There was nothing in the pure black coffin.

There was no Browning's corpse, nor any monsters, tentacles, slime, ooze, zombies that moved in response to music, or any other nonsense.

It's empty inside, just like new.

Lu Ban removed the cover and took a closer look at the entire coffin.

He reached his hand in and shook it to make sure that it was not some invisible person lying there.

Lu Ban rubbed his fingers on the inner wall of the coffin, but he didn't feel anything attached to it.

No one has ever lay down in it.

Lu Ban looked at the old butler.

"No, I don't know, I really don't know..."

The old butler was stunned, as he had never seen such a scene before. He hurriedly looked into the coffin, but could not see his master.

"I clearly remember that I did put the master in there... How could this happen?"

The old butler felt that his decades of cognition had been challenged.

The body disappeared.

Lu Ban and Xia looked at each other.

"It seems we overlooked one thing at the beginning."

Lu Ban said.

At the beginning of the mission, they thought Browning was dead and what was left here was a corpse, so they ignored one possibility.

That is, Browning is not dead and has been active in this Stormy Mountain Villa.

The extra person is not Byron, but Browning.

But how did Browning avoid the eavesdropping voices of the Seeker's Soul?

Lu Ban did not hear Browning's inner thoughts in this mansion, so he had not noticed this matter before.

Now think about it, is this a little outrageous?

If Browning hadn't died, there would be no such thing as the Night of Summoning the Souls. What's the point of summoning the souls if the souls haven't even come out?

Lu Ban and his team's mission is to survive until the end of the Summoning Night, which means that one day they will discover the truth about Browning's coffin, no matter if it is the first day, the second day, or the ninth day. No wonder the tampering of cognition is so minor.

Therefore, Lu Ban thought that this mission might have more than one branch line and way to the answer.

Or could it be that all the clues they have come into contact with now are the puzzle pieces that will eventually allow them to survive the Summoning Night?

There is only one biggest problem now.

That's where Browning went.

However, just as Lu Ban was thinking that he might have to look for Browning for a while and seeing the Summoning Night approaching little by little, he heard a cough.

“Ahem.”

On the other side of the hall, where there was no one just now, there was now someone sitting there.

Although his temples are gray, he doesn't look old, and looks like a mature man in his forties.

He was wearing an old and loose suit, leaning on a cane, with a kind smile on his face. Anyone who saw him would think that he was just an ordinary old man who knew his destiny.

But Lu Ban recognized him at a glance, after all, the black and white portrait was hanging on the other side.

This is exactly Browning.

"Your investigation progress is much faster than I expected. I originally thought that you would not discover this matter until at least the seventh or eighth day."

Browning's tone was steady. Suddenly, the wind outside the window grew stronger, causing the windows to make heavy banging sounds. Thunder roared and lightning illuminated the entire bleak hall. In the flickering candlelight, Browning's eyes were as deep as the endless abyss, as if there was light flickering in them.

"I was surprised that you could find Byron. How did you find him locked in the wine barrel?"

Browning asked slowly. At this moment, he did not look like a man who was about to die, but more like a teacher asking questions to his students, calmly and confidently.

"We have some extraordinary items that can detect Gode's body. From here, we found that there is something in the underground wine cellar."

Lu Ban answered, and he signaled Xia not to take action first, because something told Lu Ban that Browning was not someone they could deal with, or in other words, the person sitting in front of them now might not be the original mortal Browning, but some kind of higher-level being.

"Extraordinary items?"

Browning looked at Lu Ban carefully, as if he was thinking at the same time.

"This Storm Villa relies on the paintings of the ancient capital to suppress certain existences. I want to know, are you the one being suppressed, or the one responsible for the suppression?"

Taking advantage of the other party's silence, Lu Ban asked.

"I came to Situo to deal with the problems here, but I didn't expect that you guys have almost dug out the deepest secrets of this Stormy Villa."

Browning did not answer Lu Ban's words, but muttered to himself.

"It seems that detectives are indeed unreliable. They always have an extraordinary curiosity and always want to explore the truth of the incident. They will never believe in the seemingly happy ending and will only dig out the cruelest truth with their own hands."

"So you are the one who is suppressed."

Lu Ban quickly understood what Browning meant from his words.

"Suppression? Not really."

Browning smiled, but his eyes were not amused.

"I am not yet at the stage where that person can suppress me. The reason I stay here is because I am afraid of those who truly walk on the earth."

"A being that truly walks on the earth? Do you mean that there are truly awakened gods in the Wasted City?"

Lu Ban became interested.

He had previously guessed that the biggest feature of the abandoned city might be that there were truly awakened gods walking on the earth, just like the countless eyes he saw. Now, from Browning's words, Lu Ban's guess might be correct.

"It is fortunate to have a walking god. At least it is difficult for visitors from foreign lands to truly pollute the residents of this foreign land. But it is also unfortunate to have such a god, because his existence alone will cause pollution."

Browning raised the corner of his mouth and said with emotion.

"And the one here is a very jealous guy. I have fought with him to a certain extent, but unfortunately, I was not in my perfect form at that time, so I was defeated and almost lost everything. That's why I was forced to hide here and rely on the reincarnation technique to continue my life."

"Have you ever fought him? The guy with countless eyes?"

Lu Ban said deliberately.

He knew that this information itself was a kind of pollution from the Old Ones. If what the other party said was true, then this sentence would naturally not have any impact. But if he was just trying to take advantage of the situation and pretend to be rich, then this sentence would cause enough damage.

"You seem to know a lot, too."

Browning was unmoved, he said.

"Looking at it this way, you might be the next me."

He looked at Lu Ban.

"Who are you?"

Xia couldn't help but ask, she had some guesses but still needed a definite answer.

"I?"

Browning's expression grew serious.

"You can call me Taoist Heming."