Chapter 126: Ziling’s Dissatisfaction, “Red-Eyed Old Man”
“Enough, Gongsun Huaiyu!”
“Do you really think I’m afraid of you?”
After being blocked by Gongsun Huaiyu for the third time, Ziling was thoroughly enraged.
Since their first separation from Chen Changsheng, Gongsun Huaiyu had been leading everyone around the perimeter of the mine vein.
Moreover, every time they encountered a passage that could lead deeper into the mine, Gongsun Huaiyu would block their way.
The first couple of times were tolerable, but when this happened repeatedly three times, Ziling could no longer hold back.
Facing Ziling’s anger, Gongsun Huaiyu remained calm and said, “Whether you fear me or not doesn’t matter. What matters is that you cannot go in.”
Upon hearing these words, Ziling’s anger reached its peak.
“Gongsun Huaiyu, I admit you’re stronger than me, and I know I can’t match Chen Changsheng.”
“You’ve been repeatedly blocking us from going deeper into the mine vein. This isn’t your idea, is it?”
“But even if you and Chen Changsheng are strong, you can’t treat us like children.”
“The deeper parts of the mine vein are filled with top-tier prodigies. Honestly, do you think we can help?”
Hearing this, Gongsun Huaiyu didn’t know how to respond.
Individually, Ziling, Su Tian, and Ye Hensheng were weaker than the demonic genius Fang Qiancheng, but together, they still formed a formidable force.
Currently, they were in a cooperative state, and their desire to support Chen Changsheng wasn’t unreasonable.
However, Chen Changsheng had given a strict order not to go deeper into the mine.
Facing this dilemma, Gongsun Huaiyu experienced the difficulties of leading a team for the first time, especially a team of prodigies.
Prodigies were called so because they excelled in some aspect.
Thus, there were often many differing opinions within such a team, and these opinions were hard to refute.
Ziling’s situation was different; she didn’t know Chen Changsheng’s true identity and couldn’t fully trust him.
Logically, if Gongsun Huaiyu revealed Chen Changsheng’s identity, Ziling wouldn’t doubt his decisions.
But this truth couldn’t be disclosed, just as Chen Changsheng didn’t tell anyone why he forbade them from going deeper into the mine.
Not everything could be openly discussed in this world.
Thinking this, Gongsun Huaiyu said, “There’s no reason, no cause.”
“In short, you can’t go deeper into the mine, and you can’t leave either.”
Seeing Gongsun Huaiyu’s unyielding expression, Ziling lost hope.
“If we don’t go in, let him d*e then.”
“You care about him the most, yet you don’t care about his safety. Why should I care as an outsider?”
“I’ll wait here for good news from Chen Changsheng. I want to see if he can single-handedly deal with the situation.”
With that, Ziling began to slack off right where she stood.
Meanwhile, Su Tian and Ye Hensheng exchanged glances, and a hint of hope flickered in their eyes.
They felt Chen Changsheng didn’t consider them important.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t have let Gongsun Huaiyu stop them from going deeper into the mine.
Could it be that their strength was truly negligible in his eyes?
Cracks appeared within Gongsun Huaiyu’s team.
At the same time, deep inside the mine, Chen Changsheng was digging away.
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“Whoosh!”
A few pebbles fell into a somewhat narrow chamber.
“Gulp!”
Chen Changsheng swallowed hard, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.
Inside the chamber lay a nearly decayed jade coffin, with a dim oil lamp above it.
A thin old man with vacant eyes sat on the coffin, fiddling with the wick of the almost extinguished lamp.
What made things more chilling was that the old man’s eyes were red.
Even though he had seen this scene before, his heart still raced uncontrollably.
When he initially used the Vertical Earth Golden Light to enter the mine, he discovered this chamber after searching.
Seeing the strange combination of the jade coffin and bronze oil lamp, Chen Changsheng naturally wanted to investigate.
He carefully pushed open a gap in the jade coffin, but this action nearly cost him his life.
Inside the coffin lay a corpse.
As soon as he opened the lid, the corpse, which had looked lifelike, began to decay visibly and grew golden hair and fangs.
Realizing something was wrong, Chen Changsheng immediately closed the coffin.
But it was too late; the corpse inside began to transform rapidly.
Just as Chen Changsheng prepared to flee, the “red-eyed old man” appeared.
Because of his appearance, the bronze oil lamp continued burning, and Chen Changsheng finally understood what was happening.
This old man was the Dragon Vein of this place, and the corpse inside the coffin was what the Dragon Vein was suppressing.
In theory, with such a powerful Dragon Vein, any evil spirits should be eradicated.
However, the thing inside the coffin was too powerful; instead of being suppressed, it started to erode the Dragon Vein.
Over countless years, the Dragon Vein gradually transformed into an “evil dragon.”
Just as the transformation was about to complete, Chen Changsheng’s actions hastened the process.
Given this situation, within a year, the thing inside the coffin would break free, even without external interference.
Recalling all this information, Chen Changsheng slowly left the chamber.
When he reappeared in the middle of the mine, he breathed a sigh of relief.
“The stone layer three zhang deep has been completely dug out. Now, only three inches of stone separates the mine and the chamber.”
“Given their strength, they should easily notice the problem.”
“If they continue their usual habit of checking everything, they’ll be in trouble.”
“The evil dragon triggered by the Heavenly Withering Array, combined with a zombie resembling the legendary uncorrupted bones.”
“Together, they should give those people quite a challenge.”
With that, Chen Changsheng adjusted his attire and slowly moved deeper into the mine.
To clear his name in such a major event, Chen Changsheng needed to appear as a victim at the scene.
However, knowing the dangers involved, he wouldn’t venture too deep.
Additionally, to participate in the competition without going deeper into the mine, Chen Changsheng had to seek help from “Birdman.”
After all, he was currently the only one who was his public enemy.
He would block Chen Changsheng from entering the mine, and then Chen Changsheng would have a “big battle” with him.
After exchanging a few moves, Chen Changsheng would “accidentally” lose, which would make perfect sense.
