30: Chapter 30 The Zhang Family of Northeast China

Black fog filled the air, reducing visibility to less than one meter, but as Song Yiqing swung his blade wildly, the blade energy surged, instantly dispersing a portion of it.

At this moment, one could see in the center of the tomb chamber a Jiangshi with a hideous appearance, its entire body nothing but dark purple skin stretched over bones.

Two meters in front of it, Zhang Qilin stood holding his blade, his mouth constantly murmuring in Corpse Language.

And the Jiangshi opposite him responded in the same tone.

Seeing this, Song Yiqing understood that this was the unique secret technique of the Zhang family: Corpse Language.

It allowed for simple communication with a Jiangshi, which could then be used to pacify it.

If pacified properly, perhaps no problems would arise.

However, Song Yiqing dared not rashly let his guard down.

After all, this Jiangshi had already reached the level of a Hairy Zombie.

It must have been suppressed by some expert in the past, which was why it hadn't been able to continue devouring moonlight and advance further.

However, a long time had likely passed, causing cracks in the seal, which directly led to the corpse awakening and leaving the coffin.

But judging from the several weathered skeletons on the ground at the scene, as well as the mechanisms that had been cracked earlier,

there must have been no fewer than several waves of exploration teams that had entered here before.

Most of these people were martial artists; because of this, after temporarily trapping the Jiangshi, they were able to restore the mechanisms, thereby making it safer before retreating.

Thinking of this, Song Yiqing realized that the group of people who had been following them earlier—

"Or rather, did they come here too? What for?"

Amidst his confusion, Song Yiqing looked at the reward he had obtained upon entering the Tomb of Prince Gumo.

[Challenge Task: Enter the Tomb of Prince Gumo, Completed. Obtained A-rank reward: Thunder Listening and Acupuncture Point Fixing!]

The moment he obtained the ability of Thunder Listening and Acupuncture Point Fixing, Song Yiqing immediately felt as if his ears had been equipped with a hundred-fold hearing aid.

He could even hear the conversation of the exploration team above the cave from a great distance away.

The content of what they were saying was quite simple: it was about how to deal with him and Zhang Qilin.

Regarding this, Song Yiqing didn't take it to heart at all; after all, if a fight really broke out, dealing with the other side would not be difficult at all.

A single move of Palm Thunder would teach them a lesson.

However, what really concerned him was the "thing" they mentioned.

Hmm?

As expected, they had received some information, which was why they came here to search?

What was it?

Song Yiqing narrowed his eyes slightly, feeling more and more that this matter was getting interesting.

And since it was an item to be seized, it would inevitably be hidden inside the coffin.

Currently, black fog swirled around, and the unmanned live-streaming drone was struggling to capture the scene clearly.

One could only roughly see a figure walking back and forth inside.

Zhang Qilin chanted the Corpse Language, his expression growing increasingly solemn as he continued.

After all, having someone disturbing him nearby made it difficult to pacify the corpse.

[What is going on? Is this black fog completely unable to disperse??]

[Good heavens! The last time we saw this much black fog, it was basically a mortal situation!]

[The person above, you've said "mortal situation" so many times, but what happened? Weren't they still safe and sound?]

[Exactly! There's absolutely nothing wrong; for the two of them, there won't be any problems at all.]

[Safe and sound? Do you think a Jiangshi is just some other thing? To the person above, you must not watch many live streams.

It is rare for tombs to appear in the Taklamakan Desert,

but in other forbidden areas, a large number of Jiangshi appear!

These Jiangshi possess terrifying strength; some of the powerful ones can even be invulnerable to blades and guns! What do you think this is?]

[I know about this too; the power of a Jiangshi cannot be explained by common sense!

But usually, since they are martial artists, they must have corresponding solutions, right?]

[Hilarious, a bunch of armchair experts. You probably don't know what this Ancient Martial Arts Guy is chanting, right? I just asked my elders, and they said this young man is likely from the Zhang family, the most mysterious and ancient family in the world.

The people of this family possess a special bloodline,

and their martial arts are extremely formidable,

far beyond what ordinary people can compare to.]

[Zhang family? What is that? Why have I never heard of it?]

For a moment, the viewers in the live stream room began to feel extremely curious about Zhang Qilin's identity.

Meanwhile, the members of the Flying Tiger Archaeological Expedition Team, who were on their way, were also very curious about what this so-called Zhang family was.

However, it was clear that they had no idea.

Therefore, everyone turned their gazes toward Fei Erfeng, who was the most knowledgeable person present.

The latter, after feeling everyone's gaze, said with a sigh,

"Actually, I should have guessed it long ago, but for a moment, I just couldn't recall it.

The so-called Zhang family actually refers to the Northeast Zhang family."

"The Northeast Zhang family?"

Bai Yao was a bit confused for a moment; she was quite unclear about these things.

But now, after hearing Fei Erfeng's explanation, her curiosity grew even stronger.

After all, the strength of this Ancient Martial Arts Guy was obvious to all.

Without him, Song Yiqing wouldn't have been able to pass levels and kill enemies so easily.

Then, Fei Erfeng continued,

"The history of the Northeast Zhang family is extremely ancient. I once heard my teacher say that they could be traced back to thousands of years ago, to the time of King Mu of Zhou.

But exactly when they were passed down from, I'm not too sure.

And the people of their clan are naturally very special, possessing extremely formidable personal strength, and they often appear all over the world to solve some extremely rare dangers.

However, in the last dozen years or so, news about their clan has become less and less frequent, and I'm not entirely sure why that is."

When everyone present heard that the Zhang family was an ancient family passed down for thousands of years, an expression of inexplicable surprise appeared on everyone's face.

A family that could be passed down for so many years was definitely very formidable.

"Wow, no wonder this Ancient Martial Arts Guy's combat power is so fierce; it turns out his background is actually that significant."

"Yeah! Truly extraordinary, no wonder!"

"And have you noticed that he has quite a lot of methods? Now, he even has the ability to chant incantations and control a Jiangshi."

"Sigh, it's just a pity that we couldn't recruit him into our Archaeological Team."

As they spoke, everyone felt a bit regretful.

Until this moment, Bai Yao spoke up and mentioned,

"But come to think of it, Zhang Qilin's background is already so incredible,

then what about Song Yiqing?

His methods aren't few either! He isn't some simple character either, right?"