usatvline Chapter 49 Following
Chapter 49 Following
Jie Lianhuan walked to the bronze mirror in the center of the eight gates.
Not long after, Wu Sansheng emerged from the shadows and came to Xie Lianhuan's side.
At this moment, there are two Wu Sanshengs in front of the mirror who are exactly the same in appearance and temperament, which looks very strange.
"Has everything been arranged?"
Zhen Wu Sansheng asked.
Jie Lianhuan nodded and said in a low voice, "I've already contacted 'its' people, they should be up there now."
Then Xie Lianhuan countered, "And over there, have you retrieved anything from the tomb?"
Their exploration of the underwater tomb had another purpose: to find the Snake-Eyed Bronze Fish.
There are three of these items. The first one was obtained by Chen Pi Asi, from which he learned some clues about the Heavenly Palace on the Clouds.
Based on the speculations of the Nine Gates members, there is a high probability that the Snake-Eyebrow Bronze Fish exists in Wang Canghai's tomb.
That's why Master Zhang sent an archaeological team to search here.
"Cheng Feng took the things. That guy has a very strange ability; he can summon snakes out of thin air and control them."
As Wu Sansheng spoke, his eyes were filled with apprehension.
Xie Lianhuan also frowned deeply. Cheng Feng, who possessed such strange abilities, was a very troublesome person to him.
"I'm afraid the Bone Incense won't work on Cheng Feng by then, which would not only cause problems with the plan, but also..."
"There's a good chance the two of us won't make it out of the tomb either."
Xie Lianhuan deeply agreed with Wu Sansheng's words.
After pondering for a moment, Xie Lianhuan replied, "I'll find a way to solve Cheng Feng's problem."
"Alright, now that Cheng Feng is taken care of, leave the rest to me!"
Wu Sansheng nodded in agreement.
Then Jie Lianhuan handed Wu Sansheng some equipment, and most importantly, the 'Bone Fragrance'.
The so-called "bone fragrance" is a drug made from the bones of a forbidden woman.
The bones of the forbidden woman naturally emit a unique fragrance, which is used as the main ingredient and supplemented with various medicinal herbs to make incense.
Once ignited, even an elephant wouldn't last more than a few seconds.
Having obtained the item, Zhen Wu Sansheng quickly entered the correct tomb passage.
Meanwhile, the fake Wu Sansheng continued to stand in front of the mirror, posing and preening like a woman.
At this moment, Cheng Feng and Chen Wenjin were following the archaeological team at a distance.
Because of Cheng Feng, their journey went smoothly, unlike the others who faced numerous dangers along the way.
"Cheng Feng, what do you mean by saying that only we are the most authentic?"
Huo Ling walked to Cheng Feng's left and couldn't help but ask.
Cheng Feng remained calm and casually said, "Besides the two of you, the rest of the team members are all imposters."
"So you really knew? Then whose side are you on?"
Chen Wenjin stared intently at Cheng Feng's profile.
Cheng Feng said matter-of-factly, "I'm my own person. If it weren't for some bastard forcing me into this situation..."
I have absolutely no desire to get involved in this mess.
The three of them faintly heard shouts ahead, so they stopped talking and cautiously walked forward.
As they were about to pass through the tomb passage, the three of them extinguished the light sources in their hands.
Leaning against the doorway, looking outside.
At this moment, the members of the archaeological team were also hiding in the shadows, and the eyes of both groups were focused on one person.
That was Jie Lianhuan, who was striking poses.
"What's wrong with Wu Sansheng? What is he gesturing at like that?"
Huo Ling, who was standing close to Cheng Feng, whispered in his ear, "I have a question."
"He was guiding the way, telling the archaeological team the location of the facility."
Cheng Feng gave the two women an explanation.
At this moment, the fake Wu Sansheng seemed to realize something, and quickly rushed into the darkness, disappearing behind a tomb door.
After Wu Sansheng escaped, the young man and his companions emerged from the darkness. One of them said:
"Was Wu Sansheng possessed just now? Why does he look like a woman getting ready?"
"Besides Wu Sansheng, Team Leader Chen, Huo Ling, and the newly joined Cheng Feng are also missing. Why don't we wait here?"
While everyone was discussing, Zhang Qiling walked silently to the bronze mirror.
After looking him over for a few moments, he said, "Wu Sansheng is looking for a way out."
"The gate of life?"
Faced with everyone's questions, Zhang Qiling did not explain, but instead adjusted his viewing angle in front of the mirror.
Soon they saw the corresponding tomb door.
That's the only way out here.
Having solved the puzzle, Zhang Qiling stopped talking and silently carved a mark on the stone wall to the side.
He had always been troubled by memory problems, and in order to prevent himself from forgetting things...
Each time he went down into a tomb, he would leave some traces to show that he had been there.
"I think we should keep going. There are so many strange snakes in this tomb."
Even if Team Leader Chen and his team are alright now, they might still be trapped somewhere by a snake.
Li Sidi then stepped forward and spoke.
The others all tacitly agreed, implicitly regarding Li Sidi as the team leader.
“Zhang Qiling, let’s keep going. We can look for Team Leader Chen and the others along the way when we get out.”
Zhang Qiling remained silent. His name might be wrong, but his nickname was never wrong.
Zhang, the mute, lives up to his name; it's rare to hear him speak at length.
"Since no one has any objections..."
Li Si was halfway through his sentence when Zhang Qiling suddenly swung his shovel and cleaved a snake that had jumped out from the corner in two.
"Quick, the snakes are catching up!"
At a shout, everyone quickly ran towards the tomb door that Zhang Qiling had pointed to.
Zhang Qiling silently covered the retreat of the group from behind.
Soon, they rushed into the tomb, and Zhang Qiling closed the door tightly, keeping Jingjian Ahan outside.
The area around the Eight Gates was now plunged into darkness.
"Alright, let's go down now!"
"Let's wait a bit longer, there are too many snakes down there now."
Chen Wenjin felt uneasy seeing so many snakes; girls generally don't like long, thin things like that.
Huo Ling nodded in agreement immediately. Wasn't this just courting death?
"Don't worry, these snakes are all mine. Otherwise, would the journey have been so easy?"
After saying that, Cheng Feng led the way down the steps, afraid that if he lingered any longer, the water would rise again.
The two women followed Cheng Feng with some doubt, each holding a dagger in their hands.
It wasn't to guard against Cheng Feng, but rather to worry about the snakes.
When the three reached the bottom, the black snakes had already disappeared into the darkness; not a single one remained.
Upon seeing this, the two women withdrew their daggers and looked at Cheng Feng in surprise.
"These snakes are really all hiding from us. I didn't expect you to have such a special skill, Cheng Feng."
Cheng Feng glanced at Huo Ling, then raised his hand and said, "Look here."
As he spoke, a Pure Land Āgama slowly crawled out from Cheng Feng's sleeve.
Then she climbed up Cheng Feng's arm and leaned on his shoulder.
The black snake's body shimmered with blood-red patterns, and the fleshy growth on its head stared at the two women like eyes.
"Cheng, Cheng Feng... let's talk this out. Don't suddenly pull out something so terrifying!"