The sound of fingernails scratching the coffin lid came from inside the coffin, which was especially clear and eerie in the quiet night.
Chen Xuedao and Zhang Yuanqing stood up suddenly, staring at the coffin.
The former slowly picked up the long knife that was leaning on the table, and his body emitted a thick yellow light. His whole body gave off a powerful and heavy feeling like Mount Tai, like an insurmountable peak.
So strong, invincible. Zhang Yuanqing finally determined the level of Chen Xuedao, which is undisputed level six.
The sixth-level mountain god, and the mountain god who has expanded his domain, is currently unable to compete with him, and he cannot compete with him at all costs.
Of course, if you don't enter the opponent's territory, with his ability as a tool master, you can still run away without being beaten, and your life will not be in danger.
After personally experiencing the power of Chen Xuedao, Zhang Yuanqing felt much more at ease.
"Crunch, crunch"
The sound of scratching at the coffin lid became louder, the whole coffin was shaking slightly, and there were faint signs that the contents inside had broken out of the coffin.
Zhang Yuanqing silently took out the Corpse Suppressing Talisman and the Soul-Sealing Talisman. As for the props, he did not take them out immediately. Although Chen Wei and others fully accepted the existence of the two Infernal Corpses, the inventory and endless props were a bit bizarre after all.
It's hard to guarantee whether Chen Xuedao will accept it naturally, so he plans to wait and see what happens.
If it's really dangerous, it's not too late to take it out.
"Crunch, crunch"
The scratching sound continued, and the coffin shook more violently.
Chen Xuedao looked at his adopted son Lin Ci and said in a deep voice:
"On both sides of the coffin, stick a corpse-suppressing talisman and a spirit-sealing talisman respectively."
Zhang Yuanqing nodded, and to be cautious, he summoned Blood Rose standing in the corner of the room, handed the talisman to her, and then controlled the Inferi to complete the affixing of the talisman.
The moment the two talismans were attached to the coffin, the black coffin, which was originally vibrating, stopped unexpectedly.
Hey, are you calm? Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little surprised.
He thought there would be a big fight.
"Father, it seems to have stopped." Zhang Yuanqing maintained his character and looked at Chen Xuedao.
A hint of confusion appeared on the latter's solemn and solemn face, and he nodded immediately:
"That's a good thing."
After that, he put the knife back to the table and sat down again.
It was indeed a good thing. Zhang Yuanqing also returned to his seat, but his eyes were still fixed on the coffin. To be on the safe side, he used Soul Eater to check the status of the evil things in the coffin.
It was the same as what I saw during the day, strange and scary, but nothing changed.
Strange, it was fine during the day, but why did it suddenly become active at night? Zhang Yuanqing frowned and analyzed.
He looked at Chen Xuedao, hesitated, and said:
"Father, Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma, did they hear the noise last night, so they split the copper lock and entered the house to check?"
Chen Xuedao nodded, then shook his head:
"They are all experienced escorts. When encountering such a situation, they should report to me first."
He sighed: "But one thing is for sure, they did die in this coffin when they were killed."
After waiting for a whole day and not seeing them come back, it is not difficult to guess the outcome of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma based on the movement in the coffin just now.
Zhang Yuanqing took the opportunity to raise his second doubt, "But the coffin obviously cannot be opened. How did the murderous thing inside kill people, and there are still no bones left."
At this point, an idea flashed in his mind: "Father, let's open the coffin."
The coffin lid cannot be opened during the day, maybe it can be opened at night?
Chen Xuedao had a sullen face and shook his head:
"No, our task is to escort the coffin to Shenjian Villa, not to deal with it. What's more, this place is an inn. If the evil thing cannot be controlled, countless people in the city will suffer."
Although the people in the city are all NPCs and will be refreshed if they die, sacrificing the people is indeed not the top priority. My foster father is right. If the evil creature is allowed to escape, my side mission will fail. Zhang Yuanqing nodded in agreement.
