After Zhang Kanwen left, Nangong's face became solemn. He extended his hand and pulled my arm. "The people from the Metaphysics Society can't be trusted. If that Wenshan kid goes there, he'll be courting death. I'm afraid we'll be implicated as well. We can't stay here for long. There's a great palace in front of us. Let's go there!"
As he said that, he pulled me away without giving me a chance to explain.
This fellow had at least the cultivation base of a Celestial Master. He had great strength. I staggered a few steps before I managed to steady myself. I shook off his hand and said angrily, "There are only four people who haven't even reached the Celestial Master realm. How could Zhang Kanwen be in danger?
Even if he's in danger, it won't affect us for the time being. Why are you so anxious? Let's observe the situation first. "
Then, I was afraid that Nangong would forcefully pull me away again, so I quickly returned to the window and looked at the sacrificial hall.
Even though I said it casually, I was actually a little worried. After all, there were close to ten masters from the Metaphysics Society and Dragon Tiger Mountain. Moreover, in such a place, no one dared to be careless. There was no reason for them to only send four people in the Knowledge realm to guard the entrance. There might be other masters in the dark on guard. Zhang Kanwen might alert them if he went over.
This was also the reason why I suggested to let Nangong pass the message. Although Zhang Kanwen had the cultivation base of a Heavenly Master after using the ancient book 'Song of Righteousness', he was still far behind Nangong.
Of course, Nangong's words were just to scare us. This place naturally isolated spiritual senses. Even if there were Heavenly Masters guarding in the dark, as long as Zhang Kanwen was careful, it wouldn't be difficult for him to escape.
Not to mention, it was impossible for him to implicate us.
What I was more worried about was that Zhang Kanwen had left in a fit of anger. It was obvious that he wasn't in a good mood. If he rashly went there and caused a commotion, it might attract the attention of the Metaphysics Society and the Heavenly Masters from Mount Longhu. That would be really dangerous.
Luckily, that didn't happen. I watched from the window for a minute, but Zhang Kanwen still hadn't appeared at the sacrificial hall. It was obvious that he hadn't lost his cool and was hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity.
I exhaled and turned to look at Nangong.
I had to admit that he had a good temper. He walked to my side and didn't try to persuade me again. He didn't show any displeasure on his face either. He just gazed at the Sacrificial Hall with a bit of seriousness and vigilance.
Around five minutes later, Zhang Kanwen finally appeared in my field of vision.
He was very smart. Although Han Wennan was sitting in a dark place far away from the entrance of the sacrificial hall, he didn't choose to go to her directly. Instead, he went around to the wall where the main entrance of the sacrificial hall was, and moved towards the entrance of the sacrificial hall bit by bit.
In this way, he avoided the gazes of the other three people sitting at the entrance of the sacrificial hall.
What was more, because Han Wennan was sitting far away from the light source at the entrance of the sacrificial hall, he couldn't see the darkness in the distance at all. Therefore, he didn't sit with his back facing the sacrificial hall like the other three people at the entrance of the sacrificial hall. Instead, he sat sideways at a ninety-degree angle with the sacrificial hall.
In this way, while Zhang Kanwen was moving towards the entrance of the sacrificial hall, he not only avoided the gazes of the other three people, but also allowed Han Wennan to see him.
It turned out that Zhang Kanwen's method was very effective. As soon as his figure appeared, I saw Han Wennan's cross-legged body move a bit. Apparently, Han Wennan had already discovered him.
However, neither of them acted rashly. Zhang Kanwen was still moving slowly towards the entrance of the sacrificial hall.
As he got closer to the light source at the entrance of the sacrificial hall, his figure became clearer. When I could vaguely see Zhang Kanwen's facial features, he finally stopped moving. He slowly raised his hand and made a gesture to Han Wennan, indicating that he should find a chance to go to the side of the sacrificial hall.
After making this gesture, Zhang Kanwen slowly moved his body and returned to the darkness in the direction he had come from.
Han Wennan knew that I had a close relationship with Zhang Kanwen. A few days ago, the three of us had met in Anyang City. He knew that Zhang Kanwen and I were on the same trip to the royal mausoleum of the Shang Dynasty. Therefore, when he saw Zhang Kanwen, he knew that I was there and would go to see Zhang Kanwen.
Things didn't go beyond my expectation. After Zhang Kanwen's figure had disappeared for about three minutes, Han Wennan stood up from the ground and stretched his body. He slowly walked to the side of the three people at the entrance of the sacrificial hall and said something to them in a low voice. Then, he walked towards the direction Zhang Kanwen had pointed at and disappeared in the darkness.
Right at this moment, Nangong, who had been standing next to me without saying anything, suddenly said to me, "You wait here. I will go to the entrance to see what's going on. If they come here, I will bring them here."
After saying that, he didn't wait for my reply and directly walked towards the entrance of the sacrificial hall.
