Upon learning that Wang Yong was Shui Miao’s godfather, Bai Lan felt a flicker of interest.
Using the godfather connection as leverage, she thought she could easily reclaim the Nine Tripod Cauldron.
Bai Lan’s goal was simple: find a way to retrieve the Nine Tripod Cauldron. If she could gain additional benefits along the way, that would be even better.
As dusk approached, Wang Yong darted quickly among the rocks on the hillside, searching desperately for Shui Miao.
“Help… please!”
“Someone, help me!”
As he searched, Wang Yong suddenly heard a woman’s weak cries for help.
Following the sound, he spotted a young girl waving at him from beside a large rock about a hundred meters away.
What was a woman doing in these remote mountains?
And she looked quite beautiful!
Wang Yong approached the girl but stopped thirty meters away.
She wore a plaid shirt, had fair skin, and glossy black hair, appearing to be around eighteen or nineteen years old. A bamboo basket was strapped to her back, faintly revealing some medicinal herbs inside. Earlier at the gas station, Wang Yong had bought the latest local map, which indicated no nearby residences. His instincts flared, and he immediately suspected the girl might not be human but a supernatural entity.
Wang Yong had never been particularly superstitious, but after witnessing Shui Miao’s incredible jumping abilities, he had become a believer.
“Good sir, please help me, help me,” the girl waved desperately.
She appeared to have sprained her ankle and couldn’t stand.
But something didn’t sit right with Wang Yong. If her ankle was sprained and she couldn’t stand, why would she still carry such a large bamboo basket?
He hesitated, then cautiously replied, “Miss, it’s inappropriate for a young woman and a lone man to be alone together. Bear with it—I’ll go find someone to help you.”
With that, Wang Yong turned and left.
The girl stopped calling out. As Wang Yong disappeared from view, she muttered under her breath, “Didn’t expect this guy to be such a gentleman.”
Of course, the girl was Bai Lan in disguise.
Seeing that Wang Yong didn’t fall for it, she transformed again, this time into an elderly woman. Ten minutes later, she emerged from behind a large rock, crying out for her “daughter.”
Wang Yong was still focused on finding Shui Miao when he suddenly heard the old woman’s voice. He wondered, could there actually be people living on this hill? Intrigued, he turned toward the sound and saw an old woman in gray clothes slowly walking toward him from behind a large rock. She appeared normal enough, but as she approached, Wang Yong felt a chill run down his spine. Her eyes were unusually bright and clear—too clear for someone who looked to be in her seventies. They looked more like a teenager’s eyes.
“Uncle, have you seen my daughter?” the old woman approached, leaning on her cane.
Wang Yong felt fear rising but kept his composure. After all, he had two protective talismans on him.
“Yes, Grandma, I was just looking for someone to help her. Her ankle seems sprained, and since she’s a young girl, I didn’t feel comfortable helping directly. Now that I’ve met you, I can take you to her.”
“Oh, thank you, thank you!”
The old woman trembled as she walked unsteadily with her cane. Wang Yong wanted to help but hesitated, unsure of her true nature.
The old woman then said, “Uncle, can you help me walk? I’m too old to go on like this.”
“Grandma, why don’t I carry you?” Wang Yong, realizing she wouldn’t let him go easily, rolled up his sleeves, revealing a tattoo of the word “Buddha” on his arm and a copper coin bracelet on his wrist, preparing to carry her.
Seeing these items, Bai Lan was startled. She didn’t want to invite trouble, so she quickly declined, “No, no, better not. My old man would beat me if he saw. Uncle, why don’t you just tell me where my daughter is? I’ll go find her, and you can come to my house so my old man can help.”
With that, the old woman turned and pointed to a nearby valley. “Not far, just a short walk.”
“Alright, I’ll go right away.”
Wang Yong nodded and started walking toward the valley.
As he walked, his heart was in turmoil.
This was clearly a trap!
If he entered the home of a supernatural being, would he ever return?
In his anxiety, his phone suddenly rang. Checking it, he saw a text message from Shui Miao with five words: “Turn left, keep going.”
Seeing the message, Wang Yong immediately turned left and began walking briskly.
The sky grew darker, and Wang Yong’s fear increased. He tried calling Shui Miao, but the call went unanswered.
About four or five minutes later, he heard the young girl’s cries again, echoing in his ears…
This must be an illusion, a ghost trying to bewilder me!
Unmoved, Wang Yong quickened his pace, breaking into a run.
Not far ahead, he saw the old woman again.
The old woman pointed her cane at him angrily. “Uncle, how can you ignore someone in need? I thought you were a good person, but you’re just pretending!”
Wang Yong had no choice but to stop, staring at the old woman with growing unease.
The old woman narrowed her eyes and coldly asked, “Did you figure it out?”
“Ring ring…”
His phone rang again. He quickly checked the message: “Uncle, everything you see or hear is just an illusion. Keep walking straight no matter what.”
After reading the message, Wang Yong suddenly had an idea—could this be a test from Shui Miao?
With this thought, his fear lessened.
Without hesitation, Wang Yong charged straight at the old woman…
“Chilly!”
The moment he collided with her, he felt as if he had plunged into an icy cave, shivering all over.
It’s just an illusion, nothing but an illusion!
Guided by this belief, Wang Yong held his breath and ran forward furiously.
Suddenly, a thick black mist rose from the ground, but Wang Yong charged straight through it.
In the pitch-black darkness, he kept running, but the rocky terrain caused him to trip and fall. He ignored it, got up, and continued. A few steps later, his ankle twisted painfully. Despite the agony, he gritted his teeth and tried to get up again, but couldn’t.
“Ahh!”
A tough guy by nature, Wang Yong roared and managed to stand up, hopping forward on one leg. But after just one hop, his other leg twisted too!
“Damn it, I won’t give up!”
Wang Yong shouted and started crawling forward. His only thought was not to disappoint Shui Miao.
He wasn’t afraid. He believed this was a test from Shui Miao and didn’t realize he was in real danger, with Bai Lan ready to strike at any moment.
Suddenly, Bai Lan revealed her true form and blew a gust of cold, dark energy at Wang Yong, using the “Ghost Blocking Wall” technique!
Wang Yong touched a wall of bone-chilling cold and felt a wave of dread wash over him.
Sensing this, Shui Miao, over a hundred meters away, became anxious and urgently communicated with Zhuge Suantou through thought: “Brother Five, Dad is about to collapse. What should we do?”
“The success of our plan depends on whether your dad can lure Bai Lan into my Stone Demon Formation. She’s only a hundred meters away now. Bai Lan only knows that Wang Yong is your godfather. She can’t sense anything inside the Stone Demon Formation or detect our presence. So… send him another message. He must crawl into the Stone Demon Formation no matter what.”
Zhuge Suantou devised the plan to deal with Bai Lan, but Wang Yong was the bait.
“You dare use Ghost Blocking Wall on me? Don’t forget, I’m a tomb raider who can break any evil spell!” Wang Yong suddenly laughed coldly, bit his tongue, and spat a mouthful of blood forward, instantly breaking the Ghost Blocking Wall.
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