“Hmph…” Miao Xuzi wore a ferocious expression, coldly snorting, “Just taking one hit from this old man’s staff, and you’re already letting it go to your head?”

“What? Isn’t that enough?” Feng Bujue sighed. “Alas… it seems you won’t understand unless I show you.”

“Understand what?” Miao Xuzi asked tentatively.

“What you don’t understand is…” When the first half of the sentence came out, Feng Bujue was still several meters away from Miao Xuzi, “…the barrier’s influence on us has already disappeared.” And when the second half of the sentence entered Miao Xuzi’s ears, Feng Bujue had already struck at his side, and unleashed his shameless divine skill, [Bear Child’s Low Sweep Kick]…

“Agh—yah—” Accompanied by that familiar, inexplicably amusing scream, Miao Xuzi fell…

Until his death, he didn’t understand… he was clearly standing steadily on flat ground, holding a Zen staff in his hand… why did he trip?

Fortunately… this question didn’t trouble him for too long, because his life was quickly ended by a kitchen knife.

When Miao Xuzi’s corpse fell to the ground, gradually turning into pus and blood, Ruoyu finally asked Feng Bujue, “Your skill restrictions have been lifted?”

“Yes, all three of us have had our restrictions lifted.” Before Brother Jue could answer, Xiao Ling walked over and replied.

“It’s just…” Xiao Tan wore a depressed expression. “We paid a certain price… to be precise… we ate some very disgusting things.”

“I won’t ask you specifically what you ate,” Ruoyu replied indifferently.

“Then let’s continue,” Feng Bujue picked up Ruoyu’s words, “I’ll tell you about the information we got from the Xiangji Kitchen while we walk.” As he said this, he squatted down and picked up a stone key about the size of a toothbrush from the blood that Miao Xuzi had transformed into. “So far, everything is within my expectations and plans.” He stood up, shrugged, and said, “Although I don’t know what’s going on with those guys from Corpse Blades, it’s certain… they’re all ‘out of it’ today, and don’t pose any threat to us.” He turned his head and gestured with his eyes towards the pagoda in the distance. “We’ll split into two groups. You, me, and Xiao Ling will go and explore the final Boss and ultimate treasure in this script.” He looked at Wang Tan Zhi, “Xiao Tan, you’re responsible for tracking Xian Ye Wei Wang and Zhong Ji Qiang Xi.”

“Eh? You want me to go alone?” Xiao Tan pointed to his nose and asked, “Won’t a one-on-two fight turn into me feeding them kills…”

“How could it be?” Feng Bujue chuckled and whispered into Xiao Tan’s ear, “In this script, you originally had an innate advantage. The fixed effect of [Shadow of the Doomed] meant that your combat and investigation skills weren’t affected by the barrier; you were able to instantly kill the ‘Human Path’ fierce spirit… that’s the reason.” He paused. “And now, you’ve received the buff from Oink’s bowl of meat soup, not only completely ignoring the barrier’s negative effects, but also getting an extra 1% survival value regeneration every five seconds. Fighting two guys who are already injured and can’t use their skills is completely more than enough.”

“Hmm… I see…” Xiao Tan always unconditionally trusted Brother Jue. After hearing the latter’s explanation, he felt much more at ease.

Feng Bujue then resumed his normal speaking volume and continued, “Anyway, the ghosts in the town will all move in the direction of those two from Corpse Blades, and you have Eagle Eye Vision, so tracking them is easy. After you find them, just follow them from a distance, don’t rush to attack. We’ll give you a signal when we’ve taken care of things here.”

“The signal is?” Xiao Tan asked.

“‘Gouyu’ being activated is the signal,” Feng Bujue replied immediately.

The “gouyu” he was talking about was undoubtedly the [Blood Corpse God’s Gouyu]. Every member of the Hell Frontline had a Blood Corpse God’s Gouyu. When anyone activated the summoning effect, the gouyu of the others would enter cooldown. They could find out by looking at the item status in the inventory.

“Pay a little attention,” Feng Bujue said. “Fifteen minutes after the gouyu is activated, you can take action.” He paused for two seconds, then added, “Oh… of course, if you encounter any danger… for example, if the other party discovers your whereabouts and fights you to the death, then you can ignore the signal and prioritize ensuring your own life. It doesn’t matter if we teleport over early.”

“Okay, I understand,” Xiao Tan nodded. “Then I’ll set off now, it’ll be easier to follow them before they get too far.”

“Go, go,” Xiao Ling walked over and patted his head. “Be careful on the road.”

“Mm-hmm.” Xiao Tan revealed a gentle smile and nodded to his girlfriend.

And this not-so-flashy, brief exchange of theirs caused some real damage to many single dogs watching the livestream…

…………

Five minutes later, Stone Courtyard Pagoda.

At this moment, Feng Bujue had used the Stone Courtyard Key (consumable) to open the entrance door and stood under the pagoda with his two teammates.

