northernbook Chapter 237 Seizing the Jade
Chapter 237 Seizing the Jade
Lan Hanyu touched the bleeding wound on her face, her heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest.
What just happened? Why did another identical person appear after I killed the one below?
Although Lin Fan only appeared for a moment, Lan Hanyu could see clearly that the two people looked exactly alike, even their clothes were the same.
Could they be twins? Thinking of that fierce look in his eyes, and how I had just killed his twin brother, no wonder he was so aggressive.
Lan Hanyu has guarded her destiny for so many years, and this is the first time she has felt a life-or-death crisis, the first time she has been injured.
That's all for now. You did a good job, but there's no reward.
Lan Hanyu smiled as she thought of this.
She controlled an army of corpse-devouring worms within her life path, countless white and black zombies, and her brother was an almost invincible hairy zombie. If this person hadn't used some unknown means to launch a sneak attack, she would have been absolutely invincible.
Just as Lan Hanyu recovered from her fear and felt relieved, Lin Fan was conflicted.
What should we do now?
No wonder no outsider has ever survived the Path of Fate; there are just too many of these black and white zombies. And just how strong is that hairy zombie?
A powerful army of zombies was lurking in this environment; even a team of third-tier martial artists would be wiped out here.
Either they are extremely powerful, have a large enough number of people, or possess methods perfectly suited to the current situation. Otherwise, they truly have no chance of returning alive.
He had a premonition that the secret entrance to Crab Mountain was not far from here, and that if he defeated the girl and the long-haired zombie in front of him, he would be able to reach it smoothly.
Is there any way to sneak past? To move forward using the invisibility cloth like before?
No, once I leave this place, it will be difficult to find this girl from southern Xinjiang again. And then I will have to face countless zombies searching for me.
Lin Fan gripped the hilt of his knife tightly. He had to do something here, otherwise it would be difficult to move forward with peace of mind.
Lin Fan sheathed the black knife and took out Li Hao's ink sword from the living porcelain bottle.
This place is more spacious, and the ink sword is sharper than the iron elephant.
Let's test the waters first.
Ode.
Lin Fan suddenly sprang up from the darkness.
The sword, gleaming with a fierce aura, flashed with a whooshing sound.
Two-part sword energy.
The two black zombies protecting the girl from the southern border were instantly decapitated.
However, their gaps were quickly filled by more walkers surging up from behind.
Lin Fan showed no intention of continuing and his figure flickered into a side path.
These zombies, however, kept a tight grip on the Southern Xinjiang girl, and none of them came after her.
"This guy is so afraid of dying!" Lin Fan exclaimed.
The invisibility cloth is not the kind of convenient magic item that allows one to become invisible with a thought; rather, it needs to be worn.
If the opponent pursues, Lin Fan will find it difficult to hide quickly if he doesn't cooperate with the spider eggs to create distance.
However, the girl from southern Xinjiang clearly prioritized her own safety and wouldn't actively pursue and kill him even if given the chance.
Fear of death and lack of experience. Lin Fan quickly labeled her with these two tags. It gave the impression that she had always stayed in a safe place and had never risked her life.
Lin Fan quietly slipped back. He saw the Southern Border Girl spit out a jade tube from her mouth, purse her lips, and gather saliva.
"Pah, pah."
Each person spat into the two black zombies that had just been beheaded.
They began to move, and the zombies beside them helped press their heads down. After stretching their bodies, they stood up. Saliva dripped onto the wounds on their necks, and the granulation tissue wriggled and then clung together.
The wound hasn't fully healed, and my head is a little unsteady, but it doesn't affect its use anymore.
Damn it! Damn it!
How can you do this!
Lin Fan had always thought that zombies were consumables, but he never expected that these things could be repaired!
What did he say before? That as long as there are enough people, we can conquer this place? No, it seems that no matter how many people there are, it's useless. She can revive one person with a single sip of saliva, so how could she possibly kill them all?
Unbeatable, this woman is simply unbeatable!
However, Lin Fan did make some useful discoveries.
It was that piece of jade that she had in her mouth.
There's definitely something fishy about this! Otherwise, she wouldn't keep it in her mouth all the time.
Except when she spits, she keeps it in her mouth, which must be closely related to her control over these zombies.
If we could get our hands on that piece of jade, maybe we could solve the problem.
However, on the other hand, Lin Fan doesn't know anything about telekinesis, so snatching the jade from her mouth is obviously more difficult than directly stabbing her.
Oops! The problem is back to square one.
Lin Fan had originally planned to fly a kite to wear down her guards, but now that path was blocked. Perhaps he should take advantage of her being here while he quickly found the entrance to Crab Mountain!
