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The hunched, white-haired old man was Mingyue's Grandfather? I looked at Mingyue in surprise, but felt a sense of confusion. If he was her grandfather, then why did her expression suddenly change to one of fear? Both her eyes and demeanor suggested she was afraid of the old man. What was going on? And why were Gu Chen and Zhou Zhen walking with Mingyue's Grandfather?
As I watched, they quickly approached us. Gu Chen glanced at us lightly, and noticing Mingyue's pale face, he furrowed his brows and asked, "What happened?" Zhou Zhen followed up with concern, "Xiao Lin, did you encounter some danger too?" I nodded, feeling a bit shaken as I replied, "Yes, but thankfully Mingyue was there. She’s hurt now too!" I briefly explained about the black-haired zombie, the Corpse King, and the fake He Si who was actually Big Head.
Zhou Zhen gasped in surprise, "I can't believe that fake He Si was Big Head!" He then turned to Mingyue and added, "But thankfully you were with her; otherwise, you might have been in danger." I nodded again and glanced at Mingyue. Her face was still pale, but her gaze remained fixed on the hunched old man behind Gu Chen and Zhou Zhen, revealing a hint of wariness.
I pointed at the old man and asked, "Master, Uncle Zhou, who is this person? How did you end up together?" Gu Chen remained silent while Zhou Zhen shook his head and said, "He doesn't speak, so we don't know his name. We just encountered him here and found it strange, so we brought him along."
I looked at Mingyue and remarked, "But just now Mingyue called him grandfather."
"What? Grandfather?" My words startled Zhou Zhen, who immediately focused on Mingyue. Even Gu Chen raised an eyebrow and scrutinized the hunched old man.
"Is he really your grandfather?" Gu Chen asked Mingyue with a serious expression. She didn’t respond verbally but gave a slight nod.
"You better give us a reasonable explanation; don’t tell me you’re mute!" Gu Chen suddenly turned around, his piercing gaze landing directly on the old man.
"Hehe, I'm her grandfather?" The old man chuckled under Gu Chen's intense stare. He straightened up slightly before walking past them to stand beside Mingyue. He bent over again and seemed to scrutinize her closely with cloudy eyes. After a full minute of examination, he shook his head in curiosity and said, "No way! When did I get such a big granddaughter?"
What was going on? His response left us all exchanging glances.
"Who exactly are you?" Zhou Zhen couldn't help but let his tone darken.
"Hehe, you ask me? Then who should I ask?" The old man posed a riddle back at us. No matter how we questioned him afterward, he only responded with laughter and acted foolishly. He came off as an old fool.
I couldn’t help but look at Mingyue with suspicion. She remained silent but occasionally glanced at the old man.
"Senior Gu, what should we do now? Should we just leave him here?" Zhou Zhen asked helplessly.
Gu Chen frowned slightly and shook his head. "Let’s take him along." After saying that, he cast another glance at the old man before looking ahead and striding forward confidently.
Zhou Zhen nodded and motioned for us to go first. Once we moved ahead, he signaled for the old man to follow while he took up the rear.
I understood that the appearance of this old man in the cave was already suspicious; he might have some ulterior motive. Now he was acting foolishly as if he were senile, making it hard to discern what he truly intended. With Zhou Zhen keeping an eye on him at least provided some assurance against any potential harm.
The path ahead appeared wider than before. I caught up with Mingyue and Jin Zhongyun to walk alongside them. I quietly asked Mingyue, "Is he really your grandfather?"
Mingyue didn’t answer but subtly nodded again. This only deepened my confusion; one claimed he was her grandfather while the other didn’t recognize him—what was the truth?
As I pondered this dilemma, Mingyue coldly advised me while walking ahead: "You’d better be careful around him!" Her words caught me off guard momentarily until Xiao Juan nudged me from behind. I grunted in response and continued forward while contemplating whether her warning was genuine or merely a reminder.
If this old man truly was her grandfather—her direct blood relative—then why did she seem wary of him? Why would she issue such a warning?
Lost in thought about these questions when Xiao Juan suddenly exclaimed in surprise, "Light! There’s light!"
Light? I quickly looked ahead and felt a jolt of excitement; although the light was still somewhat dimmed ahead of us, it no longer matched the pitch-black darkness we had traversed earlier in the cave.
"Ah Yue! It seems we've reached an exit!" Jin Zhongyun said excitedly; no one wanted to linger in such oppressive darkness filled with eerie Yin Qi.
Mingyue remained silent while I furrowed my brow slightly and asked Gu Chen ahead of me: "Master, shouldn’t there be an end deep within this cave? How could there be an exit?"
If possible, I didn’t want to stay here either. My initial thought had been that reaching the end of the cave would lead us to Mu Yan's body. But now that an exit had appeared—if we left through it—where would Mu Yan's body be?
Gu Chen understood my thoughts clearly; he turned back to me and calmly said, "Don’t worry; let’s just go take a look."
I nodded; there wasn’t much else we could do. However, when I turned around suddenly shocked by something—I paled instantly and shouted: "Where’s Uncle Zhou?"
My exclamation made Gu Chen and the others turn back to look at me. Xiao Juan quickly pointed downwards saying: "On the ground! Quick! Check what happened to him!"
I hurriedly looked down to see Zhou Zhen lying unconscious on the ground. I rushed over to help him up; checking his breathing relieved me somewhat.
Meanwhile, Gu Chen tightened his brows and remarked grimly: "Looks like this old man is not simple!"
I felt a shiver run through me as I looked up at Gu Chen. His expression mirrored my concern; just moments ago Zhou Zhen had been right behind us—only seconds had passed since Gu Chen had glanced back at me—and now Zhou Zhen lay unconscious while that old man had vanished without a trace.
Who exactly was he? Why did he disappear so mysteriously? Was he truly Mingyue's Grandfather or had she been deceiving us all along?
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