Chapter 13 Concerns

Zhang Yuanqing was about to subconsciously use Spiritual Devour to observe the yin energy when he suddenly remembered Lin Ci's fear of Chen Xuedao. Normally, he spoke respectfully and did not dare to be negligent in the slightest.

So, he imitated Lin Ci, bowing and responding:

"Yes, Godfather!"

Based on his extensive experience in dungeons, since the Lingjing had given him the persona of "Lin Ci," there must be a reason. The Lingjing would not do meaningless things.

The more difficult the dungeon, the more cautious and meticulous Lingjing Xingzhe needed to be.

Currently, he had just entered the dungeon, and the core gameplay, crises, and enemies were all unknown. It was best to maintain Lin Ci's persona, proceed step by step, and observe patiently.

After responding to Chen Xuedao, a dark surge welled up in Zhang Yuanqing's eyes. He immediately looked at the coffin. In the exclusive vision of a Night Wanderer, the spiritual inscriptions covering the coffin body were restrained, the yellow paper talismans showed a faint golden light, while the purple talismans emitted wisps of baleful aura.

The purple was clearly stronger than the yellow.

Strange, the yellow paper was for suppressing corpses and sealing spirits, and the purple talisman was for nourishing the evil and promoting yin. Why did they appear on the coffin at the same time?

Moreover, the spiritual energy of the yellow talisman was obviously weaker than the purple talisman. In less than six days, it would completely失效 (shixiao, lose effect), and the sealing formation on the coffin lid would become unbalanced... Zhang Yuanqing turned his gaze and stared at the coffin.

His gaze gradually penetrated the sealing of the spiritual inscriptions, and he saw a mass of dense yin energy that made one's heart palpitate, quietly dormant in the coffin.

The Night Wanderer's vision could only see the essence of the aura, and could not see through, so he could not see what was inside the coffin.

But just staring at that mass of yin energy made Zhang Yuanqing's heart beat faster, his adrenaline soared, as if he had encountered a life-or-death crisis.

There was a fierce thing in the coffin!

A terrible fierce thing!!

He suddenly closed his eyes and took a few steps back.

A hand was placed on his shoulder, and then, a thick, warm aura poured into his body, bringing a strong sense of security and smoothing out the palpitations that caused his heart to race wildly.

Chen Xuedao said in a deep voice: "What did you see that scared you like this?"

Zhuo Peiran also stared over.

Zhang Yuanqing took a deep breath, his expression solemn:

"A fierce thing is sealed in the coffin, a very terrible fierce thing."

He immediately told them what he had seen, as well as the abnormalities of the yellow and purple talismans.

Thinking of the aura in the coffin, he felt a shudder. The evil thing that could bring him this kind of feeling was unimaginably high in status.

Chen Xuedao and Zhuo Peiran's expressions both sank at the same time.

"A fierce thing..." Chen Xuedao pondered, "I remember on the first day of accepting the commission, you said you couldn't see through the things in the coffin."

Ah? Was the original owner so weak that he couldn't feel such a terrifying aura in the coffin? Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment. The memories he had obtained were few and far between, and they flashed by like a revolving lantern, lacking details.

This was more like incomplete information given by the Lingjing, just changed into the form of memories.

Chen Xuedao stared at him and asked:

"Why do you think there is such a big change before and after?"

Zhang Yuanqing was caught off guard and could not explain the difference, which might make Godfather, this old Jianghu expert, notice something.

Fortunately, he had a quick wit. He turned his thoughts and pretended to be solemn:

"It is very likely related to the deaths of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma. They have fueled the power of the fierce thing."

This reason was reasonable.

Chen Xuedao nodded slightly. He pondered for a moment and looked at the shopkeeper and the waiter, "You guys go out first and close the door."

The shopkeeper was relieved and repeatedly said yes, leading the waiter out of the room and closing the two lattice doors.

After the irrelevant people left, Chen Xuedao narrowed his eyes, "The person who sealed the coffin wanted to nourish the fierce thing in the coffin, but didn't want it to come out."

Zhuo Peiran frowned, "Since he is raising a fierce thing, the person who sealed the coffin will definitely release it, but the time has not yet come."

