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"": "Luo Bin had no intention of pressing his advantage by going after Long Phu.
They had only just broken through this place's defenses and knew nothing about it. He had even less idea where Long Phu might go.
For now, they needed to proceed one step at a time, steadily and carefully, to resolve everything properly.
He recounted what had happened earlier.
The others looked even more astonished.
"Unless I'm mistaken, those insects are the source of his witchcraft. Long Phu uses them to control people, and even certain 'things' he has prepared. Once they burrow into your body, you probably won't have any chance to resist. As for the hallucination that kept making you feel something in your throat, Mr. Luo, its purpose was to break your defenses and expose more weaknesses." Zhang Yunxi nodded.
At last, Zhang Yunxi had regained his composure.
"What now, then? We didn't pursue Long Phu! Are we just letting him escape?" Chen Zu asked, sounding reluctant.
"Don't rush, Director Chen. The Fire Official Temple is nowhere near as simple as it looks. Long Phu couldn't have transformed this place in a day or two. This is a lair he has painstakingly built."
"Have your people search the northeast, northwest, and due west. See what they find."
"Remember, don't just look at what's in plain sight. Check for cavities under the floor and anything hidden inside the walls," Zhang Yunxi reminded him.
The three directions Zhang Yunxi had named corresponded to the Five Ghosts, Six Killings, and Misfortune.
Luo Bin knew just as well that a building had far more than one inauspicious direction.
Fixed sha was more dangerous than annual sha.
It was simply that the Main Hall happened to occupy the death position, the deadliest of all.