The boy wasn't very old.
But he was just the age of youthful vigor.
In his panic, he was incredibly fast, rushing towards the three of them.
He was holding a severed arm in his arms, seemingly without even looking at it, he just charged forward.
Although the night wasn't very bright.
The boy was carrying a flashlight.
Plus, Red had been in the darkness for a long time.
She saw at a glance that there was a roll of silk cloth clutched in the severed hand.
Among antiques.
Paintings and calligraphy are the most valuable, followed by gold, jade, and stone artifacts.
Judging by the appearance of this silk cloth, it's likely a relic from thousands of years ago.
Just this one item, if sold on the market.
It would be worth a fortune.
Seeing the boy dart past her.
Red's mind was racing, and she reached out to grab it.
She was always decisive.
She had come to this tomb for this very purpose.
And she had been tricked by the Wu family.
Although she didn't know what was happening over there.
This was definitely a golden opportunity.
Red was a native of the Moon Gate, with exceptional martial arts skills.
The boy was running incredibly fast.
But he happened to pass right by her.
In a flash, Red reached out to grab the silk cloth.
Years of hard training paid off in that moment.
The half-grown boy was only focused on escaping.
Red's snatch was lightning fast, accurate, and grabbed the roll of silk cloth.
With a gentle tug, she pulled it off.
The severed hand was gripping tightly.
But it had just been cut off, the joints and bones hadn't stiffened yet.
She managed to take it away with ease.
Red was overjoyed.
Suddenly, she heard Zhang Chen yell from beside her, "Get down!"
Red reacted instinctively.
Thank goodness for her years of training, and her understanding that something was amiss.
Just hearing the word "down,"
She crouched down.
She felt something incredibly foul pass over her head.
It brushed her scalp, lifting a large swathe of her hair.
If she had been a second slower, her head would have been separated from her body.
Lao Li stared wide-eyed, stunned by what he saw.
He had also done tomb raiding and grave robbing.
But this was the first time he had seen such a thing.
What was that?
It was covered in blood, as agile as an ape, emitting a sour stench.
The smell went straight to his skull.
It made him feel dizzy and nauseous.
Damn!
It must be poisonous.
Red broke out in a cold sweat.
She looked up.
She saw that the thing that had brushed past her scalp looked like a skinned human.
Covered in blood, it was truly terrifying.
Zhang Chen had never imagined encountering such a situation.
Thinking back, he realized that the Wu family boy had charged at them, likely to use them as a shield against this monster.
He had to admit, the boy was pretty smart.
"Run!"
He yelled, taking a step to leave.
He prayed that the blood corpse would chase after the Wu family boy.
But the blood corpse had no consciousness.
It was acting solely on instinct, attacking living things around it.
When it passed Red, the Wu family boy had already run far away.
But there were three living people nearby.
So it stopped immediately, turned, and charged at the closest one, Lao Li.
Lao Li's face turned pale.
He wanted to take a swig of kerosene and breathe fire to fight back.
But he didn't have time.
Just then.
Red dashed forward, pulling Lao Li behind her.
Using that bit of momentum, she launched a flying kick.
It landed squarely on the blood corpse's chest.
She felt her foot sink in, like kicking a pool of mud.
The soles of her feet were stained with the blood corpse's blood.
It began to sizzle.
It was like being soaked in acid.
"Not good!"
She reacted incredibly fast.
Using the rebound force, she flipped backwards.
Looking down, she saw that in just a few moments, her embroidered shoes were corroded.
But where could she possibly find the time to take off her shoes?
The blood corpse lunged at her while she was looking down.
The air was thick with that foul stench.
It made her feel weak and limp.
"Poisonous..."
Red's face changed.
It was about to land on her.
Red had no time to dodge.
But the blood corpse suddenly received a heavy blow in mid-air.
It was flung away.
It was Zhang Chen, seeing that the situation was dire.
He picked up a large rock nearby and smashed it down.
He used a slingshot technique.
He slammed the blood corpse to the side with a powerful blow.
"Quick, take off your shoes!"
While Red was still dazed.
Zhang Chen leaped forward, reaching her side.
He crouched down, grabbed her ankle, and ripped off her embroidered shoes, tossing them aside.
They hissed.
In just a few moments, the embroidered shoes were corroded through.
If it had been a little longer.
Her beautiful feet would have been corroded into that state.
Red was drenched in cold sweat.
She felt something strange on her feet.
Looking down.
She saw the boy holding her feet, his large hand touching her foot.
Her face instantly flushed red.
In this time, women were conservative.
Feet were like buttocks.
No one but close friends could see them.
Although she was in Changsheng Mountain, surrounded by men.
No one had ever seen her feet.
Who would have thought that a boy...
But...
He was saving her.
If not for him.
Her feet would have turned into bloody gourds.
"Don't just stand there, let's go!"
Zhang Chen shouted.
Lao Li and Red finally snapped out of it.
They saw that the blood corpse, after being hit, was perfectly fine and was already getting up.
It was about to pounce.
Zhang Chen didn't have time to think.
He grabbed their shoulders, one on each side.
Using his Ghost Shadow Elusive technique, he leaped and jumped, heading towards the entrance of the tomb.
Unfortunately.
If he was alone, he would be extremely fast.
But with two people, his speed was significantly slower.
"Let me down, you take your uncle and go!"
Red also noticed something was wrong and said decisively.
"Okay!"
Zhang Chen didn't hesitate.
He let go of his hand, and Red fell down.
She immediately ran at full speed.
Zhang Chen took Lao Li and ran as fast as he could.
As they were running.
They realized that the blood corpse wasn't following them.
Zhang Chen glanced to the side.
He saw Red heading in another direction.
Her bare feet were cut by rocks, and her soles were covered in blood.
The blood corpse must have smelled the blood.
It was chasing after her.
Lao Li finally came to his senses.
Seeing Red in danger, he cried out, "Oh no, Second Madam is in trouble, boy, go quick!"
"Uncle Li, you run, don't worry about me!"
Zhang Chen let go of his hand and was also decisive.
It wasn't out of kindness.
It was because Red had just helped Lao Li block the blood corpse.
It showed she wasn't bad at heart.
Furthermore...
The silk cloth was still in her hands.
If he saved her, wouldn't he get a cut of the money?
He was tired of this poverty.
"Okay!"
Li nodded.
He knew he couldn't help in this situation.
When he landed, he threw the gourd in his hand to Zhang Chen, saying, "There's half a gourd left, use fire!"
Without waiting for Zhang Chen to respond.
He turned and fled as fast as he could!