Chapter 56: The Secret Altar

  Everyone was shocked and stared at Karamay, who dryly laughed a few times and said: "Since it's come to this point, there's no need to hide it anymore. Yes, I am the mother bureau chief. It wasn't until we arrived at our destination that I discovered my true identity. Isn't it a bit late?" His tone was full of mockery.

  Xiao stared blankly at the mother bureau chief and asked: "What about Karamay?"

  The director of the mother bureau paused and said with disdain: "When we went to the Western Regions the night before last, Zhou Junyang saw the ghost eating a camel in the cattle shed, which was actually Karamay. Since ancient times, those who know the current situation are heroes, he didn't have to die originally, I just wanted to borrow his face and come with you all to Mount Tai, but unfortunately, he had to expose me, and I couldn't help it." Suddenly, I realized that it was no wonder that when I ran into the house that day and said I saw a ghost, Director Mother disguised as Karamay rushed out first, and by the time we went back to look again, it was gone. Moreover, the ghost could even call out my name.

  Lao San stared straight at the mother director, unable to say a word. Yang Cangcang shouted from the side: "If you want to kill someone, just kill them, and yet you still find such shameless excuses for yourself."

  I immediately turned to Fu Ma and shouted: "You knew all along? Why didn't you tell us?" Fu Ma remained silent, deeply lowering his head.

  Xiao Lao took a few steps back, his eyes wide with shock and disbelief. His voice trembled as he spoke: "You... Karamay is this child's foster father, you clearly know that and yet..." Xiao Lao's words trailed off in indignation.

  "There is such an incompetent foster father, who can only hinder his future in the organization." The mother director looked at Lao San and said nonchalantly. I saw Lao San's whole body trembling, staring fixedly at the mother director without saying a word.

  "So, from the day I was caught to being brought to the Hidden Bureau, all of this conspiracy has been planned by you, Director Mother. Where are my parents?" I asked loudly.

  The mother bureau chief smiled and shrugged: "Is this still considered a conspiracy? If you want to talk about conspiracies, ask your grandfather, ask him what kind of medicine he is selling in his gourd."

  Grandfather suddenly sneered a few times: "Thirty-five years have passed, and pretending to be someone else can also become an addiction, right? Do you still remember who you are? Scar."

  Scarlet? I muttered to myself, could it be that the Director's name is Scarlet Scar? Geez, this sounds terrible. I patted my head, at a time like this, how can I still have the mood to think about this?

  The mother bureau chief seemed nostalgic: "It's been a long time since anyone called me that, Old Zhou is still Old Zhou, no matter how long it's been, I can still recognize you at a glance."

  Xiao Lao's eyes widened, and he kept repeating in his mouth: "You... you, are you Knife Scar?" We were still wondering who Knife Scar was, when Xiao Lao suddenly started coughing violently, unable to catch his breath for a long time.

  Fu Ma saw the situation and said: "Jun Yang, do you still remember when we passed through the Eight Trigrams Formation Mountain Array? The array spirit was Dai Xinxin's array. We saw many people like sand sculptures. At that time, Xiao Lao said that one person was missing. He is the second person to come out alive 35 years later. Because he has a scar on his face, everyone calls him Knife Scar. His weapon is also a retractable club."

  The mother bureau chief seemed to be lost in endless memories, and said with a lingering tone: "In those years, you, Zhou Yuanzhi, led us into the mountain array, causing everyone to die. Today, this account will also be settled."

  Director Zheng fell silent for a long time, then suddenly burst out laughing: "Thirty-five years ago, we both know what happened, why bother pretending to be so proper."

  The mother bureau chief burst out laughing: "Since everything is out in the open, I might as well tell you all that I'm not fighting alone. He's arriving soon and I'll settle this matter of returning to the void once and for all. You'd best retreat now, or perhaps if I have a change of heart, I can still let you all leave alive."

  Yang Cangcang couldn't help it anymore, excitedly saying "You..." and rushing towards Director Mu, but Lao San stopped him in his tracks. I had never seen Lao San's face so serious before.

  "Who?" Another Zhou Junyang, also known as Wu Huang, raised an eyebrow and said, "You're referring to this?" He showed the ring on his hand to Director Mu, the ring was a bit large and looked quite flashy, with unique floral patterns, three heads together, with an expression that seemed to be smiling yet not smiling, very eerie, somewhat similar to the goddess statue in the great hall.

  The mother's face suddenly turned pale and she asked nervously: "You... you fake, how did you get this ring?"

  Wú Huáng glared at him angrily, saying: "I am not an imposter, I have a name, called Wú Huáng. And as I said before, I will make you kneel down and acknowledge me as your new master. Now that his ring is in my hand, he no longer has the qualifications. Instead, I'm wondering whether to recognize a useless person who was poisoned by the corpse toxin."

  "Was it corpse poison?" The mother bureau chief blinked her eyes as if recalling when this happened.

  Xiao Lao suddenly remembered something, and immediately rolled up his pant legs. I took a sudden breath of cold air, Xiao Lao's entire leg had turned black, and he himself was also frightened: "How...how could there be no feeling at all? It must have been when I was bitten by the mirror corpse in that river before. I was thinking about how nothing happened after I got ashore, but it's impossible for nothing to happen..."

