The orange cat chased the Yorkshire terrier over the wall, right next to a newly built residential area. As a new development next to a key high school, its main entrance had a unique and grand Chinese-style gate design. Inside, there were even landscaped gardens.

In a daze, Elder Baoping felt as if he had traveled through time and space, with faint shouts in his ears.

"Elder!" Tan Xiao shouted while chasing. They had already run out of the school gate when Kong Xuan caught up.

- Just now on the field, everyone looked at Tan Xiao running away in confusion and shock. Lin Yang naturally turned his head and asked Kong Xuan, "What's going on with my ex and your current?"

Kong Xuan had a very bad look on his face. "Actually..."

Before Kong Xuan could even finish mumbling, he also ran after them in a frenzy.

Huh? Another one ran off? The audience on the scene was puzzled again.

"He's pro-probably going to see what urgent matter Tan Xiao has, right?" Yu Zhenzhen looked at the few figures she captured, dazed.

"But what exactly is the urgent matter?!" The others couldn't figure it out. It was really strange that the figures disappeared right after crossing the finish line. Everyone even felt that Tan Xiao's speed after crossing the line might have been faster than during the sprint...

How would Yu Zhenzhen know? Instead, she saw that strange classmate next to her who wasn't carrying a camera suddenly look nervous. "Oh no, could it be that they are!"

"What's not good?" Yu Zhenzhen looked at him.

This person didn't say and also ran off.

Yu Zhenzhen: "..."

Ah, you one, two, three confusing people, get out of No. 1 Middle School!

Kong Xuan caught up with Tan Xiao.

"I can't run anymore!" Tan Xiao felt like he had run more than 5,000 meters. Just now he was excitedly charging forward. Seeing Kong Xuan, he reacted a little.

Kong Xuan quickly reached out his hand...

Originally wanting to lean on Kong Xuan to catch his breath, but seeing Elder Baoping chasing the Yorkshire terrier into the residential area next door, his figure that had paused for two seconds moved again, chasing after them. "Wait for me, wait for me!"

Kong Xuan: "..."

Tan Xiao chased Elder Baoping through that gate. The exquisite brick carvings and stone tablets, green tiles and white walls had an ancient and deep meaning. The temperature seemed to drop all at once.

Also, the moment he stepped in, Tan Xiao looked up and didn't see Elder Baoping's figure. Turning back, he couldn't see Kong Xuan's face either!

"Elder? God?" Tan Xiao shouted, but only heard his own echo. Not only were there no sounds from Kong Xuan and Elder Baoping, but all other sounds were also gone.

This was extremely unreasonable. No matter how ancient and deep the landscaping was here, it was still a development after all. Not to mention anything else, there should at least be a security guard, right? The sounds of vehicles driving on the road beside them, and even the broadcast and noise from the school not far away, had also disappeared together?

All of this happened in just a flash. Tan Xiao's first thought was that it was an illusion.

But when he looked carefully, everything in front of him was incredibly real, not at all like an illusion. Moreover, Tan Xiao's resistance to illusions was well-known.

Tan Xiao took two steps back and turned around to look again. The way out had disappeared. He was startled to find that something was wrong. He carefully observed the layout here, even the number of purlins.

Two, four, six, eight, ten...

The number of purlins here was even. In traditional construction, whether it was tiles, purlins, or the width, yang dwellings always used odd numbers. The opposite should be yin dwellings.

Yang dwellings were for the living, while yin dwellings were for the dead, that is, tombs.

Tan Xiao figured it out. This was indeed not an illusion. At some point, he had been transferred into a tomb.

- Qimen Dunjia?

On the other side, Elder Baoping was also muttering in his heart and came up with a specific concept.

It also appeared in another space, also a tomb, but from a different era.

Among the escaping techniques, there was a transporting technique. The most famous was the Five Ghosts Transporting Wealth Technique, which transported wealth. The trick before his eyes transported living things like itself.

Damn Yorkshire terrier, it actually set up a trap here! No wonder it ran for its life on the road and didn't even want to confront him directly.

