Chapter 1 What a Joke

"Aiyo, Brother Zheng, what time is it already? And here you are, still in the mood to joke around. I'm about to die of anxiety! This old man hasn't lived enough yet.

"This old man's poems and essays, there are still many drafts in my belly that I haven't written yet. And at the capital's Water Street, in the Eight Alleys, a bunch of new rouge have arrived, and this old man hasn't had a chance to sample them yet!"

"But I think my story isn't bad."

The surname is Helian, he can indeed use his blood to close the door, he's a traitor, and he colluded with the Si Tu family. With these key elements, plus some imagination, it's simple, clear, and obvious.

"The most urgent task is how we can get out, how we can get out!"

It's clear that Yao Zizhan is genuinely anxious. Gesang's matter was already beyond his expectations and has continued to affect him until now. You could even say that if Gesang hadn't appeared, he would have been able to find this place himself, and Zheng Fan wouldn't have been involved at all.

"Ah, if only we had left someone to guard the entrance," Yao Zizhan said regretfully, while also glancing at Zheng Fan with some resentment, because he remembered that it was Zheng Fan who said "a family should be complete" after the door was opened;

Well, now it's really complete.

"Master Yao, what's the rush? The Cheng Kingdom's troops shouldn't have arrived."

"Haven't arrived?"

"If they had arrived, why would they bother closing the door? If they just blocked us here, what waves could we possibly make?"

A hundred armored soldiers, combined with a certain number of crossbows, could completely solve the problem in this narrow space, because the terrain here is completely a turtle in a jar.

"Oh, you mean Gesang came here alone?"

"He might still have some trusted subordinates who didn't die in the fire on Gedda Mountain, but since he closed the door and left earlier, it's clear that he came here alone."

"Then what does he want?"

"Master Yao, I've noticed that you always seem to panic-stricken when facing life-or-death situations."

"A scholar, a scholar, before battle, soaring aspirations, during battle, panicking, after battle, trembling with fear, what's wrong with that?"

Yao Zizhan said it with perfect justification, and that's precisely why he could hide comfortably in the rear, indulging in pleasure every day while the Yan army invaded the Qian Kingdom.

At this moment, the blind man opened his mouth and said:

"Master Yao, if nothing unexpected happens, we should be safe for now, at least temporarily. Since Gesang can betray Gedda Mountain and betray the Helian family, then he can betray the Si Tu family again."

"You mean, he wants to monopolize the treasure trove here?" Yao Zizhan finally understood.

"That should be the case. Wealth moves people's hearts, and how many people in this world can resist the attraction of such vast wealth? Moreover, Gesang doesn't know that the gold and silver in the treasure trove are less than ten percent of what they used to be. In his mind, the treasures here are enough for him to make a comeback, no, it should be enough to reshape the Helian family's glory."

Zheng Fan simply sat down and continued the blind man's train of thought:

"This Gesang is indeed a character."

His personal strength isn't bad, his grade should be comparable to that of Great Hero Chen, and he doesn't look too old, still in his prime, so there might still be room for him to continue improving. At least, for now, it's impossible for his qi and blood to decline.

But Great Hero Chen is an idiot,

This Gesang can also play the trick of driving a tiger to devour a wolf, his brain is clearly more agile, he's a枭雄 (xiāo xióng, a hero or leader who is ruthless and ambitious).

If nothing unexpected happens and the treasure trove is truly full, if he inherits it, he might really be able to create his own powerful force in this Heaven's End Mountain Range.

"Brother Zheng, the problem now is that we're trapped here. I deeply admire Brother Zheng's composure and vision in the face of danger;

"But Brother Zheng, let's think of a way, alright? While there are many gold and silver items here, what use are those things now?

"If we're trapped here, one or two days is fine, but if it's longer, what will we eat and drink?"

Fan Li suddenly spoke up at this moment:

"Aren't there still you guys?"

"........." Yao Zizhan.

Zheng Fan then looked at Great Hero Chen and said:

"Great Hero, help me kill someone."

"Who?" Great Hero Chen asked.

"Gesang, that Helian Gesang."

"Alright."

Yao Zizhan looked at Zheng Fan and Great Hero Chen with an expression as if they were idiots.

"Master Yao, I also need you to promise me one thing."

"Can you get us out?"

"Yes."

Zheng Fan said with certainty.

"Alright, this old man promises you, speak, what is it?"

"Shengle City plans to open a school, and Master Yao must be a teacher in my school for three months."

Yao Zizhan immediately asked:

"Good wine and good food?"

"Plenty."

"Singing girls and dancing girls?"

"Your choice."

"Good."

"Master Yao is straightforward."

Having said that, Zheng Fan turned his head to look at the demon kings standing behind him,

And said:

"Gesang has already left here, but he shouldn't have gone far. He wants to trap us here, he's dreaming.

"I want you to wait until the bronze door reopens,

"Spare no effort,

"To hunt down Gesang!"

A'ming, the blind man, Xue San, and Fan Li all knelt on one knee together,

And said in unison:

"Your subordinates obey!"

