I had never thought that I would see Ye Pianpian here!
Isn't she on a small island in Penglai, Shandong?
This place is Anyang's Yinxu, which is thousands of miles away from Yantai, Shandong. What's going on?
Moreover, at this moment, she was completely naked, but she stood up from the coffin as if there was no one else around!
I turned to look at Nangong and saw that he didn't look surprised at all. Not only him, but the Metaphysics Association's president, Lu Ziyang, and the others also didn't look surprised at all. It was as if they already knew about the situation inside the coffin.
Nangong lowered his head and looked away, shaking his head at me. "That's not Ye Pianpian."
Not Ye Pianpian?
I was bewildered for a while and asked, "Ye Piaolan?
Hasn't she always been with you?
Why is she here? "
Nangong shook his head again. "She's not Ye Piaolan either."
I had just heaved a sigh of relief, but now I was worried again.
If it wasn't Ye Pianpian or Ye Piaolan, then who was the woman in the coffin?
Could it be that Ye Pianpian and Ye Piaolan weren't twins, but triplets?
Was this their youngest sister?
I denied this absurd idea as soon as it popped up in my mind. How could there be such a coincidence? Moreover, the door of the hall had been opened right in front of me. It had taken eighteen people's blood and flesh sacrifices to open the door. From this, I could infer that the door hadn't been opened for a long time. Unless there was another passage, it was impossible for a person to live here for a long time.
Thinking of this, I suddenly remembered Li Ying. To be precise, it was Li Ying's corpse. That year, in the Twenty-eight Fiend Yellow Springs Formation near my house, Li Ying's corpse had been affected by the formation and turned into a living corpse. This naked woman in front of me looked exactly like Ye Pianpian. Was she also a living corpse?
While my mind was racing, trying to figure out the woman's identity, Nangong sighed and told me, "She's … the key!"
Since we had entered the Royal Tomb of Yin Ruins, I had heard the word 'key' from different people four or five times. It seemed that besides Zhang Kanwen and I, everyone else had come here for the same reason. However, I had never thought that the 'key' they were talking about was a woman!
I was completely dumbfounded. I had so many questions in my mind, but I didn't know where to start.
At this moment, the two opposing forces finally became active. The first to stand out wasn't from the Metaphysics Society's Dragon Tiger Mountain, but a middle-aged monk from the Buddhism Society. His face was solemn as he chanted, "Amitabha, this key should belong to the Daoists. In my opinion, the Daoists are of the same origin, so why fight to the death?
Why don't we follow the precedent of our Buddhist sect and let President Ren take this item away first. Later on, when the wonderful door of the source of fortune opens, all the sects will come together. Isn't that very appropriate? "
As soon as he finished speaking, a bearded old Daoist also stood out. He nodded and stroked his beard with a smile. "What Master Chen said is very reasonable. Daoist Zhang, what do you think?"
Daoist Zhang from Dragon Tiger Mountain, who was standing next to President Gu, smiled disdainfully. He didn't even look at Daoist Zhang as he said coldly, "Celestial Master Zhang has personally ordered us to bring this item back to the Celestial Master Mansion. If you want to stop us, then you must be prepared to pay the price."
This person's personality was very straightforward. He didn't beat around the bush, which made him seem very overbearing.
"You!"
The bearded old Daoist was so angry that he couldn't keep a straight face anymore. He angrily rebuked, "If Celestial Master Zhang wants it, why did he come here personally?
Since he isn't here, I don't know if you're talking nonsense or not!
In short, the rules can't be broken. The Taoist Association must have this item! "
The middle-aged monk with the surname Chen, who had spoken first, also chimed in. "Even Celestial Master Zhang shouldn't break the rules. If he is interested in this item, he can go back to the Taoist Association to study it. Why must he fight for it?
Daoist Zhang, you and Celestial Master are brothers born from the same mother. Why don't you go back and persuade Celestial Master Zhang? We cultivators should follow the laws of Heaven and Earth. In your Taoist words, the Dao follows the laws of nature. Although Celestial Master Zhang is a person who is above mortals, he shouldn't act so recklessly. "
At this moment, I had calmed down a little. After listening to the monk, I turned to look at Daoist Zhang, who wasn't far from me. I didn't expect this person to be Celestial Master Zhang's younger brother. No wonder his cultivation base was so high.
