All of us perked up upon hearing the voice.
Pass tokens, passwords.
The two demon cultivators who had driven the corpse puppets here immediately took out their waist tokens.
A black token.
We had obtained these from the short and tall demon cultivators.
At the same time, we heard the two demon cultivators reply in unison:
"Beneath the eternal night, the moon illuminates the mountains and rivers."
Their voices were not loud, but we heard them clearly.
The guarding demon cultivator nodded slightly.
One of the demon cultivators holding a flag waved it:
"Disperse!"
As soon as the words fell, the eight four-legged monsters, like dogs, retreated.
The two demon cultivators then drove the three patrolling zombies.
With "bang bang bang" sounds, they jumped into the demon palace.
Seeing this, everyone felt a surge of joy.
"Xiao Qin, your suggestion just now was excellent. Now we can disguise ourselves as a patrolling zombie team and go in."
Aunt Yunxia said happily.
The others also fully endorsed my impromptu suggestion.
I didn't expect it to be useful so quickly.
I smiled and said nothing.
Now that we had the password and the waist tokens,
It seemed much easier to sneak in.
At this moment, I heard my martial uncle turn and say to us:
"Now that we have the waist tokens and the password,
We'll sneak in like this.
But everyone must remain vigilant. Those skinless monsters are likely not to be trifled with.
When we get closer, do not reveal any flaws. Absolutely do not breathe."
Everyone knew the danger of this mission and nodded after listening.
They prepared to go out.
But I spoke up:
"Martial Uncle.
Why don't we wait a bit longer? There's no rush.
Let's observe more, pay closer attention to the details..."
Although I really wanted to obtain the Soul Stone,
I also knew that we were deep behind enemy lines, and we only had one chance.
Once exposed, it would be extremely dangerous.
I believed that proceeding cautiously, step by step, would not be wrong.
Old Mo listened and then patted me:
"Old Qin, what else is there to observe?
We have the waist tokens and the password, just go in!"
But I retorted:
"Many passwords have counter-passwords.
What if the password we obtained is only half of it?"
Old Mo was silenced.
It was true that passwords could have counter-passwords.
What if the other party immediately asked for the counter-password upon hearing the password?
If we couldn't answer, we would be exposed.
Aunt Yunxia and my martial uncle also nodded slightly.
In perilous situations, caution is always wise.
Being careful is not a bad thing.
"Alright, then we'll wait a bit longer and pay more attention to our surroundings and details."
My martial uncle said.
Thus, we continued to lurk in the mountain forest.
After a short while, several ghosts floated out from within.
Those ghosts looked very listless, carrying a chilling wind.
They drifted forward with "whoosh whoosh whoosh" sounds.
As they passed us, they brought a chill, but they didn't stop or discover us...
About fifteen minutes later, another patrol zombie team returned.
Still two demon cultivators and three zombies.
As they reached the broken wall opening, the guarding demon cultivator called out again:
"Pass token; password."
"Beneath the eternal night, the moon illuminates the mountains and rivers."
"..."
This team entered safely.
Seeing this, Old Mo lost his patience again:
"Let's go! I think the password is just this one phrase. Let's not waste any more time."
Aunt Yunxia and Xia Qiu Xi both looked at my martial uncle.
My martial uncle glanced at me. Seeing that I remained still, still crouched down,
He then said:
"What's the rush? Let's wait a bit longer."
So, we waited for about another fifteen minutes.
During this time, one zombie team went out, and one ghost team returned.
After fifteen minutes, another patrolling zombie team returned:
But this time, the guarding demon cultivators' method of questioning had changed.
As they approached, the eight skinless monsters quickly surrounded them.
The guarding demon cultivator directly said:
"Beneath the eternal night, the moon illuminates the mountains and rivers.
Counter-password..."
Upon hearing this, everyone who was lurking, including myself,
Their pupils suddenly widened.
There really was a counter-password. It seemed waiting was the right decision.
Immediately after, we heard the hoarse voice of the corpse-driving demon cultivators:
"Supreme Black Demon, looking down on all beings."
As they replied with the counter-password, the hands of the two demon cultivators were still moving.
They were making gestures.
I watched them, feeling extremely awkward.
Damn, I felt like the leader of this Black Demon Cult
Was he a severe chuunibyo like Old Mo?
To come up with such passwords?
That patrol zombie team also entered quickly.
Seeing this, Old Mo excitedly exclaimed:
"Nice, Old Qin, you really guessed it right.
Can we go in now!"
Xia Qiu Xi also chimed in:
"It should be safe this time.
By the way, Master, did you notice the hand gestures of those two demon cultivators earlier?
The way they moved their hands when replying with the counter-password."
Aunt Yunxia nodded:
"I've noted all of that."
After speaking, she made a few gestures herself.
My martial uncle saw this and nodded:
"Then there's no problem, let's go!"
But I still stopped them:
"Slow down, let's wait a bit longer."
"Still waiting?"
Everyone was stunned and looked at me.
But I said seriously:
"I've synchronized the time just now.
In about five to six minutes, a ghost patrol team will go in.
In about eight to ten minutes, a zombie patrol team will come out.
Around fifteen minutes, a zombie team will return.
The first time was from the left, the second time from the right.
It was the left side again just now. If we go, we'll have to go from the right.
I suspect that these patrol teams have corresponding patrol times and routes.
Now that this zombie team has just returned, we need to wait.
At least wait thirteen minutes.
To enter just before the next zombie patrol team returns.
If we rashly go now, it might arouse suspicion.
We are fakes. If we are investigated closely, we will surely be exposed..."
I explained my thoughts.
Although I had only observed three teams, the data might not be entirely accurate.
But I trusted my judgment.
As long as we followed this plan, there shouldn't be any major problems.
At least we could get by undetected...
Aunt Yunxia and my martial uncle looked at each other in surprise after my analysis.
Perhaps they hadn't expected me to observe so meticulously, even controlling the timing.
My martial uncle was very pleased:
"Good, excellent!
Let's do as Xiao Qin says and wait a bit longer.
Xiao Mo, you need to learn from Xiao Qin.
You're good in all aspects, but you're too impatient."
Old Mo didn't get angry.
He chuckled a few times:
"Understood, Master."
Aunt Yunxia added at this moment:
"If Xiao Qin's deduction is correct, why don't we intercept the returning patrol team midway?
This way, we can replace them?"
I shook my head and pointed to the paths on the left and right:
"Both sides are too close to the demon palace walls, and there are guards on them. It's too easy to be exposed.
If we extend the distance, the time for our movement back and forth would be too tight.
And it's easy to be exposed.
I think the only way is to time it precisely and sneak in before the next zombie patrol team returns."
Everyone listened to my explanation and looked at the sides of the broken wall of the demon palace.
Indeed, there were guards on them.
And my proposed plan, at least for now, seemed to be the optimal one.
Everyone unanimously agreed, and there were no more objections.
Next, we continued to wait for a while.
This time, it was exactly as I had said.
At six minutes, a team of fierce ghost imps returned.
At eight and a half minutes, a zombie team came out.
And next, in about fifteen minutes, a zombie team would return from the right.
From now on, we had to time it precisely.
To sneak in before this team returned.
Once we entered the demon palace, we could find a way to hide or continue to infiltrate.
When the next patrol team returned, causing a disruption in the patrol times,
That would be the problem for that next team.
Even if suspicion fell on us, they would have to find us first...