I understood that Nangong was still worried. However, due to my attitude, he didn't say it directly.
After Nangong left, I observed the situation at the sacrificial hall while waiting anxiously.
Not long after, faint voices came from the direction of the entrance. I quickly turned off the flashlight and crouched down to hide under the windowsill. I concentrated my ears and listened carefully.
Soon, I heard that it was Zhang Kanwen's voice. Only then did I relax. I stood up, turned on the flashlight again, and walked forward.
I had only taken a few steps when Nangong arrived with Zhang Kanwen and Han Wennan. The corners of my mouth curled into a smile as I walked forward.
In the end, nothing happened. We didn't care about the small discord. Zhang Kanwen pointed at me and smiled at Han Wennan, who was next to him. "You see, I didn't lie to you. The Book of Divinity is right here."
At this moment, Han Wennan walked a few steps forward and stood in front of me. He said to me apologetically, "The people from the Metaphysics Society suddenly appeared with me and Second Uncle when we were preparing to enter the royal mausoleum. I really didn't have the time to find a chance to inform you."
I smiled and shook my head. "It's okay. This place isolates spiritual senses. As long as I'm careful, the Heavenly Masters from the Metaphysics Society won't be able to find us. However, I'm a little curious. Why did the Metaphysics Society suddenly make such a big move?
Also, why did the Daoist priests from Mount Longhu come here? "
This was the main reason why Zhang Kanwen took the risk to find Han Wennan. After asking, I lifted my head and looked at him, eagerly waiting for him to answer my doubts.
Han Wennan didn't directly answer but shook his head. "Not only the people from Mount Longhu, but there are also people from the Daoist and Buddhist sects in the sacrificial hall. All of them have Heavenly Master cultivation base."
"What?" I was stunned. Even the people from the Buddhist sects came?
This made me even more curious. I hurriedly asked Han Wennan, "What's the reason?"
Han Wennan shook his head again. After a moment of silence, he said, "I'm not sure, but I heard from my Second Uncle that the Metaphysics Society came here to take a key. The people from Mount Longhu, Daoist, and Buddhist sects also came here for the same purpose."
"Key?"
I vaguely remembered that when Zhang Kanwen and I were hiding outside on the stone path, I vaguely heard the Daoist priests from Mount Longhu mention the words' medicine 'and' we must get it. 'After hearing Han Wennan's words, I guessed I didn't hear him clearly. They didn't say' medicine 'but' key. '
But what kind of key could make the strongest forces of the Metaphysics Society come here to fight for it?
I asked a few more questions, but besides that, Han Wennan didn't know anything else. Moreover, he had lied and said that he needed to pee to come here. We couldn't stay here for long. We had to leave immediately.
The two of us didn't dare to talk anymore. We hurriedly sent him away and returned to the sacrificial hall.
After he left, Zhang Kanwen and I talked for a while, but we didn't have any clue. We didn't know what the 'key' Han Wennan had mentioned was.
However, Zhang Kanwen's complexion looked better. This fellow was a simple man. As long as it had nothing to do with the heavy responsibility of his sect, he wouldn't care about anything else.
At this moment, Nangong urged me to go with him to another hall. "Since Han Wennan has come here, we can't be sure that others won't notice us. It's better to leave this place for safety."
I thought it made sense, so I called Zhang Kanwen and followed him.
On the way, I couldn't help but be curious. I asked Nangong, "You said that you came here to find something. Is it the key that Han Wennan mentioned?
And, you said that you wanted to help me find something. What's the use of this key? "
I thought that my speculation was correct. However, Nangong shook his head. "I'm not looking for the key. I'm looking for something else … As for the key he mentioned, I already have it. I don't need to take it from him."
He already has the key?
I was even more confused. Just as I was about to ask again, Nangong, who was walking next to me, suddenly stopped.
I was bewildered. Before I could react, a strong light shone in front of us. Then, I heard a voice.
"The surviving members of the shaman tribe are here!"
It was Lu Ziyang's voice!
I squinted and saw Lu Ziyang, President Gu, and the Heavenly Master of the Han family standing in front of me. There were around seven or eight people standing there.
Among them, there were six Heavenly Masters who had besieged me at the back mountain of the Metaphysics Association.
After I saw them clearly, my first reaction was to run away!
This place was isolated from spiritual senses. As long as I could run away, even if they were Heavenly Masters, they wouldn't be able to find me!
With that thought in mind, I turned around and prepared to run to the entrance of the hall.
However, after I turned around, I didn't take a single step forward … Behind us, there were three Daoist priests holding ivory jade tablets and wearing primeval crowns. I didn't know when they had arrived, but they were looking at us expressionlessly.
Nangong had told me that when I met the Heavenly Masters, as long as he was here, he could protect me.
But now, with so many Heavenly Masters from Mount Longhu and the Metaphysics Association, how could he protect me?
I turned around and saw Nangong's gloomy face. It was obvious that he wasn't omnipotent.