Chapter 332: Ahoge Little Taoist Master Also Got Stronger Today 27

"Jin Chen Taoist Master, is something happening?" Song Tian Shi had a good impression of this strong young man; seeing the sudden voice, he thought something major had happened.

Jin Chen took An Wuyang and walked forward a few steps, reminding: "There are ghosts ahead, two minor ghosts of vengeful ghost level."

"Nonsense!" Ye Tian Shi didn't agree, still holding a grudge about being injured by Jin Chen, and mocked whenever he got the chance.

"Your skill is not bad, but you lack experience; if there were vengeful ghosts, how could we not sense their ghostly aura?"

"No one is talking to you; if you don't want to retreat, you can stay still." Jin Chen's voice turned cold, and he unleashed his mystic power at one of the minor ghosts that was already restless and ready to attack.

It was completely exposed before everyone; upon seeing this, it let out a sharp cry and swooped down violently, landing exactly where Ye Tian Shi, who had not yet retreated, was standing.

"Ye Tian Shi, be careful!" A disciple hurriedly called out, also feeling relieved that he had not refused Jin Chen Taoist Master's suggestion.

There really are ghosts!

Ye Tian Shi, startled, immediately stepped back, drew his coin sword from behind, shouted a warning, and thrust at the minor ghost.

When that minor ghost moved, the other followed, forming a pincer attack on Ye Tian Shi; their sharp cries echoed within the tomb passage.

But soon, everyone present finally noticed something was off.

Although the two minor ghosts were of vengeful ghost level, they moved hesitantly, as if afraid of something.

Jin Chen and the four others stepped back a bit and communicated secretly.

An Wuyang poked his head out to ask Jin Chen: "Are they afraid of you, or of Fu Xizhou?"

"Neither." Jin Chen explained: "Look at the mark on their foreheads; they should have been the tomb owner's attendant children buried with him, but were made into ghost slaves. Fu Xizhou is also visiting this place for the first time, so it's probably... Luo Sheng."

An Wuyang and Chen Yang, who had overheard the conversation, both sucked in a breath of cold air.

Chen Yang: "So the final big boss isn't the ghost king after all, but Luo Sheng!"

Cheng Cinian was even more anxious: "Can you safely drive Luo Sheng out of Luo Luo's body?"

Jin Chen gave him a reassuring look: "Don't get agitated, it's not a big problem."

"Yeah, yeah, don't get agitated." An Wuyang hurriedly used his body to block the view of the person and ghost behind him, and his ahoge drooped.

"We're being a bit blatant now."

The two hurriedly fell silent.

Here, the two minor ghosts were finally subdued by Ye Tian Shi and Song Tian Shi working together, bound by red rope and unable to escape.

Just when everyone thought the crisis was temporarily over, the two minor ghosts seemed to have suddenly received some command, looked at each other toward the back, giggling as they vanished before everyone's eyes, and the red rope scattered immediately.

"Behind!" a disciple shouted, "Another stone door has opened… Oh my goodness."

This time, the sight behind the stone door frightened everyone.

Even Jin Chen hadn't imagined this scene.

Only to see that what should have been a spacious tomb chamber was packed floor to ceiling with corpses, each wearing the same white burial garments; thanks to the chamber's special structure, the bodies had remained undecomposed for centuries, but their bluish-gray faces and bodies covered in scars still revealed the torment they endured in life. The tomb chamber had been built higher, and underground, the corpses were confined in a black, foul-smelling water prison that locked their lower halves firmly in place.

Cheng Cinian walked in, crouched to examine their feet, and discovered something astonishing.

"They were forcibly confined; the wounds on their bodies aren't fatal… The cause of death after several hundred years is likely that, due to lack of airflow, they were suffocated alive inside."

"To bury the living with the dead—what a horrifying idea." Song Tian Shi sighed to himself.

"How are we supposed to get through, by walking between them?" An Wuyang felt it wouldn't work; although there seemed to be a narrow path for people to pass through the middle, it was extremely narrow, and one misstep would send him tumbling into the water prison.

"If even one corpse were to change, there would be no way to escape."

"Wuyang, look up." Finding his troubled expression adorable, Jin Chen chuckled and shook the youth's arm.

Everyone followed his suggestion and looked up.

Chen Yang: "... You don't mean we're supposed to swing across on these vines, do you?"

Really, they won't break?

"Going through is fine too; it's up to you." Jin Chen nodded.

"These vines have been used before." An observant disciple suddenly spoke up, pointing at the direction above his own head: "Look here, it's obvious that one of them has been frequently used."

Song Tian Shi gasped, "Could it be… someone came here before us? Then the Spiritual Pearl!"

Jin Chen then looked at Luo Sheng, who still kept a low presence, and at Fu Xizhou, who rarely made a move against him nearby, and said: "It looks like this trip might end with us coming away empty-handed."

His words held a deeper meaning; those in the know glanced silently at Luo Sheng, then quickly looked away.

"What are you saying?" Luo Sheng frowned, not understanding Jin Chen's meaning, glanced at Fu Xizhou entwined with him, and a thoughtful look crossed his eyes.

Although he had wanted to cooperate with Jin Chen and the others to kill Fu Xizhou in this tomb palace, seeing the current situation, Fu Xizhou seemed to have become wary, and actually refused to take even a single step away from himself.

Could he have discovered something…

"Nothing." Jin Chen curled his lips, his smile full of hidden meaning.

Out of the final twelve people, those who chose to swing across also made up about half.

An Wuyang looked at Cheng Cinian, who had already used the vines to swing across, then at Ye Tian Shi and Song Tian Shi, who were already walking among the corpses without feeling too disgusted, and felt like crying but had no tears.

He decided to ask his omnipotent boyfriend for help.

"Chen Ge, I'm afraid of heights."

The youth's tone was soft and pitiable; his ahoge trembled like a spoiled child, and he tugged at Jin Chen's sleeve cuff, shaking it.

"Finally remembered me; I thought you'd be stuck here until everyone got past."

Jin Chen spoke with a smile, tapping his fingertip on the youth's nose: "Then how about I hold you while we swing?"

"Not scared at all!"

An Wuyang immediately brightened, lunging into his embrace, tightly wrapping his arms around the neck, closing his eyes, and getting ready to lift off.

Hearing the throbbing of Jin Chen's chest, he suddenly felt an unprecedented sense of security, and instinctively held him tighter.

【Detected Villain Heartthrob Value 5, total 80!】

"... Loosen up a bit, you're going to choke me to death—how can you even plot to kill your own husband?"

Jin Chen helplessly patted his shoulder.

"Oh… hehe." An Wuyang relaxed a little, pressing his head firmly into his embrace.

In the next second, the feeling of levitation surged instantly.

Jin Chen didn't place all his weight on the vines; he was still afraid that An Wujiang would fall because the vines couldn't bear two people's weight, but instead he used the vines to block the illusion technique and glided past smoothly.

An Wujiang furtively opened a slit of his eyes, saw the tops of countless corpses and the black water spreading underground beneath them, then quickly shut his eyes again.