Before putting the jade back into her mouth, the girl muttered to herself, "Could he have just run away like that? Sigh, it's not good to let him get away. Let the Gu zombies search for him first."
After saying that, he put the jade in his mouth and then made strange gestures, waving it around.
Lin Fan, who was also listening attentively, realized that besides the black and white zombies, there were many other low-level zombies, probably the Gu zombies she had mentioned. Based on what had just happened, these Gu zombies, though not strong, could communicate in some way, which was why the clone's location was locked.
Perhaps there is a connection between the Miao girl and the Gu zombie, similar to the connection between oneself and one's clone.
If Lin Fan leaves now, he must evade the detection of all the Gu zombies. It's important to know that the Concealment Cloth only makes one invisible, not able to pass through walls.
Previously, he had clones to draw attention, but now, as long as those Gu zombies stand blocking the fork in the road, he has no way to get around them.
Lin Fan placed his right ring finger on the knife. "How about we split ourselves again to draw attention?"
In the end, he lowered his hand. No, she already knew about his clone's abilities; this would probably be even less effective at attracting her attention. He'd try to handle this girl from southern Xinjiang first, and if that didn't work, he'd sneak over.
Lin Fan had a sudden thought. He was just going over there, and now that the other party was also wary of him, it might be possible to negotiate.
Moreover, the Soul-Suppressing Pearl could sense that the other party did indeed have murderous intent towards Lin Fan, but this murderous intent was very mild, always giving Lin Fan a feeling that he could try to resolve the matter peacefully.
Lin Fan thought for a moment, then climbed up the side path that he had jumped down from earlier, which was higher than the ground, and lay down on it.
He's completely invisible from the ground. If the authorities send walkers to capture him, he can easily hide in the side path behind. This path should be quite deep; it's probably not a dead end.
Lin Fan looked down at him and said, "Fellow Daoist, we have no grudges against each other. I just want to go there. Could you please make an exception for me?"
Upon hearing Lin Fan speak, Lan Hanyu below visibly trembled, as if this event had shaken her just as much as the near-death experience she had just gone through.
She spat the jade into her hand, her fingers nervously circling back and forth for a while before she timidly managed to utter three words, "Yes, I'm sorry."
Huh? Lin Fan was completely dumbfounded. He had only pretended to be a Taoist priest to avoid showing weakness, so what was going on with the other side?
After a long silence, Lin Fan's voice finally rang out, "You have committed many atrocities, but they have nothing to do with me. If you want to apologize, you should apologize to the innocent people you killed."
Lan Hanyu had wanted to apologize for killing the other party's twin brothers, since Lan Hanyu herself had two older brothers and she didn't want to see her brothers die in front of her.
"No, I mean, you must be very sad that your brother died."
Lin Fan realized she had misunderstood something, and wondered if this person wasn't the ruthless killer he had imagined? Perhaps there was still more room for negotiation.
Unexpectedly, Lan Hanyu continued, "But no, it's alright. Wait a little longer, and I'll take you all down together right away."
Hey, you!
Even after traveling for so long, Lin Fan still felt that he couldn't keep up with the thought processes of the people here.
He could only say coldly, "Fellow Daoist, don't underestimate me. I advise you to let me pass to avoid bloodshed."
After talking for a while, Lan Hanyu seemed to be gradually getting used to talking to living people. This time, she only paused for a moment before replying, "My name isn't Daoyou, it's Lan Hanyu. My brother said you can remember this name so you can complain to the King of Hell later!"
After she finished speaking, she even managed to force a mischievous smile.
Ah, ah, ah, Lin Fan was really going crazy. How come this is not the same routine again? He simply said, "Fine, fine, Lan Hanyu, right? Let me through, or you'll be in big trouble. Aren't you just guarding the gate for Crab Mountain? How much do they pay you? I'll pay you ten times that. At most, it's just a dereliction of duty. It's not worth risking your life."
Lan Hanyu fell silent again.
Lin Fan felt that there was an 80% chance of success.
Looking back, even though Crab Mountain sent such a skilled person to guard this place, she was probably afraid of dying. It's unlikely that she was working so hard here for their "equalization of wealth" cause.
He's probably just someone who does things for money. If Lin Fan weren't strong enough, he would have had to accept it. But now it's clear the other party isn't confident they can take him down, and since they can make money, what reason is there not to agree?
Lan Hanyu finally snapped out of her daze, tugging at the large, hairy hand beside her and asking, "Brother, I can't understand what he's saying. What should I do?"
Lin Fan looked at the hairy zombie in surprise. Had this thing already reached the point of having sentience?
Everyone present, even the living ones, eagerly awaited the zombie to speak.
