You've become the warden, and you're telling me I'm an undercover agent?

Chapter 83 The Great Demon King Chi Ping

The Xinghuo Building has more than 40 floors and was considered a landmark building in Xingcheng before the fire.

Two years ago, a fire completely consumed the east side of the building. The higher the floors, the stronger the wind, which in turn fuels the fire. That fire spread from the lower floors to the upper floors in just fifteen minutes.

Fortunately, the building is not a shoddy construction, and the fireproof layer is made of real materials.

Therefore, the other three sides were less affected by the fire, and after the building was empty, relatively intact offices were left behind.

Of the original ten hunting teams, four were eliminated or persuaded to retreat, and the other two, after learning about the situation of the previous three teams, considered for a long time.

Feeling guilty and uneasy, I communicated with their financial backers behind the scenes, and after getting their approval, I fled the event.

There's no way around it, their highest rating is only B.

If the Canjin Chamber of Commerce had confirmed with them a little later, they would have already left the area of Star City.

After going through untold hardships, the remaining four hunting teams finally gathered here.

Everyone carries wounds.

When Hoba's fist brushed past the tip of one of their noses, the wind from the fist made his face ripple.

Only then did they realize that death was so close to them; the fallen "Mountain" team might not be weak.

Gonggong's water blade was even more excessive.

It seemed as if they were intentionally driving them towards this side. The high-pressure water blade was like a master of human body outlining. Every time it hit, it was deadly, but every time it missed.

They were afraid that Gonggong's hands would shake, so they cut off a piece of meat for them.

At this moment, the four teams all looked up and looked at the building, one quarter of which was burned, in silence for a long time.

Someone swallowed, and the sound was particularly harsh.

What kind of existence is there in this building that makes masters like Gonggong and Huba be controlled by him?
Among the four captains, there was an old man with white hair and beard. He tremblingly took out a tortoise shell from his loose gray robe.

He held the tortoise shell in his palms with his hands together, muttering something to himself. But no matter how close you were, even if you were riding on him, you couldn't hear what he was saying.

Rather, it is his old age that gives him a sense of piety.

The wrinkles on the face are like ripples in the long river of time; the cloudy eyes contain the wisdom to see into the future.

He threw the tortoise shell to the ground.

The tortoise shells are arranged in an eight-shaped pattern, with both shells facing up.

Seeing this, the white-haired old man lowered his eyes even more and sighed secretly.

"Anything to say?" asked a captain dressed in ninja costume. His name was Kano. The ninja team he led was destroyed by Gonggong, and he was the only one left without a commander.

Therefore, he is particularly concerned about any disturbance.

The white-haired old man shook his head:
"Big evil."

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's face became gloomy, except for the reckless Bai Ti.

He was the only one left on his team, but he had taken the initiative to reduce the number of members. Bai Ti had beaten all his teammates back, and he felt that his teammates were afraid and were restrained, affecting his performance.

Bai Ti walked up quickly and turned the two tortoise shells on the ground over, with the front side facing up.

"Isn't this a good thing?"

The white-haired old man looked at the towering building with cloudy eyes:

“If you know there are tigers in the mountain, don’t go there.

"I'm going back first, old man. I wish you all a triumphant return."

After saying that, the white-haired old man turned around and left with his divination team, not even taking the tortoise shell on the ground.

Looking at the group walking away, the captains had different expressions.

The other two captains, except Bai Ti, also looked hesitant for a moment. They were wondering whether they should ask their boss to quit the game first.

After all, the other party was very powerful. Even Cang Ran (the white-haired old man) who had the ability to predict the future was scared and turned around and left. There was no need for them to stay.

"Humph, nothing."

Seeing this, Bai Ti waved his hand and walked into the building on his own.

He had never been ambushed, and he didn't think that Hoba and the others were scary.

"Eh--" Ninja Kano wanted to stop Bai Ti, after all, one more person means more strength, but Bai Ti seemed determined to go alone.

The two remaining captains looked at each other in bewilderment. What should they do? Go in or not?
Just when he was hesitating, he saw Cang Ran coming back with his men.

"What? Has the hexagram changed?" Kano asked, his words filled with anticipation and joy. He hoped that Cangran's next words would give him some confidence.

But Cangran shook his head.

"Then why did you come back?" asked another captain.

"I predicted a disaster, but I didn't expect the boss to not let me leave."

Cang Ran looked very lost.

The three of them were silent for a while, and finally a female captain named Qingping suggested that they go up together to take a look.

Her ability is to control the wind. When she performs, the wind makes the hem of her cheongsam rustle, revealing her long, straight, white legs. She is really something.

