After dealing with King Jian and Boss Zhou, everyone began cleaning up the mess.
Long Feicheng had been heavily struck by King Jian, his pelvis likely shattered. Yan Shouyi administered Lao Jin's medicine to alleviate his pain, but he still needed to be taken out for proper medical treatment as soon as possible.
Ma Xingping went to the spot where King Jian's corpse had been, collecting the armor, mask, and the rusted sword left behind by King Jian.
King Jian's "equipment," being impervious to blades and fire, could be considered a powerful magical artifact.
If not for the Zanpakuto, King Jian would have been almost invincible, and everyone would have perished there today.
"Brother Yan, King Jian was slain by you, so his belongings should rightfully be yours," Ma Xingping said, holding King Jian's遗物.
Yan Shouyi glanced at them, then reached out and took King Jian's golden mask. He said,
"Everyone gets a share. If you hadn't held back Boss Zhou earlier, I wouldn't have had the chance to deal with King Jian. The remaining armor and rusted sword are for you and Jinxuan."
Ma Xingping hesitated for a moment, then looked at Yang Li.
Yang Li snorted coldly. Since Yan Shouyi didn't want them, he wouldn't deign to ask for them.
Thus, Ma Xingping gladly accepted these two treasures.
In truth, Yan Shouyi was not a great philanthropist. He didn't want the armor and the rusted sword simply because he found them unimpressive.
In terms of armor, he was a Heavenly Fiend Corpse Puppet, so armor was of little use to him, and it wouldn't fit Lin Zitong.
As for the rusted sword, he had the Zanpakuto, and Lin Zitong had the Red God Umbrella. What need did they have for a rusted sword?
Making a gesture of goodwill was the best option.
After dividing the treasures, Yan Shouyi frowned and said, "Earlier, I couldn't suppress my fiendish energy, so my attacks were not light. Now that King Jian and Boss Zhou are dead, I don't know where to find the original Gu worms."
The most important task in descending into King Jian's tomb was to help Lin Zitong resolve her Gu poison.
Lin Zitong comforted him, "The original Gu worms must be within King Jian's tomb. Since the danger has passed, we still have time, and we'll surely find them."
For now, they could only search with a heavy heart.
Yan Shouyi struggled to stand steadily; the influence of his fiendish energy was too great.
He scanned the surroundings. Aside from the murals on the walls, the entire main tomb chamber contained only the outer coffin and the inner coffin.
If the original Gu worms were present, they would surely be in the coffin.
Just as Yan Shouyi was about to approach the coffin, he suddenly remembered something.
Where was Grandma?
Grandma was the tomb keeper, suppressing King Jian to prevent his resurrection. Now that King Jian was dead and the coffin was open, why hadn't Grandma's spirit appeared yet?
A sense of foreboding arose in Yan Shouyi's heart.
At that very moment, the door to the main tomb chamber suddenly opened, and outside stood the Mountain God Yan Ze, riding a green ox!
Yan Ze's appearance startled everyone else. Yang Li thought another monstrous entity had appeared and was ready for another fight.
However, Yan Ze harbored no ill intent. He rode his green ox into the main tomb chamber and said to Yan Shouyi in a deep voice,
"Yan Shouyi, I was wrong."
"Wrong?" Yan Shouyi's face was stern, as if he already knew what Yan Ze was about to say.
Yan Ze nodded, his eyes fixed on the coffin. "I thought King Jian was the only one in this tomb, and your grandmother had been suppressing King Jian, but now it seems your grandmother was not suppressing King Jian, but rather..."
Yan Shouyi slowly said, "...Jiang Wusheng."
Upon hearing this, Lin Zitong couldn't help but change her expression. "What do you mean? Jiang Wusheng is also in King Jian's tomb?"
Ma Jinxuan immediately threw her flying tiger claw, suspending herself above the coffin and looking down.
She saw indeed that another person, without arms, lay in the coffin!
"There's someone else in the coffin," Ma Jinxuan said nervously.
Ma Xingping also realized the gravity of the situation.
Rumble...
As if discovered during a game of hide-and-seek, Jiang Wusheng, lying in the coffin, suddenly opened his eyes, and a sinister smile appeared on his decaying face!
In that instant, the temperature in the entire main tomb chamber dropped by dozens of degrees, and the water on the stalactites froze!
The ground began to tremble, and debris continuously fell from above.
Ma Jinxuan quickly retracted her flying tiger claw and landed on the ground, warning Yan Shouyi and the others, "The person in the coffin has opened their eyes. We... we should escape quickly!"
Although the trail of the spirit mushroom had not been found yet, that guy in the coffin was so bizarre that even Ma Jinxuan didn't want to stay there for another moment!
