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Lou Fan took the pastry from the little Taoist priest. This pastry is really hard, it’s the type that you can use to hit people. Lou Fan studied it for a while and didn’t know if the pastry is a good item. He didn’t know if he could exchange it for points when he brought it back to Lazuli. Lou Fan proceed to sit down on the ground. He stuffed the pastry into his bag, adhering to his principle of not letting go of any benefits. Then, he took a piece of bread out and handed it to the little Taoist priest. This is the first step to building a good relationship with the NPC.

The little Taoist took the bread calmly, tore open the packaging, and started stuffing it in his mouth.

“You eating here alone, where do you get the food?” Lou Fan asked. It doesn’t look like the kitchen has been used at all.

Due to eating too fast, the little Taoist choked on the bread. Lou Fan quickly took out a bottle of water, unscrewed it, and handed it to him, “Hurry up and take a sip. Eat slowly, no one will grab it from you. I still have some more if it is not enough.”

The little Taoist who Lou Fan initially thought couldn’t speak surprisingly spoke but after swallowing the food, “The villagers… send… it.”

He spoke in a jerky manner as if he hadn’t spoken in a long, long time.

Lou Fan thought of that pastry and wondered how often the villagers deliver the food. And would it be just that kind of hard pastry every time? He suddenly choked in his heart and touched the head of the little Taoist priest. Even if Lou Fan knows that this is a parallel world, which may not even be the real world or just a simulation, but no matter where, there are always such pitiful children, and he feels suffocating in his heart.

“Where are your parents?”

Sun Hai shook his head.

Lou Fan sighed. Then, he thought of the fact that he is also unable to take care of himself in this world, how could he spare time to pity others? He tentatively asked, “Sun Hai, have you heard of Shenzhou?”

Sun Hai looked at Lou Fan with wide eyes open, with a look of ignorance.

Lou Fan helplessly touched Sun Hai’s head and asked, “Do you want more bread?”

Sun Hai hesitated and nodded.

The sky is getting dark, and today the team is going to stay in the temple. The wing rooms in the temple are old and unlivable, but the temple hall is brightly lit and seemed more comfortable. The Black Scorpion team is staying in the front hall, while Lou Fan’s team is in the main hall.

As soon as night falls, Sun Hai went to close all the doors of the hall, and Lou Fan helped him to close it.

“Big brother, don’t go out at night…” Sun Hai said seriously to Lou Fan.

Lou Fan suddenly had a bad feeling about this and quickly informed the others.

Hearing that, Wen Lang is quite envious, “Lou Fan, you are lucky. Why did always you get the goodwill of the NPCs?”

“I treat people well and never lie.” Lou Fan looked at Wen Lang with a smile.

Wen Lang touched his nose. It seems that the lie on their first meeting would not be easily forgotten. He shouldn’t be impulsive and do such a thing in the first place. Also, if he does, he should have picked the right person. Of all people, how could he do that to these bigshots?

Zhang Xue chuckled. She got along well with everyone these past 2 days, and the interactions made her relax a little bit.

The night is quiet, but before long, there is a rustling sound from outside the hall. After a while, it seemed like a large creature is moving, making a heavy dragging sound. No one knows what monster is outside. All 5 of them are awake, holding their weapons vigilantly and staring at the door closely, for fear that something would break in the next moment.

Lou Fan glanced at the little Taoist who is sleeping deeply and felt that if they didn’t open the door, there might be no danger at all. No one knows how long it took but Lou Fan is already sleepy when he is suddenly awakened by a terrible cry. Lou Fan quickly looked around and found that everyone is there, with Qin Tan by his side. Then, he heaved a sigh of relief.

Chen Shuyang rubbed his eyes, “It seems to be at the Black Scorpion’s side.”

Qin Tan patted Lou Fan and said to the other 3 members who woke up, “Leave them alone and go to sleep.”

Lou Fan closed his eyes again obediently and tilted his head against Qin Tan. He smiled at the corners of his mouth and fell asleep contentedly.

…

Waking up early in the morning, the sun is still shining brightly. Except for the blackened blood on the front hall floor to show that someone had encountered an accident last night, everything else is the same as yesterday. It’s already the 4th day, and everyone is a little anxious. Shenzhou has not been found yet, but time is waiting for no one. Lou Fan and Qin Tan decided to go to the mountain lake first to test whether the small pearls are useful.

Lou Fan took out the ‘little pearl’ from his bag, which he casually named, and handed it to the other 3 people. Wen Lang had guessed that they must have found something in the head of the fish monster, but he didn’t expect it to be this thing.

“Qin Tan and I guessed that this little pearl might be able to let us breathe underwater. Of course, it’s just a guess. Today, we planned to test it, although we don’t know about Shenzhou’s position yet.” Lou Fan said and looked at everyone, “I don’t know who is good at swimming, would you like to try?”

Chen Shuyang shook his head, “I can’t swim.”

Zhang Xue also pursed her lips, “I haven’t learned to swim properly yet.”

Wen Lang stretched his body and said, “Then, let me do it. I grew up by the river and am a good swimmer.”

Qin Tan made a decision, “Alright then, we’ll hand it to you. If it doesn’t work, I’ll go down myself.”

Taking the little pearl, Wen Lang leaned close and studied the little pearl, “How do you use this?”

Lou Fan shrugged, “Probably swallow it.”

Zhang Xue hesitated, “Are there any fish monsters under the water?”

No one knows the answer to this question.

Qin Tan: “Wen Lang, just do what you can and come back immediately if you discover something wrong.”

Wen Lang solemnly nodded his head.

