There are nearly forty people in the team. Apart from the male and female duo or lone rangers like Lu Bei and She Yan, there are three largest forces.
The initiator of organizing the whole team is Commander Wang, a charming man with more delicate appearance than women. She Xuan said that he is a demon cultivator and is related to a vixen, so it is not surprising that he is charming and attractive.
Lu Bei didn't think so and seriously suspected that the other party was a woman disguised as a man.
The second force is Qingshuimen, one of the local gangs, with the largest number of members led by leader Zhao Xiayang. After the mine was abandoned, the Shanmen, which had originally made a fortune, moved away, and Qingshuimen purchased the land deed and became a local tyrant.
The third force is more mysterious. The leader is a middle-aged man dressed as a scholar. Apart from Commander Wang, he rarely communicates with other people in the team. She Xuan doesn't know much about them, nor is she clear about their relationship with Commander Wang.
What other relationship could there be between a scholar and a vixen other than that of superior and subordinate, and front and back
Lu Bei secretly complained, and glanced over to take in the group of people's actions.
At the front, Commander Wang seemed to have noticed something. He glanced back with his phoenix eyes, then smiled meaningfully after passing Lu Bei.
"Everyone, there are still a group of colleagues in the back who have not yet shown up. I wonder which friend they are?"
"… "
No one answered. Commander Wang was not surprised and quickened his pace until he reached the canyon crevice.
The canyon is several hundred feet long and ten feet wide. The sun cannot reach the bottom, and it is unknown how deep it is. According to Zhao Xiayang from the local gang, it is rumored that the terrain here is flat and there is no rift. A swordsman passed by here to study swordsmanship and split the crack in the ground with one sword.
Lu Bei was very envious after hearing this. He thought that a real man should be like this. If he became powerful one day, he would also try moves like the Earth Splitting Punch.
The group slid down the cable car for dozens of meters, and then continued down along the abandoned mine road, reaching the depths of the canyon after about a hundred meters.
The dark place was dead silent, but light could be vaguely seen ahead.
The rustling sound of crawling came from the surroundings, breaking the silence. Everyone knew that there were poisonous snakes around, so they quickened their pace and rushed towards the light.
During this time, there were ambushes by long black insects. Everyone just used poison-avoiding beads to drive them away. They were very obedient and no one even stood out to show off their skills.
"Master Zhao, this is your territory, please."
Arriving at the bright array, Commander Wang raised his hand to invite them in. Zhao Xiayang walked calmly to the white light, pointed at the array, and muttered something. As the spell ended, the light suddenly dimmed.
Everyone quickly entered the formation, and Zhao Xiayang restarted the formation to keep the poisonous snakes, insects and ants outside the light curtain.
"Master!"
Four disciples who were guarding the formation came forward, and Zhao Xiayang asked a few questions. There was nothing unusual in the past few days, and the tomb was very safe. They blocked the canyon in the name of digging new mineral veins, and did not attract any curious people to find out what was going on.
"Thank you, Master Zhao, for your painstaking arrangements, but the troublemakers have already reached the depths of the canyon. We should not stay here for long. Let's go in first." Commander Wang urged.
"That's very true."
Zhao Xiayang did not dare to delay. He personally strengthened the formation and brought four disciples to guard the formation.
With the addition of the four people, the number of people from Qingshui Gate was even greater. Commander Wang saw it, smiled and said nothing.
There were numerous mines deep in the canyon. The group moved forward along the excavated tunnels. Every fifty meters, a disciple from the Qingshui Sect joined the team. After several hundred meters, more than half of the team were disciples from the Qingshui Sect.
The middle-aged man dressed as a scholar looked unhappy, and the smile on Commander Wang's face also faded a little.
The way you eat is so ugly!
Lu Bei made a silent assessment. Regardless of the outcome of this trip, if there was an uneven distribution of the spoils, Qingshuimen would definitely be the target of concentrated fire.
The tunnel became narrower and narrower. At the beginning, dozens of people could pass through it without any obstruction, but in the end, only five or six people could pass through it at the same time. She Xuan walked beside Lu Bei and memorized the route of the tunnel without saying a word.
A moment later, the light in front became brighter, and another white light formation appeared in front of everyone.
"Master Zhao is too cautious!"
Commander Wang snorted coldly, while Zhao Xiayang bowed his hands to apologize to everyone and smiled as he removed the defensive formation: "Don't blame me, this is really a serious matter. There are hundreds of mouths and heads in Qingshuimen, and I dare not take it lightly."
After he finished speaking, the white light dissipated, and a stone wall appeared in front of everyone.
Bloodline agency.
Five!
Lu Bei's eyelids twitched. They were worthy of being the Qingqian royal family, who had a huge hatred for the Wuzhou royal family. In other cave ruins, one bloodline mechanism could be used to open the cave, but here it took five.
