Xie Fang originally wanted to chase away the three Taoist priests led by Zhang Chongchen, but Ye Guichen was adamant, leaving him no choice but to watch and wait.

Who would have thought, looking at Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen, they seemed to be planning to deal with the entity in the artificial lake again. After sending the two security guards away, he smiled apologetically at Ye Guichen and said, "Mr. Ye, it's late at night, shouldn't you be resting? What are you doing?"

Ye Guichen was blunt: "Xie Fang, you saw what happened during the day. There's a harmful entity in the water. Zhang Daoist and I are preparing to kill it. If you try to stop us, I'll seriously suspect that you're the one raising that thing."

Xie Fang's face was awkward: "Mr. Ye, what are you saying? I don't have that kind of ability! That thing might just be a strange fish, why go to such lengths? Besides, I've already reported this to the higher-ups, and someone will be sent to handle it. At worst, we can drain the lake water; even if it's something evil, it won't escape, right? Look, for the safety of our residents, I've arranged for security to be on night duty nearby. If I were involved, why would I bother with all this?"

Ye Guichen didn't want to hear Xie Fang's nonsense.

The reason he shared his intentions with Xie Fang was to gauge his reaction.

If possible, it would be best to draw out the people behind Xie Fang.

"Manager Xie, I had the security call you here not to discuss with you, but to inform you." Ye Guichen didn't waste any more words with Xie Fang, gave him a shove, and continued toward the artificial lake.

Xie Fang became anxious: "Ye Guichen, don't be ungrateful!"

Ye Guichen turned back to glance at Xie Fang: "Take care of yourself."

Ignoring Xie Fang, Ye Guichen went straight with Zhang Chongchen to the edge of the artificial lake.

Xie Fang, seeing he couldn't stop Ye Guichen, glared venomously at their backs in fear that if something happened to the creature in the lake, he would be punished by Zhu He. He quickly took out his phone: "Brother-in-law, something's wrong. The Taoist who came during the day and Ye Guichen are still planning to catch the thing in the lake."

Zhu He's breathing was somewhat heavy, evidently in the middle of some strenuous activity, and upon hearing Xie Fang's report, he swore: "Useless fool! Find a way to stop them, I'm on my way! Damn it, if anything happens to the thing in the lake, you can be buried with it!"

Click!

He hung up the phone.

Zhu He climbed off Pan Qiuxiang and pulled out a cigarette.

Pan Qiuxiang quickly lit it for Zhu He: "Master, what's going on?"

"Damn it, that boy Ye Guichen is still alive? It seems I underestimated him. Wang Muyi hasn't made any moves for so long; something must've happened." Zhu He took a deep drag of the cigarette, glanced at Pan Qiuxiang, and said, "I have to go out for a bit."

After saying this, he started getting dressed, and once ready, he took a briefcase from the bedside and swiftly left the room.

By the artificial lake, Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen began to undress.

Since the water spirit was already alarmed, it's unlikely it would surface again, so their only option was to dive into the lake and find it.

The artificial lake wasn't very deep, at most about ten meters.

Ye Guichen was already a good swimmer, and Zhang Chongchen had practiced breath-holding techniques since childhood, so staying underwater for several minutes was no problem.

Once undressed, they donned the swimsuits they had prepared in advance and were just about to enter the water when Xie Fang arrived with a group of security guards.

"Ye Guichen!" Xie Fang shouted angrily, "What exactly are you trying to do?"

Ye Guichen turned to look at Xie Fang: "Manager Xie, bringing so many people, are you planning to use force?"

Xie Fang's face turned red. Now beyond words, he waved his hand and instructed the security guards behind him: "What are you standing around for? Hurry and arrest them. They're spreading false rumors about exorcisms. If other residents find out, what will become of our Phoenix Pavilion?"

The security guards didn't understand what was going on, but upon hearing Xie Fang's words, they moved forward to grab Ye Guichen.

Ye Guichen sneered, ignoring the guards, and with a leap, jumped directly into the water.

Zhang Chongchen also grabbed the waterproof bag containing talismans and, with the Peach Wood Sword on his back, jumped into the water.

The security guards looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Xie Fang was so angry he stomped his feet, but since Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen were already in the water, capturing them wasn't going to be easy.

Besides, entering the water late at night was akin to seeking death.

"Damn it!" Xie Fang cursed, staring hard at the lake surface, silently hoping Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen would perish in the water.

After Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen entered the water, they quickly dove towards the bottom.

The ten-meter depth was reached in no time.

Originally, Ye Guichen thought since this was an artificial lake, the bottom would be concrete, but upon reaching the bottom, he discovered it was unexpectedly a different world.

At the deepest part of the artificial lake, there was a place resembling a water cave, over a meter wide, just enough to allow a person to pass through.

Ye Guichen and Zhang Chongchen exchanged glances, checked the surrounding area and, finding nothing unusual, began to enter the water cave.

The water cave was longer than expected, seemingly intentionally dug, and after swimming along it for several minutes, they reached the end.

Upon resurfacing, Ye Guichen found himself in an underground cavern.

The cave was only a few hundred square meters, chillingly cold, feeling at least ten degrees colder than outside.

They surfaced in a small lake that was about a hundred square meters.

"Mr. Ye, look quickly!"

Suddenly, Zhang Chongchen pointed towards the shore of the small lake and shouted.

Following the direction of Zhang Chongchen's pointing finger, Ye Guichen saw, against the wall, a sacrificial table with incense candles and the like, and in front of it lay a dilapidated coffin.

The cave was surrounded by rocky walls, isolated from the world, and the appearance of the sacrificial table and the coffin was more striking and gave off an eerie feeling.

The most astonishing thing to Ye Guichen was the presence of what seemed to be a memorial tablet on the sacrificial table. It appeared to have writing on it, but because the light was too dim, the words couldn't be clearly seen.

Neither Ye Guichen nor Zhang Chongchen ventured rashly toward the coffin and sacrificial table. They quickly turned on the flashlights they had prepared and placed them around, illuminating the entire cave.

Now, Ye Guichen could see what was written on the tablet.

Eternal Heaven, Eternal Earth, Eternal People, Eternal Life Hall.

"It's really the Eternal Life Hall?" Upon seeing the writing on the tablet, Zhang Chongchen's face turned serious.

He grasped the Peach Wood Sword in one hand and took out a piece of talisman paper with the other. "Mr. Ye, be careful. It seems someone is indeed raising that water spirit. The water spirit got startled during the day, and if I'm not mistaken, it should be inside that coffin."

Ye Guichen nodded, holding a gold snake dagger in hand, and approached the coffin from two directions alongside Zhang Chongchen.

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