The team walked all the way to the bottom of the mountain, where the lake is sparkling brightly. However, it takes a little more courage to enter the water at the temperature in November. Wen Lang put on shorts and did a warm-up exercise but still couldn’t help shaking a little. Although he is good at swimming, he is not cold-resistant, he has never swum in winter swimming. Wen Lang who thought to himself that he shouldn’t be timid swallowed the pearl and jumped into the water with a plop. The surface of the water rippled, the ripples spread out. They have to test whether the little pearl is useful, and if it is useful, how long is the time limit.

5 minutes later, Lou Fan looked at the lake nervously, “Wen Lang hasn’t come up yet, does it mean it’s useful?”

Qin Tan is calmer than Lou Fan. He looked at the lake quietly and said, “Wait a bit more, it’s still early.” For those who hold their breaths, 5 minutes is not too long.

10 minutes later, Chen Shuyang couldn’t help but look back and forth by the lake, “Why hasn’t Wen Lang come out yet?”

Zhang Xue is also very nervous. She looked back and forth on the lake, “It might be good news if he still doesn’t come out.”

30 minutes later, Qin Tan is ready to go into the water to see the situation. Then, with a splash of water, Wen Lang emerged from the water with a smile on his face.

“It really works, 30 minutes!”

At first, Wen Lang just tried to breathe in the water, but he didn’t expect it to be possible. So, he opened his eyes and watched the time on the watch pass minute by minute. After a full 28 minutes, Wen Lang started to feel breathless. After another 2 minutes, he held his breath again and came out of the water.

Everyone is very happy to hear that, and Chen Shuyang hurriedly took the change of clothes and put on Wen Lang.

Qin Tan asked, “Have you seen anything in the water?”

Wen Lang shook his head, “No, I was monitoring the time. Should I go down again?”

“Take a rest first. I will go to explore with you later.”

After that, Qin Tan went to search for something in his bag and took out swimming goggles. Wen Lang talked about his underwater experience while eating and got more excited as he talked about it. He didn’t expect this bead that is so useful actually found in the head of such an ugly monster.

Lou Fan took out all the beads he has and looked frustrated, “We have to go back to the village and kill more fish monsters. There is only about a half chance of finding beads in their head. All 5 of us will be in the water and we need to prepare for at least 2-3 hours of duration. That means 6 beads per person, and we need to kill 60 fish monsters.”

Sometimes, Wen Lang really hates such sane people. They will use data and numbers to make you face the reality, unable to refute. Obviously, Lou Fan is such a person. When the team thinks that they need to kill so many fish monsters, they felt that they didn’t have so much time left.

Qin Tan added, “We are not afraid of fish head monsters. The most important thing to pay attention to is the fish monsters with a human head. Who knows, maybe there will be a bead in those kinds of monsters.”

It’s a pity that everyone feels sick whenever they think of that monster. The reason is none other than there is a human head in those fish’s heads. Thinking that they need to cut the human head open, they can’t do it. So the team can only pray for more fish monsters to kill.

The team discussed the matter and after lunch, Wen Lang and Qin Tan are ready to go into the water. At this moment, the people from Black Scorpion appeared. They are 1 person lesser this time, only 4 people left. Hu Nan smiled bitterly when he saw Qin Tan, “Leader Qin, this time, you really need to help us.”

Qin Tan interrupted Hu Nan’s words, “Leader Hu, we still haven’t thought of a way to dive into the lake and you also know how difficult the fish monster is to deal with. But your task is also very difficult, so we are not that tactless to ask for your help. Sigh, I just hope that we can complete the task smoothly. Otherwise, I don’t know if there is another chance to meet again.”

Qin Tan spoke very emotionally that Lou Fan blinked and praised him in his heart.

The people from the Black Scorpion team can only leave with a dark expression. They are not so thick-skinned that they make people give up their tasks to help them, but they are really upset with the rejection. If they meet again next time, they won’t let this go.

Watching the other team leave far away, the two are about to go into the water. Lou Fan asks Zhang Xue and Chen Shuyang to guard on both sides of the path, in case Black Scorpion comes back and finds out about the little pearl. He doesn’t want the Black Scorpion to take advantage of them.

This time, Qin Tan and Wen Lang took a full 35 minutes to come up. When Lou Fan saw them emerge out of the water, he immediately brought over their clothes and stepped forward. However, both shook their heads with heavy expressions on their faces.

“What’s the matter?” Lou Fan is puzzled.

As Qin Tan wiped the water on his body, he said, “After 5 meters underwater, the visibility is very low and nothing can be seen. It is still visible near the shore but the deeper to the center we go, the darker the underwater, and the temperature is somewhat lower.”

Lou Fan looked a little frustrated, “There are so many difficulties in this world. Wen Lang, are the tasks of the low-level teams this difficult usually?”

Wen Lang also shook his head helplessly, “Each team has a different task. I don’t know about this information. Anyway, Lazuli’s task is not easy to be completed.”

When Chen Shuyang and Zhang Xue came back, they looked a little frustrated after hearing the news. Are they really unable to complete the task this time? One must know that this is just a low-level task.

Lou Fan clapped his hands to cheer up the team’s morale, “We can use a flashlight and tie it to our arms for visibility. As for the temperature, just bear with it. The viral ice bucket challenges are even lower, minus tens of degrees so what’s this to be afraid of? The most important thing is to kill enough fish monsters.”

After Lou Fan said this, everyone thought it made sense, and it seemed that all of these are not a problem underwater. The question is, where is Shenzhou?

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Sun Hai is actually a little Taoist priest? And the villagers want to send this little Taoist priest as a sacrifice to General Ju Yuan? Everyone found it unbelievable to hear, even Black Scorpion felt helpless.

