In Panjiayuan, the first thing they did was trick Lao Hu into going tomb raiding.

Wu Sansheng, you drove me to despair and forced me to die unjustly. Heaven and earth bear witness, and may you unravel this karmic entanglement.

There are three lines of text in total.

Each line is written vertically.

Among them, the one on the far left is Wu Sansheng, the one in the middle is the one who caused me to be driven to a dead end and die unjustly, with heaven and earth as witnesses, and the one on the far right is Xie Lianhuan.

Finished.

Everyone looked down at the ground.

Wu Xie stared at the characters he had just written, his pupils dilating as he suddenly realized, "I got the order wrong!"

“That’s right. Normally, everything on a rubbing is reversed, and all the vertical text is read from right to left. If this sentence is reversed, the meaning is completely opposite!” Chen Wenjin said.

Upon hearing Chen Wenjin's words, Wu Xie burst into tears.

Could it be... could it be that his third uncle is really dead?

Was his third uncle, whom he had lived with for decades, actually an imposter, Jie Lianhuan?

"How could this be?"

"How could this be?"

Wu Xie burst into tears, the series of blows brutally shattering his psychological defenses.

Wang Yue patted Wu Xie's back gently.

At this moment, even Wu Xie's best friend didn't know what to say.

No one knew better than Fatty Wang what Wu Sansheng represented in Wu Tianzhen's heart.

That wasn't just an ordinary nephew-niece relationship.

Chen Wenjin continued, "After that, we were drugged and when we woke up, we encountered some things that I still can't understand."

"Golmud Sanatorium?" Aning asked.

Chen Wenjin did not respond, and continued to recall sadly: "We are missing a few people, Zhang Qiling is also missing, and looking at the time on the watch, it has been more than a week since we fell into a coma, and we found that the team has been being monitored!"

"Who?" Aning continued to ask.

"..."

Chen Wenjin didn't speak, but instead turned her gaze back to Su Mo.

Seeing that the topic had been brought up again, Su Mo shook his head, signaling Chen Wenjin to continue avoiding the subject.

Chen Wenjin understood immediately, "So many years have passed, but none of us have grown old..."

Wang Yueban exclaimed in surprise, "So you've achieved immortality?"

Upon hearing about the so-called immortality, Chen Wenjin shed two lines of tears.

Chen Wenjin was filled with fear of this "it" organization.

As she spoke, Chen Wenjin squatted down on the ground, hugging her knees, as if this could give her some pitiful sense of security: "Do you still remember that thing we encountered in the basement of Golmud?"

Wu Xie certainly remembered.

At the time, in the Golmud sanatorium, there was a female monster with tattered clothes and long black hair who attacked him several times.

Fortunately, Wu Xie narrowly escaped and was eventually rescued by Xiao Ge, thus escaping unharmed.

Afterwards, Wu Xie learned that it was Huo Ling, who had disappeared for many years.

While shedding tears, Chen Wenjin continued, "After 1990, the surveillance on us seemed to have been lifted, and we resumed our investigation. But after returning from Tamutuo, Huo Ling began to change."

Thinking of all this, Chen Wenjin shuddered instantly.

"Smell it!"

Chen Wenjin extended her hand to Wu Xie.

Wu Xie grabbed Chen Wenjin's hand, held it to his nose, and sniffed it carefully. He immediately let go and covered his mouth and nose, exclaiming, "This smell is so familiar!"

With tears streaming down her face, Chen Wenjin said self-deprecatingly, "It smells just like Huo Ling, doesn't it!"

Chen Wenjin stared blankly at his hands, his eyes lifeless, and said painfully, "This means that soon I will also begin to change. My body will skip the step of death and directly transform from a living person into a monster!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

Chapter 434: Xie Lianhuan and Chen Wenjin

Chen Wenjin stared blankly at his hands, his eyes lifeless, and said painfully, "This means that soon I will also begin to change. My body will skip the step of death and directly transform from a living person into a monster!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's hearts skipped a beat.

"Oh shit!"

Fatty Wang cursed on the spot: "A bunch of despicable bastards, using innocent people for this kind of experiment!"

Ah Ning exclaimed in surprise, "This isn't immortality, this is clearly..."

With Chen Wenjin present, A Ning didn't continue speaking, but everyone understood what she meant.

If one could achieve immortality like that, who would want it?

Who would willingly become a monster without self-awareness?

Chen Wenjin stared blankly ahead, muttering, "I originally wanted to keep it a secret, but a few months ago, I smelled this scent coming from myself!"