The team members were temporarily placed downstairs. Their combat effectiveness was not high and they were of no great use, but they were likely to become stumbling blocks.

After the fire, the water and electricity were cut off, and darkness filled the depths of the building.

It was already 7:30 in the afternoon. The days were long in summer, and half of the sun was still drooping at the edge of the city.

The setting sun was struggling to survive, and the edges of the building were dim.

They didn't feel it when they were on the lower floors, but once they got to the higher floors, the fire was so clear that they could feel the howling wind outside.

There is a feeling of being blown by the wind and rain.

Kano said timidly, "Master, would you like another fortune telling?"

Along the way, Kano made frequent requests, almost one level at a time.

But the strange thing was that the others were not annoyed at all, but waited patiently for Cangran to tell the divination and interpret the hexagrams.

He took out the tortoise shell, chanted devoutly, threw it, and then interpreted the hexagram.

"Light sinks into eternal night, and demons lurk in the abyss;

"When you peek into fate, you're plunged into darkness."

Listening to Cangran's divination, Qingping felt it was unreliable.

Tortoise shell divination is an Eastern method of divination; and its hexagram texts have a bit of Western prophetic flavor.

These two are not from the same system, can they be compatible?

"What do you mean?" Kano asked. The death of his teammate had made him a frightened bird.

Cang Ran looked at the edge of the city with a melancholy look on his face and said:

"When the sun sets completely and darkness falls here, danger will come. Only my prophecy can determine the time when everyone will fall into darkness."

At this time, only the afterglow of the sun could be seen, and Cangran and Kano's hearts sank to the bottom.

Qingping asked doubtfully, "What if we carry torches? Wouldn't that mean we won't be plunged into darkness?"

Although this is a method that everyone can think of, we have no choice but to do it.

They dismantled the relatively intact desks and wooden doors, and then used some plastic to barely make a few torches.

The mountains are slow waves that completely drown the sun.

The floor was plunged into complete darkness.

Everyone lit the torches, but the moment they lit the torches, all three of them felt something was wrong!

The torch has no light, but you can feel the temperature of the flame!

Is this what it means when "light sinks into eternal night"?

The three of them became extremely nervous.

Kano even touched the flame, but the burning pain made him pull his hand back reflexively.

Because he was a ninja, he held back and didn't shout out.

"Everyone, be careful." Cang Ran said, "Everyone keep talking and share what you have."

"Ok."

"receive."

"Uh-huh!"

When the last word "hmm" came out, goosebumps ran across the three people's bodies like lightning.

This is the fourth person's voice!

The three of them quickly distanced themselves.

"Who?" Kano asked in panic.

"Be careful." This is Cang Ran.

"I'm fine." It was Qingping who spoke, the sound of wind around her spreading it out, sensing the terrain and the enemy.

"Are you really okay?" Suddenly, a voice rang in Qingping's ears. The person who spoke seemed to rest his head on Qingping's shoulder.

Qingping could even feel the hot breath coming out of the other person's breath.

In an instant, a violent wind suddenly arose!
Qingping had a stress reaction. She pushed her ability to the extreme, and everything around her was blown off the building.

Kano was quite skilled, as his short sword stabbed into the wall and remained firmly in place.

Cang Ran threw out a scarecrow, and his clothes didn't move at all before the scarecrow was torn to pieces by the wind.

After the strong wind, Qingping was gasping for breath.

"Are you okay?" Cang Ran asked.

Qingping didn't answer him immediately, and Cangran held another scarecrow in his hand.

"Qing Ping?"

Still no response, Cang Ran called out again.

"I'm here." Listening to her breathing, she had just calmed down and was still a little impatient.

Cang Ran was a little suspicious at once, and he took out an ancient coin from his pocket.

Throw it up gently and then catch it steadily.

He rubbed the coin with his fingers for a while before he felt relieved.

The coin landed on the front side, indicating that Qingping was fine.

Okay, okay, it was a false alarm.

"Let's walk together." Cangran said, and heard Qingping moving towards him while talking.

But there was no movement from Kano's side.

Qingping's footsteps also suddenly stopped. She tentatively called out, "Is Kano here?"

Kano didn't respond.

Cang Ran threw up his ancient coins again——

The coin was about to face up with the reverse side, which meant that something was wrong with Kano.

But in the darkness, Mang used black mist to block everyone's perception. He caught the coin in mid-air and placed it face up in Cang Ran's hand.

Originally, Mang and Huoba wanted to deal with these four people directly, but after Gonggong saw Cangran's divination ability, he insisted on having some fun.

Make Cangran a prophet.

Gonggong and Huoba joined forces and quietly subdued Kano in the dark.