"Judging from the situation tonight, as long as Chen Xuedao and I stay here, the evil thing in the coffin will not break. It should not be difficult to escort it to Shenjian Villa." Zhang Yuanqing muttered in his heart:
"After handling the side mission, you should be able to know who your teammates and enemies are this time when you go to Shenjian Villa.
"There are a lot of people at level 5, but level 6 is limited. I don't know which enemies I will match."
Zhang Yuanqing felt someone push him on his shoulder. He suddenly opened his eyes and saw that the sky was blue and dark, with a hint of fish-white in the east. It was going to be dawn soon.
Did I fall asleep? He looked back in shock, and it was Chen Xuedao who woke him up.
"Go and wake up the brothers, wait for the messenger to come back, and set off immediately." Chen Xuedao glanced at the sky, with a heavy expression on his brows.
"Yes, foster father."
Zhang Yuanqing responded calmly, but secretly felt strange in his heart.
He is the night wandering god, the favored one of the lunar calendar, the elf of the night, and he fell asleep at night without knowing it?
This is like a water ghost drowning in a river or a fire master burning himself by playing with fire. How absurd.
Zhang Yuanqing stood up and swept across the room without leaving a trace. The huge black coffin was lying quietly across the room. Blood Rose and Princess Yinyao were standing quietly in the corner.
There is no abnormality in itself.
Although it was strange to fall asleep at night, he really didn't notice anything wrong.
It was a calm night.
So Zhang Yuanqing left the backyard and came to the inn lobby with doubts.
It was still dark at this time, and the hall was dark. The door of the inn had been opened, and the waiter was carrying a broom and yawning to clean up the garbage in front of the door.
The firelight flickers in the direction of the kitchen, and a dense mist fills the air, bringing the unique aroma of steamed buns and white porridge.
Zhang Yuanqing walked up the wooden stairs to the second floor and knocked on the door of fourth brother Zhao Youcai's room as close as possible.
He knocked for a long time before Zhao Youcai hurriedly opened the door and shouted at the same time:
"Why so slow?" Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the room.
"I finished the two bottles of wine I brought back yesterday," Zhao Youcai explained casually and asked:
"Was it peaceful last night?"
Zhang Yuanqing informed his fourth brother what happened last night.
"It's strange," Zhao Youcai said thoughtfully.
Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved and he asked: "What does Fourth Brother think?"
Zhao Youcai thought for a while and then said:
"The evil creature must have known that my foster father was guarding outside and got scared."
I shouldn't have expectations for the fire master. Zhang Yuanqing stopped talking nonsense: "Fourth brother, help get everyone up and get ready to go. I'll wake up Third Sister."
Leaving Zhao Youcai behind, he walked straight along the corridor, stopped at Chen Wei's door, and clasped his fingers lightly.
"Coming!"
Chen Wei's voice came from inside the house, but it took a long time before she opened the door.
He stuck his head out and looked around. Seeing that there was no one in the corridor, he dragged his lover into the room.
"Seventh brother."
The moist and fragrant lips were printed on it.
Chen Wei obviously has rich experience in Yun Yu. She teased Zhang Yuanqing up and down with her little hands and her lilac tongue was flexible and seductive. It only took a few back and forth to make Zhang Yuanqing's mouth dry.
"Stop making trouble, we're leaving soon."
Zhang Yuanqing did not refuse deliberately, but maintained his character and dealt with it several times before he forcibly cut off his desire and pushed Chen Wei away.
Having withstood the test of the mountain god's scepter, he has extremely strong endurance in this regard.
Chen Wei's face was flushed and she was satisfied, hehehe said:
"When we get to the next city, we can have a good relationship."
The fire master is so good. The fire master has no worries. Zhang Yuanqing, who was burdened with a mission, sighed with envy.
At this time, rapid footsteps came and stopped at the door.
Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei decisively separated, and the next second, the door of the inn was violently pushed open.
Someone who is so impatient must be a fire master.
Zhao Youcai stood at the door with an extremely ugly look on his face and shouted:
"Oh no, Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle are missing."
Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei said in unison: "What?!"
Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle disappeared mysteriously last night.
