On the plain, two white tigers, one large and one small, walked side by side toward the shelter. Just as the guards were about to nock their bows and aim, Zhang Shi stopped them.
Zhao Feng had also seen these two white tigers before. He looked at Zhang Shi with a puzzled expression and asked softly.
"What's going on? How did we manage to attract these two big shots?"
Zhang Shi didn't say much, but simply ordered the soldiers to open the gate.
The two white tigers moved very fast and soon swaggered into the shelter. The soldiers on the side gripped their weapons tightly and stared at the tigers. As soon as Zhang Shi gave the order, they would rush up and fight it to the death without hesitation.
The little white tiger is almost an adult. Although it is still smaller than the big tiger, it is about the same size as Pipi. Unfortunately, it does not have any of the majesty of the king of beasts.
It looked around curiously at the new sanctuary, until it saw Pipi and excitedly pounced on him to play together.
The white tiger calmly gazed at Zhang Shi, and before he could speak, it blew a breath at him. A beam of white light shot out from its mouth, striking Zhang Shi's black armor and transforming into a pure white tiger head, replacing the ferocious ghost face that had originally appeared on his chest.
Zhang Shi felt a strange connection with the Black Light Armor. With a thought, his consciousness immediately immersed itself in a wonderful space, somewhat similar to the spatial backpack that came with the system.
Seeing this, Xiao Hu leaped towards Zhang Shi. The guards were startled and were about to make a move when Xiao Hu's figure suddenly disappeared in mid-air.
Zhang Shi waved to stop the soldiers, then looked at the little tiger, who was jumping and playing happily in the White Tiger Space, and looked at the big tiger with a puzzled expression, wondering what it was up to.
Da Hu clearly didn't want to explain further, so he turned around and left, heading towards the dense forest.
Although he didn't know the exact reason why Da Hu sent Xiao Hu at this critical juncture, Zhang Shineng felt that it might all be related to the Village of Doubts, and that the Black Tiger and the White Tiger might have some kind of mysterious connection.
Zhang Shi tried manipulating the White Tiger Space and found that it was similar to a backpack. Not only could it hold life units, but it also had no slot restrictions, making it much better than a backpack. However, survivors could not enter it; otherwise, this space would definitely be equivalent to an epic-level talent.
After some thought, Zhang Shi only took Pipi and the leopard with him. Unfortunately, the Black Mist Guardian was limited and could only stay in the shelter. Otherwise, Pipi, who also had the Black Mist attribute, could have been of great help to Zhang Shi.
As for these soldiers, they were all mortals and had no way to deal with the spirits of Huo Family Village. No matter how many of them there were, it wouldn't make a difference. Zhang Shi still had them stationed at the shelter as originally planned.
Seeing that everyone was ready, Zhang Shi activated the challenge letter, and the four of them were teleported to the dark Huo Family Village again.
The first thing they saw was that dark red door, and the prominent mission objective appeared on the four people's system interface.
Task 2: Find out why the village of doubt has been abandoned.
Zhang Shi had already planned ahead: regardless of whether they cleared the dungeon or not, all four of them had to evacuate before the Blood Moon descended. Compared to a hidden class, the sanctuary's legacy was more important to Zhang Shi.
Therefore, the four of them cherished their time. Zhang Shi immediately activated the Illusion Breaker, and a golden light appeared in their eyes. The world became clearer, and they could even see the wandering spirits not far from the village.
The four exchanged glances, and Zhang Shi released three of his animal friends, pointing towards the ancestral hall as he spoke.
"Let's go, let's go check on Black Tiger first."
The four people and three beasts entered the village in a grand manner, without any attempt to hide, nor was there any need to. The village remained deathly silent, the sky overcast, and the atmosphere was eerie.
Since entering the village, the little white tiger has become unusually serious, highly alert, and seems to have sensed the danger in the village.
Upon arriving at the ancestral hall gate, with the help of the Illusion Breaker, Zhang Shi not only discovered Black Tiger, but also saw Grandpa An, who was kept in the underground stone chamber.
Zhang Shi sneered and stepped into the ancestral hall, thinking that he would save himself the trouble of searching and would get to the bottom of things today.
A moment later, Black Tiger appeared on the wall, glanced at Zhang Shi, who was wearing black light armor, and then stared intently at White Tiger.
"You really came back, and you even brought me a surprise."
Having said that, the black tiger shot out a beam of dark light from its mouth, heading straight for the little white tiger.
Having exchanged blows with the black light, Zhang Shizhong knew how powerful it was. Just as he was about to help, he saw the little white tiger activate some kind of racial skill, leaping forward and letting out a tiger's roar. Its body shimmered with a holy and gentle white light, instantly shattering the black light.
A burst of white light erupted, like a blade slashing towards Black Tiger. Black Tiger seemed quite wary of the white light, leaping onto the wall to narrowly avoid it, leaving a deep mark on the courtyard wall beneath him.
Black Tiger did not continue his attack, but instead turned to look at Zhang Shi with great interest.
"Outsider, you've made a lot of preparations for your return this time."
Zhang Shi didn't understand the meaning behind Black Tiger's words, but calmly took out Old Duan to show his attitude.
“You don’t need to press us so hard. We just want to find out why this village has become such a mess. We have no intention of making enemies of anyone.”
Black Tiger glanced at Zhang Shi's armor again, knowing it was of high quality, and after a moment's thought, slowly spoke.
"The reason? It should be that mysterious black mist. If it weren't for that black mist, this village wouldn't be in this state now."
Seeing that Black Tiger was speaking in riddles and had no intention of revealing the true situation of the village, Zhang Shi did not intend to waste time with it. He turned to give Ge Dalong a wink and told him in the team channel to go to the underground secret room to retrieve Grandpa An's porcelain pot.
Unexpectedly, Black Tiger did not react to Ge Dalong's actions at all, but simply lay on the wall, keeping a close eye on Zhang Shi and his group.
"You can do whatever you want, I won't stop you."
Zhang Shi and the others remained in a silent standoff with Black Tiger until Ge Dalong took out Master An's porcelain pot.
Zhang Shi glanced at him and noticed that Grandpa An was in a strange state; no matter how Zhang Shi called out to him, he didn't respond.
Seeing that the mission was not progressing with Black Tiger, Zhang Shi thought of Huo Xiuxiu again. Compared to Black Tiger and Master An, this ghost seemed easier to communicate with.
Now that they are well-equipped and their strength has improved, they no longer need to hide anything and have the leverage to negotiate.
"Let's go to the underground palace."
Seeing that Zhang Shi and the others were about to leave, Black Tiger slowly spoke.
"Huo Xiuxiu is no longer in the village, so it's a waste of your time to go there."
Zhang Shi turned to look at Black Tiger, whose confident demeanor seemed to indicate that it had already planned out its actions, which greatly annoyed him.
Hearing is believing, seeing is believing. Besides, this Black Tiger is not trustworthy, so Zhang Shi still plans to go to the underground palace himself.
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