After rebirth, I became a treacherous minister Black Moonlight

Chapter 742 (Part 5)

"Yes."

The Snake did not deny it.

He glanced at Yu Zichuan and Meng Lang, who were slumped over the table in the lobby, fast asleep. "Are they alright?"

Chen Long said calmly, "You don't need to worry about their affairs."

The snake (巳) remains silent.

Lu Yuan leisurely picked up Meng Qianqian's first-aid kit: "Let's go upstairs, catch up on some sleep, and set off again in a bit."

"Ah."

Meng Qianqian responded.

After taking a few steps, he stopped in the middle of the stairs, turned around and said to the Snake, "I can't interfere with the feud between you and the Dog, but if he lets his men run rampant again, I will personally clean up the mess."

The snake stopped abruptly.
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When Meng Qianqian woke up, it was already noon.

Banxia has cooked the meal.

After washing up, she went to the lobby on the first floor.

The Snake said, "The Dog has left, and his ghost army has also left."

Chenlong said coldly, "If you hadn't gone to inform him, I would have already killed him."

Snake: "I owe him a favor."

Chenlong snorted coldly.

Lu Yuan's lips curled into a smile: "I'll kill you next time I see you."

Chenlong: "You make it sound so easy. Xugou is in charge of intelligence and is best at tracking and hiding."

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

After the meal, the group set off.

After resting for half a night, Meng Lang and Yu Zichuan had fully recovered and were able to carry loads and climb walls again.

"There's nothing dangerous in Gufeng Town, it's all exaggerated."

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

"Yeah, the guy who got beaten to a pulp last night, I wonder where he came from?"

"Who got beaten to a pulp?"

"That's outrageous!"

"you--"

Meng Lang, carrying his load, started arguing incessantly with Tan'er.

"How did you repel the ghost army of the Dog Dog last night?"

The snake (巳) voiced its doubts.

Meng Qianqian, riding on a camel, told him about the hand bone.

After a moment of contemplation, the Snake said, "So that's how it is. The Ghost Army's cultivation technique was learned by the Dog from Liuli Island, but they only learned half of it. It seems that Senior Lei is probably also from the island."

"They're from the island, don't you recognize them?"

Meng Lang asked.

Snake: "There are countless hermits on Liuli Island, and I do not know them all."

"You must have heard of it, right?"

Meng Lang continued.

The snake thought for a moment and shook its head: "Never."

"Maybe they're not from your island!"

During his short stay in the capital, Meng Lang visited Fengshui Hutong and had the good fortune to meet the senior Lei Qianfu several times.

Honestly, wasn't he just a carpenter?

Although he was a bit big, a bit strong, and a bit intimidating...

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

Banxia suddenly pointed ahead and said excitedly.

Meng Qianqian looked up and followed the direction she pointed, and sure enough, she saw a magnificent and splendid island in the distance.

The others saw it too.

Meng Lang shouted, "We're here! We're finally here! We're finally going to get out of this hellhole!"

Chenlong said, "Let's go."

The snake hummed in agreement.

Lu Yuan didn't speak, but stared thoughtfully in the direction of the island.

"I'll cut it off."

He said.

In the past, it was the Dragon in the Dragon position that brought up the rear.

But since he made the suggestion, Chenlong did not object.

He and the Snake (巳) took the lead.

The group headed towards the island.

Then, something unexpected happened. Even though the island was right in front of them, no matter how long they walked, they never left the town.

The group realized something was wrong.

They seem to be going in circles.

"Have we been here before?"

Meng Lang scratched his head and pointed to a shop next to him, saying, "This shop looks familiar."

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

Meng Lang had no rebuttal.

When this ancient town was first built, the main street must have been constructed in one continuous flow. All the shops were of the same size and in an orderly manner, and after being eroded by yellow sand, it is not easy to see any difference between them.

Meng Lang drew his dagger and carved a crescent-shaped mark on the door of one of the shops.

After marking the spot, the group continued on their way.

Then, they returned to where they started.

Tan'er stared intently at the scratches on the door: "Hey, are you sure you only carved one door? We've been walking for so long, how come we've come all the way back?"

Banxia's legs feel sore.

She was the only one among them who didn't know martial arts, and she was almost too weak to walk.

Meng Lang frowned, and said defiantly, "This time, I'll carve one step for every step I take! I refuse to believe I can still get lost like this!"

The first door has a crescent-shaped scratch, while the ones behind it are smooth scratches.

Unsurprisingly, they came back.

Meng Lang exclaimed in despair, "No way? Are we trapped in a ghost wall? But it's broad daylight!"

Banxia said fearfully, "Are we going to never get out of here? It'll be dark soon if we keep going like this..."

A single word awakens one from a dream.

Lu Yuan said, "We didn't take a detour."

Meng Qianqian and Chen Long looked at him with suspicion.

After pondering for a moment, the snake also looked at him.

Lu Yuan looked up at the blazing sun overhead: "It's not getting late yet."

Meng Qianqian looked at the blazing sun, then at the shadows on the ground: "That's right, we've been walking for at least an hour or two, but time doesn't seem to have passed."

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

Meng Qianqian stared intently and said, "It's an illusion."

"phantom?"

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 earnestly, "It hurts even in illusions."

Meng Lang gritted his teeth and rubbed his arm where she had pinched him: "You just wanted to verify this? Why don't you pinch yourself?"

Tan'er: "I'll pinch you!"

Meng Lang: "Unreasonable!"

The Dragon asked the Snake, "Have you ever encountered this situation before?"

Snake (巳): "Never."

If he has encountered this before, he will say so in advance and will be alert from the beginning.

Instead of waiting for Lu Yuan to discover it first.

He couldn't help but glance at Lu Yuan again.

He truly deserves her presence.

"What's going on?"

Chenlong frowned.

Meng Lang: "Could it be that dog's doing it again?"

Snake (巳): "He has already left."

Lu Yuan smiled and said, "It's precisely because he left that we've fallen into this illusion."

Chenlong asked curiously, "What do you mean?"

Lu Yuan gazed at the desolate street: "The ghost army of the Dog of the Dog is scattered in every corner. They have lost the sanity of ordinary people and are not easily bewitched, so they will not fall into illusions."

Chenlong: "You mean, Xugou (戌狗) uses the ghost army to dispel illusions?"

Lu Yuan: "That's right, he can't get out, but his ghost army can take him out. This kind of illusion doesn't happen at night, it only appears during the day, perhaps it's related to light. The brighter the sun, the stronger the illusion. If his ghost army is there, the illusion will show flaws."

The Snake nodded: "I see."

Meng Lang muttered, "What do you mean, 'So that's how it is'? You believe him just because he says so?"

Tan'er put her hands on her hips: "Don't carry the load, let's just lift it up! Anyway, you're so good at arguing!"

Meng Lang: "..."

Meng Qianqian: "I didn't expect that the Ghost Army of the Dog Dog would be both a killing weapon and our only way to break the deadlock."

(End of this chapter)