Hu Nan: “We asked about Sun Hai in the village and the people said that Sun Hai has already gone to become a Taoist priest at Lao Ye Temple. But when we asked why they are sacrificing a Taoist priest, they kept silent.”

“Why don’t you ask him?”

Hu Nan looked even more speechless, “Sun Hai is a fool.”

Therefore, the key NPC should be the other 4 people. Immediately, the girl of the pair of mother and daughter appeared in Lou Fan’s mind. She should be one of the sacrifices.

Someone lightly snickered beside Lou Fan. Wen Lang had a playful expression on his face as he stared at the little Taoist priest intently. Lou Fan tapped Wen Lang and asked, “What’s the matter?”

Wen Lang turned his head away, his tone full of schadenfreude, “The little Taoist is a fool so Black Scorpion is going to be finished this time.”

Lou Fan doesn’t like Black Scorpion very much, and he can’t bear the idea of someone coveting Qin Tan. Now that the key NPC is a fool, they can’t ask anything. Let’s see what the Black Scorpion will do.

Zhang Xue looked around the front hall, only to feel that this Lao Ye Temple is a little different from the general Taoist temples. As for what is the difference, she couldn’t tell.

Qin Tan and Hu Nan are still continuing with the small talk. Qin Tan said, “Our mission is not difficult, and we have plenty of time. On the other hand, Leader Hu, your mission is a bit dangerous. Besides, our Level 1 team can’t help you much. I’m afraid that when the time comes, we will do something wrong and it won’t be helpful for you.”

The type to hold a grudge, huh? Hu Nan turned to look at Xiao Qian with disgust. An incompetent fool who only knows to mess things up. Hu Nan then turned back to Qin Tan with a warm expression, “Alright, you should do your task first. If you need help, just say it and we will definitely help. Everyone just wants to survive. We have the same goal, so our interest is not conflicting.”

Qin Tan solemnly said, “Then, I shall give my thanks in advanced to Leader Hu.” Turning his head and seeing his team members walking around, Qin Tan added, “We want to find out if there is any information here regarding our task so we’ll take our leave now.”

Hu Nan nodded, “Sure, but Leader Qin, this little Taoist priest is the only person in this temple.”

Qin Tan uttered a sound of acknowledgment and took his 4 members to the main hall at the back.

Hu Nan’s team members pushed the little Taoist priest away, and the little Taoist priest fell to the ground. Wordlessly standing up, the little guy patted the dirt off his body and left quietly.

Seeing that they are far away from the front hall, Wen Lang snorted, “(spit) What are they? They want us to cooperate but they don’t know how bad their working style is.”

Zhang Xue frowned and muttered, “A group of disgusting people.” There’s a man in the Black Scorpion team who kept staring at her. His gaze was sticky and disgusting, which made her feel sick.

Chen Shuyang: “It feels like they want us to die as their scapegoat…”

Hearing that, Lou Fan glanced at Chen Shuyang, feeling amused. Even Chen Shuyang can feel that the Black Scorpion has an unkind intention towards them. The question is why do the people of the Black Scorpion team feel confident that they would cooperate with them?

“Their purpose must not be simple. It’s either to let us die or to become their scapegoat.” Lou Fan concluded. “Anyway, we don’t need their help, and we don’t want to help them either.”

Seeing the angry Lou Fan, Qin Tan said with a smile, “Don’t worry, they won’t dare to use force if we don’t cooperate. If they dare to try, I can handle 4 of them, and you guys can handle the remaining one.”

Lou Fan laughed unkindly when he heard it. Chen Shuyang and Wen Lang gave thumbs-up, and even Zhang Xue smiled, her expressions softened. They have no doubt about Qin Tan’s ability, and they do what he says.

…

Hu Nan stared at Xiao Qian with an ugly expression. Xiao Qian turned pale and couldn’t help shrinking back. “They, they don’t even agree to our request for cooperation. They really don’t know what is good or bad for them!”

Hu Nan glared at Xiao Qian like a poisonous snake, “I think you are the one who doesn’t know what is good or bad. Can’t you see that Leader Qin is not easy to provoke at a glance? Their spirit weapon is a Tang sword and a bow, you think they would be easy to be schemed against? They are not stupid. Usually, a newcomer team, even a Level 5 team, will want to cooperate with us without hesitation. But for them to reject us, it is enough to show that they are confident that they can complete the task on their own.” Hu Nan warned Xiao Qian again, “Keep your scheming thoughts away. Otherwise, if something happens, no one will save you. And I will be the first one to take action on you.”

Xiao Qian’s face turned pale. She glanced at her teammate who is looking at her strangely and doesn’t dare to speak anymore.

…

Lao Ye Temple occupies a large area on the mountain. The main temple is 9 meters high. The team walked to the main hall, where the statue of General Ju Yuan is enshrined. They wandered around and back to the main hall; no one else can be seen at all.

“No way. In such a big temple, there’s really only the little Taoist priest here?” Wen Lang cried out and lifted the heavy curtains everywhere. A thick layer of dust on the curtain is shaken off and fell on Wen Lang’s face, “(spit) Pei, pei.”

Lou Fan: “It seems that Black Scorpion did not lie to us this time.”

“Come here and take a look, this mural…” Zhang Xue stood in front of a wall and pointed to the mural above.

Chen Shuyang, who was studying General Ju Yuan quickly walked over, frowning and studying the mural carefully. After staring at it for a long time, he lifted his glasses and said confidently, “Come come come, I’ll explain this mural to you.”

Wen Lang looked in disbelief, “You even know about this too?”

