold eye, his expression was straightforward, and he was about to ask Hu Zhi Xian a question if he didn't call out again.
"Not only Hu Jia Xian's eyes were blinded, but Huang Jia Xian's urine also bewitched them. They were leaving marks, but they were discovered by a fairy. Huang Xian deliberately led them in circles, not letting us find them..." Hu Zhi Xian's face turned extremely ugly.
"However, they could only fool a few of you. You are outsiders; you couldn't fool an old man like me," Hu Zhi Xian took a deep breath and said solemnly.
"Then why did you react so slowly?" Old Gong's face showed dissatisfaction.
"That's... I've been analyzing and confirming it isn't? After all... the five outer elements are prone to problems, that's a fundamental issue. Once the fairies in the five inner elements have problems, one lineage will be very complicated, and two lineages can be said that even Iron Crest Mountain will shake a bit. Especially the Hu and Huang families, they lure people's minds and confuse their intelligence. When they gather together, the problem is not just the sum of two, but rather exponentially increased." Hu Zhi Xian explained, and there was more sweat on his forehead.
"And once it's confirmed that it involves the Hu and Huang families, it foretells that there is a problem with Iron Cliff Mountain. To cleanse the mountain gate itself, one must also spread out to each family's underling horse fairy halls."
Old Gong rolled his eyes and looked a bit smug: "To put it simply, you have problems at the root. What did you eat inside and scrape from outside... a traitor who eats from the inside and steals from the outside? The five outer elements are outsiders, they have never been well-fed, so you're not raising them. As a result, you can't solve this problem of the five outer elements yourself. You leave them in Jiading Mountain for people from Sigu Mountain to deal with. You don't clean up your tail properly and now there's a thief in your own house?"
Old Gong summarized it succinctly for Hu Zhi Xian.
"This..." Hu Zhi Xian's face showed a hint of embarrassment.
"Old Gong, let him find the way and people first, ensure everyone's safety, and then make a long-term plan?" Wu Jinluan interrupted Old Gong's summary and ridicule.
At this moment, Hu Zhi Xian finally calmed down, and a strange "yīng" sound came from his mouth. A white fox with white hair came out of him and answered with two "yīng" sounds. After getting down from his body, it sniffed its nose repeatedly and crawled in the direction of another place without an arrowhead mark.
Hu Zhi Xian breathed a sigh of relief and signaled for us to follow.
Hu Zhi Xian, regardless of his current strength, has much poorer ability to cope with unexpected situations than us.
Fortunately, the white fox on Hu Zhi Xian's body can smell the scent of other fairies and lead us forward.
Soon, we walked out of the forest, and a vast mountain road came into view. After walking less than a li, suddenly, the white-haired fox convulsed violently. It quickly arched its body, and its tail was also high and erect. All of its fur stood on end!
Hu Zhi Xian's face turned pale, and he quickly emitted a sharp "yīng" sound, taking long strides towards the white-haired fox.
As a result, in the next instant, the white-haired fox lay motionless on the ground, its long eyes open wide, its mouth open, and its tongue hanging out. It seemed to have lost consciousness.
"Dead or stress-induced?" Old Gong's head was bouncing up and down, leaning close to the white-haired fox, muttering: "It's quite strange. Does it have a disease? It suddenly collapsed."
Although Old Gong hasn't shown his glasses with the letter "W" yet, during this time, he has been influenced by the two ghosts to some extent, and he keeps using words that sound a bit sick.
