Chapter 279 Are you a human or a ghost?
Di Renjie and Xiaomei looked back at the same time, and saw a figure coming out of the grocery store.

"Chengyuan!" Di Renjie recognized Zhao Ji who was walking quickly towards him and blurted out with a hint of surprise in his voice.

Xiaomei, Zhang Huan and others on the side saw that it was Zhao Ji and hurried to greet him.

"Chengyuan, why are you here?" Di Renjie asked with relief in his expression.

Zhao Ji had just come out of underground. He had expected that Di Renjie would lead his army to Tuoladi, but he did not expect that he would meet them by such a coincidence.

He walked quickly to Di Renjie and said, "The situation is urgent. I will explain in detail later. I just escaped from the Snake Spirit Altar. Ruyan and Kui Wenzhong are imprisoned. We must find a way to rescue them immediately!"

When these words were spoken, Zhang Huan and others were all shocked.

Di Renjie remained calm and composed as usual, stroking his beard and signaling Zhao Ji to be patient: "Don't be anxious, talk slowly."

Zhao Ji took a breath and calmed himself down before continuing, "I was tracking the killer from the snake cave, but ended up entering the Snake Spirit Altar through the secret passage in the snake cave by mistake. Then I wandered around underground and lost my way."

"Fortunately, I found a group of people in purple. They entered the main altar through the secret door here. I also saw them carrying the unconscious Ruyan and Kui Wenzhong!"

"But the guards near the underground main prison are very tight, so I have no way to start. I have to leave the main prison first, contact the army, and then go to rescue people."

Upon hearing this, Di Renjie's eyes flashed with a gleam of light: "So, there is a secret door in this grocery store leading to the main altar?"

Zhao Ji nodded slightly and reminded, "These houses have secret doors leading to the underground, but the underground roads are rugged and strange, arranged according to the reverse five elements, and there are traps everywhere."

"It's not safe for a large army to enter the headquarters. I think it's better to take a small group of elite troops to explore first and find a safe path before leading the army into the underground!"

Before Di Renjie could speak, Xiaomei quickly added: "General Zhao is right. The Snake Spirit Altar has a general information room that controls all agencies."

"Once we alert the enemy, the internal mechanism of the headquarters can be activated and all the ways to survive can be turned into dead ends in an instant! If we don't have the battle formation, even if there are thousands of troops, I'm afraid they will not be able to return."

Di Renjie looked up at the darkening sky, frowned, turned to Xiaomei and asked, "Xiaomei, do you know the exact location of this general information room?"

Xiaomei nodded and quickly replied, "It's right under the altar in the center of the main temple. I can lead the way, and I know all the information about the agencies along the way. However, the place is heavily guarded, so I'm afraid it won't be that easy to get there."

Zhao Ji's face was serious, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that things have come to this, we have to go in even if it is a dangerous place! Please let Miss Xiaomei lead the way, I will lead the elite Qianniu Guards to sneak in."

"If everything goes well, we will attack the main information room and send troops into the main hall. If unfortunately we alert the enemy, we will rescue Ruyan first, then withdraw from the main hall and find another way! As long as we guard the exit, Xiao Qingfang and the others will not be able to escape."

When Di Renjie heard Zhao Ji's arrangement, his face brightened and he nodded heavily, "Okay, let's do it. Zhang Huan, Li Lang! Quickly recruit your troops and follow Cheng Yuan into the main altar!"

At the command, Zhang Huan and Li Lang ran out of the town, called hundreds of Qianniu Guards from the imperial guard, and followed Zhao Ji and Xiaomei to the main altar.
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After Zhao left, Li Yuanfang still hid beside the central stone chamber, waiting for the opportunity.

Not long after, Yuan Tiangang, disguised as Lu Cheng, and Xiao Qingfang walked out of the stone chamber at the same time.

Yuan Tiangang was beaming with joy, and Xiao Qingfang was also beaming with smiles.
Xiao Qingfang sighed with regret: "Oh, what a pity! Such a huge altar, which you carefully designed, and it took the Snake Spirit countless manpower and resources to build, will be abandoned in a few days!"

