The Blade-Wielding Legend
Chapter 339 - 215 Zhu Family Castle

Chapter 339: Chapter 215 Zhu Family Castle

"They must be the captured miners..."

Old Man Zhang’s eyes were grim as he said, "This incident is inextricably linked with the Pai Sect, and I must spread the word throughout the pugilistic world."

It was no wonder the old man was angry.

Among those in the pugilistic world, who didn’t have blood on their hands? But the scene before them was truly unbearable.

This cave had been hollowed out, solely to imprison the captured miners, and nothing else was inside.

Afterward, the group discovered another cave.

This cave had no ores; it seemed to have been dug explicitly for the white-robed guards and the Tibetan Monks to reside in.

Upon entering, they immediately saw a Divine Statue.

It was a female deity with dark skin, blood-red eyes, and a mouth full of sharp teeth, slightly resembling the Mammu Goddess Li Yan had seen.

However, it had a human body with a snake’s tail, and its long tongue was even sculpted with red flames, as though burning.

Various offerings were placed around, with Chalk and cinnabar used to draw a pattern similar to an altar, and the placard read "དགྲ་འདྲེ་ཁྲ།".

"What kind of Evil God is this?"

"Don’t touch anything; this statue seems off."

Li Yan and the others didn’t recognize it, but the Divine Astral still lingered on the statue, naturally discouraging rash actions.

Aside from this, under a distant rock wall, there was something resembling a workbench, a long wooden table covered with various tools and a scattered book.

Beneath the table, astonishingly, were five ready-made bamboo tube Netherworld Fire Pistols, and a copper cabinet with four corners, atop which lay four copper pipes harboring a horizontal copper cylinder, somewhat similar to the Netherworld Fire Pistol.

"It’s a Thunder Fire oil cabinet!"

Sha Lifei saw this and instantly drew a sharp breath, hastily pouncing on it, carefully caressing it while sniffing.

Though Lv San was not as knowledgeable as Sha Lifei, he too was an enthusiast of firearms and hurriedly asked, "What is a Thunder Fire oil cabinet?"

Sha Lifei, without lifting his head, replied, "The ’Military Classics’ mention it, a weapon for both defensive and naval warfare. If the enemy attacks with siege engines, it can spray Thunder Fire oil causing those hit to rot away, water cannot extinguish it. In naval battles, it can burn floating bridges and warships."

"Strange, this thing seems to have combined with the Netherworld Fire Pistol..."

He spoke while his gaze shifted to the book on the table.

The book, ancient with wear, seemed to be made of animal leather, and the cover strikingly read "Thunderclap Fire Scripture."

Sha Lifei picked it up, casually flipped through a few pages, his pupils suddenly narrowing as he immediately tucked it into his chest, pretending as if nothing had happened.

His action could hardly be concealed from others.

But at that moment, with the team including "Fast Ship Zhang," an old hand in the pugilistic world pretending not to see, the others being his own people, no further words were spoken.

Li Yan didn’t ask further.

He knew that Sha Lifei must have discovered something valuable.

It wouldn’t be too late to ask when fewer people were around.

Meanwhile, Wang Daoxuan took out a Compass, glanced at the Divine Statue, then walked around with the Compass, later stepping outside the cave.

He looked down at the river obscured by mist and gradually frowned, his face showing a slight change as he looked at the surrounding mountains.

On the Compass, the needle was spinning crazily.

"There’s something wrong with this place!"

Wang Daoxuan suddenly spoke, drawing everyone’s attention.

He looked serious as he spoke while observing the Compass, "Daoist Wang was mistaken. This terrain is connected to the mountain’s root—it’s a small offshoot of a Dragon Vein."

Li Yan asked, "Isn’t Dragon Vein a good thing?"

"Dragon Vein is indeed good, but this one is a killing Dragon!"

Wang Daoxuan pointed towards the distant mountains, "The approaching Dragon carries a killing aura, shifting from stripping to shedding and killing. Since leaving the ancestral mountain, it’s steep and perilous, ugly and crude, exposed bones with sharp branches."

"If buried in this land, within two generations there must arise fierce robbers, bloodthirsty individuals, and within three generations, there must be a disaster of imprisonment."

"Fortunately, there’s a river passing through here, turning into Dragon’s blood, retaining a trace of vitality."

"But probably, it has caused even bigger trouble..."

He said, turning his head towards "Fast Ship Zhang," "Old Zhang, you often travel this river, have you ever heard of a large number of deaths nearby?"

"Fast Ship Zhang" frowned in thought, recalling, "It seems there was such an incident, near Zhu Family Castle, I can’t remember who mentioned it, but they said that during the tumult of the late Tang Dynasty, many people died there."

"That’s right!"

Wang Daoxuan showed the wildly spinning needle of the Compass to everyone, "There’s a leakage of Yin Evil Qi flowing out through this river."

"If I’m not mistaken, this divine statue facing the river is meant to suppress the evil Qi from this place."

"Old Zhang, your subordinate saw someone in the river; it is likely not a falsehood but a true encounter with evil!"

"That’s not right."

Old Man Zhang hurriedly shook his head, "I’ve traveled here for decades, only occasionally encountering unclean things, throwing some offerings, burning incense to avoid it; it’s not as terrible as Zhang says."

"Oh?"

Wang Daoxuan’s eyebrows tightened, suddenly performing a gesture of Yang Jue, and from the mouth of the cave, he picked up a small handful of earth, tasting it.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

He seemed to have eaten something disgusting, retching, his face looking miserable as he spoke, "Absolutely not wrong, this has become a land of peril, even the soil tastes of corpses."

Li Yan listened and thoughtfully said, "According to what the Daoist said, it should be related to the strange events near Zhu Family Castle."

"Since the affair is settled, let’s leave early. This group is tightly organized, and with Tibetan Monk experts to suppress, they definitely will not give up easily."

"Fast Ship Zhang" helplessly said, "The river is full of large rocks and reefs, manpower cannot push through, we can only make a detour."

"This matter is simple."

Sha Lifei looked towards the other side of the cave, a smile appearing on his face, "Just blow it open!"

On the wall opposite, neatly arranged were numerous explosive packs...

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