"Screw your humor!" Yan Qing wasn't falling for it. This person was always good at changing the subject, and she couldn't let him lead her by the nose.

The tip of the Luoyang shovel pointed forward again, its sharp edge just about to slash someone's neck. Yan Qing made up her mind and held nothing back.

Just as someone's neck was about to be struck, the Luoyang shovel struck the ground with a resounding crash.

"Ouch--!"

Yan Qing still felt a tingling, electric shock sensation in her hand, but her eyes remained fixed on the man.

"Chu Jiang, what exactly do you want?"

This time, the other person finally stood up, slowly walked to her side, and smiled.

"What, you've finally decided to say my name? Hmm?"

The last word was practically uttered right next to her ear, and the scalding breath made her instinctively take two steps back. Yan Qing stood still and looked at him warily.

That monster is at it again!

Right now, she didn't want to be led by the nose any longer. Although the time they were in close contact was short, she still noticed something was wrong.

Chu Jiang's body was actually cold?

Yan Qing instinctively took another step back. "Are you human or a monster?"

Chu Jiang continued smiling, "What do you think?"

Is there any difference between saying that and not saying anything at all? Yan Qing couldn't help but roll her eyes and sat down on the spot.

She was exhausted and needed rest. And this person clearly wasn't going to let her leave anytime soon.

So, what Chu Jiang saw was that the girl who had been so wary just moments before suddenly sat down on the ground. Then, she actually took out some food and started eating, completely treating him, this handsome guy, as just a background character.

Interesting. He became even more interested. This girl really does surprise people at any time!

"Tsk tsk tsk, I say, Qingqing, aren't you being a bit too unrefined?" Chu Jiang pointed at the instant rice in her hand with a look of disgust. "Even pigs wouldn't eat this stuff, would they?"

Yan Qing didn't even look up, continuing to eat her boxed lunch. "I'm happy to!" What she needed most right now was to replenish her energy, otherwise how could she continue to wear him down?

Chu Jiang found it strange that after being teased by her, he didn't say anything. He simply stood opposite her, crossed his arms, and looked down at her with a condescending expression.

Yan Qing ignored him and secretly looked around the cave while wearing her work clothes for lunch.

Oh my god, apart from the stone table and bench where Chu Jiang was sitting, there's absolutely nothing here.

However, apart from the floor, the other three walls of the cave were made of ice jade. Such a large cave must have ice jade alone worth a fortune.

The ice jade was made of the exact same material as the ice bed she had lain on. No wonder this person had been staying in the cave for so long—it was impossible for them not to feel cold!

However, based on her observations of Chu Jiang, this man seemed somewhat different. Compared to the extremely weak person inside the Azure Dragon Coffin, he here gave her a sense of unfathomable depth.

Her survival instinct, deep down, told her that this person was someone she absolutely had to avoid offending.

"Little Fox, Little Fox—" Yan Qing tried to communicate with the Netherworld Brocade Fox in her mind, but strangely, no matter how hard she tried to connect with it, the Netherworld Brocade Fox couldn't utter a single word, only trembling.

The Netherworld Brocade Fox's behavior only confirmed her suspicions.

But there was something she still couldn't understand: inside the Azure Dragon Coffin, the Netherworld Brocade Fox wasn't particularly afraid of him, so why was it different here?

As Yan Qing was deep in thought, Chu Jiang's cheerful voice came from above her head.

"Don't even think about it. All your helpers are useless to me."

Yan Qing looked up and saw the hand he was offering.

"Come, come with me."

Two minutes later, Yan Che sat down at the stone table, holding a steaming cup of tea in his hands.

"Drink up—it's too cold in the cave, drink some hot water to warm yourself up." Chu Jiang added some more hot water for her, gesturing for her to drink it quickly.

Yan Qing could definitely feel it; the temperature inside the cave didn't seem to be constant, but rather getting lower and lower. Even though she was wearing a diving suit, it wasn't keeping her warm!

In just a short time, she could clearly feel her body getting cold. So the warm tea in front of her was incredibly tempting.

With her eyes closed and a determined look in her eyes, she poured the tea directly into her mouth.

"Huh—? What's going on?"

The tea, which looked like it was about to steam, was only lukewarm when she tasted it. Even more miraculously, she began to feel a warming sensation in her body. Was this tea really that magical?

Yan Qing's eyes lit up as she looked at the teapot on the table. Although she didn't know what kind of tea it was, she knew it was a good thing!

Her little actions naturally didn't escape Chu Jiang's notice. He simply put away the teapot and watched Yan Qing stare blankly at him.

"This stuff is good, but drinking too much of it can be harmful, so you don't need to worry about it."

"Tch, stingy." Yan Qing pouted. "Now you can tell me, why is the person who disappeared during the Azure Dragon Coffin Riding event actually at the bottom of the lake near the Zhang family's old residence?"

"To correct you, it's not the bottom of the lake where the Zhang family's old house is located; this is the real Zhang family's old house."

Chu Jiang smiled. "I suppose you've seen all those buildings at the bottom of the lake, haven't you? Don't they look exactly like the Zhang family's old house where you live?"

Yan Qing nodded and looked at him quietly.

"Actually, it's very simple. There is no such thing as the Zhang family's old house in this world. Those people are just dead people." Chu Jiang dropped a bombshell as soon as he opened his mouth, leaving Yan Qing completely stunned.

She was somewhat incredulous. "You mean, everyone outside is dead?"

How is this possible? Are they all monsters?

"Of course not. The birth of a bizarre being is inherently extremely difficult, and it requires an exceptionally strong will." A hint of sarcasm appeared at the corner of Chu Jiang's mouth.

"Those people outside are nothing more than a bunch of walking corpses—weird? They don't deserve that title!"

"But I clearly saw them using formations to absorb the flesh and blood of living people to maintain their appearance. Isn't that bizarre?"

Yan Qing couldn't understand it. Although she was certain that almost everyone in the Zhang family's old house was dead, people could only continue to live after they died if they became ghosts. Otherwise, they would have turned into a pile of bones long ago. How could they still be alive and kicking now?