Chapter 266 Crossing the River of Forgetfulness
The people in the Seventh Branch who were walking through the fog were initially attracted by the Sansheng Stone and did not immediately see Ji Li and others at Naihe Bridge.
But when the ghost team came closer, the wide Naihe Bridge came into view.
The most eye-catching thing was the strangers who were carrying coffins and looking nervous.
When Chang Nian, the leader, saw Ji Li's figure, excitement immediately appeared on his tired face.
She never expected that Ji Li, who was thrown into the endless hell, would arrive at Naihe Bridge one step ahead of them.
As the distance got closer and closer, not only Chang Nian, but also Yu Guo, Dong Yuan and others also discovered that Ji Li was busy doing something with his head down among several strange men and women.
Yu Guo was the first to break away from the ghost team and walked towards the bridge, followed closely by Chang Nian and Dong Yuan. Only Tang Duan and Hong Fu were still standing there, motionless.
"It's not easy. You can be thrown into the endless hell and still come out intact, tsk tsk tsk."
Hong Fu didn't realize the seriousness of the matter yet, so he stood in the ghost team, took a step forward, and filled the space left by the previous few people.
Tang Duan snorted coldly and stroked the coffin with his hand: "Why don't you join him?"
Hong Fu raised his hand and took a step closer, "They are all gone, there must be someone taking a seat. It will be bad if we miss the time to reincarnate."
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"Ji Li, you can actually escape from the hell?"
Yu Guo felt incredible that Ji Li could reappear intact. He came closer and saw Ji Li preparing to push the coffin into the Wangchuan River.
Ji Li didn't want to cause more trouble, so he planned to cross the river first before meeting up at the seventh branch, but he didn't expect to be delayed for a while by Qiu Xue.
He raised his head and glanced at Yu Guo, Chang Nian, and those familiar faces, and said calmly: "There is one person missing."
Dong Yuan's face showed sadness, "Tian Xiaoyu was killed while crossing Evil Dog Ridge."
Chang Nian looked at the three strange men and women who were standing aside, feeling a little uncomfortable, and suddenly understood.
"They're the fifth branch?"
This is the only possibility that can appear here in the form of carrying a coffin.
Ji Li pointed to the incense stick at Qiu Xue's feet. At this time, one-third of it had burned.
"Li Congrong and Li Guanqi of the fifth branch, as well as the deputy store manager and others are on their way.
By then all the forces of the two branches will be gathered together, and the situation will become increasingly chaotic."
Ji Li paused for a moment before saying in a low voice: "I guess there are divisions and factions within the fifth branch. Be careful of them."
Now that the Seventh Branch and others have arrived, Ji Li can't just pass by without telling them the truth.
While everyone was observing Du Xiyue and others, he looked at Hong Fu and Tang Duan in the distance and told his guess about the drowned ghost.
When he told the story about the two ghosts inside the Seventh Branch, there was not much surprise on the faces of Yu Guo, Chang Nian and others.
The words sent by ghosts are already considered explicit, and since arriving in Fengcheng, the only things that can be regarded as related to ghosts are the two brothers who drowned for no reason.
Chang Nian looked at the Naihe Bridge and Wangchuan River in front of him: "It seems that if we want to survive here safely, Hong Fu and Tang Duan must not go with us."
After all, Chang Nian is different from Tongguan. Perhaps because Tongguan is here, he will first think about how to solve the problem.
Rather than like Chang Nian, he directly chose the simplest and most effective solution.
From this point of view, Chang Nian's character is very direct and ruthless, and she has a certain etiquette style.
But Ji Li still disagreed with this conclusion, so he moved the coffin a few steps further into the Wangchuan River.
At this time, the coffin had completely entered the water, and the dark river water soaked the bottom of the coffin, drawing black lines.
The blood-red coffin is clearly visible in the river, showing its uniqueness and weirdness.
Ji Li consciously stayed away from Chang Nian and others, "I can't say that the ghosts of the brothers have been staying with them along the way. Now you can both have ghosts on your bodies."
In the end, he couldn't wait any longer. Even for him, Yu Guo and Chang Nian were not just ordinary store clerks who could be discarded at will.
But when it comes to real danger, even if there is only a partial possibility, he will not add unnecessary trouble to himself.
On the contrary, at this time, Ji Li trusted the fifth branch more.
He glanced at the team of ghosts who had arrived at the Naihe Bridge in large numbers. The ghost at the front had already started to board the bridge and immediately shouted to Du Xiyue:
"What are you waiting for? Do you really think that Li Congrong will be able to take you across the river unscathed?"
This sentence played right into Du Xiyue's hands. She was already dissatisfied with Li Congrong. She clearly possessed a mysterious and powerful crime object, but she refused to be attracted by the First and Ninth Branches.
As a result, she missed a lot of resources. Otherwise, she would not have contacted the first branch.
And through Qiu Xue's actions, she also had doubts about Li Congrong. As soon as Ji Li said a pun, she hesitated.
But after her eyes flickered several times, she chose to reveal the guilty object.
The crystal ball appeared again, but it was not activated directly. It was just placed at the end of Naihe Bridge and successfully blocked the ghost team.
This kind of low-level ghost is not even a ghost, so naturally it cannot withstand the supernatural impact of sinful objects.
Ji Li first threw the civet cat in his arms into the coffin. This time it opened its eyes, but it was still a little lazy.
Yu Guo, Chang Nian, and even Du Xiyue and others seemed to turn a blind eye to the civet cat. From the moment they saw Ji Li, they never raised the question that a civet cat would appear in this environment.
Ji Li also understood that maybe this cat was too special, but now was not the time to think deeply about it.
He then boarded the coffin. The coffin swayed several times on the water. Although it was shaking a little, it was still stable.
Then Du Xiyue walked around Yu Guo and Chang Nian, placed a folding shovel in Ji Li's hand, and began to prepare to put down the coffin.
Ji Li used a folding shovel to push the coffin away from the shore little by little, heading towards the calm river. At the same time, he carefully looked around the coffin, especially the evil spirits hidden under the water.
Du Xiyue on the other side took back the crystal ball, and the ghosts began to board the Naihe Bridge one by one.
There is a hundred meters distance between the two sides. Logically speaking, most of the targets chosen by the Forgotten River Ghosts will be the ghosts on the bridge, and only a few evil ghosts will target Ji Li.
Of course, this is just a conjecture in Ji Li's own plan. What will happen in reality needs further testing.
"Hey, what's going on with you guys? Why did he leave on his own? He didn't want to cross the bridge but the river?"
Hong Fu mingled among the ghosts and looked at the situation on Chang Nian and Ji Li's side, somewhat puzzled.
This sentence also made Chang Nian think deeply. What Ji Li said before was not impossible.
Who said that along the way, the drowned brothers didn't move their coffins to rest, maybe they were behind her at this moment.
Almost as soon as the thought came to her mind, she suddenly felt the umbrella in her hand tremble.
She turned her head suddenly, only to see a pale figure jumping into the Wangchuan River with a splash.
Chapter completed!