The memories of all humanity are awakening, except for mine.

Ling Juan recognized it at a glance and asked.

“The patriarch is quite far from here. Are you sure you want to go through all this trouble?”

Jiang Chuan gave a wicked smile, his eyes becoming exceptionally clear.

“I won’t bother him. As for how we’re going to get out, let me tell you, Taoism is the most troublesome thing.”

Lingdong, who knew nothing of these things, chimed in.

"What is Taoism? Is it as powerful as your swordsmanship?"

"Taoism is something that science can hardly explain. For example, the phenomenon of being trapped in a maze is definitely caused by someone in the dark."

"So you suspect that the one behind this is Taoism, and not some so-called god."

Jiang Chuan nodded and looked at the yellow-robed rat beside him.

Since the yellow-robed rat couldn't hear them, Jiang Chuan activated the rat's ear acupoints.

"The whole village turned into rats, did you do it?"

The yellow-robed rat's eyes were filled with disdain, and it stubbornly remained silent.

Jiang Chuan realized that if he didn't show some ruthlessness...

The other party might think he's an easy target. Well then, let's see.

As Jiang Chuan chanted incantations, even the yellow-robed rat couldn't stand it anymore.

"Please let me go, I'm a victim too."

Jiang Chuan then stopped and asked.

"Tell me quickly, who turned this place into a desert, and what was the purpose of turning people into rats?"

The mouse grunted and made a face at Jiang Chuan, then immediately became docile.

"Okay, I've already told you, don't use your skills anymore."

Jiang Chuan nodded, a wicked smile on his face.

“I am the king of this country, no, I used to be, but now I am just a rat in the sewers, afraid to see the light of day.”

To everyone's surprise, the rat in front of them was actually the king.

“I admit that back then, for my own selfish interests, I made the entire country run for me, and many people voluntarily participated in my evil plan. However, I am also innocent.”

"You're innocent my ass! I think you're the one who's instigating this."

"No no no!"

The yellow-robed rat hurriedly shook its head.

"I was controlled by Gul'dan. Gul'dan then made me plunder the people and impose heavy taxes. I never imagined that in the end, the entire country would be turned into rats."

"Gul'dan~"

Jiang Chuan didn't know who it was, and muttered to himself.

"Gul'dan, a Taoist master, everyone is under his nose, there is no chance to escape, he is an evil god."

"Pah! What gods and ghosts? They're just clowns bullying ordinary people."

Ling Juan angrily rebuked them, saying that he could not stand people who used their power to control others to satisfy their own needs.

“He is an evil god. He turned us all into rats, especially me. All parts of my body turned into the shape of a rat, while the villagers were able to retain half of their human form.”

Ling Juan now began to believe the Yellow-Robed Rat, who was the former king, because what he said was true.

From Jiang Chuan's perspective, he was even a victim.

Lingdong drew his Ghost Sword, extremely excited, eager to lead the charge.

Since Jiang Chuan persuaded Ling Dong last time, Ling Dong has begun his own fighting career.

And the progress is getting faster every day.

Jiang Chuan was muttering something, but he was actually reading a note.

This note was obtained from the Taoist patriarch.

Sure enough, the Taoist patriarch, who was far away, received the signal immediately.

They are also riding the clouds and mist, rushing here.

The face of Taoism was left to his eldest disciple to oversee, since it would eventually be handed over to him anyway.

"Time is tight and the task is heavy, so I'll leave Taoism to you. I need to help Brother Jiang Chuan."

The eldest disciple was well aware of this, and in fact, he wanted to go along as well.

"Master, please take me with you. I can also give Brother Jiang Chuan an explanation."

The Taoist patriarch waved his hand, indicating that there were some matters he needed to handle himself before he could feel at ease.

At this moment, the yellow-robed rat, fearing he would be harmed, blurted out everything.

“When he first came to me, he said he wanted to become a Dharma Master in our country. I refused, and then he threatened me.”

"What are you threatening?"

"They threatened me, turning some of my sons into mentally challenged individuals or causing them to disappear."

"I remember there was also a son who didn't believe in evil spirits, and he was imprisoned."

The king wept bitterly, and whenever he thought of his sons, he realized that it was all his own fault.

“That’s my youngest son. He went out to travel and was spared from harm. I had to put him in jail to protect him, at least his life was safe.”

