After the hunchback finished speaking, he walked quickly forward and took us to the center of the hall, where there stood a huge crystal wall.
The first person I saw was Xiao Baitang sitting cross-legged in front of the crystal wall.
"Little Sugar!" I rushed over, but I heard the hunchback yelling, "Don't touch her! If you touch her, she won't survive."
When I forcibly retracted my hand that was falling towards Xiao Baitang, I saw a girl sitting cross-legged near Xiao Baitang out of the corner of my eye.
The girl was about the same age as me, and her snow-white clothes were stained with blood and dust. It seemed that she had fought her way into the ghost realm. Although she was not seriously injured, I could see the fatigue on her face with her eyes closed.
"Xue Ling'er!" Lin Jingyuan walked up quickly and said, "She is Xue Ling'er."
When I looked at Lin Jingyuan with caution, she cooperated and took a few steps back, making way for a relatively safe position.
The hunchback came over and said, "The secret of the ghost realm is hidden in this crystal wall."
When I looked up at the crystal wall, the silk thread that once appeared in the ghost eye money was suddenly reflected in the crystal wall.
The hunchback pointed at the messy mass of silk threads and said, "This is the 'True Explanation of the Formless'. Thousands of years ago, after the Nine Sons defied the heavens, their means of defying the heavens and changing their fates were erased from the world ever since. Even the Nine Sons' descendants do not know what the true method of defying the heavens is."
"Ghost Vein Ning Nitian and Human Vein Zhan Wuxiang have exhausted all their life's efforts and finally found the secret of how the Nine Sons Nitian were able to defeat the Nine Sons. The so-called "Wuxiang Zhenjie" is the crystal jade disk that records that secret."
The hunchback explained: "This jade disk represents the sky, and the silk thread in the jade disk is the trajectory of everyone's destiny. Zhan Wuxiang called it the thread of destiny."
"In his view, human destiny is like these tangled threads. It is hard to tell the origin, and the future is invisible. All you can see is the distance you have already traveled, and all you can control is the small track you have to take now."
Ye Jin couldn't help but interrupt, "You must be mistaken. How can a person not see the source of his own destiny? Doesn't he even know when he was born or who his parents are?"
I nudged Ye Jin: "Haven't you heard that your fate in this life is determined in your previous life? Some karma can be traced back to the previous life, and retribution will come in this life. Do you know what you did in your previous life?"
When Ye Jin was speechless due to my question, the hunchback continued to talk: "The reason why the thread of fate is tangled is because a person's life will intersect with the fate of countless people."
"This intersection may only cross at one point, or may be parallel for a period of time, or may be entangled forever, or the fate of one person may affect the fate of more people. Therefore, the thread of fate is always so messy and complicated."
The hunchback looked at me and said, "If a person of the Half-Life Path wishes to change his fate, he must find his own thread of destiny, move it, change its trajectory, or simply pull out his own thread of destiny under certain circumstances."
"Back then, the nine sons found a place where they could peek into the wonders of the heavens, and moved the threads of their own destiny. In the end, they risked their lives but were unable to move those threads of destiny that were thinner than a hair, so they were defeated."
The hunchback turned around and said, "The 'True Explanation of the Formless' left behind by Zhan Wuxiang imitates the Way of Heaven and fate. To put it more clearly, he left a test subject for future generations, allowing the descendants of the Half-Life Way to try to change their own fate without being severely punished by the Way of Heaven."
I looked up at the thread of fate floating on the jade disk: "Is Zhan Wuxiang still a human? This... This..."
At that time, I really couldn't find any words to express my amazement at Zhan Wuxiang's ability. Perhaps only "astonishingly stunning" could describe my shock at that time.
The hunchback turned around and smiled at me, "You don't have to feel lucky. Although the "True Explanation of the Formless" is not the true destiny of heaven, people will still die after entering it. In order to save you, the girl named Xiao Baitang has let her soul rush into the jade disk. If you want to save her, you have to go to the guillotine. Can you not go?"
I narrowed my eyes and looked at the hunchback: "Did you do this on purpose?"
“No, no, no…” The hunchback shook a finger and said, “These are all arranged by Zhan Wuxiang.”
The hunchback looked at me and said, "Not every descendant of the Half-Life Dao wants to defy fate and change their destiny, so Zhan Wuxiang is forcing the Half-Life disciples who come in to touch the thread of fate."
The hunchback pointed at Little Sugar and said, "This girl and your brother are your weak points. As long as one of them falls into the Heavenly Dao Jade Disk, you will jump in with your eyes open even if you know there is no way back. Am I right?"
I said gloomily, "Why did Zhan Wuxiang do this?"
"In Zhan Wuxiang's opinion, if the heir of the Half-Life Dao is not a wolf, he should die. Do you understand what I mean?" The hunchback said in a deep voice, "Not to mention you, even if it was Zhan Wuxiang's own son, he would still have to go through the gates of hell."
