"Scared silly?"

Zhang Zidao's large hand lightly shook mine.

It took me a while to come back to my senses, my body chilled, "I... I killed an Immortal."

The spot where Zhao Zheng had collapsed onto the ground.

The Fire Phoenix had long since vanished, leaving only the ash of the talisman paper scattered on the ground.

And a pile of white, human-shaped ashes...

To say that she was an Immortal, she still had human characteristics.

That she could be killed by mundane fire, and even turned into ashes, without any relics appearing.

"She brought it upon herself. The Old Taoist Priest was investigating Corpse Gu and the havoc created by Ten Thousand Poison Hall all this way."

Zhang Zidao indifferently patted my shoulder, "If she hadn't died, where would Heavenly Dao be, besides..."

"What?" I blinked my eyes.

Zhang Zidao said, "Besides, this one clearly is a mixed breed of celestial and mortal, not a purebred Immortal. Killing her won't attract Heaven's Tribulation, nothing to worry about..."

"You mean... killing a purebred Immortal would actually trigger Heaven's Tribulation??"

Damn, I've never met anyone more deceitful than this old man Zhang Zidao.

Zhang Zidao touched his nose and chuckled, "Good disciple, your master wouldn't harm you. If there's a tribulation, I will shield you."

Why don't I believe that at all??

"Well, without Heaven's Tribulation, you're always right," I said, casting an annoyed glance at Zhang Zidao.

Yet deep down I was grateful for Zhang Zidao's presence; without him, I surely would have suffered greatly.

I added, "So, you've been in Miao Border all this time investigating Ten Thousand Poison Hall?"

"What a joke! How could I not retaliate when they dared to target the Old Taoist Priest's disciple with Corpse Gu? "

Zhang Zidao stood with one hand behind his back, displaying a protective and benevolent demeanor, "I've been following you around. If not for the Ice Silkworm that froze the Old Taoist Priest, I would have come to protect you sooner."

Suddenly, a heartbreaking cry erupted within the hall, "Ah Zheng... my Ah Zheng is dead..."

Yang Xi, who had completely despaired for Zhao Zheng, suddenly began to wail slowly, unable to stand, he awkwardly crawled toward the direction of Zhao Zheng's ashes.

"What's with this kid... how come he only reacts now after she's been dead so long?" Zhang Zidao scratched his head with his Copper Coin Sword, looking puzzled.

I furrowed my brows, unable to feel sympathy for Yang Xi, "Maybe the shock was too great, and he became slow to react."

Yang Xi's tears flowed endlessly, his crying messy like a child's.

Even his crawling speed was slow, his journey marked by clumsy stumbles.

In approaching Zhao Zheng's ashes, he accidentally fell into the entrance of a suspicious tomb.

"Damn it, there are probably traps inside the suspicious tomb"

I followed right behind where Yang Xi had fallen without a second thought.

These suspicious tombs were all devised to protect the Spider Mother Gu and the injured Zhao Zheng, likely all of them deadly traps designed to kill people.

Inside the suspicious tomb, it was pitch black.

Yang Xi fell onto the stairs, tumbling down several turns.

"Yang Xi, don't move, I'll pull you up," I cautioned him as I ran down.

Yang Xi leaned against the wall and slowly stood up, "Su Wan... if it wasn't for you killing Zi Shan, Ah Zheng wouldn't have hated me... you also killed Ah Zheng..."

Suddenly, several crisp sounds of chains echoed sharply.

The echo reverberated through the spacious basement.

"Yang Xi, get down!" I looked up and saw a metal cover full of saw teeth, something that looked vaguely familiar, and I hurriedly warned Yang Xi.

Yang Xi pulled out a small Swiss knife from his body, the blade springing out, "I... must avenge Ah Zheng."