Zhang Fei - The Abandoned Son

Chapter 1199: Four Souls

When they arrived at the B1 floor, they were quite surprised by its size, especially since it was several times larger than the previous room. They saw thousands of stone beds with human skeletons on them, almost the same as the previous room.

However, the stone beds on that floor were a little better than before, and the equipment for the offerings was more plentiful and varied.

”Tch!” Nalan Yushu gritted her teeth in annoyance. ”There are so many human skeletons here, but not a single soul!”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] checked the area through the map, but he found nothing unusual there, and the map also showed no other dots besides theirs. ”Let’s go down again.”

”How deep is this tomb really?”

”I don’t know.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately led them down to the B2 floor, where they also found many stone beds.

Unlike the previous two floors, they couldn’t find any human skeletons on those beds, but they discovered many demon skeletons on them.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] tried examining one of the demon skeletons, but he found no signs of violence on it, proving that they died of natural causes. Since there was nothing there, he immediately led them to floor B3.

In addition to the stone beds and skeletons, they found several treasure chests on that floor. However, cultivators who had visited the dungeon in the past had looted most of them.

”So many treasures!” Nalan Yushu exclaimed.

”Let’s check on them first.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] approached one of the chests that was still closed and tried to touch it, but a formation suddenly appeared, preventing him from touching it. ”Try checking the other chests.”

They immediately moved to check the chests, and Luo Yunxiao quickly informed him. ”Husband, this chest is not protected by any formation.”

”This one too!” Nalan Yushu shouted.

Murong Mengying raised an eyebrow as she touched the chest in front of her. ”Husband, this chest is protected by a demon formation.”

”This chest is also protected by a demon formation.” Murong Qianying pointed to the chest in front of her.

Qian Shuang and the others also reported their respective discoveries, and Zhang Xiaolong [3] asked them to open all the chests that weren’t protected by any formations first. The contents of those chests were mostly jewels of various colors, element crystals, and other items.

Since the contents of those chests were only ordinary items, Zhang Xiaolong [3] allowed them to loot them according to their respective discoveries. He tried to crack the formation protecting the chest in front of him, but he had difficulty doing it because the formation came from the ancient era.

Qian Shuang approached Zhang Xiaolong [3] and squatted beside him. ”Do you want to open all the sealed chests in this room, husband? If we do it here, we’ll waste a lot of time, so it would be better to send them away first and try to open them later.”

”You’re right.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] tried to open the portal to the training space. To his relief, the formation in the tomb didn’t prevent him from doing so, and he immediately lifted the chest using his aura before throwing it in. ”Bring all the sealed chests here and throw them into the portal.”

Ye Futian, Nalan Wangzi, and Nalan Huanzi were surprised to hear that. They immediately looked toward the portal, curious about the area connected to it.

”Don’t worry, I won’t take all the treasures for myself. The formation that protects these chests is too complicated, and I would rather not waste time here. Therefore, send them to my private place first, and we’ll open them together after we return.” After Zhang Xiaolong [3] spoke, everyone immediately used their aura to send the sealed chests into the portal before proceeding to the next room.

They also looted all the chests on floor B4 and the following lower floors, and their numbers increased as they descended further down.

Even though they had obtained so many treasures, Nalan Yushu continued to wear a disappointed expression, especially since she couldn’t find a single soul there.

They finally reached the bottom floor, which had far more treasure chests than the upper floors. Apart from the treasures, they found four coffins made of black stone there, unlike the stone beds on the previous floors.

”Ten underground floors in total.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] mumbled to himself before warning them. ”Don’t move first! I sense something unusual from these coffins.”

”I think these coffins belong to the ancestors of the Silver Moon Clan, kid.”

Zhang Xiaolong [3] nodded in agreement with Ye Futian. ”Judging from the situation on the previous floors, this tomb was built according to the hierarchy within their clan, so these coffins surely belonged to their ancestors.”

”How are we going to check on them, husband?” Nalan Yushu asked.

Zhang Xiaolong [3] thoughtfully rubbed his chin, and his eyes scanned the map, looking for any oddities on the floor, especially the four coffins.

