Chapter 1047: Shen Qiong Renders Meritorious Service

He didn't know when Young Master Zhao would wake up. What someone had said before was right—Zhang Lin was a storyteller, not a fortune-teller—and as long as Young Master Zhao woke up at this point in time,

then everything could be solved with ease, though it would come with a certain amount of danger. Once everything was resolved, the four characters that would naturally be confirmed were "a close call with no real harm."

At this moment, the officials naturally didn't understand why Zhang Lin was doing what he was doing. At the same time, their suspicion was no longer the same as everyone else's—namely, whether Young Master Zhao could actually pry open that coffin lid.

But right now the officials couldn't think too much about it. If the officials got tangled up in some kind of indecision and the message couldn't get through, then all the blame would fall on their heads.

Besides, setting aside the question of blame, having hope is always better than having none.

At this point, they still had to try first before saying anything more. They couldn't just embrace that pessimistic attitude without even attempting it.

Right now, Young Master Zhao once again showed how unreliable he was. In fact, everyone had overlooked one thing—what Young Master Zhao would choose to do the very first moment after he truly came to.

Some things come entirely from subjective consciousness. In the current situation, even Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan—even if they were truly staying lucid—would probably be shocked beyond words by everything before their eyes.

That kind of mottled purple light and shadow, and the figure wearing the golden mask, could both deal a tremendous mental blow to a person.

Perhaps precisely because they were being controlled, Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan weren't hesitating at all right now. They immediately summoned the endless fury and courage in their hearts, charged forward without any scruple, and engaged that black shadow in combat.

But reality still left them very little room. Young Master Zhao froze on the spot at this moment, instinctively rubbing his eyes.

The satellite communicator had already started ringing, but he showed no reaction at all.

At this moment, the livestream was filled with curses.

【I knew this Young Master Zhao was unreliable—he really is just a useless piece of trash!】

【The satellite communicator is already calling, why isn't he picking up? Does he really want to wait for death?】

【You really can't count on a person like this.】

【You can't blame Mr. Zhang. Some people, since they are that turning point, have to be used when the time comes.】

【Sigh... a choice with no choice. We can only hope this Young Master Zhao snaps out of it quickly.】

Everyone was eagerly hoping Young Master Zhao would pick up the satellite communicator right away. Even if what he did afterward had no effect at all, these people blaming him wouldn't reach such a serious degree.

Correspondingly, if he made that kind of effort, it could more or less let these people feel some relief.

Even if it ultimately failed, it would still be a sort of indirect answer—to the Second Archaeology Team itself, to the officials, and to all the viewers.

But if he kept standing there in that dumbfounded, dazed state, completely unable to react, and let the event keep developing, it would eventually lead to consequences that could no longer be controlled.

Then all the blame would fall on Young Master Zhao!

From a macro perspective, this could be considered a form of moral coercion, but it is also a fact.

Fortunately, the next moment Young Master Zhao came to his senses and hurriedly picked up the communicator, even though he didn't understand why this communicator was on him.

This thing had always been kept by Yang Lu, and it was extremely important!

Once the officials lost contact, then the news from the New Moon Restaurant couldn't get through, and all of them would be left completely in the dark.

After picking up the communicator, the first thing Young Master Zhao heard was the officials on the other end shouting harshly, as if trying to use that voice to wake Young Master Zhao up right away.

And telling him to open the coffin immediately.

Holding the satellite communicator, Young Master Zhao froze once again. He looked at the black shadow ahead and the coffin behind it, at a loss for what to do.

Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan were currently fighting fiercely with that black shadow. Although they had already fallen infinitely behind, both of them bore different injuries.

And being kicked out wasn't the first or second time, but every time they were kicked out they got up again, then charged straight back in and kept fighting that black shadow.

Even if it cost them their lives, their hearts told them they had to kill this person. Either they died, or this black shadow wearing the golden mask vanished completely.

Whoever he was, it didn't matter to Hu Bayi and Wang Kaixuan.

Even though they no longer recognized each other, their fighting hearts at this moment were united by a single will.

Young Master Zhao going to touch that coffin at this moment wouldn't be affected at all. That black shadow wearing the golden mask wouldn't pull away from the fight to stop Young Master Zhao's actions.

So there was nothing for him to agonize over. But in the end, all of this still came from within himself. Right now, Young Master Zhao wanted to move his feet but couldn't summon that courage.

Young Master Zhao's heart kept pounding, as if something terrifying was happening right before his eyes. He truly couldn't accept such a scene!

The next moment, Shen Qiong had already opened her eyes. The scene she saw was pretty much the same as what Wang Kaixuan and Hu Bayi had seen before.

Shen Qiong stared at Young Master Zhao with hostility!

Young Master Zhao instinctively swallowed. The positions of the two of them at this moment were very delicate.

Shen Qiong unhesitatingly drew that dagger again, pointing it at Young Master Zhao just like that, without rushing to act.

Young Master Zhao seemed to understand that the next moment Shen Qiong would charge at him without hesitation to kill. At this moment, Young Master Zhao didn't hesitate any longer.

The instant Shen Qiong stepped forward to rush at him, the moment she lifted her foot, Young Master Zhao turned tail and ran, charging toward the coffin.

At this moment, even though Shen Qiong had already fallen into that kind of Illusionary Realm, she had still rendered meritorious service after all.

If it weren't for her drawing the dagger with killing intent and glaring at Young Master Zhao so menacingly, it wouldn't have made Young Master Zhao make up his mind to rush toward that coffin right then.

Young Master Zhao also suddenly recalled what the officials had just said. In fact, throughout the whole process, all he had heard from Zhang Lin was what would happen after opening the coffin and so on.

Many things he hadn't heard in great detail, but at this moment they all flooded into his mind. He understood that was the only path.

And a path he had to take. If he didn't go open the coffin at this moment, they wouldn't have a single hope left.

At this moment, Young Master Zhao hadn't even considered whether he actually had the ability to push open that coffin.

All of that was no longer important to him. In his view, charging toward the coffin right now was the ultimate victory, regardless of anything else.

And during this process, one chased and one ran.

The battle of the other three also suddenly changed the picture—after all, it was two against one.

The military shovel swung by Wang Kaixuan finally found an opening and slammed right into the face of that black shadow wearing the golden mask!