Volume 1: Ghosts of the Underworld Wail Chapter 23: Slaughter (1)

  "Is it okay?" Jiang Feng's face was pale and frightening due to excessive blood loss.

  "Alright, alright." Chen Long put down Jiang Feng's finger with satisfaction and took out a band-aid from his bag, "See how thoughtful I am, I even prepared this for you."

  "I can tell you've had ill intentions all along." Jiang Feng grumbled, "Next time, don't even think about finding me, I'd rather die than be turned into a human by you again."

  "Alright, you go eat something to replenish your nutrients, I remember there's a box of milk on the bus, right?" Chen Long patted Jiang Feng's shoulder. "If you're scared, just don't get on the one with Mr. Qiao's body on it. I need to use these symbols to set up some arrangements, so don't stay here and get in the way."

  "Damn it! You're burning the bridge after crossing the river!" Jiang Feng cursed, but still patted his butt and walked away.

  "The yin energy has increased a lot again." Chen Long said in a low voice, "What's going on after all?"

  Picking up the talisman paper stained with fresh blood, Chen Long pinched one and read an incantation. The talisman flew out of his palm and stuck to a corner of the wall. Repeating this process, he pasted dozens of them around the room before putting away the talismans and heading towards other rooms.

  It wasn't until about an hour and a half later that Chen Long allowed others to enter.

  From Jiang Feng's hand, he took a bag of compressed biscuits and randomly bit a few mouthfuls. Chen Long said to the curious Yuan brothers and Li Yun: "Don't look at this stuff, I don't know if it works or not, but remember not to take it off, that's all. If any of you see someone tearing it off, that person is probably the murderer." The last sentence was a joke by Chen Long, but his face immediately turned serious again. "I don't care who the murderer is, I'll make him beg for life and death, I'm not a kind man, this person must die, otherwise none of us can live."

  Chen Long finished speaking, and indeed had some effect. The tour guide, Shi, cautiously looked at the Yuan brothers and said: "Alright, now we'll listen to Mr. Chen's arrangements first. I don't want anything else to happen tonight."

  It also made her suspect that Chen Long was a student, and from various signs, Shi Daoyu believed that Chen Long was innocent. So she also believed that Jiang Feng, who had been with Chen Long recently, should not be the murderer either. Li Yun, she had known for a long time, otherwise she would have come together on the first day of assembly, and the other two girls were even more impossible.

  It's no wonder that Shi Daoyu was suspicious and hostile towards Yuan brothers.

  "I know what you want to say, but we really haven't done anything." Yuan Tian frowned slightly and said with some displeasure after hearing Shi's words.

  Yuan Hua also said in a cold voice: "That's right, are you starting to target us without any evidence? Mr. Chen has magic, shouldn't it be easier for him to kill?"

  "You stinky little kid, what did you say?" Jiang Feng couldn't take Yuan Hua's cold ridicule anymore. "If you have the guts, say it again! I'll beat you up!"

  Yuan Hua narrowed his eyes and stared at Jiang Feng, whose face was still somewhat pale, saying: "I think you're now all soft and weak, I'm afraid you can't take a few punches from me!"

  "Damn it!" Jiang Feng's veins bulged, and he was about to engage in close combat with Yuan Hua. Chen Long hastily pulled him back.

  "Alright, alright, it's pointless to argue about this now. Let's just conserve our energy!" Chen Long handed each of Jiang Feng, Yuan Hua, and Yuan Tian a cigarette, lit one himself, and puffed out a thick cloud of smoke. "How about this? Tonight, I'll take the first watch with Yuan Hua, and Jiang Feng will take the second watch with Yuan Tian. The girls can rest well, and no matter what happens, don't open the door. That should be fine, right? There shouldn't be any problems, should there?"

  "It's quite reasonable." Li Yun nodded, "But isn't this too tiring for you all? How about this? I'll take the watch for the two hours before dawn. I've also learned martial arts since I was young, and generally, two or three big men can't get close to me. You two groups of people can rest for another two hours then. Who knows what will happen in the next few days, everyone needs to conserve their energy!"

  Jiang Feng glanced at Li Yunjiao's small stature, his eyes filled with skepticism: "Miss Li, if you said you often practice long-distance running in the gym, I would still believe it. But saying that two or three big men can't get close to your body is a bit exaggerated, isn't it?"

  "Mind your own business!" Li Yun glared with her beautiful, shiny black eyes, stunning Chen Long for a moment. "I said it's so, if you don't believe me, you can try it yourself."

  Jiang Feng smiled lewdly and was about to go over to stick some bean curd, wipe off a bit of oil, but unexpectedly his butt was kicked hard by someone, instantly becoming a rolling calabaza.

  "What the fuck! Which son of a bitch!" Jiang Feng stood up and started cursing, but unexpectedly met Chen Long's ambiguous gaze, and his anger suddenly dissipated. "What are you doing?"

  "Miss Li didn't lie, your estimation will be beaten by her to the point of not knowing what's going on." Chen Long hadn't told anyone about Li Yun's magic skills. He had already discussed with Li Yun to keep this secret. If the murderer harmed Li Yun, they could catch him. Now he also wanted to help Li Yun cover up, but couldn't say too much or the murderer might not take the bait. "Miss Li said it correctly, she does know some martial arts, but not as exaggerated as she said herself. At most, she can only hold her own against two of you. You alone are no match for her."

  After a pause, Chen Long explained: "So, Miss Li staying up for two hours is not a big deal. Even if the murderer was hostile to her, she could still hold on for a while."

  Of course, this is to provoke the murderer. Chen Long knew that the murderer was very cunning and confident. He would try his best to do what others thought he couldn't do.

  That's the self-esteem of a strong person, if someone says Chen Long is not the opponent of the evil spirit hiding in the dark, Chen Long will also fight for it. True confidence or self-proclaimed strength is to control others' fate and cannot tolerate the contempt of the weak.

  "I hope everyone can understand the situation, we are facing life or death, it depends on you all." Chen Long said finally and walked into the room with a swaying motion. "You guys chat first, before sleep Jiang Feng will call me, probably around 10 o'clock to start keeping watch. I and Mr. Yuan Hua will keep watch for the first three hours, Jiang Feng and Yuan Tian from 1 to 4, then until dawn it's up to Miss Li to keep watch. Anyway, now the sky brightens up quickly, at 5:30 it's already a bit light, although the sun doesn't come out that fast, we should still get up early, let's gather at 6:30! We'll start looking for a way out as soon as possible, every minute counts."

  "Wait!" Jiang Feng said with a bitter face, "You've drawn so much blood from me that I'm almost dead from exhaustion. Although it's still early, I'm already thinking of sleeping. I think it's better to let Director Shi call you instead! Director Shi, is there any problem? Sorry to trouble you." He then smiled at Director Shi.

  "Alright!" Shi replied and headed towards his own room, "I still need to study the map of this place, maybe I can find a way out earlier."

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