Tomb raiding: following the plot while tearing up the script

The white jade-colored space was shrouded in a thin mist. The five people arrived here following the contract's connection. What greeted their eyes was a magnificent scene of a celestial palace, as if they had mistakenly entered a grand gathering at the Jade Pool.

Standing at the end of the jade-colored steps, look down.

Could there be some other dimension inside this meteorite? Such a vast expanse of celestial palaces shrouded in immortal energy, with a celestial pool below filled with mist and golden lotuses in full bloom.

A banquet was held in the pond, where immortals of various expressions toasted each other with carefree abandon, while graceful fairy maidens, holding celestial fruits and wine, moved with light, lotus-like steps...

Among the group of immortals in flowing robes, their sharp eyes immediately spotted Zhang Qiling, who had a hearty laugh and gentle features…?

Zhang Qiling, who usually has a cold and handsome face, is now holding a wine glass and drinking with the person next to him with a smile. The wine glasses lightly touch, and then he tilts his head back and, using his wide sleeves to cover his mouth, pours the wine into his spatial ring.

The celestial music in my ears suddenly changed slightly; the delicate, melodious notes became more grand and vigorous, just like the background music for the entrance of a great figure in a fantasy drama...

A faint light flashed, and a figure in brocade robes appeared on the high platform, gazing down with eyes filled with compassion for all living beings…

Chen? Wen? Jin?

The group looked at each other, wondering what was going on and what was happening.

Su Li picked up the jade pendant, which was broken in two and shaped like a peace lock, from the ground and casually tossed it into her spatial storage. When she looked up, she saw the four people standing blankly at the entrance of the passage, seemingly lost in thought.

what's wrong?

He just bent down to pick something up, why did he suddenly become so dumbfounded?

He raised his hand and slapped the four of them on the forehead. The familiar coolness went straight to their brains. Wu Xie easily came back to his senses and looked at his three friends who were covering their eyes with one hand and rubbing their foreheads with the other.

The scene before them had completely changed. Where were the white jade steps now? It was just the same stone path they had walked along all the way.

There were no celestial palaces or jade pools below, no feasts of immortals, no beautiful fairy maidens...

All they could see was a pool of foul-smelling water that shimmered with a green light, surrounded by steps similar to those they had seen in the Queen Mother of the West's alchemy chamber.

However, instead of ancient corpses of ghost soldiers dressed in golden jade burial suits, the steps were filled with humanoid creatures sitting cross-legged, wrapped in silk cocoons spit out by some unknown entity.

The dark stone walls around us still emitted a faint light, and the dim visibility was very favorable for our archers.

In the middle of the pool is a high platform, on which sits a life-size jade statue.

This jade statue is very realistic, with clear features and distinct clothing patterns, making it instantly recognizable. It is almost identical to the Queen Mother of the West (a stand-in version) outside.

Looking around...

That's strange, where are the young man and Aunt Wenjin?

Just now, wasn't there a random passerby in the crowd, an insignificant character in a fantasy drama, and then there's someone who stands on a high platform, looking down on everyone else?

How did they all suddenly disappear?

"Beep beep, detecting the source of the strange phenomenon - the statue of the Queen Mother of the West, which can be redeemed for 150000 points. Redeem now?"

"Beep beep, detecting a bizarre creature - the Queen Mother of the West's double #2, can be redeemed for 2000 points, redeem now?"

"Beep beep, detecting a bizarre creature - the Queen Mother of the West's double #3, can be redeemed for 2000 points, redeem now?"

"Beep beep, detecting a bizarre creature—Queen Mother of the West's double number 4..."

苏黎：(?7?7?6?3?7?7)

Oops...

Are you trying to play the role-playing game here?

That's way too many! Who has a stunt double numbered 10086?

So those who entered the meteorite in an attempt to achieve immortality only gained physical immortality; their inner consciousness had already been replaced by the Queen Mother of the West.

So where did Number 1 go? Could it be the one guarding the gate outside...?

"Beep beep, detecting a bizarre creature - Bluebird Stand, can be redeemed for 1500 points, redeem now?"

Ok?

"Look, there's a guy over there!" The stand-in, who was counting down the five-digit number of people to see when he would be received, heard the system notification and Wang Pangzi's exclamation at the same time.

Below, a figure wrapped in silk cocoon broke open from the inside, and two figures rushed out at the same time.

Zhang Qiling moved nimbly, weaving through the silken cocoons seated on the steps to dodge the sharp claws attacking from behind.

Behind him, Chen Wenjin's originally bright eyes were now shining with golden light, her neat, shoulder-length hair had grown to the ground, and the clothes she wore, which were covered in mud, had been transformed into a brightly colored feather robe.

With her glamorous transformation, Chen Wenjin's fingernails grew long and sharp. She relentlessly attacked Zhang Qiling, but when Zhang Qiling dodged her attacks, her sharp claws, unable to retract in time, would knock down any silk cocoons blocking her path.

From the large tear in the silk cocoon, one could vaguely see that a piece of the filling inside seemed to have been pulled out.

Looking at that scene, Su Li was pondering a question.

The silk cocoons below are all stand-ins for the Queen Mother of the West. The one wearing Chen Wenjin's face and chasing Zhang Qiling should be a stand-in for Qingniao, judging from its clothing.

It is known that the Bluebird is the most devout follower of the Queen Mother of the West, meaning that the Queen Mother of the West is both the Bluebird's boss and idol...

Therefore, the Bluebird's substitute extensively destroyed the Queen Mother of the West's substitute...

Is this considered an employee assaulting their boss without cause?

Or is it fans turning against their idol after abandoning them?

Hei Xiazi's answer to this was...

Isn't that obvious?

The toxic fan (the Bluebird's double) is chasing her rival (Zhang Qiling) when she accidentally injures her own master (the Queen Mother of the West's double)...

Su Li suddenly understood; it made sense...

Xie Yuchen: ...

Fatty Wang: ...

Wuxie: ...

Black Bear, you truly live up to your reputation...

Zhang Qiling below dodged with great ease, and those hiding above watched with great interest.

Brother Zhang, a veteran parkour enthusiast...

The jade statue on the high platform shimmered slightly, and the crowd watching Zhang Qiling's parkour seemed to sense it.

"The old hag can't hold back any longer." Black Bear's smile remained unchanged as he gently stroked the longbow in his hand.

The silk cocoon below, which had been sitting motionless, began to move. Pairs of hands, indistinguishable from living people, emerged from the cocoon, and with a forceful pull, the cocoon broke open...

"Holy crap...that's pretty creepy!!!"

Su Li's eyes widened slightly; she had certainly learned something new...

At once……

There were at least five figures of humanoid creatures, dressed in clothing of different dynasties and styles, including men and women, old and young, fat and thin...

but……

Such a large group of people... and they all have the same elegant and noble face...

The body stiffly crawled out of the silk cocoon, slowly moving its body, making the stiff body that had been sitting still for a long time more and more flexible...

"That old hag really knows how to have fun..."

Is there really someone who's even better at having fun than me?!

Anyway, he can't accept the idea that everyone has his own face.

I wonder if Wu Xie can accept it, after all...