After hearing Xu Le's concerns, I asked her, "The Huang family you mentioned, is it the Weasel, Huang Daxian, one of the Five Great Immortal Families?"

"That's right. Among the five great immortal families, the Huang family has the most guardian spirits in the mortal world. However, the Huang family's spirits are not the kind of weasels that seek titles and honors, but immortals who have already cultivated and attained enlightenment. Among the five great immortal families, the Huang family's spirits are the most powerful, but also the most mysterious."

Xu Le sighed: "When we worship the immortals and become spirit mediums, it's like using our bodies as a medium for the immortals to manifest in the world. When needed, the immortals attach themselves to our bodies! Once the immortals leave, we are still ourselves, but the Huang family is different."

I tentatively guessed, "Could it be that they will continue to occupy Xiang Tong's body and live there forever?"

"Of course not. We worship deities, not monsters. How could such a thing happen?"

Xu Le shook his head: "Among the Five Immortals, Huang Daxian is cunning and has a special ability: he can influence people's mental world! Huang Daxian is incredibly powerful, but he is also petty and vindictive. Once someone offends him, he will seek revenge! And the incense boys who worship Huang Daxian will also become vengeful if they are possessed by him too often. Once they hold a grudge, it is difficult to fight them. It is hard to go too far or too shallow. It is the most difficult to find the right balance."

After hearing Xu Le's words, the monkey sniffed and said, "Wait a minute, isn't your competition supposed to involve five teams creating five zombies? Why don't you all share one with each team? There's no need to fight over them."

"That's the problem. If it were any other time, I would know that the Huang family was going to Arxan, and I would definitely change my route and choose another location. But the statue you are looking for is right there, and we have no choice."

Xu Le sighed: "Although the Hu family is the head of the Five Immortals, the Huang family's methods are definitely no less than the Hu family's. We have to be on high alert when dealing with them."

"Is it possible to send the Huang family to another place?"

I got straight to the point and said, "We can directly choose to negotiate based on mutual interests. If the Huang family is willing to change their route, we will do our best to meet their conditions."

"No chance. Not only will the Huang family not back down for the sake of profit, but even if they were willing to ask for money, they probably wouldn't agree if they knew that it was the Hu family who were going this time."

Xu Le grabbed some dry firewood and added it to the campfire, continuing, "In the previous Five Immortals' Succession Struggle, the Huang family was originally the most likely to win. At that time, the Hu family did their best to stop the Huang family in order to maintain their ruling position, but unexpectedly, the Liu family beat them to it."

The two sides have become enemies because of this incident. The Hu family wants to seize this position to prove that they are still the head of the Five Immortals, while the Huang family wants to reclaim the first place they lost last time, as well as avenge the Hu family's defeat. If the two sides clash, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Where are the Huang family members now?

Seeing Xu looking at me, I said to her, "I can have my friends try to slow them down and buy us some time. If we can get to Arxan before the Huang family and catch the zombies there, we can avoid a collision, right?"

"The Huang family is in Keshiketeng, which is closer to Xing'an League than we are. They are also setting up a retreat there tonight. According to regulations, they cannot leave the mountainous area, so I cannot find their exact location."

Xu Le rubbed his hands together: "I heard that the person the Huang family sent this time is a genius that only appears once every few decades. I wonder how much of a chance I have after we meet."

"According to the rules of the game, the team that catches the zombies first wins. I think we should still focus our attention on the zombies."

As I watched the leaping flames, I thought for a moment and said, "We want to go to the Halaha volcanic cluster in Arxan, so we'll definitely be staying in Arxan City. I can have my friends prepare there in advance and find a way to intercept the Huang family. Besides, we'll arrive by private plane, so we might not arrive later than them."

"Let's hope so. But the zombies are afraid of the sun and prefer the shade. Unless they are in the deep mountains and forests, they rarely come out during the day. We can only enter the mountains at night. We have to keep them there until late at night or even the next morning before we have a chance."

Xu Le shook his head: "I don't think your friend could do that."

I smiled and said, "You underestimate my friend."

"You underestimate the Huang family. Their methods are beyond your comprehension with normal thinking, and you can't possibly guess their intentions."

Xu Le glanced at his watch: "I hope everything goes smoothly this time, and it would be best if we don't run into the Huang family, otherwise we'll be in for a lot of trouble."

Seeing that Xu Le looked tired, I also got up and said, "We still have a lot of things to do tomorrow. Let us take over the night watch."

"This isn't appropriate."

Xu looked at me apologetically: "You're here to help, how can I entrust you with such hard work?"

"We need to keep going tomorrow, so we must maintain our energy. However, our bodyguards don't need to come with us. I'll have them replaced tomorrow so they can rest."

I stretched and said, "I'm tired after a day of running around in the mountains. Let's talk about it tomorrow."

...

I didn't sleep well that night.

Although there were bodyguards on night duty outside, the thought of a zombie roaming around still made me feel a little uneasy.

If Xu Le's bell doesn't work, then we'll be risking our lives.

Fortunately, the night passed without incident.

When I woke up, the sky was already showing the first light of dawn, and the woods were particularly bright.

Seeing the sunlight finally eased my tension a bit.

Enough with the small talk.

As soon as Xu Le and I left the woods, we were picked up by Song Laosan and the others who were waiting outside.

The convoy arranged by the Wei family sped all the way to the airport and took us there as quickly as possible.

On the private jet, Xu Le looked at the churning clouds outside and said gratefully to me, "Thanks to your help this time, otherwise we definitely wouldn't have been able to catch up with the Huang family."

"If it weren't for helping me, you wouldn't have needed to go to Xing'an League. It's just a matter of everyone getting what they need."

Seeing Xu Le's nervous expression, I comforted him, "Don't worry, my friend has already made arrangements in Arxan. As long as the Huang family shows up, they will definitely find out. You don't need to be too nervous."

"You misunderstood. I'm not nervous because of the Huang family, but because it's my first time flying."

Xu Le smiled awkwardly: "I'm a little afraid of heights, and I always feel that airplanes are not safe."

The monkey looked at Xu Le and said, "Really? Isn't your family a family of shamans who have been practicing for generations? How come you've never even flown in an airplane?"

“Unlike Buddhism and Taoism, the Five Immortals can open temples or monasteries to make money. My family has rules that prohibit me from making a profit from this, so I still need to work to support myself.”

Xu Le curled his lip and said, "I have a junior brother who became a Taoist priest. Now he makes millions a year by telling fortunes. He lives a very carefree life."