  Mother Director, Old Three, Cangcang and Fu Ma all have varying degrees of darkening on their bodies. Cangcang may be due to blood stasis, with the lightest injury.

  Yang Cang glanced at Wu Huang and said, "Hey! Fake Zhou Junyang, didn't you just get poisoned? What are you so proud of? If you go out, Miss will have a way to solve this poison, it's really interesting."

  No anger, no phoenix. After sizing up Yang Cangcang for half a day, he showed a thoughtful expression and said: "Oh, this beauty is from the Xuan tribe, forgive me, forgive me. You and I have some blood ties in ancient times, so this corpse poison shouldn't be a big deal for you, but for them... This mirror corpse is the one who understands you best in the world, it's another you. He will give you corpse poison at your weakest point, I'm afraid only I know the method to resolve." He smiled smugly.

  "Don't bother building a relationship with this old lady." Yang Cang said impatiently, "What's so great about you? Our Zihuan is injured now. Once she recovers, we'll see how to deal with you." Yang Cang looked at Wu Zihuan with some tenderness.

  " Him?" Wu Huang snorted, "He looks okay usually, I've already calculated his days, today is the weakest day of his life, yet he dares to barge in here, truly underestimating himself. The wound on his chest was inflicted by me, do you think he can still hurt me? Originally wanted to figure out where this little brat came from, but there's no reaction at all, this little brat is now a useless person, why don't you, little beauty, follow big brother instead?"

  "Ugh!" Yang Cangcang said with disgust, I looked at Wu Huang's face that was identical to mine, but full of lewdness and evil, I couldn't believe I could make such an expression.

  Wu Huan laughed twice: "Time's up, I'll ask one last question. Who is willing to surrender and join our Hecate clan? Whoever does, I'll take them out with me. Of course, that doesn't include you two." The two referred to were me and Wu Zihan.

  The mother bureau chief slowly walked over, knelt down in front of Wu Huang, and Wu Huang looked at us with a smug expression, as if he had expected everything that was happening. We all glared at him fiercely. Lao San let go of Yang Cangcang and also walked straight over.

  Yang Cangcang shouted from behind: "Li Long, what are you doing?" If Yang Cangcang had shouted like this normally, Lao San would have run over long ago. At this moment, Lao San didn't hesitate at all, and followed Mother Director to kneel in front of Wu Hua.

  Wu Huang looked up at the sky and laughed loudly: "You were originally mine, only now you have a new master. As for you..." He looked at Lao San, "Unexpectedly, your knife skills are fast, stable and ruthless. Welcome, both of you, to the Mingyun Sect."

  Yang Cangcang gritted her teeth and said: "Li Long, I was wrong about you."

  Xiao Lao sighed and said weakly: "Everyone has their own aspirations, forget it."

  Suddenly, the ground began to shake violently. Grandfather shouted loudly: "The time has come, everyone don't stand in the center of the main hall, quickly move Zihuan to one side."

  We didn't know what happened, the ground in the center of the hall suddenly cracked open a seam, Zihuan was lying on that seam, we rushed over to lift up Zihuan and ran to the side. At the same time, I saw Wu Huan say a few words in Lao San's ear, Lao San stared at us with a serious expression, nodding his head. Wu Zihuan seemed even weaker than before, the center of the hall began to collapse, revealing black stairs underground, I was shocked, did this hall have an underground? Then where was the underground we came up from earlier?

  Just as I was thinking, I found that we were missing one person, Fu Ma was nowhere to be seen. I looked ahead and saw Fu Ma standing at the edge not far from us, staring at the stairs that had just appeared, wondering what was inside. A black shadow stood behind Fu Ma, and upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Lao San. His face was expressionless, but his eyes were filled with murderous intent. I shouted loudly: "Not good, Fu Ma, beware of your back!"

  Fu Ma looked at me blankly, then turned to look back, just as Old Three stabbed a knife into Fu Ma's back. I was shocked and immediately ran over. Old Three pulled out the bloody knife and walked back to Wu Huan's side.

  "Haha, a perceptive enemy, how troublesome. He must be destroyed."

  I suddenly realized that Lao San had hurt Fu Ma's eyes behind his back. I immediately helped Fu Ma up: "Are you okay?" Fu Ma weakly shook his head, and for some reason, he didn't seem to be sad at all, but instead smiled with a hint of relief. I was still hesitant in my heart, wondering if Fu Ma hadn't heard Lao San's intention to harm him just now.

  I quickly let Cangcang pay for the medicine, first to stop the bleeding. Yang Cangcang sighed and cursed under her breath: "It's really 'time reveals a person's heart'."

  A group of blue demons suddenly rushed into the main hall, Wu Huan made a gesture, and the blue demons came forward to grab my grandfather, releasing Director Zheng. I shouted: "Where are you taking my grandfather?"

  Wú huáng stood at the newly emerged steps, made a please gesture: "You come down and take a look, welcome to the secret altar of Dài Wēn ancient country."