Chen Shuyang smiled shyly and put his glasses down again. He explained, “I did a little research. During our 3rd year, our major course’s professor took us to see the murals in Dunhuang city. At that time, we studied murals the entire period, so I can still provide a basic explanation now.”

Chen Shuyang is the only person who ever study about this and Lou Fan knows nothing anyway, so he stood obediently, ready to listen.

“The first painting is a huge wooden boat with gorgeous patterns painted on the hull. The whole boat looked very gorgeous. It is sailing in the billowing waves, and the masts of the boat are hung with huge sails. The sails looked bulging by the wind means that the ship is advancing at full speed.” Chen Shuyang continued, “According to my inference, judging from the appearance of this ship, this might be the ‘Shenzhou’ we are looking for.”

Then, to the second painting. The position in the painting has obviously changed. The boat is at the entrance of the lake. A magnificent mountain temple stands on a mountain in the distance. It is exactly the same as the Lao Ye Temple where they are now. Obviously, the boat is going through the waters of Lao Ye Temple. At this moment, the ship has retracted its sails, and on both sides of the hull were countless long oars placed in the water, moving in unison. The ship is using human power to drive the ship forward.

“This is the waters of Lao Ye Temple. Something must have happened to this big ship.”

In the third painting, the overall color of the painting is dull. It is not difficult to see that it is showing the ship at night. Thunder and lightning flashed in the painting, and the huge boat shook in the middle of the lake. The boat rolls under the huge waves and is thrown high in the air. The whole ship has already tilted, and it seems that it will turn over in the next moment. On a low mountain in the distance, Lao Ye Temple emits a glowing light in the dark, as if it is guiding the direction.

There are only these 3 murals. The team walked forward but there’s nothing there.

Lou Fan looked dumbfounded and asked, “So, the ship should have sunk, right?”

Chen Shuyang shook his head, “I don’t know, maybe it sinks but not necessarily.”

Qin Tan: “If there’s anyone in the temple, we can ask and will understand. Let’s look around again.”

“You guys go ahead to search, and I will sort out the information here.” Lou Fan took out the little notebook he carried, writing and drawing on it with a pen.

When the rest of the team return with nothing, Lou Fan opened his notebook.

“You see, this mission is actually very clear. We are looking for Shenzhou. First, we need to find the location of the shipwreck. Tentatively, we assume Shenzhou is a shipwreck. Second, we need equipment to dive underwater. And third, if we meet the fish monsters underwater, what to do?” Lou Fan concluded, “Just these 3 points.”

Lou Fan sounded organized, but Wen Lang felt a headache coming, “The problem is none of these 3 points is simple, okay?!”

Lou Fan looked at Wen Lang, “Do you think 10 days are given to us for nothing? If it is simple to do, the mission world won’t give you that long time.”

Wen Lang is stunned after hearing that. Although he couldn’t bear it to say, he still had to say, “According to my reliable information, the further you go, the shorter the mission time limit. If the time is very short, then you have to be very careful.”

Lou Fan didn’t believe Wen Lang, “Your information is reliable?”

Choked by Lou Fan’s suspicion, Wen Lang puffed his chest and said, “Of course it’s reliable.”

“Okay. In short, there are these 3 points that we need to pay attention to. Everyone should remember them well. Once there are any clues, you have to tell us.” Lou Fan smiled and decided to boost the team’s morale. “For the second point, we have a small guess, but we still have to try it first. Let’s solve the first point first. As for the fish monster… we’ll talk about it later.”

Except for Qin Tan and Lou Fan, the rest of the team doesn’t know about the little pearl. Lou Fan is not going to say it right now as it’s just a guess and they still don’t know how to use it. Would they get happy for nothing if the pearl didn’t work?

Qin Tan pulled everyone’s attention back and said, “There is no one else in this temple, so everyone should look around again carefully. Since there are murals here, maybe there are other records left somewhere. Perhaps this ship is Shenzhou.”

Everyone nodded. There is only this clue at present. The team of 5 people split up. Lao Ye Temple occupies a large area, and it is not easy to check all areas carefully.

Lou Fan turned around many twists and turns and didn’t know where he went. The area looked secluded, a bit like a wing room. Suddenly there is a sound from a room on the side. Surprised, Lou Fan grabbed a stick on the side of the wall and walked over slowly. His movement is light and he made no sound. The door of the room is open. Lou Fan held the stick in his hand nervously and slowly stretched out his head to look inside.

The room is actually a kitchen. It’s terribly old, with spider webs everywhere on the roof, and the stove looked like it hasn’t been used for a long time. The sound came from the innermost corner, like the sound of someone eating. Walking in, the figure in the corner gradually appeared in his sight. Lou Fan felt relieved after seeing the person clearly. The little Taoist priest is eating a piece of pastry in his hand but the pastry looked very hard. Judging from the way he chewed, it is not much worse than biting on a stone.

Lou Fan walked to the little guy and squatted down, putting away the stick in his hand. The little Taoist priest actually looked very thin. He is about 13 or 14 years old. The little guy is not afraid to see Lou Fan approaching him. He simply looked at Lou Fan ignorantly with his excessively large eyes.

Lou Fan gave a friendly smile, “Is your name Sun Hai? Can you give me some of your pastry?”

The little Taoist priest looked at the pastry in his hand, and then at Lou Fan. He tried to break a chunk out with his hand but found that the pastry remained intact. He hesitated and handed the whole pastry to Lou Fan.

“You’re giving it all to me?” Lou Fan asked, “Do you have any more for yourself?”

The little Taoist shook his head.

