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Liu Qingfeng interrupted Chen Jiang's narration, shouting at him, "Chen Jiang, stop with the nonsense. Let's settle this today."
Chen Jiang, however, remained calm, pointing at Liu Qingfeng. "Think about your family. Are you sure you want to fight to the death with me? If you die, what will happen to your family?"
Old Fox was indeed clever; he immediately grasped Liu Qingfeng's inner turmoil. He knew that Liu Qingfeng valued loyalty and would never abandon his family.
Liu Qingfeng had lived his life for two reasons: to avenge his father and to save the members of the Liu Clan.
As soon as Chen Jiang finished speaking, Liu Qingfeng's hand froze.
I had initially intended to step in and assist Liu Qingfeng, but Mu Xuanche held me back, urging me to remain still.
Then Chen Jiang continued negotiating with Liu Qingfeng, his expression exuding confidence.
"Liu Qingfeng, if you help me get the Dragon Scale Jade, I can guarantee you a way to resolve the blood curse."
This Chen Fox was quite bold, claiming he could lift the blood curse; it was as if he held Liu Qingfeng's lifeline in his hands.
Liu Qingfeng slowly released the rope he had been gripping and walked up to Chen Jiang, his face betraying no emotion.
"You are from the Cult of Spirits."
How could that be? When we captured the spies from the Cult of Spirits, Old Fox showed no reaction at all. Even later, he treated those under suspicion with skepticism. I still couldn't believe that Chen Jiang was one of them.
Chen Jiang stood there with a cold smile, and I waited for him to speak. I wanted to understand what was really going on.
"I am not from the Cult of Spirits; I merely cooperate with them," he said.
He spoke of the Cult of Spirits with disdain. This Old Fox was truly ambitious; did he intend to swallow everyone whole?
After reflecting carefully, I began to piece things together.
Chen Jiang was quite cunning, using us as his pawns to eliminate the members of the Cult of Spirits.
Wasn't he just in a cooperative relationship with the Cult? Given their nature, they would surely send someone to keep an eye on him. Yet, all the spies they sent were conveniently wiped out by us.
Using us as tools—did he really think we were easy to bully? I walked over to Liu Qingfeng and said, "Daoist, you can consider me half your disciple. From now on, I'll follow your lead. Whatever you ask me to do, I'll do it. I refuse to believe that the three of us have anything to fear."
As long as Mu Xuanche stood with us, there was nothing to be afraid of. Chen Jiang was just an Old Fox; if it came down to a direct confrontation, he would definitely lose.
Liu Qingfeng looked at me gratefully, his eyes silently expressing thanks.
Seeing the three of us united, Chen Jiang showed no sign of fear at all.
I felt a bit puzzled—what trump card did he hold that made him so audacious?
This sudden appearance of Chen Jiang gave me an unsettling feeling.
He sneered and slowly approached me. "Gu Si, are you sure the man beside you will help you?"
If Mu Xuanche wouldn’t help me, would he help him instead?
Just as I was about to mock Chen Jiang, suddenly, Mu Xuanche stepped away from my side.
He walked up to Chen Jiang and knelt before him, loudly calling out, "Xuan Wang!"
The plot twist came too quickly for me to handle.
I wanted to ask Mu Xuanche what was going on, but he turned his back to me and said nothing.
I turned back to look at Liu Qingfeng, hoping to glean some information from him. He looked at me helplessly.
"Yan Xi, you are still too young,"
What does my youth have to do with this? Why has Mu Xuanche suddenly positioned himself against me?
Chen Jiang is not one of the Cult of Spirits; he merely collaborates with them. He looks at the Cult of Spirits with disdain.
Could it be that he is one of Mu Xuanche's people?
Mu Xuanche slowly turned around, his face devoid of the tenderness from a moment ago, now replaced by a cold expression.
He spoke to me, saying, "Yan Xi, come here."
My body involuntarily took a step forward, but I quickly pulled back.
