"Sorry," Jing Minghe apologized in a low voice. He hadn't intended to mistake Chi Hao for that person, yet he couldn't help himself.
Jing Minghe was not a weak person, but at this moment, he instinctively wished for comfort.
"Sleep," Chi Hao didn't know what Jing Minghe was apologizing for, but he enjoyed the feeling of being relied upon by Jing Minghe. "Rest assured, before you wake up, don't think about anything."
Seeing that Jing Minghe had fallen asleep, Jiang Zheng said to everyone, "Since there's nothing else tonight, let's return to our respective thatched huts to rest."
Ke Wuwen asked, "Is that okay? Will it be dangerous?"
"It shouldn't be," Tong Zheng walked to Ke Wuwen's side and pushed him outward. "Didn't Minghe say it? The thatched huts are safe zones, nothing will happen. Tomorrow's mission is very important, hurry back and get a good night's sleep."
"Oh, oh, then don't push me."
Jiang Zheng and You Mi also followed closely and left the thatched hut where Jing Minghe was staying. At Chi Hao's signal, You Mi kept the large wolf outside the door. Su Dan Novel Network
"Are you sure those two only met after entering the City of Death?" Jiang Zheng suddenly asked before they parted.
You Mi replied with great certainty, "Yes, is there a problem?"
Jiang Zheng smiled and said, "It's very strange. Mr. Chi's concern for Jing Minghe is clearly a bit excessive. It feels like an older brother taking care of a younger one, or like..."
Jiang Zheng didn't finish his sentence, but You Mi wasn't stupid. She just shook her head slightly and said, "I don't know about that. Mr. Chi is a very special person. Although his personality is cold, he always inadvertently shows kindness to others. In fact, he's a very good person."
"Ha." Jiang Zheng gave a faint smile and turned to walk back to his own thatched hut.
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Jing Minghe didn't know how long he had slept. His vision was always darkness. Even when he opened his eyes, he couldn't see the sky outside, unable to tell if it was day or night.
"It's still early, you can sleep a bit longer."
Chi Hao's voice was very close. Jing Minghe wanted to reach out and touch how close Chi Hao was to him, only to realize he was still holding one of Chi Hao's hands tightly. He awkwardly pulled at the corner of his mouth and quickly let go.
A flicker of disappointment crossed Chi Hao's face, and he asked in a low voice, "Aren't you sleeping anymore?"
Jing Minghe sat up and said, "Yes, what time is it now? Call everyone over, we need to plan properly. We can't keep delaying. I'm worried that if too much time passes, variables will appear."
"It's already dawn," Chi Hao stood up and said, "I'll go call them."
"Hao Ge," Jing Minghe reached out and grabbed Chi Hao, hesitating before asking, "Did you rest last night? You didn't..."
Chi Hao patted Jing Minghe's hand, "Don't worry, I'm not stupid."
"..."
Chi Hao opened the door to go out, only to see Ke Wuwen already standing at the door, he didn't know how long he had been there.
Seeing Chi Hao open the door, Ke Wuwen immediately asked, "Brother Chi, has the idol woken up?"
"Mm," Chi Hao took the opportunity to instruct Ke Wuwen, "Go and call the others."
After speaking, he turned back into the room.
Soon, everyone gathered again in the thatched hut where Jing Minghe was staying.
"Minghe, what are your arrangements?" Tong Zheng asked on behalf of everyone. "Are we going to the village now?"
Jing Minghe nodded and said, "I'm thinking, we should eliminate all seven known evil spirits today."
"Ah? Today?" Ke Wuwen worriedly asked, "There are only six of us, do we need to split up? But I, I can't fight them."
"Of course, we're not splitting up," Jing Minghe explained. "We'll capture them all and gather them together."
Everyone looked at each other. They all knew that there was a time limit for eliminating evil spirits, which had to be done at the transition of day and night. But could they really capture all seven known evil spirits and gather them together in one day? What if the other party had an escape plan?
Could ordinary ropes hold evil spirits?
Jing Minghe understood what they were thinking and said, "Don't worry, that earth temple can imprison evil spirits."
"Earth temple?" Ke Wuwen was puzzled. "Is it the earth temple in the opposite direction of the Dragon King Temple? Why can that place imprison evil spirits? Not the Dragon King Temple?"
"Our previous experience shows that the Dragon King Temple has a gate of life, so the gate of death must be in the opposite earth temple," Jing Minghe smiled and further explained. "And this gate of death is not only for us, but also for the eight great evil spirits. Furthermore, Hao Ge and I found Guan Wei, who was possessed, in the earth temple before. The evil spirit possessing Guan Wei found the cowhide paper that Guan Wei had previously put away, but didn't completely destroy it, only tore it into pieces. This proves that in the earth temple, the evil spirits' abilities are limited."
After listening to Jing Minghe's explanation, Ke Wuwen immediately looked enlightened. "So that's how it is, idol, you're simply amazing! This way we can imprison them in the earth temple and eliminate them when the time comes!"
"I have another question," Jiang Zheng spoke up. "Since this wolf can help us track the eight great evil spirits, why don't we capture all eight? You can see the names on their foreheads, right? You Mi has already marked the names on the remaining three blood jade pestles. As long as you can see the words on the evil spirits' foreheads, we can immediately find the corresponding blood jade pestles."
"If we can capture them all at once, of course, it's possible," Jing Minghe explained. "But I don't think the last evil spirit will be found so easily by us. The seal patterns wouldn't have only seven for no reason."
"Then let's eliminate those seven evil spirits first," Tong Zheng stepped forward. "As for the last one, after we eliminate those seven, we'll discuss what to do."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
"If that's the case," Jing Minghe said, "Let's set off as soon as possible."
Jing Minghe called out to the large wolf. The large wolf circled Jing Minghe and Chi Hao once and then obediently followed behind them.
Upon arriving at the village, the group wasted no time and immediately began their actions.
The large wolf did not disappoint, leading the group to dash around the village and its outskirts, accurately finding one evil spirit after another.
With Chi Hao present, the group's ghost-catching efforts proceeded smoothly.
Ke Wuwen and You Mi were responsible for guarding the captured evil spirits in the earth temple. After the seventh evil spirit was captured, the large wolf stopped choosing any direction.
Jing Minghe gave a bitter smile. "See, I knew it wouldn't be this simple."
"It's enough," Tong Zheng looked up at the sky. "The time is almost up. Even if we could find the eighth evil spirit, there wouldn't be enough time to catch it."
Jing Minghe nodded. "Let's leave it for now. We'll divide our tasks. Based on my previous observations and estimations, the transition of day and night is about one minute. I will now tell you which blood jade pestle corresponds to which evil spirit. We must hurry."