"Is it safe to go in and have a look?" Lin Zheyu asked.

Even though he couldn't see ghosts, he still wanted to go in and see if he could find anything.

"It's fine, what's the danger? I'll go in with you," Jia Yanrong said.

The mine was pitch-black inside, and upon entering, a sinister feeling fell over them.

"It's indeed quite eerie."

Xie Jiang shuddered all over, goosebumps rising on his skin.

He spoke up to remind them, "Be careful, even though it's daytime, the mine is still creepy, and a ghost might appear at any moment."

"What's there to be afraid of? Martial Artists have vigorous Qi Blood, bumping into ghosts is no big deal."

Jia Yanrong didn't mind at all, holding his head high and walking ahead with a torch.

Lin Zheyu followed inside, also sensing an eerie presence.

His strength had reached the Qi Blood Realm, making him more sensitive to energy.

The sinister feeling in the cave made him extremely uncomfortable, as if something maleficent was trying to burrow into his body, causing the Qi Blood within him to stir uncontrollably.

The deeper they went, the stronger this feeling became.

"Interesting..."

Lin Zheyu murmured, observing around him, but he didn't notice anything unusual, nor did he see any ghostly figure.

The mine tunnel was deep, and after reaching the end, the discomfort intensified, with a chill invading his body.

The chill penetrated his body, vanishing as it touched the Qi Blood Gauze beneath his skin.

"Let's get out, this place is truly cursed, it's not fit to stay here long," Lin Zheyu said.

"Let's go, my hands and feet are frozen,"

Jia Yanrong felt a chill in his extremities, which was extremely unusual for his physique.

The three of them didn't linger, swiftly turning to leave the mine.

Upon exiting, the sunlight warmed Jia Yanrong and the others, making them feel cozy all over.

"What a shame, because it's broad daylight, the ghost didn't appear," Jia Yanrong said.

He hopped a few times and swung his fists around to finally feel some warmth in his limbs.

"What's there to be sorry about? Stay here long enough, you'll run into one eventually. After some time, we might even see living corpses."

"I've heard from the brothers transporting materials that traces of living corpse activity have often been seen in the woods outside White Stone Mountain recently."

"Who knows, that living corpse might one day storm the mountain," Xie Jiang added.

"A living corpse came over here?"

Lin Zheyu exclaimed in surprise.

Beast Roar Mountain was a distance away, yet the mindless corpse found its way here.

Still, he wasn't overly concerned; if the sky fell, Feihong Gang's Qi Blood Realm experts would deal with it—he was just a small fry in the Bone Forging Realm.

"Yeah, just yesterday I bumped into Mr. Ren Jie."

"Mr. Xu Yinghao and Mr. Ren Jie appearing together at White Stone Mountain, likely to guard against those living corpses," Xie Jiang said.

The Martial Artists of Qi Blood Realm in Songyi City mostly belonged to a few major families.

Ordinary people, no matter how talented, couldn't achieve the Qi Blood Realm without proper silver taels and time.

Ren Jie was the Ren Family's Qi Blood Realm expert, whom Lin Zheyu hadn't met, so he didn't know his strength.

Lin Zheyu had seen Xu Yinghao when he arrived, an expert in the Qi Blood First Transformation, likely nearing the second transformation.

"If the sky falls, we have Qi Blood Realm experts to bear it, we just need to deal with the bandits."

"Mr. Lin, stay here for dinner tonight, we'll have a few drinks," Jia Yanrong said with a smile.

"Alright!"

Lin Zheyu replied, with a hint of regret.

The ghosts finally showed up, but he didn't get to see one.

He still wanted to try some physical ghost-hunting, but unfortunately didn't get the chance.

After the shaman finished the spirit-banishing ceremony, the Feihong Gang brothers filled the mine with firewood, igniting a raging fire within.

This fire, needing to burn for seven days and nights, would purge the mine of all evil spirits.

…

After the ghostly encounter, White Stone Mountain regained its calm.

The next day, as dusk fell.

A bonfire was lit in the clearing.

Xu She had returned after taking a two-day leave, a smile shining on his face.

"Mr. Xu, what's good news, you're so happy?" Hongcheng teased.

"Haha, just saw my wife and kids back home, isn't that worth being happy?" Xu She replied with a smile.

He showed everyone a wine jar in his hand, "This is wine brewed by my wife, with a rich aroma and mellow taste, specially brought some for the brothers here to try."

"Thank you, Mr. Xu!"

"Wine made by your wife? I've got to try it!"

"Come on, everyone's got a share, all of you come and taste it."

The Feihong Gang brothers all stepped forward, eager to taste the wine Xu She had brought.

"Mr. Lin, try a cup of this wine," Xu She said to Lin Zheyu as he approached.

"Thank you."

Lin Zheyu took the wine cup and handed over his skewer of roast meat, "Take this, have it with the wine."

"Thank you, sir."

Xu She accepted the roast meat with thanks.

Lin Zheyu instinctively sniffed the wine cup beneath his nose—this habit developed recently to check for poison.

The aroma was rich, with no trace of anything undesirable.

"Hong, thank you for covering my watch yesterday. Today I'll repay the favor," Xu She said to Hongcheng with a smile.

"No need to thank me, next time I go home, I might rely on you," Hongcheng waved off.

White Stone Mountain also needed people to rotate night guards; it had been Xu She's turn yesterday, but he went home, and Hongcheng covered for him overnight.

Night fell.

Xu She patrolled along the defense line, staring at the pitch-black forest and Bai River, pondering, "Can they really infiltrate from here?"

Xu She was skeptical.

Even though he had revealed the locations of traps and mechanisms to the bandits, significantly lowering the difficulty.

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