I'm Investigating妖怪Cases in the Human Realm

As a fake half-demon, Yue Jiuling feels that living in the human realm is actually pretty good. However, this is only true if she can retrieve her original body and separated soul. There's no c...

Chapter 186 Cooperation

"Bang!"

When they saw that the stone statue had been broken, Lao Hei and the others looked at Yue Jiuzai with shock, probably because they never expected Yue Jiuzai to be so powerful.

Yue Jiuzai, however, clapped his hands dismissively, shrugged, and said, "Um, well, I've been incredibly strong since I was a child, you guys don't need to idolize me so much~"

After the stone statue was broken, the space behind it was revealed. Behind it was a tomb chamber slightly larger than the small one. This tomb chamber had a putrid smell, and one could guess upon entering that this was the lair of those mummies.

But now there's nothing here anymore, except for a person lying on the ground.

This person was none other than the missing Jiang Yan. All that could be seen was Jiang Yan lying motionless on the ground, and it was unclear whether he was dead or alive.

When Lao Hei saw Jiang Yan, he walked over and kicked his hand, saying, "So you really are here. Hey, are you still alive?"

Yue Jiu Nian knew that Jiang Yan was still alive, so she went over and helped him up, saying, "Hey, kid, wake up~"

She patted Jiang Yan's face while calling his name.

Jiang Yan had actually fainted from fright, so he woke up quickly, but as soon as he did, he shouted, "Ah! There's a ghost!"

Seeing Jiang Yan's appearance, Yue Jiu Nian knew what to do. She had been through similar experiences. When she met Liu Zhan in the mountains, he was just like that. So she knew how to handle such a situation.

She immediately raised her hand and slapped Jiang Yan, who was stunned by the 'smack'.

"Alright, stop arguing. The ghost is gone, you're safe now."

Yue Jiunian disgustedly threw Jiang Yan back to the ground, then asked him, "How are you feeling now? Are you injured anywhere else?"

Jiang Yan was stunned by Yue Jiu Nian's slap. When he saw Yue Jiu Nian suddenly appear there, he stared at her in confusion. When asked, he replied, "I, I don't think I'm injured. No, Yue Jiu Nian, how come you, how come you are here?"

Yue Jiu rolled her eyes at him and said, "I can appear here whenever I want, as long as you're not injured. Otherwise, there's no medicine for you here."

Jiang Yan snapped out of his daze after being glared at by Yue Jiu Nian. He got up from the ground, looked around, and after confirming that the tomb was safe, he walked over to Yue Jiu Nian and Yue Jiu Zai and said, "Let me tell you, this place is really dangerous, there are ghosts here, you really shouldn't have come here."

When Lao Hei saw that Jiang Yan was alright, he frowned and walked over to him, saying, "How come you weren't injured? You were the first person to come in back then. It's really strange."

Upon hearing Lao Hei's words, Jiang Yan recalled that when the venomous snakes ran out, he tried to escape back in the chaos, but Lao Hei grabbed him and stuffed him into the tomb. It wasn't until they were all inside that they discovered the mummified corpses, and that's when they ran out. And when they ran, no one thought of taking him with them.

Recalling this, he lowered his head and moved a little away from Old Black, saying, "I... I don't know either. I was so scared I fainted. When I woke up, I saw you guys. How would I know?"

Yue Jiu Nian could tell that Jiang Yan was afraid of Lao Hei, so she pulled Jiang Yan behind her and said, "Alright, isn't it better that he's alright? Do you want him to die with your brothers? You know he hates you all. If he dies, his resentment might be too strong, and he might rise up on the spot to take revenge on you."

Hearing Yue Jiu's words, Lao Hei didn't say anything, but Jiang Yan said in surprise, "Then I'll become a zombie? Wouldn't that be really powerful?"

Hearing Jiang Yan's naive words, Yue Jiuzai laughed and said, "Yes, but if you really become a zombie, and we find you here, we might just set you on fire and burn you to a crisp."

"Uh, that's ruthless?" Hearing this, Jiang Yan swallowed hard and said, "Luckily, I'm still alive and well, and I haven't died or become a zombie, otherwise it would be too terrible."

Uncle Zhao, listening to their discussion, chimed in, "Hehe, you really should be glad."