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Seeing this scene, I quickly retreated from the crowd and found a relatively hidden corner to hide, with Hu Fang following closely behind me.
"What are these people trying to do? Aren't they here to break Onizuka's spell? Why are they suddenly interested in this stone tablet? Have they discovered something?!" I muttered to myself as I watched the throng of people.
Beside me, Hu Fang remarked, "Could it be that they discovered our plan and want to take this stone tablet away, leaving us to die..."
I glanced at her, feeling helpless. "Where did you come up with that conclusion?"
Hu Fang, unfazed, replied seriously, "Think about it. This stone tablet isn't made of gold or silver, nor is it some so-called antique. If they take it back, it would have no value. If they haven't discovered that we're cursed by this stone tablet, why would they want to take it away?"
I chuckled helplessly and said to Hu Fang, "You might not understand them well. From my previous encounters with them, if they really found out we were connected to this stone tablet, they wouldn't go through all this trouble to move it just to prevent us from destroying it. They would have sent someone to confront us directly..."
After pondering for a moment, I continued, "From the looks of it, they must have noticed that the inscriptions on this stone tablet are unusual and want to take it back for research... But if that's the case, how can we destroy this stone tablet?" I muttered to myself. "My Void Spirit ability hasn't recovered yet; it's impossible to destroy it by force..."
Hearing this, Hu Fang interjected, "If you can't do it, let me give it a try..."
"Don't make things worse. You exhausted yourself more than I did in that last fight; it's already impressive that you're recovering at all..."
Hu Fang looked displeased at my words, seemingly feeling that I was underestimating her. But even if she thought so, I had to be honest; it was the truth.
After that, I ignored her and stood in the shadows where the light couldn't reach, watching as those men in black slowly loaded the stone tablet onto a large truck parked nearby.
Now I felt even more anxious. If they took the stone tablet away like this, not only would we fail to destroy it, but seeing it again would be nearly impossible.
"What should we do? They seem ready to take that big stone tablet away! You need to think of something fast..." Hu Fang urged me anxiously.
At this point, I was also getting impatient and frowned. "I don't have any ideas either. Who would have thought they'd target this stone tablet? Going up against them now would be suicidal and could alert them. The only thing we can do is follow them and look for an opportunity later..."
Seeing me like this, Hu Fang, though a bit impatient, had no choice but to wait patiently with me in the shadows.
So, we quietly watched as they loaded the stone tablet onto the truck. Just as they started to drive away, I grabbed Hu Fang and ran towards the place where we had parked earlier.
Moments later, we reached the car. Just as I was about to start the engine, I noticed that the black-clad figures nearby had vanished without a trace. I didn't have time to worry about that now; I quickly turned the key and started the car. Then, I drove towards the truck that was about to leave the city.
All the way, I tried to keep a safe distance from the truck and didn’t even dare to turn on my headlights. However, because I kept my lights off, I nearly crashed into a stone pillar several times while navigating the rocky road. Not only was I startled, but Hu Fang in the passenger seat also gasped in fright.
She clutched her seatbelt tightly and exclaimed in panic, “Shen Xu, slow down! If we crash before we break the stone, it would be... it wouldn’t be worth it... Hey! Look out! There’s a pillar ahead...” Just then, another stone pillar brushed past us.
We continued down the dark road without incident... After an unknown amount of time, the truck suddenly stopped beside a desolate hill.
As it halted, I caught a glimpse of several off-road vehicles parked next to it, which seemed to be the same ones I had seen in town earlier. However, those vehicles also had their lights off and were simply parked at the foot of the hill.
Fearing detection, we dared not follow too closely. As soon as the truck stopped, I pressed on the brakes and gradually came to a halt.
At that moment, I saw a figure dressed in black emerge from the driver’s seat. He walked over to the front of the truck's headlights. Then, a person wearing a long black robe approached him with a cane. He stopped in front of the truck driver and appeared to be conversing with him. But since I was too far away, I couldn’t hear anything clearly; all I could see was the truck driver gesturing animatedly at the robed figure.
“They seem to be alone; let’s go...” Hu Fang said without hesitation as she looked ahead.
I gently patted her head and replied, “Go where? Don’t you see there are several other vehicles parked nearby? There must be more than just two people…”
Just as I finished speaking, I noticed that the robed figure and the truck driver were slowly approaching our direction. Alarmed, I thought to myself that this was bad and whispered, “What if they’ve discovered us?!”
With that thought racing through my mind, I placed my hand on the ignition key, preparing to start the car and get out of there.
Before I could turn the key, a cold hand suddenly grabbed my hand that was holding the key. I instinctively pulled my hand back. "Hu Fang?!" I asked tentatively.
"Yes, it's me. Don't be afraid," Hu Fang replied. "I just wanted to make sure you don't start the car, because if you do, it will make noise and the headlights will flash, which would expose us directly. If we reveal ourselves now, then why did we wait so long..."
Listening to Hu Fang, I felt a bit surprised, but she did have a point; I hadn't thought of that.
Thinking about it, I complimented Hu Fang, "Sometimes you're a bit foolish, but other times you're really smart..."
As soon as I finished speaking, there was a loud bang, as if something had struck the windshield. The sound came so suddenly that it startled both Hu Fang and me.
"What was that?!" I asked instinctively.
But as soon as the words left my mouth, I sensed something was off. In the moonlight, I saw a cane extending from the shadow of the back seat, hitting the windshield and creating a small hole in the glass...
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