Crowned by the Treacherous Big Shot

Chapter 906 5

"Yes."

Si Snake did not deny.

He glanced at Yu Zichuan and Meng Lang, who were slumped over the table in the main hall, unconscious, "Are they alright?"

Chen Long said flatly, "You don't need to worry about them."

Si Snake remained silent.

Lu Yuan leisurely picked up Meng Qianqian's medicine box, "Let's go upstairs, catch some sleep, and head out later."

"Okay."

Meng Qianqian replied.

After walking a few steps, she stopped in the middle of the stairs and looked back at Si Snake, "I can't interfere with your grievances with Xu Dog, but if he lets his men run rampant again, I will personally clean up the mess."

Si Snake paused.

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Meng Qianqian woke up after a nap, and it was already noon.

Ban Xia had prepared the meal.

After freshening up, she went to the main hall on the first floor.

Si Snake said, "Xu Dog has left, and his Ghost Army has departed as well."

Chen Long coldly responded, "If it weren't for you tipping him off, I would have killed him."

Si Snake said, "I owed him a favor."

Chen Long sneered.

Lu Yuan smiled, "We'll kill him next time we meet."

Chen Long said, "Easier said than done, Xu Dog is in charge of intelligence, and he's adept at tracking and hiding."

Lu Yuan took a pair of chopsticks, "I bet he'll show up again."

After eating, the group set out on their journey.

Meng Lang and Yu Zichuan, after resting for half the night, were completely healed and could carry loads and leap over rooftops again.

"Ancient Phoenix Town isn't that dangerous, it's all just talk."

Meng Lang stood with his hands on his hips, glanced at Si Snake, and said nonchalantly, "Look, we're almost out of the town!"

"Yeah, last night, the ones who got their teeth knocked out, wonder where they are now?"

"Who got their teeth knocked out?"

"The rebels!"

"You—"

Meng Lang, carrying his load, had a noisy argument with Tan'er.

"How did you manage to drive away Xu Dog's Ghost Army last night?"

Si Snake voiced his curiosity.

Meng Qianqian, riding a camel, talked about the matter of hand bones.

Si Snake pondered for a moment and said, "I see, the Ghost Army's cultivation technique was learned by Xu Dog from Liuli Island, but he only mastered half of it. It seems that Senior Lei is most likely from the island too."

"He's from the island, don't you know him?"

Meng Lang asked.

Si Snake replied, "There are numerous hermits on Liuli Island, I don't know them all."

"But you've heard of him, right?"

Meng Lang asked again.

Si Snake thought for a moment and shook his head, "I haven't."

"Maybe he's not from your island!"

During his stay in Capital City, Meng Lang had visited Fengshui Alley and had the chance to meet Senior Lei Qianfu several times.

To be honest, he was just a carpenter, despite being a bit big, strong, and imposing...

"Miss! Look! Isn't that Liuli Island over there?"

Ban Xia suddenly pointed ahead, excitedly speaking.

Meng Qianqian lifted her eyes and looked in the direction she pointed, and sure enough, saw a magnificent and colorful island in the distance.

Others also saw it.

Meng Lang shouted loudly, "We're there, we've finally arrived! Finally getting out of this ghost place!"

Chen Long said, "Let's go."

Si Snake replied with an 'Mm.'

Lu Yuan did not speak, just stared thoughtfully in the direction of the island.

"I'll bring up the rear."

He said.

Usually, it was Chen Long who brought up the rear.

Since he volunteered, Chen Long did not object.

He and Si Snake led the way.

The group headed towards the island.

Unexpectedly, something surprising happened.

Although the island was right ahead, no matter how far they walked, they never left the town.

The group sensed something was wrong.

They seemed to be circling in the same spot.

"Have we been here before?"

Meng Lang scratched his head, pointing at a nearby shop, "This shop looks a bit familiar."

Tan'er said, "All the shops here look the same!"

Meng Lang could not argue.

When the ancient town was initially built, the main street must have been constructed all at once, with all the shops being uniform and orderly, and after the erosion of yellow sand, the differences were hard to notice.

Meng Lang drew a crescent mark on the door of one of the shops with his dagger.

After marking it, the group continued to move forward.

Then, they returned to the same spot again.

Tan'er stared at the mark on the door, "Eat peaches, are you sure you only marked one door? We've been walking for so long, how did we end up back here again?"

Ban Xia's legs were sore.

She was the only one among the group who didn't know martial arts, and she was about to collapse from exhaustion.

Meng Lang frowned, dissatisfied, "This time, I'll mark every step with a cut! I don't believe we can still get lost!"

The first door had a crescent-shaped mark, the subsequent ones had straight marks.

Unsurprisingly, they returned again.

Meng Lang, desperate, said, "Could it be? Are we caught in a ghost wall? But it's broad daylight!"

Ban Xia said fearfully, "Maybe we can't get out? If this keeps up, it'll be dark soon..."

With one sentence, they were awakened.

Lu Yuan said, "We are not going in circles."

Meng Qianqian and Chen Long looked at him in confusion.

Si Snake pondered for a moment and also looked at him.

Lu Yuan glanced at the blazing sun above, "The sky hasn't darkened."

Meng Qianqian looked at the sun and then at the shadows on the ground, "That's right, we've been walking for at least one or two hours, but time hasn't seemed to pass."

Meng Lang said, "What do you mean? Don't scare me!"

Meng Qianqian said seriously, "It's an illusion."

"Illusion?"

Tan'er tilted her head and suddenly pinched Meng Lang's arm.

Meng Lang gasped in pain, "Little girl! What are you doing!"

Tan'er said seriously, "In an illusion, you can still feel pain."

Meng Lang gritted his teeth and rubbed the spot where she pinched him, "You did this just to prove that? Why didn't you pinch yourself?"

Tan'er said, "Just pinching you!"

Meng Lang said, "Not reasonable!"

Chen Long asked Si Snake, "Have you ever encountered this situation before?"

Si Snake replied, "Never."

If he had encountered it, he would have mentioned it in advance and been cautious from the start.

Instead of waiting for Lu Yuan to notice first.

He could not help but look at Lu Yuan again.

He truly was worthy of her presence.

"What exactly is happening?"

Chen Long frowned.

Meng Lang said, "Could it be that dog's trick again?"

Si Snake said, "He's already gone."

Lu Yuan smiled, "It's precisely because he left that we fell into the illusion."

Chen Long curiously asked, "Why?"

Lu Yuan looked at the silent street, "Xu Dog's Ghost Army is scattered everywhere. They lost their human consciousness, not susceptible to illusions, naturally won't fall into them."

Chen Long said, "So your meaning is, Xu Dog uses the Ghost Army to break the illusion?"

Lu Yuan said, "Exactly, he can't get out, but his Ghost Army can lead him out. This illusion doesn't exist at night, only during the day, perhaps related to the sunlight. The stronger the sun, the stronger the illusion. If the Ghost Army is present, the illusion will show its flaws."

Si Snake nodded, "I see."

Meng Lang muttered, "See what? You just believe because he said so?"

Tan'er stood with hands on her hips, "Stop carrying the load, switch to carrying! Since you're so good at arguing!"

Meng Lang: "..."

Meng Qianqian said, "Who would have thought Xu Dog's Ghost Army is both a weapon and our only way to break free."