Chapter 1047

The Iron-Gall Marquis had truly never been here and was also worried about any mechanisms or traps in front.

Now that Cheng Shifei was taking the initiative to move forward, he naturally wouldn't say much.

But now that Cheng Shifei suddenly said this, it made the Iron-Gall Marquis and the others curious.

At this moment, the few of them immediately stopped talking and unfolded their movement techniques to rush downward.

Not long after, they arrived at the end of the cave tunnel, in a wide stone hall.

In the center of the stone hall, there was a strange person sitting cross-legged, with messy hair and a smile on his face.

This person had his eyes closed tightly, with his hands placed on his knees.

On the surface, he had a head of black hair, yet he had a string of Buddhist prayer beads hanging around his neck.

This attire was truly neither fish nor fowl.

Cheng Shifei was jumping up and down at this moment, constantly searching around this strange person.

Seeing those prayer beads, and feeling that the Iron-Gall Marquis and the others had arrived, he couldn't help but exclaim,

"Why are there prayer beads here? Could it be that this Tianchi Strange Hero is actually a monk?"

Shangguan Haitang just glanced at it and discovered the strange thing about this person, thought about it for a while, and replied uncertainly,

"It is indeed strange, this person's attire looks like a wandering monk from hundreds of years ago, it's really strange!"

This Shangguan Haitang's knowledge was indeed extensive; just by taking a look, she could distinguish that this person's clothing was from hundreds of years ago.

The Iron-Gall Marquis never expected that the cave where the old monks of the Heart-Zen Hall said the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom was hidden would actually have a living dead person.

Looking at this person in front of him, he looked as if he were asleep.

Thinking about the place where he received his skills, the Tianchi Strange Hero in the thousand-year profound ice at the bottom of the fire lake, wasn't he also in this appearance?

It was just that this person who looked like a wandering monk was definitely not the Tianchi Strange Hero!

After all, the Iron-Gall Marquis knew too well what the Tianchi Strange Hero looked like!

"Not bad! This is indeed the senior Strange Hero.

Shifei, don't be too rude to the senior Strange Hero.

Although he didn't take me as a disciple, I ultimately learned his supreme arts, which allowed me to stand in the court and the Jianghu.

One cannot forget one's roots, come over here!"

Anyway, it just happened that this person was present, and no one said who he was.

Having been dead for hundreds of years, I'm afraid those who knew him either shattered the void and went to other worlds.

Or mostly turned into white bones, and not even ashes were left.

It just happened that Shangguan Haitang and the others were asking, so the Iron-Gall Marquis simply mistook this person for the Tianchi Strange Hero and performed a bit.

"So it really is the senior Strange Hero, Cheng Shifei, come down quickly, don't make it difficult for the Marquis."

After confirmation by the Iron-Gall Marquis, Shangguan Haitang immediately greeted Cheng Shifei.

Cheng Shifei had a very good impression of Shangguan Haitang.

Plus, Cheng Shifei truly had great awe for the Iron-Gall Marquis.

At this moment, he listened to Shangguan Haitang's greeting, jumped off the strange person's seat, and came to the side of the Iron-Gall Marquis and the others.

Subsequently, the Iron-Gall Marquis pretended to bow and salute to this strange person, saying,

"Senior Strange Hero, I obtained your divine skills and was able to obtain a foundation for survival in this chaotic world.

Although you didn't take me as a disciple, I have always regarded you as my rebirth parents.

Today I brought four foster sons and foster daughters to pay respects to your old man.

Please forgive me for any disturbance."

Saying this, in order to make the play complete, the Iron-Gall Marquis knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed heavily.

Since he set such an example, the four of them, Shangguan Haitang and Cheng Shifei, naturally couldn't stand.

They also followed and knelt down, praying silently in their hearts, and also kowtowed to this strange person.

After the performance ended, the Iron-Gall Marquis stood up and patted off the dust.

With a smile on his face, he was preparing for the four of them to go find the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom.

Unexpectedly, Cheng Shifei's face changed greatly, pointing behind the Iron-Gall Marquis, in the direction of the strange person's seat, and said in horror,

"Oh my! How come the senior Strange Hero doesn't seem to be dead, he's actually smiling at us..."

Hearing this, the Iron-Gall Marquis was shocked in his heart.

He instantly scanned the faces of Shangguan Haitang, Duan Tianya, and Guihai Yidao, and found that the three of them had the same expression.

He immediately knew that Cheng Shifei was not lying.

He turned around hurriedly, and sure enough, he saw the strange person who had originally closed his eyes and had no sorrow or joy on his face.

At this moment, although his eyes were still tightly closed, the corners of his mouth were raised, outlining an extremely strange smile.

"This..."

The Iron-Gall Marquis was also shocked.

Just now, when he entered this stone hall, he released his martial Dao intent for the first time to investigate whether this person was alive or dead.

But the response he received was that this person's vitality was cut off, and there was no sign of life at all.

His whole body's meridians had long since merged with his bones and flesh; how could he be alive?

But now, this situation looked incredibly creepy!

After all, a dead corpse, why would it suddenly make this strange smile?

"Marquis, didn't you say the senior Strange Hero was dead? Is he dead or alive?"

Although Cheng Shifei possessed superior martial arts, his cultivation was even above that of Guihai Yidao and Duan Tianya.

But he was taught by the Invincible Naughty Boy and learned martial arts halfway.

Therefore, his courage was truly very small.

He did not have a true martial artist's heart.

At this moment, seeing such a strange scene, his true nature was exposed, and he hid behind Shangguan Haitang in panic, trembling constantly.

"Alright! The senior Strange Hero has been dead for many years, how could he still be alive?"

Although the Iron-Gall Marquis was also feeling creepy, he still looked calm and said,

"His smile might be because the senior knows from the underworld that we came to see him, so he used his corpse to smile back!"

This explanation involved the theory of ghosts and gods.

Yet Cheng Shifei came from the marketplace and actually believed in ghosts and gods.

Although he was still afraid in his heart, he still asked uncertainly,

"Really? Marquis, you can't lie to me."

"Alright, alright! How could foster father lie to people?"

Shangguan Haitang couldn't think of a better explanation and could only comfort Cheng Shifei.

After this interruption, the Iron-Gall Marquis was also suspicious in his heart.

Those old monks in the Heart-Zen Hall clearly had higher cultivation, yet they deliberately let him come to take the third Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom, which was of great importance.

Clearly, their plans were not small.

This strange person's corpse also smiled strangely.

Clearly, this cave in the belly of the mountain was not as simple as it looked on the surface.

Staying any longer would be bad.

At this moment, the Iron-Gall Marquis ordered directly,

"Alright! Now is not the time to be suspicious, we must find the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom as soon as possible.

You guys search around in this stone hall.

The intelligence I received was that the third Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom is on a dark blue flower.

You guys act quickly and find that dark blue flower."

"Yes!"

Everyone then knew that the Heavenly Fragrant Cardamom was actually on a strange dark blue flower.

It was just that the Marquis only said the color of the flower, but didn't say the size of the flower, nor did he say what the flower liked or where it would grow.

Fortunately, this stone hall, although extremely wide, was ultimately limited in area.

They were also experts in the Jianghu.