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Lou Fan guessed, “So, maybe this bead has something to do with us diving into the water?”

Qin Tan looked at Lou Fan and replied, “Maybe.”

Lou Fan stood up and threw away the harpoon. Clapping his hands, he said, “We’ll talk about it tomorrow, I’m going to die of sleepiness.”

The two walked back to the wooden house and woke Chen Shuyang and Gong Yi up to change shifts. Lou Fan patted the pillow in the corner and quickly fell asleep. Qin Tan laid down beside Lou Fan where they are facing each other. Looking at Lou Fan’s sleeping face, Qin Tan lightly chuckled. His lips moved and he wordlessly said good night before closing his eyes.

When Lou Fan woke up, he looked at his watch and saw that it is already 10.00 am. He got up from the ground anxiously, it seems that he is the only person in the whole house. As soon as he opened the door, the sunlight enveloped him, warm and mellow. The lake is sparkling, and there is no horrible scenery from last night at all, only a sunny lake scene is there.

“Brother Lou, good morning!” Chen Shuyang is sitting by the lake, grilling the fish in his hand.

“Brother Qin caught these from the lake.”

Lou Fan: “You sure have a strong taste. You even dare to eat the things from the lake.”

Chen Shuyang shook the fish, “It’s a normal fish.”

Lou Fan looked around and asked, “Where are the dead fish monsters?”

“It’s gone.” Qin Tan came out from behind the hut and shook the water in his hand. “They (the other members in the team) are the ones who wanted to eat the fish.”

Lou Fan patted Qin Tan on the shoulder, “We should continue to eat dry food.”

Chen Shuyang opened his mouth, wanting to say something. What the hell, it is clearly Brother Qin who took the initiative to catch the fish, and he even said to leave one for Brother Lou. How did it change to they are the ones who wanted to eat it? Then, Chen Shuyang looked at the fish in his hand and then thought of the fish monster corpse Lou Fan asked. He suddenly felt like he is holding a ‘hot potato’ and immediately threw the fish before running away. Wen Lang just walked out of the village and saw that the lonely grilled fish had become charcoal black.

The group of 8 people sat down in a circle and ate dry food. Wen Lang suddenly said, “I wonder if Black Scorpion has encountered the fish monster as well?” Such a terrifying fish monster, if they didn’t return to the village for shelter, some of their team members would surely die.

Chen Shuyang sighed, “Let’s focus on taking care of ourselves, the fish monsters are too scary.”

Qin Tan saw that everyone had almost finished eating, and said, “Check your weapons. We will head to the Lao Ye Temple later.”

The lower-level team of 5 took out their weapons one after another. Wen Lang held the poker in his hand and looked at Lou Fan’s bow greedily, “Brother Lou, can you really shoot unlimited arrows with your bow?”

Lou Fan smiled, handed Wen Lang the bow to look at. Then he asked, “Your spirit weapon is poker cards? It’s also a strange weapon, what’s the limit?”

It turns out that Lou Fan is not a rookie. Man, previously he(WL) was treating them like a rookie, but every one of them is so good. Well, except for Chen Shuyang’s book. Wen Lang picked up a poker and replied, “The limit is only one deck of cards per day.”

It stands to reason that one should not tell others about the limits of their spirit weapon, but since their team has fought for their lives together, Wen Lang didn’t care too much about this. The other reason is that spirit weapons cannot cause harm to people, whether in Lazuli or the mission world. Other weapons can be used though, such as the short sword exchanged by Chen Shuyang and the dagger bought by Lou Fan.

Lou Fan looked at Zhang Xue’s doll next; it is a doll with a big palm, which can become a half-human height during battle. It is also a very special spirit weapon. Qin Tan stood up, hung the Tang sword on his waist, and carried his backpack. Lou Fan also got up and prepared, clapping his hands, “Get ready to go, it’s almost noon!”

As soon as Lou Fan said that, Xiao Yu screamed like crazy, “You can’t go! You can’t leave us, what if monsters are appearing again? Why are you being irresponsible and leaving us here?! You are not allowed to go anywhere!”

The atmosphere suddenly became quiet. Everyone is so stunned by Xiao Yu’s logic that they suddenly forgot what to say.

Feeling amused, Wen Lang asked, “Who gave you the confidence to let everyone take care of you? Are you amazingly beautiful and cute? Little sister, don’t be naive. Everyone is trying their best to live, only you are hiding behind others. Even your friend is working hard, but what about you? Not wanting to work hard but still hope everyone to take care of you. Is everyone in the whole world your mother?”

Xiao Yu glared at Wen Lang ferociously, as if she wanted to eviscerate him, chop him up and feed him to the dog. It’s a pity that Wen Lang doesn’t bother and only looked at her mockingly.

“You guys will die horribly!”

Lin Man Man didn’t expect Xiao Yu to say such a thing. This Xiao Yu in front of her is no longer her good friend. When she tried to say something, Xiao Yu waved her hand away and pointed at them. She cursed viciously, “You will definitely have retribution!”

As Xiao Yu said that, she backed away step by step, staring at everyone, as if to carve them all into her heart. Then she ran into the village and disappeared.

Although it is not the first time Lou Fan met this kind of person, he still feels disheartened. A lot of times, there are people like this. They can’t see the reality and feel that the whole world should circle around them. As for retribution, it probably doesn’t exist in this world. There are only people who don’t work hard and court death.

Qin Tan’s eyes are indifferent, this kind of person is not worthy of him to say more, “Go.”

Lin Man Man and Gong Yi stood there obediently as they said, “We will take care of ourselves. You guys, Brother Lou and Sister Xue, be careful too!”