I couldn't help but frown. Zhan Wuxiang's intentions were definitely not as simple as the hunchback said.
The hunchback laughed and said, "At this point, it's not your choice. Either you enter the Heavenly Dao Jade Bi, or watch that girl die in front of you. Make your choice!"
I said calmly, "Heavenly Jade Bi, I will definitely go in, but before that, there are a few things I need to finish first."
I turned to look at Lin Jingyuan and said, "Master Lin, when will your troops start attacking this main hall?"
Lin Jingyuan smiled and said, "How did Mr. Wu know that I still have people on my side?"
I said in a deep voice: "Your man is Duan Yunfei, right?"
I didn't wait for him to speak before I said, "In the warehouse, not only were you not knocked out by Xie Jingwen's secret medicine, but you were also not blocked by my Heaven Covering Formation. You heard the conversation between the three of us clearly, and you also passed the key information to Duan Yunfei."
"I wrote 'rebellion' in blood, firstly to test the truth of the red-brush blood letter, and secondly to consume your strength. But there is a huge hidden danger in the four words 'rebellion', that is, rebellion is easy to be suppressed. As long as Duan Yunfei is prepared in advance, his men will not be able to hurt him at all."
"If Duan Yunfei wins, according to the rules of the ghost realm, the red pen and blood letter will naturally fall into his hands. He can naturally set his target on Xiao Baitang or Ye Jin. Only if they fail can you find an opportunity for me to calculate Xue Ling'er's location. Am I right?"
Lin Jingyuan nodded and said, "That's roughly right. My plan is indeed like this, but Duan Yunfei made a mistake. I asked him to write 'rob people', but he wrote 'kill people'. If Xiao Baitang and Ye Jin die, you will go crazy and the situation will be out of my control. Only when they disappear will you take action to deduce the ghost domain center."
"Fortunately, Senior Hunchback's goal coincides with mine, so my plan can continue." Lin Jingyuan said with emotion, "It seems that it is better to use your own people. Borrowing external forces will always have other intentions."
I stared at Lin Jingyuan and asked, "Are you also a fortune teller?"
Although many sorcerers can set up the Heaven Covering Formation, only fortune tellers can truly grasp the essence of the Heaven Covering Formation. The prerequisite for the Heaven Covering Formation is to interfere with the secrets of heaven, making it impossible for people to deduce the location of the formation, and the second is to deceive the sorcerer's six senses to achieve the purpose of deceiving others.
If Lin Jingyuan wasn't a fortune teller, she wouldn't have been able to penetrate my sky-covering formation so easily.
Lin Jingyuan smiled and said, "Is there any point in discussing this now?"
"Indeed!" When I drew my sword and stood up, there were suddenly several loud tremors under my feet. More than five martial arts masters used their internal force to penetrate the ground at the same time and jumped into the hall. The person leading them was Duan Yunfei.
Duan Yunfei gently waved his folding fan and said, "Master Lin, I am not late, am I?"
"It's just the right time!" Lin Jingyuan said softly, "Retreat!"
Duan Yunfei led his men to protect Lin Jingyuan without hesitation, and ran backwards towards the entrance of the hall.
Lin Jingyuan has a backup plan!
I forcibly suppressed the urge to chase after him, and together with Ye Jin, I stood behind Xiao Baitang.
Lin Jingyuan retreated all the way to the entrance of the hall before stopping: "Mr. Wu, you made another mistake. If you had caught up with us just now, you could have at least kept half of our people, because my reinforcements are still a long way from here. Now, I'm afraid you don't have a chance to keep me."
I couldn't help but stare at Lin Jingyuan. She just waved her hand lightly, and a dark green airflow surged up from behind her, forming a steaming and rolling mist outside the hall in an instant.
Lin Jingyuan standing in front of the green gas was like a fairy from another world. Although her strange beauty was enough to shock people, her murderous intent was even more frightening.
The name of the Lin family's witch does not only mean that she is as wise as a witch, but also means that she is a big witch herself
Duan Yunfei, who was standing side by side with Lin Jingyuan, just smiled, and I saw several lizard-like claws sticking out from the green cloud behind him, and Duan Yunfei's smile suddenly froze on his face. Before Duan Yunfei could turn around, the demon claws from the air had already landed on the Hell Gate Warlock, dragging him into the rolling green cloud in just a moment.
The next moment, the sound of human bodies being torn to pieces by sharp claws and the screams of people before death suddenly came out from the green cloud and then returned to silence. The only sound left was the sound of sharp teeth chewing bones.
No one could see what was happening in the green gas, but everyone could clearly hear the evil spirits eating the corpse of the Hellgate Warlock in the fog.
Duan Yunfei pretended to be calm and said, "Master Lin, what do you mean?"
Lin Jingyuan smiled and said, "Before the demon soldiers attack, they must eat, right? There is really not much fresh blood to eat here, so I have to ask Brother Duan's men to do it." (To be continued)