Chen Xuedao closed the door of the inn and summoned all the bodyguards to the backyard.
Everyone looked extremely solemn, and a depressing atmosphere enveloped everyone.
The scout report in the escort:
"I have checked the doors and windows. There are no signs of damage. There are no signs of fighting in the room. According to the fourth master's dictation, their rooms were not locked. Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle should have left the room on their own initiative.
"I've asked the brothers in the escort agency, as well as the innkeeper and waiter, and no one heard anything last night."
After the report, the lean and muscular scout escort returned to the team.
Chen Xuedao stood on the steps of the east wing, silent in thought.
Except for Chen Wei and Zhao Youcai who looked around, everyone else looked thoughtful.
Zhang Yuanqing frowned, feeling heavy and confused.
He said to himself that I don't understand this mission. The disappearances of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma have been confirmed to be related to the coffin, but what about Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle?
The disappearance of the latter two has nothing to do with the coffin? But it is too coincidental. They are the same two people, and they disappeared mysteriously.
But if it was the coffin, why were Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle missing, but nothing happened to me and Chen Xuedao.
In addition, if the coffin really killed two people, then tonight's guarding is meaningless. From now on, two people will die every day. Maybe it will be my turn tomorrow night. No wonder the dungeon introduction says that strange things happen frequently.
How weird!
It's been a long time since Zhang Yuanqing encountered such a difficult dungeon. It's a mess of complex character relationships, weird black coffins, and unknown dangers.
Based on my understanding of the spiritual realm, the more chaotic and unknown the copy, the more attention needs to be paid to the details. There is no such thing as completely blinding one's eyes.
Most of the information has actually been given a long time ago, but it often lacks key information and is difficult to connect in series. This is the situation I am currently encountering. Zhang Yuanqing thought quickly.
At this time, Chen Xuedao said:
"Time is tight. We can't continue to delay here. Let's go to work and set off immediately after breakfast."
He directly ignored the disappearance of Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle, and seemed to be planning to give up on them.
"father"
The impatient Chen Wei shouted, "We can't leave. We need to find out. Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle are brothers of our escort agency. How can you ignore them."
Chen Xuedao gave her a stern look and pushed back the irritable Fire Master's daughter.
Chen Wei was not convinced, puffing up her cheeks and turning her head to the side.
Chen Xuedao said:
"Peiran and Ci'er stay, while the others do their work."
After everyone dispersed, he looked at Zhuo Peiran again and said, "Come in."
The father and son entered the house and closed the door.
Zhang Yuanqing outside the hospital pricked up his ears to listen. He obviously had excellent hearing, but he couldn't catch any sound.
Is it the mountain god's domain ability that blocks the sound? Zhang Yuanqing knew it in his heart, gave up eavesdropping, and waited patiently.
Not long after, the door to the east wing opened, and Zhuo Peiran stepped across the threshold with a gloomy face and strode away.
"Ci'er, come in!"
Chen Xuedao's voice came from inside the house.
Zhang Yuanqing stepped across the threshold, closed the door, and saw Chen Xuedao standing on the edge of the black coffin with his hands behind his back.
"Father?" he asked tentatively.
Chen Xuedao stared at the black coffin and spoke in a low and slow tone:
"I fell asleep last night."
You fell asleep too?!
A simple sentence, but Zhang Yuanqing's eyes suddenly shrank, and his heart was filled with turmoil.
"It seems that you have realized what the problem is." Chen Xuedao gently stroked the coffin lid with his palm, "When I woke up this morning, I saw you leaning against the door and sleeping, so I realized something was wrong, but I was lucky at that time.
After all, nothing happened until Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle disappeared."
Having said this, he raised his eyes and said:
"Why do you think we fall asleep?"
Dream Master! Zhang Yuanqing screamed in his heart.
"We are being targeted by the Dream Master." Chen Xuedao sighed softly:
"Everyone fell into a deep sleep, so they didn't hear the sound of Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle going out. Looking around the world, there were only a handful of Dream Masters, and they were all gathered in the northwest. My father couldn't figure out how the Huangqi Escort Bureau could be captured by the Dream Masters.
