I Can Recognize Everything, But the Information is Wrong-Chapter 324 - 288: There is fruit to eat again

The group traveled silently, finally crossing through a dense forest to spot a narrow path and hear the sound of a stream.

Sister Jia spoke up, "There's candlelight in the distance; it must be Hidden Sword Manor."

After she finished speaking, Immortal Mei quickly crossed the path and soon saw the stream and the bamboo bridge over it.

On the north side of the bamboo bridge stood a stone tablet. Carved into it with shadowy characters were the words "Hidden Sword Manor."

Undoubtedly, they had finally arrived at Hidden Sword Manor.

"Enter but do not leave!"

As Immortal Mei stepped onto the bamboo bridge, Tian Lin moved to the back of the stone tablet.

Everyone heard Tian Lin, and they turned to look at him from the bridge.

Indeed, in the blackness of night, the back of the tablet was scrawled with a line of words in blood.

Such blood writing could not withstand rain and wind, yet it showed no signs of weathering, indicating it was written recently.

Recalling Old Man Pei's words, it was not difficult to guess that something had truly happened at Hidden Sword Manor.

"What has happened at Hidden Sword Manor, and is it related to our task this time?"

After Sister Jia finished speaking, she asked Ju Yunhai, "Brother Ju, should we wade into this muddy water?"

Ju Yunhai hesitated, after all, they had no dealings with Hidden Sword Manor, nor was it their affiliated sect.

"We don't know what happened yet. Should I make the trip in vain based on these five words?"

Immortal Mei, who had been pressed down by Zhai Xingzi, finally spoke again, "You've Dao-disciple seemed overly timid in your actions."

After hearing her, Ju Yunhai finally said:

"If it were just me, I'd be interested in going to see Hidden Sword Manor's situation. But since there are juniors with me, it's not right to risk their safety."

Tian Lin responded, "Then let's act according to individual willingness."

After speaking, Tian Lin stepped onto the bamboo bridge, evidently intending to go and check out Hidden Sword Manor.

The others look at Sister Jia, who laughed and said, "Doing tasks can't be completely without risks. I also want to see who is so daring to say 'enter but do not leave!'"

All six of them crossed the bamboo bridge and soon moved through a bamboo grove.

Deep within the bamboo grove, a pavilion appeared.

The pavilion naturally had the words Hidden Sword Manor inscribed, but what caught everyone's attention wasn't those four words but several corpses hanging from it.

These corpses, both male and female, appeared to have been dead for some time. Judging by the degree of decay, they clearly didn't die at the same time.

Among these corpses, one had transformed into a mummy.

This mummy dangled on the pavilion, bouncing in mid-air.

Unfortunately, the mummy was ignorant, not realizing the hangman's rope around its neck limited its movements. No matter how it flailed, it couldn't jump down from the pavilion.

At this moment, Ju Yunhai raised a hand, pointing.

Instantly, a hangman's rope snapped, causing the female corpse to fall to the ground.

The pavilion was more than two meters high, and the female corpse had decomposed for so long that its guts burst out upon impact.

Frowning, the few of them moved forward, and Ju Yunhai glanced at the supine female corpse, pointing at her chest:

"She wasn't hanged; it seems like something tore open her stomach. If it were common beasts attacking, they'd likely gnaw at the flesh. But her guts are intact, showing that the demon beast didn't kill her for food.

Moreover, if not a shape-shifting demon beast, how could it hang someone on the pavilion? It's clear someone was orchestrating the demon beast's actions."

Unable to hold back, Immortal Mei mocked Ju Yunhai, "Just say that the Beast Taming Sect killed her. Why be so evasive? What are you afraid of?"

Ju Yunhai replied, "The matter isn't clear yet; how can we jump to conclusions based on speculation? However, the rope around this female corpse's neck does resemble a Beast Tamer's common whip."

After inspecting the female corpse, Ju Yunhai directed True Qi towards it.

With a 'poof,' the corpse ignited instantly, with maggots emitting a savory smell amidst the flames.

Immortal Mei turned her head away from the scent and looked at several people coming from afar. freēwēbnovel.com

Budging sounds of barking, revealing a three-eyed giant dog the size of a draft horse, with an old man holding its reins.

Behind the old man were four men and women also accompanied by demon beasts.

Judging by their cultivation, they were mid-stage to late-stage Foundation Establishment, yet none bore the tattoos commonly found on Beast Taming Sect disciples.

"You've been lurking and watching here for a while, now daring to show yourselves?"

The leading old man, placated his giant dog from lunging at Immortal Mei, then arched his hands respectfully towards her:

"Apologies, we're here under Elder Fu's orders to confine Hidden Sword Manor, not to target you."

He paused, then asked Immortal Mei, "What business do you have with Hidden Sword Manor? Why have you come here?"

Immortal Mei, known for asking others, not being asked, ignored his question, asking back, "The Beast Taming Sect has many elders named Fu. Which Elder Fu are you referring to?"

The old man, held back his anger, answered:

"Of course, Elder Fu Tianchou. Regardless of where you come from, once Elder Fu gives the order, it's entrance only at Hidden Sword Manor—don't say you weren't warned."

"Fu Tianchou, is that the one who ventures into danger for gain?"

Tian Lin recalled the burly man who argued with Immortal Mei at Shuiyun Sect.

His deep impression of the burly man wasn't his early Golden Core stage but his courage in sleeping with the tiger.

"So it's him?"

Immortal Mei didn't respond to Tian Lin, instead sneered coldly at the old man and replied, "That lustful guy must be eyeing a female beast at Hidden Sword Manor.

You said don't say you weren't warned, so I tell you—back away quickly, or I won't spare his life, don't say you weren't warned."

The old man was furious, but before he could speak, a piece of plum blossom pierced through his brow.

Without waiting for reactions from his followers, several plum blossoms from Immortal Mei dealt death to the remaining Foundation Establishment cultivators.

The three-eyed giant dog finally charged at her, but Immortal Mei was far stronger now. With a Dao Seed in her, breaking through to the Golden Core Realm was possible at any moment.

To her, Foundation Establishment cultivators were no different than Qi Refinement cultivators, let alone a few demon beasts?

She waved her sleeve, summoning a small tree.

The plum tree effortlessly killed the demon beasts, and as she swept it, trapped souls of the cultivators were absorbed by the plum tree, blossoming into petals and yielding fruits.

Looking at these fruits, Immortal Mei laughed, saying, "Endured all the way, finally some fools show up. Now there's fruit to eat."