”Let me try something first.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] immediately teleported to the center of the four coffins, but they showed no reaction, confusing everyone. ”This is really weird.”

”Can I go there, husband?”

”Wait there, Yunxiao.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] transformed into his demon form and released his demon aura. He touched one of the coffins, but nothing happened. ”Could it be that my previous guess was wrong?”

Luo Yunxiao and the others immediately ran to Zhang Xiaolong [3]’s side. ”Could it be that there are no souls left in this place, husband?”

”Perhaps.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] carefully checked the coffin. ”There aren’t any formations on this coffin, so I thought we could try to open it and take a look at the inside.”

”I think you shouldn’t do that, husband.” Qian Shuang and Murong Mengying agreed with Murong Qianying.

Unlike them, Nalan Yushu, who was already curious, immediately tried to open one of the coffins.

”Yushu!” Nalan Wangzi shouted and moved to stop her sister, but she was too late as Nalan Yushu hurriedly opened it.

”Hehe.” Nalan Yushu giggled. ”You’re worrying too much, Big Sis! Look, nothing happened, right? You—”

”Ouch!” Nalan Yushu screamed in pain. ”What did you do that for, Big Sis?”

Nalan Wangzi shook her head slightly before scolding her. ”Can you stop acting rashly? Do you want to die once again? We don’t have clear information about this place, but you’re acting like this.”

Nalan Yushu pursed her lips. ”Sorry, okay? I won’t act rashly again.”

”You—”

The other three coffins suddenly opened, and four souls emerged from them. Two human souls and two demon souls, forcing Zhang Xiaolong [3] to take them away.

Ye Futian, Nalan Wangzi, and Nalan Huanzi immediately moved in front of Zhang Xiaolong [3] and the others, especially since they were the strongest among them.

However, the four souls didn’t pay attention to them; instead, their gazes were only focused on Zhang Xiaolong [3]. {Hu Tianlang’s chosen heir.}

Zhang Xiaolong [3] raised an eyebrow. ”How did you guys know about that?”

The male demon soul answered him directly. {Hu Tianlang met us once in the past, and he told us about his future heir. A man with three identities: a human, a demon, and a fox.}

{Hu Tianlang asked us to wait for his heir, but his heir had never appeared before.} The female demon soul spoke.

”Hmm?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] frowned. ”Why did the old fox ask you guys to wait for me?”

{Hu Tianlang didn’t explain in detail the reason he asked us to wait for you.} The human woman’s soul’s answer confused him further. {Unfortunately, the situation changed beyond our control, and we died in a past disaster.}

The human man’s soul then spoke. {Fortunately, Guang Zhiyi helped us leave a small portion of our souls here, so we managed to fulfill our promise to Hu Tianlang to wait for you.}

’What exactly is the old fox planning for them? Why did he ask them to wait for me?’ Zhang Xiaolong [3] wondered to himself. ”Do you have any requests from me?”

{Please help us to revive our Silver Mon Clan.}

Zhang Xiaolong [3] was stunned to hear that. ”How could I possibly do that? All your clan members had died in that disaster, so there was no way I could do it.”

{You’re wrong about that.} Zhang Xiaolong [3] looked at the male demon soul. {Even though her soul has weakened a lot, Yin Yue’s soul is still intact, but Guang Zhiyi imprisoned her in the palace. Therefore, we hope you are willing to free her from her prison and help her reshape her body, and she will revive our clan.}

”Hmm?” Zhang Xiaolong [3] didn’t answer him straight away and thought about a few things in his mind, especially the connection between Yin Yue’s soul and the quest. ”I can’t promise you anything, but I will go to the Palace to meet her soul first. If her soul is truly intact, I might be able to help her strengthen it so she can reshape her body in the future. However, I won’t be able to do so if her soul is too weak, and her only option is to reincarnate if that happens.”

They nodded at him. {Even though we won’t be able to witness the results, we sincerely thank you for your willingness to try, and we hope you will truly succeed in helping Yin Yue return to life.}

”Phew.” Zhang Xiaolong [3] exhaled softly. ”Whether it will be successful or not, only fate can answer that.”

- To Be Continued -