"I knew my final fate had come, and I had no time left!"

Just as Chen Wenjin finished speaking, Pan Zi rushed in, panting, "Master Su, you're all here? Third Master sent me to find you..."

Upon hearing Pan Zi's words, the group exchanged glances.

If Chen Wenjin hadn't appeared, everyone would naturally have been happy to see Pan Zi. However, after Chen Wenjin's explanation, they were both afraid and apprehensive about "Wu Sansheng" behind Pan Zi.

"..."

The crowd remained silent, watching Pan Zi with wary expressions.

"..."

Pan Zi also sensed the awkward atmosphere, took a step forward, and asked Wang Yueban, "Fatty, I said..."

This small step made Wang Yunban jump like a frightened kitten, her fur standing on end, and she quickly retreated to the side, saying, "You... don't come any closer!"

"..."

Pan Zi was completely dumbfounded. "Guys, what's wrong with you guys?"

"Pan Zi!"

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from outside the cave.

Pan Zi turned around and called out, "Third Master, I'm here!"

A short while later, under everyone's watchful eyes, "Wu Sansheng" walked in, followed by Xie Xiaohua and Hei Xiazi.

"Master Su"

Upon seeing Su Mo and his group, "Wu Sansheng," also known as Xie Lianhuan, waved to greet them. Then, his gaze was drawn to Chen Wenjin behind Su Mo.

Xie Lianhuan was stunned when he saw Chen Wenjin in the crowd.

Even though Xie Lianhuan knew beforehand that he might run into Chen Wenjin on this trip and was somewhat prepared, he still couldn't suppress his shock and excitement when he saw Chen Wenjin standing in front of him again after disappearing for many years.

Xie Lianhuan exclaimed, "Wen Jin!"

Upon hearing the name "Wenjin," Pan Zi, who was standing nearby, immediately looked at Chen Wenjin.

Having followed Wu Sansheng for many years, he knew the name Chen Wenjin well; she was the Third Master's beloved!

"You...you!"

Looking at Chen Wenjin in front of him, Xie Lianhuan was momentarily speechless.

Unlike Xie Lianhuan, Chen Wenjin stated bluntly, "Wu Xie already knows, you don't need to hide it anymore..."

Upon hearing this, Xie Lianhuan's expression changed drastically. After turning to look at Wu Xie for a few seconds, he sighed helplessly, "You know everything?"

Wu Xie looked at Xie Lianhuan, trying hard to suppress his emotions.

Jie Lianhuan looked at his "nephew" in front of him, wanting to say something, but he couldn't say anything. In the end, he let out another sigh.

"..."

The series of insights fell silent. Wu Xie roared, "Don't you have anything to say?"

Seeing his nephew's outburst, Xie Lianhuan's lips trembled as he said with shame, "Wu Xie, I'm sorry!"

"Uncle Three."

Wu Xie instinctively called out, and then he realized something was wrong. The person in front of him was not his third uncle, but possibly the murderer who killed his third uncle.

"Ugh!"

Seeing this, Chen Wenjin sighed softly.

The sigh beside him brought Xie Lianhuan back to reality. Looking at the familiar Chen Wenjin in front of him, Xie Lianhuan whispered in her ear, "Wenjin, don't worry, Wu Sansheng is not dead."

Hearing the words in his ear, Chen Wenjin's eyes widened immediately: "I...I understand, Lianhuan, this isn't your fault, you're back in the team!"

What???

Hei Xiazi, Xie Xiaohua, and Pan Zi all looked at Wu Laosan and Chen Wenjin with disbelief in their eyes, especially Xie Xiaohua.

Xie Lianhuan was a member of the Xie family, and nominally his father.

What did you just call him???

Xie Xiaohua seemed to have a bit of tinnitus and didn't hear clearly, so she stepped forward and asked.

Hearing Xie Xiaohua's question, Xie Lianhuan closed his eyes helplessly. He hadn't even finished dealing with Wu Xie yet, and now Xie Xiaohua had come along.

"All right!"

Su Mo said, "Xiao Hua, he is indeed your uncle. I don't know if you remember him. You were still young then. Your uncle was injured in Panjiayuan, and I saved him. He didn't die..."

"However, someone wanted to make a move against him... so your uncle and Wu Sansheng switched identities, hid for many years, and plotted together,"

Xie Lianhuan breathed a long sigh of relief. As the saying goes, "The tide rises on the Qiantang River, and only today do I realize who I am." After wearing the mask for so long, sometimes Xie Lianhuan didn't even know who he really was.