Lou Fan drew his dagger from his waist and handed it to Lin Man Man, “Take this to defend yourself. Don’t trust anyone else and you two must be together at all times. Gong Yi, you must protect Man Man.”

Holding the harpoon in his hand, Gong Yi promised, “Brother Lou, don’t worry.”

Their group of 5 people walked in the direction of Lao Ye Temple. There is a small road from the small fishing village to Lao Ye Temple. There is a long rope on the side of the road near the riverbank. The rope is covered with red cloth strips and strange black runes are painted all over the red cloth, which looked very strange. After walking for more than an hour, the group stood at the foot of the mountain and looked up. Lao Ye Temple is located on the top of the mountain, which is not too high. They walked up the winding mountain road and soon reached the top of the mountain.

Lao Ye Temple is built on the mountain next to the lake, without any obstructions in all 4 directions. From the temple, one can see thousands of miles of mist-covered waters, it is a very peculiar temple. There is a tall four-pillar archway in front of the temple. The main temple is 9 meters high and enshrines the statue of General Ju Yuan. It looks very magnificent. Looking down from the temple on the mountain, the entire lake can be taken in. Like a guardian who protects the village from the monsters at the bottom of the lake.

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Qin Tan: “Let’s go in and have a look.”

Lou Fan and the rest followed Qin Tan in, but they did not expect to meet an acquaintance – Black Scorpion is in Lao Ye Temple.

The people from the Black Scorpion team looked obviously surprised when they saw them. Xiao Qian, the woman who was rude to them when they first met, exclaimed in surprise, “All five of you are still alive!”

Clearly, for Black Scorpion, it is normal to expect more than half of their team of 5 people to be killed or injured. Now that everyone is well and alive, it is an unbelievable thing.

Lou Fan weakly complained to himself, ‘So sorry that we are alive and we let you down.’

A man who looked like the captain of the team came over. His bangs are so long that they almost covered half of his face. People would wonder if he can really see the way.

“Hello, my name is Hu Nan.” Hu Nan stretched out his hand to Qin Tan.

Qin Tan also stretched out his hand, “Hello, I’m Qin Tan.”

Wen Lang curled his mouth at Lou Fan and Lou Fan looked at him suspiciously. Wen Lang approached Lou Fan and whispered, “Their team is missing 1 person.”

Sure enough, there are only 5 people in Black Scorpion now. Their members were 6 before this. Moreover, 2 people in the team had bandages on their hands and looked badly injured.

Hu Nan: “We encountered the fish monsters when we were staying in the village. We lost a member and two were injured.”

Qin Tan nodded, “Those fish monsters are really hard to deal with. We are quite lucky.”

Hu Nan: “…” How should I pick it up the conversation now?

Xiao Qian can’t continue with this conversation anymore and said, “You guys must be really lucky. Otherwise, how could there be no casualties in your team? That fish monster has thick skin and thick flesh, and there are so many of them. How can your Level 1 team be unscathed?” She glanced contemptuously across the crowd, and fell on Qin Tan with an unknown smile, “But the captain looks very powerful.”

Lou Fan swiftly pushed Qin Tan behind him and said, “We are indeed lucky. Our captain is not reliable at all and is unarmed. By the way, we still have our task to do so we are leaving first.”

Lou Fan didn’t blush at all when he blatantly lied and fully demonstrated what it means by ‘saying things righteously as if they are real’.

Xiao Qian’s face turned red and white by Lou Fan’s rebut. She wanted to say a few more words, but when she saw that Qin Tan’s eyes are full of coldness, she got so frightened that she did not dare to speak again. This man was speaking nicely earlier, so why is he looking scary now?

Hu Nan pulled Xiao Qian away and glared at her. This woman keeps getting in the way, and she would blatantly look for trouble, not realizing her limit.

“Qin Tan, I have an idea. I wonder if you are willing to cooperate with us?”

Hu Nan said to Qin Tan, “Our task is to rescue Sun Hai and his party. Sun Hai and the other 4 people are the sacrifices for the ceremony. Personally, there are still a few days before the sacrificial ceremony starts. We have plenty of time to help you complete your task first.”

Lou Fan rolled his eyes, do they look stupid to them? Qin Tan is even cleverer, alright?

Qin Tan said, “Your task is more important. We can complete it by ourselves so we won’t take up your time.” Qin Tan looked at the 2 wounded men, “Besides, your team members also need to take good care of their injuries.”

Hu Nan also simply opened up and explained, “We planned to wait until the day of the sacrifice to go on the boat. Then we can save those people directly.”

Qin Tan frowned, “Those fish monsters are difficult to deal with, how do you plan to save them?”

“Steer the ship back!” Hu Nan answered like it’s given, “The key to clear the mission world is sometimes so simple and crude. We have considered many methods, but none of them will work.”

Lou Fan couldn’t agree with their simplicity and crudeness. The boat will sail to the middle of the lake. Is there enough time to steer back to the shore? What if the ship couldn’t be steered? If the fish monsters rushed onto the ship and waited until the ship sank, there might not be any chance of surviving it. Unless the Black Scorpion team has the equipment to bring all the people back, this method is not reliable at all.

Lou Fan thinks that the most important thing is the NPC named Sun Hai and the other 4 people. Maybe they can solve their mission by finding all 5 of them. It is impossible for the mission world to give an unsolvable mission. But the people of the Black Scorpion team didn’t think about this method, and are prepared to use their simple-to-death method!

Wen Lang asked the question in everyone’s mind, “Have you found the person named Sun Hai?”

A member of the Black Scorpion team walked behind the god status, pulled out a young Taoist priest. Pointing at him, he said, “This is Sun Hai!”

