"Not because Mao has three, but because there is another person. You haven't encountered them, thank goodness." I sighed with relief.
"If I encountered them, I would…" Siyan opened her mouth to speak, yet remained silent.
"Dealing with them is no easy task. Even the ghostly dean has no solution for the Wuling lad. That little brat has eaten his fill of people, sparing neither the living nor the dead. The old scoundrel probably never thought in his dying days that he would be controlled by such a small brute."
"Especially his sick master, who is a clear pervert." Lao Gong muttered nonstop.
My experiences with Wei Youming were concisely told to Lao Gong. In reality, there were no many details, but from Lao Gong's mouth, it became vivid and colorful.
Siyan nodded slightly, her eyes also revealing a sense of apprehension.
"Does that mean they are here too?"
"That is to say, we shouldn't stay here for long." Siyan's words were spoken with great caution.
"Not a big issue. I won't run now, truly won't run. Instead, those two will run. We can't beat them, and they dare not come to beat me. The ancestor of the Mount Si Guan is not to be trifled with. I always feel that there's more than just a woman behind me." Lao Gong's words displayed a sense of pride again.
"Alright, Lao Gong." I stopped him from exaggerating further.
After a slight hesitation, I looked at the entrance of the cave.
To go?
Indeed, we should leave.
What do you mean?
This is not my greed. If I could obtain the Yanchuan, the situation at Juqu Mountain would undergo a great transformation.
My intuition tells me there's something wrong with the Yanzhai in Siyan's hands.
Too many Yanzhai in a coffin.
It can't be true at all.
"I'll go in again and take out some Yanzhai."
"Eh, the people inside..."
Before we dragged her out, Siyan must have fallen into a deep state of confusion until Lao Gong touched the Yanzhai, which was the root cause of Siyan's heart demons, and she came to her senses directly.
That's why, she still doesn't know about Ban Jiang's death.
Wu Jinluan was about to explain, but Siyan's face turned pale again: "This... how can it be..." She lifted her hand, and the half-palm-sized purple-red Yanzhai in her palm was actually withering...
This process has been happening all along, but it was only when it reached a certain point of withering that it became clearly visible to us!
In just a few breaths, the Yanzhai in Siyan's hand turned into a thin layer of skin, which then turned into fine powder and vanished.
"Indeed, there is a problem. I knew it from the start. The flower of immortality can't possibly be that abundant." Lao Gong mumbled: "It dispersed due to anger, and this thing is fake. It's just a false impression created by qi and chuan. Once it leaves this cave, it will reveal its true form in no time." Siyan's eyes flashed with a glimmer of unwillingness.
She made a motion as if to enter the cave again.
"Don't rush, Siyan sister. With Mr. Wu and Lao Gong, let them figure out the situation first." I spoke in a deep voice.
The thing is right in front of us. If both Mr. Wu Jinlan and Lao Gong can't figure it out together, and can't obtain the real Yanzhai, it seems likely that no one in the world will be able to get it then.
In a sense, I think Mao San and Wu Bingzun are not human. They should be listed among the others.
Siyan managed to stay calm, but there was still a hint of anxiety on her face.
"Siyan Taoist, there's only the Yanzhai in the coffin, is there anything else?" Wu Jinlan finally spoke.
"A turtle." Siyan spoke carefully: "There are only Yanzhai growing on the corpse of the old turtle. There are a lot of them. I originally wanted to take them all out directly, but I felt an extremely strong palpitation. So I used my long whip to pull out a little flower. I think that one flower is enough. Such a precious treasure shouldn't take too many." "A turtle?" Lao Gong muttered: "Millennium turtle, ten thousand years old. Turtle land is full of vitality, and the Yanzhai absorbs qi? It's quite fitting."
"That suggests that there are sixteen caves here, all containing turtle corpses?" He looked around.
"That's indeed the case." Siyan breathed a sigh of relief and said: "I inspected all the caves and all the coffins, and they were almost all the same. That's why I randomly chose one to take action."
"Does that mean... we can only eat here?" Lao Gong furrowed his brow.
