186: Chapter 186: The Black Cat's Blessing (Twenty-Seven)

One second he was still sighing with emotion, the next second Wu Zheng was suddenly stunned.

This stone statue actually has warmth.

How is this possible?

Wu Zheng raised his torch and looked at the stone statue. "This... how does this look like Sun Zong?"

“Feng An!”

“Feng An, come here quickly! Look at this stone statue. Something's wrong, something's wrong.”

Feng An approached upon hearing the call. With the help of the firelight, he recognized him at a glance. “Sun Zong!”

The two looked at each other. This was indeed Sun Zong. Looking closely at his expression, his eyes were wide open.

“What on earth happened?”

“Could it be that all those stone statues we encountered were...”

Real people!

At that thought, they felt a chill run through their bodies.

Could they really leave this place alive?

Looking at the dense skeletons and the stone statues hidden in the corners, who knew how many people had been left here.

Why are there so many stone statues here?

They had seen countless stone statues all along the way.

Unfortunately, no one could answer them.

The Black Cat behind them continued to attack.

It wanted to drive them out of this place.

—

On the other side,

Lian Bai kept following the White Cat, while Qian Ye followed behind at a leisurely pace.

Behind her, a black mist followed like a shadow.

It slowly approached her, loomed over her head, opened its giant mouth, and lunged at her.

The next second,

“Meow...”

With a shrill cat's cry, a giant shadow crashed to the ground behind Qian Ye.

Qian Ye looked back. Little Flower in her arms was very excited.

Master, Master, fertilizer~ fertilizer~

Hee hee hee, I can have another feast.

Qian Ye was about to approach when her hand was pulled.

“Ah, ah, ah...”

Lian Bai pointed to the White Cat ahead, which was about to disappear.

He wanted Qian Ye to hurry up and follow him further inside.

Qian Ye stared at him, then suddenly curled her lips into a smile.

The next second,

Lian Bai only felt a burst of pain in his abdomen and stared at her in shock.

He looked at Qian Ye again, his eyes filled with a hurt expression.

He couldn't believe she would actually...

Qian Ye gave him a lazy glance. “Baby~ it's better to be well-behaved~”

With a half-smile at Lian Bai, Qian Ye turned her gaze to the black shadow on the ground.

Lian Bai was stunned. For a moment, he felt as if she had discovered something.

The black shadow on the ground was struggling incessantly, blocked by a circle of red light.

Seeing Qian Ye get closer and closer to the black shadow, a sinister look appeared in Lian Bai's eyes.

Really not well-behaved.

Then...

Suddenly, Qian Ye looked back and gave Lian Bai a lazy glance. “I think it's better to settle your matter first~”

Lian Bai's face stiffened, and he nodded stiffly.

“Eh, they didn't follow us?”

“Well, never mind, let's go first.”

The moment she left, she glanced back at the black shadow on the ground. Within that shadow, a pair of eerie green eyes flickered.

After walking for an unknown amount of time, a flight of stairs leading down appeared before her.

The White Cat had already darted past and ran downstairs.

Lian Bai followed closely behind.

The further down they went, the faint light ahead finally grew bit by bit.

When Qian Ye opened her eyes again, what lay before her looked like a cellar.

It was surrounded by earthen walls, with a small bed, a table, and chairs. There were signs of life here.

There were also various stone statues around.

Some were sitting, others were standing.

Qian Ye stepped forward and touched the table; it was covered in several thick layers of dust.

Looking at the stone statues again, some had thick dust, some had less, and some even had none at all.

Looking at the dust on the surrounding items, she didn't know how long this place had been sealed.

Yet people continued to come here.

Once the White Cat found its way here, it stopped meowing and stayed quietly in Lian Bai's arms.

More stone statues!

Qian Ye hadn't forgotten that she had seen no fewer than twenty stone statues along the way.

There were some here as well.

Qian Ye stared closely at the stone statues; every single one was humanoid.

Could it be that inside these were all...

At that thought, Qian Ye pursed her lips.

She began to search the surroundings.

This explained it. The place had been turned into a mess, no wonder it looked so disorganized.

These people had only one purpose for coming in: to find something.

She didn't know how they had ended up like this.

She wondered if the item was finally found.

—

One stone statue was slightly tilted to the side with one foot slightly raised. Qian Ye looked under that foot and found a small notebook.

Qian Ye took it out. It was covered in dust and completely dilapidated.

It felt as if the whole notebook would crumble if Qian Ye used even a little force; it was indeed quite old.

When she opened it, there were pictures inside, with some text recorded around the edges of the images.

Qian Ye looked at the text and fell silent.

She... didn't recognize it.

Master, Master, I know it, I know it.

Heh heh.

Finally, it made its appearance again.

The spider lily was very excited.

After finishing the last diary, in simple terms, there was once a mad Alchemist who wanted eternal life and craved power. He used living people as sacrifices, awakening the curse of the Evil God of the Black Cat. Every hundred years, the curse of reincarnation would be triggered.

Beside her, Lian Bai kept gesturing, trying to tell Qian Ye something.

He pointed at the curse inside and then held up an index finger.

“You want to tell me that a hundred years have already passed.”

“Ah, ah, ah...”

Lian Bai nodded.

Qian Ye continued to flip through.

The rest was blank.

Until the very last page: the sacrifices have been prepared, and a new round of sacrifice has begun.

When everyone has turned into stone statues, the Wuwang Abyss will open.

“Wuwang Abyss...”

Qian Ye stared at those words.

So, now, they were the so-called sacrifices.

Being invited was nothing more than for a sacrifice.

The Guests invited tonight would eventually all turn into stone statues.

Qian Ye looked down at her hands.

She clenched them; there was still no feeling of stiffness.

Suddenly thinking of Tai You and the others, Qian Ye pressed her hand to her forehead.

Sigh.

She regretted it a little.

She prayed they were still alive.

“A black cat, huh...”

Qian Ye held the diary and pondered.

Now that the secret of this mansion had been uncovered, Qian Ye had no interest in staying any longer, but she still needed to take away those little fellows she had brought with her.

Thinking this, Qian Ye had no choice but to go back the way she came to find them.

Humph, Master is just stubborn; her heart is actually very soft.

Sensing Qian Ye's mood, the spider lily couldn't help but speak up again.

Having been there for so long, she seemed to always favor humans.

“If you don't speak, no one will think you're a thing.”

Qian Ye gave the flower pot in her hand a lazy look.

Her wrist was loose; with one slip, the flower pot could fall.

Boohoo, I was wrong, I have a big mouth.

Master, just treat me like I'm not a thing.

The spider lily's survival instinct was instantly maxed out.

“Pfft, unfortunately, you are a thing.”

...

“Hahahaha...”

“Brother spider lily is a thing.”

“Eh, it seems he really is a thing~”

Ling Ling flew out from Qian Ye's arms and sat on the spider lily's leaf.

Her mini body doubled over with laughter at those few words.

Hearing the mockery from the big one and the small one, the whole spider lily wilted.

Its leaves drooped down, and Ling Ling almost fell off, but luckily she had wings.