"When enemies meet... their eyes are filled with fire..."
From within the coffin, Jiang Wusheng looked up at the ceiling of the tomb and laughed, "General... Princess... after a thousand years... we meet again..."
"He's coming for us!" Yan Shouyi shouted. "You guys go!"
Realizing that Jiang Wusheng himself might not be easy to deal with, Yan Shouyi didn't want to implicate the innocent and urged the others to leave quickly.
However, as soon as he finished speaking, a tentacle stretched out from the coffin and instantly wrapped around Yang Li's neck, dragging him away!
Yan Shouyi quickly grabbed Yang Li's hand. Although he disliked this Yang Li, in front of Jiang Wusheng, Yang Li was at least on his side!
Yang Li's eyes were filled with terror, his mouth agape as he tried to cry for help but couldn't utter a sound. He looked at Yan Shouyi with a pained expression, begging him not to let go.
Yan Shouyi naturally didn't want to let go!
But in the next second.
*Hiss—*
Yang Li's wrist was brutally torn off!
His body was instantly dragged into the coffin!
Yan Shouyi held Yang Li's severed hand, blood splattering on his face.
Ma Xingping stepped forward and pulled Yan Shouyi back. "Let's go, it'll be too late if we don't!"
Yang Li was clearly beyond saving, and the bizarre Jiang Wusheng was in the process of reviving.
King Jian and Boss Zhou were already formidable. One could only imagine how terrifying Jiang Wusheng would be when he fully revived!
"Go!"
Yan Ze turned his green ox and led everyone out. The falling debris from above was pushed aside by Yan Ze.
Ma Xingping carried Long Feicheng, and with Ma Jinxuan, followed closely behind Yan Ze.
Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong also retreated reluctantly.
"Trying to leave?"
Jiang Wusheng, still lying in the coffin, slowly sat up. A sinister smile played on his face as he stared at the fleeing group.
The door to the main tomb chamber began to close!
There was no other exit from the main tomb chamber. Once the door closed, everyone would be trapped and die!
Yan Ze's mind raced, and the stalactites above fell, jamming the door. However, they only held for half a second before being crushed by the tomb door!
The closing of the tomb door was an unstoppable force, and everyone dared not be careless, running for their lives.
Fortunately, they were all very fast. In the blink of an eye, Yan Ze had rushed out of the main tomb chamber!
Then came Ma Xingping and Ma Jinxuan, carrying Long Feicheng!
When it was the turn of Yan Shouyi and Lin Zitong, there was still a sliver of time before the door completely closed.
But suddenly, a kind voice echoed in Yan Shouyi's ear: "Stay behind!"
Stay behind?!
This voice...
It couldn't be Jiang Wusheng, could it?
Could it be... Grandma?!
Yan Shouyi hurriedly looked back and saw a ghostly figure behind Jiang Wusheng.
Judging by its hunched posture, it resembled Grandma, just as Yan Shouyi had seen her in old photographs!
Yan Shouyi fell into a dilemma, biting his lip, unsure whether to stay.
What if it was Jiang Wusheng's trick?
But then he heard the voice again: "You need the original Gu worms..."
Yan Shouyi's pupils constricted.
Yes, if they escaped now, what would happen to the girl?
The original Gu worms could only be found on Jiang Wusheng!
Whether it was Grandma reminding him or not, he had to stay now!
Yan Shouyi gritted his teeth and, at the last moment before escaping the main tomb chamber, suddenly let go, stopping at the doorway.
Lin Zitong, propelled by inertia, had already rushed outside the tomb door.
She looked at Yan Shouyi in shock. "Come out quickly, why are you just standing there!"
Yan Shouyi calmly said, "I vowed that I would never let you be harmed again. If I escape now, I will never find the original Gu worms!"
"You big fool! You'll die!!" Lin Zitong cried anxiously.
Yan Shouyi shook his head. "There's not only Jiang Wusheng in the main tomb chamber, but also my Grandma. You must trust me and wait for me on the surface. I will definitely come out with the original Gu worms to find you!!"
"But..."
"Listen to me! Be good!"
Yan Shouyi interrupted Lin Zitong loudly.
The tomb door was now reduced to a narrow crack, impossible for anyone to pass through. The two stood before the door, only able to look into each other's eyes through this gap.
In the final moment, Lin Zitong wiped away her tears and gave Yan Shouyi a reassuring look.
Since this was the path Yan Shouyi had chosen, and Lin Zitong was powerless to change it, she had to ensure Yan Shouyi had no worries.
Only by putting his mind at ease could he give his all!
"I'll wait for you. You must come back alive to see me! Otherwise, we'll meet on the road to the underworld!"