Chapter Twenty-Three: The Hidden Hand

  Jiang Feng saw the name on the spirit tablet, which was "Spirit Tablet of Jiang Feng". He looked at the monks beating the wooden fish and those people who looked a bit like him wailing, his heart inexplicably sank.

  If the disasters he had encountered before were still tolerable, Jiang Yunshui could still pretend that they were not real. But now, everything that has happened is a direct blow to his heart, making him feel a little confused and unable to distinguish what is true or false.

  At this moment, an old woman was supported by someone to walk in, walked to the front of the memorial tablet and knelt down, with tears in her eyes and a hoarse voice saying: "Old master, how can I go on without you?"

  When Jiang Feng saw this old woman, for some reason, his heart suddenly skipped a beat. He felt as if he was really very familiar with this old woman.

  As the old woman said this, the wailing sounds in the area grew even louder, and men, women, young and old all seemed to be in extreme pain.

  The monk's wooden fish sound became more and more dense, the sound was like a mantra, gradually eroding Jiang Yunshui's faith, making him really think that he had long been dead.

  Moreover, that coffin actually opened its lid at this time, and there was no one inside, but Jiang Yunshui walked step by step towards the coffin.

  He saw those who were wailing suddenly burst out laughing, their smiles extremely terrifying. The wooden fish in the hands of the monks also slowed down, and the appearance of these monks began to change, looking like evil spirits wrapped in cassocks, baring their teeth at Jiang Yunshui.

  Ke Jiang felt that his footsteps had not stopped, he stepped step by step towards the coffin with the opened lid, and even his two hands grasped the edge of the coffin, finally one foot also stepped inside.

  Jiang Fengshui turned his head again, and he found that the old woman's face was actually starting to blur, even her body was shaking and seemed to be about to dissipate. The people around him, including those evil-looking monks, were also gradually disappearing.

  Jiang Fengshui slowly turned his head, he lifted one foot and was about to put it into the coffin, at this moment, he felt a sudden severe pain in his chest, the foot that had been put into the coffin involuntarily withdrew, and he looked towards his own chest.

  Then Jiang Fengshui found that the things in front of him began to change, from the mourning hall just now to those ferocious beasts at the very beginning, all of which flashed by.

  When everything that was like his own personal experience had all disappeared, Jiang Feng saw his current situation, the two of them grasping the rope handrail with both hands, one foot maintaining the motion of being about to step out.

  Jiang Fengshui was momentarily stunned, and he stood there for a short while before looking down at his own hands clutching the rope.

  He had almost crossed the threshold, but Jiang Yunshui took a step back and slowly released one hand to touch his chest, where he could feel a sharp pain. If it weren't for that severe pain in his chest, he would have probably fallen down by now.

  Jiang Feng could feel the breastplate he was wearing inside him, and that sharp pain should be due to this breastplate.

  In a place like this, Jiang Feng wouldn't have taken off his chest armor either. He secretly rejoiced that he had managed to salvage another life, but everything that just happened was clearly related to the "nightmare" he thought he had escaped from.

  But now it seems that I didn't get rid of this thing after all, and just now I almost jumped off the stairs.

  At this time, Cha Qian, who was left behind by Pang San Ye, looked at the person in front of him, who seemed to have changed into a different person, and his heart became even more vigilant.

  "I don't care who you are or what your purpose is for coming here, but don't interfere with our affairs in the wasteland camp, and especially don't think about touching that child!"

  Cha Qianzong didn't tell anyone else about his own affairs, and Pang San's murderous intentions were also reined in. However, he still coldly stared at Cha Qianzong and said: "Cha Qianzong, this doesn't seem like the right time to be discussing such things."

  Just as Pang San's voice fell, the five people who had left earlier also followed here, and then knelt down directly in front of Pang San.

  This shocked Cha Qianzong, and Pang San Ye said to the five people: "Get up."

  These five people stood up after Pong Sam-yea finished speaking, and then they all stood there without saying a word.

  Pang San Ye looked at Cha Qian with profound meaning and said: "These five people, I think General Cha should have heard of them."

  Zha Qianzong had not responded, but now he also knew that things were not as simple as he thought. These five people had actually passed through the cold and desolate worm's barrier, which was a matter worth investigating.

  "This is the 'Dilongpai' from back then."