Then he took Li Youfu with him and disguised Hoba as Kano.

"I'm here." said Kano (Hoba).

"That's good, that's good." Cangran was very confident in his divination, but Qingping looked at Kano with some suspicion.

In the dark, Hoba quietly changed into Kano's clothes.

The group was about to go up again when Qingping suddenly called for a stop.

"I give up, I want to go back," she said.

Since it is so dangerous, there is no need to fight hard. Even if the boss behind you gives you a lot of money, there is no need to go ahead when you are sure to die.

Qingping's expression couldn't be seen in the darkness, but for those of them who came to participate in the competition under the orders of the sponsor, it was not easy to fall out with the sponsor.

Especially Cang Ran, he has something in the hands of the financial backer.

He didn't know how determined Qingping was to say that. But with Qingping gone, his chances of survival were even lower.

Therefore, he was also thinking about the price he would have to pay if he withdrew from the competition and escaped.

Soon, Cang Ran heard the sound of someone coming down the stairs. It was Qing Ping leaving.

He was silent for a moment, then asked, "Kano, what do you think?"

Hoba thought about it and felt that Kano seemed to be a very scared person.

"It would be best if we could go back," Huoba replied.

Cangran sighed and was about to go downstairs with Kano when he heard footsteps coming from upstairs.

Very hurried, as if chasing or escaping.

Cang Ran immediately became alert, holding the scarecrow in his hand again.

"Damn it! Why is this floor so dark!" the man cursed in a low voice.

Cang Ran had heard this voice before. It was that reckless man.

"Is it White Hoof?"

Cang Ran asked.

Upon hearing this, the movement on the other side also stopped, obviously they were also on guard.

"Is that the fortune teller?"

Baiti answered questions with questions.

Cang Ran said nothing more. He took out an ancient coin, tossed it, and it landed head side up!

I felt relieved immediately, it seemed that there was no problem.

In the darkness, Mang, who was flipping a coin, and Gonggong, disguised as Baiti, smiled with relief.

Bai Ti stated his purpose, and just when Cang Ran and Kano decided to go back, footsteps were heard downstairs again.

The visitor revealed his identity in his first words.

"I can't get out of here!"

It was Qingping's voice. Cangran didn't understand what it meant that he couldn't get out.

To be on the safe side, he threw in the ancient coin. Qingping was also a real person, and Cangran felt relieved again.

In the darkness, Li Youfu disguised as Qingping, Gonggong disguised as Baiti, Huoba disguised as Kano, and Mang who was constantly flipping coins. The four of them teased Cangran, an old comrade in his seventies or eighties, like a fool.

When Qingping ran away, Gonggong, disguised as Baiti, caught Qingping and replaced her with Li Youfu.

Then the fake white hoof came on stage.

At this point, the darkness gradually receded. Torches flickered, spreading warmth and light.

Cang Ran felt quite safe for a moment, but the exit downstairs was blocked by black fog. People would get lost inside, so the four of them had to go upstairs.

Even so, Cang Ran still felt more at ease than before.

Next, the group arrived at their destination safely.

This floor is close to the top floor, the wind is very strong and the floor is very empty.

The wind brought a whistling sound, making the back of a figure in a black robe upstairs look even taller; it also made three figures on the ground wearing only thin clothes shiver, probably not because of the cold, but because of fear.

Cang Ran was stunned when he saw three people squatting on the ground.

A chill ran from the tailbone to the top of the head!
He was cold all over and his lower lip was trembling!
The three guys squatting in front of me with bruised faces and noses were actually Baiti, Qingping and Kano!

So, who are these people around him?

Great terror enveloped his heart, and Gonggong, disguised as Baiti, even smiled at him.

"No more flipping a coin?"

Cang Ran was in despair! He trembled as he untied his white robe and squatted with the other three people in front of everyone's astonished gaze.

Very natural, very smooth, not abrupt at all.

As for Cang Ran's divination:
"Light sinks into eternal night, and demons lurk in the abyss;"

When Mang used his ability, everyone was indeed lurking around Cangran;
"When you peek into fate, you're plunged into darkness."

When Cang Ran tossed the coin to tell fortunes, it was indeed the time when his companion was replaced.

You can tell me whether he is accurate or not!

But this was not what shocked Cang Ran and others the most. The most important scene was that the tall figure turned around.

He was wearing a black and gold mask on his face.

Executioner!
He looked at the four cameras placed in front of him and said:
"The Canjin Chamber of Commerce is really getting worse and worse.

"If that's the case, then don't exist."

The venue was like a boiling pot, with uproar mixed with fear.

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