The pagoda had a total of six stories, with towering iron spires, narrow at the top and wide at the bottom, with octagonal eaves and latticed windows, gray pillars and plain walls. In addition to the small windows on the pagoda, even the pagoda door was square, making the entire pagoda angular, exuding a sense of fortitude.

“Just standing here, I can feel an ominous aura…” Feng Bujue looked up at the high pagoda and muttered weakly.

Both Ruoyu and Xiao Ling could understand that he was actually subtly indicating, “I’ve noticed through the data perspective that it’s very dangerous inside the pagoda.”

“Whatever,” Ruoyu replied coldly. “Anyway, you’re paving the way in front. If there’s a situation, just shout, and we’ll act accordingly.”

“That’s right, rely on you, Captain,” Xiao Ling also jokingly added.

“Hey, hey… do you even know I’m the captain?” Feng Bujue couldn’t help but turn his head and retort. “You’ve decided on the next course of action without permission?”

“The terrain in the pagoda is narrow, which is disadvantageous to Xiao Ling. I didn’t drink the meat soup, so my skills are still restricted,” Ruoyu immediately said. “Only you, with your comprehensive abilities and excellent condition, are suitable.”

Her words were reasonable and well-founded, leaving Brother Jue speechless.

“Tsk…” Feng Bujue spread his hands, shook his head, and then stepped forward to push the wooden pagoda door.

The door of this pagoda was very heavy, but there was no bolt on the inside, so Brother Jue pushed it open with some effort.

If the stench of blood in the Six Harmony Temple was several times stronger than in Heyue Town, then the stench of blood in this pagoda was several times stronger than anywhere else in the Six Harmony Temple. This kind of smell… was undoubtedly challenging the limits of the human olfactory system. This wasn’t a level that could be overcome with willpower, but a genuine physiological injury.

As expected, more than ten seconds after the pagoda door was opened, Ruoyu discovered something… and then, she quickly retreated five or six meters.

“It seems I have to stay here and wait for you,” Ruoyu said after she stopped.

“Eh? What’s wrong?” Xiao Ling asked in confusion. She knew that her cousin wouldn’t retreat because she was afraid, so there must be a reason.

“The smell in the pagoda will continuously reduce my survival value,” Ruoyu replied. “Probably at a rate of 1% every five seconds…”

“No wonder…” Feng Bujue understood something as soon as he heard this. “So the extra buff from Oink’s meat soup is useful here.”

“If I had known this, I should have gone to track them with Xiao Tan,” Ruoyu said. “Or… should I try to catch up now?”

“There’s no need,” Feng Bujue said. “You can just wait here for us.” He revealed a meaningful smile. “Heh… I estimate… in ten minutes at most, you can be of help.”

“Is that so…” Ruoyu replied. “Then okay, I’ll wait here.”

“Mm.” Feng Bujue responded, then turned to Xiao Ling and said, “Let’s go.” After saying that, he had already taken out the [Composite Anti-Gravity Catapult], turned on the front-end searchlight, and stepped into the pagoda.

Hearing this, Xiao Ling also quickly took out her [Perpetual Flashlight] and quickly followed.

Under the leadership of Feng Bujue, the two moved forward quickly, all the way up. First floor, second floor, third floor… they arrived at the fourth floor of the pagoda almost without any obstacles. Of course, this didn’t mean that there really weren’t any obstacles on the first three floors, it was just that all the trigger-type traps and negative events were directly bypassed by Brother Jue.

However, on the fourth floor, the situation was different.

Even if there was someone in the team who could observe data, it was useless, because from here on, all events were of the mandatory trigger type. Unless you didn’t come, if you came, you had to respond.

Squeak—squeak—

Stepping on the creaking wooden steps under his feet, Feng Bujue ascended to the fourth floor of the pagoda.

The first thing that caught his eye was a figure…

Unlike the three floors below, this floor had no partition walls, pillars, screens, or furniture. Simply put… it was empty. In addition to the ascending and descending stairs at both ends of the floor, the only thing left… was the “person” standing in the center.

“What’s going on?” Two seconds later, Xiao Ling also walked up the stairs. She glanced forward and asked in a low voice.

“NPC and Boss…” Feng Bujue also lowered his voice, turning his head and replying, “It should be possible to avoid fighting… let me go and negotiate.”

Before he could finish speaking, he had already stepped out and walked towards the shadow.

Taking a closer look, one could see that this “person” did have a nose and eyes, the problem was that the number of his nose and eyes was wrong…

This guy… had an oval-shaped winter melon head, with a hairstyle that went straight up to the sky, like a lightning rod. He had a circle of eyes and ears of varying heights around his head – a total of six eyes and eight ears. On the side of his “face”, there were also three noses growing relatively close together, and two large mouths below the noses.

Apart from his head, the other parts of this NPC were normal. Overall, he was an adult man wearing a black round-necked robe (similar to the Hanfu style), about 1.7 meters tall, and on the thin side.

“This fellow cultivator…” Feng Bujue walked up to him and said in a relatively slow tone, “I wonder…”

Before he could finish speaking, the left mouth of the NPC quickly interrupted, “To know is to know.”