The Grand Finale

After jumping into the cave entrance, what greeted their eyes was a long and narrow secret tunnel.

Lu Lingfeng tried to move around, only to find he couldn't stretch out at all.

After a moment's thought, he ordered his three confidants to take off their night clothes, tie them to their arms, and wrap them into cloth shields, to prevent surprise attacks from hidden arrows.

As expected, after crawling out of this narrow secret tunnel, assassins hidden in the dark immediately attacked, targeting the four of them.

Fortunately, Lu Lingfeng's martial arts were superb, and the three Jinwu Guards by his side were also elites chosen from a hundred. With their prior vigilance, they blocked the arrows with their cloth shields and charged out of the secret tunnel with Lu Lingfeng, killing all the assassins ambushing at the exit.

Lu Lingfeng knew in his heart that these assassins were just an appetizer, and there were definitely more dangers hidden in the underground cave ahead!

He exchanged a look with the three Jinwu Guards, gritted his teeth, and resolutely continued forward.

But strangely, the enemy's forces seemed to be truly limited to this.

Lu Lingfeng and his men advanced cautiously for a long time, but they did not encounter a second wave of ambush.

Not long after, they passed through a corridor covered with traces of artificial carving, and a sealed stone door appeared before them.

Lu Lingfeng frowned, immediately raised his cloth shield, and cautiously walked towards the stone door.

Before he could get close to the stone door, a grinding sound came from the cave wall, and the entire stone door actually rose up with a rumble!

"It's Mechanism Art!"

The three Jinwu Guards were startled and quickly held up their cloth shields to protect Lu Lingfeng.

Lu Lingfeng frowned and looked at the open stone door, only to see a huge natural cave behind it.

The space in this cave was extremely spacious, with sharp stalactites hanging from the ceiling. The surrounding cave walls had many cave entrances and stone platforms, as well as some strangely shaped ghost god statues.

Various candlelight were inserted into the stone platforms and the ground below, emitting bright light.

By the candlelight, Lu Lingfeng saw the stone platform in the center of the cave. Four Heavenly King statues stood at the four corners of the platform. In the very center was a hollow iron seat, on which sat a disheveled, ghost-masked white-clothed person.

At this moment, the white-clothed person's arms rested on the armrests, and his eyes indifferently watched the four people behind the stone door.

"Lu Lingfeng... you've finally arrived!"

A slightly buzzing voice came from behind the mask, echoing throughout the entire cave.

Lu Lingfeng frowned and said coldly, "You were waiting for me?"

"That's right!"

The white-clothed person responded frankly, then looked at him faintly and said, "What, the dignified General of the Guards of the Jinwu Guard, are you afraid to come in and talk?"

Lu Lingfeng sneered, "Why would I go in? To fall into your trap?"

The White Clothed Person shook his head in disappointment. "The esteemed Fan Yang Lu Clan, a prestigious family. At such a young age, holding a rank of Zheng Si Pin Xia. Such achievements, I thought you were some young prodigy. Turns out you're just a coward!"

Lu Lingfeng's expression darkened, and he said coldly, "Are you trying to provoke me?"

The White Clothed Person glanced at him and said indifferently, "So what if I am?"

"..."

Lu Lingfeng's expression couldn't help but change.

Just then, he paused slightly, as if he had discovered something. Then, he suddenly gritted his teeth, abandoning his previous hesitation. He waved his hand, pushing aside the Jinwu Guard blocking his path, and strode into the Stone Door.

"General of the Guards!"

The three Jinwu Guards couldn't help but cry out in alarm. After exchanging glances, they could only brace themselves and follow.

Seeing this, Su Haoming, who had been hiding his presence and trailing behind, couldn't help but shake his head.

Because of his existence, the Jinwu Guard Squad that should have died during the previous ghost market trip had survived.

This led to Lu Lingfeng not experiencing the death of his comrades, and his character had not grown. He was still that reckless Jinwu Guard General of the Guards.

Indeed, over-interfering with the plot wasn't entirely a good thing.

If they hadn't followed this time, Lu Lingfeng and the other three would probably have been wiped out here...

With this thought, Su Haoming tapped his toes and, while the Stone Door hadn't closed yet, quietly floated inside.

"Boom!"

The heavy stone door fell shut behind them.

Lu Lingfeng's heart sank, but he didn't regret it.

He raised his shield and held his saber, staring coldly at the White Clothed Person.

"I've entered. What do you intend to do?"

The White Clothed Person chuckled and couldn't help but clap his hands.

