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Chapter 154 Entering the Martyrs' Shrine, Divine Light Blocks the Enemy
Just as Cui Jia and the others rushed into the Martyrs' Shrine and finally breathed a slight sigh of relief, several screams suddenly came from behind.

Upon hearing this, everyone was immediately startled and instinctively turned around to look.

However, the last few people were tackled to the ground by a group of water ghosts before they could even enter the Martyrs' Shrine. Their bodies were stiff and motionless.

Upon seeing this, everyone was slightly startled and immediately rushed inside in a chaotic rush.

Upon arriving at the main hall, they all kowtowed to the memorial tablets placed there.

"This humble servant, Cui Jia, begs me to save the martyrs of the militia."
I am being attacked by a water ghost today, and I hope that the heroes of the People's Liberation Army can save me.
If the villain survives, his family will surely continue to have descendants.

"The Scoundrel Wu Laosan"

"Little Man Su Dahai"

Following Cui Jia, the others also knelt down.

Just as Cui Jia and the others were kowtowing and bowing, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"What are you doing? What are you doing?"

What are you doing here in the middle of the night?

Don't you know this is the Martyrs' Shrine of the People's Salvation Army? This is not a place for you to fool around.

"Be careful, or I'll report you to the authorities and have you punished!"

As a shrine to the martyrs of the People's Salvation Army, it is naturally not neglected.

In fact, each martyrs' shrine is assigned one to several, or even a dozen people, to clean and manage it, depending on its size.

For example, this Qinzhou Martyrs' Shrine is managed by five people.

At night, only one person takes turns patrolling.

Furthermore, although the Martyrs' Shrine has a gate, it is not locked, but people are allowed to enter and leave to worship, only needing to follow the rules.

This is also why Cui Jia and his group were able to break in without any obstacles.

However, it is clear that Cui Jia and his group, who were making a lot of noise and creating chaos, belong to the category of people who do not follow the rules.

The screams, in particular, had startled him while he was on patrol.

Hearing Cui Jia and the others noisily entering the main hall, he angrily rushed over to question them.

"No, sir, we really didn't mean it."

"Outside! There are ghosts outside!"

"Yes, yes, there are ghosts outside, that's why we came in to pray for the protection of the fallen heroes."

"Ghosts? I think you guys are the ghosts!"

Looking at the disheveled and flustered crowd, the shrine keeper couldn't help but say something irritatingly.

"Really, really, we really didn't lie, those water ghosts are right outside."

"It's true, I'm not lying to you, several of our companions have already been killed by those vengeful ghosts."

Seeing that the shrine keeper didn't believe them, the crowd began to offer their explanations.

"Really?"

Seeing the earnestness of the crowd, the temple keeper couldn't help but become skeptical.

"Really, really."

"Really?"

He asked again, still somewhat doubtful, and the shrine keeper hesitated before looking outside.

"No, no, no, the water ghost is right outside!"

Seeing this, Cui Jia and the others immediately tried to stop them, as they did not want the shrine guardians to attract the water ghost again.

"Huh? It's been so long, and that water ghost still hasn't caught up."

Could it be that the heroic soldiers who saved the militia are really guarding this place?

"That's right, so much time has passed, and the water ghost hasn't caught up. It must be too scared to enter the Martyrs' Shrine."

"Hahaha, we're saved! We're saved!"

"Waaaaah, it's so pitiful for Old Zhang and the others. They were just a little slow and got killed by that water ghost."
"Oh, Old Zhang, go in peace. I'll take care of your wife, children, and elderly parents."

Thinking of Lao Zhang, with whom he got along quite well, Lao Li couldn't help but feel sad.

"Alas, if we survive this time, I, Cui Jia, will certainly provide generous compensation to the families of our deceased brothers."

If any of the deceased brothers' family members are willing to join the caravan, I will recruit them according to the same treatment as the deceased brothers.”

"Your Excellency is truly virtuous!"

"The owner is so generous!"

Hearing Cui Jia's promise, and seeing that they were now seemingly safe, the sadness and fear in everyone's hearts lessened considerably, and they began to praise Cui Jia.

The deceased are gone, but life must go on.

Seeing everyone's reaction, the temple keeper couldn't help but believe it most of the time.

Perhaps there really are some water ghosts outside?

He had been the caretaker of this shrine for so long, but he had never encountered any supernatural events. Now, he had heard that there was a water ghost outside, which aroused his curiosity.

While everyone was praising Cui Jia, the shrine keeper cautiously approached the door and peered out.

However, in the vast courtyard of the Martyrs' Shrine, there wasn't a single ghost in sight.
Seeing this, he couldn't say whether he felt fortunate or disappointed.

He knew these people were talking nonsense.

Just as he was about to angrily rebuke Cui Jia and the others, he inadvertently glanced outside the gate and saw several white, illusory figures flash by.

In an instant, the shrine keeper's eyes widened, he was speechless, and then he staggered backward and fell to the ground on his buttocks.

The dull pain in his buttocks jolted him awake, and he immediately cried out.

"Oh my god, a ghost! A ghost!"

The shrine keeper's loud shout startled Cui Jia and the others.

Ghosts? Ghosts? Where are the ghosts? Did those water ghosts come in?

Without warning, everyone looked in panic toward the main hall's entrance.

However, they did not see the water ghost they had imagined; instead, they saw the temple guardian sitting on the ground in a panic.

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In an instant, everyone understood what was going on and was speechless. We had already warned you, so why were you still so curious?

