Chase Game

More than half an hour later, the fishing boat finally arrived at Dongshan Village.

Waterways are faster than walking.

Ling Yi stepped out of the cabin and stretched.

He saw the rising sun already hanging on the horizon.

Such a fiery red sunrise only gives people a sense of boundless hope.

In fact, he did receive some good news.

That means a karmic seed has cooled down and can be used again.

As the saying goes, "With food in hand, one will not panic in times of trouble."

With such a powerful means of counterattack in hand, Ling Yi felt much more at ease.

After more than an hour of drying, his clothes were wearable again.

There was no dock in Dongshan Village, so in order to avoid getting his clothes wet again, he asked Old Man Ge to find a better place to go ashore.

Finally, they found a large tree lying across the riverbank, with half of its roots still buried in the soil, strong enough to hold its weight.

Ling Yi climbed up as if walking on a narrow log bridge.

Once ashore, he thanked Old Man Ge again and then said goodbye.

Old Man Ge couldn't help but add a final word of advice: "You young people, you'd better take it easy!"

"Don't let yourself be blinded by that elusive treasure!"

The old man meant well, and even though Ling Yi's intention wasn't to find treasure, he still smiled and nodded in response.

He had previously learned from the old man what the so-called "treasure hunt" was all about.

Simply put, they are people who heard the rumors behind the rise of the Meng family and came here hoping to take advantage of the situation.

These people have always existed, but most of them have been searching in Dongshan.

The search area was shifted to the river, a move that only began after the fire in Dongshan Village.

There was also a rumor that a fireball was seen leaping and flying over the river, which must have been a divine bird appearing to seek out the Meng family.

Thus, a group of people followed the river towards the county town in search of the town.

They eventually found a large karst cave where a surface river had become an underground river.

Old Man Ge assumed they were also treasure hunters, and Ling Yi didn't explain, since explaining would be more troublesome.

After saying those two sentences, the fishing boat turned around and swayed back in the direction they had come from.

Ling Yi also turned around and walked towards that scorched earth.

This scorched earth didn't even have "ruins," only a black wasteland.

This shows how large the fire was.

But from another perspective, such a large flame cannot be extinguished so quickly and easily, right?

Upon closer inspection, it becomes apparent that the flames are indeed eerily confined to the area around Dongshan Village, without affecting even a single tree or blade of grass in the surrounding area.

"Could the rumors about the phoenix be true?"

Ling Yi pondered and looked around for clues.

Actually, two people had already arrived here before him.

The first one was Shen Nianqing. She did not linger in the ruins of the village, but flew directly to a place in the East Mountain.

The second one is Zhao Dayou. He originally stole a horse, thinking he could learn from the heroes in those martial arts novels.

You can show off your prowess while riding a horse, and you can also save energy and time.

But to his surprise, he tried several times, and he couldn't even climb onto the horse's back.

Finally, unable to bear it any longer, he used his abilities to help himself descend from the sky and onto the horse's back.

He had barely sat down and was happy for two seconds when the horse reared up, and he was thrown off without warning!

Enraged, Zhao Dayou slashed off the horse's head with a gust of wind.

So he honestly relied on his own abilities and made his way to Dongshan Village, stopping and resting along the way.

At this moment, he is using his memories of his role to go up to Dongshan to find the treasure.

If it were just money, it wouldn't be worth making him make this trip.

The important thing is that he knows there's a prop inside!

That's what's important.

"We should have come directly to collect the props first, instead of trying to probe the Meng residence first just because it's close to the county town..."

As Zhao Dayou climbed the mountain, he grew increasingly angry, and finally, almost gritting his teeth, he said:

"Now you've lost a hand... Fine, then I'll make you pay with your lives!"

With Ling Yi added, the three of them gathered in Dongshan Village.

At the Meng residence in Zhuncheng County, five players were together.

Both places are simultaneously brewing a storm.

Rewind an hour, and Wang Yun returned to the surface from the abyss.

He returned the same way he came, entering from the main room of the old house and exiting from there.

Zhou Jie had been waiting for a long time. Seeing Wang Yun emerge, he disregarded his inquiry about the Abyss and hurriedly reported to him:

"Captain, the young master has returned and is currently at the dock. Should we do something?"

Wang Yun narrowed his eyes, his gaze sharp as a knife.

His solo mission has begun!

Wang Yun's role as acting family head will put him in direct confrontation with Meng Dong, the young master of the family.

Both of them had the same objective: to determine who would take control of the Meng family at the family meeting three days later.

From a character perspective, Meng Dong's orthodox advantage is like a mountain pressing down on Wang Yun's shoulders.

However, from a game perspective, the pairing of Wang Yun's identity as the pursuer with Meng Dong's identity as the fugitive presents a significant opportunity.

Moreover, like Wang Yun, Meng Dong also has a side quest to complete.

Wang Yun paced back and forth in the old master's room, pondering countermeasures and weighing the pros and cons.

Finally, he stopped and said, "Now that he's back, let's go pick him up to avoid any gossip. You go and get ready."

"it is good."

After Zhou Jie left the room, Wang Yun hid the underground cave again and prepared to leave as well.

But suddenly, he felt a burning sensation in his waist.

Looking down, I saw that the fiery red jade pendant was emitting an eerie red light!

Wang Yun frowned, about to take it off for a closer look, when the jade pendant suddenly flew out.

Wang Yun reacted quickly, grabbing out with his palm and controlling the jade pendant in mid-air.

However, to his surprise, a small ball of fire broke out of the jade pendant and shot towards the oil lamp on the table.

The fireball rapidly shrank in the air, changing in a way visible to the naked eye, until only a tiny spark remained, and then it pounced on the oil lamp!

A small flame suddenly appeared in the oil lamp that had been extinguished.

Wang Yun tried to take control, but the oil lamp suddenly burst into flames, like a thorny protective shield, scalding Wang Yun back.

Immediately afterward, in less than ten seconds, the flame went out and the oil lamp disappeared, right before Wang Yun's eyes.

Wang Yun's face was gloomy; he knew he had been tricked.

This flame must be related to Ding Guifang of Diyuan, but he is also preoccupied with Mengdong's affairs and wishes he could be in two places at once.

Now, he can only make choices.

Being tricked is certainly unpleasant, but Ding Guifang's purpose is still unclear. If we were to investigate, the time and energy spent would be a minor matter.

If in the end you end up with nothing, that's a real loss.

As for Meng Dong, the matter of welcoming him may seem like a small thing, but if it is not done properly, the elders of the Meng family will have objections.

That would be disadvantageous for his single-line mission.

Therefore, considering the current pros and cons, we can only swallow this bitter pill that Ding Guifang suffered.

Wang Yun put away the fiery red jade pendant, stared at the entrance to the cave, snorted coldly, turned around and slammed the door shut as he left.