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Everyone in the house was still dazed from their sleep and didn’t hear what Lou Fan said for a while. Only Wen Lang and Zhang Xue reacted quickly. They swiftly rolled up from the ground with weapons in their hands. Seeing that Lou Fan’s expression looked wrong, Wen Lang immediately walked out and lifted Gong Yi up from the ground by the way. Zhang Xue pursed her lips and went out quickly as well.

Lou Fan grabbed Chen Shuyang and lifted him up, “Shuyang, take your short sword.” Then he told Lin Man Man, “Be careful.”

When Wen Lang and Zhang Xue walked outside the house, they saw a dozen fish-head monsters with human bodies coming out of the water under the moonlight and they are crawling in their direction quickly. The sight makes their scalp turn numb, but it is hard to think too much about it. Wen Lang drew his poker from his pocket while Zhang Xue took out a doll in her bag and put it on the ground. In an instant, the doll became a girth wider and it is now half a person tall.

When Lou Fan came out of the house, he immediately ran towards Qin Tan. There are already 3 monsters around Qin Tan. Without hesitation, Lou Fan quickly drew his bow, and 3 arrows swiftly flew straight to the monsters. It’s a pity that the monsters have thick skin and thick flesh. The moment the arrows stabbed them, the monsters only let out a scream before rushing toward the two more violently.

Qin Tan and Lou Fan stood with their back to each other. But there are several times where Qin Tan stood in front of Lou Fan which Lou Fan shifted to another direction. Lou Fan couldn’t stand it anymore and said, “Qin Tan, kill the monsters properly. Why do you keep blocking in front of me?!”

Qin Tan: “…”

The 3 monsters were stabbed full of holes by Qin Tan’s sword and Lou Fan’s arrows but there are still a dozen of them closing in to them. The newcomer trio who just came out of the house turned pale and couldn’t stop shaking when they saw the scene in front of them. Xiao Yu looked at the sharp teeth in the fish’s mouth, which can be clearly seen under the moonlight, and let out a scream of horror.

“Ahhhhhhhhhhhh!”

Lin Man Man didn’t even think about it. She immediately covered Xiao Yu’s mouth and comforted in a trembling voice, “Xiao Yu, don’t cry! The sound will lead them over to us. There’s Brother Lou and the others here, don’t be afraid.”

Gong Yi resisted the urge to run back into the house and kept muttering to himself, “Get used to it. It’s nothing. They can do it too. Gong Yi, you are a man!”

Lin Man Man saw that Xiao Yu has stopped screaming, so she gave her(XY) a hug and let go. Taking her skipping rope out of the bag, Lin Man Man made a defensive posture. Gong Yi’s spirit weapon is not a weapon at all so he looked around and saw a rusty harpoon by the side of the cabin. He ran over and held the harpoon in his hand. With weapons in hand, he feels more secure in his heart.

Wen Lang, Zhang Xue, and Chen Shuyang stood together, and a monster rushed towards the three of them. They could even see the drools at the corner of the monster’s mouth. The short sword in Chen Shuyang’s hand is very sharp, but unfortunately, his hands are shaking so badly. Wen Lang gave a disappointed look at Chen Shuyang like the saying ‘hating iron for not being steel’, and threw a poker card. The seemingly ordinary poker card flashed with a gleam of cold light in the air and stabbed straight into the monster’s forehead like a piece of steel. The monster is in pain and struggled violently. Then, it opened its mouth again to bite at them. Zhang Xue’s doll immediately rushed up and slapped the monster non-stop. The seemingly soft fist slammed on the monster with the impact of a hammer. Chen Shuyang took a deep breath and rushed towards the monster. Next, he stabbed the sword into the monster’s head. The monster finally fell. The three of them looked at each other with joy in their eyes.

Before they can enjoy the happiness, the second monster struck and caught everyone off guard. When Chen Shuyang is about to be bitten, arrows with glowing lights hit straight into the monster’s eyes, and the monster howled. Immediately after, the second arrow is shot and the other eye is also blinded. The third arrow hits the throat where the monster’s fish head and the human body are connected. The next moment, the heavy monster fell down to the ground.

Wen Lang: “…too awesome.” Why is there such a big difference between people?

Seeing that Lou Fan didn’t hesitate, shooting arrows after another, Wen Lang couldn’t help but ask Chen Shuyang, “There are still so many monsters, does he have enough arrows?”

The monsters in front of the three are all attracted away and Lou Fan and Qin Tan seem to be able to handle it. Chen Shuyang felt relieved and replied, “It’s enough. Brother Lou doesn’t need arrows. He just needs to pull the bow and arrows will come out automatically.”

Wen Lang: “…” Ain’t that a cheat?!

Although the monster has thick skin and hard flesh, it can’t withstand the cooperation of Lou Fan and Qin Tan’s attack. The Tang sword in Qin Tan’s hand is extremely sharp. With a single cut, even the hard fish head will be inflicted with a deep wound while Lou Fan cooperatively shoots them blind. After a few attacks, a monster fell to the ground. There is no time to admire, Wen Lang, Zhang Xue, and Chen Shuyang also joined the battle. With the occasional support from Lou Fan, the three of them just took a little more time to deal with a monster.

Soon, from the dozen of monsters, there are 2 left. Seeing this, Gong Yi eagerly wanted to try his hand. He ran to Qin Tan and asked, “Brother Qin, can I try?”

