Chapter 117: Chapter 117: Today You Die_1
At midnight, the hour of midnight.
Qin Feng, leading Xue Xiaochan, and Song Sisi, with her troops, met at Moon Lake.
Despite being scared out of his wits by Wen Wenjing last time, Qi Hong was still very defiant.
As soon as he saw Qin Feng, he sneered, "Aren’t you supposed to be so capable? Why do you still need to ask our Patrol Team for help when it comes to rescuing people?"
"Tonight, I am mainly asking for Deputy Captain Qi’s assistance. Those eight hundred workers could not possibly all be rescued without you."
Of course, Qin Feng didn’t say that he wanted to use Qi Hong as bait.
Qi Hong took his words to heart, feeling quite pleased with himself.
"It seems you’ve realized my importance, kid. I won’t hold last time against you."
"Deputy Captain Qi, you have the tolerance of a prime minister, so generous and forgiving!"
Qin Feng’s insincere flattery made Song Sisi instantly suspicious.
With her understanding of Qin Feng, this fellow was very sarcastic, always ready to mock anyone.
So she grabbed Qin Feng and asked, "What’s wrong with you today? Did you take the wrong medicine?"
"No, I didn’t!"
"You didn’t, yet you act like this?"
"To rescue those eight hundred laborers tonight, we must rely on Deputy Captain Qi. So naturally, I should be more polite to him, shouldn’t I?"
"Rely on Qi Hong? How so?" Sisi asked.
Her intuition told her that Qin Feng was hiding something up his sleeve, so she had to get to the bottom of it.
"Deputy Captain Qi is upright and spirited, clearly a man full of heroism. When it comes to dangerous tasks, he would never let his teammates go first, let alone women. So later, when we rescue those workers, I’m confident that Deputy Captain Qi will be leading at the forefront!"
Qin Feng’s shower of flattery made Qi Hong’s smile stretch from ear to ear.
"As the deputy captain of the Patrol Team, it’s only right that I take on dangerous tasks. Moreover, tonight we are saving 800 lives!"
Although dissatisfied with Qin Feng, Qi Hong was essentially a man of integrity.
In his day-to-day duties, when faced with danger, he was always the first to charge forward, rushing towards the peril!
Seeing that Qi Hong took the bait, Qin Feng quickly said with a smile, "Deputy Captain Qi, you’ve already encountered a ghost last time, and it was the most terrifying female ghost at that. This time, you won’t end up paralyzed with fear, sitting on the ground, wetting your pants, right?"
Even though he knew Qin Feng was provoking him, Qi Hong was still angry.
"You still look down on me?"
"Not at all! How could I possibly look down on you, Deputy Captain Qi? Your task is very important tonight. If nothing goes wrong, those eight hundred laborers are likely being watched by a group of little ghosts. So, our strategy for tonight’s operation is: you’ll be responsible for attracting those little ghosts and leading them into the large formation I’ve set up. Then, Captain Song will lead the eight hundred laborers to retreat. As for me, I’ll be in the formation, liberating those little ghosts."
After finishing, Qin Feng opened the trunk of the car, pointed to the large and small bags inside, and said to Qi Hong, "Deputy Captain Qi, assign your men to carry one bag each. With these props, let’s go save some people."
Half an hour later, the group, led by Qin Feng, arrived at the entrance of a cave at the lakeshore.
Qin Feng opened a bag and took out a candlestick, distributing one to each person, then lit them.
"Why light candles? Can’t we use flashlights? Our Patrol Team is equipped with professional flashlights that can last seventy-two hours."
"Ghosts fear fire."
With only that three-word response from Qin Feng, Qi Hong shut up.
The group entered the cave.
Through the feeble light cast by the candles, faint black shadows could be seen drifting around the perimeter.
These were lingering souls, not much of a threat.
But they made whining sounds that were quite unnerving to hear.
Also, due to the gathering of souls, the temperature inside the cave was very low.
It was as if one had stepped into an ice cellar, bone-chillingly cold.
Suddenly, a black shadow swooped down from above, claws bared, lunging towards Qin Feng, who was leading the team.
Qin Feng struck out with a punch.
"Aah..."
Accompanied by a scream, the shadow was dispersed.
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a large swarm of bats flew out.
All these bats were eyeless; they were Eyeless Bats.
Eyeless Bats are especially prone to attracting ghosts.
Ghosts can easily possess them.
This swarm of Eyeless Bats, easily numbering in the hundreds, had sharp teeth and pounced directly at everyone present.
Qin Feng saw this and could only shudder with a start.
Immediately, an overpowering flow of energy burst forth like a landslide.
The energy flow harmed no one, but it sent the unexpectedly attacking swarm of Eyeless Bats tumbling to the ground.
Qin Feng’s methods left everyone astonished.
Song Sisi cried out with an infatuated look, "Little Feng Feng, you’re so amazing!"
"Don’t take advantage of me, even Little Feng Feng is here," Qin Feng complained speechlessly.
"I’ll call you Little Feng Feng, even Xiaochan agreed to it."
Song Sisi grabbed Xue Xiaochan’s arm and shook it, asking, "Right, dear?"
If it had been any other woman calling Qin Feng Little Feng Feng, Xue Xiaochan would have flown into a rage long ago.
But Song Sisi was her best friend.
Therefore, she could only say expressionlessly, "It has nothing to do with me."
"Did you hear that? Your wife has agreed, so from now on, I’ll call you Little Feng Feng."
Song Sisi didn’t mean anything else by it; she just thought it was fun.
After all, she couldn’t very well keep calling Qin Feng a stinking hooligan in front of so many people, could she?
So, she bestowed upon him this pet name.
Most importantly, Song Sisi wanted to make Qin Feng her little brother.
That way, if she encountered any more cases involving ghosts or monsters in the future, she could openly ask her ’little brother’ for help!
After the Eyeless Bats, no other incidents occurred.
The group made their way to the bottom of the cave.
The space here was vast, the size of a soccer field.
The eight hundred workers stood erect, like terracotta soldiers, in neat rows and columns.
Twenty in a row and forty in a line, perfectly aligned.
Hemp ropes descended from above, looped around the necks of the workers.
Every worker’s neck was bound with hemp rope, yet the ropes weren’t tight enough to kill them, and the workers were still alive.
However, with just a slight upward pull on these ropes...
The eight hundred workers would be beheaded in an instant, all dead.
For every rope had a sharp razor blade tied to it.
Thud!
Thud-thud!
...
The sound of striking the Muyu resounded.
Master Zhikong emerged, but he didn’t come forward; instead, he hid behind the eight hundred workers.
"I knew you would come to throw your life away. I didn’t expect you’d actually show up."
"Throw my life away? Today, you’re the one who will die! Last time I let you go because Moon Lake had not yet returned to my wife’s hands. Now, Moon Lake is already my wife’s territory. You’ve been causing all these messes here, and I must clean them up. As for you, a Demon Buddhist Disciple who has harmed countless lives, I naturally have to act on behalf of Heaven and execute you!"
