spirit walker

Chapter 472 The Side Quest of the Evil Profession

"crunch, crunch"

The sound of fingernails scratching the coffin lid came from inside the coffin, which was especially clear and eerie in the silent night.

Chen Xuedao and Zhang Yuanqing suddenly stood up, staring at the coffin.

The former slowly picked up the long knife leaning against the table, and a sticky and thick yellow light rose from his body, revealing a majestic and heavy feeling like Mount Tai, like an insurmountable peak.

So strong, invincibly strong. Zhang Yuanqing finally determined Chen Xuedao's level, the undisputed level six.

The mountain god of the sixth level, and the mountain god of the expanded domain, is something that he can't compete with at present, and he can't compete with all means.

Of course, if he doesn't enter the opponent's domain, with the background of his prop Tianzun, he can still run if he can't beat him, so his 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 the coffin lid became louder, the whole coffin was shaking slightly, and the things inside faintly showed signs of breaking out of the coffin.

Zhang Yuanqing silently took out the corpse suppressing talisman and the spirit sealing talisman. As for the props, he did not take them out immediately. Although Chen Wei and the others fully accepted the existence of the two yin corpses, the inventory and the endless props were a bit strange after all.

It was difficult to guarantee whether Chen Xuedao would accept it naturally, so he planned to wait and see what happened.

It's really dangerous, it's not too late to take it out.

"crunch, crunch"

The scratching sound continued, and the shaking of the coffin became more violent.

Chen Xuedao looked at adopted son Lin Ci, and said in a deep voice:

"On both sides of the coffin, put a corpse-preventing talisman and a spirit-sealing talisman on it."

Zhang Yuanqing nodded. To be cautious, he summoned Xue Qiangwei who was standing in the corner of the room, handed over the talisman to her, and then manipulated the Yin Corpse to complete the affixing of the talisman.

The moment the two talismans were affixed to the coffin, the black coffin, which was originally vibrating, stopped unexpectedly.

Huh, safe?Zhang Yuanqing breathed a sigh of relief, but was a little surprised.

He thought there was going to be a big fight.

"Father, it seems to have stopped." Zhang Yuanqing maintained the avatar and looked at Chen Xuedao.

The latter's unsmiling majestic face showed a hint of confusion, and he nodded immediately:
"It's a good thing."

After finishing speaking, he leaned the knife back to the table and sat down again.

It was indeed a good thing. Zhang Yuanqing also returned to the seat, but his eyes were still fixed on the coffin. To be on the safe side, he used the spirit devouring to check the state of the murderous creature in the coffin.

It was the same as what I saw during the day, strange and terrifying, but nothing changed.

Strange, it is fine during the day, why it suddenly became 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 movement last night, that's why they broke the copper lock and went into the house to check?"

Chen Xuedao nodded, then shook his head again:

"They are all experienced bodyguards. When encountering such a situation, they should report to me first."

He sighed: "But one thing is certain, they were killed, and they did die in this coffin."

After waiting for a whole day without seeing them come back, and contacting the movement in the coffin just now, it is not difficult to guess the ending of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma.

Zhang Yuanqing took advantage of the opportunity to raise the second doubt, "But the coffin obviously cannot be opened, how did the murderous thing inside kill people, and there are still no bones left?"

Speaking of this, a flash of inspiration 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?

With a sullen face, Chen Xuedao shook his head:

"No, our task is to escort the coffin to Shenjian Villa, not to deal with it. Besides, this place is an inn. If we can't control the murderous thing, countless people in the city will suffer."

Although the people in the city are all NPCs, they will be refreshed when they die, but sacrificing the people is really not the top priority. My father-in-law is right, if I let the monster escape, my side mission will fail. Zhang Yuanqing nodded in agreement.