After a long while, Lan Hanyu lowered her head in disappointment and said to Lin Fan, "I don't know what you're talking about. I'm so tired and don't want to talk to you anymore. However, without my brother's permission, I can't let anyone pass."
No, wait a minute, how could your brother allow that? May I ask? Can he speak?
How exactly do those people from Xieshan usually travel this route? Is there some kind of secret code? Is it something like "Strike the wealthy and powerful, and redistribute wealth"?
Lin Fan certainly didn't have time to guess any secret codes.
But this girl from southern Xinjiang seems easy to fool. Maybe I can convince her. Although fooling a young girl isn't a good thing, I can't worry about that now.
"No, no, no, actually I know your brother. He's the one who gave me permission to go there."
Unexpectedly, Lan Hanyu immediately denied it, saying, "You're talking nonsense! My brother can't talk at all! How could he talk to you!"
Wow! It can even have such a logical closed loop; this is truly flawless.
His brother might be able to speak, but it's impossible for his brother to speak.
Lin Fan tried again, but this girl from southern Xinjiang was harder than a rock and not easy to fool.
Lin Fan looked at the girl from southern Xinjiang who was surrounded by people and frowned slightly.
He sheathed the ink sword and took out the iron elephant. He stretched the mechanical left arm and mentally reviewed the tasks he needed to perform.
He loosened and then tightened his grip on the mechanism, silently thinking, "Success or failure hinges on this."
Ode!
Lin Fan launched his third attack.
Black and white zombies surged toward him, trying to engulf his figure.
Lin Fan, wielding the giant sword with one hand, crashed into the Gu zombie like a cannonball.
Lan Hanyu's eyes widened slightly in surprise. She finally realized that this person used a different weapon every time he appeared. How did he manage that?
The heavy, blunt iron elephant forcefully shattered the black and white interwoven wall and collided with two giant, red-haired hands.
Lin Fan's mechanical hand reached out to grab Lan Hanyu, but it was already too far away for her to reach him. Mao Jiang even tried to push Lin Fan away.
Teng.
Lin Fan's hand suddenly shot out, the chained hand flying up and grabbing Lan Hanyu's waist.
Lin Fan decisively released the iron elephant in his right hand and grabbed at the ceiling with his bare hand.
Invisible spider silk stuck to the ceiling, lifting him up along with Lan Hanyu, who was held by chains and mechanical hands.
The two disappeared as quickly as if they were teleporting and reappeared on the ceiling. Even when the zombie tried to grab at them, it missed.
"Ugh." Lin Fan suppressed his nausea and reached out to grab a stone pillar on the ceiling of the cave.
A tremor ran through the mechanical hand, and Lan Hanyu trembled with fear.
"Give me the jade in your mouth!" Lin Fan roared.
Lan Hanyu covered her mouth with both hands and shook her head desperately.
Mao Jiang and the other zombies have started building a human ladder, trying to climb up!
Lin Fan was now gripping the stone pillar in the sky with one hand and holding Lan Hanyu's waist with the other, his mind racing.
Things were going more smoothly than he had expected, except that he hadn't considered that he only had two hands.
I'm starting to want that old man from Moju Temple to have an extra hand.
However, for now, we must solve this ourselves.
Lin Fan immediately came up with a solution.
He hugged Lan Hanyu tightly, tilted his head back slightly, and then suddenly banged his head against Lan Hanyu's forehead.
With a sharp bang, both of their foreheads were covered in blood.
Lin Fan felt dizzy and lightheaded, his hands gripping tightly. The Soul-Suppressing Pearl quickly helped him regain his composure.
But Lan Hanyu's eyes rolled back, and she fainted, if not dead. Her slender, wheat-colored arms hung limply at her sides, the silver ornaments on her body jingling. She had clearly lost consciousness.
Generally speaking, if a summoner loses consciousness, the summoned beast should stop moving. Well, this is Lin Fan's own baseless speculation.
Unfortunately, the Gu corpses were not affected by their master's coma at all and continued to build a human ladder. They were now almost able to reach Lin Fan and Lan Hanyu.
Lin Fan grew anxious. He looked down at the girl from Southern Xinjiang he was holding in his arms. Her small, red lips held a jade stone, and she was completely unguarded in front of him.
Lin Fan gritted his teeth and lowered his head to stick his mouth out.
Even though I'm unconscious, my mouth is still so tight. Open it! Don't force me to use my tongue. Ugh, no, I still have to pry it open.
The girl's fingers, hanging at her sides, twitched slightly.
After a three-second struggle, Lin Fan finally managed to put the jade in his mouth.
By this time, Mao Jiang had reached his height, grabbed his feet, and yanked him down from the top of the cave.
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