I narrowed my eyes and said, "Jiuwei, what exactly do you want? Just say it!"

The Nine-tailed Fox chuckled, "Li Po, my dear brother, why are you more suspicious than a fox? I'm helping you, which is also helping myself! What bad intentions could I possibly have?"

"In my current state, let alone running into you, even a low-level sorcerer could beat me to a pulp. What are you afraid of?"

The veins on my forehead throbbed, but I could only suppress my anger and ask, "I know there's no such thing as a free lunch in this world. What do you want?"

"The vital force of life—I want to use it first! The rest will be used to save Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher." The Nine-tailed Fox finally revealed its purpose.

It quickly added, "I need a large amount of vital force of life to restore my original form. I don't know how much vital force of life is here, or whether it can restore me to my peak, so I can't tell you how much I want right now. However..."

The Nine-tailed Fox changed the subject, "You only want to save Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher's lives, don't you?"

"As for whether they can regain their powers, you're not that concerned, are you?"

"I can guarantee that I'll leave you enough vital force of life to save their lives."

The Nine-tailed Fox's ability to grasp people's hearts was indeed extraordinary.

I would be satisfied if I could save Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher.

As for whether they could still roam the martial world, that was a matter for later.

There's hope as long as a person is alive. What else can you talk about when someone is dead?

I nodded and said, "Deal!"

"However, I want to know all the secrets of the Burial Grounds of Demons."

The Nine-tailed Fox smiled, "Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher don't have much time left. Are you sure you want to listen to the whole story in this secret chamber?"

"If you don't mind, Li Po, my dear brother, how about we talk on the way?"

The Nine-tailed Fox pointed at Feng Ruoxing and said, "The two sisters can't be moved. We have to disguise them before we leave, or Jiang Chen will kill them all when he comes, and no one will be able to save them."

I had already witnessed Jiang Chen's strength.

If he really came after us, Ye Yang and I wouldn't be able to stop him even if we focused all our attention on fighting him, let alone having to protect Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher.

In their current state, Jiang Chen wouldn't even need to attack them directly; the aftermath of our battle would be enough to kill them. It wasn't realistic to take them to the depths of the demon tomb.

Ye Yang said, "I can use a Feng Shui formation to conceal this tomb, but it's hard to say whether it can deceive Jiang Chen's eyes."

The Nine-tailed Fox said, "Isn't it easy to deceive Jiang Chen? We'll just take another path. But that path is more dangerous. I'll have to use Qin Xin's illusionary demon bone that can change appearances."

"Alright!" As I nodded, Qin Xin directly threw the blood umbrella to the Nine-tailed Fox.

Nie Xiaochun said, "You two can go with peace of mind. Qin Xin and I will stay here to guard Sister Feng and Sister Butcher."

Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher could block Jiang Chen for Nie Xiaochun and Qin Xin. Nie Xiaochun and Qin Xin could also protect Feng Ruoxing and Wang Butcher without fear of death.

I nodded and said, "Be careful. Ye Yang, set up the formation!"

Just as I was about to walk out, Wang Butcher suddenly grabbed my hand, "You must be careful too. You're my only junior brother."

Just as I was about to say something, I felt Wang Butcher slip something into my hand.

Her fingers also tapped lightly on the back of my hand, telling me to put the thing in my ear.

I didn't have time to see what it was, so I quietly put the thing, which was about the size of an earbud, into my ear and followed Ye Yang out of the secret chamber.

Wang Butcher's voice quietly rang in my ear, "What I gave you is the demon monkey eardrum. The other eardrum and hyoid bone are in my hand. If you're careful, we can communicate."

I walked out without changing my expression. Ye Yang sealed the tomb door from the outside.

After Ye Yang set up a Feng Shui formation to isolate the aura, he hesitated before stopping.

I could tell that he had intended to set up a killing formation before stopping, but he changed his mind in the end.

Ye Yang's choice was right.

Even if Ye Yang and I joined forces to set up a killing formation, we wouldn't be able to withstand Jiang Chen's punch. Setting up too many formations might expose Feng Ruoxing's and Wang Butcher's location.

However, simply setting up a concealing formation might have unexpected effects.

Seeing that I was standing in front of the tomb door and not leaving, the Nine-tailed Fox couldn't help but say, "Li Po, my dear brother, no matter how reluctant you are, you have to risk your life first! If you don't move, how can they come back to life?"

I took a deep breath and said, "Lead the way!"

The Nine-tailed Fox led us back to the corpse that had dragged me into the lake, and gently tapped the corpse's forehead. The corpse used the same method to transport us into the sand again.

When the corpse stopped, we were standing on the same passage again.

If the corpse hadn't been tugging at my ankle, I would have thought I had only opened and closed my eyes once.

The Nine-tailed Fox raised Qin Xin's blood umbrella and said, "Just now, I deliberately imitated Nie Xiaochun to release some aura. Jiang Chen and the others will be chasing after us soon. When he sees my appearance, he will only chase us and not look for anyone else."