To prevent accidents, Li Yan had already entrusted the "Ruyi Treasure Pearl" to Lv San for safekeeping, and now it was just the time to use it.

Lv San lifted the seal of the "Ruyi Treasure Pearl," and a power like moonlight instantly concealed their presence.

Even if there were a magician, they couldn't detect their location.

Unnoticed, midnight had already passed.

The few of them remained motionless, hiding in the dense forest and waiting.

Just before dawn, the rat in Lv San's arms suddenly raised its body and squeaked twice.

"They're here!"

Lv San immediately gave a low voice reminder.

The rat that had been following him for years had also improved in Dao.

Originally just a temple rat that absorbed incense year-round, if it hadn't been discovered, it might even have posed as the Rat God in the future.

Out in the wild, nearby rats almost all followed its orders.

If there were any disturbance, it would be the first to notice.

Sure enough, a few figures appeared at the foot of the mountain.

Sha Lifei narrowed his eyes and raised his Divine Fire Gun.

Wang Tianzuo also repressed his killing intent and gripped his long blade.

However, Lv San's face changed, and he warned in a low voice: "Something's wrong, there are more of them, don't act yet!"

The black shadows below the mountain moved back and forth hesitantly, taking a long time to approach.

The leader was a Daoist, with disheveled hair and a beefy face, holding a compass and looking around warily.

The appearance of this person immediately marked him as an Evil Daoist from the Disheveled Sect.

Even more alarming was that there were more than a dozen people following in the distance.

In the center stood the "Young Master Wu Xiang."

This old fellow hadn't changed his appearance, still looking flamboyant, waving a paper fan in the cold weather, talking to someone beside him.

That person wore a leather coat, had a gloomy expression, and carried a firearms weapon on his back, none other than Tang Ling from the Mei Mountain Sect.

This Demon Hunter, for some reason, wore a cold expression, ignoring Young Master Wu Xiang's conversation.

Seeing this, Lv San's pupils shrank, and he immediately performed a mantra.

The straw man buried under the bamboo forest ignited spontaneously, turning to charcoal before being reduced to ashes.

He had decided to abandon the plan.

Their opponents were too numerous, likely experts from the Chengdu underworld.

Even against just "Young Master Wu Xiang," they might not win, let alone with Demon Hunter Tang Ling present.

Li Yan had mentioned this person's terrifying spear technique.

With the destruction of the straw man underground, the Evil Cultivator of the Disheveled Sect was taken aback, looked at the compass in his hand, and then around, saying coldly: "Forget it, the rabbit has already run."

As he spoke, people from behind also caught up.

"Daoist Lin, didn't catch it?"

Young Master Wu Xiang shook his paper fan and asked.

The Disheveled Sect Daoist shook his head and said: "The other side is very shrewd, likely spies from the Shu Prince Mansion, having discovered us, they've already fled."

"That's a shame..."

Young Master Wu Xiang sighed, "Let's go first."

With that, he led the group away quickly.

Watching their silhouettes disappear, just as Wu Ba wanted to get up, Sha Lifei held him down and slightly shook his head.

Indeed, in less than the time it takes to smoke half a bag, these people returned, dispersing to search the area.

"Nothing here!"

"No movement heard here!"

In the dim light of dawn and with today's fog affecting visibility, those searching used Divine Skills to investigate without finding Lv San and his group.

"Looks like they really ran."

Young Master Wu Xiang sneered, "The Shu Prince Mansion suffered a loss at our hands; they likely won't bother us again before reinforcements arrive."

He turned to Tang Ling, with a friendly smile, advising: "Brother Tang, since you've already offended the Shu Prince Mansion, why be stubborn? Why not join us for mutual support?"

Already with a gloomy face, Tang Ling's eyes flashed with anger upon hearing this, "Isn't it because of you, deliberately exposing my whereabouts? How else could the Shu Prince Mansion find out my name?"

"Injustice!"

Young Master Wu Xiang feigned innocence: "It was just my subordinates recklessly acting. Had I known, I'd have sent Brother Tang away directly."

"Hmph!"

Tang Ling let out a cold snort, clearly not believing it at all.

After the incident at the Wuhou Temple ended that day, he secretly infiltrated Chengdu Prefecture with Wu Xiang Gongzi.

Relying on his hunting experience, he observed for a long time, thoroughly confirming the whereabouts of the Commandery Prince, ambushing in advance, and directly shooting him dead.