Zhang Yuanqing couldn't help but take another look at his nominal elder brother. This was a genuine bewitching demon, bloodthirsty and warlike, but very intelligent and skilled in scheming.

Kou Beiyue had lost some face for the bewitching demons.

Chen Xuedao looked at the two adopted sons and said:

"When I accepted the commission, I felt that this trip would not be simple. Now it seems that my premonition has come true."

"This coffin is sealed layer by layer, and the lid cannot be opened. The evil thing inside is extraordinary. This time, I only brought four of you children out. Wei'er and Youcai are both Fire Masters, and their personalities are rash and not suitable for discussion."

Speaking of this, he paused and said solemnly:

"Ci'er, you go to the market during the day to buy materials to draw corpse suppressing talismans to suppress the power of the purple talismans."

"Peiran, you take people to the city to look for Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma. After all, we can't be sure if they are really dead. Wait another day."

"There is an old friend of mine in Xiu City, sixty miles away. He studied swordsmanship in the Divine Sword Manor for several years, and then traveled the martial world and settled in Xiu City. I want to inquire about the Divine Sword Manor from him, and maybe I can get information about this coffin."

Every bodyguard in the escort agency was carefully cultivated. Chen Xuedao had a glimmer of hope in his heart and wanted to wait a little longer.

Zhuo Peiran asked puzzledly:

"Godfather, why not take off the purple talisman?"

"Absolutely not!" Zhang Yuanqing shook his head: "The purple talisman can gather evil and nourish the corpse. The fierce thing in the coffin will be nourished and will stay in it peacefully. If the purple talisman is removed, it may cause trouble."

Chen Xuedao nodded, gratified: "Ci'er is right."

After the instructions were given, Chen Xuedao pushed open the door and looked at the bodyguards in the courtyard, and said loudly:

"Rest at the inn today and set off tomorrow morning. I allow you to go out in batches, but ten people must stay at the inn. Everyone must return before dark."

The crowd agreed.

Zhuo Peiran immediately pointed out several bodyguards and took them away from the inn to look for Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma.

Chen Xuedao looked at Zhang Yuanqing: "You and I will guard the coffin tonight."

"Yes!"

Zhang Yuanqing bowed.

After leading Xue Qiangwei and Silver Yao Princess out of the backyard, Zhang Yuanqing was in a good mood, because he had a day to stroll around this ancient city.

"I have the materials for drawing corpse suppressing talismans myself, but if I can spend money to buy them, it's better not to waste my own things. But..." Zhang Yuanqing suddenly thought, where in ancient times sold spiritual materials?

Lin Ci must know, but he didn't.

Just as he was worrying, he suddenly heard the voice of his fourth brother behind him:

"Seventh brother, wait!"

Turning his head to look, fourth brother Zhao Youcai and third sister Chen Wei caught up.

Zhao Youcai was about 1.9 meters tall and as burly as a bear. Among the adopted sons, he was the only one who could rival elder brother Zhuo Peiran in physique.

And unlike the fierceness of the elder brother, Zhao Youcai had thick eyebrows and big eyes, and was reckless and暴躁 (baozhao, irritable), but his hostility was not strong. He looked more amiable than Zhuo Peiran.

Among all the brothers, Lin Ci and Zhao Youcai had the best relationship, because the original owner thought it was easiest to get along with fourth brother, without any scruples.

"What task did Dad arrange for you?" Chen Wei asked casually.

With fourth brother present, she did not interact intimately with her lover.

Zhang Yuanqing's heart moved: "Godfather asked me to buy materials for drawing corpse suppressing talismans. I'm worried about where to find them."

Zhao Youcai was indeed a Fire Master and subconsciously said:

"Naturally, go to the pharmacy and the Wasi (entertainment district)."

Zhang Yuanqing's mouth twitched: "Let's go!"

The three bought cinnabar at the pharmacy and found the largest Wasi in the city after asking passersby.

The so-called Wasi was an ancient folk entertainment center. The scale of the Wasi in the city was extremely large. Wooden棚子 (pengzi, sheds) stood next to each other, and "tickets" were required to enter the sheds.

There were more than thirty sheds, including Lotus Shed, Peony Shed, Yaksha Shed, and Elephant Shed.