Jiang Chuan nodded. Indeed, that made sense; everything was starting to make sense.

"Where is the mage now?"

"It seems they've discovered you. They're probably on Mount Hua right now."

"Oh? You mean the mountain over there?"

The king nodded and began to explain.

"The mountain behind is called Mount Hua. Those statues were built by my people. They are utterly despicable, making me live in the sewers where I never see the light of day."

"Tell me how to get there, and you'd better not try anything funny."

Fear began to show in the king's eyes, and his hands trembled slightly.

"There is one there, the mage's pet, called Tiger General. It is enormous. Half of my people died and were fed to Tiger General. You can think of him as the mage's bodyguard."

Ling Juan didn't care about any of that. Now that she knew so much, she should hurry up and go.

"In that case, let's get ready, Thai Hammer!"

Tai Chui picked up the hammer, his eyes filled with determination.

"Let's go and see what's ahead."

So, with the yellow-robed rat by their side, the group left the sewers.

"It stinks! Why do you like living there?"

Ling Juan couldn't take it anymore; she never expected that the so-called tunnel was actually someone else's sewer.

"Because I can smell the fragrance here, I feel like I'm at home. The sewer is the most comfortable place."

Looking at the king, who was thoroughly enjoying himself, Ling Juan was truly annoyed.

"No wonder you turned into a rat. Now you have the same habits as a rat, you just like dirty and smelly places."

"It's in that direction of Mount Hua, it will take us two days to get there."

"Come on over in no more than two days."

Jiang Chuan activated his sword-flying mode, much to the king's amazement.

Unexpectedly, a small sword can instantly transform into a mount.

"You! You're more powerful than my mage, ptooey! You're more powerful than that bitch."

Jiang Chuan scoffed, thinking these were just child's play. It seemed that the western region was a place where such tricks were easily learned.

It is indeed quite fantastical, with a strong travelogue feel.

About twenty minutes later, we arrived at the foot of Mount Hua.

This mountainside is roughly where the Tiger General, as the king had described, resided.

"Ptooey! I can smell the blood from far away. This place looks like a blood donation center."

The ground was covered in blood; if it weren't for the crowd, everyone's hands would have been stained with blood.

Perhaps, if you were to encounter it, you would truly be disgusted by the scene.

"Look at what you've done! So many innocent people dead."

Taichui was bursting with a sense of justice and even kicked the king.

The king had no choice but to hide his grievances from Taichui.

"You're still hiding! You're asking for a beating!"

In his entire life, Tai Chui despised cunning and sly people the most, especially kings like him. Instead of governing a perfectly good country, they were always thinking about how to exploit the people.

As a member of the ruling class, every day, Taichui thinks about how to benefit the dwarves.

They came here to help the dwarves develop better, to travel with Jiang Chuan Ling Juan and others, to improve and become stronger.

As Ling Juan muttered something, suddenly! A massive tremor shook the ground.

The king's mouth trembled incessantly, as if he were about to have an epileptic seizure.

"General Tiger! General Tiger is here! Let me go! I need to leave this place."

The king was so frightened that he forgot Jiang Chuan and the others were with him.

He turned to leave, but Jiang Chuan suddenly pulled him back and threw him to the ground.

"Watch closely how I tease the cat! You scumbag."

Jiang Chuan's eyes were filled with disgust, and the king trembled, unable to get up from the ground for a long time.

Suddenly, a giant tiger-man appeared before them.

The tiger's head was almost as big as five or six human heads.

He was tall and robust, about five meters tall.

However, compared to General Baihu, he is still far inferior.

This tiger general, upon seeing the invaders, mistook them for food.

Without a second thought, it rushed forward, its two chubby tiger paws about to slap Jiang Chuan.

Jiang Chuan dodged it in an instant, then turned around and smiled, releasing the Dragon Roar Sword in his hand.

"Dragon's Roar!"

The Dragon Roar Sword emitted blue light waves, resembling a real dragon.

With the afterimage of a true dragon, what exactly is General Tiger?

In other words, it's a tiger that has become a spirit, and with the support of some kind of Taoist magic.

That's why it's so powerful, so it's nothing to fear.

General Tiger wanted to dodge, but it was too late.

General Tiger was already terrified when he saw the afterimage of the real dragon.