Originally, after avenging his wrong, he planned to leave Chengdu Prefecture.

However, the matter was deliberately leaked, and the Shu Prince Mansion hunted him down aggressively. Unfamiliar with the terrain, he had no choice but to temporarily follow Wu Xiang Gongzi.

The leaking of the information infuriated him, yet he was helpless.

"Let's not talk about this for now."

Seeing the situation, Wu Xiang Gongzi quickly changed the topic, enticing, "Tang Daoist, aren't you naive? The Shu Prince Mansion, even if we made no mistakes, do you really think they couldn't find out?"

Seeing Tang Ling silent, he rolled his eyes and said with a smile, "Even if Brother Tang looks down on us, it's fine."

"But now that you are wanted by the Shu Prince Mansion, you're feared to only hide in deep forests in the future, unable to enter the city to find work. Building a house in the mountains is even more impossible."

"I've heard that in the Dragon Palace Treasure Vault, there are not only countless treasures but also Magic Artifacts for cultivation, each of inestimable value."

"These things can't fall into the hands of the Shu Prince Mansion."

"If we get them, and you take your share, even if you return to the Xiangxi forest, you can establish a mountain gate and altar."

"Catching ghosts isn't a skill; with money, you can even make a ghost work for you!"

"Hmph!"

Tang Ling snorted, "I just fear you'll double-cross me then!"

"Hahaha, Tang Daoist, you're overthinking it."

Wu Xiang Gongzi flicked his paper fan and chuckled, "We're talking about the rules of the pugilistic world, everyone gets a share if they see it. If I cheat you, sully my name, who would dare work with me in the future?"

"Tang Daoist, rest assured!"

With that said, Tang Ling did not linger further, and said in a deep voice, "Those Meishan brothers have great respect for Immortal Master Erlang. If they truly have the Dragon Palace Magic Artifact, it must be hidden in the temple."

"If you truly want it, you can trace this clue."

Wu Xiang Gongzi, hearing this, pondered, "In this place, there are plenty of believers of Erlang, with almost every village having an Erlang Temple, not to mention along the riverbanks. Finding it won't be easy."

"Oh well, a clumsy method is still a method, let's proceed this way!"

Having said so, he then took his men and left the place.

Sha Lifei and the others still didn't move, waiting until daylight when hawks confirmed their departure from the dense forest before they left the secret forest.

"So they are searching for the Dragon Palace Water Mansion!"

Wang Tianzuo said deeply, "Who knows who leaked this information, but since last year, many have secretly sought it."

"Old Brother Lu must have been ambushed by them because of this!"

Seeing this, Sha Lifei quickly comforted, "Old Brother Wang, don't rush, we'll surely find a chance to avenge and redress our grievances."

"Let's first check out that temple, perhaps there are clues."

...

An hour later, they arrived at a mountain hollow.

They saw a dense forest ahead, with thick snow blocking the path. Without getting close to observe, it was impossible to find this mountain hollow.

"Chirp chirp!"

An old ferret pointed forward, darting out with a swoosh, leaving a chain of footprints in the snow.

"It's just ahead, let's go take a look."

Lv San raised his hand, sending the hawk into the air for reconnaissance, then led the group through the forested snow.

In the mountain hollow, there suddenly appeared an old temple.

This dilapidated temple, aged and old, had its outer walls reduced to broken walls, entangled with withered vines, covered in snow, its shape unclear.

Inside, the temple and its wings had collapsed, even the roof of the main building was overgrown with weeds, half caved in.

Sha Lifei stepped forward, pulling a large wooden board out of the snow at the gate, sweeping the snow off it.

Four large characters were engraved on it: "Divine Temple of Guankou."

"This should be the place!"

Seeing these four characters, Wang Tianzuo mused, "I once heard Old Brother Lu say that long before the construction of the Dujiang Dam, the nearby people worshiped the Water God of Guankou, and only later came the title of Immortal Master Erlang."

"Let's take a look!"

Sha Lifei drew out the flintlock and entered the main hall first.

The main hall was equally desolate, with a stone Divine Statue fallen to the ground, completely different from the Erlang God they had seen.

This statue's face was blurred, but its eyes bulged outward.

Sha Lifei and Lv San exchanged a glance.

This statue was exactly the same as the one they discovered in the Ghost Qiang ancient village...

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