Chen Family Fortress in Chaos

The sudden downpour created a temporary, Water Mist, misty zone within the scorching Fire Hell.

The heavy rain soaked the bodyguards' clothes. This downpour, which would have drawn complaints anywhere else, was a rare blessing for the local Native.

The damp rain, though heavy, also carried away the scorching heat, allowing them to experience a rare "coolness" in the Fire Hell.

However, no one was really in the mood to enjoy the coolness.

"The livestock and Vehicles are stored up ahead!"

In the torrential rain, visibility was extremely low, so Chen Yuanye, a native of Chen Family Fortress, naturally became the guide.

Moreover, he even knew the "shortcut"!

What would normally be a long walk was covered in just a few steps by Chen Yuanye, who led them through a series of twists and turns!

However, upon arriving at their destination... everyone was stunned again.

"Heroine, what should we do?!"

Half of the shack collapsed during the torrential rain.

It was a shack built in Fire Hell, and although it provided excellent shade, it seemed that no one had ever considered how to deal with torrential rain. In addition, it was already somewhat dilapidated and in disrepair, so it was no surprise that something went wrong.

Although the caravan was undamaged, the animals pulling it were nowhere to be found.

Of course, this might not necessarily be due to the collapse of the shed, since the livestock were not crushed under the shed, and there were no animal footprints in the muddy ground... So it is very likely that the livestock ran away before the rainstorm hit and the shed collapsed—which would seem like a deliberate act by a mastermind.

Lin Yu remained completely calm in the face of Yue Zhenqiao's questioning.

"No rush, the animal pulling the cart has run away, we can just replace it with something else!"

He spoke Leng Jing, then a thought struck him.

Moments later, on Double Saw Mountain after the downpour, at the edge of the Chen Family Fortress wall, a massive body emerged from the rain, crossing the wall.

Li Nian flicked the water droplets off her hoodie and said, "Wow, I almost forgot about your new pet, sister!"

The Mountain Demon Leader, Three Suns, came to a steady stop in front of Lin Yu, letting out a submissive sigh.

"Ouch!"

Seeing this, Chen Yuanye gripped his gun nervously. "Wow, junior sister... you really do have a way to subdue Yaomo?"

Lin Yu waved his hand. "It was just a trick given to me by a Daoist Mage."

With that, Lin Yu called out to everyone, "Alright, everyone get in the car!"

He then jumped onto the caravan carrying Xie Chong's remains, its doors mostly destroyed.

Yue Zhenqiao hesitated, "That Heroine, there are still two cars left..."

"The combined value of the remaining two vehicles isn't even as much as the remains inside. Your employer probably only wants this one; the other two are just bait and a decoy," Lin Yu said. Three Suns pulled the cart up. "If you really care about these things... we'll come back after we deal with that Yaomo!"

Upon hearing this, Yue Zhenqiao naturally stopped worrying about it.

After all, the Escort Agency now only has seven people left, and they will have to rely on Lin Yu both before and after, so Yue Zhenqiao has never dared to disobey Lin Yu.

The twelve men boarded the carriage. Lin Yu gave the order to Three Suns, and then the Mountain Demon Leader made a dull thud as he pulled up the carriage shaft and put the yoke and reins on himself.

Then, using both his hands and feet, Three Suns began pulling the cart through the torrential rain.

Ten of the twelve people crawled into the carriage to guard the mangled body of Blade Demon Xie Chong.

Lin Yu and Chen Yuanye stood on the driver's seat outside the carriage.

After all, Lin Yu was to command the Three Suns.

Chen Yuanye... was responsible for giving Lin Yu directions.

"Turn right uphill ahead, then turn left and go all the way to the end; that's the gate of Chen Family Fortress."

"This is the fastest route to leave the Chen Family Fortress area."

Chen Yuanye nailed the spear to the carriage shaft, steadied himself by holding the spear with one hand, wiped the rain off his face, and then gave instructions.

Mandrills are not four-legged animals used for pulling carts, but rather two-legged Yaomo resembling apes.

Despite the fact that Three Suns, as the Mountain Demon Leader, was huge and strong, the carriage was still incredibly bumpy when it was pulling at full speed. The people inside the carriage were fine, but Chen Yuanye outside would probably have been thrown out if he hadn't been holding onto his gun.

However, Lin Yu remained Unmovable as a Mountain, simply gripping the edge of the carriage and Leng Jing speaking.

"Knew."

As Lin Yu spoke, he issued the instructions to Three Suns.

With Lin Yu's instructions, Three Suns naturally pulled the cart even faster!

The caravan sped away, and at that moment, the mastermind behind the scenes finally noticed the caravan trying to escape amidst the strange phenomenon of the torrential rain!

Just as Lin Yu had predicted...

Perhaps the mastermind behind this wasn't initially planning all this for the sake of Xie Chong's remains, since no one could have predicted that Xie Chong's remains would appear here.

However... whether Yaomo or human, Xie Chong's remains are of extremely high value to most Living Beings in the Prison Mountain Realm.

Is there any reason not to accept something that's offered to you?

After countless investigations by the Daoist Sect, Chen Family Fortress, which had seemed ordinary, finally revealed its ferocious fangs and an extremely bizarre scene!

"Squeak--"

The door of the stone house next to them opened, and then a gray figure blocked the middle of the road!

It was an old woman dressed in coarse cloth. She was hunched over, but her steps were not slow at all, and her movements were as stiff as a Puppet.

Immediately afterwards, a second and a third figure emerged from every corner. One by one, the villagers stepped out of their homes, their steps perfectly synchronized, as if drawn together by an invisible thread.

What's even stranger is that although the villagers' actions were strange, their expressions were completely natural, as if they were unaware of their strangeness. They even took the initiative to talk to Lin Yu and his group, and their words were all perfectly logical.

"Why are you leaving already? Aren't you going to stay a little longer?!"

"Huh! When did Yuan Ye get back?"

"This weather is so weird, let's stay a little longer!"

Moments later, the villagers had completely blocked the road in front of the caravan. They moved forward mechanically while talking enthusiastically, their arms and legs swinging unnaturally, pressing against each other and even making "crackling" sounds from their joints.

Chen Yuanye's temples throbbed as he watched this scene.

Lin Yu also frowned.

"Is there any other way?"

"Yes, there are, but... there's no need to avoid them," Chen Yuanye said through gritted teeth. "Most of these people are my fellow villagers, my beloved elders who watched me grow up, and my childhood playmates who accompanied me... or their descendants."

Lin Yu raised an eyebrow. "Senior Brother Chen, I don't understand what you mean."

"It means I don't want to see them like this, so... junior sister, consider this a request from your Senior Brother."

Chen Yuanye pulled out the long spear nailed to the carriage shaft, lowered his hips and bent his knees.

"Just crash into it!"