Although there were many people in the Celestial Master Sect who had reached the Celestial Master Realm, there was only one person who could be called Celestial Master Zhang. It was the Sect Leader of Dragon Tiger Mountain.
After hearing the monk's words, no one from Mount Longhu said anything. Instead, Lu Ziyang suddenly sneered, "You monks are always reasonable. In my opinion, since you feel that the Taoist Association deserves a key, why don't you give the one you got to them?
Isn't it a win-win situation? "
His words were sophistry and unreasonable. However, the monk with the surname Chen was speechless. He didn't know what to say for a long time.
At the same time, I was startled.
When Nangong said that the naked woman in the coffin was the key, I couldn't help but have a thought. If she was the key, what about Ye Pianpian and Ye Maolan?
Before I could come up with an answer, Lu Ziyang told me that the Buddhist Association also had a key!
Ye Pianpian was a member of the Metaphysics Society, and Ye Maolan was always with Nangong. Obviously, they were related to the witch tribe. If the key of the Buddhist Association was the woman in front of me who looked exactly like Ye Pianpian, I knew the answer.
All of a sudden, I felt a pain in my heart. Why?
I didn't have much contact with Ye Maolan, but I couldn't be more familiar with Ye Pianpian. She was a lively girl, and she was a living person!
How could she be a key?!
Nangong sighed when he saw my strange expression. He didn't say anything but gently placed his hand on my shoulder. It seemed he wanted to comfort me.
However, his action confirmed my speculation. At the same time, I felt even more distressed.
After Lu Ziyang's unreasonable speech, the negotiation between the two parties broke down. The Taoist Association, which had been humble the whole time, seemed to be enraged. The bearded old Daoist seemed to be the current President of the Taoist Association. He bluntly said, "If Dragon Tiger Mountain doesn't want to be reasonable, we don't have anything else to say. Natural treasures should belong to the virtuous ones. We should rely on our own abilities."
Dragon Tiger Mountain had always been arrogant. How could they back down? The Daoist priest surnamed Zhang sneered and said, "That's how it should be."
Apparently, Dragon Tiger Mountain was ready for a fight.
I didn't know if there was a limit on the number of people who could enter this place. Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Taoist Association each had three people, while the Metaphysical Society and the Buddhist Association had six people each.
Since the negotiation had broken down, the people of the Metaphysical Society and the Buddhist Association didn't take any action. They stayed where they were. The three people of Dragon Tiger Mountain and the Taoist Association walked out from both sides. They walked to the open space under the coffin and looked at each other. A battle was about to begin.
Although they were of the same origin, the two parties seemed to have accumulated enough anger. At this moment, they were like mortal enemies who had a deep hatred for each other. They didn't even try to test each other. They summoned their Yang Spirits at the beginning. The six Heavenly Masters faced each other, and six Yang Spirits appeared above their heads one after the other.
It was the same as what I had seen not long ago. The three people of Dragon Tiger Mountain had Yang Spirits above their heads, and each of them held a Taoist sword. They looked extraordinary.
On the other hand, the people of the Taoist Association, including President Ren, had ordinary Yang Spirits above their heads. There was nothing special about them.
It wasn't strange that Dragon Tiger Mountain was known for being overbearing and unreasonable in the Metaphysics world. They had the confidence to do so.
The battle between the two sides was about to start. The battle between the angels would be a great inspiration for me. I could learn a lot from them. However, I didn't have the mood to observe them. I kept looking at the woman standing in the coffin in the air.
I could see that she wasn't Ye Pianpian or Ye Maolan.
Her eyes didn't have Ye Pianpian's gentleness, nor did they have Ye Maolan's coldness. There was only blankness. Like a newborn baby, she looked at everything in front of her in confusion and worry, as if she was deeply afraid of everything.
Besides her, I also caught a glimpse of the countless statues sitting on the ring-shaped stands. The eyes of these statues seemed to be carved from crystals. They reflected the light from the coffin in the air. In the dark surroundings, they were very clear, just like hungry wolves hiding in the dark wilderness.