Chapter 1417: Is There Really a Problem?

"I didn't want you to throw your lives away, I didn't want anyone to throw their lives away, but no one could have predicted that something like this would happen." A look of indignation appeared on the village chief's face.

"Go over and take a look right now to see what the situation is. If there really is a problem, we'll withdraw immediately."

"I'm not going; if you want to go, you go." Another big man said sinisterly, "Damn it, you used sweet talk to trick us into coming here, and now that something has happened, you want us to go up and take the hit? I'm not going."

"Let's go, Old Liu."

"Village chief, we're leaving. If you aren't leaving, then wait here." Old Liu looked at the village chief helplessly. He came to earn money, not to throw his life away here, so he was choosing to leave now.

"Stop right there, none of you can leave." The village chief was furious; he blocked the path directly.

"Village chief, we can't have you forcing people like this, can we?" Old Liu was angry. Did this old thing really think he was someone important? Since people were already dead anyway, he didn't mind one more dying. If this old thing didn't move, he was really going to take action.

"Forcing people?" The village chief sneered, "At a time like this, we should all be united, not abandon our companions and run away. I'll go with you; we'll just take a look. If there really is trouble, we'll leave immediately, and I'll clean up this mess later."

"But if you leave now, without me stepping in to resolve this, you won't be able to handle the matter of human lives. Do you believe that if you go back, you'll still end up in prison?"

The two were stunned. Although they were very angry, they had to admit that the village chief did indeed have that ability; this guy was like a local tyrant in the village.

Although he was old, he had connections above, and there were many brothers, sons, and nephews in the clan. If any real problem occurred, they truly had no way to stay out of it.

Thinking of this, the expressions on the two men's faces couldn't help but change.

"Then this is the last time." Old Liu said with a dark face.

"Of course it's the last time. Do you think only you are afraid of death? I am too." The village chief looked at the two with an indignant expression and said coldly, "Go back immediately."

Just at this moment, the two suddenly revealed a look of horror. They stared in terror at the space behind the village chief, as if they had seen something terrifying.

The village chief was startled. Just from the expressions of the two, he felt something was wrong. His scalp went numb as he turned around, wanting to see what on earth had happened behind him that made the two so afraid.

The moment he turned around, his scalp exploded. He saw that Sandan, who had long since gone cold, and the big man who had been killed by Sandan, had stood up at some unknown time.

Their faces were gray and dark, looking extremely terrifying, and they were walking with a staggering gait, slowly moving toward him.

"Ah..." The village chief's scream traveled far away. He turned his head to run, but with a *pfft* sound, a tentacle struck from behind him, piercing him straight through the heart.

The village chief stood there blankly, blood gushing from his mouth, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

Bang, bang, bang... Old Liu and the other big man could no longer withstand the fear in their hearts. They picked up their guns and fired at Sandan and the big man who had risen from the dead, but it was to no avail. Their bullets hit Sandan's body, and he didn't feel a thing.

The gun in Old Liu's hand clicked—a jam. He finally broke down, threw the gun in his hand away, and turned to run.

The other big man saw the situation was bad and turned to flee as well, but with a *pfft* sound, a tentacle pierced through from behind him. His body stiffened, and he lowered his head, looking at his own chest in disbelief.

A soft tentacle had pierced through his chest, and the intense pain made him miserable.

A tearing pain arrived; the tentacle lifted him high into the air and then threw him heavily onto the ground.

On the other side, Chen Yu and the others searched until nightfall but still couldn't find the entrance, so they could only camp on the ground for the time being and wait until early tomorrow morning to continue searching for the entrance on the Yunying Map.

Li Yunshan held the Yunying Map, pondered for a while, and picked up a stone to calculate on the ground.

"Did the senior think of something?" Chen Yu leaned to the side, seeing that he was calculating using the methods of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches and the Yin-Yang Five Elements.

"Qingsongzi, that old thing, has always been cautious in his actions," Li Yunshan said, "so the places where he locked us fellow disciples are all different."

"Take me for example; I was locked up according to the Fuxi Heavenly Derivation Technique, so to find me, one must be proficient in Fuxi Divination, or have a cloud map to calculate and find me directly."

"Just like the place where my Senior Brother Li Hongyu is locked up, it's the Yunying Map, so if I calculate according to the Yin-Yang Five Elements method, I will definitely be able to crack the secret on it."

"Your sect leader Senior Brother really is a calculating person," Liu Ruxi said leisurely from the side, "He locks people up so tightly, afraid that others will find them?"

"Yes, this isn't being calculating, but rather that he has done too many things on his conscience," Li Yunshan said blandly, "That is why he is afraid that the people he locked up will be found, or that they will get out themselves."

"Understood." Liu Ruxi nodded slightly.

"Senior, do you have any leads?" Chen Yu looked at Li Yunshan, seeing him focused on his deductions.

"I have leads, but I can't crack it in a short while," Li Yunshan's brows were slightly locked, "Although I don't want to admit it, that old thing is indeed very strong when it comes to arrays, array diagrams, and Yin-Yang Five Elements calculations."

"Alright then," Chen Yu gave a helpless, bitter smile and said, "Just take your time calculating, don't rush."

"Rushing is useless too." Li Yunshan sighed helplessly and continued his calculations.

Li Yunshan entered a state of selflessness. He would occasionally take a stone to draw array diagrams on the ground, and occasionally move the five fingers of his right hand to calculate directions. Finally, he threw the stone in his hand onto the ground: "Calculated it."

"Where is it?" The two leaned in.

"Right at the very edge of the island; this place should be the entrance." Li Yunshan pointed to one side of the Yunying Map, "Moreover, the terrain of this island is extremely complex. After we entered this range, we triggered the Five Elements Array, which is why we have been going in circles all day."

"That's not right. If we had really entered the Five Elements Array, I would have sensed it. How could we have been going in circles for so long without me noticing?" Chen Yu was slightly stunned.

"Are you feeling very surprised?" Li Yunshan smiled slightly, "That is because that old scoundrel's strength is truly absurdly strong. The array he laid out is perfectly integrated with heaven and earth, so even you couldn't sense it."