Chapter 1690 - 307:

Liang Yan led the way ahead, and the rest followed behind at a run.

Everyone was moving swiftly, not merely winding through the mountain paths, but climbing and jumping wherever possible.

A bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed by a massive thunderclap, and the rain poured down in torrents.

Run Sheng opened the Luo Sheng Umbrella, spinning its surface as he ran to shield against the rain.

The destination was finally reached.

Zhao Yi had thoughtfully prepared a viewing platform in advance, setting up an array on a hillside.

They stepped into the array and activated it; the large trees above swayed, blocking out the wind and rain.

Slightly ahead, six people stood.

Four stood on the periphery as guards, while two stood within the inner circle.

A young man, whose face had not entirely shed its youthfulness, bore some resemblance to Zhao Yi at a glance; he was likely Zhao Xu.

Zhao Xu was crouched by a pit, looking expectant, licking his lips repeatedly.

Water droplets flowed down his face, making it hard to tell if it was rainwater or saliva.

Beside Zhao Xu stood a man with a hat, obscuring his face, but it was evident he was middle-aged.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, really can't wait, I didn't expect there to be such a neglected spot near our territory, otherwise I would have personally come to roast and flay it.

Wild game is definitely more delicious than what we raise at home!"

Within the pit lay two old coffins.

This was a couple's tomb, not grand in scale, but the location was excellent for preserving the bodies as much as possible.

Between the two coffins, three Unity Locks hung on a red string, indicating it was a loving couple's burial.

Meaning that when one passed away, the other followed.

For Zhao Xu, it didn't matter who followed whom in this romantic burial, he only needed the ghostly husband to witness from the side when he exerted himself on the female, greatly stimulating his interest.

Lin Shuyou frowned, feeling a psychological disgust, so this was the kind of affection?

Tan Wenbin: "Young scions of big families, are their tastes all so anthropomorphic?"

Lin Shuyou: "Those Three-eyed..."

Liang Yan: "The boss is quite normal."

Lin Shuyou nodded: "Regarding the Three-eyed, I still have confidence."

Li Zhiyuan: "Those four outside, are they the Zhao family's house servants?"

Liang Yan: "Same as Old Tian."

Li Zhiyuan's gaze swept across the feet of the four house servants one by one.

In the distance.

Zhao Xu slapped his palm on the coffin lid.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang..."

Rusty coffin nails flew out one by one.

"Get up for me!"

Zhao Xu flipped his palm, and the coffin lid tumbled and fell.

Inside lay a woman, face exquisitely painted, clothed in white silk, who appeared very young when she died.

Zhao Xu laughed: "Hahaha, this time I've hit the jackpot, hit the jackpot indeed."

"Young master, here you go."

The man beside him handed over a candle, a flick of the sleeve caused it to ignite on its own; despite the storm, it showed no sign of extinguishing.

Zhao Xu took the candle, placing it at the head of the coffin, then pulled out two talisman papers, one yellow and one pink.

He first placed the yellow talisman paper on the corpse's forehead, then covered it with the pink talisman paper.

The two talisman papers quickly ignited, turning to ashes, which didn't disperse outward but instead rushed into the female corpse's nostrils.

Before the ashes entered, the female corpse opened her eyes.

Zhao Xu froze for a moment, this was not in the script!

The "female corpse" Liang Li smirked coldly, her body leaping into the air, with daggers in both hands, slashing towards Zhao Xu's neck.

To keep the face intact, this area was the best for cutting.

Everything happened in an instant; Zhao Xu didn't have time to react at all.

In fact, Zhao Xu actually froze, waiting for the dagger to harvest his head.

But the man beside Zhao Xu moved; one hand accurately grabbed one of Liang Li's daggers, then pushed outward, forcing Liang Li to strike her own dagger with the other dagger.

The killer move was nullified in an instant, and the opponent seemed to handle it with ease.

The man with the hat stepped forward, the surrounding wind and rain momentarily pausing, then quickly pressing towards Liang Li.

Liang Li tapped lightly with her toes, her body quickly retreating, successfully evading, but the coffin she originally lay in was blasted to pieces.

As soon as she landed, four house servants immediately attacked Liang Li.

Liang Li crossed her hands, releasing two daggers, coinciding with another flash of lightning, which overshadowed the two cold lights below.

The four house servants stopped collectively before reaching Liang Li, their necks spraying blood and their bodies spinning to the ground.

What should have been an overwhelming assassination, simple as pecking rice with chickens, revealed an unexpected variable at the opponent's side.

Zhao Xu, having just skirted the Ghost Gate, circled to the back of the man with the hat, his eyes filled with malice.

Only anger from nearly being killed, but not a sense of betrayal, showing he knew the feast tonight had issues all along.

The man with the hat moved Zhao Xu behind him and said:

"The girl is quite skilled, this movement technique vaguely familiar, seems like it's from the reclusive Liang Family... I wonder if you still bear the surname Liang."

Liang Li did not deny it.

The man with the hat nodded: "Then it's the Liang Family, even more reason not to, since you are of the Liang Family, do you not know that the Jiujiang Zhao and Liang Family are kin by marriage?"

Liang Li: "I know, the young master of the Jiujiang Zhao family is going to marry our Liang Family's second lady as the first wife."

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At the viewing platform.

Liang Yan's eyes darkened after hearing this.

Tan Wenbin touched his nose, feeling like he wanted to laugh.

He had the experience of raising twins as a single parent for a while, where the biggest fear with twins was unequal distribution; if one had something, the other must have the same.