Each shed performed different entertainment programs, including puppet shows, shadow plays, acrobatics, storytelling... everything.

There were also sales of medicine, fortune-telling, gambling, food and drink, antiques, old objects, and other transactions.

It was a scene of prosperity and热闹 (renao, bustling).

Of course, there were also the brothels that everyone was familiar with.

After buying the materials, under the guidance of fourth brother Zhao Youcai, Zhang Yuanqing and Chen Wei entered a brothel, ordered fine wine and delicacies, and admired the dancers dancing gracefully on the stage.

The silk was fluttering, the skirts were flying, charming but not妖 (yao, bewitching), beautiful but not俗 (su, vulgar).

There were also silk bamboo管乐 (guan yue, wind instruments) harmonizing, and the room full of spectators was intoxicated, forgetting to return.

At the same time, the brothel also provided flesh business. The guests could watch until their heads were big and could also take a beauty into the room to rest, but the sound insulation was not very good.

The journey of the bodyguards was long, boring, and tedious. It was common to stop in cities and go to brothels to relax.

Chen Wei was already used to it.

But at this moment, listening to the intense sexual sounds of fourth brother and the brothel woman, her beautiful eyes gradually became blurred. She looked at her lover affectionately and whispered:

"Seventh brother, let's go into the room to rest too."

Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart: You weren't full last night? I saw the humidity of the sheets this morning was amazing.

The thing he was most worried about still happened.

Although the relationship between Chen Wei and Lin Ci was deeply rooted, 元始天尊 (Yuanshi Tianzun, his real name) and Chen Wei had not reached this point.

Now that he replaced Lin Ci, this woman was the biggest trouble.

Alas, I wish I was a scumbag like 魔君 (Mojun, another player), I could sleep with any woman and talk about it later. Sure enough, people without bottom lines are invincible, I can't betray Sister Guan Ya... Zhang Yuanqing said sternly:

"Third sister, we are out to do serious business. That coffin is strange, which makes me very worried. I have no heart to enjoy myself."

Refuse first, and when he returns to the inn, he will accompany Chen Xuedao to keep watch at night, which can delay him for another night. Delay if he can.

If he can't delay, he can only say sorry to Sister Guan Ya.

"Hmph!"

Chen Wei glared at him unhappily and ignored him.

Zhang Yuanqing looked at the dancing歌姬 (geji, singing girls) on the stage, his thoughts were flying, thinking about the dungeon task.

From the current point of view, the crisis on the way to the side quest should be the bad things caused by the coffin.

That is, the evil thing in the coffin.

The main quest will be triggered only when he arrives at the manor.

His last Lingjing dungeon was a multi-player闯关 (chuang guan, obstacle course) type. According to the Lingjing's convention, this dungeon should be a camp confrontation.

Were the evil professions waiting at the manor, or were they劫镖 (jie biao, robbing the convoy) on the way?

If it was the latter, then there was another danger in the side quest.

I don't know if the enemy I'm matched with is level 5 or level 6.

......

Before sunset, the three returned to the "You Ke Lai" Inn, and the bodyguards returned one after another.

Zhang Yuanqing returned to his room in a muffled voice, set out the materials and tools, made ten corpse suppressing talismans and ten spirit sealing talismans, and came to the backyard with the talismans.

"Cheer up, didn't you eat lunch?" Chen Wei, who had been rejected for her request, vented her frustration in the backyard, training the bodyguards.

Seeing Zhang Yuanqing coming over, she snorted and suddenly whipped over, saying:

"Seventh brother, come and practice with me too."

Having a Fire Master girlfriend doesn't seem to be a good thing. She has too much energy and is easily subjected to domestic violence... Zhang Yuanqing complained in his heart.

"Wei'er, don't make trouble, let Ci'er come into the room." Chen Xuedao's deep voice came from the east厢房 (xiang fang, wing room).

Chen Wei was still very respectful to her father, glared at her lover, and flashed to make way.

Zhang Yuanqing stepped over the threshold and entered the east wing room, took out a corpse suppressing talisman and a spirit sealing talisman, and pasted them on the head of the coffin with a snap.

Then he looked at Godfather, who was sitting at the table, silently drinking tea.