"Judging from tonight's situation, as long as Chen Xuedao and I stay here, the murderous thing in the coffin will not be broken, and it should not be difficult to escort it to Shenjian Villa." Zhang Yuanqing murmured in his heart:
"After finishing the side quests, 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 spirit walkers at level 5, but there are only a few at level 6. I don't know which enemies will be matched."

Zhang Yuanqing felt someone push his shoulders, and suddenly opened his eyes, only to see that the sky was blue and dark, and the east was faintly white, and it would be dawn soon.

I am asleep?He looked back in astonishment, and it was Chen Xuedao who woke him up.

"Go and wake up the brothers, and leave immediately when the messenger comes back." Chen Xuedao glanced at the sky, his brows frowning heavily.

"Yes, foster father."

Zhang Yuanqing responded without incident, but was secretly surprised.

He is the night wandering god, the favored one of the sun, the elf of the night, and he fell asleep at night unknowingly?
This is like the water ghost drowning in the river, and the fire master playing with fire and setting himself on fire, how absurd.

Zhang Yuanqing stood up and swept across the room without a trace. The huge black coffin lay quietly, and Xue Qiangwei and Princess Yinyao stood quietly in the corner.

There is no abnormality in itself.

Although it was strange to doze off at night, he really didn't find anything wrong.

The night was uneventful.

So Zhang Yuanqing left the backyard with doubts and came to the lobby of the inn.

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the hall was dark. The door of the inn had already been opened, and the waiter was carrying a broom and yawning to clean up the garbage in front of the door.

There was a fire in the direction of the kitchen, and a dense mist filled the air, bringing the unique aroma of steamed buns and white porridge.

Zhang Yuanqing stepped on the wooden stairs to the second floor, and knocked on the door of the fourth brother Zhao Youcai's room in principle.

He knocked for a long time before Zhao Youcai hurriedly opened the door and shouted at the same time:
"Don't knock, don't knock, put on clothes"

"Why so slow?" Zhang Yuanqing glanced at the room.

"I finished the two jugs of wine I brought back yesterday," Zhao Youcai explained casually and asked:

"Did you feel safe last night?"

Zhang Yuanqing told the fourth brother what happened last night.

"It's so strange." Zhao Youcai was thoughtful.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved, and he asked, "What's your opinion, fourth brother?"

Zhao Youcai thought for a while, and choked out a sentence:
"It must be that the murderous creature became timid knowing that the adoptive father was guarding outside."

I shouldn't have had expectations for Master Huo. Zhang Yuanqing stopped talking nonsense: "Fourth brother, help everyone get up and get ready to go. I'll wake up third sister."

Abandoning Zhao Youcai, he walked straight along the corridor, stopped at Chen Wei's door, and tapped his fingers lightly.

"Come on!"

Chen Wei's voice came from inside the room, but it took a long time before she opened the door.

He poked his head out and looked around, seeing no one in the corridor, he dragged his lover into the room.

"Seventh brother."

The moist and hot lips were printed on it.

Chen Wei obviously has a wealth of experience in cloud and rain, with her small hands flicking up and down, Lilac's small tongue is nimble and seductive, making Zhang Yuanqing's mouth dry after only a few back and forth.

"Don't worry, we're leaving now."

Zhang Yuanqing didn't deliberately refuse, but maintained the character setting, and after dealing with it a few times, he forcibly cut off his desire and pushed Chen Wei away.

Having withstood the test of the mountain god's scepter, he has a strong endurance in this regard.

Chen Wei's face was blushing, she was satisfied, and said hehe:
"Wait until the next city, let's make out again."

Huo Shi is so kind, Huo Shi is not troubled. Zhang Yuanqing, who was carrying the task, sighed enviously.

At this time, hurried footsteps came and stopped at the door.

Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei separated decisively, and the next second, the door of the inn was violently pushed open.

The one who is so anxious must be the Fire Master.

Zhao Youcai stood at the door with an extremely ugly expression, and shouted:
"No, Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle are gone."

Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei said in unison: "What?!"

Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle mysteriously disappeared last night.

