The Spirit of Gourmet

Chapter 427 The Key to the Sealed Land

After Zhong Tu finished speaking, the entire room fell completely silent.

Only the sound of sobbing could be faintly heard from Zhong Tu, who was sitting on the ground.

"Our Wei family..."

Wei Shasha's face was pale and blank as she muttered to herself.

From the time she could remember, Lan Jinyuan had been her home, and she had never heard of the things Zhong Tu had just mentioned.

Could it be that the Night Orchid King truly did not belong to Lanjin Garden?

Could it really be that one of my ancestors did such a thing?

In an instant, Wei Shasha felt her heart was in complete turmoil.

"Captain Zhong, please calm down." Qin Lang took a deep breath and then spoke in a low voice, "What exactly happened?"

"What happened?" Zhong Tu chuckled softly, and after a moment he slowly spoke, "A few years ago, I had a happy family."

"But my wife Mia fell into a nightmare after touching a stone she had accidentally obtained that was tainted with the power of nightmares."

"She already had a heart condition, and the nightmare ultimately prevented her from being saved, causing her to leave this world in agony."

At this point, Zhong Tu pressed his face hard, trying not to let the tears fall. "At that time, I naively thought that this was the revenge of the criminals I had arrested. After all, as the captain of the public security management team, I had offended a lot of people."

"At Mia's grave, I swore I would find the person who killed her and bring them to justice."

“After that, I used the nightmare as a clue and conducted a secret investigation that lasted for several years.” Zhong Tu gave a bitter laugh as he said this.

"The result was truly unexpected."

"No one killed Mia in retaliation against me."

"The stone that was tainted with the power of nightmares was picked up by someone else near the sealed land by chance, and then coincidentally brought home by my wife who has a heart condition."

"And the root of all this is that the Wei family moved the Night Orchid King, causing the nightmare power of the sealed land to leak out."

At this point, Zhong Tu glared angrily at Wei Shasha again.

"It's all your fault!"

"I…"

Wei Shasha opened her mouth, but didn't know what to say.

If this is the truth, then the Wei family does indeed bear an unshirkable responsibility in this matter, but Wei Shasha also feels extremely wronged because she had no idea about it at all.

She couldn't even be sure if what the other person said was true or false.

"Captain Zhong." Qin Lang felt a lump in his throat, but still spoke in a deep voice, "I understand your pain."

“But I think this was done by one of the ancestors of the Wei family, not by the current Wei family.”

"Furthermore, your kidnapping of Zhenling to take revenge on the Wei family is also..."

"You think I kidnapped Zhenling for revenge?" Zhong Tu suddenly raised his head and looked at Qin Lang. "No, you're wrong."

He lifted the struggling little flower fairy in his hand.

"Only its power can open the sealed land."

“I took it away to completely break the seal on the land, so that the citizens of Lanqiu City would not suffer from nightmares like my wife did.”

"I had hoped to persuade it to cooperate and completely close the seal before the nightmare power erupted again."

"But I didn't expect the power of the nightmare to erupt even faster than I imagined, and this rare spirit was still unwilling to cooperate."

"The power of the nightmare has now fully erupted; we can't wait any longer."

"Therefore, I have no choice but to resort to violence."

Upon hearing this, everyone looked up at the little flower fairy in astonishment.

This rare spirit is actually the key to the sealed land?
“Little Flower Fairy…” Wei Shasha also froze on the spot, her expression constantly changing. “I don’t know if the Wei family is guilty, but at least…”

“I grew up reading the legends of my ancestors, and my greatest wish is to become a brave person like him.” “Everyone in Lanqiu City has begun to fall into a coma.”

"So, Little Fairy, if you really can open the gate to the Sealed Land, please open the Sealed Land."

"Let's work together to suppress the power of nightmares, okay?"

"Waaah~"

The little fairy looked at Wei Shasha with some complicated feelings, and then nodded gently.

“This…” Zhong Tu couldn’t help but glance at Wei Shasha.

This time, the anger in his eyes subsided somewhat.

"Captain Zhong, now that all the other issues are resolved, how do we get to the sealed land?" Qin Lang asked in a deep voice. "Should we just dig it out from here?"

“No.” Zhong Tu shook his head. “There is a secret passage that leads directly to the sealed land. I have already found out about it.”

"Since Zhenling is willing to cooperate, we can set off now."

At this point, he gave a wry smile, "I guess you definitely won't let me go alone."

"Yes." Qin Lang nodded. "You kidnapped the Little Flower Fairy, so we can't completely trust you yet."

"Moreover, having more people can also be helpful."

At this point, Qin Lang turned to look at Song Lichuan beside him.

"Mr. Song, you..."

"I'll stay here." Song Lichuan glanced at Zhong Tu with a complicated expression. He had naturally heard what the others had said earlier.

"When my ancestor left me this amulet, he told me that if the power of nightmares leaked out, I should stand in front of the stone statue with the amulet and wait for the arrival of the Silver Oriole. I think his instructions must have a deeper meaning."

"Perhaps, doing this will really make the Silver Nightingale sense it."

Upon hearing this, Qin Lang said no more.

If the Silver Oriole can really come, that would be the best outcome.

With this talisman, Song Lichuan would not be so easily corrupted by the power of nightmares, and he would be safe and sound.

"In that case, please take care."

After saying goodbye to Song Lichuan, the group quickly followed Zhong Tu's footsteps.

The other party was very familiar with the location of the secret passage, and soon everyone followed a very hidden entrance into the dark underground.

“The sealed land is just ahead.” Zhong Tu took out a flashlight to illuminate the tunnel and said in a deep voice, “The gate to the sealed land is tightly closed and has been severely corrupted by the power of nightmares.”

"Whether it's a human or a food spirit, anyone who gets close to the gate will immediately be entangled by the power of nightmares and find it difficult to break free."

"Only the precious spirit accompanying the Night Orchid King can purify the gate."

As they were talking, the tunnel in front of them suddenly opened up.

A cave appeared before them.

At the end of the cave, there was a tightly closed door.

Above that gate, a chilling black aura visibly permeated the air, making it look extremely dangerous.

"This door looks really creepy..."

Cao Dongdong muttered something under his breath and couldn't help but take a few steps back.

Immediately afterwards, he felt as if he had stepped on something soft. He turned around and shone his flashlight on it, only to find it was a hand.

"Ah ah ah ah ah!"

"There's a ghost!!!"

(End of this chapter)