I pulled him up from where he was lying on the ground.
He pressed his ear to the floor, trying to find the hidden compartment by tapping on it.
"Mr. Jin, I have an idea."
Jin stood up, his gaze falling on the chainsaw in my hand: "You're not planning to fight the Tomb Demon with this thing, are you?"
Instead of answering his question directly, I led him to the window, pointed to the two lanterns hanging on the door, and analyzed the situation methodically.
“Jin, think about it carefully. Whenever there was light before, the tomb demon would attack frantically. But these two small lanterns outside the door have been lit from the beginning, yet it has never attacked them.”
Jin Ye couldn't help but exclaim, "Eh?" He added, "That does seem to make sense. But what if we're wrong? This is no joke."
I said calmly, "You guessed wrong. It's just a couple more corpses on the ground."
Master Jin waved his hands repeatedly: "Then forget it! I want to live a few more years."
I took out my phone and glanced at the time: "A few years is probably a pipe dream. There are still five hours and forty-five minutes until dawn."
“When Zeng, the richest man, comes in and sees Bai Su being torn to pieces by us, do you think we can still survive? Now another minute has passed, and there are only five hours and forty-four minutes left.”
Upon hearing this, Jin hurriedly distanced himself: "What does this have to do with me? You're the one who tore her to pieces, I didn't do anything."
I nodded seriously: "When the time comes, just tell Zeng, the richest man, that I did all of this by myself, and that you just watched from the sidelines and did not participate in anything. With your abilities and status in the Xuanmen, he should not make things difficult for you."
"you……"
Jin was so angry that his face turned red, and the muscles on his face trembled uncontrollably.
"You've really screwed me over!"
Although Mr. Jin was very reluctant, he really had no better solution at the moment.
I took a deep breath and gently pushed the door open a crack.
A chill, carrying the stench of blood, rushed towards us.
I cautiously peeked out, and only after confirming that there was no immediate danger did I slowly step out of the threshold.
The two lanterns hung overhead, within easy reach.
When my fingertips touched the warm surface of the lantern, my heart jumped into my throat, and my hands trembled slightly.
Fortunately, the lantern was successfully removed.
However, this is only the first step towards success.
Because we are still facing a difficult problem.
The question is whether the tomb-accompanying demon is afraid of the lantern or the room.
A person makes many choices in their life.
During the exam, should you choose A or B?
After drinking, should I go to a hair salon to wash my hair or get a foot massage?
But if we make the wrong choice this time, we will fall into an abyss of no return.
Jin also advised me to think it over carefully and make a long-term plan.
I asked him, "Do you want to be killed by the tomb-slaying demon, or tortured to death by the former richest man?"
Jin Ye: "I want to eat Zhajiangmian (noodles with soybean paste)."
"..."
...
It was pitch black all around, the thick darkness like an invisible wall.
Only this palm-sized lantern emitted a faint light, swaying in the darkness, as if it might be swallowed up by the darkness at any moment.
But at this point we had no way out; we could only grit our teeth and move forward step by step.
We walked slowly along the path toward the garden.
Every step felt like walking on a knife's edge; I was so nervous I didn't dare breathe.
But to everyone's surprise, nothing unusual happened as they walked all the way to the garden.
Looks like we made the right bet.
When I arrived at the garden wall, I handed the lantern to Grandpa Jin, grabbed the top of the wall with both hands, and climbed up with a strong push.
Looking outside, just as Master Jin had predicted, there was a group of bodyguards in black suits standing there.
They just waited for dawn to rush in and clean up the mess.
I quickly jumped down and told Jin Ye what I had seen.
Jin frowned and thought for a moment, then said, "When I came in just now, I saw a back door. Let's go there and see if we can escape."
We hurried toward the back door.
The wall at the back gate was very high, but once you climbed over it, you could go straight to the main road outside, and there was no sign of anyone guarding the area.
I stood by the wall, rubbed my hands together, and prepared to jump up.
However, just as I jumped...
Without warning, I was struck hard on the back.
The pain felt like a red-hot iron being slammed into my back.
Before I could even utter a sound, my arm was struck hard by a tremendous force.
The blow made me lose my balance, my foot slipped, and I fell off the wall.
In the chaos, the lantern in his hand fell to the ground with a "thud" and rolled a few times.
I instinctively reached out to grab it, and a foot emerged from the darkness like a ghost, landing squarely on the lantern.
With a creak, the lantern's frame was crushed to pieces.
The already faint light went out instantly, and the surroundings were plunged into a thick, inky darkness.
Almost at the same time, Jin Ye's heart-wrenching scream came from behind.
Ignoring my own pain and the lantern I was picking up, I quickly turned around.
By the dim moonlight, I saw Jinye curled up like a cooked shrimp, howling loudly.
"Mr. Jin, are you alright?"
I helped Jin Ye up, and with my eyes wide open, I frantically scanned the surroundings, not missing a single corner, trying to find the attacker hiding in the darkness.
But all around was endless darkness, and there was nothing at all.
Jin looked badly injured, with large beads of sweat rolling down his forehead.
He forced out a few words through gritted teeth, enduring the pain: "We've been ambushed. Someone... has been hiding here, waiting to deliver a fatal blow."
We've been on guard against the Tomb Demon, but we never expected someone to ambush us at this crucial moment.
Is this person a human or a ghost? They're moving so fast.
From the moment I was ambushed to the moment I helped Jin Ye up, the whole process took less than five seconds; he disappeared.
"Brother Jin, have you seen that person?"
Jin grimaced in pain: "No, it was too fast, I only saw a shadow."
I asked him, "Can't you even see it with your own mind's eye? Quickly use your mind's eye to see where that guy is."
I think even if the other party is fast, they are at most invisible to the naked eye, but Jinye is different.
Although he is blind, he is very shrewd.
"What the hell! If he were really that powerful, would Zeng be the richest man?" Jin Ye cursed.
I stared at him in shock: "Then what about before..."
"Just trying to make a living!"
Jin sighed, raised his hand and rubbed his eyes a couple of times, then opened his palm to show me.
Two white contact lenses were placed on his palm.
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