Chapter 1 The Voice from the Coffin

That enormous sound sent Gongsun Yi into a shudder, and an involuntary fear arose in his heart.

Chen Xiao, however, wasn't surprised. The zombies from before were just appetizers.

This was the main course.

But one thing Chen Xiao hadn't expected was that the thing inside could actually speak.

"What is in there?"

Chen Xiao glanced at Shi Ling.

Shi Ling shook her head. "I don't know…"

Just then, the voice sounded again.

"Disturbing my rest, yet you don't hasten to kneel and confess your sins before me!"

The three exchanged glances, and Chen Xiao decided, "Let's go in!"

Chen Xiao took the lead, followed closely by Gongsun Yi. Shi Ling hesitated, but dared not stay behind.

Inside the bronze door was a long, narrow hall. Along both sides of the hall were eighteen pillars, each carved with a lifelike golden dragon.

At the far end of the hall stood a massive coffin.

The coffin was golden and made of pure gold.

It was suspended in mid-air, held by eight thick chains.

Seeing this coffin, Gongsun Yi couldn't help but say, "I never thought this would really be an ancient tomb!"

Just as they all stepped inside the hall, another creaking sound came from behind them.

The two bronze doors closed on their own.

Gongsun Yi secretly cried out in dismay and rushed towards the door, hoping to get out before it closed completely.

But it was as if he had encountered a ghost wall. The bronze door was right in front of him, but no matter how he ran, he couldn't shorten the distance between himself and the door.

In the end, he could only watch helplessly as the bronze door closed completely.

"Boss Chen, the door is closed…"

Gongsun Yi said with a distressed expression.

"I know."

Chen Xiao replied indifferently.

Whether the bronze door closed or not didn't matter to him. All he cared about was the person who had spoken earlier.

Or rather, that thing.

"Jie jie jie—"

The voice finally appeared again, and as Chen Xiao had expected, it came from inside the coffin.

"I was really afraid you wouldn't come in. After all, if you had stayed outside, I wouldn't have been able to do anything to you. But now that you've entered my Six Harmony Palace, don't even think about escaping!"

Gongsun Yi exclaimed in alarm, "Crap, we really fell for it!"

Chen Xiao glared at him. "I warned you not to follow."

Gongsun Yi didn't dare to speak, and silently stared at the coffin suspended in mid-air.

Bang!

The coffin lid flew off, and a figure leaped out of the coffin.

Gongsun Yi was dumbfounded, his jaw dropping.

In the moment the coffin lid flew up, he had made countless guesses about what was inside the coffin.

Like a zombie, a ghost king, or even a vampire… in short, something as terrifying as possible.

But he never expected that what flew out would be a refined and handsome middle-aged man.

The man wore white clothes, white socks, and white shoes, spotless and exuding an ethereal aura.

Admittedly, he was wearing ancient clothing that would only be seen in period dramas.

But in Gongsun Yi's opinion, at least he wasn't scary.

The middle-aged man looked at them with a somber gaze, finally focusing on Shi Ling, a faint smile on his lips.

"How interesting, there's even a natural spirit body. Tell me, who are you people? Why are you trespassing in my tomb?"

Chen Xiao said seriously, "You were the one who told us to come in, so how can you say we're trespassing in your tomb? I'd also like to know who you are. Your grave is buried under my house's foundation, do your family members know about this?"

Gongsun Yi thought to himself, as expected of Chen Xiao, bold and skilled, daring to say anything!

But to Gongsun Yi's surprise, the middle-aged man actually answered Chen Xiao's question.

"I am the Prince of Luling. I have been resting here for more than a thousand years. By rights, it should be that your house was built on my tomb, not that I buried my grave under your house's foundation."

Gongsun Yi was dumbfounded. An old monster who had been alive for thousands of years? And so reasonable?

And he's over a thousand years old, how come he doesn't look old at all? Did he eat preservatives?

"My name is Chen Xiao. No offense intended, stumbling in here was purely accidental. But I have a question. You said you've been resting here for more than a thousand years, so are you a person or a ghost?"

Chen Xiao asked the question that was on Gongsun Yi's mind.

"Person? Ghost? Heh…"

The Prince of Luling smiled. "You ask if I'm a person or a ghost? In fact, even I can't tell if I'm a person or a ghost."

"Over the years, you are the first person to talk to me, and the first to ask me this question. Speaking of which, even I haven't thought about this question in a long time."

"Am I a person, or a ghost?"

The Prince of Luling paced back and forth, as if he was really thinking about this question.

If it weren't for the zombies they had just encountered, Gongsun Yi would have mistaken this person for a schizophrenic patient in disguise.

The Prince of Luling walked back and forth for a long time, and Chen Xiao became impatient. But he still maintained his composure and politely asked, "Senior, I really didn't mean to intrude into your residence. I was only chasing after someone. If you have seen them, please point me in the right direction."

The Prince of Luling stopped and suddenly glared at Chen Xiao.

"Boy, you actually dare to interrupt my thoughts, you deserve to die!"

Gongsun Yi was stunned. This person wasn't just a schizophrenic patient, but also had mania? He was fine just a second ago, how could he turn hostile so quickly?

The Prince of Luling turned his face faster than flipping a book. With a wave of his palm, a burst of energy shot out!

The energy directly covered all the space in front of the Prince of Luling. Gongsun Yi had no way to avoid it and could only mobilize all his inner strength to resist.

Poof—

The Prince of Luling's energy arrived in an instant, and Gongsun Yi's resistance was like a piece of paper in front of this energy, meaningless.

In an instant, he only felt his brain tighten, and the qi and blood in his body surged and churned. Then, a sweet taste rose in his throat, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of his mouth.

After that, everything went black before his eyes, and he completely lost consciousness.

Gongsun Yi fell to the ground, while Shi Ling suffered even greater damage than Gongsun Yi.

Her spirit body was constantly compressed and deformed, almost exploding. Fortunately, at the critical moment, she was summoned back by her stone lion body on the ground, thus escaping the disaster. Otherwise, she would have completely dissipated today!

Only Chen Xiao stood still, unmoving.

The Prince of Luling looked at Chen Xiao with interest. "Boy, who exactly are you? You can actually avoid my pure mental energy attack, interesting!"