Keep an eye on."
Fuck, yes!
Zhang Yuanqing finally confirmed one thing. The Five Elements Rebellion dungeon was indeed a camp confrontation dungeon.
The side mission of the evil profession is to prevent the escort agency from transporting the black coffin to the Excalibur Villa, or to destroy the escort team.
He finally understood why the spiritual realm gave him the vest of "Lin Ci" instead of joining the team as Yuanshi Tianzun, because the vest was to protect him.
"The lawful profession is protected by a vest and has a team of escorts as helpers, so it gets very little information. And the evil profession wants to challenge the entire team alone, so he (she) must get more information than me."
"The Dream Palmist who made me and Chen Xuedao fall asleep is definitely level 6. There are only so many level 6 experts from the Nihility Sect. I don't know who it is."
Zhang Yuanqing sadly discovered that the enemy he matched was indeed level six.
How scary are level six walkers?
Killing level 4 is like butchering a dog.
Moreover, the opponent is hidden in the dark and cannot be guarded against. If you are not careful, the great Yuanshi Tianzun may be lost in the copy.
"Oh, I knew the side mission wouldn't be that simple."
"I just don't know if the Dream Master is in the team or lurking around. Well, judging from my personal situation, although he has replaced the vest, his profession remains the same, and there seems to be no illusions in the escort team.
Master Lin Ci does not have this information in his memory."
As he was thinking endlessly, Chen Xuedao said:
"Look at this coffin again!"
Zhang Yuanqing immediately used Soul Devouring and examined the coffin.
At this sight, his expression changed drastically. The yin energy in the black coffin was so strong that it made his eyeballs sting and his heart palpitate.
Zhang Yuanqing closed his eyes fiercely, looked at Chen Xuedao, and said in half-serious horror:
"Father, it, it is stronger."
As he spoke, he immediately understood the purpose of the Dream Master - to sacrifice fresh life to the evil creature in the coffin to help it revive.
According to this conclusion, it is speculated that the task of the evil profession is to revive the evil thing in the coffin and destroy the escort agency.
Even stronger. Chen Xuedao's face darkened.
He thought for a while and said:
"Wancheng is still six days away from Shenjian Villa. We don't have much time. We have to hurry up and get the escort as quickly as possible."
Are you planning to race against time with the Dream Master in the dark? This method is not very clever. The Dream Master's methods are a bit difficult to prevent. If you let the coffin eat a few people, the evil thing inside will burst out of the coffin. Hiss, some
It's tricky. With the illusionist's elusiveness, it's really hard to find him.
Well, you can't find an illusionist in the city, but in the mountains and outskirts, as long as the Dream Master dares to follow you, you will definitely find out that Chen Xuedao must have this idea. Zhang Yuanqing sighed:
"Yes, foster father!"
He led Blood Rose and Princess Yinyao away, and said in the night wandering god's exclusive communication method:
"Princess Princess, take Blood Rose out of the city first, follow the team from a distance, and see if anyone is following the escort team."
If the Dream Messenger is not in the team, he will definitely follow him, and the princess will be able to find him.
If the Dream Palmist is lurking in the team, and he acts too actively and investigates too purposefully, the lurking Dream Palmist will detect Lin Ci, and that would be dangerous.
Of course, based on his actual situation, Zhang Yuanqing believed that it was unlikely that the Dream Master would be in the team, but he had to take precautions.
Princess Yin Yao is his trump card. Generally speaking, once the owner falls into a deep sleep, the corpse becomes a decoration.
But the princess is different. The princess is an inferi with independent consciousness. Whether the master is sleeping or awake does not affect the princess' actions.
The dream master lurking in the dark didn't know the princess was special, so Zhang Yuanqing decided to take advantage of the information gap and use the princess as a trump card to turn defeat into victory.
After a simple breakfast, four escorts carried the heavy black coffin, placed it on a flatbed cart, covered it with linen cloth coated with tung oil, and led the horses away from the inn.
