Mysterious Recovery

Chapter 971 Exchange

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Carrying white lanterns, everyone stood in the open space in this old forest.

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There are a total of five old tombs in this open space. One of the old tombs has collapsed, and the tombstones have fallen to the ground. But looking at the traces, this old tomb that collapsed seems to have happened recently.

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besides.

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In front of the tombstones of these five old tombs, there is a blue and white bowl, which contains a bowl of white rice. The white rice has distinct grains, half-baked, and it has not rotted or deteriorated, and there is no clean dust.

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Obviously.

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This white rice is an offering for the dead.

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But now what Yang Jian, Li Yang, Eagle and others have to consider is how many bowls of white rice they should take away today.

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Because from the previous speculation, the fifth day of the ancient house is likely to be a ghost banquet, and the white rice needed for the fifth day must be taken today, otherwise there will be no chance to come here again.

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Everyone agrees with this statement.

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I really waited until the fifth day of the ghost feast to get the white rice, I'm afraid I won't have that kind of life.

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"There is still plenty of time, we still have time to think slowly, no rush." ​​Yang Xiaohua spoke to comfort everyone at this moment.

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The eagle on the side nodded: "There is still plenty of time, but it's not worth the time we spend on this issue, we have to go to other places to see later, we can't keep thinking about a few bowls of rice here. question."

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"Five graves, five bowls of rice, Li Yang is right, one bowl is definitely not enough, at least two bowls must be taken away." Fan Xing pondered.

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Da Qiang said, "The food can only be more, not less, less, the fifth day is not enough to deal with the ghosts in the ancient house, we will be attacked by the ghosts in the ancient house again, so we can't hesitate in this choice."

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"Don't forget, if these old tombs get out of control, the danger will increase when we come here next time. The so-called seven days of the ancient house, I think the sixth or seventh day must be the funeral. Bury the coffin in this old forest, adding a sixth tomb here." Eagle reminded again.

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If the fifth day is a ghost banquet, then the sixth and seventh day must be a funeral.

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The place of funeral is here.

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Even shovels are prepared in this open space, just for people to dig cemeteries.

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So everyone will come here again later.

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But this time, the white rice was taken away, which broke the balance here, and the next funeral will be dangerous.

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"Then take three bowls of rice with you. This amount is more balanced." Fan Xing looked at Yang Jian: "Team Yang, what do you think of this proposal?"

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The others also took a look at this moment.

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Right now, Yang Jian is the only one who can call the shots. Whatever they say is just a suggestion and cannot play a decisive role.

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Yang Jian was also thinking, he thought of something that happened before.

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That is, Zhou Deng took a stick of incense in front of the coffin before, and when Zhou Deng appeared in the back hall, he said that he left a stick of incense here.

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Now the old tomb in this place has collapsed, and it is suspected that a ghost in high heels walked out of the old tomb.

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So this might be a clue.

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A stick of incense for a bowl of rice?

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Incense is for ghosts, and rice is for humans.

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"If one stick of incense is exchanged for a bowl of rice, is it difficult to return to the old house to fetch the other two sticks of incense?" Yang Jian's expression changed.

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But in order to prove this conjecture, he searched the old tomb that collapsed, ignoring other people's inquiries.

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"Captain, what are you looking for?" Li Yang asked.

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"found it."

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Yang Jian quickly found a small wooden stick from the yellow soil. Although there was only a little bit left, he could still tell that it was a burnt incense stick.

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"Is the incense that Zhou Deng took from the ancient house here?" Everyone's expressions changed when they saw this.

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"It turns out, so, a stick of incense is exchanged for a bowl of rice, and the three sticks of incense in front of the coffin were prepared at this time." Eagle came to his senses and said in surprise.

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Yang Jian said: "I can't be sure, but at least I can be sure that after this old tomb collapses, the food can be taken away, and there is no danger, but the previous incense is suspected to have released a ghost in advance. If If it is a stick of incense for a bowl of rice, then that means we have to release two ghosts?"

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"Captain, have you forgotten? The remaining two sticks of incense have been extinguished and are no longer burning. Zhou Deng took the incense that burned the next day." Li Yang said.

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Yang Jian frowned: "You mean, Zhou Deng's incense stick is ahead of schedule? Shouldn't he have brought the incense to this place so early?"

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"Zhou Deng, on the second day, he did the third day's work, which caused the imbalance of the ancient house. The vigil and the mourning came together. According to the normal situation, we should take those three things on the third day. Burn the incense and come here in exchange for three bowls of rice, and then deal with the ghost banquet on the fifth day."

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"The order is out of order. So the incense stayed here before it went out, causing the Specter here to run out of control."

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"It makes sense." Fan Xing, Eagle, Da Qiang and the others nodded.

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Several people are not fools. Although they have different personalities, Li Yang understood the meaning of these words after saying this.

