The Ghost Devouring Boy
Chapter 1601

Protection

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"It really does look like her."

The girl below looked about seventeen or eighteen. With her glasses on and her absorbed reading posture, she truly resembled Wang Yizhi from her student days. However, upon closer inspection, there were many differences in the details.

In Zhang Chen's eyes, the resemblance in appearance was likely nothing more than coincidence. What concerned him more at the moment was her identity.

The fragmented Memory Fragments in his mind were also subtly telling Zhang Chen that the girl before him had a deep connection to him. From the way she had looked at him earlier, Zhang Chen knew that she already regarded him as her father, yet the emotions contained within were exceedingly complicated.

"Miss Zhang Ziyun, are you the final gravekeeper here?" Yu Ming asked respectfully.

"However, to reach the final sealing site, you will need to pass through a rather complicated maze behind me. At its end, you will arrive at the dark creature Father painstakingly imprisoned. Ordinarily, while you pass through the maze, I should alter its terrain, disrupt you to a certain extent, and launch sneak attacks."

"But judging from your earlier performance, opposing you would only lead me to death. After thinking it over, I decided to give up, because I know my abilities are insufficient to stop you. This is the key to opening the maze."

To everyone's surprise, the girl directly tossed the crucial gatekeeping key to Yu Ming, who stood at the front.

"Go in quickly. Don't disturb my reading, or I might change my mind." The girl lowered her head again and continued reading by the firelight. She seemed entirely unconcerned that the four outsiders might harm her—or perhaps she knew that one of them would certainly protect her from the others.

"This woman is the

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