A perfectly healthy person turned into a toad, and completely transformed into one. Both physically and spiritually, they were entirely a real toad, no longer able to exert any strength. How could Zhang Chen not feel uneasy?
The most crucial part is that it’s like his sensory preferences have been distorted, always feeling that the female toad opposite is quite beautiful.
It’s not only Zhang Chen who feels uncomfortable; the person opposite him, Zhong Xiang, is even more distraught to the point of wishing to bash his head here and die.
As time slowly passed, with the hour flowing past, Zhang Chen and Zhong Xiang’s bodies twisted, and they both returned to their human forms.
At this point, the two of them stood in the dark underground tomb, looking at each other, both speechless.
"What do we do next?" Zhang Chen asked, "You’re an aristocrat, with deep family roots. Do you have any way to counter this curse?"
Zhong Xiang scratched his head, his face full of bitterness, "A great family isn’t omnipotent; we’ve only mastered powers beyond ordinary people, but in front of these Ancient Divine Demons, what does it count for?"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen’s thoughts surged. He felt that to break the curse, he had to start from the big tomb, finding the method to break the curse from its source.
Only the one who ties the bell can untie it. To break the curse, one must approach that pool of water.
"What should we do now?" Zhong Xiang asked. Relying on the family was out of the question, and he had no other ideas.
"The way to break the curse still has to start from this big tomb. I’ve never heard of anyone finding an external method to break it." Zhang Chen said.
"But who can handle that pool of water? The black mist cannot be guarded against at all." Zhong Xiang looked hopefully at Zhang Chen, relying on his bizarre methods.
Upon hearing this, Zhang Chen shook his head helplessly, "Don’t pin your hopes on me; I’m counting on you to break this curse."
The two stared, both with furrowed brows, unable to think of a solution. Now, they weren’t confronting each other anymore, seeming to reunite.
As they looked at each other, Zhang Chen finally spoke first, "I’ll head out first. If I find a way to restrain it, I’ll come back to explore that pool of water."
"What about this big tomb? Now we’ve dug through the tomb; sooner or later, someone will discover it..." Zhong Xiang said hesitantly.
"I’d rather someone comes in and gets unlucky like us!" Zhang Chen suddenly brightened up, a sinister smile playing on his lips, "Actually, I thought of a plan that might break our curse."
"What idea do you have? I’ll definitely go along with it." Zhong Xiang quickly said.
"We don’t have a way to break the curse, but that’s okay. If we bring more people in to catch the curse, hehehe..." Zhang Chen said.
Zhang Chen chuckled mischievously, his voice full of slyness, "With more people, there’s more force. Maybe someone has a hidden way to break the curse directly."
Upon hearing this, Zhong Xiang shivered. This wretched civilian kid was incredibly vicious, truly a cunning and depraved person.
However, at this moment, Zhong Xiang thought Zhang Chen’s idea was brilliant!
It didn’t matter that they were out of ideas; if everyone was unfortunate, they’d work together to figure it out.
As they looked at each other, Zhong Xiang said, "This requires careful planning. Once we act, we must involve everyone, and not just one by one, so the curse news doesn’t leak out."
According to Zhong Xiang’s idea, it would be ideal if everyone discovered and charged in together, all being cursed together. If even one person was cursed, and the news leaked out, it wouldn’t work.
Everyone must be equally unlucky to bear together.
"First, seal the entrance. I’ll have people stationed here, covering the entrance with tents. Then we’ll plan a perfect scheme to lure everyone in at once." Zhong Xiang paused, "Guiding everyone is your job; it’s inconvenient for me to handle."
Zhong Xiang’s family is a great clan and connected to the Confucian sect. If news of this leaked, his reputation would be tainted, and his family implicated.
"You coward, always hesitating, not having the masculine spirit." Zhang Chen said irritably, "But I’m not afraid; leave it to me."
After planning together, they walked out of the cave side by side.
At this time, Zhong Xiang gathered all his flames and trusted Zhang Chen completely, while Zhang Chen no longer guarded against Zhong Xiang. They seemed like good friends, with no sign of their earlier tension.
But both knew deep down, right now, they were just in hardship, forced to unite. Once the curse was resolved, they’d be enemies again.
For now, they were like brothers in distress, grasshoppers on the same rope, appearing harmonious.
They emerged from the entrance, and saw Chen Xu pacing back and forth, eyes filled with concern.
Upon hearing sounds at the entrance, he quickly turned to look, surprised to see Zhang Chen and Zhong Xiang emerge together. He hurried forward, ingratiatingly looking at Zhong Xiang, "Your Honor, you’re out? Did you gain anything in the underground tomb?"