749 Banshee’s Wail (1/2)
It was a bizarre hall, with a spacious and level pathway, and gloomy halos of lamp light floating in the darkness. Every time the lamp on Han Fen's head shook, the halos trembled with it, bobbing up and down, and giving off an underwater vibe.
”I told you that there were ghosts here,” Han Fen said in an extremely low voice.
Old Man Mu struggled his way free before jumping to the ground. The effect of the paralytic powder on him had already worn off. Although his internal energy hadn't recovered yet, he had regained his mobility, ”Holy crap! I feel dizzy.”
”Crystal, there's crystals everywhere!” Deng Yuanlei was so excited that his voice was trembling. Lu Mian had also come around by now. The former had a wounded left leg while the latter had a wounded right one, which made them perfect partners keep each other's balance.
”Shh, there're really ghosts here. The last time I came here, I saw ghostly shadows running around and there was also this scary sound, just like-” Han Fen started mimicking a baby's cry.
She was obviously very afraid of ghosts, and nobody took her words seriously. Old Man Mu consoled her, saying, ”Don't be afraid. My Qi is strong enough to knock down ten ghosts. No ghosts will dare come near me.”
”Really? Then I'll stay close to you.”
Gu Shenwei also jumped to the ground. That palm attack he had hit Lu Mian with had cost him all his internal energy, so he was the last one to recover.
The effects of the paralytic powder in the four men's bodies had completely worn off, but they had only an average man's strength, so Han Fen wasn't worried. The only thought on her mind was how to evade the ghosts and the Hall Leader.
Lu Mian abruptly reminded her, ”Be careful, Han Fen. The Dragon King is immune to the Indra Fragrance and he still has his internal energy.”
”That's impossible.” Han Fen refuted his advice without a second thought, continuing to look around. ”The Indra Fragrance was made by the Master Commander herself and nobody under the sun can resist its effects.”
”The Dragon King has the antidote. I saw him swallow something.” Deng Yuanlei had been the closest to the Dragon King at that time, and had seen him touch his lips with a strong motion. It was not until now that he realized what that movement had symbolized.
Han Fen became suspicious. She turned and faced the Dragon King, taking a posture which gave the impression that she was both about to flee and about to fight at the same time. ”Dragon King, have you really recovered?”
”If I recover, the first thing I would do is strike you down.”
”Strike me however you want, but remember to hand me over to the Master Commander and to let her kill me,” Han Fen said in an unusually serious tone before suddenly breaking out into laughter. ”Oh, I get it. You haven't struck me down, so you haven't recovered.”
Old Man Mu gave a sigh. He felt concerned for Han Fen, and was also worried about when the Dragon King would fully recover.
Gu Shenwei shared the same concerns; the paralytic powder's effects had worn off, but the recover speed of his internal energy had stayed the same, as slow as a trickle.
”Han Fen, use the knockout powder on the Dragon King and Old Man Mu again. Don't let them move around freely.” Lu Mian's right knee was shattered and he was still wary of the Dragon King, but he also believed that the Dragon King hadn't fully recovered yet.
”No. The Dragon King's a friend, and Old Man Mu's not a bad guy either.”
Lu Mian snorted, feeling that every woman of the Waning Moon Hall had their own weird behaviors, particularly this Han Fen, so he just had to find another way.
Han Fen gave Old Man Mu a push. ”You have strong Qi. You go first.”
Old Man Mu didn't refuse and strode forward. At the end of the crystal hall, there were two conspicuous stone doors, one to the left and the other on the right. He asked, ”Which way?”
”Dragon King, which way do you think we should go?” Han Fen was at the end of her rope. She had only been here once before, and at that time, she had fled immediately when she sensed the supposed ghosts.
”Right.” Gu Shenwei gave a casual answer, without explaining why.
There was a dark narrow passage behind the right door, only about three feet wide, and a fat person might not even be able to get through it. Old Man Mu took a look, then said, ”Let the two cripples go first.”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
They hadn't encountered any dangerous traps so far, but this place was a mausoleum that the Khan prepared for himself, so nobody dared to treat it as a tomb, which was why Deng Yuanlei shook his head immediately. ”No, we won't be able to fit.”
”Walk sidewa-”
Before Old Man Mu could finish speaking, Han Fen suddenly grabbed his neck and tossed him into the passage.
With an ”ouch,” Old Man Mu landed at the end without triggering any traps. ”Han Fen, you are so disloyal to your friends.”
”You'll be fine. You Qi is stro—” Han Fen abruptly stopped talking.
All four people still outside the passageway were holding their breath and listening attentively. Old Man Mu could had a premonition that something was wrong. After a while, he became impatient and asked in a low voice, ”What's wrong?”
”Ghosts,” Han Fen replied in an even lower voice.
”People,” Gu Shenwei also answered, but in an extremely positive tone.
”Someone was acting as a ghost,” Lu Mian also gave his thoughts.
All four people had heard a very slight ”heh” coming from their back. Although it was ephemeral and fleeting, Gu Shenwei and Lu Mian were sure that it had been made by that person.
Deng Yuanlei was more experienced with the martial arts world than his Sect Leader, but he was not very assertive, and his voice was quivering slightly. ”Is that really a person? It might be something else, couldn't it?”
”All the kung fu skills you practiced are in vain,” Lu Mian reprimanded. If it weren't for that he still needed Deng Yuanlei's help, he would've pushed him aside already. In a loud voice, Lu Mian resumed talking. ”You don't have to hide. Just tell us the right direction and we'll be on our way in no time. We promise that we won't touch anything in this mausoleum.”
Han Fen thought that Lu Mian had chosen his words very wisely, so she raised her thumb at him and then in a low voice, she also promised, ”We won't touch anything.”
There was no response.
In the passage, Old Man Mu said, ”Let's keep moving. Here's another room.”
The four people went in on by one.
They entered a hall paved with silver, and it was several times larger than the previous crystal one, which was why its ceiling felt a little short. Old Man Mu lay on his stomach and crawled several steps forward, examining the tiles. ”The Khan's got some serious money. I mean, how much did he have to pay to build this hall? Is it possible that it's plated?”
”You're so smart, Dragon King. You made the right choice,” Han Fen said happily. ”I still remember the map that the Master Commander showed me. The next one is a golden hall, and then there'll passage leading to a nearby valley, where we'll be safe.”
”Where you'll be safe,” Old Man Mu repeated slowly as he stood up, since he and Dragon King were actually hoping to meet back up with Han Wuxian. But he didn't worry, because the Dragon King seemed to have been gathering his internal energy this whole time, so it was just a matter of time before they overpowered Han Fen and escaped safely.