"Godfather, my two talismans can only suppress for twelve hours. When the mana dissipates, they need to be replaced." Zhang Yuanqing reported.

Chen Xuedao sat upright at the table, "hmm"ed.

After night fell, the extraordinary bodyguards who had been training in the backyard gradually dispersed, leaving only the father and son in the large courtyard.

Chen Xuedao was a Mountain God, taciturn, and did not like to talk. He was extremely strict with his children and bodyguards, and everyone respected and feared him, including the original owner Lin Ci.

Therefore, Zhang Yuanqing was not good at taking the initiative to talk. If it weren't for considering the original character setting, he would have dragged Godfather to sing and dance rap.

The night was沉沉 (chenchen, deep), and there were bursts of insects鳴 (ming, chirping) from outside the courtyard.

Zhang Yuanqing sat at the door, guarding the yard while observing the coffin.

Given the sacrifice of Zhang Hu and Zhao Ma, two passer-by characters, tonight's守夜 (shouye, keeping watch) was likely to be the first crisis he faced since entering the dungeon.

The fierce thing in the coffin was extremely可怕 (kepa, terrible).

Chen Xuedao's cultivation was very high, at least level 5, or even level 6. He should be the ceiling of this dungeon. With him here, even if the things in the coffin came out, he should be able to cope... Zhang Yuanqing pondered Godfather's level in his heart.

Ancient practitioners retained names such as "Earth Monster" and "Mountain God," with occasional changes, such as Night Wanderer and Golden Crow.

But they did not have the concept of levels, so Zhang Yuanqing could only vaguely assess Chen Xuedao's level.

"I have refined the entire inn into my territory." Chen Xuedao, who was at the table, suddenly said.

"With Godfather guarding, there should be no abnormalities tonight." Zhang Yuanqing smiled.

This was the truth. The core skill of the Mountain God was the domain.

Fighting in the domain could overwhelm the evil profession of the same level, but "refining" took time, which was a skill cost.

Chen Xuedao turned his head and looked over, and said in a deep voice:

"I can see that Wei'er likes you very much, but does not like Peiran."

Could it be that he discovered my, no, Lin Ci's relationship with Chen Wei? Is your next sentence: Tonight I will clean up the house... Zhang Yuanqing panicked in his heart.

"Among all my adopted sons, you and Peiran are the most talented and the smartest, and you will achieve the greatest success in the future." Chen Xuedao's voice was still low, "But, Ci'er, do you know why I chose Peiran to take my place?"

Zhang Yuanqing shook his head.

Chen Xuedao said slowly:

"Because you are too soft-hearted. Peiran has a strong killing intent, which I don't like very much, but the escort agency needs a镖头 (biao tou, chief bodyguard) like him. I am old, and the escort agency will eventually be handed over to Peiran."

Is this a warning to me to stay away from Chen Wei? Zhang Yuanqing guessed in his heart.

Chen Xuedao looked at him, his majestic gaze turned soft, and said:

"I have saved a small amount of silver over the years, which is Wei'er's dowry. After this escort trip is over, you can take Wei'er and the silver and leave. With me鎮 (zhen, suppressing), Peiran will not embarrass you."

Zhang Yuanqing was stunned for a moment.

On the one hand, he was surprised that Godfather knew about his affair with third sister, and on the other hand, he saw kindness and love in this man's eyes.

A father's love for his daughter, and an adoptive father's love for his adopted son.

Although he was a character in the Lingjing, he was also有血有肉 (you xue you rou, flesh and blood).

This made Zhang Yuanqing silently dispel the idea of "sorry, Sister Guan Ya". Chen Xuedao was flesh and blood, and Chen Wei was also. He was not Lin Ci after all, and he could not take advantage of the convenience given by the Lingjing to玷污 (dian wu, defile) the girl's body.

Perhaps Chen Wei would not notice the abnormality, but Zhang Yuanqing had obstacles in his heart.

"Godfather..."

Zhang Yuanqing was about to speak when he suddenly heard a teeth-aching sound of fingernails scratching the coffin lid from inside the coffin.

......

ps: Low fever, drowsiness, various physical discomforts, the brain is indeed affected, becoming sluggish and not flexible enough, trying hard to conceive the plot, but it is difficult to concentrate, a deep sense of powerlessness.