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"Do the right things at the right time. Once there is chaos, danger will come. The way to survive in this ancient house is to obey order." Yang Jian pondered.

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"Go back to get incense."

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He felt that this method was the right one, and without hesitation, he went back the same way.

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Everyone quickly came to the back hall of the ancient house.

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The door to the back hall is open.

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A red coffin was placed there, which was particularly conspicuous.

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There was also a censer in front of the coffin, with two sticks of incense sticks in it, one long and one short. The long one basically didn't burn, but the short one was almost finished.

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The two sticks of incense have been extinguished at this moment, and there is no longer any fragrance wafting out.

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"You take it." Yang Jian handed the white lantern to Li Yang, and then strode into the back hall.

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Everything is safe.

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Because now is the third day, the ghosts that appeared during the vigil on the second day no longer appear, and the remaining danger comes from outside the ancient house.

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But as long as the white lantern is not lost, everyone is safe.

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Yang Jian was safe on the way back.

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He took the remaining two incense sticks, and then led the crowd back to the same path, back to the open space in the old forest.

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Two sticks of incense sticks were inserted on the head of an old tomb respectively, and then the two bowls of white rice in front of the tombstone were taken away.

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Everyone was worried, and even observed it for half an hour.

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Because once something happens, they immediately put things back.

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"It seems that the judgment is accurate. Three sticks of incense are exchanged for three bowls of rice. This is a deal with the dead. The arrangement of the ancient house seems to be very meaningful, not just a simple funeral."

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Yang Jian stared at the tombstones and said, "Let's go, let's go to another place to have a look in the rest of the time."

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Everyone nodded in agreement.

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On the way, Da Qiang asked suddenly, "What if the fragrance runs out during the vigil the next day?"

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"Then we won't be able to exchange for white rice. If you burn up a stick of incense, you will lose a bowl of rice. The incense can protect us, but that's the fifth day's safety overdraft." Yang Jian said.

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Fan Xing said: "So, Zhou Deng helped us indirectly? If it wasn't for him disrupting the arrangement and reporting the mourning in advance, the ancient house lost its balance and the incense was extinguished, otherwise we would not be able to keep the remaining two. Incense stick."

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"But he also brought trouble. If I didn't stand up to the ghosts in the lobby the next day, all of you would die." Yang Jian said coldly.

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"Aside from Zhou Deng, the danger this time has indeed given us a lot of information and intelligence, and it will not be as ignorant as the first day, and we don't know how he died in the end." Eagle said: "But the second day did not. If Yang Jian's words are spoken, we will all die in the back hall, so we must think more clearly about our next actions."

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"Now that I have taken three bowls of white rice, I have the items for the fifth day's ghost banquet. How can I survive the condolence tomorrow, which is the fourth day?" Da Qiang asked.

"This has to be discussed." Eagle said.

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Everyone's heart is still heavy.

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Because it is getting closer and closer to the first seven, the dangers encountered in the future will definitely exceed the previous days, and even the first seven will arrive, and the most dangerous letter delivery mission will come.

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And now everyone still doesn't know who the letter was sent to, only that the recipient will definitely appear in the ancient house.

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At that time, an extra person, or a ghost, must be the recipient of the letter.

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"It's still early, don't waste time circling the ancient house, go to the old forest in front of you." Yang Jian said, "Take advantage of this time to get a clear picture of the scene here."

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Everyone agreed.

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They walked around to the gate of the ancient house, and then walked along a path into the small old forest in front of them.

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The route is still the same as when it came, without any change.

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Yang Jian walked in front with a white lantern. He was observing this old forest, and there was a vague sense of unease in his heart.

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It seems that this old forest is very dangerous.

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But he looked around, but didn't see any dangerous place.

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"After leaving the old house, the suppression of ghost eyes disappeared." Yang Jian used ghost eyes at this moment to peep around.

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The darkness in the old forest had no effect on him.

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soon.

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Everyone came to the end of this old forest.

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It is a modern asphalt road, which is out of tune with the old houses before, but this road can't be seen to the left and right, the distance is hazy, everything seems to be shrouded in mist, it seems The world is only so big, it can't be expanded any more.

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"The bus has left." Fan Xing looked at his previous location.

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The supernatural bus has long since disappeared. Only some bloodstains and some ordinary personal items remain on the ground. It seems that these things can prove that a group of people got off the bus here before and encountered danger.

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"The bodies are gone," said the eagle, "and..."

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"And what?" Li Yang asked.

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Eagle said: "It's nothing, I just think there are a few more trees on the side of the road. When I got off the bus before, there didn't seem to be those trees. Maybe it was an illusion. I thought too much."

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"If you don't find anything, go back." Yang Jian said, "I can't wait for the bus here."

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Everyone just wanted to return.

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At this time, Yang Xiaohua suddenly stopped and her face froze: "Yang Jian, wait a minute, I, I seem to have stepped on something."