Two people walked out from behind Commander Wang and drew blood one by one to fill the blood mechanism in the middle, leaving the other four untouched.
Then…
That’s all.
Apart from these two, there were no other descendants of the Zhu family present.
Everyone was whispering to each other. The middle-aged scholar frowned and said, "Commander Wang, you wrote to me and said that you would take over all matters related to the Bloodline Agency. Why did you keep four of them?"
Upon hearing this, everyone waited for Commander Wang's reply.
The descendants of the Qingqian royal family have been wanted for hundreds of years. They are all lunatics and they are avoided as much as possible. However, the Wu Zhou royal family is even more difficult to deal with. If Commander Wang had not vowed that the problem of the bloodline mechanism had been solved, they would never come easily.
Indeed, each of them, more or less, tried their best to get some blood of the Zhu family and brought it here, which was enough to open the four mechanisms.
But this is not the point. The point is that Commander Wang did not keep his word.
This must be explained.
"Haha, don't worry, everyone. Let's listen to Wang's explanation."
Commander Wang said calmly, "I have already made it clear, so how can I break my promise to you? The blood mechanism in the middle requires the blood of the Wu Zhou royal family to open, but the remaining four do not."
"What?"
"Why didn't you say it before?"
"How can this be possible? Isn't this still a breach of trust?"
Everyone was shouting and their faces were filled with anger. She Xuan saw Lu Bei watching the fun with a wretched face, so she raised her elbow and hit him lightly.
After receiving the signal, Lu Bei's expression changed in an instant, and he angrily joined the condemnation team.
He still played the role of a thug on this trip. In the eyes of others, She Xuan was the leader and he was responsible for doing the rough and tiring work.
Lu Bei was happy about this. On the one hand, he was a low-key person who didn't like to show off. On the other hand, he was a rough man who knew nothing about planning or scheming. It would be too embarrassing for him to be in the front with such a pure white sheet of paper.
The basic attributes don't lie. He only has a little bit of strength. She Xuan is in front and he just needs to do his best behind.
"Commander Wang, we took a huge risk coming here. If you don't give us an explanation today, don't blame us for turning our backs on you!"
"Pretty?"
"That's right, even if I die, I'll take someone with me."
"Pretty?"
"… "
The threats were mixed with foul language. Commander Wang became more and more annoyed as he listened. He snorted coldly and interrupted everyone, saying bluntly: "You don't have to put pressure on me. As Master Zhao said, this is a serious matter. I am forced to hide it for self-protection..."
"I am not completely unprepared for the remaining four bloodline organs. If you are dissatisfied with this deception, you can use your own methods after entering the tomb. Those who are capable will take them. I will not have any complaints."
At this point, Commander Wang raised his hand and arched his head: "The four bloodline organs correspond to the turtle, snake, fox, and mouse respectively. Wang has lived up to everyone's expectations and found three fellow demon cultivators to discuss important matters with them..."
"My apologies to all three of you. Please come and see me."
As soon as she finished speaking, She Xuan's face suddenly darkened. She had planned everything, but she never expected that the Qingqian royal family's tomb would not want the blood of the Zhu family, but her blood instead.
"Why didn't you tell me earlier about this? My young lady is a precious body, how can I let her bleed so easily!" Lu Bei stood beside She Yan with his eyes wide open, waiting for Commander Wang to say something before he took his teammates and went forward to bleed them.
Everyone had complicated expressions, angry at Commander Wang's lies and deceptions. They looked around with restless eyes, looking for the three demon cultivators hiding among the crowd.
The atmosphere in front of the stone wall was strange. Commander Wang clenched his fist and coughed lightly: "Three colleagues, please hurry up. The uninvited guest has broken the formation. If you hesitate any longer, we will have to part ways amicably."
"What an uninvited guest! They are your people!"
"Don't talk nonsense. I guarantee with my head that I have never met this group of people. As for who has bad intentions, I dare not make a definitive statement." Commander Wang shook his head repeatedly. To show his sincerity, he first operated on himself, bled himself, and then took a blood-replenishing pill.
"Stop talking nonsense, who is it? Come out now."
"Stand up quickly, it will be too late!"
After a brief dispute, She Xuan and two other demon cultivators walked out with sullen faces and came to the corresponding blood mechanism to bleed.
The five bloodline mechanisms were activated, the restrictions on the wall disappeared, and the stone barriers retreated layer by layer, revealing a passage several dozen meters long.
"Everyone, please forgive me for being so bold as to take the lead!"
Commander Wang glanced at the crowd, waved with a smile, and walked into the passage with a group of his men.
At the end, the light curtain rippled like water and disappeared one by one.
"You're running so fast! You're crossing the river and destroying the bridge!"
Lu Bei whispered to She Xuan: "Wang is not a good person. He must have some plans. In case of a sneak attack from behind, you go ahead and I will cover you."