  After hearing Pang San Ye say the identities of these five people, Cha Qian Zong actually let out a sigh of relief. In those years, between Huo Zi Ying and this "Di Long Pai", there were indeed many grudges, but nothing deep-seated or irreconcilable.

  But what Pang San said next made Cha Qian's face tense up, and he said: "Perhaps General Cha doesn't know that my father was once a dragon head of the 'Dilong Sect', but because of your brother from Huozi Camp, he died miserably in the tomb at Lingshan!"

  Cha Qianzong knew about the time when Haoziying went to Lingnan for a fight, at that time only Big Brother and Lao Yao took people there together, but unexpectedly got entangled with Pang San's relationship here.

  However, Cha Qian and the others were attracted by the footsteps that appeared next, and the person who should have left earliest, "Chuanshanmen", also came here.

  After seeing the people of "Chuanshanmen", Pang Sanye looked at them again with a murderous intention, and even the five people of "Dilongpai" also looked towards Lao Si of "Chuanshanmen".

  After the appearance of Lao Si from Chuanshan Gate, there was no tension at all, but only a hateful glance at Pang San Ye and those five people from Dilong Sect. From the eyes of Lao Si from Chuanshan Gate, Cha Qianzong knew that they must have some grudges between them.

  As expected, Lao Si of Chuanshan Gate walked over and saluted Cha Qianzong, saying: "I was rude to you earlier, General Cha."

  "It doesn't matter."

  Then, the Fourth Master of Chuanshanmen finally looked at Pang San and the five people from Dilongpai, his voice icy cold as he said: "I don't know if you remember the matter of harming twenty-six people of Chuanshanmen back then!"

  Pang San Ye didn't say a word, but the leader of the five people from the Dilong Sect said: "Qin Ling, you should have heard of the saying 'Hua Bi Qi Zui', this can only be blamed on your Cuishanmen for obtaining that thing."

  Bai Pengju, you make it sound easy, but I, Qin Ling, have come here to make the Dilong Sect pay for their lives!

  The five people from the Dilong Sect, including Bai Peng, all looked at Pang San Ye, but he didn't plan to settle these grudges here. Instead, he led the five people from the Dilong Sect through the fireflies.

  Chuan Shanmen Qinling bowed again to Cha Qianzong and said, "Cha Qianzong, this matter is indeed inexcusable, but the hatred between us cannot be shared under the same sky, I had no choice but to do so. However, I did not expect that the five people from Dilongpai were also sinister and cunning."

  Zha Qianzong said, "My Haozi Camp and Chuanshan Gate are of the same breath and branch. As long as you trust me, Qinling, I, Haozi Camp, will not stand idly by in this matter."

  Chuanshanmen Qinling paid his respects again, this matter was indeed a bit difficult for one person to handle, but with the help of Haoshiziying, the chances of success would be much higher.

  Zha Qian and Zong left Qinling without further delay, just like they had left the place before. After the two of them had been gone for a while, a dense and noisy sound appeared, and with this sound, even the fireflies became restless.

  When this dense voice can no longer be heard, Zhou Futong also arrived at this place in the back. However, on the way here, Zhou Futong found some special places, that is, there will be sticky and black things appearing on the ground from time to time, and it's not just one place.

  Zhou Futong didn't know what this thing was, but he felt that it wasn't a good thing. Now that he had arrived at the firefly's place, those black sticky things had increased even more.

  Zhou Futong stopped and carefully examined the objects with a torch, and even used his dagger to pick up some of the black sticky substance and sniff it under his nose. The smell was pungent and unpleasant, but not fishy, rather a strong odor.

  This smell is just like something that has been left for a long time, making people want to vomit when they smell it.

  Although they had never seen anything like this before, Zhou Futong and the others all knew that this thing was definitely not a good thing, and judging from the traces, it was clearly aimed at Cha Qianzong and the others in front.

  Zhou Futong and his team also broke through the firefly barrier, even if they couldn't remind Cha Qianzong, they had to figure out where this black sticky substance came from.

  In the place where the shattered stone monument was, the huge head that swallowed the black liquid and the dark head began to undergo some changes. The top of the huge head suddenly appeared with cracks, just like an egg, as if something was about to emerge from inside. As for the dark head, all the black hair on its surface had shrunk and curled up into a huge black ball.

  And those dark branches of the wall demon that had spread over here have also withdrawn, it's unknown what kind of change is happening.