Lucky Farmer Girl: I rely on metaphysics to support my family

Chapter 726 Vigilance
Tang Wan carefully placed the evil jade close to her body, closed her eyes and concentrated for a moment. When she opened her eyes again, she pointed directly to the east: "Go, full speed ahead!"

Five men and five riders rushed out of the Lin residence and headed east along the official road.

Sure enough, two forks in the road appeared after about seven or eight miles.

Without hesitation, Tang Wan pointed with her riding crop at the more rugged and secluded path: "This way!"

The mountain path gradually became steeper, and the deeper we went, the darker it became as the sunlight was blocked by the dense foliage.

Tang Wan took the lead, using the guidance from the evil jade to precisely choose her direction in the intricate mountain paths.

Young Master Gao also stayed close to Tang Wan, scanning their surroundings warily.

Half an hour later, the terrain became increasingly treacherous.

Suddenly, Tang Wan reined in her horse and raised her hand to signal everyone to stop.

She dismounted and walked to the edge of a steep cliff, below which lay a bottomless valley.

Tang Wan placed the evil jade in her palm. The evil jade was trembling slightly at this moment, emitting an even stronger chilling aura than before. The twisted runes in the jade seemed to come alive, with a faint dark light flowing within them.

This time, even ordinary people could see the subtle changes.

"The source of the evil energy lies right below here." Tang Wan looked at the bottomless abyss, her voice growing increasingly cold.

Then Tang Wan said to Lin Wenyuan, "Your younger brother is probably at the bottom of this valley!"

As everyone looked down into the bottomless abyss, a chill ran from their feet to the top of their heads.

Lin Wenyuan was pale as a ghost and almost collapsed.

This deep valley looks like a place of great danger and uncertainty.

Without hesitation, Tang Wan said to the guards, "Find the safest spot, tie the ropes, and prepare to go down into the valley!"

The rope was quickly and securely tied to a large tree on the edge of the cliff.

Tang Wan grabbed the rope first and said to Lin Wenyuan, "Young Master Lin, stay up here to provide backup."

Lin Wenyuan hesitated for a moment before nodding in agreement.

Then, Tang Wan moved as lightly as a swallow, disappearing into the thick fog in a few leaps.

Young Master Gao followed closely behind, and one of his servants gritted his teeth and kept up, while another stayed upstairs to accompany Lin Wenyuan.

Lin Wenyuan paced anxiously back and forth on the cliff top, his heart pounding in his chest.

The fog at the bottom of the valley was thicker than that at the top of the cliff, and it carried a dampness mixed with soil and humus, making the light dim.

After Tang Wan landed, she immediately held her breath and focused.

With her palm pressed tightly against the trembling evil jade, Tang Wan accurately pinpointed the source of the gloomy energy, which was also the direction that was drawing the evil jade.

"Watch your step," Tang Wan warned Young Master Gao, her voice exceptionally clear from the bottom of the cliff.

Then Tang Wan spoke up again: "Light the torches!"

The Lin family's servants quickly agreed.

After lighting the torches, Tang Wan was about to lead everyone towards the direction they sensed.

Just then, a strange noise rang out.

When everyone turned around, they saw that it was Lin Wenyuan who had followed them out of concern.

"Master, I'm really worried. I'll have my servants meet us up there. Is that alright?" Young Master Lin looked at Tang Wan somewhat embarrassedly and asked cautiously.

"It's alright!" Tang Wan replied calmly, finally putting Lin Wenyuan's mind at ease.

Actually, Tang Wan waited upstairs because she felt that Lin Wenyuan didn't seem to have any training, and there were uncertain dangers down there. It would be bad if he got injured.

Since we've already come down, there's no point in saying anything more.

Tang Wan glanced at Lin Wenyuan, then led everyone quickly toward the direction they sensed. Young Master Gao and Young Master Lin, along with their servants, followed closely behind.

After walking for a while, the ground suddenly sank, and a hidden cave entrance appeared before them.

The opening is small, only wide enough for one person to bend over and pass through.

The evil jade throbbed violently in Tang Wan's palm.

Tang Wan knew that the source of that gloomy aura was inside this cave, and it was this aura that led the evil jade here.

"Bring the torches closer!" Tang Wan said in a deep voice.

The firelight illuminated the inner wall of the cave entrance, where faint traces of human excavation could be seen.

"This... it looks like the entrance to an ancient tomb?" Young Master Gao gasped and asked in a deep voice.

"It's highly likely." Tang Wan's expression was solemn. "The source of that evil energy is inside, and Young Master Wenxuan is probably among them. Be careful, there might be traps or other things inside."

She gestured to the servants to stand guard at the cave entrance, then took a torch and, without hesitation, bent down and crawled inside.

Young Master Gao and Lin Wenyuan reluctantly followed.

Inside the cave is a downward-sloping passageway, only wide enough for one person to pass at a time.

The air inside the cave was foul, and the stone walls were damp, with some blurry, grotesque patterns carved on them, some of which had been corroded by moss and were no longer recognizable.

The passageway was not long; at the end was a small stone chamber.

The torch held up by the young master flickered, barely illuminating the center of the stone chamber.

In the center of the stone chamber, there was a dilapidated stone coffin!

The coffin lid slid open halfway, revealing the dark space inside.

Not far in front of the stone coffin, a figure dressed in a scholar's robe was curled up on the ground, motionless.

It was the missing Lin Wenxuan!

"Wenxuan!" Lin Wenyuan couldn't help but exclaim in surprise.

Tang Wan quickly stepped forward and crouched down to examine the area.

Lin Wenxuan's eyes were closed, his face was as pale as paper, his lips were dry and purplish, his breathing was so weak that it was almost imperceptible, and his body was ice cold.

His blue robe was covered in mud and dark red stains, his once neat book box was scattered to one side, and his books and clothes were strewn haphazardly on the ground.

What is most shocking is that there is a thin, long wound on his left wrist!

The skin around the wound had an eerie bluish-gray hue.

Lin Wenyuan held his younger brother Lin Wenxuan in his arms and whispered as he changed his body. When his brother didn't react, he quickly looked up at Tang Wan.

Tang Wan was already walking towards the stone coffin.

Inside the stone coffin, a jade pendant with patterns extremely similar to the jade in Tang Wan's hand, but with similar jade quality, but with stronger rune flow and denser black aura, lay there quietly!

A wisp of black energy, one end connected to the evil jade in the coffin, the other end deeply pierced into the wound on Lin Wenxuan's wrist!

Lin Wenxuan's life force is being frantically drained by this black energy!

Tang Wan instantly understood, realizing the truth. She then turned to Lin Wenxuan and explained, "The jade your brother obtained is merely a fragment of the true evil jade! The original evil jade is buried deep here, and its fragments are scattered throughout the world to attract pure-hearted, easily corrupted hosts like your brother! Your brother's mind has been corrupted by this fragment for a long time, and under its complete control, he came here and found the mother jade! He cut his wrist to bleed, hoping to use his own blood and life force to amplify its evil power, and may even be trying to awaken the evil spirit in the coffin!"

Tang Wan immediately took out an ancient bronze lamp from her spatial storage. She ran her fingertip across the wick, and a tiny, bright, and stable flame burst into flame with a "poof."

This is the Soul-Cleansing Lamp, which can suppress the evil energy at Lin Wenxuan's wound.

Then, Tang Wan instructed, "Carry him out! Get him away from here quickly! The connection between the child jade and the mother jade is too strong; keeping him here will only do him harm!"

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