Chen Xuedao closed the door of the inn and summoned all bodyguards to the backyard.

Everyone looked extremely dignified, and a depressive atmosphere enveloped everyone's hearts.

The scout report in the bodyguard:

"The doors and windows have been checked, there are no signs of damage, and there are no signs of fighting in the room. According to Si Ye's dictation, the room of the two of them is not locked. Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle should have left the room on their own initiative.

"I have already asked the brothers in the escort agency, as well as the shopkeeper and the waiter of the inn, but no one heard anything last night."

After the report was over, the thin and strong scout escort returned to the team.

Chen Xuedao stood on the steps of the East Wing, lost in thought.

Except for Chen Wei and Zhao Youcai looking around, everyone else showed signs of thought.

Zhang Yuanqing frowned, feeling heavy and dazed.

He said in his heart that I don't understand this mission. The disappearance of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma has 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's too coincidental, the same is two people, and the same is mysteriously missing.

But if it was the coffin, why are Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle missing, while Chen Xuedao and I are fine.

In addition, if the coffin really killed two people, then the guards tonight are meaningless. In the future, two people will die in one day, and maybe it will be my turn tomorrow night. No wonder the dungeon introduction said that strange things happen frequently.

How weird!
Zhang Yuanqing hasn't encountered such a difficult dungeon for a long time, with complex character relationships, weird black coffins, and unknown dangers.

Based on my understanding of the spirit realm, the more chaotic and unknown the dungeon, the more attention must be paid to the details. There is no such thing as a situation where the eyes of the spirit realm walker are completely blinded.

Most of the information has actually been given out a long time ago, but it is often lack of key information and it is difficult to link them together. This is what I am currently encountering. Zhang Yuanqing thinks quickly.

At this time, Chen Xuedao said:

"Time is tight, we can't continue to delay here, we all go to work, and set off immediately after breakfast."

He directly skipped the disappearance of Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle, as if he planned to give up on them.

"father"

The impatient Chen Wei shouted, "You can't leave, we have 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, then pushed the irritable Fire Master's daughter back.

Unconvinced, Chen Wei puffed her cheeks and turned her head to the side.

Chen Xuedao said:

"Peiran and Ci'er stay, and the others do their work."

After everyone dispersed, he looked at Zhuo Peiran again, "Come in."

The father and son entered the house and closed the door.

Zhang Yuanqing outside the courtyard pricked up his ears to listen, but despite his excellent hearing, he couldn't catch any sound.

Was it the mountain god's domain ability that blocked the sound?Zhang Yuanqing knew it well, gave up eavesdropping and waited patiently.

Not long after, the door of the East Wing opened, Zhuo Peiran stepped over the threshold with a gloomy face, and strode away.

"Ci'er, come in!"

Chen Xuedao's voice came from the room.

Zhang Yuanqing stepped over the threshold, closed the door, and saw Chen Xuedao standing with his hands behind his back, standing on the edge of the black coffin.

"Father?" He tentatively asked.

Chen Xuedao stared at the black coffin, his tone low and slow:
"I fell asleep last night."

You fell asleep too? !

A simple sentence caused Zhang Yuanqing's eyes to shrink suddenly, causing a storm in his heart.

"It seems that you have already realized what the problem is." Chen Xuedao lightly stroked the coffin lid with his palm, "I woke up this morning and saw you leaning against the door to sleep, 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 that, he looked up and said:

"Why do you think we are sleeping?"

Dreammaster!Zhang Yuanqing screamed in his heart.

"We are being targeted by the Dreammaster." Chen Xuedao sighed softly:
"Everyone fell into a deep sleep, so they didn't hear the movement of Yang Shuo and Wang Pingle going out. Looking around the Jianghu, there are only a handful of Dreammasters, and they are all gathered in the northwest. My father can't understand how the Yellow Banner Escort Bureau was defeated by the Dreammaster. Keep an eye on it."

