System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

Wu Tianzhen and Lao Yang are childhood friends; they grew up together and are very familiar with each other.

Even though the person in front of him was as disheveled as a beggar, he recognized him at a glance.

Compared to Wu Tianzhen's surprise, Lao Yang was somewhat taken aback. He didn't seem to want to see Wu Tianzhen that much, and his answers to questions were lukewarm.

“I was captured. They brought many people here and made us dig a tunnel, supposedly to find a bronze door. However, even after three years of digging, hundreds of us have not seen a trace of that door.”

"Digging a tunnel? A bronze door? Didn't you say there were hundreds of people? How come you're the only one?"

Lao Yang's eyes darted around, and after hesitating for a moment, he replied, "There was a landslide, and they were all buried alive. I was the only one who managed to escape."

At this moment, Wu Tianzhen noticed Lao Yang's feet; one of his feet was missing half of its sole.

"Old Yang, you've suffered. Why don't you come with us first, and we'll leave together after we've finished our business?"

"No, I'll only be a burden to you if I'm like this."

"Lao Yang, what are you saying? How could you say such a thing to someone as close as us? It hurts me deeply."

"But what... what are you going to do?"

"We're here to help two friends find the truth behind their physical mutations..."

"Cough, cough!"

It seems that Wu Tianzhen trusts Lao Yang a lot, and he revealed the purpose of their trip without thinking. If Zhang Hao hadn't stopped him, he would have gone even further.

This was Zhang Hao's first time meeting Lao Yang, but he sensed something strange about the man.

As Wu Tianzhen's childhood friend, after not seeing each other for many years, it shouldn't be so calm to suddenly meet again.

Moreover, his eyes darted around when he answered questions, as if he was intentionally hiding something.

Under such circumstances, it's natural not to tell him the purpose of this trip, otherwise, who knows what he might do.

What if he's a hostile spy? Wouldn't that be asking for trouble?

"Uncle, why won't you let me tell you?"

Wu Tianzhen whispered in Zhang Hao's ear.

"In short, don't trust him too much, be careful, there's something strange about him."

"Lao Yang is my childhood friend, he would never do anything to betray me."

"What if he's not the Lao Yang you know?"

Upon hearing this, Wu Tianzhen frowned and said, "Uncle, Lao Yang and I are so close that we're practically inseparable. I would never mistake him for someone else."

Zhang Hao shook his head. Wu Tianzhen was too emotional; he wouldn't believe anything she said unless he suffered a loss himself.

Seeing this, he stopped trying to persuade him and instead went to the fat man's side and said to him, "Keep an eye on him and make sure nothing happens to Tianzhen."

"Okay, Brother Zhang Hao."

The fat man responded and then began to observe Lao Yang's every move discreetly.

"Old Yang, let's go!"

Zhang Hao and his group continued to follow in the footsteps of the ghost army.

After walking a short distance, Wu Tianzhen noticed that Lao Yang was still standing still and urged him to move.

"Oh, here we come."

Lao Yang verbally agreed, but his actions betrayed his reluctance.

He slowly followed the group forward.

After Lao Yang caught up with the group, Zhang Hao said:

"Old Yang, where's the hole you dug? Why don't you take us to see it?"

"Okay, Uncle."

Lao Yang responded and walked to the front of the group to lead the way.

He led the group forward through the cave, and soon they arrived at a pile of rubble.

"This is where the landslide occurred; everyone else was trapped or crushed to death inside."

"Ah."

Zhang Hao responded and then emitted a peculiar sound wave toward the pile of rubble.

The sound traveled through the gaps between the rubble, and after encountering obstacles, it reflected back and was received by Zhang Hao.

At this moment, a complete picture of the situation inside the rubble pile appeared in Zhang Hao's mind.

Behind the pile of rubble was a small cave with a corpse inside, but nothing else. It was nothing like what Lao Yang had said about hundreds of people being trapped inside.

It's obvious he's lying, and I don't know what he's trying to hide.

"Fatty, Ding Yudie, you two clean up this piece of rubble."

Zhang Hao marked out an area above the pile of rubble with his hand and asked the two of them to clean it up.

"Alright, Brother Zhang Hao."

"Okay, boss."

"Fatty," Ding Yudie replied in unison and began to act.

"Uncle, there are corpses inside. They died horribly. Let's not move the rubble!"

When Lao Yang saw Zhang Hao ordering people to move the rubble, he panicked and tried to stop Fatty and Ding Yudie from doing so.

"How can we know what's inside if we don't move it? Maybe there are important clues inside."

Zhang Hao chuckled inwardly. The more Lao Yang tried to stop him, the more suspicious it seemed. Naturally, he wouldn't let Lao Yang have his way.

As the rubble was moved away piece by piece, Lao Yang became increasingly panicked.

Sweat poured down his forehead like rain.

Zhang Hao noticed that his hand slowly moved towards his waist, where there was a black gun handle; it seemed he was preparing to make a move.

"Shh!"

Suddenly, Lao Yang pulled out a pistol from his waist, then darted behind Wu Tianzhen and pressed the gun against Wu Tianzhen's temple.

"Stop! Don't dig anymore, or I'll shoot!"

Zhang Hao smiled; how could he be threatened by Lao Yang?

The reason he was able to press a gun against Wu Tianzhen's temple was simply because Zhang Hao wanted to teach Wu Tianzhen a lesson.

Otherwise, he would have been dead the moment he drew his gun.

Wu Tianzhen was overprotected from a young age and has not experienced many things. She is unaware of the wickedness of people and is too trusting of others.

Zhang Hao took this opportunity to make him see reality clearly.

Wu Tianzhen was shocked after being threatened by Lao Yang, and his heart was in turmoil.

"Old Yang, what are you doing?"

"are we friends?"

"Of course I am, but if you consider me a friend, why did you point a gun at me?"

"I didn't want to either, you forced me to. I told you not to move those rubble!"

Wu Tianzhen's heart sank. Even if he was naive, he now knew that Lao Yang was definitely hiding something from him.

Otherwise, why would he care so much about whether the stones on the rubble pile had been moved?

He carefully recalled the events of his encounter with Lao Yang.

At first, he was so engrossed in the joy of meeting his old friend that he didn't realize it.

Looking back now, Lao Yang's words and actions did indeed have many flaws.

He couldn't help but feel a little disappointed.

A childhood friend betrayed him like this.

And they even pointed a gun at his head.

If Lao Yang truly considered him a friend, how could he have done such a thing?

However, they are friends since childhood, and he can't just abandon them like that.

So Wu Tianzhen advised, "Lao Yang, if you have any difficulties, just tell me. If I can't do it, my uncle can. He's very capable; there's nothing he can't do!"

"My request is simple: leave and don't touch these stones anymore. Also, the ghost soldiers came from another direction, so I won't do anything to you if you go there!"

Seeing that her persuasion was ineffective, Wu Tianzhen shook her head helplessly.

He winked at Zhang Hao.

Zhang Hao nodded, then darted forward and subdued Lao Yang, taking the gun from his hand as well.

"Fatty, Ding Yudie, you two continue!"

The two of them nodded and continued moving the rubble away.

Soon an opening appeared.

Lao Yang looked utterly desperate when he saw the entrance to the cave.

"no, do not want……"