Chapter 804: Side Story 4: 41

Going forth, misfortune outweighs fortune.

Gu Ya went with the determination to die.

But she is the family's only daughter; if she doesn't return, she owes an explanation to her parents and her closest kin.

Meanwhile, Xiao Jiu was not idle.

She called Tang Tang and carefully inquired about the information regarding that imperial grand tomb.

Tang Tang told Xiao Jiu everything she knew, from start to finish.

Finally, she worriedly said: "Xiao Jiu, when are you planning to go down into the tomb? Do you have someone handy to use? If not, I…"

"No need." Xiao Jiu said firmly: "Tang Tang, don't send anyone from your side to get involved; this matter will be huge, and if you come, eight or nine out of ten will become cannon fodder. Besides, you must first do the ideological work with your mentors. After this is over, that grand tomb should be completely sealed underground, never to see the light of day—whoever moves, dies."

Tang Tang sucked in a breath of cold air; she knew the situation was serious, but she hadn't expected it to be this serious.

She gave a slight hum, then said: "Xiao Jiu, don't worry—I will do my utmost to stop them."

After hanging up, Xiao Jiu called Fang Chuanzong again.

Fang Chuanzong's people were already deployed on the opposite bank; he said: "Xiao Jiu, go ahead and do as you wish; when the time comes, I will have my people block the entire mountain range, doing my utmost to stop anyone who wants to go up the mountain."

"Fang Lao, thank you for the trouble." Xiao Jiu instructed: "Also, on the archaeology team's side, Tang Tang will do her best to dissuade them, but it's inevitable that some will have ulterior motives and not listen; then we'll still have to rely on Fang Lao to go over and apply pressure."

Fang Chuanzong agreed to each request.

Xiao Jiu didn't tell anyone about Liu Junyan's matter, but Fang Chuanzong knew.

After so many years, this time Xiao Jiu finally has a chance to meet Lord Liu Seven again—but first, this meeting must withstand this bloody storm.

Just hoping everything goes smoothly.

Xiao Jiu isn't worried about losing in a magical duel; even if they fight, the opponent would be no more than ants before Xiao Jiu and Hui Moqiong.

Indeed, Xiao Jiu is confident she can protect Gu Ya.

But the key is, fighting cannot completely solve the problem.

Xiao Jiu must not only protect the entire Meng family, but also help Liu Junyan clarify the ley lines of this Zhe region; that is the hardest and most crucial part.

Hui Moqiong's people quickly locked onto the opponent's prayer-rain formation array.

"Xiao Jiu, our arrival in Zhe region might still be a bit late." Hui Moqiong said: "Meng Lao is in the open, while the opponent lurks in the shadows; Meng Lao's every move is constantly watched, and when he first sent people to probe Yin Dang Hang, the opponent must have already been accelerating the whole process."

In other words, the opponent's grand prayer-rain formation is already complete.

Although Hui Moqiong has locked onto it, taking action now is still too late.

Yes, the opponent's goal from the start has been the 'True Dragon Entering the First'; the Meng family is merely a bait.

No matter how the bait jumps about, the opponent must still do what they intend to do.

So they didn't immediately try to stop Meng Lao and blow themselves up; instead, they silently accelerated the process.

After Meng Lao had probed several times, and only then did they invite Xiao Jiu to Zhe region, they were already several steps behind others.

However, it's not yet the final step; Xiao Jiu refuses to give up.

"Since the grand prayer-rain formation is already formed, let this storm rain down wildly!" Xiao Jiu said with determined eyes: "They probably never imagined what kind of role the true dragon they will face will play!"

Xiao Jiu believes in Liu Junyan.

Hui Moqiong has even greater faith in the abilities of his family's Seventh Lord!

They are not fighting alone; they still have the Seventh Lord!

"Since the grand prayer-rain formation is already complete, their next step should be arranging the matter of the grand tomb in the mountains; Hui Fifth Lord, help me keep close watch on their route—then we can simply enter by following the path they take down into the tomb."

This is why Xiao Jiu didn't let Tang Tang help find professional grave-robbers or archaeologists from the industry.

Because Xiao Jiu knows that, since the opponent could take the Gold Luo Pan out of the tomb, this grand tomb must be part of their scheme.

The opponent must have long ago worked out the best route for descending into the tomb.

Xiao Jiu just happened to pick up a leak.

In the evening, the sky over this part of Zhe region darkened without warning, giving a strong sense that a mountain rain was about to come.

Meng Lao also hurried back at this time.

After the Seven Treasures Linglong Pagoda was invited out from the Qingquan Dao Observatory, Meng Lao held it with both hands, covered in red cloth, and never let anyone else touch it all the way back to the old residence.

Along the way, they indeed encountered an ambush, losing some personnel, but fortunately the casualties were not severe.

Huiquan Master, who is also a close friend of Xiao Jiu, gave Meng Lao no trouble at all.

All things considered, it was still relatively smooth.

After Meng Lao returned, Xiao Jiu and he together accomplished two things.

One was formally signing the pawn agreement; after signing and stamping the pawn ticket, Meng Lao solemnly handed that Gold Luo Pan to Xiao Jiu.

At the moment the Gold Luo Pan was handed over, Meng Lao let out a small sigh of relief.

Finally, they got rid of that harmful thing.

The second was, under Xiao Jiu's direction, Meng Lao and several generations of younger family members personally buried the Seven Treasures Linglong Pagoda in the ancestral grave, the very spot where the Gold Luo Pan had originally been buried.

I don't know if it's psychological, but at the moment the Seven Treasures Linglong Pagoda was buried in the ancestral grave, Meng Lao felt the aura of the entire ancestral grave change instantly.

Perhaps… perhaps it's just psychological.

In the dead of night, Hui Moqiong finally locked onto the opponent's route for descending into the tomb.

At that moment, a light drizzle had begun to fall, and as time passed, the rain grew heavier.

Gu Ya, having written her will, stood by the window, silently gazing at the endless night outside.

The Soul-guiding Lamp hung constantly before her upper right, guarding her at all times.

At half past ten, Gu Ya suddenly felt a twinge of pain in her lower abdomen.

Just as she was about to go look for Xiao Jiu, Xiao Jiu happened to push the door open and come in: "Gu Ya, we need to set out."

Gu Ya threw on an outer coat and strode out of the room.

Outside the door were Gu Ya's parents, Meng Chu Yang, and all the relatives.

They all looked at Gu Ya.

Looking at the girl who had regained her former Qìchǎng, they felt inexplicably sad.

Gu Ya first hugged her parents separately, reminding them to take care of their health, then she buried her head in Jin Meng Chuyang's embrace and softly said to him, "Chuyang, please take good care of my parents for me, whether I am here or not."

Meng Chuyang held Gu Ya tightly, almost swearing: "Xiao Ya, promise me you will return safely; if you don't come back, I will settle both our parents' affairs and then go find you…"

Gu Ya's eyes reddened slightly; she didn't say anything more sentimental, but said, "Chuyang, I will do my best…"

Strive to live, strive to return safely.

Hui Moqiong drove, with only Xiao Jiu and Gu Ya sitting in the back.

Xiao Jiu held a box containing the golden compass, the box open.

As the car drew nearer to the mountain range opposite, the hitherto still golden compass suddenly emitted a rustling sound.

The needle of the golden compass moved…