Wow, it's the Spiritual Realm Walker!
Zhang Yuanqing finally confirmed one thing, the dungeon of Rebellion of the Five Elements is indeed a dungeon against camps.

The side mission of the evil profession is to prevent the Escort from transporting the black coffin to the Excalibur Villa, or to destroy the Escort team.

He also finally understood why Lingjing gave him the vest of "Lin Ci" instead of joining the team as Yuanshi Tianzun, because the vest was his protection.

"Lawful professions are protected by a vest and have a bodyguard team as assistants, so they get very little information. If an evil profession wants to single-handedly fight the entire team, then he (she) must have more information than me."

"The dream master made me and Chen Xuedao fall asleep. The level is definitely level 6. There are only so many level [-] powerhouses of the Nihility Sect. I don't know who it is."

Zhang Yuanqing found sadly that the enemy he was matched with was indeed at the sixth level.

How terrifying is a sixth-level walker?
Killing level four is like slaughtering a dog.

Moreover, the other party is hidden in the dark, and it is impossible to guard against it. If you are not careful, the great Yuanshi Tianzun may be folded in the copy.

"Hey, I knew the side missions would not be that simple."

"I just don't know if the dream master is in the team or lurking around. Well, as far as I am concerned, although the vest has been replaced, the job remains the same, and there seems to be no illusion in the escort team. Teacher? Lin Ci doesn’t have this information in his memory.”

When he was thinking about it, Chen Xuedao said:

"Look at this coffin again!"

Zhang Yuanqing immediately devoured the spirit and inspected the coffin.

Seeing this, his complexion changed drastically, the yin energy in the black coffin was so thick that it made his eyeballs sting, and his heart palpitations.

Zhang Yuanqing closed his eyes fiercely, looked at Chen Xuedao, and said half-truthfully in horror:
"Father, it, it is stronger."

While speaking, he immediately recalled the purpose of the dream master - to sacrifice fresh life to the murderous creature in the coffin to help it revive.

According to this conclusion, the task of the evil profession is to revive the murderous thing in the coffin and destroy the Escort.

Stronger. Chen Xuedao's expression darkened.

He thought for a while and said:
"Wancheng is still six days away from Shenjian Villa. We are running out of time, so hurry up and deliver the darts as quickly as possible."

Is this a time race with the Dream Hand Master in the dark?This method is not very clever, the tricks of the Dream Handler are a bit difficult to guard against, and let the coffin eat a few people, and the murderous thing inside will burst out of the coffin.Hiss, it's a bit tricky, it's really hard to find out with the illusionist's elusiveness,

Well, I can't find illusionists in the city, but in the wild, as long as the dream master dares to follow, I will definitely find out that Chen Xuedao should be playing with this idea. Zhang Yuanqing sighed:
"Yes, foster father!"

He led Xue Qiangwei and Princess Yinyao away, and said in Yeyoushen's exclusive communication method:

"Princess, you take Blood Rose out of the city first, follow the team from a long distance, and check to see if anyone is following the escort team."

If the dream emissary is not in the team, he will definitely follow, and the princess will be able to find him.

If the Dream Holder is lurking in the team, he is too active and conducts investigations too purposefully, and the lurking Dream Holder will realize that Lin Ci is a spirit walker, which is dangerous.

Of course, based on his actual situation, Zhang Yuanqing believed that it was unlikely that the Dream Handler would be in the team, but he had to guard against it.

Princess Yinyao is his trump card. Generally speaking, once the master falls into a deep sleep, the Yin Corpse becomes a decoration.

But the princess is different. The princess is a corpse with independent consciousness. Whether the master is asleep or awake does not affect the princess's actions.

The dream master lurking in the dark did not know the specialness of the princess, so Zhang Yuanqing decided to take advantage of the information gap and use the princess as his trump card to turn defeat into victory.

After a simple breakfast, the four escorts carried the heavy black coffin, placed it on a flatbed cart, covered it with sackcloth smeared with tung oil, and led the horses away from the inn.