"Clap~ Clap~"

"Well done, Lu Lingfeng..."

The White Clothed Person said with a smile, then suddenly changed his tone and sneered, "As expected, foolish!"

Before his voice even fell, dozens of figures rushed out from the shadows of the high platform behind him, each holding a long saber and guarding themselves.

Above the surrounding cave, more than ten Archers also revealed themselves, drawing their bows and nocking arrows, aiming at Lu Lingfeng and the other three below.

The White Clothed Person sneered, "I expected you to walk into a trap, but I didn't expect it to be so easy. Lu Lingfeng, if even a fool like you can hold a high position, are all the officials in the Imperial Court blind?!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Lu Lingfeng's expression instantly turned as dark as water.

Seeing this, Su Haoming, who was hiding his figure, couldn't help but have a headache.

My blood pressure! My blood pressure!

This early Lu Lingfeng is too much of a blood pressure raiser?!

There was no choice but to prepare to make a move in advance...

Just as Su Haoming was thinking this, a gust of clear wind blew, revealing a figure only he could see.

"Brother Lin!"

Su Haoming's face showed joy.

Before entering the cave, he and Lin Yu had split into two groups. He followed the four people with higher combat power, including Lu Lingfeng, while Lin Yu secretly protected his cousin Su Wuming.

Since Brother Lin had already arrived here, it meant his cousin Su Wuming had also arrived!

As expected, Lin Yu chuckled and said in a low voice, "Don't rush to make a move yet, watch how your cousin puts on a show!"

Before his voice even fell, a slow and steady voice suddenly came from the Cave Entrance on the cave wall above.

"Whether the officials in the Imperial Court think so, Su doesn't know..."

"But judging by your tone, it seems you have deep-seated grievances!"

The White Clothed Person was shocked by the sound and suddenly looked up.

He saw a figure emerge from the Cave Entrance on the cave wall.

With his hands behind his back, he stepped onto the stone platform and walked straight to the Archer, revealing a familiar face.

"Su Wuming..."

Lu Lingfeng looked at the figure above with a complicated expression, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

At that time, Su Haoming was hiding behind them and couldn't see the situation on the cave wall, so he thought Lu Lingfeng was just provoked.

In fact, the reason he chose to step through the Stone Door was not just simple recklessness, but also a signal from Su Wuming.

Seeing everyone's gaze converge, Su Wuming's lips curved slightly, and he gently clapped his hands.

Instantly, the Archers standing on the stone platform of the cave wall turned their bows and aimed at the White Clothed Person below.

Seeing this, the many assassins in front of the White Clothed Person were all startled. They quickly shielded the White Clothed Person and looked at the suddenly rebellious Archers with uncertainty.

Not only them, but even Su Haoming, who was hidden in the shadows, was shocked by the turn of events before his eyes.

"...What's going on?!"

Su Haoming came back to his senses and looked at Lin Yu with a mixture of shock and joy.

Lin Yu smiled and explained, "Didn't Su Wuming order his subordinates to search for other secret tunnel entrances everywhere? As a result, they didn't find the entrances, but instead caught Fei Jishi, who was stealing chickens. This person has lived underground in the Ghost Market for many years and knows the underground secret tunnels like the back of his hand, making him a veritable Ghost Market Living Map."

"Coupled with the fact that the Mastermind specifically ambushed Lu Lingfeng and transferred most of his men here."

"With these two factors combined, Su Wuming was able to sneak in and arrive here first."

"He had already subdued those archers. What you see now are all Chang'an Catchers he brought!"

"As expected of my cousin!" Su Haoming couldn't help but exclaim, then said dejectedly, "But Brother Lin, with this, is there still room for us to make an appearance?"

"Don't rush!"

Lin Yu glanced at the high platform and said, "Do you see the four Heavenly King Statues on the high platform? Inside them are sealed the sleeping Four Fiends of Youli. The strength of these four fiends is indeed extraordinary. Lu Lingfeng and these Chang'an Catchers alone might not be their match..."

He thought the Four Fiends weren't present!

So they were inside the statues!

Su Haoming suddenly realized. He had only heard the names of the Four Fiends of Youli from Lin Yu and didn't know their specific situation.

Lin Yu said with a smile, "Now, the White Clothed Person is ambushing Lu Lingfeng, Su Wuming is ambushing the White Clothed Person, the Four Fiends of Youli are ambushing Su Wuming, and we are ambushing the Four Fiends of Youli. This is what it means to make a grand finale appearance and Show Off!"