The fat man looked at the stone path again and said, "Smooth stone paths like this usually have traps. Tianzhen, take a look and see if there's anything wrong here?"

Wu Xie stepped forward and shone a flashlight around. Roads like this were usually equipped with crossbow traps, but his third uncle and the others had been to this place before, so the traps might have already become ineffective.

But he still warned everyone to be careful: "There might be crossbow traps here, everyone be careful!" Then he was the first to go forward.

Wu Xie led the way, lying flat against the wall, with the others following behind. There were two dark channels on both sides of the cave, and they had no idea what was inside.

"You must pay attention to the feeling under your feet; the pressure you apply is very important!" Wu Xie reminded him.

But he seemed to get more and more flustered as he walked, sweating profusely and his hands were shaking.

Seeing his reaction, the others started to panic. Qin Feng advised, "How about I go first?"

The fat man added, "Looks like this trip won't be easy. Little Innocent, if you're tired, let's take a break."

Ah Ning glanced behind her. There was Zhang the Bald, obediently perched on the wall, grinning at her, and a masked man, but… he didn't come in…

Wu Xie was getting impatient: "Stop arguing! If I get distracted even once, we're all doomed!"

Before he could finish speaking, a brick beneath A-Ning's foot sank into the ground. Wu-Xie saw A-Ning looking at him with a panicked expression, and his heart sank...

With a whoosh, a crossbow bolt flew past A-Ning's ear. Before Wu-Xie could react, a second crossbow bolt pierced A-Ning's chest. In the blink of an eye, A-Ning grabbed the bolt.

The ground began to tremble slightly. Wu Xie shouted, "Cat, get down there! There's more!"

In the blink of an eye, more than a dozen white lights shot out. Wu Xie glanced at the entrance and saw that the masked man was still standing in the same place. A white-haired thing came out of the jar and crawled into the stone door on the left.

Qin Feng somehow caught up with him, and just as Wu Xie was about to shout, an arrow pierced straight into his chest.

Wu Xie collapsed to the ground in pain. The fat man quickly ran over and used his backpack to shield him. When Wu Xie opened his eyes, he saw that the fat man's back was covered in thorns, like a hedgehog. Just as Wu Xie was about to say something, he felt someone rubbing his clothes.

He looked up and saw that Ah Ning was trying to use him as a human shield! But before she could succeed, a whip lashed out and struck Ah Ning's hand.

A Ning, feeling the pain, withdrew her hand and, without lingering, snatched Wang Pangzi's backpack to use as a shield, and ran towards the jade gate in the middle.

Without the protection of their backpacks, Fatty and Wu Xie were exposed to the crossbow bolts. They closed their eyes and waited for death, but the expected pain did not come. Instead, they heard a few swishes and the crossbow bolts fell to the side.

Wu Xie opened his eyes and saw the masked man wielding a whip to deal with the crossbow bolts. He wielded the whip beautifully, moving like a dragon. It was impossible to see the man's hand gestures, and the whip seemed to be alive.

"Don't just stand there, let's go." A cold voice came from the masked man, and Wu Xie shuddered. The fat man pulled him and crawled out.

The masked man followed their route, cracking his whip to escort them, and the bald man also crawled out.

After they emerged from the tunnel, Wu Xie and Fatty were both panting heavily.

Wu Xie said, "We've been injured so badly, we're definitely not going to make it!" The fat man nodded in agreement.

The masked man said, "It's alright, Lotus Head, you won't die!"

The bald man seemed to understand what he meant, and stepped forward to pull the crossbow bolts from the fat man's body. As the bolts were pulled out, they only slightly grazed the skin...

Wu Xie also pulled the crossbow bolts off his body and said angrily, "That woman wants to use me as a human shield. She wants us all to die here!"

The fat man also angrily said, "Luckily, these are all lotus heads, otherwise that damned woman would have really succeeded. My lifelong reputation would be ruined, and I would die as a hedgehog. Wouldn't that make people laugh to death?"

Wu Xie turned to look at Zhang the Bald: "Why are you completely unharmed?"

Zhang the Bald looked at the masked man and said innocently, "He's alright because he didn't come in. When he did come in, he was protecting us with his whip! Besides, I'm asking you, why are you looking at him?"

The masked man seemed to understand why the young man was looking at him, but he didn't take off his mask. He simply said three words: "Zhang Qilin".

The bald man was shocked at first, then he heard a clapping sound. His bones began to enlarge, his fingers began to grow longer, and he took off the human skin mask on his head.

The face beneath the human skin mask belonged to Zhang Qilin, the young man.

Wu Xie was completely stunned, and the fat man was also somewhat bewildered. Wu Xie said, "Brother, what do you mean? Are you making fun of us?"

The fat man nodded and raised his head in agreement.

The young man didn't say anything, reverting to his previous demeanor, silently watching the masked man, his meaning clear—I've already revealed my identity, shouldn't you take off your mask too?

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