Team cohesion

  Not mentioning how Peng Jianjun and Liao Dongfeng reacted, let's talk about Feng Le Tian and Hai Chen's reaction. The ground shook violently, and the two were instantly thrown into the air more than 1 meter high. At this moment, Hai Chen hastily pulled out a dagger, and as soon as he landed, he pounced forward fiercely, stabbing one of the snake heads repeatedly. His other hand also touched the beast's blood repeatedly to confirm it wasn't corrosive, then dipped his finger in the blood and drew randomly on the ground under the snake head.

  When Hai Chen made his move, Feng Le Tian, who had just landed, also turned around and threw the Gui Biao out. The air was instantly filled with black smoke, and then they saw a group of evil ghosts wielding sharp claws charging towards the snake head. At that moment, the scene was chaotic and even more bloody. None of the eight heads of the ferocious beast were spared, all shattered or crushed. The massive snake body finally crashed to the ground, and then Hai Chen shouted out a single word, and the giant snake's corpse suddenly burst into deep blue flames, burning into charcoal in less than half a moment.

  The fierce beast was destroyed, and Liao Dongfeng, who was shrouded in a dark aura, glared at Hai Chen and Feng Le Tian with malice, asking: "Have you figured it out? One is a renowned puppeteer of the Soul Reaper's Guild, and the other is a notorious Corpse Blade from the Funeral Home. Each of you possesses extraordinary skills, yet you've been hiding them all along. How can I praise you when I suspect that you're here to see me make a fool of myself?"

  "What you said is not wrong, since we have already revealed our identities to you, then what about you? Who are you, a master from where? The ghost face lantern that no one dares to touch, why does it seem so docile in your hands? You absorbed a large amount of corpse poison and can transform into an undead with consciousness, how do you explain this?"

  Listening to Hai Chen's inquiry, Liao Dongfeng sighed and said helplessly: "To be honest, before I came to this ghostly place, I was just an ordinary person, only with a little more understanding of living mechanism. But after coming here, so many things happened on my body, I even suspect that you deliberately designed me, letting me come here on purpose."

  "I've heard that the master of living puppetry, the Puppet King, not only can skillfully use the Soul Hook Technique but also cleverly utilize the exclusive killing move of the Corpse Coffin Nailers, the Corpse Blade. Both of these are present in you, how dare you deny that you're not the Living Puppet King?"

  Liao Dongfeng's eyes widened in anger as he strode towards Feng Letian, his bloodshot eyes fixed on her face. "I don't know what this 'Living Organ King' is," he said slowly and deliberately. "All I know is that everything changed after I arrived here. You've all seen what happened to me - if you still think the same way, then I have nothing more to say." With that, Liao Dongfeng turned to Peng Jianjun and said, "Jianjun, let's go. Let's leave this place."

  "Wait."

  Feng Le Tian finished speaking and hastily stepped forward to block Liao Dong Feng's path, just as he heard Liao Dong Feng threaten: "Do you think that with your current abilities you can stop me?"

  "No, I want to tell you something about why you came here. It was me who attacked you in the hospital that time. The old man on duty at the morgue is also someone I know. What Segen didn't tell you is that he's my grandfather, Hai Shan, also known as the Mouse Catcher, a person still guarding the imperial tomb to this day. And, since childhood, I've taken my mother's surname, and Grandfather's skills are only passed down to males, not females, so it doesn't matter what surname I have. My skills were all learned from my senior apprentice brother."

  When Feng Le Tian said this, Liao Dongfeng and Peng Jianjun were both very surprised. Only Hai Chen was still standing there quietly without saying a word, apparently he knew all about it. At this time, Liao Dongfeng turned his head back and asked one word at a time: "Then tell me what exactly happened?"

  Feng Le Tian's emotions were a bit down at this time, and then she slowly said: "I don't know what specifically happened, I only know that the root of all the blood cases is the ghost-faced lantern Lu Ban lock. 12 years ago, on the night Grandfather suddenly came back, he was covered in blood, panicked, and talking nonsense. He said he saw a person who could easily kill all his companions with one hand, that person could easily open the ghost-faced lantern, but when the ghost-faced lantern opened, everyone found that there was an extra person beside them, an extra person with the same skills as them, it was these inexplicably appearing people that caused the blood cases to happen. From then on, Grandfather became mentally unstable and later suddenly disappeared. I also searched for a long time before finding him, but when I found him, the first thing he said to me was: 'That person is still among us, you must get rid of him.'"

  "Is he the one you've been trying to get rid of? I don't know what I did wrong. Why is everyone targeting me?"

  Liao Dongfeng finished speaking, and Hai Chen took a step forward, letting Feng Leitian move behind him. He said: "Do you know why? Because on the day of the incident, my father saw that the person who opened the ghost mask lantern was your grandfather Liao Yang. However, at that time, your grandfather was also infected with corpse poison and became a fierce zombie emperor, just like you. Later, my father still strongly protected Liao Yang because he was the one who led everyone out of the corpse mountain blood cave in Pamir. No one knew what had happened, and more than a dozen Jianghu masters died or were injured from then on. No one wanted to mention that day's events again. But we, as younger generations, want to know what really happened back then? This is also why I looked for Liao Yang."

  After listening, Liao Dongfeng slowly walked to Hai Chen and asked: "So that fire was set by you? Where did my grandfather go? Tell me?"

  The last three words "Liao Dongfeng" were shouted out in a threatening tone, and Hai Chen suddenly pushed him to one side, pointing at his nose and saying: "I was the one who set the fire. The reason I set the fire was just to clear Liao Yang's suspicion of murder. I also know that Liao Yang didn't kill anyone, but he couldn't explain what happened at the time either. Afterwards, he even forgot how to open the Rubik's lock. My father Hai Mingsheng had always been trying his best to protect Liao Yang before he passed away. Not just him, all those who came back alive from Pamir were also covering for him. Maybe he is the one who can reveal the truth. He needs time. Also, your grandfather was no longer at the scene before I set the fire. Where did he go? I don't know either. The matter had been submerged for so many years, and originally thought that no one would pursue the truth of that time anymore. But then those young descendants of the masters died one after another from strange illnesses. Tell me, who is responsible for their deaths?"

  After listening to Hai Chen's words, Liao Dongfeng slowly loosened his grip, turned around and squatted on the ground, carefully thinking about everything before finally asking: "Are you willing to accompany me in finding the truth? The things that the elderly dare not face may not be something our young generation dares to face either. If someone really needs to take responsibility for this, I think we should take responsibility for our own lives and future."

  Feng Le Tian walked slowly to Liao Dong Feng's side, put his hand on his shoulder and said softly: "Dong Zi, I'm sorry, I really didn't mean to treat you like this."

  "Hai Chen also stepped forward quickly and said, 'Dong Zi, the road to seeking is long and desolate. You're too lonely by yourself. If you don't mind, Hai Chen is willing to accompany you for the entire journey.'"

  Peng Jianjun also hastily interjected, "That's right, the old men lacked trust in their comrades. I think if they had trusted each other at that time, the outcome might not have been like that. We can't repeat the same mistake!"

  After finishing speaking, the atmosphere was silent for a long time. It wasn't until then that Liao Dongfeng suddenly asked: "All of you have your hands on my shoulders, aren't you afraid of being infected with corpse poison?"

  After finishing, the three of them simultaneously withdrew their hands and finally burst out laughing together. From then on, the cohesion of the four-person team was truly formed.