But what was in front of him made Elder Baoping a little puzzled. Although yin dwellings were built in imitation of yang dwellings, there were some differences. He could even see the roof tiles of the yin dwelling in front of him, but there was no sun in sight, which was obviously not right.

Creak.

The sound of a wooden door opening rang out.

But where was there a wooden door here? It was clearly on the mural. A woman lifted her skirt and walked down, her makeup bright, her whole body filled with yin energy. Seeing it, she covered her mouth and smiled. "Where did this little cat come from, mistakenly entering the Nine Hells."

Elder Baoping suddenly realized that this was not only in a tomb but also in the underworld. Yin and yang did not communicate, but its physical body had clearly been transported to the yin realm.

The woman walked towards Elder Baoping. "Good kitty, why don't you stay and keep your sister company."

......

Tap, tap, tap.

Tan Xiao heard the echoing light footsteps and turned his head to see a beast. Its head had two horns, its shoulders had wings, and its feet held a snake. It was mainly yellow, green, and white in color. Seeing him, it let out a low growl, staring at him maliciously, with a seemingly tangible cold yin energy.

Since this place was a yin dwelling, it was not strange to have a tomb-guarding beast.

Tomb-guarding beasts were first seen in the Chu tombs of the Warring States period, just like in the Chu emperor's tomb that Tan Xiao had visited before, which also had tomb-guarding beasts to ward off evil. Simply put, they were like living tomb-guarding beasts guarding the door for the tomb owner. The Xiong Hui in front of him must have also been enhanced by magic, so that it could still intimidate intruders after a thousand years.

Hmm... The one in front of him was later than the Warring States period. Judging from the style and craftsmanship, it was probably from the Tang Dynasty.

Seeing the other party's state that was neither yin nor yang, Tan Xiao also seemed to realize that he might not only be in a tomb but also in another dimension.

Tan Xiao made a hand seal and asked first, "Kong Xuan?"

This shout did not get a response. There was no sign of Kong Xuan or Elder Baoping. Who knew where they had been taken, and how did Kong Xuan also get caught?

Tan Xiao closed his eyes and tried to sense his sect's god. An image flashed before his eyes. It turned out that a crack had appeared on the mask he worshipped!

This mask was Kong Xuan's divine seat and had been formally consecrated. It had a close connection with him and Kong Xuan and could be considered Kong Xuan's avatar in the human world. When gods resided in the human world, they relied on the shaman. The other party did not need to directly confront Kong Xuan but instead found a way to sneak attack the divine seat.

In an instant, Tan Xiao understood why he couldn't call Kong Xuan for a while. It was too sinister. Not only did they throw him into a dungeon instance, but they also sneak attacked his 5G base station!

Opening his eyes again, Tan Xiao saw that the tomb-guarding beast had already opened its eyes wide. It let out a low growl and pounced.

"Calm down, I'm not a tomb raider." Tan Xiao dodged, his hands making a shackle gesture. "Someone threw me in here."

The tomb-guarding beast felt its entire body restrained by an invisible force, unable to move. It was certain that the intruder was an evil shaman. It spoke, "Who would believe that! Unless deliberately taking a living body on the path of the dead, how could one enter this place? This is a Tang tomb!"

Although the tomb-guarding beast couldn't move, as it loosened its claws, the small snake it was grasping awakened from its petrified state. The snake raised its head, flicked its tongue, and lunged forward fiercely!

"...You reminded me of something." Seeing the tomb-guarding beast's pose of grasping the snake, Tan Xiao thought of something. Since they were in a yin dwelling, there was no need to urgently summon Kong Xuan.

As the small snake lunged forward, Tan Xiao raised his hand as if grasping and holding, his feet treading the nine states. His unhurried steps seemed to coincidentally avoid the small snake's open mouth. He spun around and swung his arm, performing the snake-charming dance of the Chu shamans. As his arm fell--

A giant snake suddenly appeared, facing the small snake, opening its mouth and hissing. Its shadow had nine heads dancing wildly, carrying the cold aura of death: "Hiss hiss hiss hiss..."