On Wen Lang’s side, Lin Man Man gritted her teeth. Throwing a glance at Xiao Yu hiding behind her, she ran over to join the attack. Everyone appreciates the spirit of the newcomers and is willing to let them try. And so, Gong Yi and Lin Man Man took their weapons and attacked, stabbing at the left and whipping at the right. With the seniors guarding them, the support made the two bolder. But the next second, Xiao Yu screamed again. The group looked at the lake and the scene is making their scalp numb.

This time, not only did the monsters with fish heads come out again, but there are also monsters with a human head on the fish’s body. The whole head is wrapped in the fish head, and the fish body looked tough as it gleams in the moonlight.

Wen Lang cursed, “Are they going to let us live?! We are a lower-level team!”

The monsters don’t bother whether they are a lower-level team or not, they rushed to the shore one after another. Lou Fan had a feeling that something is wrong. Then, Zhang Xue said, “Let’s go to the village!”

That’s right! Their house is built on the outskirts of the village and is not connected to any houses inside. It stands to reason that these monsters should not attack the people in the village at night.

The group of 8 people immediately stepped back. Qin Tan still stood in the front, slashing at the fish monster with a single blow. However, this time the fish monster with a human head is obviously higher level than the fish head monster just now, and its skin is very hard. The slash just now only made a small cut on the body. Lou Fan shoots arrows even faster and his arrows can shoot into the flesh of the fish monsters. It’s just that though the fish monster is full of holes, it is still moving strongly towards them.

The moment the group stepped into the range of the village, it is as if there is an invisible barrier blocking between them and the monsters. The fish monsters no longer move forward, and growled at them, just not moving forward. The 8 people slumped on the ground, and Qin Tan is covered with sweat. His knives are covered with sticky blood, stank of a fishy smell. There are also blood stains not visible on his black clothes so Qin Tan looked like he just crawled out of the belly of the fish monster. Lou Fan felt fortunate that he is a long-range attacker, at least he won’t be stained by that disgusting smell.

The monsters gathered outside, staring intently at the 8 people. Even if they don’t have to face the monsters anymore, being stared at still makes them feel sick and scared. If they are still outside, will they be torn to pieces by these monsters and eaten into their stomachs piece by piece?

Lin Man Man couldn’t help shaking, and she edged nearer to everyone. And Xiao Yu has been hiding at the end of the group. Other than screaming, she doesn’t even dare to get close to the monster. She just buried her head down, curled up and shaking, not daring to look up at all.

“Take a rest.” Lou Fan hung the bow on his body. His voice sounded a little hoarse, and he raised his wrist to look at the time.

It is 12.46 am. These monsters won’t stay all night in front of them, right?! 4 minutes later, a long bell came from Lao Ye Temple not far away. Like a signal, the monsters retreated into the lake like a tide, not even one is left. 5 minutes later, after confirming that the monster is not coming back, the group got up and walked to the lake.

“The monster appeared at 12.00 am and will return when the bell sounded at 1.00 am. The monsters won’t enter the village.” Lou Fan murmured.

This is the clue they got tonight.

The lakeshore is full of fish monster’s corpses. Lou Fan got the harpoon from Gong Yi and looked through the corpse. Qin Tan changed his clothes and came out. The Tang sword in his hand has also been cleaned.

“The fish monster’s scales are very hard,” Qin Tan said as he poked down with a knife. Only after exerting some force that he could poke a hole on it. “It takes half of my strength.”

Lou Fan: “This is not good news.”

The fish monster is very smelly. Lou Fan doesn’t want to smell it, but still rummaging for something.

“What are you looking for?” Qin Tan helped to turn the fish monster.

Lou Fan squinted at Qin Tan and Qin Tan suddenly had a bad feeling, “What are you going to do?”

Lou Fan shrugged, “Nothing. At first, I wanted to open up its stomach, but…” This is a human body!

Qin Tan secretly breathed a sigh of relief, “Then, do you want to open up its head?”

Lou Fan nodded, “The head, then.”

So the other 6 people stood by the side as they watched these two men squatting next to the fish head monster, breaking the fish head apart, and spreading the contents on the ground. This scene almost caused them to vomit their dinner.

There is something in the fish head indeed. It’s a shiny bead, just like a pearl, but it is smaller and brighter than a pearl. Intuition tells Lou Fan that this is a good thing. Lou Fan blinked at Qin Tan, and quietly put the bead away. Qin Tan understood and immediately went to cut another monster.

Wen Lang walked over. He took a look at the mess, and asked, “Any findings?”

Lou Fan shook his head, “Nothing. Let’s look at the next one.”

Wen Lang thought to himself that if there is nothing found, why bother looking at the next one? But he couldn’t refute because he didn’t have any tools in his hand. Even if he had a knife, his strength is not as strong as Qin Tan’s. Earlier, Wen Lang tried to attack with a harpoon during a fight just now, but he couldn’t even injure the fish head. Although he doesn’t believe Qin Tan and Lou Fan’s words, Wen Lang knows that they are guarding from him. Hence, he didn’t insist to stick around with them. After all, these two’s strength is too terrifying. Without them, their group might end up inside the monster’s stomach today.

There are more than a dozen fish-head monsters’ corpses on the lakeshore. Lou Fan asked everyone else to rest and he and Qin Tan would change shift after checking the corpse. It took them nearly 3 hours before they cut all the fish heads open. Unfortunately, not all monsters have a small bead in their head. Only about half of them have it. Lou Fan has only 9 beads in his hand.

The pile of beads gleamed in the palm of his hand. Lou Fan stretched over to show Qin Tan and asked, “What do you think these beads are for?”

Qin Tan looked at the fish head for a long while before saying, “These monsters are not really a fish species. The corpse that I just opened up doesn’t have gills, so…”

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