Looking up at him, my gaze was icy because my heart felt frozen.
"Are you trying to deceive me again? That's why you've been so nice to me lately, right? You know you're going to trick me, and that's why you're treating me this way," I stammered, my words becoming increasingly incoherent. My voice began to choke up, and I could barely speak.
He frowned at me and said, "Yan Xi, come here. Be obedient."
At a time like this, telling me to be obedient was driving me mad. I almost wanted to shoot him in the head with the gun in my hand just to see what was inside.
"Enough! Tell me what you really want. Why do you want to deceive me again? Why?"
He didn't answer me; it was Liu Qingfeng behind me who responded.
"Yan Xi, he isn't deceiving you; he's just targeting me."
I needed to deal with Mu Xuanche, but I couldn't let him know that I was worried he would inform Liu Qingfeng.
I turned around to find Liu Qingfeng, grabbing his arm. "Daoist, tell me why he wants to go after you."
He explained that Mu Xuanche was targeting him because he possessed the map to Qin Wang's Tomb. Originally, he had given that map to the Cult of Spirits in exchange for a way to break the blood curse, but the Cult demanded he retrieve something first before they would comply.
Liu Qingfeng also had a grudge against Mu Xuanche because years ago, he, his master, and my grandfather had stolen from Mu Xuanche's tomb. They had even destroyed it, causing him to lose the best opportunity for revival.
I didn't understand; wasn't he already revived? Why couldn't they let go of this grudge?
"Is it as simple as giving you what you want, and then you won't go after the Daoist?" I asked Mu Xuanche.
"Xuan Wang..." Chen Jiang shouted from the side.
As a result, he received a fierce glare from Mu Xuanche.
I saw a glimmer of hope and walked over to him, taking his hand.
He lowered his head to glance at me, and I forced a smile. "Let's not go after the Daoist, okay? I won't be mad at you, alright?"
"Okay."
His simple agreement brought me some joy; he had consented.
"As long as he gives me the Dragon Scale Jade, everything will be settled," Mu Xuanche said.
I was already very happy that he could agree to this.
After receiving the answer, I excitedly shared the news with Liu Qingfeng, but he seemed far from pleased.
He patted my shoulder like an elder and sighed, saying, “Yan Xi, please apologize to your parents for me.”
Before I could ask him why, he grabbed the rope and climbed up.
Although Liu Qingfeng was older, he had decent stamina and quickly made his way up to the coffin.
Standing on top of the coffin, he placed four nails down and then tossed one end of the rope down.
Chen Han stepped forward and pulled the rope up.
Liu Qingfeng seized the moment and jumped into the coffin, his body disappearing inside.
Before long, I saw him throw something in our direction.
Mu Xuanche reached out and caught it.
Seeing that he had secured the item, I immediately shouted up at Liu Qingfeng to hurry down before something went wrong.
However, he merely glanced at me with a bitter smile on his lips.
Before I could comprehend what was happening, a dark figure suddenly crept up behind him and bit into his neck.
“Don’t…”
I shouted loudly, hoping he could dodge it.
It seemed too late; he was pulled back by the Zombie behind him.
“Quick, let go! Han'er, hurry!”
I shouted at Chen Han to put the coffin lid down, while Chen Jiang stood beside me.
I lunged forward, trying to stop him, but my speed couldn't match Chen Han's as he let go.
In that moment, as I saw the coffin lid coming down, despair washed over me. Why was this happening?
No, I had to save Liu Qingfeng. Thinking of Mu Xuanche beside me, I rushed over to plead with him.
"Please save the Daoist! He saved my life; I can't watch him die. I have to save him!"
Mu Xuanche held my hand expressionlessly, showing no intention of helping.
Seeing him like this, I knew what I had to do. I shook off his hand and shouted, "If you won't help, I'll save him myself!"
But just as I turned around, a sharp pain shot through my neck, and then everything went black as I lost consciousness.
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