However, at the same time, everyone realized that the ghosts hadn't left; they were still outside the Pool of Heroes. "They're...they're coming in."

After a short while, the caretaker of the Martyrs' Shrine suddenly cried out in terror.

Upon hearing this, Cui Jia and the others were all startled and immediately crowded to the door to look outside.

Outside the gate, a group of illusory white figures wandered back and forth, drawn by the clearly targeted spiritual power of fear emanating from the crowd, and slowly approached the Martyrs' Shrine.

However, it seemed that there was something within the Martyrs' Shrine that they feared, and they never managed to rush through the shrine's gates.

However, as time passed, those illusory white figures gradually became restless and began to approach the Martyrs' Shrine.

Finally, they began to drift towards the Martyrs' Shrine.

"Ah~!"

"They're coming in, they're coming in!"
What should we do?

In an instant, everyone was gripped by extreme terror.

This only made the eerie ghosts even more agitated, and they finally disregarded everything and rushed towards the Martyrs' Shrine.

The next instant, they seemed to have hit something and were suddenly thrown away.

In that instant, Cui Jia and the others saw a red divine light that was visible to the naked eye in the Martyrs' Shrine.

"Could it be that there really are gods?"

"Have the heroes of the People's Salvation Army in this Martyrs' Shrine truly become heavenly soldiers and generals?"

"That must be it."

Otherwise, the situation we saw earlier cannot be explained.

In an instant, everyone's spirits lifted.

Now those water ghosts won't be able to get into the Martyrs' Shrine, right? So they'll be safe then?
Before they could fully relax, they saw the water ghosts that had been flung away outside the Martyrs' Shrine suddenly float back again.

Furthermore, the other water ghosts also began to crash into the Martyrs' Shrine.

"bang bang bang"

"buzzing"

As the water ghosts repeatedly struck, the Martyrs' Shrine began to flash with a red divine light.

In the end, it completely transformed into a red light shield, enveloping the Martyrs' Shrine. As the water ghosts struck it, it trembled and rippled outwards.

Meanwhile, the memorial tablets of the People's Salvation Army inside the main hall were also emitting a faint red light, blending into the red light that enveloped the Martyrs' Shrine.

Seeing the bizarre scene before them, Cui Jia and the others stared wide-eyed in disbelief at the water ghosts constantly crashing against them, and then turned back to look at the memorial tablets of the People's Salvation Army that were glowing red.

As time passed, the bodies of those water ghosts that kept crashing into each other gradually became somewhat illusory and transparent.

However, at the same time, the red divine light that enveloped the Martyrs' Shrine was gradually fading.

At first, Cui Jia and the others were unaware of it.

However, as time went by, the red divine light that enveloped the Martyrs' Shrine became increasingly faint, and everyone finally discovered the problem.

"This is bad, the red divine light is weakening."
"If we wait until the red divine light dissipates, we'll be in danger."

Cui Jia's face was extremely pale. He had just seen a glimmer of hope for survival, but now he was about to fall into despair again.

"Oh no, what should we do then?"

"It's over, it's over, we're doomed."

Suddenly, everyone was plunged into despair once again.

"It's all your fault, it's all your fault! If you hadn't come to the Martyrs' Shrine, those water ghosts wouldn't have followed us."

The caretaker of the Martyrs' Shrine complained incessantly, his gaze towards the crowd filled with hostility and resentment.

If it weren't for the fact that Cui Jia and his group outnumbered him and he was outnumbered, he would have rushed up and taught them a lesson long ago.

Although Cui Jia and the others heard the shrine keeper's complaints, they were in no mood to care. Their priority was to find a way to escape.

Cui Jia paced back and forth in the main hall of the Martyrs' Shrine, racking his brains for a solution, while many members of the caravan watched him intently, waiting to see if he could come up with a plan.

At the same time, some people inevitably harbored some complaints.

Why were you in such a hurry to come back? If we had stayed overnight before, even though sleeping in the wilderness wouldn't have been comfortable, it would have been better than running into these monsters, right?

Seriously, are you in such a hurry to go back and be reincarnated?
Now that's great, they really are going to be reincarnated.

Unaware of what others were thinking, Cui Jia, who was pacing back and forth, inadvertently caught sight of the memorial tablet of the People's Salvation Army radiating red light, and his eyes suddenly lit up.

Perhaps they can still be saved.
"Come here, come here, all of you come here right now."

"What?"

"Is there a problem?"

At this moment, the people's tone no longer carried the respect they once had, but rather a hint of casualness.

"Could it be that you've come up with a solution, boss?"

However, some people asked with a hint of hope.

"Hmm, I've got an idea!"
Now, the only thing that can keep those water ghosts away is the divine light of the Martyrs' Shrine.

"Don't forget where the divine light of the Martyrs' Shrine comes from."

"Where else could they have come from? They must have become heavenly soldiers and generals, the force of the People's Army."

"Yes, this is just the power emanating from the heroes of the militia and the heavenly soldiers and generals."
But did those heroic martyrs of the militia, those heavenly soldiers and generals, ever appear?

"This"

Everyone looked at each other for a while.

That, of course, did not occur.

Otherwise, how could they not see it?
"Since it is only the power of heavenly soldiers and generals, they are able to keep those water ghosts away."

"So, if the heroes of the militia were rescued, wouldn't those heavenly soldiers and generals descend and easily kill those water ghosts?"

"Yup!"

Everyone's eyes lit up.

However, the light in everyone's eyes quickly dimmed again.

That's what they say, but they don't know how to make those heavenly soldiers and generals descend.

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