Chapter Ten: A Frightful Encounter

  Jiang Zhun received the Ling symbol, and the golden light gradually faded away. The surrounding yin wind also whimpered a few times before stopping. I looked at Jiang Zhun, who nodded slightly, and we both walked into the adjacent carriage.

  The carriage was empty with no one inside, but this did not prevent me from "seeing" Liu Quan sitting cross-legged on the ground, wiping his precious sword in his arms.

  Liu Quan wore an ancient battle robe, with a breastplate, armor, and helmet, all complete. He seemed to have sensed our approach and raised his head. Contrary to my expectations, his face was extremely clean, without any scars, and could even be said to be exceptionally handsome. A dark black mist floated above his head, indicating that he was not a benevolent being.

  "What do you want to talk about?" he said first.

  I sat down cross-legged in front of him with a clang, placing the bell in front of me: "First, let's talk about why you killed someone."

  Liu Quan raised his head and looked at me with a cold smile: "If you're here to talk about this, then please leave."

  I couldn't help but raise an eyebrow, then took out the notebook given by Director Wang from my backpack, flipped to a page in the middle, and read: "In the ninth year of Shaoxing, Emperor Gaozong of Song issued a decree with twelve golden characters ordering Yue Fei to retreat. Under isolated and helpless circumstances, Yue Fei was forced to withdraw his troops. On the way back, Yue Fei had secretly dispatched a hundred-man squad to leave separately after giving confidential orders to his trusted subordinates. General, I'm very curious, what command are you here to execute? What reason could make Yue Fei, such a loyal minister, disregard the emperor's order and privately dispatch a hundred men to leave?"

  Liu Quan raised his head in surprise and stared blankly for a long time, before shaking his head and chuckling: "I didn't expect that such a secret matter would also be known to others."

  "General Zeng, you have to believe me, I'm genuinely here to help you. Tell me the truth and I can help you reincarnate." I said sincerely.

  "Sir, don't believe her!"

  "Sir, our great vengeance has not been avenged, how dare you leave!"

  Liu Quan furrowed his brow, putting down the sword in his hand: "Miss, we linger here, unwilling to go for reincarnation, it is actually because of unavenged great hatred, forgive me for not following your order."

  "What you call a great enmity, is it the grudge of your hundred men suffering a complete defeat, or the grudge of Yue Fei being framed and wrongly killed?" I asked again.

  "What's the difference between these two?" asked Liu Quan.

  I smiled: "There is a difference. If it's to avenge Yue Fei, then you're making unnecessary moves. History has already cleared Yue Fei's name and Qin Hui received the punishment he deserved, being despised by people for generations to come. If it's for your own sake, then please allow me to say that you are slaughtering innocent people and causing chaos in society, which is selfish and self-serving."

  A chill wind suddenly came face to face, even I felt a cold all over my body, a dizziness in front of my eyes, and the sound of golden armor and iron horses seemed to ring in my ears again, intense killing intent invaded my consciousness in an instant.

  "Shu Ling!" Jiang Zhun's heavy hand slapped on my shoulder, waking me up.

  Liu Quan has stood up from the subway floor, with his treasured sword out of its scabbard, pointing at my throat: "Leave immediately, I'll spare your life."

  The ghosts of the entire train let out a mournful cry, with gusts of cold wind, like sharp arrows piercing through the air, striking people's hearts.

  My mind was in a mess, my face turned pale. I knew something was wrong, so I quickly picked up the bell on the ground and shook it vigorously. The ringing sound started to resonate rhythmically, gradually covering the entire carriage.

  Liu Quan's expression grew increasingly ferocious: "Heaven has a road you don't take, hell has no gate and you insist on coming to offer yourself. Fine, whether you're a Taoist or an ordinary person, I'll kill you without hesitation!"

  "Kill!"

  "Kill!"

  "Kill!"

  Jiang Zhun grasped my wrist and said in a low voice, "Something's wrong, let's get out of here first."

  "If we don't succeed this time, it will be even harder to break through their defenses next time!" I said unwillingly.

  "Do you think you're Zhuge Liang or something, able to debate with a group of Confucian scholars?" Jiang Zhen pulled my wrist and led me back to the door.

  The next stop arrived just in time, and the mechanical door-opening sound went "ding ding ding". We turned around and rushed out.

  "Ah——!"

  I bumped into a soft body, a sharp female voice echoed through the waiting room, but the subway doors closed again and took off. The pale light flickered all the way, disappearing at the end of the passage.

  "What a guy!" A young man's voice came from over there, and immediately, the dim mobile phone screen lit up.

  I rubbed my sore elbow and furrowed my brow.

  Isn't it a coincidence?

  "Are you alright?" Jiang Zhen asked, supporting me and unable to help but ask.

  I shook my head: "Nothing, how about you?"

  Jiang Zhen shook his head and looked towards the spot where the phone lit up in the darkness. "Who are you?" He furrowed his brow, never having thought that anyone would dare to take the last subway.

  A voice came from over there: "Shu Ling, is that you?"

  I really wanted to say no, but the other side had already lit up their flashlight: "Shu Lian! Is that really you! How did you end up here?" As he spoke, Shang Jin had already rushed over and hugged me.

  "Hmm... I... this... it's a long story, a long story." I calmly pushed her away and looked at the two of them, "And you? What are you doing here?"

  Wu Fan's face was somewhat gloomy, he glanced at Shang Jin and said in a bad tone: "It's still her, yesterday night she insisted on coming to explore."

  "What do you mean? Didn't you also agree yourself?"

  "Did I agree? If you hadn't nagged me to death, would I have agreed?" Wu Fan's voice involuntarily rose a few degrees.

  Jiang Zhen furrowed his brow and said, "You two, if you want to quarrel, find another place. Shu Lian, let's go out first and ask when Ya Dan will arrive tomorrow."

  "Alright." I didn't want to stay here any longer either, so I turned around and followed Jiang Zhun out.

  "Wait for me, you guys wait for me."

  After walking a few steps, I felt that the person behind me hadn't moved. I couldn't help but turn my head and ask Wu Fan, who was still standing in his original position: "Aren't you leaving?"