Chapter 515: The Imperial Tomb's Location Revealed?

At this moment, the master of ceremonies at the Crescent Moon Restaurant stood at the side rail and gave Zhang Lin a time cue.

After giving the other party a slight nod, Zhang Lin continued to address the audience below: "Let's set aside the question of Stone Losers and Thunder Listeners for now and finish Half-Li Li's story first. Time is running short, everyone!"

Hearing Zhang Lin say time was tight, those still whispering among themselves immediately fell silent.

Zhang Lin smiled and went on: "As the team ventured deeper into Ghost Valley, strange things began to happen."

"Those who had originally been unable to hear the thunder one by one claimed that they could hear it too!"

"This delighted Chalegai even more, but made Half-Li Li's heart grow ever more terrified!"

"Because he had carefully noticed that, up to now, only two people in the group of fellow disciples were left who hadn't heard the thunder."

"Half-Li Li felt a sense of crisis, a crisis of being about to abandoned!"

"He couldn't imagine what would happen if, in a situation where everyone could hear the thunder, he alone could not."

"And things always tend to develop in the direction one fears most in one's heart. After the very last senior brother among the fellow disciples shouted out that he too could hear the thunder—"

"The expressions on Chalegai and the guide Old Mi's faces also changed!"

"Obviously, they too heard the thunder in that instant!"

"Half-Li Li walked within the group, his hands trembling. Now everyone could hear the thunder, except him!"

"He had become the odd one out in the group, and fellow disciples kept glancing at him."

"Even more terrifying were Chalegai and Old Mi walking ahead; the two kept turning back to glance at Half-Li Li from time to time, then whispering something."

"At this moment, Half-Li Li felt like a sheep that had fallen into a pack of wolves, with everyone staring at him."

"And these people's faces, because of the fear in Half-Li Li's heart, were slowly warping!"

"Until one normal face after another turned into something ghost-like."

"All the ghosts' bodies kept walking forward, but their heads swiveled around at an impossible angle to stare at Half-Li Li."

"Every ghost was asking him: Why can't you hear it? How are you still not hearing it!"

"Half-Li Li's eyes began to fill with blood. He looked at his Second Senior Brother beside him and saw that he had turned into a green-faced, fang-baring monster drooling from the mouth!"

"Not only that, scalding hot air kept shooting out of Second Senior Brother's nostrils, burning Half-Li Li's skin."

"Under the immense terror, Half-Li Li collapsed on the ground and began to scream!"

"The commotion Half-Li Li made immediately brought the group to a halt."

"Everyone gathered around him, trying to rouse him. By the time Half-Li Li finally came to his senses—"

"He found that everyone's face was normal; it seemed to have been nothing but his hallucination just now!"

"Just then, Chalegai asked Half-Li Li with some impatience what exactly had happened."

"Without thinking, Half-Li Li immediately replied: I heard the thunder too, and got scared."