Coupled with such a powerful attack, he was thrown into the blood pool.

This blood pool was made by dyeing the pool with the blood of the villagers.

Tiger General, who had fallen into the blood pool, also quickly activated his skills.

"Roar!"

Then, General Tiger submerged into the blood pool and began drinking the blood from it.

Unbeknownst to them, General Tiger had drunk most of the blood in the blood pool.

"Is it thirsty?"

"I don't know, let's see. Anyway, it won't cause any big waves."

He's just a minor Tiger General; Jiang Chuan can easily handle him.

Just then, General Tiger finished drinking and felt his body full of strength.

The muscle definition on his body has deepened, even the canine teeth on his mouth.

It has also become much longer, like a long knife.

With a canine tooth that's a full twenty centimeters long, it could easily earn the nickname of an ordinary person.

"Who are you!"

"Who do you care who I am? I'm the one who's going to take your dog's life."

After saying that, Jiang Chuan rushed over suddenly, giving General Hu no chance to react.

"Diamond Finger!"

Jiang Chuan's fingers turned golden, like a sharp sword.

It shot straight at the opponent's forehead.

They were too inexperienced with General Fang Hu; they had no idea of ​​Jiang Chuan's strength.

Even on his deathbed, he roared that he wanted to trade his life for Jiang Chuan's.

"puff!"

Amidst the blood-red scene, Jiang Chuan turned around with a nonchalant air.

A real man never looks back to see the explosion.

"How did you kill him?"

"What? You can't? Killing him would save you a lot of trouble. You have nothing to say to an animal."

"We can force them to answer!"

"Why are you interrogating me? Our goal is to find the real culprit, not to question some stinky big cat."

Ling Juan was speechless. There was nothing she could do; they had already killed them all. So the group flew towards the mountaintop.

The king was also deeply impressed by Jiang Chuan, and kept muttering to himself.

From the moment Jiang Chuan began flying on his sword, the king's mouth never stopped.

"Young man, judging from your age, you're only in your early twenties, no more than thirty. How are you so amazing? Would you be interested in becoming my imperial advisor?"

Looking at the king's obsequious face, Jiang Chuan felt nauseous and wanted to vomit. He really didn't know how the king had become king.

"Shut up! If you keep talking, I'll tear your mouth apart."

The king was so frightened that he quickly withdrew his mouth, turned around, and looked at Lingdong.

"Young man, are you working for your master? Interested in coming to work for me someday?"

Spirit shook her head and gave him a shattered illusion.

"What country do you still have? Almost all your people are dead, and they're almost all infertile."

Upon hearing this, the king truly became obedient and shut his mouth.

Before long, they flew to the top of the mountain.

Mount Hua is really high, a full 20,000 meters!

Jiang Chuanlingjuan showed no abnormalities, while Tai Chuilingdong vomited slightly.

They felt a little dizzy, which was probably because the air was too thin and they couldn't breathe properly.

Ling Juan Jiangchuan naturally has internal energy to maintain his strength, even if he doesn't breathe for half an hour.

There are no problems with any of that. The problem is that there's only one small house on the mountaintop.

"There seems to be something wrong with this room."

"Nonsense, there's only one room here. Is there something wrong with the room or with Mount Hua?"

Jiang Chuan teleported to the side of the house and tried to open the door, but found it locked.

Tai Chui hopped over, his eyes filled with excitement.

"Let me handle this kind of thing. I love opening doors."

Having said that, Tai Chui raised his giant hammer and used all his strength.

With a sudden slam, the door was smashed open.

"Pah! What is all this stuff? It looks like no one's been here for ages."

The room was all gray and empty.

"Could it be?"

Jiang Chuan turned around and saw the king hurriedly kneeling on the ground, joining the crowd in complaining.

"I don't know anything. I've told you everything I know. You won't tell me where the monk went."

Jiang Chuan was also annoyed, so the group returned the way they came.

Are we going to be trapped here forever?

"It's impossible for a lifetime."

"How much longer will we be trapped until we find the mage? What if he's not here?"

Jiang Chuan thought about it and realized that he could actually wait for the arrival of the Taoist patriarch.

Everything can be resolved if that's the case.

Jiang Chuan sat on the ground and began sending signals to the ancestral master.

The patriarchs, who had nearly arrived, received the signal and began to speed up again. (End of Chapter)