Three sheets of ghost money fell from their bodies.

When the team was about to "set out," Li Zhiyuan and the others quickly stood up as well.

Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin mimicked the actions of Xiong Shan and the others, while Li Zhiyuan grabbed Run Sheng's clothes.

Three sheets of ghost money were swiftly tossed away.

In an instant, it felt as if their entire perspective had changed.

The surroundings became a blur, with only a dimly lit inn's silhouette seemingly lingering behind them.

Though they were taking steps, their pace felt exaggerated, giving an eerie sense of spatial distortion.

Earlier, Lin Shuyou must have sensed something, which is why he opened his eyes to search. However, situated within the Corpse Driving Team while Li Zhiyuan and the others were inside the inn holding ghost money, they were essentially in another barrier, so it was natural Lin Shuyou couldn't find anyone.

Walking at the back of the group wasn't as good as being at the front.

Because the one in the middle whose feet didn't touch the ground, you have to avoid, you can't look at it.

So, Xiong Shan and the others at the front could freely look ahead, while Li Zhiyuan and the others at the back could only glance around.

But who could complain when the experienced ones led the way?

A sound of water splashing came from underfoot.

It was time to enter the water.

The front went in first, followed by the rear.

The water was a bit cold, but once fully submerged, there was this breathless, suffocating feeling, though it was more psychological and didn't translate to real physical asphyxiation.

It was uncomfortable and distressing yet wouldn't cause drowning.

This must be another feature of the Corpse Driving Team.

Apparently, every time Brother Liangliang went to seek the Bai Family's Lady, this was how it felt.

Even if having to endure this pain twice each visit, it couldn't stop his frequent commutes to Nantong.

The team proceeded on the lakebed, two bamboo poles acting like a ship, pressed down securely.

As they walked, Li Zhiyuan saw an underwater village, submerged, which should be Taohua Village.

The underwater Taohua Village still retained most of its original appearance, and the team walked through its middle path.

After leaving the village, the team continued downward; this must be the true Drinking Horse Lake.

Downward, downward, further into the lake's heart.

Finally, Li Zhiyuan felt his feet find empty space, and the entire team began to descend vertically.

Yet even so, the "corpse driver" behind continued swinging his feet back and forth at the original rhythm, and everyone followed suit, moving their legs accordingly.

Descending, descending, further down...

"Splash!"

For the first time, they experienced surfacing sensations after descending, with foul yet real air rushing into their nostrils, soothing their heart and lungs.

This place was an underwater pool.

Ahead of the water pool stood many people.

With their upper bodies in the water, eyes closed, unmoving and steady.

Now, the bamboo poles began rotating.

Xiong Shan and Lihua released their grips and stood there, as did Run Sheng and Tan Wenbin.

The standard three-person Corpse Driving Team seemed to have completed its unloading here and then continued moving forward.

Above the pool stood an ancient, heavy Stone Gate; the left side gate was only half remaining, the right side gate was full of cracks, and the steps leading to it had a large crater with four stout grooves at the edge as if forcibly punched out.

The surrounding rock walls originally held carefully painted murals, akin to a domed ceiling layout, but now these murals were densely covered with varying black stains, likely blood splatter.

A great battle had occurred here, with many casualties.

Suddenly, "the sky" brightened.

Above them appeared a red ghost fire.

Ghost fire typically wasn't this color, but within this flame, there truly seemed to be an eye, sweeping the area below, exuding immense pressure.

This "eye" gave Li Zhiyuan a strangely familiar feelings.

The Corpse Driving Team that unloaded began walking into the Stone Gate; as they moved, faint flames flickered by their sides, persistently smoldering only to be suppressed and extinguished by another force.

They shouldn't have moved; under the ghost eye, any excess movement would be viewed as heretical, subjecting them to fiery punishment.

But whether the ghost eye had been destroyed or artificially modified or both, essentially, this ghost eye had no effect on the corpse drivers.

The corpse drivers could freely come and go here, but others couldn't enjoy this privilege.

Even without Xiong Shan's reminders from ashore, no one would dare move recklessly now, the warnings from the ghost eye were intensely tangible.

Several rows of people stood ahead, Li Zhiyuan, short in stature, could see through the gaps between legs, observing some details of those at the forefront.

He noticed he could see the backs of the heads of the first two rows of people.

Judging by head shape, they were all adults.

And moving back from the front row, the overall height noticeably increased.

This indicated that it wasn't because the first two rows were filled with people afflicted by dwarfism or large head syndrome, but rather they had been melted.

This pool functioned like a candelabra; those brought here would melt, turning into wax to maintain the ghost eye's presence.

However, this method, although ingenious, seemed out of place when juxtaposed with the solemn ghost eye.

Wei Zhengdao had once critically condemned the Evil Array.

The youth deeply agreed.

Thus, Li Zhiyuan knew that while ordinary Evil Arrays might disguise themselves with righteous aura to deceive entry, the more sophisticated the Evil Array, the harder it was to conceal its inherent nature. Moreover, it wasn't necessary to do so, since those worth such elaborate setups wouldn't be fooled by such simple illusions, akin to an unnecessary gesture.

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