Chapter 27: The Creepy Infant!

The expressions of all three changed drastically!

Terry frowned deeply: "Third Master, could he be possessed?"

The tall and thin man also nodded: "Indeed, something is very wrong."

Right at that moment, Zhang Xuan's slightly solemn voice came through the phone: "Never mind him, get out of there immediately!"

Zhou Cheng was shocked: "Ah?"

The tall and thin man pulled the other two and walked quickly toward the stone gate.

Zhou Zeyis figure gradually vanished into the darkness!

"Brother Xuan... what happened to Third Uncle?"

Zhou Cheng felt as if his head was about to explode. He knew something must have happened to his Third Uncle.

Otherwise, Zhang Xuan wouldn't have said that.

Yet what kind of thing could possibly happen that would make Third Uncle choose to stay behind in the ancient tomb!

However, Zhang Xuan remained silent.

It wasn't until the group passed through the stone gate and entered a long, deep, and narrow tomb passage that they found the stone gate behind them had closed once again!

Zhou Cheng shuddered all over: "Third Uncle... is still inside!"

Terry also clenched his fists, ran a few steps back to the stone gate, and searched for a moment, but could not find any button or mechanism to open the gate.

"It's useless!"

"The stone gate can only be opened from the inside!"

Zhang Xuan's voice rang out.

As if all his strength had been drained from him, Terry leaned against the stone gate and slowly squatted down, smashing his massive fist fiercely against the ground!

It took a long time for Zhou Cheng to snap out of it. His expression appeared somewhat dull, and his gaze grew increasingly vacant.

One was a sworn brother of life and death, and the other was his own Third Uncle!

With this stone gate sealed, it meant that their eldest brother and Third Uncle might never be seen again.

The tall and thin man appeared quite calm. Although his face was filled with emotion, he quickly regained his rationality: "You two stop acting like this. Since Third Master was willing to stay inside, he must have his own plans!"

"Walking through this tomb passage should lead us straight to the main burial chamber."

"Let's get moving!"

Hearing this, a faint glimmer returned to Zhou Cheng's vacant eyes!

Terry also took a deep breath, stood up, and patted Zhou Cheng on the shoulder: "Let's go."

Stunned, Zhou Cheng walked blankly along the tomb passage, his head still buzzing.

After walking about twenty meters or so, the noise inside his head seemed to quiet down a lot.

"Brother Xuan... what on earth happened to my Third Uncle?"

The livestream room had already reached three hundred thousand viewers!

The audience, who had simply tuned in for entertainment, were completely baffled by this sudden turn of events!

They had seen the final footage clearly.

That Third Master truly seemed as though he had fallen under a spell, and it appeared he had been concealing something.

"Brother Xuan told them to leave that Third Master alone. Does Brother Xuan know what happened?"

"Could that Third Master have died inside?"

"I always felt that Third Master was acting strange. I'm completely bewildered!"

"Why did Brother Xuan stop talking?"

Zhang Xuan's face looked somewhat grim as he sat there with a dark expression, saying nothing.

A moment later, he moved his mouse.

Then, he picked up a bronze bell and gently shook it.

"Clang!"

The familiar music immediately echoed through the livestream room.

"Namo ratna-trayaya, namah aryaya, valokitesvaraya bodhisattvaya mahasattvaya..."

The footage paused for a moment, and Zhou Cheng's voice came through: "What song is this?"

"It sounds somewhat familiar..."

"Why are they playing this music?"

Zhang Xuan took a deep breath, his voice low: "The Great Compassion Mantra."

"For delivering the departed soul!"

Zhou Cheng: "..."

The barrage instantly exploded with comments: "Holy shit, he's actually dead?"

"Unbelievable, is the streamer just messing with us?"

"666!"

"Wouldn't it be better to give them a bit of hope? Why jump straight to playing the Great Compassion Mantra?"

"He's really dead. It looks like this Third Master knew he wouldn't make it, which is why he didn't come out!"

Information Security Duty Room.

