Chapter 1 The Zhang Family Taoist

"It's a Zhang family Taoist! The Tang family actually ran into a Zhang family Taoist! The Tang family gathered four people as soon as they landed, and they even ran into a Zhang family Taoist. What kind of heaven-defying luck is this!"

The appearance of that Taoist priest instantly made the people outside uneasy.

In the Ghost Mountain dungeon, this Taoist priest was a very important NPC (non-player character).

His Maoshan ghost techniques were superb. Even ferocious ghosts had to fear him.

Once they could get the help of the Zhang family Taoist, the difficulty of the Ghost Mountain trip could be reduced by at least one level!

Xiao Tianze's chest-thumping expression showed just how important the Zhang family Taoist was.

The expressions of the other family heads who hated the Tang family were also very ugly.

This time, would they really let the Tang family continue to maintain their position as one of the four great families?

In the Ghost Mountain dungeon, Tang Aotian's face also revealed a hint of surprise when he saw the Zhang family Taoist. He obviously knew how powerful this ordinary-looking Taoist was.

In comparison, Qiao Yu was not happy and didn't want to speak with a dark face.

"Thank you, Taoist priest, for your help!" Tang Aotian cupped his fist at the Zhang family Taoist excitedly.

"You're welcome, just call me Zhang Erhe." Zhang Erhe was very polite. "This place is called Ghost Mountain and is very dangerous. You young brothers should leave quickly."

"Taoist Zhang, it's not that we don't want to leave, but we have unspeakable difficulties! We must go up this Ghost Mountain!" Tang Aotian said, cupping his fist.

"Is that so..." Zhang Erhe's face showed a look of embarrassment.

"How about this, you follow me up the mountain. But you still have to be careful, because there are a lot of people, and I can't take care of everyone. At critical moments, you still have to rely on yourselves."

"Thank you, Taoist Zhang!" Tang Aotian felt a burst of excitement in his heart when he heard this.

He had only one thought in his mind at the moment: this wave is stable! With the help of Zhang Erhe, this trip to Ghost Mountain would be Tang Aotian's journey to fame.

After Tang Xiaoxiao woke up, the group continued to walk towards Ghost Mountain and soon arrived at the foot of Ghost Mountain.

Looking up, Ghost Mountain towered into the clouds. The mountainside was shrouded in mist, and occasionally, shadows could be seen flashing in the mist. It was unknown whether they were people or ghosts.

The only creatures that could be seen were a few black crows cawing strangely.

The part of the mountain below the mountainside that could be seen was entirely made of stone, covered with various black and blue plants, each one clawing and dancing as if they wanted to devour people.

"Brother Aotian, do we really have to go up this mountain?"

After all, Tang Xiaoxiao was still a girl, and she was obviously a little timid when she saw this terrible Ghost Mountain.

"Don't worry, I'm here for everything, silly girl." Tang Aotian stretched out a big hand and rubbed Tang Xiaoxiao's head dotingly.

"Okay, Brother Aotian, then you have to protect me." Tang Xiaoxiao felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

The sickening scene made Qiao Yu feel a chill. Weren't these two afraid of ending up in German orthopedics?

Qiao Yu poked Zhang Erhe.

"Taoist Zhang, did you hear that? Don't worry about anything that girl encounters later, and don't steal our Brother Aotian's spotlight."

Zhang Erhe was stunned when he heard this. He was good at catching ghosts, but he didn't really understand worldly matters.

Looking at Qiao Yu's serious face, Zhang Erhe believed him and nodded sincerely.

"Okay, I understand."

This time, Qiao Yu was also stunned. Was this Taoist priest so easy to fool?

They continued to move forward. Qiao Yu took out the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade and used it as a machete to cut down the tree branches and thorns in front of them.

Zhang Erhe's eyes narrowed when he saw the Golden Dragon Crescent Blade. "This blade has a strong baleful aura! Young brother, what do you do for a living?"

"Me? I slaughter pigs." Qiao Yu perfunctorily replied casually.

Zhang Erhe took a deep look at Qiao Yu. Such a strong baleful aura couldn't be produced by slaughtering pigs, but he didn't continue to ask.

The danger of Ghost Mountain actually came from those demons and ghosts. What's more, the sun was about to set, and all sorts of ghosts and monsters might come out at that time.

Having such a blade with a strong baleful aura to deter the ghosts was also a good choice.

After climbing for a long time, the sun had already set. The Ghost Mountain at night was even more eerie and terrifying, and the mountain in front of Qiao Yu and the others suddenly became wide open.

The tree branches and vines that had been blocking the way were separated to both sides, revealing a winding mountain path.

"It seems that this road was opened up by someone. It seems that someone has climbed Ghost Mountain faster than us."

Tang Aotian stepped forward and touched a broken tree branch. Milky white sap was still seeping from the broken end, which was obviously broken not long ago.

"Yes, Brother Aotian, it's good that someone is helping us open the way. Let's go quickly!"

Having been on Ghost Mountain for so long and not seeing anything dirty, Tang Xiaoxiao's courage had also grown slightly.

Tang Aotian nodded, and the group continued on their way, but not long after they set off, Zhang Erhe, who was walking in the front, suddenly stopped.

Tang Aotian, who was closely following Zhang Erhe, almost bumped into his back.

"What's wrong, Taoist Zhang?" Tang Aotian asked with some doubts.

"Look over there."

Zhang Erhe pointed with his hand, and the others looked over when they heard the sound.

"Ugh!"

Tang Xiaoxiao retched and turned her head away.

Not far from the roadside, there were several corpses lying there. These corpses were missing arms and legs, and there wasn't a single complete corpse to be seen. The wounds were all lacerations, as if they had been gnawed by something.

Countless huge green-headed flies buzzed around the incomplete corpses. The scene was like a human hell.

"These seem to be people from other families."

Tang Aotian covered his mouth and nose to isolate the unpleasant smell of corpses, and his face was also a little ugly.

The greatest fear of human beings came from the unknown. He couldn't figure out what these people had encountered to die, after all, there were too many terrifying things on Ghost Mountain.

"May the deceased rest in peace, let's continue walking."

Zhang Erhe was calm and called the others to continue walking up.

However, the higher they went, the more incomplete corpses there were.

Some were from other families, and some were corpses of unknown origin.

"Gah-ji, gah-ji, gah-ji."

A strange sound attracted the attention of several people. The sound sounded like someone was chewing on chicken cartilage.

The group looked over when they heard the sound and found a dark figure squatting in the pile of corpses, burying its head and eating something.

"Ah!"

Tang Xiaoxiao screamed and instantly hugged Tang Aotian.

"Taoist Zhang, is that black shadow a person or a ghost!" Tang Aotian also became nervous.

Just as Zhang Erhe was about to open his mouth to explain, a clear voice rang out behind him.

Qiao Yu was carrying a big machete with an excited look on his face.

"Come, come, everyone, step aside. Don't care whether he's a person or a ghost, let me chop him up and it'll be over."