Chapter 402: Remains of the Zhou General (14)
Wang Xu frowned and asked, "Is there something special about Tao Zi that allows her to go to the General's Mansion?"
Cheng Wuchou immediately glanced at his sister and said, "Maybe it's because my sister has a ghost."
His brows furrowed even deeper. Ghost cultivators were a rather disgusting type of cultivator. Physical cultivators were generally careless and their spiritual awareness wasn't strong enough to handle this kind of thing. However, Tao Zi was different.
Seeing him like this, everyone thought he would dislike ghost cultivation, but unexpectedly he actually reminded them: "Ghost cultivation requires a lot of spiritual awareness, you'd better be cautious."
Tao Zi smiled and thanked him, "I'll pay attention. Thank you for the reminder, Young Sect Master Wang. As for the General's Mansion, would you like to go there?"
Wang Xu was not at all arrogant and said directly: "I need to stay and recuperate, so it's not easy for me to go over."
Yue Qingya calculated the time and said, "In that case, Master Wang Shao, Li Xiu, and Junior Brother Hua will stay here, and the three of us will get some sleep first and then rush over at noon. How do you think that is?"
The two laggards naturally agreed, and the matter was settled.
Tao Zi and Cheng Wuchou entered the room.
He had just closed the door when he heard his sister groan and a faint smell of blood spread.
Cheng Wuchou suddenly turned around and saw a few drops of blood at the corner of A Zi's mouth, which she wiped away casually.
He quickly stepped forward and held Tao Zi's shoulders: "A Zi, what's going on?"
Tao Zi shook her head and said, "It's nothing serious, just take a rest for a while."
Cheng Wuchou looked at her worriedly. She waved her hand again, indicating that nothing serious was happening, and then lay down on the bed and closed her eyes to rest.
He thought about it and realized that most of these injuries were caused by the fight with Wangxu.
He asked in a low voice: "Why didn't you show it just now?"
Tao Zi closed her eyes and answered her brother: "There are ghosts outside. I don't want to appear too weak. Anyway, it's not a serious injury."
Cheng Wuchou sighed and could understand his sister's concerns.
When he got up at noon, Tao Zi unexpectedly found that all his injuries had healed.
Although she was confused, she was relieved.
When he reunited with Yue Qingya, he explained, "This inn is very strange. No matter how serious the injury is, you can recover after a good sleep. It's just that the time you sleep is different."
Tao Zi and Cheng Wuchou looked at each other.
Cheng Wuchou said: "In that case, we should go early and come back early to prepare for the evening."
The three of them left the inn. The street was still bustling with activity, and countless eyes passed by them and then turned away.
The three of them didn't dare to make any noise as they walked, and slowly walked towards the general's mansion.
When we arrived at the General's Mansion, it was quiet and there were no ghosts around. Almost all the ghosts would walk stiffly in the other direction the moment they approached the General's Mansion.
Yue Qingya transmitted a message: "There are ghosts near the General's Mansion at night, but not too many."
The three of them wanted to jump over the wall to get in, but with a bang, the door slowly opened in front of them.
After Tao Zi and the other two had a brief telepathic exchange, Cheng Wuchou walked in first, and she followed closely behind.
After watching the two people in front of him go in, Yue Qingya also wanted to follow in, but was blocked by an invisible barrier. No matter what, he could not take that step and could only watch the door close.
The brother and sister standing on the other side of the door made a gesture to him before the door closed, indicating that he should protect himself first and wait outside. Yue Qingya had no choice but to stay outside.
Cheng Wuchou transmitted a voice message: "Is it because of blood?"
"That should be it." Tao Zi stood in the empty General's Mansion, looking at the layout inside. "I already figured out the layout of the General's Mansion when I was at the Mother and Child Pass. Brother, come with me."
Under her guidance, the two walked towards the main courtyard.
The general's mansion was so big, but there was not even a ghost to be seen. The further I walked, the more empty it felt.
Finally arriving at the main courtyard, Cheng Wuchou bravely pushed open the bedroom door, but saw only a neat and clean room.
Tao Zi walked in the bedroom, not daring to touch anything inside, just scanning it with her eyes.
The furnishings in the bedroom were very simple, with a bed, a table and a bookshelf. It didn't look like anyone lived there at all.
The bookshelves were filled with military books, occasionally interspersed with some literary books from that era that she could not understand. The teacups on the table were placed neatly, without any signs of use.
The two of them couldn't find anything unusual, so they left the bedroom and went to the study.
Tao Zi pushed the door and wanted to go in, but found that the door was bolted from the inside. She immediately stopped and took a step back cautiously.
Cheng Wuchou reflexively stood in front of her and looked at the study room inquiringly.
A sigh was heard from inside, and after a long while, someone asked, "Descendant of the royal family?"
Without waiting for Cheng Wuchou to weigh the pros and cons, Tao Zi said crisply, "Yes."
The sound fell to the ground, and no ghost attacked them.
The voice inside rang out again: "So, even the descendants of the royal family have begun to cultivate immortality..."
The emotions in these words were too complicated, and Tao Zi was unable to respond for a moment.
Cheng Wuchou's voice was filled with sorrow as he said, "If we hadn't cultivated immortality, how many members of the Cheng family would still be alive today?"
The study was silent for a long time, and there was no sound.
Tao Zi asked tentatively, "General?"
"Go away, it's not time to see me yet."
"When is that?"
General Zhou's voice drifted out slowly: "When you kill me."
Tao Zi and Cheng Wuchou looked at each other, bowed, and turned to leave.
When I reached the gate, it slowly opened again and Yue Qingya was guarding outside.
The three of them quickly rushed back to the inn, and Li Xiu and the others were already waiting upstairs.
Wang Xu asked directly: "Is there any news?"
Cheng Wuchou didn't hide it and said, "I talked to General Zhou, but we didn't meet in person."
Everyone suddenly became alert and asked, "What's going on?"
Cheng Wuchou looked at Tao Zi, and Tao Zi told him the whole story from beginning to end, but she concealed the fact that her brother had also followed her into the general's mansion.
Li Xiu asked doubtfully, "Sister Tao, are you the only one who can go in?"
She nodded in agreement naturally. Although Yue Qingya didn't know why she kept it a secret, he didn't expose her and helped her to keep it a secret.
Wang Xu guessed: "It might be because of the ghost in Tao Zi's body."
Tao Zi smiled and said, "Probably. But it's been so long, it's time for someone new to come."
Cheng Wuchou recalled his previous encounter with the Tiandao Sect disciples and said, "The Tiandao Sect disciples have discovered this place and should be coming in soon."
Li Xiu said casually: "Maybe he is still waiting for someone."
Yue Qingya suggested: "Why don't we wait at the city gate, so there will be fewer casualties."
Everyone naturally agreed, and Wang Xu said helplessly: "My injuries are not fully healed yet, I need to sleep for a while."
Under normal circumstances, they would all be seriously injured and would have to sleep until night to recover. He never expected that this time he was the only one unlucky enough to be so seriously injured while the others were all alive and well.
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