"Hey, where's the seventh brother?" Chen Wei asked quickly when she saw that Lin Ci was not in the team because her heart was for her lover.

"He left something in the guest room." Zhao Youcai said.

Not long after, Zhang Yuanqing strode out of the inn, took the reins from the bodyguard, and the group left Wancheng in a hurry.

"Get out, get out!"

Two bodyguards rode fast horses, drove the people in front, and cleared the road for the convoy.

Chen Wei rode a fast horse, side by side with her father, and asked:
"Father, don't you wait for the brother who went 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 rode a horse for the first time, but he didn't feel any unfamiliarity. With the physical fitness of a saint, he could easily learn the postures of Chen Xuedao and others just by looking at them.

Fifteen horses, together with a carriage carrying the coffin, quickly passed through the city gate and galloped along the official road.

The sound of horseshoes and wheels became the only main theme.

Zhang Yuanqing turned his head and glanced at the not-so-tall city wall, and murmured in his heart: "Wancheng, what is this place? I'm not very good at geography."

The official road is long, the sun is shining, there are green weeds on the side of the road, and rolling mountains in the distance.

In the wilderness of ancient times, there is a barbaric desolation of vegetation growing everywhere, which is completely different from the modern day Zhang Yuanqing lives in.

Then there is the official road, which is more spacious and solid than imagined. Thanks to the economic prosperity of the Song Dynasty, the official road was better than other dynasties.

"I feel like I can become an excellent historian with more copies like this." Zhang Yuanqing withdrew his gaze and looked at the Escort flag planted on the carriage.

The flag of the Yellow Flag Escort Bureau is khaki, fluttering in the wind.

A stalk flashed in his mind inexplicably:

Flowing yellow flag!

Speeding up all the way, at noon, the bodyguard team stopped in a shaded place beside the official road.

Chen Xuedao sat on his horse's back, looked around, and said:
"Take a quarter of an hour rest."

Everyone turned off their horses one after another, took off the water bag immediately, and poured it fiercely.

It was early autumn, and the sun was scorching hot. The bodyguards had traveled for two hours under the scorching sun. Their clothes were already soaked in sweat, and their throats were extremely thirsty.

Zhang Yuanqing drank the water bag in one gulp, then took off the bag, and enjoyed the meat buns, roast chicken and other delicacies brought by Wancheng, as well as fruits with everyone.

Most of the time, all they can eat is dry food and clean water, and only when they pass through cities and market towns can they have a few good meals.

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 flatterers with grass, and shouted:

"Father, is there a water source nearby? It's time to brush the horse's nose."

Chen Xuedao was about to reply when he suddenly heard the sound of horseshoes coming from the official road.

Everyone in the Escort followed the sound and saw a horse galloping towards him. The rider was wearing a khaki Escort uniform.

"Chai Gui is back."

As a fire master, Zhao Youcai showed joy.

"Father, Chai Gui is back." Chen Wei also called out.

The returning rider was none other than Chai Gui who was delivering the letter to Xiucheng.

Chen Xuedao nodded slightly, hung up the water bag, and took the initiative to meet him.

"Appreciate~"

Chai Guile took the reins, and the horse under his crotch raised its front hooves high, and stopped abruptly.

He didn't care about wiping his sweat, got off his horse and ran over in a hurry.

"How does Master Xuanyu reply?" Chen Xuedao asked.

Zhang Yuanqing, Chen Wei, Zhao Youcai, and Zhuo Peiran, the four backbones greeted them and stood beside the adoptive father.

Chai Gui's expression suddenly became strange, and he hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Chen Xuedao frowned and said, "But it's okay to say."

Chai Gui swallowed her saliva, lowered her voice and said:
"Realist Xuanyu said that the Excalibur Villa was wiped out three years ago, and more than 300 people in the villa died."

PS: The typo is corrected first and then corrected.

(End of this chapter)