"Hey, where is the seventh brother?" Chen Wei was concerned about her lover and asked hurriedly when she saw that Lin Ci was not in the team.
"He left something in the guest room." Zhao Youcai said.
Not long after, Zhang Yuanqing strode out of the inn, took the reins of the horse from the bodyguard, and the group left Wancheng in a hurry.
"Get out of the way, get out of the way!"
Two bodyguards rode fast horses to drive away the people in front and clear the road for the convoy.
Chen Wei rode a fast horse, side by side with her father, and asked:
"Dad, don't you wait for our brothers to go to Xiucheng?"
Chen Xuedao said in a deep voice:
"Chai Gui knows the route and will follow."
"Why are you in such a hurry~" Chen Wei muttered.
Zhang Yuanqing was riding a horse for the first time, but he didn't feel unfamiliar at all. With the physical fitness of a saint, he could easily learn it by just looking at the postures of Chen Xuedao and others.
Fifteen horses, plus a carriage carrying the coffin, quickly passed through the city gate and galloped along the official road.
The sound of horse hooves and wheels became the only main theme.
Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and glanced at the not-so-high city wall, muttering to himself: "Wancheng, what kind of place is this? I'm not very good at geography."
The official road is far away, the sun is shining brightly, the roadside is covered with green weeds, and the rolling mountains are in the distance.
In the ancient wilderness, there was a sense of desolation with wild vegetation growing everywhere, which was completely different from the modern times where Zhang Yuanqing lived.
Then there is the official road, which is wider and more solid than imagined. Thanks to the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the official road was built better than in other dynasties.
"I feel like if I do this a few more times, I will become an excellent historian." Zhang Yuanqing withdrew his gaze and looked at the Escort flag placed on the flat carriage.
The flag of the Yellow Flag Escort Bureau is earthy yellow, fluttering in the wind.
An inexplicable idea flashed through his mind:
Mobile yellow flag!
The horse went very fast all the way, and at noon, the escort stopped in a shady place beside the official road.
Chen Xuedao stood high on the horse's back, looking around and said:
"Rest for a quarter of an hour."
Everyone got off their horses one after another, took out their water bladders immediately, and drank heavily.
It was early autumn, and the sun was blazing. The escorts had been driving for two hours under the scorching sun. Their clothes had already been soaked with sweat, and their throats were unbearably thirsty.
Zhang Yuanqing drank the water bag in one breath, then took off his luggage and enjoyed with everyone the meat buns, roast chicken and other delicacies brought by Wancheng, as well as fruits.
Most of the time, all they can eat is dry food and clean water. They can only get a few good meals by passing through cities and market towns.
Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei sat side by side, eating fresh fruits, meat, and soft steamed buns.
Zhao Youcai led the bodyguards to feed the horses with grass and shouted:
"Father, is there a water source nearby? It's time to brush the horses' noses."
Chen Xuedao was about to reply when he suddenly heard the rapid sound of horse hooves coming from the official road.
Everyone in the escort agency looked at the sound and saw a horse galloping towards them. The rider was wearing an khaki escort outfit.
"Chai Gui is back."
As a fire master, Zhao Youcai looked happy.
"Dad, Chai Gui is back." Chen Wei also shouted.
The returning rider was Chai Gui who had gone to Xiucheng to deliver a message.
Chen Xuedao nodded slightly, hung up the water bag, and took the initiative to greet him.
"Xu~"
Chai Guile took the reins of the horse, and the horse raised its front hooves high and stopped abruptly.
He didn't bother to wipe his sweat, got off his horse and ran over in a hurry.
"How does Master Xuanyu reply?" Chen Xuedao asked.
Four key members, Zhang Yuanqing, Chen Wei, Zhao Youcai and Zhuo Peiran, came over and stood beside the adoptive father.
Chai Gui's face suddenly became strange, and he hesitated to speak.
When Chen Xuedao saw this, he frowned and said, "But it doesn't matter."
Chai Gui swallowed his saliva and lowered his voice:
"Master Xuanyu said that the Shenjian Villa was wiped out three years ago, and more than 300 people in the villa were wiped out."