The small snake abruptly shrank back, turned its head and slithered back under the tomb-guarding beast's hand, stiffly pretending to return to its petrified state.

Tomb-guarding beast: "..."

Tan Xiao: "Mine is still bigger, right?"

The one Tan Xiao summoned was precisely the Xiong Hui. Although he didn't have Elder Baoping's experience, he discovered that since he was in a yin dwelling, the Xiong Hui, which existed between yin and yang, was the quickest and best to call for consultation.

The Xiong Hui was overjoyed to be summoned by Tan Xiao's snake-charming dance. What a good day it was to be able to serve him alone! How far away could a contract be?

While surprised and delighted, the Xiong Hui observed its surroundings with great poise and also recognized the other party. "Although you are a Tang Sancai*, we are from the Warring States coffin set. In terms of historical value, you are no match for us."

*T/N: A type of Chinese pottery. The term "Tang Sancai" translates to "Tang Three Colors," referring to the typical use of three primary colors in the glazes used on these ceramics: green, amber, and white

It said this mainly to express: I won't hold back when fighting you. However, it was also a response to the tomb-guarding beast's words "This is a Tang tomb".

"Xiong Hui, see how we can get back. I was brought here by a setup and am looking for the Yorkshire Terrier!" Tan Xiao urged. When fighting, one must find the real culprit.

Hearing this, the Xiong Hui immediately became energized: "Tread the Big Dipper steps, gallop through the nine heavens, reverse the Yu steps, enter and exit the netherworld!"

Tan Xiao understood. With a stretch of his hand, the Xiong Hui suddenly shrank in size, becoming thin and small, coiling around Tan Xiao's waist along his arm. Tan Xiao said to the tomb-guarding beast, "I'll find someone to excavate you later!"

Tomb-guarding beast: "..."

The art of Qimen Dunjia also required treading the Big Dipper. Tan Xiao followed the Five Elements and Heavenly Stems to reverse the Yu steps. The scene before him rippled like a water mirror, and in an instant, he had returned to the original space.

Treading the Big Dipper while charming the snake, the young man was like the snake-wielding divine shaman depicted in ancient silk paintings, evoking ancient memories.

Seeing this, the Xiong Hui's DNA was moved: Oh my god, I really want to work for him!

......

Kong Xuan turned around and didn't see Tan Xiao. He lowered his head in silent thought, and faint chanting sounds echoed in his ears.

"All gods return to their halls, send the saint back to the heavenly palace... After I send off the gods, please descend quickly..."

Kong Xuan saw his own figure gradually fading and snorted coldly. They wanted to send him back to the heavenly realm?

Kong Xuan remained still while holding the talisman. The next second, he sensed that the mask was damaged and flew into a rage: "Seeking death!"

He traced the mask and grabbed a Yorkshire Terrier. Seeing the wood shavings at the corner of its mouth, he angrily pounded the Yorkshire Terrier into the ground. Taking a closer look, the Yorkshire Terrier was deflated. Shaking it out, it turned out to be a Yorkshire Terrier-shaped felt made from its own fur, an identical substitute.

It must have used the art of Qimen Dunjia. It's just that others use beans to create soldiers, while this one used fur to create a general, going to damage the mask.

Too vicious!!

Kong Xuan had never been so agitated in a fight before. Perhaps it was because he had never had such a divine seat before. Thinking about the crack on the mask Tan Xiao had made for him, Kong Xuan was furious. He sniffed the wool felt.

"Kong Xuan?" Tan Xiao reversed his steps and returned, only to see Kong Xuan holding a clump of dog fur. His snake-charming and treading motion swiftly changed, and he whipped the snake coiled around his waist to the ground like pulling a belt.

The Xiong Hui had just landed when Kong Xuan stepped on it, standing on its head and complaining, "The mask is cracked!!"

"I saw that..." Tan Xiao thought that it didn't seem to be completely cracked. He would see if there was a way to repair it.