Yuan Tiangang smiled calmly, waved his hand and said: "Don't feel sorry, it won't be long before even the whole world will be ours. This is just a cave!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Qingfang also laughed triumphantly.

After a while, Yuan Tiangang gradually stopped smiling and said seriously, "Okay, I can't stay here for long. I have to get back to the snake cave as soon as possible."

"I'll see you off, please!" Xiao Qingfang bowed and complimented.

"Oh~ No need, I have to go back alone!" Yuan Tiangang stopped Xiao Qingfang and went to the snake cave alone.

Li Yuanfang listened carefully and thought to himself, "He designed this altar? If so, doesn't that mean he knows all these secret passages?"

Thinking of this, Li Yuanfang quietly followed behind Yuan Tiangang. After Yuan Tiangang left, Xiao Qingfang's expression suddenly changed, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he sneered at the stone room.
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When Yuan Tiangang returned to the snake cave on the top of the mountain, it had already darkened.

The hut in the Snake Cave was pitch black, and everything seemed just as he had left it.

However, when Yuan Tiangang opened the door and glanced inside the room, there was no trace of Zhao Ji, and even the side room was empty.

Suddenly, a gust of wind swept in, accompanied by a loud noise outside the side room, breaking the silence.

Yuan Tiangang was not surprised but happy, thinking that it was Zhao Ji who showed up outside, and hurriedly walked out of the side room to check.

However, the main door of the house was shaking violently due to the force of the wind, but there was no sign of anyone.

Yuan Tiangang frowned, with doubts in his mind. In the end, he could only shake his head helplessly and walked forward to close the door tightly.

Just as he was about to turn around, he heard a slight noise behind him, causing him to turn back suddenly.

A single-edged sword made of pure steel was placed quietly on the table. The blade was very short and looked quite old, but the blade was still sharp, flashing a cold light under the light.

Yuan Tiangang's heart suddenly tightened, and an ominous premonition arose.

His eyes involuntarily turned to the west wing, where he saw the door curtain swaying gently, obviously something had just disturbed it.

Yuan Tiangang approached slowly, cautiously and vigilantly, clenched his hands into fists, and mustered up his courage to lift open the door curtain.

I saw a person standing quietly with his back to the door, but it was not Zhao Ji.

The man slowly turned around, and it was of course Li Yuanfang who had been following him all the way.

Yuan Tiangang’s face turned pale in an instant, and his body began to tremble uncontrollably.

His mind was in turmoil, with all kinds of speculations and doubts intertwined: "Could it be that this brat Li Shouxin is untrustworthy and this is a trap set by him?"

Seeing Yuan Tiangang's stunned look, Li Yuanfang thought he was frightened and jokingly asked, "Why, you don't recognize me after just one day of not seeing me?"

Yuan Tiangang spoke in a stiff tone, looked at Li Yuanfang coldly, and uttered a few words: "You are not dead?"

Li Yuanfang sneered: "You are still far from being able to kill me!"

Before he finished speaking, Yuan Tiangang had already pounced on the small dining table, grabbed the dagger, and attempted to attack Li Yuanfang.

However, Li Yuanfang's figure disappeared from the spot in an instant like a ghost.

Yuan Tiangang was shocked and felt a force coming from behind. The dagger in his hand had been taken away.

Then he felt a push on his chest, and he staggered a few steps involuntarily and fell heavily on the bench beside the door.

All this happened in a flash, and Yuan Tiangang had no time to react, which made him terrified.

He huddled in a corner in fear, his eyes wide open, as if he had seen some incredible monster: "You...are you a human or a ghost?"

Li Yuanfang smiled and said, "Chengyuan used to joke with me and gave me a nickname, half-human, half-ghost, the best swordsman."

　I accidentally watched a match between the Chinese national football team and Saudi Arabia. I thought that if they scored a goal first and the opponent sent off one player, they could at least keep the score level. But the result was... Wang Dalei, the regent, and Li Lei, the coach, were even more defensive. I still can't have any hope for the Chinese national football team. My blood pressure is a bit explosive.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)