"It's not certain yet. The Yanzhai absorbs vitality, and it may only be true humans who can withstand it... Of course, it's also possible that the problem lies with the turtle corpses in the coffins? The Yanzhai absorbs vitality to grow, and the turtle corpses are drained dry, which is why they need urgent replenishment and therefore kill people?" Wu Jinlan analyzed carefully.
For a moment, both of their analyses were at a stalemate.
Lao Gong suddenly squinted and smiled, looking towards Wang Ji.
"Youngster, your chance has come. It's not that we're resentful of our strength and don't want to take a second glance at you or listen to you for more than a couple of sentences?"
"Let Siyan little sister take out a piece of Yanzhai for you, and let you eat it. After that, let old Gong and I have a look and see what changes there are."
"If you become successful, wow, that would be the kind of low-class person who eats Yanzhai. Who knows? You might be stronger than your ancestors who carry the coffin by three or four levels. With such strength at your side, you can say a single word, and even Fei Fang would nod and bow in response." Lao Gong's words were extremely seductive.
"No! Don't you dare harm me!" Wang Ji shook his head fiercely, saying firmly, "None of you understands what's really going on. Letting me eat this? This is like experimenting on me with medicine!"
"That's right, it's like experimenting on medicine. Do you think, if we determine the effects of Yanzhai, you will still be involved?" Lao Gong rolled his eyes and continued: "Are you too innocent, or are you too old and foolish, Mr. Gong?"
"Anyway, you have two choices: take the medicine. After you finish eating it, if you die, I won't manage your afterlife. I will give you everything promised to others as a whole when you are alive. You will earn more. If you survive, you will earn even more." Lao Gong licked his lips and hummed: "If you don't eat, I'm sorry, but when we leave, I won't manage you. Even if Mr. Gong and Little Wu want to help, I won't let them do so either. What is Mr. Gong? He is not someone who will accept a loss and bear it quietly. What kind of ghost am I?"
With just a few words, Lao Gong perfectly explained the concept of coercion and temptation.
Siyan didn't go to stop Lao Gong. She just seemed lost in thought, as if she was thinking about why Wang Ji had offended Lao Gong.
Wu Jinlan remained silent, responding appropriately.
Since the matter involves him directly, he has more considerations.
Once Lao Gong takes the lead, he doesn't say much. He seems to think like Yundu Mountain and other places, where the teacher should explore when the time comes.
I didn't speak.
Because Lao Gong is right, even if I wanted to stop him, I couldn't.
"You..." Wang Ji's face revealed a trace of horror.
"Hmm? What's wrong with me? I am wise and powerful, making decisions over others?" Lao Gong's lips curved slightly, but there was no demonic charm in it, only craftiness.
In the end, Wang Ji's eyes turned a deathly gray.
The absolute dominance of strength made this small person unable to stir up any waves.
"Go in there for you." Lao Gong reached out and grabbed Wang Ji's shoulder, pushing him towards the entrance of the cave.
Wang Ji then moved numbly inside.
Later, Lao Gong smiled at Ma Qi, showing a few yellow teeth.
Ma Qi's forehead was sweating profusely, with a bead of sweat as large as a bean.
"Don't worry, whether it succeeds or not, this matter doesn't involve you. I, Lao Gong, have a clear mind about it."
After Lao Gong finished speaking, Ma Qi finally breathed a sigh of relief.
In an instant, Wang Ji reached the coffin.
Siyan followed inside, drew out her long whip, and with a swing, she indeed managed to wrap up a small piece of Yanzhai.
This Yanzhai fell into Wang Ji's hand.
Wang Ji's breathing was very heavy, and his eyes flashed with a hint of resentment.
Without hesitation, he took a bite and swallowed the Yanzhai whole!
After that, he looked fiercely at Siyan, and his peripheral vision scanned the other side of the cave entrance.
I wasn't surprised by his look.
Even if Lao Gong didn't force him, he had already hated us. As soon as an opportunity arises, he would definitely retaliate harshly.
I also came from the lower class. Most of these people have rebellious characters.
The Yanzhai is probably useless. It's just to see how the reaction is after eating this clearly problematic Yanzhai.
This Wang Ji is definitely doomed.
In fact, Wang Ji was on a moral point before, which was why he treated us so poorly.
He could never have imagined that Lao Gong has absolutely no morals?
