I Am Your Natural Enemy

”Stay close, and make sure not to step outside the lantern’s illuminated range.”

Wen Yan heard the rooster crow, and at that moment, he felt the Eternal Sunrise in his mind, as if being summoned, suddenly received the Scorching Sun Blessing.

In that instant, the brilliance of the Great Sun burst forth.

In his eyes, the dim and eerie Netherworld Avenue seemed suddenly to have its brightness enhanced, the whole world appearing slightly brighter to him.

The brightness elevated to its limit with the third rooster crow.

At this time, a prompt appeared.

”Following effects of the fixed ability Scorching Sun:

Blessing, Enlighten, Eternal Sunrise, Sunless Travel, Explosive Great Sun.

Temporary enhancement obtained, duration 15 minutes.”

Wen Yan saw the wastelands on both sides of the avenue, and beyond the wastelands, further away, was a twisted and fragmented world, blurred and unclear.

Not far from the Netherworld Avenue, he spotted a gigantic skeleton of indeterminable length.

He saw those temporary pathways that were usually invisible.

There was a path filled with thorns, and he also saw the Witch’s path from the last time he passed by.

Next to the Netherworld Avenue, he saw a non-existent path with clear footprints extending from the avenue.

As he continued walking, as the rooster crow became clearer, Wen Yan saw a solid dirt road that seemed to be only a few meters from the Netherworld Avenue, broken off, as if purposefully severed by someone.

The temporary pathway opened by Fan Zeyun was at most thirty centimeters wide, made of temporarily piled earth and not compacted, extending into a small hole.

Fan Zeyun walked onto the path with his eyes closed, staggered, but after two steps, he stepped into thin air, falling to the side.

As he was about to fall, Fan Zeyun shouted with his eyes closed.

”Take Brother Dao, Ma Family Ancestral Hall.”

He tossed the lantern to Wen Yan, looking calm, as if prepared to fall into the Abyss.

Wen Yan reacted quickly, grabbing the lantern with one hand and Fan Zeyun with the other, lifting him and taking long strides to the hole’s edge, letting Fan Zeyun climb up first.

Coming out of the cellar, they saw Brother Dao at the cellar’s entrance, peeking down.

”Hey, you clumsy fool, you’re so grown, yet can’t keep track of things, almost didn’t make it back! Eating your family’s rice is really tough!”

Wen Yan glanced at Brother Dao, the cement floor nearly dug into a pit by Brother Dao’s claws, with very conspicuous scratches showing Brother Dao was almost dying with anxiety.

Though Brother Dao’s language was crude, he was very reliable in getting things done.

Previously, it was always Wen Yan’s Scorching Sun giving blessing to others, this was the first time Wen Yan saw someone, or something, directly enhancing his Scorching Sun.

Three rooster crows, the rising sun in his heart was about to turn into a Scorching Sun.

The few special effects of the Scorching Sun were enhanced, and the expanded view in the Netherworld should count as an additional effect.

In terms of progress, it seemed to have increased by at least ten percent.

His visual range possibly extended farther than Tong Si’s, as he had never heard her mention seeing that far before.

After Fan Zeyun came out, he returned to normal, glanced at Wen Yan with a complex expression, skipped the small talk, and went straight to the point.

”That place should be the Ma Family Ancestral Hall. I saw the Soul-Suppressing Lantern hanging on the main beam in the main hall, saw the plaques appearing there, all names bearing the Ma surname.

In the distance, you can see mountains, but there’s hardly any greenery on them, likely this season in the north.

Judging by the soil color, it shouldn’t be the Loess Plateau.

For more, I’m unable to confirm.

However, I saw several names there, and I still remember them.”

Fan Zeyun immediately recited the names he had just noted, preventing them from fading from memory.

Wen Yan noted down the information and fed it directly to the Black Box. With a slight lag, the Black Box quickly gave the answer.

The Ma Family Ancestral Hall and several names, for the Black Box, practically equate to answers.

The location lies in the Northeast.

There are also photos and related articles.

The article was posted by a local self-media account, introducing prominent local surnames, with photos of the Ma Family Ancestral Hall included.

Wen Yan showed Fan Zeyun the photo.

”This is it! No mistake, the Soul-Suppressing Lantern hangs on the main beam, they dare not touch it, no way they dare, especially now in broad daylight, they wouldn’t risk it, if moved rashly, the suppressed Ghosts will surely retaliate.”

”Alright, thank you.”

”I should thank you, wait for me.”

Fan Zeyun glanced at Brother Dao, lifted him directly, heading into the house.

”Hey, hey, hey, you clumsy fool, what are you doing? Put me down!”

Fan Zeyun didn’t listen, carrying Brother Dao into the house.

”Brother Dao, listen to me.”

”What? What are you up to?”

”Brother Dao, you should know what my biggest regret is in life.”

”What are you up to!” Brother Dao felt a bad premonition, he had sensed it earlier, noticing Fan Zeyun couldn’t sit still since sensing the lantern that day.

”Go with Wen Yan, this young man is really a good person, I’ve observed, he certainly won’t look down on demons, he’s already agreed to it.

Now, I need to complete the unfulfilled mission from back then, otherwise, when I die, I won’t be able to close my eyes.