System: Infinite Evolution into Qilin Bloodline

I didn't encounter any enemies during my trip to the Qinling Mountains, so the only fusion attempts I received as a reward were those from clearing the ancient tomb.

Fortunately, just as they were about to leave, they encountered a group of ghost soldiers, triggering a hidden quest.

Moreover, the rewards for hidden quests are very tempting. Exploring Misty Village and completing the quests can at least double the rewards for the Qinling quests.

The reward for exploring the Qinling Divine Tree is 15 fusion attempts, which can be doubled to 30 fusion attempts.

This reward is very tempting.

"Da da da……"

The mute general led his ghostly army past Zhang Hao and his group, stopping in front of them just like before.

Zhang Hao originally thought he would swing his knife at him again, but the result was unexpected.

The mute general actually jumped off his horse and quickly walked to Zhang Hao, kneeling on one knee.

This scene shocked everyone.

"How could this happen? Why did he kneel before his uncle?"

"Didn't he try to kill Brother Zhang Hao a few times before? How come he's kneeling down so respectfully after only a short time apart?"

"This is unbelievable! If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, who would believe that such a thing could happen in the world?"

"Could it be that the boss is too powerful and has intimidated these ghost soldiers?"

……

Not to mention Wu Tianzhen and Fatty, Zhang Hao himself was completely bewildered, not knowing why this had happened.

In the previous encounters with ghost soldiers, he could only sense their presence, but could not actually see them.

How come he can see me now, and is even kneeling down in front of me?

Could it be related to the fact that the Candle Nine Yin Demon Eye was fused with the lower divine tree?

The fusion of the Demon Eye grants the ability to see everything underground, control ghost soldiers, and night vision.

But I never thought of controlling these ghost soldiers before.

If that's the case, why would he kneel before himself?

Zhang Hao tried to communicate with the ghost soldiers.

Why did you kneel down before me?

"Ha ha……"

As soon as Zhang Hao spoke, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, and the others burst into laughter.

"Uncle, he's a mute general. How can you expect him to answer your questions?"

"Exactly, Brother Zhang Hao, how do you expect him to answer?"

Zhang Hao frowned. Indeed, how could a mute general answer his question?

Just then, a rough, deep voice appeared in his mind.

"Your Highness, I've finally been waiting for you!"

Zhang Hao was completely bewildered. Could the prince the mute general was talking about be the one who compiled the Riverwood Collection?

Earlier on the altar, the one-armed young man who came out of the coffin mistook the fat man for the leader of the Ku people.

Now the mute general has mistaken me for a prince, and I don't know what went wrong.

The mute general seemed to sense Zhang Hao's confusion, and his voice rang in Zhang Hao's mind once again.

“You are our prince. Although your appearance is different, your aura will not change. No matter how many years have passed, that aura will always be unique to you.”

Zhang Hao discovered that he seemed to be able to communicate with the mute general through his thoughts. As long as he had a thought, the mute general would know what he was thinking.

Zhang Hao wondered to himself, "What kind of aura is that?"

The next second, the mute general's voice rang in his mind.

"I can't explain it clearly, I can't describe it in words, it's just very unique, I've only ever smelled it on the prince."

Zhang Hao shook his head, thinking that this aura must be related to his identity as a member of the Zhang family.

Just as Wang Canghai could identify him as a member of the long-lost Zhang family through that aura, now General Yinbing has confirmed that he is a prince through that aura as well.

Zhang Hao guessed that the prince mentioned by the mute general was likely an ancestor of the Zhang family, and that the mute general mistook him for someone else because he shared the same aura.

As for why Zhang Qilin, who is also a member of the Zhang family, could not sense the presence of the mute general.

It should be related to the concentration of Qilin bloodline.

The Qilin bloodline within him had evolved and advanced several times, far exceeding the concentration of the Qilin bloodline within Zhang Qilin.

Another point is that although Zhang Qilin's bloodline concentration is relatively high, it is still much thinner compared to that of Zhang's ancestors thousands of years ago.

This is why the mute general could only sense Zhang Hao's presence.

Another thing is that the mute general couldn't see Zhang Hao before, but now he can.

This is easier to explain.

Zhang Hao fused with Zhu Jiuyin's Demon Eye, and one of the abilities he gained was the ability to control Yin Soldiers, which explains why the Yin Soldiers could see him.

"You march every day, where did you come from and where are you going?"

Zhang Hao had a sudden thought: he wanted to get more information from the mute general.

"We've come from Misty Village; we're going to the Mausoleum of the King of Ku."

Zhang Hao didn't expect that the mute army actually came from Misty Village. He was also going to Misty Village anyway, so wouldn't it mean that he could have the ghost soldiers lead the way, which would save him a lot of trouble?

"Uncle, what is this ghostly soldier doing? Why is he kneeling in front of you and won't leave?"

"Yeah, why aren't Zhang Hao and the others leaving?"

"Maybe I look like their prince, which made him mistaken."

Zhang Hao replied with a half-joking tone.

"When I went down underground with Zhu Jiuyin before, we obtained a blood letter left by the mute army. They came from the direction of Misty Village."

We previously discovered the truth behind the water demon mutation, and that the so-called god is connected to Misty Village. Why don't we go to Misty Village with them?

"Really?"

Yi Sa and Ding Yudie were overjoyed to hear this.

Zhang Hao nodded and replied, "Of course it's true."

"Alright, let's follow them to Misty Village."

After making the decision, Zhang Hao had a sudden thought and mentally commanded the mute general:

"Now lead us to Misty Village!"

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The mute general responded and got up back on his horse. Then, with a swing of his broadsword, he turned his horse around and headed southwest.

Zhang Hao, Wu Tianzhen, Fatty, Yi Sa, Ding Yudie, and Zhang Qilin silently followed behind the ghost soldiers.

Zhang Qilin followed silently behind the group.

He stared at Zhang Hao thoughtfully, then looked at the leader of the mute ghost soldiers.

He felt something was off, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it.

For some reason, he felt that the Yin Soldier General seemed to be very respectful to Zhang Hao.

Furthermore, the ghostly soldiers, who were clearly heading towards the royal tomb of the She King under the sacred tree in the Qinling Mountains, have now turned around halfway and headed towards Misty Village.

All of this is unusual and simply inexplicable.

They could only do this if they were acting on Zhang Hao's orders.

He shook his head, thinking to himself, "That shouldn't be the case. How could he control the Yin soldiers without the Ghost Seal?"