After seeing this scene, Yao Zizhan's gaze revealed some deep thought. In fact, Yao Zizhan had been observing these four subordinates all along the way.

You could see their unrestrained and uninhibited nature. Those with ability naturally have that arrogance, but they were so respectful when facing this Yan Kingdom city guard.

Zheng Fan said to A'ming:

"Borrow some more blood from Miss Su."

A'ming got up and walked to Miss Su's side. She was still unconscious. The wound from before had just stopped bleeding, but when A'ming squeezed it with his hand, fresh blood flowed out again.

Immediately, A'ming picked up Miss Su, brought her to the side of the bronze door, and then put her down, while letting Miss Su's bleeding palm touch the bronze door.

The bronze door was very thick and could not be broken by human force, but as long as the door could be opened and closed, there would naturally be gaps.

The gap between the bottom of the bronze door and the ground was very small, but blood could flow through, or rather, seep through.

It's just that the blind man's mental strength couldn't penetrate such a thick bronze door, so his mental power couldn't control the blood to fall onto the bronze mirror outside the bronze door.

But if the blind man couldn't, someone else could.

Because,

It doesn't have a body,

It's just a soul.

Zheng Fan reached out and took out the Demonic Pill from his embrace,

And said slowly:

"You know what to do, right?"

Perhaps the Demonic Pill also understood that if it didn't give its old man face at a moment like this, he would be very embarrassed.

Just like a smart woman knows that she can be a shrew at home but will give her man plenty of face outside,

This time,

The Demonic Pill came out very obediently,

Strands of black gas began to emerge from the stone and gradually condensed into a phantom of a child.

The child lowered its head, with its arms placed on both sides of its body, its body swaying slightly. It seemed to be trying its best to restrain something, but even so, that hatred and resentment, the murderous aura, was still constantly pouring out.

"Be good."

Zheng Fan lowered his head and said softly to the Demonic Pill.

The Demonic Pill raised its head, its empty eye sockets showed no trace of expression, but the corners of its mouth revealed a mocking smile.

Zheng Fan didn't like this smile on the Demonic Pill's face very much, firstly because normal parents wouldn't like their children learning dirty words and appearing uneducated,

Secondly, every time the Demonic Pill possessed his body, it always liked to make this kind of smile, causing his cheeks to always ache terribly after he woke up.

However, the Demonic Pill's contempt and mockery were mostly directed at the blind man and the other demon kings.

Seemingly silently saying:

You bunch of.........trash.

"Hehe." A'ming smiled.

Xue San glared angrily at the Demonic Pill;

The blind man remained unmoved, while Fan Li rubbed his chest.

Great Hero Chen was still calm, but those who knew him well knew that Great Hero Chen's calmness wasn't the kind where Mount Tai could collapse in front of him without changing his expression, but rather that there was simply a screw loose in his head.

It was Yao Zizhan,

When he saw the Demonic Pill, when he saw such an infant suddenly appear in front of him,

He was so frightened that his mouth opened wide,

When the Demonic Pill's gaze looked at him,

He subconsciously exclaimed:

"This is... this is..."

The Demonic Pill grinned, its mouth began to enlarge, enlarge, and enlarge again, and then it suddenly bit down on Yao Zizhan.

"Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!"

Yao Zizhan hugged his head with both hands and let out a miserable cry,

Then after a while,

He moved his arms away and found that he wasn't injured. The infant was still standing there.

Obviously, the Demonic Pill was joking, because it doesn't come out often, it's not easy, it's very difficult.

Zheng Fan acquiesced to the Demonic Pill's brief relaxation. You can't keep a dog cooped up at home all the time, you always have to take it out for a walk to take care of its business, let alone a child?

At this moment, the blind man suddenly spoke up:

"Master."

"Hm?"

The Demonic Pill suddenly faced the blind man, seemingly very dissatisfied that after it came out, someone dared to talk to its dad.

However, the Demonic Pill's eye sockets were empty, and the blind man was blind, so the two of them could mutually immunize the "glaring" scare effect.

"Please, Master, quickly urge the Demonic Pill to open the door, otherwise, if we delay, I fear there will be changes?"

"Giggle..."

The Demonic Pill's eerie laughter came, it hated being treated as a tool;

Although, it's more of a tool than A'ming.

"Why?" Zheng Fan asked.

"Because the Demonic Pill has now left the seal of that stone, and at the same time, it's not attached to the Master's body, it's equivalent to wandering the world in its original state. Before, the Demonic Pill's strength wasn't enough, so it was fine, it was just a wandering spirit, but now...

"Now, according to the Demonic Pill's settings, if it wanders outside in this state for too long, it may trigger heavenly lightning. At that time, the Demonic Pill may be completely annihilated."

"Which idiot made such a brain-dead setting?"

Zheng Fan said subconsciously.

The blind man hesitated upon hearing this.

Xue San began to stifle his laughter, and A'ming looked up.

Zheng Fan immediately understood,

And hurriedly waved his hand, saying:

"Uh, this question doesn't need to be answered."

At this moment,

Fan Li hurriedly answered with a smile, as if seeking credit:

"It was you, you idiot."