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"Huh?" Yang Jian looked at Yang Xiaohua's feet.

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Yang Xiaohua was wearing a pair of running shoes, but the place where she stood was slightly raised, as if there was something.

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After carefully moving his feet away, he found that what he was stepping on was actually a pale palm.

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"A dead hand?" Eagle subconsciously became alert.

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Yang Jian then handed the lantern to Li Yang, then walked over and gestured.

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Yang Xiaohua nodded, jumped away immediately, and then ducked to the side.

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Yang Jian moved his hand with a cracked spear.

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There was no reaction, and there were no corpse spots on his hands, and no signs of decay. Although the color was paler, it was still fresh.

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If it is a corpse, it must be the kind that has just died.

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He looked in the direction of the arm and found that the palm was extending from the direction of Lao Lin next to him.

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"It's the ghost rider who died here before." Yang Jian said, then crouched down, he stretched out his black ghost hand and grabbed the cold arm directly.

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Reach out and pull.

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A dead body was pulled out from the mud next to him.

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This corpse is somewhat familiar.

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But what makes people feel weird is that there is a piece of yellow paper stuck to the face of the dead body.

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The yellow paper was so big that it almost covered the entire face, but it was incomplete, so it was impossible to cover the entire face.

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"It's Zhou Deng." Fan Xing immediately exclaimed.

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He knew Zhou Deng. He and Zhou Deng had already greeted him on the bus. Both of them were ghost riders affiliated to the headquarters. , he can still distinguish it at a glance.

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"The clothes and body shape are indeed Zhou Deng, he is dead." Yang Jian confirmed that Zhou Deng's body was cold, although it was not stiff yet, it had lost its breath of life.

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"Shaking around, it's not bad, it's normal to die." Da Qiang sighed: "You have to throw this guy's body far away, so as not to get bad luck."

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Eagle said: "Actually, he doesn't know what will happen in the ancient house. He is also trying to survive, but he just chose the wrong method."

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He didn't hate this Zhou Deng, because he didn't want to hurt people in the past, he just liked to walk around alone.

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And in the end, when Zhou Deng disappeared, he took the initiative to lead the ghost away with a lantern, not to cause trouble for everyone on purpose.

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"Everyone is already dead, so it doesn't matter."

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Yang Jian said, "Just how did he die here? I remember he was holding a lantern in his hand before he left. According to the current situation, as long as the lantern does not leave his hand, he will not be attacked by ghosts."

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"Who knows, anything can happen in this place." Li Yang shook his head.

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Yang Jian didn't speak, he just looked at the yellow paper covering Zhou Deng's face, thought for a moment, stretched out his blackened ghost hand and tore the yellow paper off.

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Although the yellow paper was firmly attached to the face, it was not sticky, and it was easily torn apart.

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The yellow paper was torn off.

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A strange face appeared, and this face was not Zhou Deng's at all.

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But the next moment, Zhou Deng suddenly opened his eyes, then opened his mouth, gasping for breath, as if he was about to suffocate.

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Everyone was startled, and subconsciously took a few steps back.

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However, Yang Jian was holding a cracked spear in his hand, and the long coffin nail was about to fall against Zhou Deng's forehead.

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"Wait, wait a minute." Zhou Deng hurriedly stretched out his hand.

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The coffin nail stopped in front of Zhou Deng's forehead.

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A second later, Yang Jian will pierce through his head and nail it to the ground.

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"Alive?" Yang Jian's expression moved slightly, a little surprised.

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"I'm not dead at all, Team Yang, I'm really screwed if you fall."

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Zhou Deng hurriedly turned over and sat up. He stretched out his hand and tore off a human-skin mask on his face, and then returned to his original appearance.

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"Not dead? It doesn't matter~www.readwn.com~ I can give you a ride." Yang Jian said.

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"Team Yang, everyone is a colleague, why are you so heartless? I shouldn't have anything to offend Team Yang." Zhou Deng's eyelids jumped.

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Fan Xing scolded: "How dare you say that you have nothing to offend Team Yang, you almost killed us all, if you hadn't walked around with white lanterns, how could the ancient house lose its balance? We were almost wiped out yesterday, and you can see that this is the only person left now."

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Zhou Deng looked at the others.

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It was found that the number of people was indeed pitifully small. Compared with the number on the first day, the number of people was reduced by almost 60%.

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"I almost died, if I wanted to kill you, how could I kill myself?" Zhou Deng patted the dust and stood up.

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Yang Jian looked at him coldly.

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This guy is really unintentional, otherwise he wouldn't be buried here, there must be an accident in the middle.

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"Tell me, what's the matter with you?" Yang Jian said.

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Zhou Deng said, "This is not the place to talk now. Let's leave this forest first."

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"Where's your lantern?" asked the eagle.

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"It was taken away." Zhou Deng said this with a somewhat lingering expression on his face.

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(End of this chapter)

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