Elder Chen, who was getting on in years, couldn't stay awake any longer and had already gone home first.

Lin Yue had originally planned to leave as well.

However, upon hearing that Fang Youcai had received a cooperation call from Director Yang, she decided to stay.

Yet before any work could truly begin, the imagery on the livestream completely captivated everyone's attention.

Listening to the music of the Great Compassion Mantra, the investigative task was long thrown to the back of their minds.

"Is he really dead?"

Lin Yue wore a look of utter astonishment.

Xiao Lv cast a surprised glance at her: "Doesn't Team Leader Lin usually abhor evil like a deadly foe? Why are you suddenly showing attachment?"

Lin Yue shook her head: "This Third Master is a notorious tomb raider from the Sha City area, holding the criminal intelligence of an entire tomb-raiding syndicate."

"If he's gone, the lead is broken..."

As she spoke, she raised her hand and hovered it above Xiao Lv's head, her fist cracking as she clenched it: "I am not your Team Leader Fang, stop joking around with me!"

Xiao Lv sheepishly shrank his neck.

He had not the slightest doubt about the combat prowess of this violent tyrant-flower.

"Aren't the remaining three still alive?"

"Catching them will be the same thing!"

Fang Youcai said to Lin Yue: "Director Yang said that based on the information he provided, the location of the Warring States tomb can be pinned down."

"How long has it been, and there's still no echo at all?"

"Team Leader Lin, shouldn't you go back and oversee things?"

Lin Yue: "I'm heading back right now!"

"Besides, it's the middle of the night, and we still need the meteorological bureau to help provide data, and our people can't use magic!"

"I advise you not to wave a feather as a command arrow!"

With that, she crossed her arms and frowned as she stared at the screen: "Strange..."

"How is it that Zhang Xuan is so certain this Third Master is dead?"

"Could it be that he knows what happened?"

Liang Jingyi, who had remained silent until now, nodded: "There's no doubt about it!"

"When they were leaving, Zhang Xuan specifically told those three not to worry about that Third Master."

"That alone is proof that Zhang Xuan knows the inside story of why that Third Uncle refused to come out."

She looked at Lin Yue: "Team Leader Lin, should we watch a bit longer?"

"Maybe Zhang Xuan will explain it himself in a moment."

Lin Yue was stunned for a second, then pulled back her chair and sat down: "Very well!"

"Is Third Master really dead?"

Terry's surprised voice came from the other side.

Zhou Cheng's voice also grew slightly fainter: "Are you sure?"

Zhang Xuan turned off the music, shook the bell once more, and frowned slightly: "There's no way to be one hundred percent certain!"

"People have survived bullets piercing their brains, you know!"

"It's nine deaths and one life!"

"It mostly depends on luck!"

"After all, that thing is somewhat fierce!"

As if Zhou Cheng had suddenly stopped walking, the footage swayed slightly: "Brother Xuan, do you really know what happened to Third Uncle?"

Zhang Xuan nodded: "Mn!"

"I can roughly guess."

Zhou Cheng: "Then why didn't you warn me?"

Zhang Xuan shrugged: "You can't blame this on me, can you?"

"Your Third Uncle knew long ago that thing was following him. He didn't even say anything himself, so what good would it do for me to speak up?"

Zhou Cheng sighed: "I don't mean to blame you, I'm just feeling unreconciled."

"Brother Xuan... you said Third Uncle knew long ago that thing was following him..."

"What exactly is that thing?"

Terry's voice came through as well: "Little Brother Zhang, I'm begging you, tell me!"

"I'll kowtow to you!"

Zhang Xuan pressed his lips together, hesitated briefly, and finally spoke: "I didn't tell you earlier because I was afraid of frightening you."

"But looking at the state you're in now..."

"If I don't tell you, it will probably turn into a lingering demon in your minds!"

"Actually, I warned you before we opened the coffin."

"It's just that you weren't listening carefully."

"That female corpse is a mother-and-child corpse!"